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

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Para esconderse de la policía, Dima pasó la noche en un contenedor. Hiding from the police, Dima spent the night in a dumpster.

Las herramientas están en el contenedor. The tools are in the container.

—Durmiendo en un contenedor, ¿eh? —preguntó Al-Sayib— Ésa tiene que haber sido una experiencia apestosa. "Sleeping in a dumpster, huh?" Al-Sayib asked. "That must have been a smelly experience."

No toquen el contenedor de las moscas prohibidas. Don't touch the container with the forbidden flies.

A la mañana siguiente, Dima salió del contenedor, pero sólo para darse cuenta de que toda su ropa ahora olía a basura. The next morning, Dima got out of the dumpster, but only to realize that all of his clothes now smelled like garbage.

Esta comida se conservará por una semana en un contenedor hermético. This food will keep for a week in an airtight container.

—Era un contenedor grande —dijo Dima—. Y había mucha comida, así que...no era exactamente incómodo. Pero sí, olía peor que el culo de un burro. "It was a big dumpster," Dima said. "And there was a lot of food, so... It wasn't exactly uncomfortable. But yes, smellier than a donkey's behind."

—No puedo decir que me guste mucho esa elección —suspiró Dima—. Para ser sincero, mi cabeza ha estado muy confusa desde que me desperté en un contenedor de basura esta mañana. "I can't say I much like that choice," Dima sighed. "To be honest, my head's been all blurry ever since I woke up in a dumpster this morning..."

Esas cajas enormes y metálicas que ves en el barco son llamadas "contenedores". Those huge metallic boxes you see in the ship are called by the name of containers.

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