espada

/esˈpada/, [esˈpa.ð̞a]

sword

Examples

Si las acciones significan más que las palabras, ¿por qué la pluma hiere más que la espada?

If actions mean more than words, why is the pen mightier than the sword?

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Aquellos que viven por la espada por la espada mueren.

Those who live by the sword die by the sword.

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La pluma es más fuerte que la espada.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

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Finalmente se suicidó al caer sobre su propia espada.

He finally committed suicide by falling on his own sword.

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Tom le arrancó el brazo a Mary con una espada.

Tom hacked Mary's arm off with a sword.

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Ser un angloparlante es una espada de doble filo. Por un lado, hablas a la perfección el idioma más útil del mundo; pero por el otro, nadie quiere hablar en otro idioma contigo, lo cual dificulta el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras.

Being an anglophone is a double-edged sword. On one hand, you speak perfectly the world's most useful language. But on the other, no one wants to speak anything else with you - making foreign language acquisition difficult.

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Chris blandió su espada.

Chris swung his sword!

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Estoy afilando mi espada.

I am sharpening my sword.

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