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suyo afectísimo
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yours truly
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falta de afectividad
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lack of emotion
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se aferró a un principio
... esperanza |
she stuck to the principle
... clung to a hope |
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¿qué aficiones tiene?
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what are his hobbies?
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pinta por afición
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he paints as a hobby
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es muy aficionada a la pintura
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she loves to paint (as a hobby)
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un equipo aficionado
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an amateur team
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bricolaje
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DIY
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aficionados a la música
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music lovers
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afilador de lápices
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pencil sharpener
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se afirma en lo dicho
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she stands by what she said
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los afligidos padres
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the bereaved parents
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no te aflijas (tanto)
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don´t get upset, don´t let it affect you
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aflojar un nudo
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untie a knot
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sin aflojar el paso
... ritmo ... marcha |
without slackening the pace
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no aflojó hasta conseguir la victoria
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he didn´t slacken until he achieved victory
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la afluencia de turistas
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in influx of tourists
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hubo gran afluencia de público
...escasa... |
there was a good turnout
...poor... |
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afrecho
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sawdust or bran
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hacer la agachadiza
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to duck (like a snipe)
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agachar las orejas
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hang one´s head
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tiene gallas
es hombre de agallas |
he´s got guts (2 orders)
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tiene buenas agarraderas
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she´s got friends in the right places, she´s got "pull"
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lo tuvo bien agarrado
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she kept him tightly held
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iban agarrados del brazo
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they were walking arm in arm
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agarrar una flor
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pick a flower
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agarró y se fue
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he upped and went
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¡agárrate bien!
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hold on tight!
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se agarra a cualquier excusa
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he grabs onto any excuse
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se agarra a su mala salud para...
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she uses her poor health as an excuse to ...
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esta corbata me agarrota
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this tie is strangling me
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tengo los músculos agarrotados
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I´m all stiff
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agenda de bolsillo
... electrónica |
pocket diary
PDA |
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una agenda apretada
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a tight/busy schedule
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agente inmobilario
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real estate agent
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agible
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feasible, workable
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a pasos agigantados
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in leaps and bounds
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agilipollado
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daft, stupid
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agio
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speculation, usury
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el pájaro agitaba las alas
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the bird flapped its wings
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agitó el café
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he stirred the coffee
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volver en sí
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come around, regain consciousness
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se agitaba en la cama
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was tossing and turning in bed
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aglomerado asfáltico
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blacktop, asphalt
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estámos agobiados de trabajo
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we´re overwhelmed with work
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estoy agobiada con otras cosas
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I´m too busy, I´m overwhelmed with other things
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el dormitorio queda muy agobiado con tantas muebles
...ahogado... |
the bedroom is cluttered with so much furniture
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un día de verano agobiante
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an oppressive summer day
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es agobiante verla sufrir
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it´s unbearable to watch her suffer
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este bochorno me agobia
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this weather is stifling
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me agobian las grandes ciudades
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big cities are overwhelming for me
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no me agobies
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get off my back, give me a break!
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ya terminaré cuando pueda
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I´ll finish when I can!
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está en su agonía
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he´s on his deathbed
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le acortó la agonía al caballo
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he put the horse out of its misery
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agonioso
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selfish pest
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ave agorera
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bird of ill omen
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hace su agosto
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making his august
(he´s feathering his own nest |
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este niño me agota las fuerzas
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this child wears me out
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el público agotó las entradas
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all the tickets sold out
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agoté todos mis argumentros intentando convencerle
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I used up all my arguments trying to convince him
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agotar el plazo
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take all the time allowed
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me agoto pronto nadando
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I tire quickly when swimming
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se me agotó la gasolina
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I ran out of gas (literal)
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se me está agotando la paciencia
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my patience is running out
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el tiempo se iba agotando
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time was running out
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su presencia siempre agrada
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your presence is always welcome (formal)
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se le agrada...
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if you like..., if you wish (formal)
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te agragezco tu ayuda
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thank you for your help
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se lo agradezco
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thank you, I´m much obliged (formal)
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no agradecería nunca lo bastante
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can never thank you enough
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¡se agradece!
