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

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A veces me pregunto qué tendrá que decirle un cuervo, con su decisiva presencia final y su persistente color funesto, a las ancianas montañas. Sometimes I ask myself, what a raven, with its decisive final presence, and its mournful persistent color , may have to say to the aged mountains.
Dicen que soy una anciana. They say that I'm an old woman.
Deberías ser amable con los ancianos. We should be kind to the aged.
Se había sentado un momento a dejar descansar a sus piernas cansadas y de repente miró hacia arriba y vio a una anciana ante él. He'd sat down for a moment to rest his weary legs and suddenly looked up and saw an elderly woman before him.
Me encontré con una anciana. I met with an old woman.
La anciana casi fue atropellada. The old woman was nearly run over.
Es la voz de una anciana. It's the voice of an old woman.
La anciana se lastimó cuando se cayó. The old woman got hurt when she fell.
La anciana extendió una mano cariñosa al niño. The old woman extended a loving hand to the children.
Él le ofreció su asiento a una anciana. He offered his seat to an old woman.
Ayudé a una anciana a cruzar la calle. I helped an old woman across the street.
La anciana no tiene a nadie que le ayude. The old woman has no one to help her.
La anciana se volvió una presa fácil para el impostor. The old woman fell an easy prey to the fraud.
La anciana está demasiado débil para levantarse de la cama. The old woman is too weak to get out of bed.
- Qué gracioso, -dijo la anciana mientras le concedía su deseo y desaparecía para siempre- ése fue tu primer deseo. "Funny," said the old woman as she granted his wish and disappeared forever. "That was your first wish."
Las parejas ancianas a menudo prefieren dinero en efectivo en lugar de regalos porque ni necesitan ni tienen sitio para ellos. Older couples often appreciate cash more than gifts because they neither need nor have room for them.
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