Sentence examples of "horas punta" in Spanish

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Hubo un accidente en cadena durante la hora punta. The was a chain accident during rush hour.
Llegué tarde porque el atasco de la hora punta me retraso dos horas. A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours.
Si el jefe te dice que tienes que hacer horas extra, entonces no te queda más remedio que hacerlo. If the boss says you've got to work overtime, then there's no choice but to do so.
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.
Llevo dos horas esperando. I've been waiting for two hours.
La noticia me ha puesto los pelos de punta. The news made my hair stand on end.
Esperé por diez minutos, aunque esos diez minutos parecieron como diez horas para mí. I waited for ten minutes, though they seemed like 10 hours to me.
Tom le sacó punta a un lápiz. Tom sharpened a pencil.
Ayer vi televisión por dos horas. I watched TV for two hours yesterday.
Es casi hora punta. It's almost rush hour.
Nos llevó dos horas a Atenas. It took us two hours to get to Athens.
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.
Su discurso duró tres horas. His speech lasted three hours.
Desgraciadamente me topé con el horario punta de la mañana. Unfortunately I hit the morning rush hour.
"¿A qué horas te levantas?" "Me levanto a las ocho." "When do you get up?" "I get up at eight."
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.
Ellos llevan viendo esa película por horas. They’ve been watching that film for ages.
La punta de la lanza fue bañada en un veneno mortal. The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.
Andamos durante dos horas. We walked for two hours.
Tengo su nombre en la punta de la lengua. His name is on the tip of my tongue.
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