Translation for "mot" to spanish
Mot
noun
Translation examples
noun
What if my intellectual bons mots and witty little intersections are only appreciated in Chicago?
Que si mis agudezas intelectuales y mis intersecciones pequeñas ocurrentes sólo se aprecian en Chicago?
You would imagine I would have all manner of bon mots and admonishments laid by for such an occasion, but I discover I have not.
Pensará que tendría toda clase de agudezas y advertencias preparadas para la ocasión, pero he descubierto que no.
He chuckled at his bon mot all morning.
—Festejó con risas su propia agudeza toda la mañana.
“I can always count on you for a suitable bon mot.”
—Siempre puedo contar con que se le ocurra a usted una agudeza.
The bon mot, prizing brevity, is always jealous of its means.
La agudeza verbal, que favorece la brevedad, siempre vigila celosamente sus medios.
In the comedies: sophisticates drop leftist bons mots and vilify Adolf Hitler.
En las comedias: personajes refinados dejan caer agudezas izquierdistas y denigran a Adolf Hitler.
"Kitnapping." Dan looked hopefully around the table for appreciation of his bon mot.
—Dan miró complacido alrededor esperando que alguien diera muestra de apreciar su agudeza.
I had spent plenty of time impressing my own mirror with bons mots and intrepid writerly gazes.
Había dedicado largas horas a impresionar a mi espejo con agudezas e intrépidas miradas de escritor.
'I'd run clean out of bons mots for him,' said Fairweather, as his companion withdrew. 'Sit down, sit down.'
—Me había quedado sin más agudezas para él —dijo Fairweather mientras el otro se retiraba—. Siéntate, siéntate.
the languid expression that became quite animated when he delivered his peculiar anecdotes or amusing bons mots.
esa lánguida expresión que tanto se animaba cuando relataba alguna de sus peculiares anécdotas o exponía sus divertidas agudezas.
‘I’ve always thought it was too liberal,’ said Henry, craning his neck out of his shirt to emphasize his bon mot.
—Siempre me ha parecido algo demasiado tolerante —insistió Henry, tirándose del cuello de la camisa para enfatizar su agudeza.
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