Usage examples of "bocas del toro" in Spanish with translation to English

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La horrorizada voz del chico estaba estremecida con el terror. The frightened boy's voice was shaking with terror.
No hay escapatoria de este asedio salvo coger al toro por los cuernos y dejar que Dios juzgue el resultado. There is no way out of the siege except to take the bull by the horns and let God judge the outcome.
Si tuviéramos que hablar más que escuchar tendríamos dos bocas y una oreja. If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would have been given two mouths and one ear.
No existe ningún hecho a partir del cual un deber moral puede derivarse. There is no fact from which a moral ought can be derived.
El toro es más fuerte que el torero, pero casi siempre pierde. The bull is stronger than the bullfighter, but he almost always loses.
Aristóteles mantuvo que las mujeres tienen menos dientes que los hombres; aunque se casó dos veces, nunca se le ocurrió verificar esta afirmación al examinar las bocas de sus esposas. Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.
Afganistán e Irán cambiaron sus himnos nacionales varias veces en el transcurso del siglo XX. Afghanistan and Iran both changed their national anthems several times in the course of the 20th century.
Hay que coger el toro por los cuernos. To catch the bull, grab its horns.
Deberías seguir el consejo del médico de inmediato. You should act on the doctor's advice at once.
Él es fuerte como un toro. He is strong as a horse.
Dio al centro del blanco con su primer tiro. He hit the center of the target with his first shot.
Ha escapado un toro en pantalones cortos acusado de hurto. A bull with short trousers has escaped accused of stealing.
¿Acaso le diste una copia del disco a alguien? Did you give a copy of the disk to anyone?
El toro está mugiendo. The bull is mooing.
La policía acusó a Sachiyo del asesinato. The police charged Sachiyo with the murder.
Él es tan fuerte como un toro. He's as strong as a horse.
Tom casi tuvo un infarto cuando vio a Mary parada al borde del techo. Tom nearly had a heart attack when he saw Mary standing on the edge of the roof.
El toro se escapó de la plaza. The bull escaped from the ring.
Ese hombre ya ha tocado fondo: su mujer le ha dejado, le han echado del trabajo y es alcohólico. Lo peor es que yo le conocía, él era mi jefe hace cinco años. That man has hit bottom: his wife has left him, he's lost his job, and he's an alcoholic. The worst is that I know him--he used to be my boss five years ago.
Como a toro pasado todos somos Manolete, él pudo explicar por qué perdieron el partido. With 20/20 hindsight, he could tell why they lost the game.
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