Sentence examples of "blind alley" in English
He ditched the car in an alley and took off running.
Abandonó el coche en un callejón y se fue corriendo.
An admiring fan once asked Christopher Columbus how he managed to procure funding for all of his amazing journeys. Columbus then took the fan to an abandoned alley, took out a pistol, and said "That's how".
Un admirador una vez le preguntó a Cristóbal Colón cómo conseguía reunir fondos para todos sus asombrosos viajes. Colón entonces le llevó a un callejón abandonado, sacó una pistola y le dijo "Así".
As the three men entered the alley, a bird resembling a crow flew from the top a large beech tree as if he had been frightened.
A medida que los tres hombres entraban al callejón, un pájaro similar a un cuervo salió volando de la punta de una gran haya como si se hubiera atemorizado.
Suddenly I heard a commotion in the alley and went to see what was going on.
De repente oí un alboroto en el callejón y fui a ver qué estaba sucediendo.
Thankfully, there was an Armani store just outside the alley where Dima had slept.
Afortunadamente, había una tienda Armani a la salida del callejón en el que Dima había dormido.
Don't buy your car from that dealership. They'll rob you blind.
No te compres un coche en ese concesionario. Te estafarán.
The only window in our hotel room opens onto a smelly alley.
La única ventana de la habitación de nuestro hotel da a un callejón apestoso.
The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.
La enfermera ciega se dedicó a cuidar a los ancianos.
After this, nobody ever saw the ghost of the old woman again in that alley.
Después de esto, nadie volvió a ver el fantasma de la vieja mujer de nuevo en ese callejón.
Mothers used to tell their sons that if they masturbated they would go blind.
Las madres solían decirles a sus hijos que si se masturbaban se quedarían ciegos.
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