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30 Cards in this Set
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odd (e.g. against all odds, at odds with, odds and sods) - Page 90
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probabilidad, rareza (ej. contra toda lógica, en desacuerdo con, chorradas)
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proviso (e.g. on the proviso that. She agreed to work on Christmas with one proviso) - Page 90
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condición, cláusula (ej. con la condición de que)
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Sod's law (e.g. mocked by fate. If something can go wrong, it will happen at the worst possible time. Hope for the best, expect the worst) - Page 90
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más amplio que la ley de Murphy (whatever can go wrong, will go wrong)
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on the off-chance (informal) - Page 90
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en el caso improbable, por si acaso
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by any chance (e.g. would you lend me money by any chance?) - Page 90
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por casualidad, acaso
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providing that (as long as) - Page 91
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siempre y cuando
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heads or tails (e.g. the chance of a coin flip coming up heads or tails is fifty-fifty) - Page 91
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cara o cruz (en una moneda)
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clumsy (e.g. His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot) - Page 92
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torpe, patoso
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stumble (e.g. We were stumbling around in the dark looking for a candle) - Page 92
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tropezar, dar un traspié
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dent (e.g. The back of the car was badly dented in the collision) - Page 92
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abollar, impactar, hacer mella en
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shatter (e.g. He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor) - Page 92
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hacer añicos
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smash (e.g. The car smashed into a tree) - Page 92
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romper ruidosamente, golpear duramente
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flatten (e.g. These excercises will help to flatten your stomach) - Page 92
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aplanar, allanar
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squash (e.g. He squashed his nose against the window) - Page 92
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aplastar
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quilt (e.g. She is making a patchwork quilt for her daughter's bed) - Page 93
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edredón, colcha de pedacitos de tela
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outback (e.g. She accepts to set up a museum in a sleepy town in the Australian outback) - Page 93
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área rural interior de Australia
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awe-inspiring (e.g. The new building was awe-inspiring in size and design) - Page 95
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impresionante, admirable
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dreary (e.g. The dresses all looked drearily similar–I didn't like any of them) - Page 95
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deprimente, triste, sombrío
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hideous (e.g. Their new color scheme is hideous) - Page 95
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muy feo (rostro, edificio, vestido) o desagradable
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piping (e.g. Its distinguishing feature is that all of its piping, elevators, and so on, are on the exterior) - Page 95
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canalización, tubería
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hoax (e.g. The emergency call turned out to be a hoax) - Page 96
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falsedad, broma, inocentada, timo
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willed (e.g. Anything that happens occurs because it has been willed) - Page 96
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intencionado, deliberado, a propósito
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albeit (e.g. He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us) - Page 96
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aunque, si bien
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deceptive (e.g. Appearences can often be deceptive. A deceptive simple idea) - Page 97
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engañoso, falaz
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layperson / laypeople / layman (e.g. To explain sth in layman's terms) - Page 98
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profano (ej. Explicar algo en lenguaje sencillo)
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minster (e.g. York, Southwell or Westminster) - Page 99
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catedral
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ball bearings (e.g. A lot of buildings are built on huge ball bearings so that they move) - Page 99
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soportes, rodamientos, cojinetes
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wrench (e.g. as I felt with a sort of wrench in my stomach) - Page 100
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dolor o infelicidad al dejar a alguien o algo, torcedura violenta y repentina, llave inglesa (monkey wrench)
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weigh up sth against sth (e.g. She weighed up the pros and cons carefully) - Page 100
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sopesar, ponderar
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turn out to be (e.g. It turned out to be a life-changing decision) - Page 100
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resultar (ser)
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