La Palabra Del Día "abalanzarse"
abalanzarse ( ah-bah-lahn-SAHR-seh )
(verb) to leap on, to rush
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Examples:
1: La araña se abalanzó sobre la mosca.
The spider leaped onto the fly.
2: Los protestantes se abalanzaron sobre el carro del gobernador.
The protestors rushed the governor's car.
11 Answers
Fire brigades rushed toward the burning building to extinguish the flame. Los cuerpos de bomberos se abalanzaron hacia el edificio en llamas para extinguir al fuego.
This painting is from the Great Fire of London in 1666. Esta pintura es del gran incendio de Londres en 1666.
No sea demasiado rápido a abalanzarse y votar por el candidato popular.
Los tontos se abalanzan donde los ángeles temen pisar.
Do not be too quick to rush in and vote for the popular candidate.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread .
El joven David se abalanzó contra el gigante Goliat y lo mató con una piedra que tiró de su honda.
The young David rushed toward the giant Goliath and killed him with a stone fired from his slingshot.
Se abalanzó sobre su adversario. / He pounced on his opponent.
El público se abalanzó hacia la salida. / The crowd rushed towards the exit.
El gato se abalanzó sobre la mesa para conseguir el atún.
The cat jumped on to the table to get the tuna.
The wave surged across the beach. Or should I say the tsunami surged across the beach? Well, let's check the chart!
La ola se abalanzó a través de la playa. ¿O debería decir la tsunami se abalanzó a través de la playa? ¡Bueno, vamos a revisar la gráfico!
Los zombis se abalanzaron sobre el helicóptero y mostraron que nunca deberías creer que puedes estar por encima de todo.
The zombies surged over the helicopter and showed that you should never think that you can be above it all.
Los alces pueden abalanzarse más alto que lo que podrías creer; a veces saltan vallas de ocho pies.
A veces cuando un alce trata a saltar por encima una valla, en lugar de eso se abalanza sobre la valla
Moose can leap higher than you might think; sometimes they clear eight-foot fences.
Sometimes when a moose tries to jump over a fence, it leaps onto a fence instead.
(Sorry about the gory picture.)
El gato se abalanzó sobre el ratón en cuanto lo vio saliendo de su agujero.
The cat pounced on the mouse as soon as he saw it coming out of its hole.
El león se abalanzó sobre un búfalo joven para cazarlo. Me encantan estas escenas en la fauna.
The lion leaps over a young buffalo to hunt it. I love these scenes in the wildlife.
Me parece que este hombre se abalanzó contra la pared y ahora su cabeza quedó atrapada allí.
It seems to me that this man rushed headlong against the wall and now his head was trapped there.
