LEOs Zusatzinformationen: His mother had told him a hundred times not to tilt back his chair, but he continued with the habit. - Su madre le había dicho cientos de veces que no inclinara su silla hacia atrás, pero seguía con esa costumbre.

His mother had told him a hundred times not to tilt back his chair, but he continued with the habit.

Definition (American English) His, mother, have, he, he, hundred, time, not, to, tilt, back, his, chair, but, continued, continue, with, habit
Thesaurus, synonyms, antonyms His, mother, have, he, he, hundred, time, not, to, tilt, back, his, chair, but, continued, continue, with, habit
Etymology mother, have, he, he, hundred, time, not, to, tilt, back, his, chair, but, continue, with, habit

Su madre le había dicho cientos de veces que no inclinara su silla hacia atrás, pero seguía con esa costumbre.

Definition: madre, aquel, él, haber, dicho, ciento, de, que, no, inclinar, su, silla, hacia, atrás, pero, seguir, con, costumbre

Examples

• His mother had told him a hundred times not to tilt back his chair, but he continued with the habit.
  Su madre le había dicho cientos de veces que no inclinara su silla hacia atrás, pero seguía con esa costumbre.
• A girl came to see you this afternoon, but I have forgotten her name.
  Esta tarde ha pasado a verte una muchacha, pero he olvidado su nombre.
• I fell, but the blow was very light. It hardly hurt.
  Me he caído, pero el golpe ha sido muy flojo. Casi no duele.
• I fell, but the blow was very light. It hardly hurt.
  Me he caído, pero el golpe ha sido muy leve. Casi no duele.

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