Translation for "acostumbrarlos" to english

Acostumbrarlos

• accustom them
• accustom

Translation examples

accustom them

A continuación, muy lentamente, levantó de nuevo la cabeza y abrió los ojos, un poco cada vez, para acostumbrarlos a la luz.
Then he very slowly lifted his head again, and opened his eyes a little at a time, accustoming them to the light.

Seldon cerró los ojos, como si quisiera acostumbrarlos a la oscuridad, para volver a abrirlos después, aunque supo que era un esfuerzo sin sentido.
Seldon closed his eyes as though to accustom them to dark and then try again, but that was a foolish effort.

Durante la Semana Hípica, acontecimiento culminante de la temporada social, criadores de Inglaterra, Francia, Irlanda y España traían a menudo sus caballos con antelación para acostumbrarlos al clima y al agua.
During Race Week-the climax of the city's social season-owners from England, France, Ireland, and Spain often brought their horses months in advance to accustom them to the climate and water.

—Supongo que también podríamos hacer pasar hambre a nuestros niños para acostumbrarlos a la privación —terció Lady Seymour con una sonrisa irritada— y enviarlos a dormir a las pocilgas para que aprendieran a soportar el frío y la mugre… si nos importaran muy poco.
“I suppose,” Lady Seymour said, with an angry smile, “that we might also starve our children, to accustom them to privation, and send them to sleep in a pigsty, so they might learn to endure filth and cold—if we cared very little for them.”

accustom

5.2.3 La educación del niño varón apunta a acostumbrarlo a la vida pública, y se le disuade de estar cerca de su madre o en la cocina, o incluso se le reprende verbalmente si lo hace.
5.2.3 A boy-child is brought up to be accustomed to the public domain and is discouraged or verbally chastised if he likes to be around his mother or in the kitchen.

Es bueno acostumbrarlo a ir al parque, y a ver otros perros, antes de quitarle la correa.
It's good to get him accustomed to being in the park and seeing other dogs before we take him off the leash.

Es adonde traemos a los bebés para acostumbrarlos a la vida diaria.
This is where we take the babies and we get 'em accustomed to living in everyday life.

El propósito había sido acostumbrarle a soportar impávido que una mortal punta de estoque le fuera lanzada con fuerza hasta una mínima distancia de sus ojos desprotegidos. De esta manera aprendería a dominar la acción refleja de sus párpados.
The object had been to make him so accustomed to the lethal tip of a rapier being jabbed at his unprotected eyes that he learned to subdue the reflexive action of his eyelids.

Pero, querida mía, mi único propósito es acostumbrarla un poco a la dignidad a la cual está destinada, pues cuando se dirijan a usted utilizando ese título no deberá mirar para otra parte por temor a escuchar un discurso no dirigido a usted.
So you don’t know what I mean? – but, my dear, my sole view is to accustom you a little to your dignity elect, lest, when you are addressed by your title, you should look another way, from an apprehension of listening to a discourse not meant for you to hear.’