Sentence examples of "nail down" in English

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I wrote down his phone number lest I should forget it. Me apunté su número de teléfono para no olvidarlo.

We found a nail stuck in the tire. Encontramos un clavo clavado en el neumático.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. Me gustan los cerdos. Los perros nos admiran. Los gatos nos desprecian. Los cerdos nos tratan a todos por igual.

Nail polish is useless: no one looks at nails anyway. El esmalte de uñas es inútil: de todas formas, nadie mira las uñas.

The clown fell down on purpose. El payaso se cayó a propósito.

To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Para un hombre con un martillo, todo se parece a un clavo.

The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue. La ambulancia se averió en medio de la avenida.

A nail penetrated the car tire. Un clavo pinchó el neumático.

You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness. Os pusisteis de rodillas, rogándole a Dios que os perdonase.

The nail went through the wall. El clavo atravesó la pared.

Tom knew Mary wouldn't let him down. Tom sabía que Mary no lo defraudaría.

A nail penetrated the car tyre. Un clavo pinchó el neumático.

Calm down. I'll come over as soon as possible. Tranquilízate. Iré tan pronto como sea posible.

She usually uses nail scissors. Ella suele utilizar tijeras para las uñas.

She wrote down their name so as not to forget it. Ella se apuntó su nombre para no olvidarlo.

You've hit the nail on the head! ¡Has dado en el clavo!

Let me write it down so I don't forget. Deja que lo anote para que no lo olvide.

I broke a nail. Me rompí una uña.

They decided to pull down the old building. Decidieron derribar el viejo edificio.

To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail. Para el hombre que solo tiene un martillo en su caja de herramientas, todos los problemas parecen clavos.

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