Sentence examples of "prendo" in Spanish

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Translations: all14 light7 turn4 catch3
En la noche no prendo la luz en mi estudio. I don't switch on the light in my studio at night.
¿Te importa si prendo la radio? Do you mind my turning on the radio?
Hace mucho calor. ¿Prendo el acondicionador de aire? It's very warm. Shall I turn on the air conditioner?
Él se duerme con las luces prendidas. He goes to sleep with the lights left on.
Ah, se empezaron a prender las luces de la calle. Oh, the streetlights have turned on.
El papel se prende fácil. Paper catches fire easily.
Hacía frío, así que prendimos una fogata. It was cold, so we lit a fire.
No tengo ganas de hacer nada y no me voy a levantar a prender el ventilador. I don't feel like doing anything, and I'm not getting up to turn on the fan.
La casa se prendió fuego. The house caught fire.
Aprieta el botón verde y la luz se prende. Push the green button, and the light goes on.
La cortina se prendió en llamas. The curtain caught on fire.
No te vayas a dormir con la luz prendida. Don't go to sleep with the light on.
Tom se quedó sin fósforos así que no pudo prender el fuego. Tom ran out of matches so he couldn't light the fire.
Creo que esta lámpara tiene un corto porque la luz se prende sólo si meneo el cable. I think this lamp has a short because the light comes on only if I jiggle the cord.
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