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

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Nosotros caminamos por la orilla del Támesis. We walked on the banks of the Thames.
Se sentó en la orilla del arroyo. He sat at the edge of the stream.
Paseamos por la orilla del lago. We walked along the shore of the lake.
Hay un montón de basura en la otra orilla del río. There's a lot of trash on the far bank of the river.
Alicia se empezaba a aburrir mucho de estar sentada junto a su hermana en la orilla del arrollo sin tener nada que hacer: una o dos veces había ojeado el libro que su hermana leía, pero no tenía figuras ni diálogos en él, '¿y qué uso tiene un libro sin figuras o diálogos?', pensó Alicia. Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'
El cuento habla de la aparición de un ahogado en las orillas cerca de un pequeño pueblo de mar en el Caribe. The story tells of the ghost of someone who drowned on the banks near a small town on the Caribbean sea.
¡Ah, Alsacia! Normalmente es conocido por la belleza de sus casas de madera y es célebre por su gastronomía y sus famosos mercados navideños. No obstante, también es una encrucijada cultural que se encuentra en el corazón de Europa. A través de una increíble diversidad de paisajes, une Francia, Suiza y Alemania y está flanqueado por montañas y por las orillas del Rin donde abundan actividades al aire libre. Ah, Alsace! It is usually known for the beauty of its half-timbered houses, its renowned gastronomy and its famous Christmas markets. However, it is also a cultural crossroads in the heart of Europe. It links France, Switzerland and Germany through an incredible diversity of landscapes where, flanked by mountains and the banks of the Rhine, open-air activities abound.
Fui a la orilla cerca de aquí. I went to the store near by.
Tom estuvo horas sentado en la orilla del río. Tom has been sitting on the riverbank for hours.
La niña estaba lloriqueando en la orilla de la sala. The girl was sobbing in the corner of the schoolroom.
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