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revistas de divulgación científica
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popular science magazines
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DNI
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Documento Nacional de Identidad
Spanish id cad, has photo, fingerprints required to carry after age 14 |
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dar el do de pecho
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give one´s all
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do mayor
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C major
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iba doblado por el dolor
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he was bent over with pain
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le dobla el sueldo
le dobla la edad |
he earns twice as much
he´s twice as old |
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doblada al
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dubbed in
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el sacrificio lo ha doblado
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the sacrifice doubled him over
(making the sacrifice tore him apart |
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dobló a muerto
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it rang of death
(sounded the death knell |
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se le doblaron los rodillos
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his knees buckled
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de doble ancho
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double-wide
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a doble torno
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double shifts
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impresión a doble cara
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double-sided printing
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con doble fondo
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with a false bottom
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hay un doble fondo / sentido
dijo con segundas |
there´s a double meaning (3 ways)
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con doble intención
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with ulterior motives
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dizque
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supposedly, so they say
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el doble de grande
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twice as big
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está a dos velas
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he's at 2 candles
(he´s in the dark, OR he´s broke |
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poner una vela a Dios y otra al diablo
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light one candle for God and one for the devil
(have it both ways |
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¿quién te dio vela en este entierro?
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who gave you a candle in this funeral?
(who told you to butt in? |
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está en vela
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be up all night
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pasar la noche en vela
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to spend the night awake
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barco de vela
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sailing ship
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largaron las velas
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they got underway (lengthened sail)
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arriar velas
recoger velas |
to back down, pull in one's sails
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tendremos que velar por
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we´ll to have watch out that...
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corramos un tupido velo sobre esto
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let´s draw a discreet veil over this
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a toda vela
a toda velocidad |
at full speed (2 ways)
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confundir la velocidad con el tocino
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confuse speed with bacon
(get things mixed up |
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las víctimas se cuentan a cientos
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the death toll ran in the hundreds
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le da ciento y raya
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is more than a match for him
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allí había ciento y la madre
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there were a hundred and a mother
(everyone and his dog was there |
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el ... por ciento
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... %
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en ciernes
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in bloom
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echar la cierre
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to lock up (ie, a shop)
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¿es cierto eso?
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is that really so?
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lo cierto es que...
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the fact is, that...
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una muerte cierta
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certain death
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lo único cierto es que...
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the only sure thing is...
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con cierta frecuencia
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fairly frequently
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lo sé de cierto
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I know for sure
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por cierto...
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by the way...
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un número de seis cifras
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a six-figure number
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ganan cifras astronómicas
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they earn astronomical sums
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cilampear
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to drizzle (CAm)
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como un ciclón
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like a cyclone (dashed, burst in)
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es ciego de nacimiento
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he was born blind
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me dejó ciego
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blinded me
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pero ¿estás ciego?
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are you blind? (i.e., don´t you see...)
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más ciego que un topo
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blind as a bat
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andar a ciegas
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grope blindly
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el cielo está cubierto
... despejado |
its overcast / cloudy
its clear |
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a cielo abierto
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open (i.e., strip mining)
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llega como caído del cielo
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comes out of the blue
(like falling from the sky) |
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tú te vas al cielo con todo y zapatos
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you'll go to heaven with your shoes and everything
(you´ll be blessed in heaven (Mex) |
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se le juntó el cielo con la tierra
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he lost his nerve (LAm)
..sky and earth closed up on him |
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remover cielo y tierra
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to move earth and heaven
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es tocar el cielo con las manos
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like touching the sky
(its nearly impossible |
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se le vino el cielo abajo
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the heavens opened up
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Padre Nuestro que estás en los cielos
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Our Father who art in Heaven
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¡esto clama al cielo!
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this cries out to the heavens
(this is an outrage! |
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está en el séptimo cielo
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she´s in seventh heaven
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ganó el cielo con rosario ajeno
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she got to heaven with someone else's rosary
(he cashed in on other people´s hard work |
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vi el cielo abierto
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I saw the heavens open
(I saw my chance |
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el jefe es un cielo
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the boss is a real sweetheart (heavenly)
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es de lana cien por cien
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its 100 % wool
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lo apoyo al cien por cien
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I support it wholeheartedly
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a ciencia cierta
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for certain
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esto no tiene mucha ciencia
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its not rocket science
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estudia una carrera de ciencias
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she´s doing a science degree
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por miedo de quedar en ridículo
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for fear of looking ridiculous
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le mete el miedo en el cuerpo
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puts the fear of God in him
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es un coche de miedo
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its a fantastic car
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lo pasamos de miedo
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we had a fantastic time
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hace un frío de miedo
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its freezing!
