Sentence examples of "sobre" in Spanish

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¿Qué hay sobre el escritorio? What is on the desk?
Mencionaste algo sobre mi madre. You mentioned something about my mother.
Brian vive sobre la colina. Brian lives over the hill.
¿Quién ha abierto el sobre? Who has torn the envelope open?
Ojalá la luna cayera sobre la Tierra. I'd wish the moon would fall upon the Earth.
En 11 horas, llegaremos a San Francisco sobre las 7.30. In 11 hours, we will arrive in San Francisco around 7:30.
¿Hay bolígrafos sobre el escritorio? Are there any pens on the desk?
Ella alardea sobre su belleza. She boasts about her beauty.
El rey reinó sobre la isla. The king reigned over the island.
Él abrió el sobre cortándolo. He cut the envelope open.
Que el firmamento no caiga sobre él. May the firmament not fall upon him.
¿Hay libros sobre la mesa? Are there books on the table?
No sé nada sobre patatas. I don't know anything about potatoes.
El perro saltó sobre una silla. The dog jumped over a chair.
La carta está dentro del sobre. The letter is inside the envelope.
El demócrata es, después de todo, aquél que admite que un adversario puede tener razón, y por lo tanto le deja expresarse y acepta reflexionar sobre sus argumentos. Cuando los partidos o los hombres se sienten lo suficientemente persuadidos por sus propias razones que aceptan cerrarles la boca a los que les contradigan por medio de la violencia, entonces, eso ya no es democracia. A democrat is, at the end of the day, one who admits that an opponent can be right, and therefore lets them express themselves and allows for reflection upon their arguments. When parties or men feel sufficiently persuaded by their own arguments that they allow the silencing of those that contradict them by means of violence, that isn't democracy.
¿Qué hay sobre el pupitre? What is on the desk?
No sé nada sobre ella. I know nothing about her.
Tenemos toda la ventaja sobre ellos. We have every advantage over them.
Un sobre y un sello, por favor. An envelope and a stamp, please.
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