Sentence examples of "being referred to" in English
Children whose parents are dead are referred to as "orphans".
A los niños cuyos padres están muertos se les llama "huérfanos".
The league originally referred to the distance a person or a horse could walk in an hour.
La legua originariamente se refería a la distancia que una persona o un caballo podía recorrer en una hora.
Prior to the Second World War, World War I was referred to as the Great War.
Antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, a la Primera Guerra Mundial se la llamaba la Gran Guerra.
She doesn't like being alone, but I prefer it like that.
A ella no le gusta estar sola, pero yo lo prefiero así.
I was called into the office first, my name being at the head of the list.
Me llamaron a la oficina primero, estando mi nombre a la cabeza de la lista.
She doesn't want to speak, being afraid of making mistakes.
No quiere hablar por miedo a equivocarse.
We have to take the stairs, because the elevator is being repaired.
Tenemos que usar la escalera, porque el ascensor está en reparación.
He had the appearance of being half-starved.
Él tenía la apariencia de ser un medio muerto de hambre.
I never see this photo without being reminded of my happy days in the countryside.
Nunca dejo de recordar mis días felices en el campo cuando veo esta foto.
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