Usage examples of "tierra" in Spanish with translation to English

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El tránsito fue bloqueado por un deslizamiento de tierra. Traffic was blocked by a landslide.
En la tierra como en el cielo. As above, so below.
Van a echar ese monumento por tierra. They're going to knock down that monument.
¿Crees que hay vida fuera de la tierra? Do you believe there's life out there?
Ellas autorizan a sus niños a jugar con tierra. They authorize their children to play with dirt.
A la tierra que fueres haz lo que vieres When in Rome, do as the Romans do
El tornado tocó tierra a dos kilómetros de mi escuela. The tornado touched down two kilometers from my school.
La cerda gruñía mientras hozaba la tierra en busca de trufas. The pig snorted while rooting around in search of truffles.
El señor y la señora Yamada volverán a su tierra natal el próximo mes. Mr. and Mrs. Yamada will return to their homeland next month.
¡Los cerdos hormigueros son increíbles! ¡Pueden cavar y esconderse en la tierra en menos de un minuto! Aardvarks are amazing! They can dig and hide in the dirt in less than one minute!
Una toma de tierra inadecuada puede hacer que agarrar un microfono te mate. Bastantes cantantes realmente han muerto así. Improper grounding can make a microphone lethal to touch. Several singers have actually died this way.
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