corriente

/koˈrjente/, [koˈrjẽn̪.t̪e]

current, stream


Examples
  • No es inmoral que un novelista cuente mentiras. De hecho, cuanto más grandes y mejores sean las mentiras, más le aclamarán la gente corriente y los críticos.

    It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.

  • Son gente corriente.

    They're normal people.

  • Volaron la roca para hacer un nuevo curso para la corriente.

    The rock has been blasted to make a new course for the stream.

  • La corriente arrastró su barco hasta una isla desierta.

    The current pulled his boat toward a deserted island.

  • La infección ha alcanzado la corriente sanguínea.

    The infection has reached the bloodstream.

  • Aun cuando lo pienses de una forma muy corriente, la vida sin risa es gris y fría. Más aun, se piensa que no sea sana.

    Even when you think about it in a very commonsensical way, a life without laughter is gloomy and cold. Furthermore, it is thought to be unhealthy.

  • No hay agua corriente.

    There is no running water.

  • Una corriente eléctrica es capaz de generar magnetismo.

    An electric current can generate magnetism.

  • Usa siempre agua destilada en las planchas de vapor, porque el agua común y corriente con el tiempo provocará que una acumulación de minerales tape los huecos de vapor.

    Always use distilled water in steam irons because using ordinary water will cause a mineral build-up over time that will clog the steam holes.

  • Tom vive en una casa sin agua corriente.

    Tom lives in a house without running water.

  • Me gustaría abrir una cuenta corriente.

    I'd like to open a checking account.

  • Le arrastró la corriente.

    He was dragged along by the current.

  • Remaba contra una corriente suave.

    He was rowing against a gentle current.

  • Es un anime sobre un alumno japonés corriente que se casa con su profesor alien. Cosas como éstas pasan en Japón.

    It’s an anime about a normal Japanese schoolboy who married his alien teacher. Things like this happen in Japan.

  • El puente no pudo sostener el ímpetu de la fuerte corriente y colapsó.

    The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed.

  • Tratemos de nadar contra la corriente.

    Let's try and swim against the current.

  • La corriente de opinión pública se está inclinando en contra del sexismo.

    The tide of public opinion is turning against sexism.

  • Alex es mayormente un pájaro corriente.

    Alex is for the most part just an ordinary bird.

  • Una corriente eléctrica puede generar magnetismo.

    An electric current can generate magnetism.

  • Un río es una corriente de agua.

    A river is a stream of water.


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