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mi madre cocina de miedo
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my mom´s a fantastic cook
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las mieles del triunfo
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the sweet taste of success
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se quedó con la miel en los labios
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he was left with honey on his lips
(feeling cheated |
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hazte miel y comerán las moscas
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if you are too nice, people will take advantage of you (refrán)
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no hay miel sin hiel
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there´s no honey without bile(refrán)
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hacerse miembro de
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become a member of
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¡ni por mientes!
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not on your life!
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para mientes en
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reflects on, ponders
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trae a las mientes
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recalls
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se le vino a las mientes
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it occurred to him (as a thought)
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mientras no venga
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until he gets here
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mientras más lo repetía, menos lo creía
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the more he repeated it, the less I believed it
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mientras más tienen, más quieren
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the more they have, the more they want
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mientras tanto
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in the meantime
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llegaré en seguida
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I´ll be there right away
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¡una mierda!
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piss off! ***
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hago buenas migas con él
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I make good crumbs with him
(get along well with him |
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separa la corteza de la miga
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remove the crust from bread
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esto tiene su miga
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its got crumb
(there´s more than meets the eye |
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las migajas del reparto
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the scraps (of something shared out)
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tuvo que contentarse con
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he had to be content with...
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se salvaron de milagro
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they were saved by a miracle
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no se consigue ni de milagro
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can´t be had for love or money
(not even by miracle) |
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hace la mili
está en la mili (servicio militar) |
he´s doing his military service
(9 months compulsory military service in Spain) |
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hasta el milésimo
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to three decimal places
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una mano de pintura
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a coat of paint
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quedará como nuevo
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will be like new
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lo nuestro es el fútbol
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what we´re into is soccer
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es de los nuestros
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he´s one of us
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me cogió de nuevas
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it caught me by surprise
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se hizo de nuevas
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she pretended to be surprised
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no hay nada nuevo bajo el sol
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there´s nothing new under the sun
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soy nueva en el colegio
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I´m new at school
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nulo y sin efecto
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null and void
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en números redondos
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in round numbers
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impar
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odd
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en números rojos
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in the red
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volver a números negros
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get back into the black
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miembro de número
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full member
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profesor de número
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tenured professor
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¿has visto nunca cosa igual?
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have you ever seen anything like this?
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¡hasta nunca!
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I don´t care if I never see you again!
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más que nunca
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more than ever
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nunca mejor dicho
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appropriately (never better) said
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nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena
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better late than never (refrán)
its never too late to be happy |
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nuncio de primavera
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harbinger of spring
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¡cuéntaselo al nuncio!
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go tell it to the marines! (stop whining!)
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se casa en segundas
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remarry
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una nutrida concurrencia
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a large gathering
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fuego nutrido
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heavy fire
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nutridos aplausos
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enthusiastic applause
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hombre prevenido vale por dos
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forewarned is forearmed
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más vale prevenir que curar
... que lamentar |
better safe than sorry (2 ways)
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como se prevé
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as expected
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se prevé un descenso de precios
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a drop in prices is expected
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tenemos previsto...
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we intend to...
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sin previo aviso
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without prior warning
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autorización previa
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prior authorization
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previsión meteorológica
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weather forecast
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empezó a la hora prevista
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it started on time
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según lo previsto
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as planned
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no hagas el nudo tan prieto
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don´t tie it so tight
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en sus diseños prima la elegancia
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elegance is the keynote of his designs
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prima sobre
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takes precedence over
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la primavera la sangre altera
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spring is in the air (refrán)
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está en la primavera de la vida
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he´s in the prime of his life
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voy en primera
viajo ... |
I go first class (2 ways)
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las cosas no salen siempre a la primera
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you don´t always get it right the first time
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dijo sí a la primera
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he said yes right away
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aquí se come de primera
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the food is first-class here
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a las primeras de cambio
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at the first signs of trouble
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novela primeriza
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first novel
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en los primeros años del siglo
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in the early part of the century
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a la primera hora
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first thing in the morning
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en primer lugar
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in the first place, first of all
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lo primero es
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the most important things is
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artículos de primera necesidad
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basic essential items
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primeros auxilios
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first aid
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lo primero es lo primero
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first things first
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quedó entre los diez primeros
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he was in the first ten
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la primera de la clase
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top in her class
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fui la primera en...
