Translation examples
verb
It took several hours to draw up the statement.
Tardaron varias horas en redactar la declaración.
There’ll be contracts to draw up, of course. Side agreements.
Habrá que redactar contratos, claro está. Acuerdos secundarios.
Already now cities are coming to us to draw up their constitutions.
Ya varias ciudades acuden a nosotros para redactar sus constituciones.
verb
I need to draw up the list of guests.
Tengo que preparar la lista de invitados.
I’d like to draw up an offer. Make it in writing.
Me gustaría preparar una oferta y pasársela por escrito, con todos los detalles.
verb
‘No, no . !’ – he tried to draw up his knees, pushed at Cecil with his fists, tried to twist and topple him.
—¡No, no…! —trató de levantar las rodillas y empujó a Cecil con los puños, intentó retorcerse para quitárselo de encima.
I walked over to the windows and began to draw up the metal blinds by the increasingly threadbare cloth tape that bound them.
Caminé hasta las ventanas y comencé a levantar las persianas que unas bandas de tela cada día más deshilachadas mantenían unidas.
Sometimes just an old object, lying on the roadside, is enough to draw up hundreds of feet from the depths, feet that are marching in a long column. And if anyone collapses under it, no one will help him get up.
A veces basta con un objeto viejo abandonado a un lado del camino para que asciendan del abismo cientos de pies arrastrándose en una larga caravana, y quien caiga, nadie lo levantará.
Burns had advanced so far as not only to be able to sit up, but even to draw up his legs. Clasping them with bony arms, like an animated skeleton, he emitted deep, impatient sighs.
Burns había logrado no sólo sentarse, sino hasta levantar las piernas y, rodeándolas con sus descarnados brazos, semejante a un esqueleto viviente, lanzaba profundos e impacientes suspiros.
verb
Only about thirty of the men managed to draw up in a square formation around Jobert, including Captain Bonnier.
A duras penas alrededor de treinta hombres lograron formar en cuadro en torno a Jobert, entre ellos el capitán Bonnier.
If we had been able to draw up all our chariot squadrons at Vilusya . we would have chased you back into the sea . Ahhijawa .
—Si hubiésemos podido formar a nuestros escuadrones de carros en Vilusya… os habríamos lanzado al mar… ahhjiawa… —dijo con un estertor.
He asked Clearchus to draw up all of his red-cloaked warriors wearing their polished armour and carrying their big round shields.
Pidió a Clearco que formara a todos los guerreros de mantos rojos cubiertos con sus armaduras resplandecientes y embrazando los grandes escudos redondos.
Much of the element of surprise was thwarted; when the Sicilians were finally ready to draw up in battle array, they had already been spotted, and Himilco’s army charged into combat with great impetus.
La mayor parte del efecto sorpresa acabó en nada y, cuando finalmente los sicilianos estuvieron en condiciones de formar en orden de combate, el ejército de Himilcón los había ya visto y se lanzaba al ataque con gran ímpetu.
verb
Ciang motioned for him to draw up a chair.
Con un gesto, Ciang le indicó que acercara una silla.
He then desired his servant, who was waiting, to order his chariot to draw up.
Luego ordenó a su lacayo, que estaba esperando, que acercara el coche.
They both got out when Brunetti approached them and waited for him to draw up to them.
Los dos se apearon al ver a Brunetti y esperaron a que se acercara.
Seregil let out a long, slow breath and motioned for him to draw up the cabin's single chair;
Seregil dejó escapar lentamente un largo suspiro y le indicó con una seña que acercara la única silla que había en el camarote;
Her father was not in his place at the writing-table, nor yet seated in the chair which he used when he had leisure to draw up to the fireside;
Su padre no estaba en su sitio en el escritorio, ni tampoco en la silla que acostumbraba a acercar al fuego cuando tenía tiempo libre;
Others hurried to draw up a bench, and the overworked barmaid, ignoring her waiting customers, put her arm around the woman and helped her to a seat.
Otros se apresuraron a acercar un banco al fuego; y la atareada camarera, sin hacer caso de los clientes que esperaban ser servidos, rodeó con el brazo los hombros de la mujer y la ayudó a sentarse.
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