Usage examples of "punta de aguja" in Spanish with translation to English

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Lo que se ve sobre la superficie del mar no es más que la punta de un iceberg. What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.
Desgraciadamente me topé con el horario punta de la mañana. Unfortunately I hit the morning rush hour.
Tenía su nombre en la punta de la lengua, pero no lograba recordarlo. His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it.
La punta de la lanza fue bañada en un veneno mortal. The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.
Tengo su nombre en la punta de la lengua. His name is on the tip of my tongue.
Lo tengo en la punta de la lengua. It's on the tip of my tongue.
Si gritas de la punta de un precipicio, puedes oír el eco de tu voz. If you shout from the top of a cliff, you can hear the echo of your voice.
¿Puedes hacer girar una bola de baloncesto en la punta de un dedo? Can you spin a basketball on your fingertip?
A medida que los tres hombres entraban al callejón, un pájaro similar a un cuervo salió volando de la punta de una gran haya como si se hubiera atemorizado. As the three men entered the alley, a bird resembling a crow flew from the top a large beech tree as if he had been frightened.
¿Quién es la persona sentada en la otra punta de la mesa? Who's the person sitting at the other end of the table?
Una juanita de color rojo brillante se posó en la punta de mi dedo. A bright red ladybug landed on my fingertip.
Tienes crema en la punta de la nariz. You have cream on the top of your nose.
La noticia me ha puesto los pelos de punta. The news made my hair stand on end.
Es más fácil que un camello pase por el agujero de una aguja a que un rico entre al Reino de Dios. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
Tom le sacó punta a un lápiz. Tom sharpened a pencil.
Siempre traigo una aguja en caso de emergencia. I always carry a needle in case of an emergency.
Es casi hora punta. It's almost rush hour.
No es fácil enhebrar una aguja. It's not easy to thread a needle.
El característico pelo rizo de la señora Tanaka estaba de punta tras su oreja. Mrs Tanaka's characteristic curly hair was sticking up behind her ear.
Me pinché el pulgar con una aguja. I pricked my thumb with a needle.
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