Usage examples of "hacer el ridículo" in Spanish with translation to English

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Vistiéndote así a tu edad vas a hacer el ridículo. If you dress like that at your age, you'll make a fool of yourself.
Que la gente haga el ridículo gratuitamente es consecuencia de una sociedad pluralista y permisiva. People gratuitously making a fool out of themselves is a consequence of a pluralistic and permissive society.
A pesar de ser viejo y tullido, tuvo el valor suficiente para hacer el trabajo. Old and crippled, he had courage enough to do the work.
El chico hizo el ridículo. The boy made a fool of himself.
Tom no quería hacer el trabajo sucio. Tom didn't want to do their dirty work.
¡No hagas el ridículo! Don't play dumb!
Para de hacer el vago y encuentra algo que hacer. Stop being lazy and find something to do.
Tengo de hacer que alguien se encargue de hacer el trabajo de Tom. I will have to take on someone to do Tom's work.
¿Has terminado de hacer el equipaje? Have you finished packing yet?
Hay algunas herramientas con las que se puede hacer el trabajo fácilmente. There are some tools with which to do the job easily.
Para hacer el cuento corto, él se casó con su primer amor. To make a long story short, he married his first love.
Hacer el amor con una mujer inexpresiva es como tomar la sopa sin ningún condimento. Making love to an expressionless woman is like sipping soup without any seasoning.
Coopera con tus amigos para hacer el trabajo. Cooperate with your friends in doing the work.
Es doloroso hacer el amor. It's painful making love.
Además de hacer el amor y leer a Flaubert, no hay nada más agradable que hacer traducciones en Tatoeba. Apart from making love and reading Flaubert, nothing is more enjoyable than coining translations on Tatoeba.
Me resultó imposible hacer el trabajo en un solo día. I found it impossible to do the job in a day.
Yo fui obligado a hacer el trabajo solo. I was compelled to do the work alone.
No puedo hacer el trabajo solo. I cannot do the work on my own.
Tom y Mary están hablando de qué van a hacer el Día de San Valentín. Tom and Mary are talking about what they'll do on Valentine's Day.
Tenemos que hacer el trabajo lo mejor que podamos. We must do our job as best as we can.
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