¡muy agradecido! |
much obliged! (2 ways)
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siempre se agradece
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is always welcome
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estamos muy agradecidos
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we are very grateful
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me miró agradecida
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she looked at me thankfully
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le quedaría muy agradecida si...
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I would be very grateful if...
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son arboles muy agradecidos
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they are easy-to-grow trees
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tengo el agrado de informarle que...
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I have the pleasure to inform you that...
I´m glad to say that... |
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con la agravante de que...
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with the further difficulty that...
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en agraz
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prematurely (i.e., while the grapes are still bitter)
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pacto de no agresión
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non-agression pact
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agregue el azúcar y remueva
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add sugar and stir
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agricultura de rozas y quema
... ecológica |
slash-and-burn agriculture
organic ag. |
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agrimensura
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surveying (land)
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agroturismo
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rural tourism
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¡hombre al agua!
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man overboard!
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cayó agua al mares
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it poured down (rain)
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sin decir agua va
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without giving a warning
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le bailó el agua
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he danced attendance on her
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quedó en agua de borrajas
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came to nothing (a project)
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como agua para chocolate
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furious e.g. at being duped
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está con el agua al cuello
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he´s up to his neck in it
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coger agua en cesto
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do something in vain
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gasta el dinero como agua
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spends money like water
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esperan ... como agua de mayo
fue recibida... nos viene ... |
they eagerly awaited...
was eagerly welcomed... came as a godsend |
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lleva agua a su molino
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he turns things to his own advantage
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es agua pasada
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it´s water under the bridge
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sacar agua de las piedras
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to work miracles, squeeze water from stones
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es como el agua por San Juan
"Agua por San Juan quita vino y no da pan" |
it is harmful and unwelcome
rains after the solstice... |
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nunca digas de esta agua no beberé
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never say never
never say what water you won´t drink |
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de las aguas mansas me libre Dios
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God free me from calm waters ???
(still waters run deep |
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agua pasada no mueve molino
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its no good crying over spilled milk
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lo que por agua viene, por agua se va
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easy come, easy go
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agua dulce
... salada |
freshwater
saltwater |
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cayó agua nieve
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it sleeted
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hacía aguas
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was floundering
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rompió aguas camino al hospital
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her waters broke on the way to the hospital
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nadar entre dos aguas
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sit on the fence, be undecided
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las aguas están volviendo a su cauce
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thins are returning to normal
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aguas de pantoque
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bilge water
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aguas fecales
... negras ... residuales ... servidas |
sewage (4 variants)
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aguas subterráneas
... superficiales |
ground water
surface water |
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hacer aguas menores
... mayores |
pee
poop |
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le hizo una aguadilla
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he held her head under water, gave her a ducking
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aguafiestas
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killjoy, wet blanket
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aguafuerte
grabado al... |
nitric acid
etched |
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aguamar
aguamuerta aguaviva |
jellyfish (3 variants)
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aguanté el dolor como pude
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I endured the pain as best I could
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aguantar el chaparrón
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to weather the storm
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aguanta bien el calor
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stands up well to the heat
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sabe aguantar bien las bromas
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he knows how to take a joke
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no aguanta ver sufrir a un animal
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I can´t stand to watch an animal suffer
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no hay quien te aguante
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there´s no one who can stand you
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aguanta el paquete un minuto
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hold the package for a minute
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aguantar la mesa
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hold up / support the table
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aguantar la respiración
... la risa |
hold one´s breath
keep from laughing |
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no pude aguantar las ganas de...
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I couldn´t resist the desire to...
I couldn´t keep myself from... |
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ya no aguanto más
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I can´t take it anymore!
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no aguantaba más de diez minutos
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she couldn´t keep it up for more than 10 minutes
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tienes que aguantar hasta manaña con...
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you´ll have to make do until tomorrow with...
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aguantan poco sin aburrirse
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they get bored easily
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es de guapa que no se puede aguantar
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she´s too pretty to stand!
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¡aguanta!
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hold on a minute!
