Usage examples of "drop anchor" in English with translation to Spanish

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The ship dropped anchor. El barco echó anclas.

Camels can travel over hundreds of kilometers during several days without drinking a drop of water. Los camellos pueden recorrer cientos de kilómetros durante varios días sin beber una gota de agua.

To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it— but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. Para llegar al puerto del cielo tenemos que navegar, a veces con el viento, a veces contra él, pero debemos navegar y no ir a la deriva ni estar anclados.

Please leave a message after the beep or drop some candies in our mailbox. Por favor, deje un mensaje después de la señal o algunos caramelos en nuestro buzón.

Fine. I'd be very happy if you would drop me a line as soon as you get to Mwanza. De acuerdo. Yo estaré muy complacido si me envías unas palabras tan pronto como llegues a Mwanza.

I don't have much time, so I'm going to drop in at a fast-food restaurant. No tengo mucho tiempo, así que me dejaré caer por un restaurante de comida rápida.

I felt a drop of rain on my head. Noté una gota de lluvia en mi cabeza.

Don't drop that glass. No dejes caer ese vaso.

I'll drop if I don't sit down. Si no me siento, creo que me caigo.

I've been meaning to drop by and see you, but I've been rather busy this week. Tenía la intención de pasarme a verte, pero he estado bastante ocupado esta semana.

Let's drop by his house. Pasemos por su casa.

There is not a drop of water left. No queda ni una gota de agua.

Please drop me off at the station. Déjeme en la estación, por favor.

If you have time, drop me a line now and then. Si tienes tiempo, envíame una línea de vez en cuando.

With only a single drop of poison, the well-known fighter was defeated. Con solo una gota del veneno se venció al celebre luchador.

Why don't we drop by to see her? ¿Por qué no nos pasamos a verla?

I cannot drop Taninna here. There is a policeman. No puedo tirar a Taninna aquí. Hay un policía.

I drank even the last drop. Lo bebí hasta la última gota.

One drop of the poison is enough to kill 160 people. Una sola gota de veneno es suficiente para matar a 160 personas.

Like a drop in the bucket cómo una gota en el cubo

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