Sentence examples of "as a precautionary measure" in English

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If we can't get the money in any other way, we can, as a last resort, sell the car. Si no podemos conseguir el dinero de otra forma, podemos, como último recurso, vender el coche.

I work part-time as a receptionist at a dentist's office. Trabajo de media jornada como recepcionista en una clínica dental.

He used his umbrella as a weapon. Él usó su paraguas como un arma.

Mary was wondering whether she counted for Tom as a mere word or as a real person. Mary se preguntaba si para Tom ella era una simple palabra o una auténtica persona.

"Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning it's sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free!" "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! what's the world coming to!" "Cariño, ven rápido. ¡Hay una página web llamada Tatoeba que está vendiendo su colección de oraciones a un céntimo cada una! ¡Incluso tienen una oferta especial del tipo de compre cien oraciones y reciba una gratis!" "¡Oh, genial! ¡¿Ahora la gente colecciona las oraciones como pasatiempo?! ¡Adónde estamos llegando!"

Today the teacher took "Chinese culture" as a topic. Hoy el maestro escogió "la cultura china" como tema.

He is fat as a bear. Él es gordo como un oso.

As a matter of fact, bankruptcy is inevitable. De hecho, la bancarrota es inevitable.

As a child I often went fishing with my father. Cuando niño iba a menudo a pescar con mi padre.

He was late as a result of the accident. Él llegó tarde por culpa del accidente.

They killed a goat as a sacrifice to the gods. Sacrificaron un cabra en honor a los dioses.

I keep a rabbit as a pet. Tengo un conejo como mascota.

She acted as a guide. Ella hizo de guía.

A passport identifies you as a citizen of a country and allows you to travel to foreign countries. Un pasaporte te identifica como ciudadano de un país y te permite viajar a países extranjeros.

He came to Berlin as a teacher. Vino a Berlin de profesor.

Without his glasses, he is as blind as a bat. Sin sus gafas él ve menos que un topo.

This old bread is as hard as a rock. Este pan añejo está tan duro como una piedra.

I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward. Estoy en contra de usar la muerte como castigo. También estoy en contra de usarla como recompensa.

How ridiculous I was as a Marionette! And how happy I am, now that I have become a real boy! ¡Qué ridículo era como una marioneta! ¡Y qué feliz soy, ahora que me he convertido en un chico de verdad!

I'm proud to have him as a friend. Estoy orgulloso de tenerle como amigo.

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