Translation examples
“She’s no longer a Wave, Amy,” he retorted bitingly.
—Ya no es telegrafista, Amy —replicó mordazmente—.
Bitingly, Rachel said, "This isn't a theory; this is a fact.
Rachel replicó mordazmente: —Esto no es una teoría; es un hecho.
“Yes, but I have a higher nature,” he said, bitingly.
—Sí, pero tengo una naturaleza superior —dijo mordazmente.
The last phrase was directed bitingly at his fellow archpriests.
Esta última frase fue dirigida mordazmente a sus compañeros arciprestes.
She cared nothing for his courtesy or his chastisement. "Excuse me," she said bitingly.
Su cortesía y su reprimenda le importaban en absoluto. —Perdóname —dijo mordazmente—, qué descuido el mío.
“Not so good, Lowrie,” replied Lee, bitingly, and he stopped within fifteen steps of the sheriff.
—No muy bien, Lowrie —replicó Lee mordazmente en tanto que se detenía a quince pasos del sheriff—.
“I'll meet you after I get through talking to this girl.” he said. “Any time you want,” rejoined Adam, bitingly, “but I'll have my say now, once and for all...The worm has turned, Guerd Larey.
—Cuando termine de hablar con esta muchacha me repetirás eso —pudo decir al fin. —Cuando quieras —contestó Adán mordazmente—. Pero ahora seguiré hablando, porque me da la gana… Las cosas han cambiado, Guerd… No te daré más dinero, no seguiré soportando tus exigencias.
It was in his power to kill her, and perhaps for a few moments when she had castigated him so bitingly he had contemplated having Brother Jerome pitch her down her privy well to certain death, but, all unknowing, she had saved her life by showing him where he was going wrong.
El viejo podía matarla si quería, y quizá durante unos instantes, cuando lo había humillado tan mordazmente, el padre Dominus había contemplado la posibilidad de que el hermano Jerome la arrojara por el pozo del retrete a una muerte segura, pero, sin saberlo, Mary había salvado la vida mostrándole al anciano dónde se estaba equivocando.
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