arena

/aˈɾena/, [aˈɾe.na]

sand


Examples
  • Más de 100 toneladas de polvo y partículas del tamaño de un grano de arena bombardean la Tierra todos los días desde el espacio, la mayoría de las cuales pasa desapercibida.

    Over 100 tons of dust and sand-sized particles bombard the earth every day from space, most of which goes unnoticed.

  • A los niños les encanta cavar en la arena.

    Children love to dig in the sand.

  • Los niños construyen castillos de arena en la playa.

    The children are building sand castles on the beach.

  • De un grano de arena hace una montaña.

    He makes a mountain out of a molehill.

  • Debemos trazar una línea en la arena.

    We must draw a line in the sand.

  • No creo que la gente deba hacer una montaña de un grano de arena.

    I don't think people should make a mountain of a mole hill.

  • Probé esto y lo otro, mezclar polvos amarillos y blancos para obtener marrón, mezclar cristales con polvos y obtener arena, combinar líquidos con sólidos y hacer barro.

    I tried this and that, blending yellow with white powders and obtaining brown, mixing crystals with powders and getting dust, combining liquids with solids and making mud.

  • No hagas una montaña de un grano de arena.

    Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

  • Primero reconoce las cosas, luego niégalas: una de cal y otra de arena y entonces acabas en una posición de poder.

    First acknowledge then deny – one for and one against – and then you are in a powerful position.

  • Había huellas de pingüinos en la arena.

    There were penguin footprints in the sand.

  • Extienda usted la arena por igual.

    Spread the sand evenly.

  • Cavó un hoyo en la arena.

    He dug a hole in the sand.

  • Te mostraré cómo separar el oro de la arena.

    I'll show you how to separate gold from sand.

  • Adondequiera que mire, solo hay arena y más arena.

    Wherever I look, there's only sand and more sand.

  • Hace una montaña de un grano de arena.

    He makes a mountain out of a molehill.

  • Tom llenó la carretilla con arena.

    Tom filled the wheelbarrow with sand.

  • Comí arena.

    I ate sand.

  • Mi tío me regaló un reloj de arena.

    My uncle gave me an hourglass.

  • Yo odio la arena.

    I hate sand.

  • Los niños construyeron un castillo de arena en la playa.

    The children built a sand castle on the beach.


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