costumbres

customs


Noun costumbres f pl

  1. plural of costumbre

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Examples
  • Es hora de que dejes tus costumbres infantiles.

    It is time you left off your childish ways.

  • Las costumbres sociales varían mucho de país a país.

    Social customs vary greatly from country to country.

  • Tenemos que terminar con ese tipo de malas costumbres.

    We should do away with those bad customs.

  • Una de las costumbres de los empleados es reunirse casi todos los días en un bar o restaurante al terminar la jornada laboral para intoxicarse con alcohol y olvidarse de su miserable vida hasta el día siguiente.

    One of the customs of the employees is to meet almost every day at a bar or restaurant at the end of the workday to get intoxicated with alcohol and forget about their miserable life until the next day.

  • En mi país las costumbres son diferentes.

    In my country the customs are different.

  • El orden social no proviene de la naturaleza. Se basa en costumbres.

    Social order does not come from nature. It is founded on customs.

  • No estoy familiarizado con las costumbres de este país.

    I am unfamiliar with the customs of this country.

  • Algo que deberías saber acerca de mí es que soy un animal de costumbres.

    Something you should know about me is that I'm a creature of habit.

  • Las costumbres sociales varían de país en país.

    Social customs vary from country to country.

  • Deberías deshacerte de esas malas costumbres.

    You should do away with such evil customs.

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