cielo

/ˈθjelo/, [ˈθje.lo]

heaven, sky


Examples
  • Vista desde el cielo, la isla era preciosa.

    Seen from the sky, the island was very beautiful.

  • Sal y mira el cielo azul.

    Go out and look at the blue skies.

  • Las chicas buenas van al cielo, las chicas malas van a todas partes.

    Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

  • Al principio Dios creó el cielo y la tierra.

    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

  • Ella nació en la generación siguiente a la esclavitud; en una época en la que no había ni coches en las carreteras ni aviones en el cielo; en una época en la que alguien como ella no podía votar por dos razones: por ser mujer y por causa del color de su piel.

    She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

  • Súbitamente el cielo se cubrió.

    All of a sudden the sky became overcast.

  • Sé identificar sólo dos o tres constelaciones en el cielo.

    I can pick out only two or three constellations in the night sky.

  • El cielo estaba gris.

    The sky was gray.

  • El cielo promete buen tiempo.

    The sky promises fair weather.

  • Hemos revuelto cielo y tierra por ese libro.

    We've searched high and low for this book.

  • Si usted mira fijamente el cielo, se perderá el objetivo.

    If you stare at the sky, you'll miss the target.

  • Anoche, él vio un ovni en el cielo.

    Last night, he saw a UFO in the sky.

  • ¿Por qué es más grande la Luna cuando sale y se pone, que cuando está alto en el cielo?

    Why is the Moon larger when it rises and sets, than when it is high in the sky?

  • Las nubes enturbian el cielo (y el humor de todos).

    Clouds blacken the sky (and everyone's mood).

  • No se podía ver ni una sola estrella en el cielo.

    Not a star was to be seen in the sky.

  • Se acostó de espaldas y alzó su mirada al cielo.

    He laid on his back and looked up at the sky.

  • El cielo está oscureciendo.

    The sky is getting dark.

  • Hoy el cielo está más nublado que ayer.

    There are more clouds today than yesterday.

  • Probablemente Dios en el cielo tiene envidia de mí ahora mismo.

    God up there is probably jealous of me right now.

  • Los pájaros vuelan por el cielo.

    Birds fly in the sky.


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