QUICK TRANSLATIONS
"sierra" in English
sierra{feminine}
saw- handsaw- mountain range
serrar{verb}
to saw- to mill
serrar{transitive verb}
to bandsaw- to whipsaw- to saw up
SynonymsContext Examples
TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
sierra{feminine}
sierra(also: serrucho, serra)
saw{noun}
sierra de tronzar de alimentación manual y de mesa
hand-fed crosscut table saw
la sierra le cercenó el dedo
the saw severed his finger
la sierra le amputó el dedo
the saw severed his finger
sierra(also: serrucho, serrote, sierra de mano)
handsaw{noun}
sierra
mountain range{noun} [geol.]
serrar[serrando · serrado] {verb}
serrar(also: serruchar)
to saw[sawed · sawn] {vb}
Con estos proyectos, la UE corre el grave peligro de serrar la rama en la que está sentada y pone en juego su competitividad y su prosperidad.
With these projects the EU is very much in danger of sawing off the branch it is sitting on and risking its competitiveness and prosperity.
En Sierra Leona vi grandes carteles en las calles y en las plazas con un mensaje directo:¡El SIDA mata!
In Sierra Leone I saw large posters on streets and squares with the blunt message: Aids kills!
Según el Consejo, la Comisión y algunos colegas, parece ser que una buena sierra circular es más desagradable que oír a Tchaikovski.
According to the Council, the Commission and a number of fellow MEPs, being subjected to the noise of a hefty circular saw is actually worse than Tchaikovsky.
serrar(also: aserrar, laminar, batanar, abatanar)
to mill[milled · milled] {v.t.} (process)
serrar[serrando · serrado] {transitive verb}
serrar
to bandsaw {v.t.}
serrar
to whipsaw {vb}
serrar
to saw up {vb}
SYNONYMS
Synonyms (Spanish) for "sierra":
sierra
arbolado- arboleda- bosque- carrascal- cerro- colina- cordillera- espesura- floresta- follaje- foresta- fronda- jungla- loma- macizo
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "sierra" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
Sin embargo, Sierra Leona está considerada el país menos desarrollado del mundo.
However, Sierra Leone is ranked as the least-developed country in the world.
Sierra González por su admirable informe.
Mr. President, I have to compliment Mrs Sierra González on her admirable report.
Gracias, señora Sierra González, y gracias por haber respetado su tiempo de palabra.
Thank you, Mrs Sierra González, and thank you for keeping to your speaking time.
Sin embargo, Sierra Leona está considerada el país menos desarrollado del mundo.
I would counsel against pinning all our hopes on Nigeria’ s influence.
Las armas de la UE siguen llegando a países como Sudán, China y Sierra Leona.
EU weapons still wheedle their way into countries such as Sudan, China and Sierra Leone.
Pero el ejército de Sierra leona y sus milicias no están fuera del alcance de la crítica.
However, the Sierra Leone army and its militias should also come in for criticism.
Señor Presidente, desgraciadamente los secuestros en Sierra Leona vuelven a ser noticia.
Mr President, unfortunately, kidnappings in Sierra Leone are once again in the news.
Señor Presidente, estamos indignados por la actual situación en Sierra Leona.
Mr President, we are appalled at the present situation in Sierra Leone.
Lucas y otros, en nombre de los Verts/ALE, sobre Sierra Leona;
B5-0333/1999 by Mrs Lucas and others, on behalf of the Greens/ALE Group, on Sierra Leone;
Sierra González inicia su informe hablando, precisamente, de competitividad.
For Mrs Sierra González begins her report by talking about competitiveness.
Creo que, por tanto, no basta con limitar el comercio de diamantes de Sierra Leona.
I believe that, for this reason, it is not sufficient to curb the diamond trade in Sierra Leone.
También nos podríamos preguntar por qué es tan importante el Tribunal Especial para Sierra Leona.
We might well ask ourselves why the Special Court for Sierra Leone is so important.
Resolución sobre la financiación del Tribunal Especial para Sierra Leona - Antes de la votación:
Resolution on the financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone - Before the vote:
en Abidjan para la paz en Sierra Leona, esperando que el desarme y la
in Abidjan for peace in Sierra Leone, while at the same time expressing
Sierra Leona se fundó en un ambiente de libertad, y el nombre de su capital es Freetown.
Sierra Leone was founded in freedom. Its capital is called Freetown.
Parece que Sierra Leona ha conseguido dejar atrás su horrible guerra civil.
Sierra Leone seems to have put its horrible civil war behind it.
Está aquí para escuchar nuestro debate sobre Sierra Leona.
The EU and the Member States provide more than EUR 100 million in aid per year.
El Tribunal especial de las Naciones Unidas para Sierra Leona no es capaz de funcionar.
The UN's Special Court for Sierra Leone is unable to function.
También ellos son víctimas de una política cuya víctima principal es la población de Sierra Leona.
They, too, are the victims of a policy whose main victim is the people of Sierra Leone.
Sierra González ha abordado diversas cuestiones complejas en su informe.
Mr President, Mrs Sierra González has tackled a variety of complex issues in her report.
