Sentence examples of "throw down gauntlet" 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.

Please throw the ball. Por favor, lanza la bola.

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.

I would rather throw the money away than give it to him. Preferiría regalar el dinero que dárselo a él.

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

Throw the papers in the basket. Eche los papeles en la cesta.

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

Don't throw in the towel. No tires la toalla.

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

Don't throw anything on the floor. No tires nada al suelo.

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

When she was back, she said you were playing truant and they wanted to throw you out of the school. Cuando ella volvió, dijo que hacías novillos y que te iban a expulsar.

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

Don't throw a ball against the wall. No lances la pelota contra la muralla.

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

I asked the boy to throw the ball back. Le pedí al muchacho la pelota de vuelta.

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

It is forbidden to throw things out of the window. Se prohíbe arrojar objetos por la ventanilla.

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

In spite of our encouragement he decided to throw in the towel. A pesar de los ánimos que le dábamos decidió rendirse.

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