toca madera oor Engels

toca madera

Vertalings in die woordeboek Spaans - Engels

knock on wood

tussenwerpsel

hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action

Toquemos madera para que nuestro sueño pueda hacerse realidad.
Let's knock on wood so that our dream will come true.

touch wood

verb interjection

La costumbre de tocar madera viene del hábito papista de adorar el crucifijo y besarlo.
The custom of touching wood comes from the papistical habit of adoring the crucifix and kissing it.

Soortgelyke frases

¡toca madera!
knock on wood! · touch wood!

tocar madera
cross your fingers · knock on wood · to touch wood · touch wood

voorbeelde

Por eso ella siempre toca madera.
This is why she knocks on wood all the time.

Toca madera.
Knock on wood.

El coche se comportaba de forma impecable (toca madera).
The car was behaving impeccably (touch wood).

Oye Wendy, toca madera...
Wendy, knock on wood...

Toca madera.
Touch wood.

¡ Toca madera!
Touch wood!

Toca madera! .
( knocks on wood ) Touch wood.

Toca madera, toca madera.
Knock on wood.

Por eso se toca madera y se escriben cartas al director.
It’s why they knocked on wood and wrote letters to the editor.

Bueno, toca madera
Well, knock on wood, huh

Toca madera.
Knock wood.

Toca madera!
Knock on wood!

Toca madera...
Knock on wood...

Toca madera, ¿ no?
You knock on wood, don' t you?

No, no, no... toca madera.
No, no, no... knock on wood

—Toca madera; toca tierra; Anteo —musitó Bart, reuniendo elementos dispersos.
‘Touch wood; touch earth; Antaeus,’21 he muttered, bringing the scattered bits together.

—Tendrá que entenderse con uno de ellos si no toca madera —dijo Hamilton muy seriamente.
"""You'll have one if you don't touch wood,"" said Hamilton seriously."

¡ Toca madera!
Knock on wood!