contentar
No me contenté, sin embargo, con esa verificación; los Espíritus así me lo habían recomendado. | However, I was not satisfied with this checking–the Spirits had recommended this. |
Me contenté con las explicaciones en español, cargué a los chicos en el carro alquilado, y partí llena de optimismo en busca de la granja. | I tried to make sense of the explanations in Spanish, put the kids in the rented car, and left towards the farm full of optimism. |
Nunca empujé a Ayrat, me contenté en darle consejos. | I have never pushed Ayrat, I am happy to give him advice. |
No me contenté con ser amigo de los animales. | I got so I wasn't satisfied just being friendly with the animals. |
Pero, de nuevo, yo no me contenté con esto. | But again, I wasn't satisfied. |
Escribir un libro entero se parecía totalmente abrumador, y por eso, durante mucho tiempo, me contenté con los artículos del cortocircuito de la escritura. | Writing an entire book seemed completely overwhelming, and so, for a long time, I contented myself with writing short articles. |
Por mucho tiempo, me contenté con permanecer a su sombra, jugar el papel del ansioso joven protegido, cumplir sus órdenes, pero... | For too long, I've been content to stay in his shadow, play the part of the eager Young protege, take his orders, but... |
En cambio, adopté una posición más matizada respecto al informe Lange relativo a los vehículos de motor, y me contenté con apoyar las propuestas negociadas con los constructores, que aportan ya importantes progresos. | On the other hand, I have adopted a more qualified stance on the Lange report relative to motor vehicles and I remained content to support the proposals negotiated with the manufacturers, who are already making significant progress. |
Pero como no podía esperar estudiar esos zoófitos en el Mediterráneo, del que nos separaba el infranqueable istmo de Suez, me contenté con observarlos en el mar Rojo. | But since I had no hope of studying these zoophytes in the seaports of the Levant, from which we were separated by the insuperable Isthmus of Suez, I had to be content with observing them in the waters of the Red Sea. |
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