Translation for "lock-keeper" to spanish
Translation examples
I’ll be able to retire to my lock-keeper’s cottage with a sense of pride.
Seré capaz de retirarme a mi caseta de esclusero con orgullo.
And there were now lock keepers she recognized and waved to as we passed.
Y ahora había escluseros a los que ella reconocía y saludaba al pasar.
The people on land, the lock-keeper, a fisherman, some other bargemen who were waiting, drew closer, in curiosity.
Desde tierra, los otros, el esclusero, un pescador y unos marineros que estaban esperando, se acercaron con curiosidad.
The lock-keeper bent over to look, but it was already too late, for the Centaure, its bows almost entirely out of the water, was breaking slowly in two.
El esclusero se asomó, pero ya era demasiado tarde, porque el Centaure, cuya proa estaba casi por completo fuera del agua, se partía lentamente en dos.
Firing had begun on the range, splitting the air at every shot, and a boat's siren summoned the lock-keeper, who walked reluctantly away.
Enfrente empezaron los disparos, rasgando el aire a cada tiro, y una sirena de barco llamó al esclusero, que se alejó de mala gana.
The water curled back. The walls came closer and the bargeman gave some vigorous blasts on his siren, for he had caught sight of the lock-keeper, winch in hand, making for his house near by.
El agua se apartaba, los muros estaban cada vez más cerca, y el hombre hacía sonar la sirena, porque veía al esclusero con la manivela en la mano regresando a su casa. Con la mano en forma de visera, el esclusero veía que el Centaure se acercaba;
Agnes was a dry sponge for information, and after one or two trips knew more about what had gone on at the abbey than the lock keepers we passed.
Agnes absorbía la información como una esponja, y después de una o dos excursiones sabía más sobre lo que había pasado en la abadía que los escluseros que íbamos dejando atrás.
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