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I was the first to...
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a primeras de junio
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at the beginning of June
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¡primero morir!
¡antes morir! |
I´d rather die (2 ways)
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le vio el primo de América
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she got her period (antiq)
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hacer el primo
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be taken for a sucker
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cose que es un primor
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her sewing is a work of art
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esto es primordial
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this is top priority
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desempeñar un papel
interpretar... |
play a role (2 ways)
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un papel de primordial importancia
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a crucial role
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el príncipe de Asturias
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the heir to the Spanish throne
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príncipe azul
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knight in shining armor
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cometen errores de principiante
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they make basic mistakes
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desde el principio
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from the outset
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tiene ... en principio
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is based on
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sin principios
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unprincipled
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el pringado del grupo
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the odd man out
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de seguida
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without a break
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en seguida voy
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I´ll be right there
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coger la seguida
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get into the swing of things
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dijo seguidamente que
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he went on to say.... (then he said...)
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cinco días seguidos
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5 days in a row
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tuvo los niños muy seguidos
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she had her children one after the other
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vaya todo seguido
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just keep going straight
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tú ve primero que yo te sigo
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you go first and I´ll follow
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me sigue como un perrito faldero
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he follows me like a lap dog
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seguir de cerco
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to monitor closely
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seguir paso a paso
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to trace step by step
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sigue su curso
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is on course
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no he seguido la conversación
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I didn´t follow the conversation
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razonamiento difícil de seguir
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an argument that´s hard to follow
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¿me sigues?
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are you with me? are you following?
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sigue enfermo
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he´s still sick
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¿cómo sigue?
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how´s he doing? (health)
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que siga usted bien
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stay well, look after yourself
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sigo pensando lo mismo
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I still think the same
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lo que sigue es un resumen
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what follows is a summary
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mencionaré varios casos en lo que sigue
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I´ll now move on to mention several cases
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...destacan los que siguen
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the following stand out
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de esto se sigue que...
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it follows from this that...
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según parece
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apparently (as it seems)
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según me encuentre
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depending on how I feel
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según vengan tres o cuatro
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depending on whether three or four come
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según me consta
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as I know for a fact
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está según lo dejaste
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it´s just as you left it
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sin segundo
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without rival
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lo dijo con segundas
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he meant something else when he said it (like a double entendre)
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sin dejar huella
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without leaving a trace,
leaving no sign |
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huella inconfundible
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unmistakable mark/stamp
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huella imborrable
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indelible mark
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huellero
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tracker dog
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huérfana de madre
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motherless
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huérfano de
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bereft of
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un discurso huero
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an empty speech
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le llevó al huerto
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led him up the garden path
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de color hueso
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off'white
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dio con sus huesos en el cárcel
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he landed in jail
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empapado hasta los huesos
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soked to the bones
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está en los huesos
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he´s all skin and bones
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no le dejó hueso sano
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pulled him to pieces (didn´t leave a bone intact)
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está por los huesos de ella
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he´s crazy about her
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la sin hueso
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the tongue
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tengo los huesos molidos
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I´m dog-tired
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es un hueso duro de roer
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he´s a hard nut to crack
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anda sobre huevos
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walks on eggshells
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se parece como un huevo a una castaña
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be like chalk and cheese
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piensa en los huevos del gallo
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he´s daydreaming
(dreaming of rooster eggs) |
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nos lo han puesto a huevo
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they´ve made it easy for us
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es como el huevo de Colón
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it´s as easy as eggs
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huevo cocido
huevo en casco / pasado por agua/tibio |
hard boiled egg
soft boiled (3 ways) |
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nos costó un huevo
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it cost us a hell of a lot
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una huida hacia adelante
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a leap in the dark
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emprender la huida
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take flight, flee
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los tres terroristas huidos
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the three fugitive terrorists
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anda huido
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he´s being evasive
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en un lugar de...
