Sentence examples of "as a rule of thumb" in English

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As a rule, the game of life is worth playing. Por lo general, vale la pena jugar el juego de la vida.

Boys, as a rule, are taller than girls. Los muchachos, en general, son más altos que las muchachas.

As a rule, it doesn't snow much here. Por lo general, acá no nieva mucho.

The workman as a rule works eight hours a day. Los trabajadores, como norma, trabajan ocho horas al día.

As a rule, she is an early riser. Por lo general, ella es una madrugadora.

As a rule, twins have a lot in common. Como regla, los gemelos tienen mucho en común.

Many have suffered oppression and misery for a long period of time under the rule of colonialism. Muchos han sufrido la opresión y la miseria durante un largo período de tiempo bajo el dominio del colonialismo.

He makes it a rule never to speak ill of others. Él tiene por regla nunca hablar mal de otros.

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 make it a rule to get up at six in the morning. Tengo por norma levantarme a las seis de la mañana.

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

I make it a rule to jog early in the morning. Tengo como norma hacer footing temprano por la mañana.

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

There is a rule concerning the use of knives and forks. Hay una regla con respecto al uso de cuchillos y tenedores.

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.

I make it a rule to get up at six. Procuro levantarme a las seis.

"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!"

He makes it a rule to take a walk every morning. Tiene la costumbre de dar un paseo cada mañana.

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

I make it a rule to take a walk around the nearby pond in the evening. Yo tengo como regla dar un paseo a la laguna de aquí cerca en la noche.

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