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

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¿De qué están hechos los niñitos? De recortes y caracoles y colas de cachorros. What are little boys made of? Snips and snails and puppy dog tails.
Mi perro mueve la cola. My dog is wagging his tail.
Los británicos están acostumbrados a hacer cola. British people are used to standing in queues.
Es mejor que beber cola, aunque no es tan bueno como beber champán. It's better than drinking cola, though it's not as good as drinking champagne.
Cierre la caja con cola, y no con cinta. Seal the box with glue, and not with tape.
La cola para la taquilla es muy larga. The line to the ticket office is very long.
Ese perro tiene una corta cola. That dog has a short tail.
La cola para comprar los billetes era increíblemente larga. The queue for buying tickets was unbelievably long.
El perro estaba moviendo la cola. The dog was wagging his tail.
Mi perro tiene la cola larga. My dog has a long tail.
Hoy vi la cola de una ballena. I saw a whale tail today.
Esta clase de gatos no tiene cola. This type of cat has no tail.
Un gato tiene una cola y cuatro patas. A cat has a tail and four legs.
El chico agarró al perro por la cola. The boy caught the dog by the tail.
Un conejo tiene orejas largas y cola corta. A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.
El perro mordió al gato por la cola. The dog bit the cat on the tail.
El chico cogió al gato por la cola. The boy caught the cat by the tail.
¿Cuántos pelos hay en la cola de un gato? How many hairs are there in a cat's tail?
El bebé estaba divirtiéndose con la cola del gato. The baby was amusing itself with the cat's tail.
El perro siguió a su amo, moviendo la cola. The dog followed its master, wagging its tail.
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