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somewhere in...
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las gentes del lugar
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the local people
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con/de lujo
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luxurious
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¡vaya lujo asiático!
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what a life of luxury!
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con todo lujo de detalles
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with a wealth of detail
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lumbreras literarias
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leading literature figures
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claro de luna
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moonlight
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está de buena/mala luna
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be in a good/bad mood (2 variants)
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está en la luna de Valencia
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is in a dream world
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eso es hablar de la luna
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that´s nonsense (lunatic)
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se quedó a la luna de Valencia
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he was left out in the cold
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de lunares
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polka-dotted
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hizo San Lunes
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he stayed away from work on Monday
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examinar con lupa
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go over something with a fine-tooth comb, examine closely
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lusitano
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Portuguese
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está de luto
lleva luto se viste de luto |
he´s in mourning (3 ways)
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no ocurre cada lunes y cada martes
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it doesn´t happen every day of the week
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a media luz
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in half-light
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me quitas la luz
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you´re in my light
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aparta de ahí
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get out of the way!
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entre dos luces
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at twilight or daybreak
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le negó la luz de día
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he denied her the light of day
(he conceded absolutely nothing to her |
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la luz al final de túnel
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the light at the end of the tunnel
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con la luz del día
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at daybreak
also, in the cold light of day |
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tan claro como la luz del día
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as clear as day
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a la luz de las velas
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by candlelight
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me dejé la luz encendida
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I left the light on
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se ha ido la luz
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the light has gone out
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sacó a la luz
salió a la luz |
brought to light
came to light |
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a la luz de lo que hemos visto
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in the light of what we´ve seen here
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arrojar luz sobre
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throw light on
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el Siglo de las Luces
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the age of enlightenment
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producirse por generación spontanea
surgir... |
arise from spontaneous generation (2 ways)
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las nuevas generaciones
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the rising generation
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generado por ordenador
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computer-generated
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es general en todo el país
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is widespread throughout the country
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¡déjate de generalidades!
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stop speaking in generalities!
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la generalización del uso de...
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the increased use of...
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existe la creencia generalizada de que...
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it is widely believed that...
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el uso ha generalizado ...
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... has become widespread through common use
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hoy día se ha generalizado ...
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nowadays ... is common/widespread
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el único en su género
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the only one of its kind
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alimenta el morbo
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feeds morbid curiosity
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no es guapa pero tiene morbo
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she´s not pretty, but she´s sexy
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con mordacidad
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sharply, with a bite
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está que muerde
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he´s so mad he could bite
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se muerde las uñas
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she bites her nails
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el perro me dio un mordisco
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the dog bit me
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le arrancó el oreja de un mordisco
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he took off his ear in one bite
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se puso moreno
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she got tan
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estaba moribundo
|
he was dying, at death´s door
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murió a consecuencia de un infarto
... de cáncer ... del corazón ... de muerte natural |
he died as a result of a heart attack
... from cancer ... from a heart attack ... from natural causes |
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murió de vejez
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he died of old age
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lo asfixió hasta morir
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she suffocated him to death
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¡muera al tirano!
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down with the tyrant!
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murió ahogado
... ahorcado ... asesinado |
he drowned
he was hanged he was murdered |
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no merece la pena morir por amor
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its not worth dying for love
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murió al pie del cañón
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he died with his boots on
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y allí muere
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and that´s all there is to it (LAm)
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se acaba de morir su abuelo
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her grandfather just died
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se le ha muerto el gato
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her cat died
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¡ojalá se muere!
¡así se muere! |
I hope he dies!
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¡muérete!
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you´ll never guess! *
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¡no se va a morir por...!
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it wouldn´t kill him to...
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¡me muero de hambre!
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I´m starving!
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me moría de pena de ver...
|
it broke my heart to see...
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se asaban las moscas
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it was baking hot
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caen como moscas
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they´re dropping like flies
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cazar moscas
papar moscas |
to daydream (2 ways involving flies)
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le mandó a capar moscas
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she told him to go catch flies
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por si las moscas
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just in case
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¿qué mosca te ha picado?
|
what fly bit you?
