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to fly off the handle |
perdre els estreps |
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to have a handle on sth |
agafar-li el tranquillo a algo |
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with flying colors |
amb facilitat (i èxit)
[to pass an exam with flying colors] |
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començar de manera increïble |
to get off to a flying start |
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buscar que et diguin coses bones |
to fish for compliments |
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to keep your head above water
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to get by, to eke out [a living],
["anar tirant com es pot"] |
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[to be] in deep water |
[estar] en dificultats |
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[to be] in the pink |
[estar] en bona condició, en bon estat |
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[to be] tickled pink |
[tiklt]
[estar] molt content i excitat |
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a kitchen sink drama |
una drama hiperrealista [de caire social] |
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to take everything but the kitchen sink |
to take far more things than you need |
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to whet |
afilar
[a blade] |
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to whet sb's appetite |
obrir la gana fer venir gana |
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appetising |
apetitòs |
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staple food |
menjar bàsic menjar típic |
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what is it? I can't explain what it is |
[NB l'ordre]. |
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the side dish is quite filling |
el plat d'acompanyament es prou tipós |
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a tablespoon |
una cullerada grossa [pròpiament, un cullerot] |
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if experience there is a guide |
si l'experiència ens serveix de guia |
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of sound mind |
mentally healthy |
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en el moment que tu triïs, quan tu vulguis |
at a time of your choosing |
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to be modelled on sth |
estar basat en algo estar inspirat en algo |
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això pot dur-lo a prendre la pitjor decisió |
this could lead to him choosing the worst decision |
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chore [txò:] |
feina domèstica, tasca |
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leeway |
margin tollerance allowance [ä'lawäns] |
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guile |
1. [adj] trickery, deceit, ruse, wile.
2. [subst] cunning, slyness, foxiness. |
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wile [ai] |
tickery, deceit, guile, ruse,
[treta, astúcia] |
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I've made my mind up |
I've changed my mind |
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seguiràs tenint sed |
you'll keep on being thirsty |
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clear cut! |
bon exemple! ben dit! |
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sospita que sóc un lladre |
he suspects of me being a thief |
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apressa't a l'aeroport per a no perdre l'avió! |
rush to the airport so you avoid missing your plane! |
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counterfeit |
falsificació |
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a) if you run fast, you MAY break your leg. b) if you run fast, you CAN break your leg. |
MAY [no es pot fer servir CAN] |
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si no hagués nevat, podríem no haver tingut l'accident. |
if it hadn't snowed, we might not have had the accident |
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apparel [pá] |
llenceria |
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untoward [ön'tò:d] |
unpropitious troublesome unruly not favorable |
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el seu èxit ha comportat que se'l descrigui com... |
its success had let to it being described as... |
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els últims fets t'han deixat obert a acusacions de ser un mal amic |
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newfangled |
novedós innecessàriament nou |
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el seu èxit rau en què ell té tot el control |
his success lies in him having total control |
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cornerstone |
pedra angular, fonament
["the cornerstone of/in"] |
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parent company holding company |
empresa mare empresa matriu |
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l'han esbroncat [construcció passiva] |
he's given a reprimand |
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as of late last year [?] |
a finals de l'any passat [?] |
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upon the success of... |
a partir de l'èxit de... a causa de l'èxit de... |
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lookalike products of high-end fashions |
productes semblants a modes d'alta qualitat |
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by the turn of the 21st century |
a començaments del s. XXI |
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outlay |
desemborsament |
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to step up the pace |
apujar el pas, accelerar |
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to commit the funds |
destinar els fons |
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the remainder |
la resta, el que queda |
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markdown mark-downs |
rebaixes |
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no et va venir de gust venir? |
you didn't fel like coming? |
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a treballar! poseu-vos a treballar! |
set to work! |
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no paga la pena que vinguem |
is not worth that we come |
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seguirem fent això |
we'll be doing this more and more |
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"UN significa United Nations" |
"UN stands for United Nations"
[an abbreviation stands for sth] |
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un text pot estar desfasat, però un menjar pot estar caducat. |
a text might be outdated, but a food might be expired. |
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pren el iogurt abans del 7 de juny |
use the yougurt by June the 7th |
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la calefacció s'ha espatllat |
the heating system has gone wrong |
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va anar de poc que no em mata |
he stopped short of killing me |
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no vaig arribar tan lluny com per a robar-ho |
I didn't go so far as to steal it |
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vaig pensar que era probable que Arafat hagués estat enverinat |
I thought it was likely Arafat had been poisoned |
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cash-strapped |
curt de diners ("lligat pels diners") |
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"aquesta reparació sembla que em costarà 100€"
[NOT "to cost", but use a phrasal verb] |
this repair work is likely to set me back 100€ |
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to go belly up |
fracassar, anar-se'n en orris |
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salad days |
joventut, dies de jovenesa |
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slapdash |
careless, slipshod, shoddy
[cutre, xapusser] |
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a drop-out |
algú que ha deixat la universitat |
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batch production |
producció per lots
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latterday |
modern, d'aquests dies |
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his relationship is shattered by his leaving one of his partner's girlfriends to die of an overdose |
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to get down to the nitty-gritty |
anar al gra anar a allò essencial |
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it's interesting in its own right |
és interessant per si mateix |
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union busting |
desfeta sindical |
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to bust a gut |
esclafar-se de riure |
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to go bust |
quebrar, fer bancarrota |
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to stop sth dead in their tracks |
fer parar en sec tallar de soca-rel |
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a rip-off |
a) estafa, engany. b) plagi, còpia. |
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foreclosure |
embargament |
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no es va molestar a venir a la festa |
he didn't bother coming to the party |
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to take exception to |
oposar-se a objectar davant |
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no feu tant de soroll! |
please don't make a lot of noise! |
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arribo tard a la feina |
I'm late for work |
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to do sth in red light |
fer algo a les estones lliures |
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this is proof that |
això demostra que |
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the former... the latter |
aquell.... aquest |
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ring binder |
carpeta amb anelles |
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qualsevol paraula que tingui a veure amb el tema |
any words that are to do with the theme |
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no me'n recordaré quan faci l'examen! |
I won't remember it at exam time! |
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ATM |
cash dispenser |
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voucher ['väwtxä] |
cupó, val |
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sewage ['sju:idx] |
aigües residuals |
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shale |
esquist, pissarra
[material present en extraccions de petroli, formant capes] |
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fluffy |
tou, de peluix, suau |
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downy |
suau, sedós, de plomes |
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miser |
[/maisä/]
avar, gasiu |
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hauries d'afegir-te a desitjar-li bona sort al president! |
you should join me in wishing our President good luck! |
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gent necessitada |
people in need |
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heyday |
greatest day golden era |
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a tire of fat |
un michelin |
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it doesn't show.
[f.e. a tire of fat] |
no es veu |
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això té a veure amb... |
this is to do with... |
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guinea pig
[/guini] |
conillet d'índies
[algú amb qui s'experimenta] |
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slimming |
fer dieta, aprimar-se |
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to lose the pounds |
perdre uns quilos
aprimar-se |
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a couch potato |
[algú que es passa el dia al sofà] |
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comfort food |
types of food people eat that make them feel happier when they are sad or worried |
