Similar context phrases
Translation examples
verb
El Sabueso, con todo el brazo temblándole, tuvo que entrecerrar los ojos mientras aporreaba la campana con el mango de su cuchillo.
Dogman had to half close his eyes, his whole arm trembling as he whacked at the bell with the handle of his knife.
Tuvo que entrecerrar los ojos, de lo fuerte que era, y ceñirse la chaqueta a causa del viento, viento del norte.
He had to half close his eyes, it was so strong, and pull his jacket closer around him against all that wind from the north.
Hacían el mismo gesto: llevarse lentamente la taza a los labios, entrecerrar los ojos, apoyar los labios en el borde, soplar en el té.
The gesture was the same: the slow bringing of the cup to the lips, the half-closing of the eyes, the lips resting on the brim, the blowing at the tea.
Mis manos encontraron su cintura y la atraje hacia mí. Esperé a que entrecerrara los ojos y abriera los labios, ardiendo en deseos de que la besara.
My hands found her waist and I drew her in close, waiting until her eyes half closed and her lips parted, eager to be kissed.
Desde luego, aquella figurita se asemejaba mucho a la estatua de un caballero con las manos reposando sobre una espada, aunque había que entrecerrar un poco los ojos para advertir la similitud.
There certainly was a figure which, if you half-closed your eyes, looked very much like a statue of a knight with his hands resting on his sword.
How many English words do you know?
Test your English vocabulary size, and measure how many words you know.
Online Test