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moscas volantes
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spots before the eyes
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me mosqueé
|
I got worried/bothered
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mosquita muerta
|
hypocrite
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se hace la mosquita muerta
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she looks as if butter wouldn´t melt in her mouth
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se mostró interesado en
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he showed interest in
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mota de polvo
|
a speck of dust
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ver la mota en el ojo ajeno
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see the mote in someone else´s eye
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blanco con motes azules
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white with blue speckles
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a motes
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speckled
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no hace ni mote de aire
|
there isn´t a breath of fresh air
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le pusieron el mote de...
|
they nicknamed him...
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motín carcelario
|
prison riot
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los estudios ya no la motivan
|
she is no longer motivated by her studies
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ajeno de su voluntad
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beyond his control, not of his volition
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con motivo de...
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owing to
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es motivo suficiente para
... sobrado para |
that´s reason enough to...
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me siento realizado
|
I feel fulfilled
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se realizó como persona
|
she achieved personal fulfillment
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reanudaron su amistad
|
they renewed their friendship
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de reata
|
single file, i.e., on a rope
also, submissively |
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me hicieron una rebaja de...
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they gave me a discount of ...
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están de rebajas en Harrods
|
Harrods is having a sale
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las rebajas de marzo
|
the spring sale
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está rebajado
|
its on sale
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está a la venta
de venta |
it´s for sale
for sale |
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artículos de venta
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sale items
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nunca creí que llegara a tal rebajamiento
|
I never thought he would stoop so low
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rebajamiento de sí mismo
|
self-abasement
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rebajó la plusmarca en
|
he broke the record by...
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rebajar el consumo de azúcar en la dieta
|
to lower consumption of sugar
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quiere rebajar cinco kilos
|
she wants to lose 5 kilos
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siempre rebaja el vino con gaseosa
|
he always dilutes his wine with soda water
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para rebajarlo de sal
|
to make it less salty
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rebajó a su mujer
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he put his wife down
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piensa que ese trabajo le rebaja
|
he thinks this work is beneath him
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yo no me rebajaría a hablar con él
|
I wouldn´t stoop to talking with him
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es demasiado orgulloso para rebajarse ante tí
|
he´s too proud to humble himself before you
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tenía todo el pelo de punta
|
all her hair was on end
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caer de punta
|
fall point down
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a punta de navaja
... de pistola |
at knife point
at pistol point |
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sacar punta a
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to sharpen
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le saca punta a todo lo que digo
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she twists everything I say
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salió adelante a punta de esfuerzo
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he got ahead by dint of hard work
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va a entender a punta de patadas
|
he has to have sense beaten into him
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estoy de punta contigo
|
I´m annoyed with you (at point)
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me puso de punta con él
|
I had a falling out with him
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iba de punta en blanco
|
she was dressed up to the nines
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tienen dinero a punta pala
|
they have loads of money
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tiene sus puntas de filósofo
tiene una punta de loco |
there´s a touch of the philosopher about him
he has a streak of madness in him |
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tengo las puntas abiertas
|
I have split ends
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quiero cortarme las puntas
|
I´d like a trim
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la hora punta
|
rush hour
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tecnología punta
|
the latest technology
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hoy no ha dado puntada
|
He hasn´t done a stitch all day
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puntada cruzada
|
cross stitch
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pegar una puntada
soltar... |
drop a hint (2 ways)
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le pegó un puntapié
|
she gave him a kick
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hacer la puntería
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to aim (a gun)
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tiene buena puntería
|
he´s a good shot, he has good aim
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más puntero
|
outstanding, furthest ahead
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tecnología puntera
|
state-of-the-art technology
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dar la puntilla
dar el puntillazo |
give a coup de grace (2 ways)
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|
aquello fue la puntilla
|
that was the last straw
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de puntillas
|
on tiptoe
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|
|
línea de puntos
|
dotted line
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dos puntos
|
colon
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con puntos y comas
sin faltar punto ni coma |
down to the last detail (2 ways)
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poner los puntos sobre los íes
|
dot the i´s
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¡y punto!
|
period!
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|
|
esto marca un punto y aparte en
|
this marks a break in...
