Translation for "humouring" to spanish
Translation examples
It was very good of you, Madeline, to humour the whim of a lonely man.
Ha sido muy amable al complacer el antojo de un hombre solitario.
Even if only to humour an old man who once brought you a page-one international story.
Aunque sólo sea para complacer a un viejo que un día le facilitó un reportaje de interés internacional.
One must humour the old pater.
Uno tiene que complacer a su viejo padre.
      To humour her he stayed till midnight, and then set out.
Por complacer a la dama se quedó hasta la medianoche.
I will, Miss Fanshawe: you shall be humoured even to the top of your bent.
—Sí, señorita Fanshawe: complaceré todos sus caprichos.
It cut me deeply that he would be himself to humour Chade, but not me.
Me zahería que se comportase como en verdad era para complacer a Chade, pero no a mí.
Elizabeth remembered that Dr Burnley had said that Emily's whims must be humoured.
Elizabeth recordó que el doctor Burnley había dicho que había que complacer los caprichos de Emily.
“Still, womanish fears or not, the fair sex must be humoured,” the man went on.
—No obstante, se trate de temores femeninos o no, hay que complacer al sexo débil —prosiguió el hombre—.
‘No, Lieutenant.’ The Spaniard’s voice was very patient, as though by answering he merely humoured a child’s caprice.
—No, teniente. —La voz del español denotaba mucha paciencia, como si sólo contestara para complacer el capricho de un niño—.
In the tone of a patient adult humouring an idiot child, Mrs. Lorrimer replied: "Major Despard is a good sound player.
Con el tono de un adulto que trata de complacer a un niño cargante, la señora Lorrimer replicó: —El mayor Despard es un jugador muy bueno.
"We'll go wherever you please—you make every place the one place," he said, as if he were humouring an irresistible child.
—Iremos a donde tú quieras… Contigo todo resulta único —dijo, como si quisiera complacer a una niña imposible.
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