Translation of "box of matches" to Spanish

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Dictionary translations for "box of matches"

box of matches noun

pl. boxes of matches

la caja de fósforos f (housekeeping)

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.

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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.

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