Sentence examples of "a la deriva" in Spanish

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Cuando nos despertamos, estábamos a la deriva en mar abierto. When we awoke, we were adrift on the open sea.
Para llegar al puerto del cielo tenemos que navegar, a veces con el viento, a veces contra él, pero debemos navegar y no ir a la deriva ni estar anclados. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it— but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
Presta más atención a la entonación cuando hablas inglés. Pay more attention to intonation when you speak English.
No dijo nada con respecto a la hora. He said nothing as to the time.
Toda persona tiene derecho a la libertad de reunión y de asociación pacíficas. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
Toda persona tiene derecho a la educación. La educación debe ser gratuita, al menos en lo concerniente a la instrucción elemental y fundamental. La instrucción elemental será obligatoria. La instrucción técnica y profesional habrá de ser generalizada; el acceso a los estudios superiores será igual para todos, en función de los méritos respectivos. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
Él se aferró a la rama firmemente. He held on firmly to the branch.
Él hace enojar a la gente a menudo. He often makes people angry.
Él habla ruso a la perfección. He speaks Russian perfectly.
Ella insistía en que él fuera invitado a la fiesta. She insisted that he be invited to the party.
Tenemos que animar a la gente a unirse a la campaña y a trabajar con nosotros. We have to encourage people to join the campaign and work with us.
El poder es como ser una dama. Si tienes que decirle a la gente que lo eres, no lo eres. Power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
Anoche, alguien se metió a la pequeña tienda cerca de mi casa. Last night someone broke into the small shop near my house.
En verano voy a la piscina todos los días. In the summer I go to the pool every day.
Tom no ha podido ir a la escuela por tres semanas. Tom hasn't been able to go to school for three weeks.
Yo asistiré a la conferencia. I will go to the meeting.
Me fui a la cama después de comer. I went to bed after eating.
Quisiera llegar a la casa a las cinco. I'd like to get home by five.
Mary bajó a la cocina. Mary went down to the kitchen.
Se tarda una hora en ir a la estación andando. It takes you an hour to go to the station on foot.
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