Sentence examples of "on the ground that" in English

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The committee rejected the proposal on the ground that it was impractical. El comité rechazó la propuesta puesto que no era práctica.
He has the habit of spitting on the ground. Él tiene el hábito de escupir al piso.
He dropped the sausage on the ground. Se le cayó el chorizo al suelo.
Do we have to lie flat on the ground? ¿Tenemos que tumbarnos en el suelo?
He doesn't have his feet on the ground. Él no tiene los pies en el suelo.
The soldier lay injured on the ground. El soldado yacía herido en el suelo.
The dog is rolling over on the ground. El perro se está revolcando en la tierra.
There's no hot water on the fourth floor, but there is on the ground floor. No hay agua caliente en el cuarto piso, pero la hay en la planta baja.
I live on the ground floor. Vivo en la planta baja.
The restaurant is on the ground floor. El restaurante está en la planta baja.
When the school had no books or paper or pencils, she wrote the alphabet on the ground with a stick. Cuando la escuela no tenía libros ni papel ni lapiceros, ella escribía el alfabeto en el suelo con un palo.
The man fell down on the ground. El hombre se cayó al suelo.
There are big stones on the ground. Hay grandes rocas en el suelo.
The snow lay on the ground, frozen into a thick, hard crust. La nieve se acumuló en el suelo, creando un gruesa y dura capa de hielo.
There's no hot water on the fifth floor, but there is on the ground floor. No hay agua caliente en el quinto piso, pero sí lo hay en la planta baja.
The pirates buried their treasure in the ground. Los piratas enterraron el tesoro en la tierra.
She is sitting on the bench. Ella está sentada en el banco.
He came to the Irish with all the signs of an apostle, and when the people asked him to explain the Blessed Trinity, he reached down to the ground and picked up a shamrock. Él vino a los irlandeses con todos los símbolos de un apóstol, y cuando la gente le pidió que explicara la Santísima Trinidad, él se acercó al suelo y cogió un trébol.
People took pity on the orphan. La gente se apiadó del huérfano.
An apple fell to the ground. Una manzana cayó al suelo.
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