Sentence examples of "de un golpe" in Spanish

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Una demostración formal del principio de Peter daría un golpe a las estructuras corporativistas de muchos países. A formal demonstration of Peter's principle would be a hit to the corporativist structures of many countries.
Mi profesor de historia es horrible: empieza a hablar de un tema, después empieza a desbarrar y yo creo que ni siquiera él se entera de lo que ha explicado. My history teacher is awful: he begins talking of a topic, and then he starts digressing, and I think not even he realizes what he had explained.
Sintió un golpe en el hombro. He felt a blow on his shoulder.
Cualquier alteración a este certificado lo vuelve inválido, y el uso de un certificado alterado podría constituir una ofensa criminal. Any alteration to this certificate renders it invalid and use of an altered certificate could constitute a criminal offence.
Le di un golpe en la oreja. I dealt him a blow on the ear.
Si fuera un cerebro dentro de un tanque, no escribiría esto. If I were a brain in a vat, I wouldn't write this.
Tom oyó un golpe en la puerta. Tom heard a knock at the door.
La sangre era de un rojo brillante. The blood was bright red.
Esta caja es de un color distinto al de aquella. This box is a different colour to that one.
Fuera de un perro, un libro es el mejor amigo del hombre. Dentro de un perro está demasiado oscuro para leer. Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
"Madeira" es el nombre de un vino. Madeira is the name of a wine.
Me encanta el aroma que las páginas de un viejo libro desprende cuando se le abre. I love the smell the pages of an old book give off when you open it.
El valor de un hombre no reside en lo que tiene sino en lo que es. A man's worth does not lie in what he has, but in what he is.
El niño desapareció de un día para otro sin dejar rastro. Some day, the boy disappeared without a trace.
Cerca de un tercio de estas enfermedades pueden ser curadas, pero las otras pueden ser serias, o incluso fatales. About a third of these diseases can be cured, but the others may be serious, or even fatal.
Tom está trazando un dibujo de un pequeño niño y su perro. Tom is drawing a picture of a small boy and his dog.
No podemos descartar la posibilidad de un accidente. We cannot rule out the possibility of an accident.
La piel de un tiburón es mucho más áspera que la de un atún. The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.
¿Tienes cambio de un dólar? Do you have change for a dollar?
Vendo el arroz a granel o envasado en paquetes de un kilo. I sell rice in bulk or packed in 1 kilogram bags.
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