Sentence examples of "setting back" in English

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Our children's education set us back quite a lot. La educación de nuestros hijos nos ha costado mucho.

The rain set our plans back two weeks. La lluvia retrasó nuestros planes dos semanas.

I wonder how much Darby's new boob job set her back. Me pregunto cuánto le costó a Darby su nuevo aumento de busto.

She will come back from school by six o'clock. Ella regresará del colegio a las seis en punto.

I'm setting off tonight. Parto esta noche.

I can't figure out how to transfer MP3 files from my iPod back to my computer. No consigo figurar cómo transferir los archivos MP3 de mi iPod de regreso a mi computadora.

Bad weather prevented me from setting out. El mal clima me impidió partir.

He is still on his back. Él aún está en cama.

He is now setting things in order in his room. Está poniendo en orden las cosas en su cuarto.

We'll be back on air shortly. En un ratito estamos en el aire.

You have to think of the example you're setting. You'll never be able to lead if you don't set an example worth following. Tienes que estar consciente del ejemplo que estás poniendo. Si no pones un ejemplo digno de seguir, nunca podrás ser líder.

I want you to take back what you said just now. Quiero que retractes lo que acabas de decir.

We watched the sun setting behind the mountains. Contemplamos la puesta de sol tras las montañas.

If a stranger on the street slapped me in the face, I'd hit him back hard. Si un desconocido por la calle me diera una bofetada, le pegaría con mucha fuerza.

You can see the sun setting from the window. Puedes ver la puesta de sol desde la ventana.

I'll take back all I said. Me retracto de todo lo que he dicho.

If you watch the sun setting on a warm, damp day, you can see the moisture changing the shape of the sun. Si se mira la puesta de sol en un día caluroso y húmedo, se puede ver la humedad cambiando la forma del sol.

Turn back, please. Voltéate, por favor.

The setting of the story is Japan in the late Meiji period. El puesta en escena de la historia es en el Japón de la era Meiji tardía.

Give the book back to the owner. Devuélvele el libro a su propietario.

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