Usage examples of "finish line" in English with translation to Spanish

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The two runners reached the finish line at the same time. Los dos corredores llegaron a la línea de meta al mismo tiempo.
It took me three hours to finish my homework. Tardé tres horas en acabar los deberes.
Line up for lunch. Formen fila para el almuerzo.
Let's finish this work as soon as possible. Acabemos este trabajo lo antes posible.
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 will do my best to finish it. Haré mi mejor esfuerzo para terminarlo.
Tom is on the other line. Tom está en la otra línea.
I must finish my homework before dinner. Tengo que acabar los deberes antes de cenar.
Hold the line, please. No cuelgue y espere un momento, por favor.
When did you finish writing the letter? ¿Cuándo acabaste de escribir la carta?
The line is busy now. La línea está ocupada ahora.
It is utterly impossible to finish the work within a month. Es completamente imposible terminar el trabajo en un mes.
Wait in line, please. Espere en línea, por favor.
All he wanted was time to finish his painting. Todo lo que él quería era tiempo para terminar su pintura.
Please hold the line. Por favor, manténgase a la espera.
Kate wants to finish her homework by ten. Kate quiere terminar su tarea para las diez.
I called her, but the line was busy. La llamé, pero la línea estaba ocupada.
Tom made a frantic attempt to finish painting the fence before dark. Tom hizo un intento desesperado de terminar de pintar la cerca antes que oscureciera.
If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart? Ojalá hubiera malas personas en algún lugar cometiendo malas acciones y solo hubiera que separarlos del resto de nosotros y destruirlos. Pero la línea divisoria entre el bien y el mal atraviesa el corazón de todos los seres humanos. ¿Y quién está dispuesto a destruir una parte de su propio corazón?
I must finish reading that book by tomorrow. Debo terminar de leer ese libro para mañana.
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