Translation examples
An aggressor, which until very recently had made fun of Ethiopia's by now very clear policy of reserving its right of self-defence as a bluff, is now wont to repeat again and again how Ethiopia is about to initiate an offensive.
El agresor, que hasta hace muy poco se burló de la política clara de Etiopía de reservar su derecho a la autodefensa, tiene ahora como costumbre repetir hasta la saciedad que Etiopía está a punto de poner en marcha una ofensiva.
Confronted with this definitive decision, the United States reacted disproportionately in adopting, as is its wont, an attitude of contempt for the law of nations and peoples, for humanitarian law and international law, with its threats to resort to brutal force.
Ante esta decisión legítima, los Estados Unidos se pusieron en pie, y, como ha sido su costumbre siempre, se refugiaron en las maneras de quienes desprecian los derechos de los pueblos, las naciones, la humanidad y el derecho internacional, amenazando con recurrir a la fuerza bruta.
There, in the shadows as was his wont, was Robert Poley.
Allí, entre las sombras, como de costumbre, estaba Robert Poley.
Mother has gilded the lily, as is her wont.
según su costumbre, la madre ha exagerado con sus bondades.
It was a transparent ploy, as was the wont for vulgar Kuni Garu.
Era una estratagema transparente, como tenía por costumbre el vulgar Kuni Garu.
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