Sentence examples of "a punta de pistola" in Spanish

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Lo que se ve sobre la superficie del mar no es más que la punta de un iceberg. What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.
Desgraciadamente me topé con el horario punta de la mañana. Unfortunately I hit the morning rush hour.
Tenía su nombre en la punta de la lengua, pero no lograba recordarlo. His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it.
La punta de la lanza fue bañada en un veneno mortal. The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.
Tengo su nombre en la punta de la lengua. His name is on the tip of my tongue.
Lo tengo en la punta de la lengua. It's on the tip of my tongue.
Si gritas de la punta de un precipicio, puedes oír el eco de tu voz. If you shout from the top of a cliff, you can hear the echo of your voice.
¿Puedes hacer girar una bola de baloncesto en la punta de un dedo? Can you spin a basketball on your fingertip?
A medida que los tres hombres entraban al callejón, un pájaro similar a un cuervo salió volando de la punta de una gran haya como si se hubiera atemorizado. As the three men entered the alley, a bird resembling a crow flew from the top a large beech tree as if he had been frightened.
¿Quién es la persona sentada en la otra punta de la mesa? Who's the person sitting at the other end of the table?
Una juanita de color rojo brillante se posó en la punta de mi dedo. A bright red ladybug landed on my fingertip.
Tienes crema en la punta de la nariz. You have cream on the top of your nose.
El ladrón apuntó al oficial de policía con su pistola. The robber aimed his gun at the police officer.
La noticia me ha puesto los pelos de punta. The news made my hair stand on end.
Apunté mi pistola al blanco. I aimed my gun at the target.
Tom le sacó punta a un lápiz. Tom sharpened a pencil.
Se armó con una pistola y salió a enfrentarse al bando enemigo. He armed himself with a gun and went to face the enemy camp.
Es casi hora punta. It's almost rush hour.
Un admirador una vez le preguntó a Cristóbal Colón cómo conseguía reunir fondos para todos sus asombrosos viajes. Colón entonces le llevó a un callejón abandonado, sacó una pistola y le dijo "Así". An admiring fan once asked Christopher Columbus how he managed to procure funding for all of his amazing journeys. Columbus then took the fan to an abandoned alley, took out a pistol, and said "That's how".
El característico pelo rizo de la señora Tanaka estaba de punta tras su oreja. Mrs Tanaka's characteristic curly hair was sticking up behind her ear.
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