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un vino punto y aparte
|
an exceptional wine
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perdieron por tres puntos
|
they lost by three points
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punto y coma
|
semi-colon
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perder puntos
|
to lose points / prestige
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coloca la punta del pie hacia arriba
|
point your toes up
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en la otra punta de
|
at the other end of
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de punta a cabo
... a punta |
from one end to the other (2 ways)
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|
|
la punta del iceberg
|
the tip of the iceberg
|
|
|
lo tengo en la punta de la lengua
|
I have it on the tip of my tongue
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un rotulador de punta fina
|
a fine-tipped pen
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de mi puño
|
in my own hand(writing)
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mentiras como puños
|
whopping lies
|
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|
lo ganó con los puños
|
he got it by sheer hard work
|
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le tengo metido en un puño
|
I have her under my thumb
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pupa
|
blister, ulcer
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estoy hecho puré
|
I´m exhausted, mashed up
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|
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purificación étnica
|
ethnic cleansing
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la Purísima
|
the Virgin
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de puro aburrimiento
|
out of sheer boredom
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por pura casualidad
|
by sheer chance
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puro y duro
|
out-and-out
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un timo
|
a swindle
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no se le ve el color de puro sucio
|
it´s so dirty you can´t tell what color it is
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cosas que se olvidan de puro sabidas
|
things that get forgotten because they're so well-known
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|
le metieron un puro
|
they threw the book at him
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|
extenderse sobre un punto
|
expand on a point
|
|
|
los puntos en el orden del día son...
|
the items on the agenda are...
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contestar punto por punto
|
answer point by point
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de punto
hacer punto |
knitted
to knit |
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me tuvieron que dar cinco puntos
me van a quitar los puntos |
I had 5 stitches
They´re taking out my stitches |
|
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punto de costado
tengo un... |
stitch in the side (pain)
I´ve got a... |
|
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al llegar a este punto
|
at this point / stage
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|
el punto clave
|
the key point
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está en el punto de mira
|
is under scrutiny
|
|
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punto de partida
|
starting point
|
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|
punto muerto
|
deadlock
|
|
|
está a punto
a punto para... |
it´s ready
ready to... |
|
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llegar a / en punto
|
come at just hte right moment
|
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poner un motor a punto
|
tune an engine
|
|
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bajar de punto
subir de punto |
decline
augment |
|
|
batir las claras a punto de nieve
|
beat the egg whites until stiff
|
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a punto de caramelo
|
caramelized
|
|
|
a punto de llamarte
... de llorar ... de perder el tren |
about to call you
on the verge of tears almost missed the train |
|
|
a las siete en punto
|
at 7 sharp
|
|
|
pongamos las cosas en su punto
|
let´s be absolutely clear about this
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hasta cierto punto
|
to some extent
|
|
|
si le da el punto
|
if he gets it into his head
|
|
|
lo sé a punto fijo
|
I know for certain (at a fixed point)
|
|
|
de todo punto
|
absolutely, completely
|
|
|
casos muy puntuales
|
isolated cases
|
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|
nunca llega puntual
|
he never comes on time
|
|
|
éxitos puntuales
|
occasional successes
|
|
|
eso no puntúa
|
that doesn´t count
|
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punzada
|
pang, twinge, shooting pain
|
|
|
las sienes le punzaban
|
her temples were throbbing
|
|
|
le punzaban los remordimientos
|
his conscience pricked him
|
|
|
a puñados
|
in plenty, handfuls
|
|
|
le pusieron un puñal al pecho
|
they put him on the spot (put a dagger to his chest)
|
|
|
puñalada trapera
|
stab in the back
|
|
|
a puño cerrado
apretar los puños |
with a clenched fist
clench one´s fists |
|
|
se come los puños
|
he is starving, has nothing to eat
|
|
|
su piso es como un puño
|
his apartment is matchbox tiny
|
|
|
una verdad como un puño
|
as plain as a pikestaff
|
|
|
de prestigio
|
prestigious
|
|
|
es presumible que...
