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"tower" in Spanish

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"tower" in Spanish
tower{noun}
torre- torreón
to tower{verb}
elevarse una cosa a una altura desmesurada- empinarse
Translations & ExamplesSynonymsContext Examples
TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
tower{noun}
tower(also: spire, steeple, rook, high-rise)
torre{f}
In reply to this I would say that we are not working in an ivory tower.
En respuesta a eso quiero decir que no estamos trabajando en una torre de marfil.
The control tower is there, and all the electronic equipment.
Está la torre de control, están todos los equipos electrónicos.
On 13 January 1991, fifteen people died defending the television tower in Vilnius.
El 13 de enero de 1991, quince personas murieron por defender la torre de televisión de Vilna.
tower
torreón{m}
to tower[towered · towered] {verb}
to tower
elevarse una cosa a una altura desmesurada {vb}
to tower(also: to soar)
empinarse {vb} [poet.] (edificio, torre)

SYNONYMS
Synonyms (English) for "tower":
tower
column- hulk- loom- pillar- predominate- towboat- tug- tugboat
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "tower" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
In reply to this I would say that we are not working in an ivory tower.
En respuesta a eso quiero decir que no estamos trabajando en una torre de marfil.
A significant proportion of the EU population lives in tower block apartments.
Una parte importante de la población de la UE vive en bloques de pisos.
The edifice that is the European Union should not end up like the Tower of Babel.
El edificio de la Unión Europea no debe acabar como la torre de Babel.
On 13 January 1991, fifteen people died defending the television tower in Vilnius.
El 13 de enero de 1991, quince personas murieron por defender la torre de televisión de Vilna.
Democracy is built from the bottom upwards: not downwards from some ivory tower up above.
La democracia se construye desde abajo hacia arriba, no hacia abajo desde una torre de marfil.
Yet I should like to protect you from the 'Tower of Babel' effect.
Sin embargo, me gustaría protegerle del efecto de la "Torre de Babel".
Build for me a tower that I may attain the ways and means,.
¡Constrúyeme una torre elevada, para que pueda alcanzar la vía [correcta] –
Members of the European Parliament, sitting in their ivory tower, can imagine what they want to imagine.
Los parlamentarios europeos, en su torre de marfil, pueden imaginar lo que quieran.
If we do not want to turn the Union into a Tower of Babel …
tendremos que hacer un esfuerzo por entendernos lo mejor que podamos.
The control tower is there, and all the electronic equipment.
Está la torre de control, están todos los equipos electrónicos.
We shall prove a tower of strength for it.
Estoy convencido de que no vamos a constituir una carga para Europa, sino que resultaremos ser un puntal.
If we do not want to turn the Union into a Tower of Babel …
Si no queremos convertir la Unión en una Torre de Babel...
I am very proud of my language and I use it everywhere I can, certainly here in this Tower of Babel.
Me siento muy orgulloso de mi lengua y la uso dondequiera que puedo, y sin duda en esta Torre de Babel.
To him, Europe is just the church tower and nothing else.
Para él, Europa es solo la torre de la iglesia y nada más.
I wish to emphasise once more that this is not a proposal which has been dreamt up in a bureaucratic ivory tower.
Quisiera volver a resaltar que esta no ha sido una propuesta que se haya concebido a la ligera.
This must be avoided, or the Tower of Babel will collapse.
Esto debe evitarse o la Torre de Babel se derrumbará.
One wall of the tower is solid, the others are made of a steel mesh, covered with various plants.
Una de las paredes de la torre es sólida, las otras son hechas de una malla de acero, cubierta con varias plantas.
So we did not attempt to confine our deliberations and our labours on the Green Paper within an ivory tower.
Por consiguiente, en la Mesa Verde no sólo hemos intentado reflexionar y trabajar sobre el Libro Verde.
Following your speech, I am left with the impression that the Commission really does sit in an ivory tower.
Después de su discurso, tengo la impresión de que la Comisión realmente se sienta en una torre de marfil.
she's so gullible you could sell her Tower Bridge if you tried
a esta un día de estos le venden un buzón

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