tug one's beard

Ejemplos (10)

• The old philosopher would often tug his white beard when lost in thought.El viejo filósofo solía tirarse de su blanca barba cuando estaba perdido en sus pensamientos.
• He tugged his beard nervously as he awaited the verdict.Se tiró de la barba con nerviosismo mientras esperaba el veredicto.
• Look at him over there, tugging his beard again. He must be trying to solve a difficult problem.Míralo allí, tirándose de la barba otra vez. Debe estar intentando resolver un problema difícil.
• Tugging his beard was a habit he'd developed whenever he was concentrating.Tirarse de la barba era un hábito que había desarrollado para cuando se concentraba.
• If you ask him a tough question, he'll probably just stand there and tug his beard for a minute.Si le haces una pregunta difícil, probablemente se quedará ahí parado y se tirará de la barba por un minuto.
• "Stop tugging your beard like that," she said, "You'll pull it all out!""Deja de tirarte de la barba así", dijo ella, "¡Te la vas a arrancar toda!"
• Lost in the ancient text, the scholar absentmindedly tugged his grey beard.Perdido en el texto antiguo, el erudito se tiraba de su barba gris distraídamente.
• He had tugged his beard so much during the exam that it was now noticeably messy.Se había tirado tanto de la barba durante el examen que ahora estaba notablemente desordenada.
• Whenever the captain faced a difficult decision, he would tug his thick, black beard.Siempre que el capitán se enfrentaba a una decisión difícil, se tiraba de su espesa barba negra.
• Don't just tug your beard, man, give me an answer!¡No te limites a tirarte de la barba, hombre, dame una respuesta!