según cabe presumir... es de presumir que... |
presumably... (3 ways)
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|
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presumir ante sus amistades
|
to show off in front of his friends
|
|
|
no presumas tanto
|
don´t be so conceited
|
|
|
presume de experto
|
he likes to think he´s an expert
|
|
|
presume demasiado de sus fuerzas
|
he overestimates his strength
|
|
|
quedarán campeones
|
they will end up as champions
|
|
|
el principio de presunción de inocencia
|
the principle that one is presumed innocent until proven guilty
presumption of innocence |
|
|
presuntamente
el presunto asesino |
allegedly...
the alleged murderer |
|
|
estos presuntos expertos
|
these so-called experts
|
|
|
presupuestado
|
budgeted for
|
|
|
pedir presupuesto
|
ask for an estimate
|
|
|
presupuesto sin compromiso
|
free estimates, no obligation
|
|
|
un costo presupuestado en...
|
a cost estimated at...
|
|
|
¿qué pretende usted?
|
what are you after?
|
|
|
¿qué pretende usted decir con esto?
|
what do you mean by that?
|
|
|
pretende llegar a ser médico
|
she hopes to become a docto
|
|
|
¡no pretenderás que te pague la comida!
|
you´re not expecting me to pay for your meal
|
|
|
pretende que el coche le atropelló adrede
|
he claims that the car deliberately knocked him down
|
|
|
un libro sin más pretensión que divertir
|
a book which only aims to entertain
|
|
|
tiene pretensiones de artista
|
she is an aspiring artist
|
|
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historial profesional
|
CV
|
|
|
sin pretensiones
|
nothing fancy
|
|
|
vino con el pretexto de
|
he came on the pretext of...
|
|
|
era sólo un pretexto para ...
|
it was just an excuse to...
|
|
|
bajo ningún pretexto
|
under no circumstances
|
|
|
hemos tomado ciertas prevenciones
|
we´ve taken certain precautions
|
|
|
las medidas están enderezadas a corregirlo
|
the measures are designed to correct it
|
|
|
se enderezó a...
|
he set out for...
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|
|
le endilgó
|
he conferred on him...
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|
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engendrado por endogamia
|
inbred
|
|
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para endurecer los musculos
|
to strengthen the muscles
|
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|
han endurecido la política
|
they´ve taken a tougher line
|
|
|
se le ha endurecido el corazón
|
he´s become hardened
|
|
|
supongamos que hay ene objetos
|
let´s suppose there are x objects
|
|
|
se pasó al enemigo
|
he went over to the enemy
|
|
|
dar una fiesta
organizar... |
to throw a party
|
|
|
está de fiesta ante
|
is celebrating
|
|
|
no está para fiestas
|
is in no mood for jokes
|
|
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no sabe de qué va la fiesta
|
he doesn´t have a clue what´s going on
|
|
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para coronar la fiesta
|
to crown it all, to round it all off
to crown the party |
|
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¡tengamos la fiesta en paz!
|
behave yourselves!
|
|
|
hacer fiesta
|
take the day off
|
|
|
mañana es fiesta
|
tomorrow´s a holiday
|
|
|
la fiesta nacional
|
bullfighting
|
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tiene buena figura
|
she has a good figure
|
|
|
es una figura del toreo
|
he´s a big name in bullfighting
|
|
|
hacer figuras
|
to make faces
|
|
|
figura celeste
|
horoscape
|
|
|
eso son figuraciones tuyas
|
it´s just your imagination
|
|
|
tu nombre no figura en la lista
|
your name doesn´t appear on the list
|
|
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figura mucho en la alta sociedad
|
is prominent in high society
|
|
|
ccada círculo figura...
|
each circle represents...
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|
|
¡figúrate lo que sería con...
|
just imagine what it would be like with...
|
|
|
¿qué te figuras que me preguntó?
|
what do you think he asked me?
|
|
|
¡pues, figúrate!
|
well yeah! duh! go figure!
|
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|
ya me lo figuraba
|
I figured as much
|
|
|
lo mira fijamente
|
she stares at him intently
|
|
|
"prohibido fijar carteles"
|
"post no bills"
|
|
|
fijando la mirada en sus ojos
|
looking him straight in the eye
|
|
|
fijaron un plazo de...
|
they set a deadline of...
|
|
|
fijó su residencia en...
|
he took up residence in ...
|
|
|
¡es que no te fijas!
|
you´re not paying attention!
