Translation for "papel de lija" to english
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noun
Pero tendremos que hacer algo con este papel de lija.
But we'll have to do something about that sandpaper.
noun
El sarpullido de la nuca parece papel de lija.
The prickly heat on the back of their necks is like emery paper.
Hay pequeñas herramientas dispuestas sobre el tatami: una navaja de afeitar, un cutter para las rebabas de las maquetas, y pliegos de papel de lija.
Small tools are spread on the tatami: a razor knife, a sprue cutter, curls of emery paper.
Tenía la gran espada en forma de cruz del caballero entre las rodillas y la restregaba enérgicamente con papel de lija.
Sir Wrolf's great cross-handled sword was laid across his knees and he was scrubbing it vigorously with emery paper.
Además, mi camisa no se ha lavado con agua dulce desde Dios sabe cuánto tiempo y parece papel de lija.
and my shirt has not been washed in fresh water since Heaven knows how long. It is like coarse emery-paper.
Imaginemos que desmontamos el viejo cerrojo, lo frotamos con papel de lija, lo bañamos en petróleo, lo pulimos con arena fina, lo engrasamos con generosidad y hacemos que un hábil obrero lo coloque con tanta precisión que el cerrojo se abra y se cierre sin hacer apenas fuerza, casi con la sola presión de una pluma, como si bastara soplar sobre él para que se abriera o cerrase.
Imagine then that the old bolt is unscrewed, rubbed with emery paper, bathed in paraffin, polished with fine sand, generously oiled, and reset by a skilled workman with such nicety that it bolts and unbolts with the pressure of a finger – with the pressure of a feather – almost so that you could blow it open or shut.
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