Translated sentences containing 'oaks'

I prefer the oaks on the shores of the river.

Prefiero los robles a orillas del río.

They are the little acorns from which some of the biggest oaks in the forest of jobs have grown.

Éstas son las bellotitas a partir de las cuales han crecido algunos de los robles más altos en el bosque de los puestos de trabajo.

I am thinking of Rio, where as a correspondent I was able to follow things in detail and see how from little acorns great oaks can grow.

Pienso en Río, donde en mi condición de representante pude comprobar de cerca cómo de algo pequeño puede surgir algo grande.

Conditions must be right, however, for small businesses to flourish, given that out of small acorns large oaks trees grow.

Pero las condiciones deben ser adecuadas para que puedan florecer las pequeñas empresas, pues de las pequeñas bellotas crecen los grandes robles.

I refer primarily to southern Europe, southern Spain, but in particular southern Portugal and its cork oaks.

Me refiero sobre todo a Europa meridional, al sur de España, pero en particular al sur de Portugal y sus alcornocales.

Finally, I shall end on a note of optimism and remind colleagues of the old saying ‘out of little acorns grow huge oaks’.

Terminaré con una nota de optimismo recordando a mis colegas el viejo refrán que dice que de las pequeñas bellotas salen grandes robles.

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