Translated sentences containing 'columbus'

Christopher Columbus ventured to navigate the Atlantic Ocean.

Cristóbal Colón se atrevió a navegar el océano Atlántico.

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.

Cristóbal Colón descubrió América en 1492.

Christopher Columbus estimated to arrive in the east by navigating through the west.

Cristóbal Colón estimaba llegar al oriente navegando hacia occidente.

Cristopher Columbus was convinced that earth was round.

Cristóbal Colón estaba convencido de que la tierra era redonda.

Columbus discovered America.

Colón descubrió América.

The Union for the Mediterranean is the egg of Columbus, is it not!

¡La Unión para el Mediterráneo es el huevo de Colón!

Maybe now we are discussing something which is not so much a Columbus egg as a Columbus omelette.

Quizá ahora estemos debatiendo algo que, más que el huevo de Colón, parece la tortilla de Colón.

For me it brings to mind the sea, which reminds me of Christopher Columbus. And that is because Christopher Columbus was, as you know, born in Genoa.

A mí me recuerda a Cristóbal Colón y esto porque, como usted sabe, Cristóbal Colón nació en Génova: era genovés y no portugués.

Fortunately, it is a long time since Columbus reached the new world in an ecologically acceptable way.

Afortunadamente, lejos quedan los tiempos en que Colón llegó al nuevo mundo de forma ecológicamente aceptable.

Mr President, I propose that quantitative easing be considered in the euro area; it may prove to be an egg of Columbus.

Señor Presidente, propongo que se considere la posibilidad de un alivio cuantitativo para la zona del euro; podría ser una solución útil y más sencilla de lo que aparenta.

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