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

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The nail tore his jacket. El clavo rasgó su chamarra.
She usually uses nail scissors. Ella suele utilizar tijeras para las uñas.
The nail went through the wall. El clavo atravesó la pared.
A nail penetrated the car tire. Un clavo pinchó el neumático.
Nail polish is useless: no one looks at nails anyway. El esmalte de uñas es inútil: de todas formas, nadie mira las uñas.
A nail penetrated the car tyre. Un clavo pinchó el neumático.
We found a nail stuck in the tire. Encontramos un clavo clavado en el neumático.
You've hit the nail on the head! ¡Has dado en el clavo!
To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Para un hombre con un martillo, todo se parece a un clavo.
I hammered a nail into the wall in order to hang a painting. Clavé un clavo en la pared para colgar un cuadro.
To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail. Para el hombre que solo tiene un martillo en su caja de herramientas, todos los problemas parecen clavos.
Don't bite your nails. No te muerdas las uñas.
With a hammer and nails in her hand, she headed straight here. Con un martillo y clavos en la mano, ella se dirigió directamente hacia acá.
I never cut my nails at night. Nunca me corto las uñas en la noche.
A magnet can pick up and hold many nails at a time. Un imán puede alcanzar y sostener muchos clavos a la vez.
Tom has the habit of biting his nails. Tom tiene el hábito de morderse las uñas.
Tom went to the hardware store to buy another hammer and some nails. Tom fue a la ferretería a comprar otro martillo y unos clavos.
When was the last time you cut your nails? ¿Cuándo fue la última vez que te cortaste las uñas?
Nail polish is useless: no one looks at nails anyway. El esmalte de uñas es inútil: de todas formas, nadie mira las uñas.
I can't cut my nails and do the ironing at the same time! ¡No puedo cortarme las uñas y planchar al mismo tiempo!
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