Usage examples of "agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo" in Spanish with translation to English

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Para un hombre con un martillo, todo se parece a un clavo. To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Clavé un clavo en la pared para colgar un cuadro. I hammered a nail into the wall in order to hang a painting.
No encontrarás a un perro más grande que este. You won't find a dog bigger than this one.
Un clavo pinchó el neumático. A nail penetrated the car tyre.
¿Qué harías si vieras a un hombre de otro planeta? What would you do if you saw a man from another planet?
Encontramos un clavo clavado en el neumático. We found a nail stuck in the tire.
De vez en vez, la propuesta de demoler un bien amado y viejo edificio para hacer lugar para un nuevo edificio de departamentos da lugar a un remolino de furiosas protestas. From time to time, a proposal to pull down a much-loved old building to make room for a new block of flats, raises a storm of angry protest.
Le pregunté a un transeúnte qué camino tomar. I enquired of a passer-by which road to take.
El error más mínimo podría conducir a un desastre fatal. The slightest mistake may lead to a fatal disaster.
¿Por qué se molestaría en ayudar a un vago como tú? Why would she go out of her way to help a deadbeat like you?
A veces me da la impresión de que nunca llegaremos a un acuerdo. Sometimes I have the impression that we'll never come to an agreement.
Tom vio a un doctor. Tom saw a doctor.
Una buena obra alumbra a un mundo oscuro. A good deed lightens a dark world.
Ayer conocí a un estudiante americano. I met a student from America yesterday.
No se le puede enseñar nuevos trucos a un perro viejo. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Si no te sabes el camino, pregúntale a un policía. If you don't know the way, ask a policeman.
El joven debía sentirse muy desesperado cuando recurrió a un acto tan espantoso. The young man must have felt very desperate when he resorted to such a terrible act.
Tom vendió el collar de Mary a un muy bajo precio. Tom sold the necklace to Mary for a very low price.
Vi a un hombre entrar a la habitación. I saw a man enter the room.
Tom tiene que llamar a un doctor. Tom needs to call a doctor.
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