Translation for "intempestiva" to english
Intempestiva
adjective
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adjective
Esta esperanza de ahora era igual de intempestiva, igual de pueril.
This hope was as ill-timed, as childish.
La intempestiva orden la decidió a hacer exactamente lo contrario. —Claro que sí.
Her father’s ill-timed order made her determined to do exactly the opposite. “Sure I am.
Sus irrupciones intempestivas, amenazas y chantajes acabaron con la paz de espíritu, tan necesaria para la prosperidad.
His ill-timed raids, threats, and blackmail put an end to the peace of mind so necessary for prosperity.
Antoine se detuvo durante un segundo en el umbral comprendiendo lo intempestivo de su llegada; no obstante, ya no podía retroceder. La acogida de la señora de Fontanin fue más bien fría; más que nada parecía extrañada.
As he paused for a moment on the dark threshold of the room, Antoine was uncomfortably conscious that his visit was ill-timed; but it was too late to retreat. Mme. de Fontanin’s greeting was rather chilly, but principally she seemed surprised to see him.
Cada vez, por un inconveniente real de última hora, o por una falla intempestiva de su voluntad, el viaje se aplazaba cuando ya estaban a punto de levar la tabla del buque: siempre por un motivo que tenía algo que ver con Fermina Daza.
Each time, because of a real difficulty at the last minute or because of an ill- timed failure of his own will, his trip was postponed just as they were about to raise the gangplank: always for a reason that had something to do with Fermina Daza.
El caso es que más de una vez me había tocado recortar los textos de Mataix al cierre para que entraran en caja cuando había que hacer sitio para algún anuncio de última hora o para las columnas intempestivas de cualquier amigo del editor.
The fact is that on more than one occasion I had to cut down Mataix’s texts just as we were going to press to make room for some last-minute publicity or an ill-timed column from one of the publisher’s friends or relatives.
Debo asimismo añadir aquí (aunque sin gran orgullo) que a lo largo de aquel período de sexo frecuente, intempestivo e insatisfactorio —y a pesar de la creciente evidencia de que el coito anal era el cauce más eficiente de contagio del VIH— Eli y yo no usábamos nunca condones.
I must also add here (though with no great pride) that throughout this period of frequent, ill-timed, and unsatisfying sex—and despite the mounting evidence that anal intercourse provided the most efficient avenue for HIV infection—Eli and I never once used condoms.
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