|
|
|
no me había fijado
|
I hadn´t noticed
|
|
|
no se fija en lo que hace
|
he doesn´t pay attention to what he´s doing
|
|
|
¡fíjate cómo corre!
|
just look at him run!
|
|
|
no tengo hora fija para
|
I don´t have a regular time for...
|
|
|
horario fijo de trabajo
|
regular work hours
|
|
|
no tenía trabajo fijo
|
didn´t have a steady job
|
|
|
sé de fijo
eso fijo |
know for sure (fixed)
that´s for sure |
|
|
fijo derecho
|
leapfrog
|
|
|
¡en fijo!
formar / romper fijos cerrar fijos |
fall in !
form up / break ranks close ranks |
|
|
en fila india
|
single file
|
|
|
en las filas del partido
|
in the ranks of the party
|
|
|
al filo de las doce
|
a hair before 12 o´clock
|
|
|
filomela / filomena
|
nightengale
|
|
|
se toma las cosas con filosofía
|
he takes things philosophically
|
|
|
fin de curso
|
end of the school year
|
|
|
dio fin a tres años de conflicto
puso fin... |
put an end to (2 ways)
|
|
|
llegó a buen fin
lo llevó a buen fin |
had a happy ending
brought it to a happy ending |
|
|
llegar a fin de mes
|
make ends meet
|
|
|
¡al fin solos!
|
alone at last!
|
|
|
al fin y al cabo
|
after all
|
|
|
en fin...
|
well anyway...
in short... to conclude... |
|
|
¡en fin, qué se le va a hacer!
|
well, what can anybody do about it, anyway!
|
|
|
a fin de que
con el fin de que |
so that, with the goal of (2 ways)
|
|
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a tal fin
|
to that end, with this aim in mind
|
|
|
hasta el fin de sus días
|
to the end of his days
|
|
|
al fin tuve que darle la razón
|
in the end I had to admit that he was right
|
|
|
¿qué fin tendrá todo esto?
|
what´s the purpose of all this?
|
|
|
finalizar la sesión
|
to log out
|
|
|
se dio por finalizada la ceremonia
|
the ceremony ended with...
|
|
|
se muestran indeciso
|
say they don´t know (in a survey)
|
|
|
cazar en finca ajena
penetrar... |
to poach
to trespass |
|
|
con fingido enojo
|
with feigned annoyance
|
|
|
nombre fingido
|
assumed name
|
|
|
fingió interés
|
she feigned interest
|
|
|
no te hagas la fina
|
don´t be putting on airs
|
|
|
fina ironía
|
subtle irony
|
|
|
¡qué finura!
|
how refined!
|
|
|
novela de su firma
|
a novel he wrote
|
|
|
firmado y sellado
|
signed and sealed
|
|
|
firme aquí
|
sign here
|
|
|
oferta en firme
|
firm offer
|
|
|
se mostró muy firme con ella
|
he was very firm with her
|
|
|
se pusieron firmes
|
they came to attention
|
|
|
echar una firmita
|
sign on the dotted line
|
|
|
se negó con firmeza
|
he firmly refused
|
|
|
de físico regular
|
ordinary looking
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se puso flaca
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she got thin
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le sorprendieron en flagrante delito
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he was caught in the act (2 ways)
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flamante
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brand new
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se pone flamenco
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he´s getting cocky
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estoy hecho un flan
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I´m shaking like a jelly
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le cogió por el flanco
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caught him offguard
blindsided him |
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la flaqueza de su memoria
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his poor memory
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está hecho una flauta
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he´s as thin as a rake
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sonó la flauta
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it was pure luck
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de aquí a Madrid se tarda una hora
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it´s an hour from here to Madrid
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de cara al norte
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facing north
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voy a casa
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I´m going home
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se miran a los ojos
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they´re looking into each others´eyes
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se subió a un tren
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he got on a tren
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nos pusimos a la sombra
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we moved into the shade
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está a siete km de aquí
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it´s 7 km from here
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a la semana
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a week later
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al año de vivir aquí
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after living here for a year
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a los 400 años de su muerte
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400 years after his death...
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a los 15 minutos de juego
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15 minutes into the game
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a la que te descuides
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before you know it, if you´re not careful
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