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estar de moda
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to be in style
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estar eb el pellejo de otro
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to be in someone else's shoes/skin
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estar en las nubes
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to be in the clouds, scatterbrained
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estar en vigor
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to be in effect (treaty)
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estar en visperas de
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on the eve of
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estar metido en
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to be involved in
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estar para
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to be about to
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estar quebrado
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to be broke
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fiesta quinceañera
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coming out party for young women
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formar parte de
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to be part of
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hacer escala en
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to make a stop at
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fuera de sí
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out of sorts
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fulano de tal
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so and so
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hacer alarde de
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to make boast of = to brag/boast
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fuerte como un roble
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strong like an oak = strong as an ox
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hacerse la vista gorda
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to do the fat look = to pretend not to see
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ganarse la vida
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to earn one's self life = to earn a living
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hacer hincapié de
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to make enfasis of = to emphasize
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incorporarse a
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to incorporate one's self to = to join a group
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hecho a medida
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made to measure
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hay moros en la costa?
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is there moors on the coast = is the coast clear?
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hacer puente
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to do bridge = 3 day weekend (Spain)
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ir a medias
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to go half and half
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hacerse ilusiones
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to make one's self illusions = to dream
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ir al grano
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to the grain = to the point
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la experiencia es madre de la ciencia
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experience is the mother of science = experience is the best teacher
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levantar la mesa
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to lift the table = to clear the table
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llevar a cabo
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to carry to end= to carry out
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llevarse bien con
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to carry one's self well with = to get along well with
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lo de menos
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the least of it
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manos a la obra
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hands to work = let's get to work
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mas bien
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rather
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media naranja
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better half
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mojado hasta los huesos
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wet until the bones= drenched to the bone
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mucho ojo
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watch out!
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negarse a
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to refuse one's self to
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mas vale prevenir que lamantar
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more alright to prevent than regret
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mas vale tarde que nunca
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more alright late than never = better late then never
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ni a tiros
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nor shots = not for anything
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ni mucho menos
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nor much less = let alone...
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no cabe duda
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to not fit doubt = there is no doubt
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no darse por etendido
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to not give one's self for understanding = to pretend to not understand
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no dejar piedra por mover
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to not leave stone for moving = to leave no stone unturned
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no es oro todo lo que reluce
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not everything is gold that shines
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no es tan fiero el leon como lo pintan
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the lion isn't as fierce as they paint him = his bark is worse than his bite
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no hay mal por bien no venga
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there isn't bad from which good doesn't come = every cloud has a silver lining
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no me importa un camino
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I don't give a damn
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no tener remedio
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to have no remedy = to be beyond help
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no vale un camino
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it's not worth anything
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no me importa un pito
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I could care less
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obra empezada, medio acabada
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started work, half done = the hardest part is the beggining
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para colmo de males
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the last straw
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no se ganó Zamora en una hora
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Rome wasn't built in a day
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obrar en poder de
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to work in power of = in the hands of
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pagar en la misma moneda
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to pay in the same coin = to get even
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parece mentira
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it seems a lie = it seems impossible
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pares y nones
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evens and odds
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pasado de moda
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out of style
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pedir prestado
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to borrow
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plan de estudios
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plan of study = curriculum
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poner en claro
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to clear up
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poner en marcha
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to put into motion
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poner el grito en el cielo
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to put the scream in the sky = to raise hell
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poner la mesa
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to set the table
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ponerse colorado
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to get colored = to blush
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ponerse de acuerdo
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to get agreed = to come to an agreement
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por adelantado
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for advancement = in advance
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por casualidad
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by chance
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quedar bien con
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to stay well with = to get along with
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salirse con la suya
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to pull one's self out with theirs = to get away with it
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saltar a la vista
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to jump in sight = to be obvious
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segun mi entender
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according my understanding = as I understand it
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ser afecionado a
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to be affectionate to = to be a fan of
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sin fin de
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with end of = infinite
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sin ton ni son
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hopeless
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sudar la gota gorda
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to seat the fat drop = to have a hard time
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tener fama de
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to have fame of = to have the reputation of
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tener la palabra
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to have the world = to have the floor to speak
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tocante a
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touching at = concerning
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tocarle a uno
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to touch one = to be someone's turn
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tomar cuerpo
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to take body = to take shape
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tropezar con
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to trip over with = to stumble across
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valer la pena
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to be worth the pain = to be worth it
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y pico
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and peak = and some
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