Sentence examples of "box of matches" in English

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Life is as a box of matches. Treating it cautiously is foolish, not treating it cautiously is dangerous. La vida es como una caja de fósforos. Manejarla con cuidado es tonto, y no manejarla con cuidado es peligroso.

Tom ran out of matches so he couldn't light the fire. Tom se quedó sin fósforos así que no pudo prender el fuego.

They bought a box of cookies. Ellos compraron una caja de galletas.

I haven't found my little box of happiness yet. Todavía no encontré mi cajita de la felicidad.

I thought we had eaten everything in the house, but I found another box of crackers. Creí que habíamos comido todo lo que había en la casa, pero encontré otra caja de galletas.

I found a box of Tom's things in the closet. Encontré una caja de las cosas de Tom en el closet.

Grandmother sent us a box of apples. La abuela nos mandó una caja de manzanas.

Where's my box of chocolates? ¿Dónde está mi caja de bombones?

He ate a box of chocolates. Él se comió una caja de chocolates.

Pack them in the box. Empácalas en la caja.

Put the matches out of reach of the children. Pon los cerrillos fuera del alcance de los niños.

The box was almost full. Esa caja estaba casi llena.

All the tournament's matches will be streamed live on the internet. Todos los partidos del torneo serán transmitidos en vivo por Internet.

This box is light enough to carry. Esta caja es lo suficientemente ligera para poderla portar.

I go to all of my club's matches whenever I can. Asisto a todos los juegos de mi club siempre que puedo.

I don't have a box. No tengo una caja.

Please help me pick out a hat which matches my new dress. Ayúdame a elegir un sombrero que combine con mi vestido nuevo.

May I open the box? ¿Puedo abrir la caja?

The box contains some old jewelry. La caja contiene algo de joyería antigua.

I found the box empty. Me di cuenta de que esa caja estaba vacía.

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