ambos

/ˈambos/, [ˈãm.bos]

both, both of them


Examples
  • Ambos policías fueron asesinados.

    Both policemen were killed.

  • Ambos queremos ver la película.

    Both of us want to see the movie.

  • Tom no puede vencernos a ambos.

    Tom can't beat both of us.

  • El día de Acción de Gracias en Canadá y el de Colón en EE. UU. coinciden, por lo que los hablantes de esperanto de ambos países aprovechan la oportunidad para tener un encuentro internacional.

    Canadian Thanksgiving Day and Columbus Day in the USA coincide, so Esperanto speakers from both countries take this opportunity to have an international meeting.

  • Puedes tener cualquiera de los dos, pero no ambos.

    You can have either of these, but not both.

  • Me gustan ambos.

    I like both.

  • Ambos eran extremadamente ricos.

    Both were extremely rich.

  • En ambos lados mataron a hombres, mujeres y niños.

    Men, women and children on both sides were killed.

  • ¿Por qué no saludó el filete medio hecho al que estaba casi hecho cuando los dos se vieron? Ambos nos estaban preparados.

    Why didn't the half-cooked steak say hello to the nearly-cooked steak when the two saw each other? They both weren't ready.

  • Las guerras no traen paz; al contrario, traen dolor y tristeza a ambos bandos.

    War doesn't bring on peace; on the contrary, it brings pains and grief on both sides.

  • Hay cerezos a ambos lados del camino.

    On both sides of the road there are cherry trees.

  • Ambos equipos están igualados. El partido será interesante.

    Both teams are well matched. The game will be an interesting one.

  • Tom y Mary llevan ambos sombreros cafés.

    Tom and Mary are both wearing brown hats.

  • Yo los maté a ambos.

    I killed them both.

  • Ambos hijos de Tom murieron en la guerra.

    Both of Tom's sons died in the war.

  • Si compartimos el coche y los gastos nos beneficiamos ambos.

    If we share the car and its cost we can both benefit.

  • Ambos lo amamos.

    We both love him.

  • ¿Por qué no ambos?

    Why not both?

  • Ambos están muertos.

    They're both dead.

  • Funciona en ambos sentidos.

    It goes both ways.


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