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ya no me aguantaba de pie
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I could hardly stay on my feet
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aguantarse y no responder
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keep quiet and not answer
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me tuve que aguantar
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I had to grin and bear it
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no me aguanta ni yo
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I can´t even stand myself
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¡ahora te aguantas!
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that´s tough! just lump it!
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no sé como te aguantas
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you´re unbearable, I don´t know how you can stand yourself
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¡aguántate!
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calm down!
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¡que poco aguante tienes!
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you have no stamina!
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esa mesa tiene muy poco aguante
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that table can´t hold much
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aguarle la fiesta
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spoil someone´s fun
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no sabemos el futuro que nos aguarda
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we don´t know what the future has in store for us
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aguarrás
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turpentine
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dar coces contra el aguijón
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struggle in vain (kick against the stings)
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el aguijón de la carne
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sexual desire
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es un águila
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he´s a genius, terribly clever
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¿águila o sol?
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heads or tails?
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buscar una aguja en un pajar
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look for a needle in a haystack
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conocer la aguja de marear
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know one´s way around
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aguja de pino
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pine needle
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agujero de hombre
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manhole
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agujero de ozono
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hole in the ozone
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agujero negro
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black hole
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tengo agujetas en las piernas
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my legs are stiff
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aguzar el oído
... la vista |
to prick up one´s ears
to keep one´s eyes peeled |
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¡ah del barco!
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ship ahoy!
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esa de ahí es mi madre
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that woman over there is my mother
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ahí no más
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right here
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deben de estar por ahí
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they must be around here somewhere
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viviendo por ahí fuera
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living abroad
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o por ahí
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or thereabouts, or so
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ahí va...
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there goes... (the ball)
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ahí está el problema
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that´s the problem
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de ahí se deduce que...
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from that one can deduce that...
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hasta ahí llego yo
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I can work out that much for myself
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bueno, hasta ahí de acuerdo
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well, I agree with you up to there...
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con ahínco
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eagerly, earnestly
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esto es un ahogadero
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it´s stifling in here
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ahogar las penas
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drown one´s sorrows
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ahogaron la rebelión en sangre
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they crushed the rebellion (with bloodshed)
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ahogada por la emoción
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choked by emotion
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se ahoga en un vaso de agua
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he´s making a mountain out of a molehill
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ahogándose
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gasping for breath
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me ahogo en...
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I get claustrophobic in...
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el asma le produce ahogo
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his asthma makes him breathless
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ahora que lo pienso
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now that I think of it...
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pasar ahogos tremendos para...
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undergo tremendous difficulties to...
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me lo acaban de decir ahora
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they just told me now
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¡que me ahorcan!
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cross my heart, hope to die!
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dinero ahorrado
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money saved up
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ahorrarte las molestias
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save you the trouble
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no ahorra ataques contra
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he doesn´t hold off on attacking...
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está ahorrando para...
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he´s saving up to...
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así te ahorras tener que...
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that way you can save yourself from having to...
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fomenta el ahorro
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promotes saving
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ahorro energético
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energy-saving
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ahuecar la mano
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cup one´s hand
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ahuyentar las penas en vino
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drown one´s sorrows in drink
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salió airado del cuarto
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he stormed angrily out of the room
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parece que me falta el aire
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I feel like I can´t breathe
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¡fuera de aquí! ¡aire!
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get out of here! scram!
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lo lanzó al aire
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he threw it into the air
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un vestido con la espalda al aire
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a backless dress
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todo está en el aire...
dejó la pregunta en el aire |
everything´s up in the air
left the question up in the air |
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se celebró al aire libre
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was held outdoors
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las esperanzas han volado por los aires
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hopes have been dashed (have flown off)
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le gusta hacer las cosas a su aire
ir a su aire |
he likes to do things his own way
go one´s own way |
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bebió los aires por ella
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he was madly in love with (drank air for) her
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perdió el habla
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lost the power of speech
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se mantiene del aire
vive del aire |
he lives on thin air
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se muda a cualquier aire
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he changes from one minute to the next
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se ofende del aire
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he´s really touchy
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le siguió el aire
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he humored her, followed her whims
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aire comprimido
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compressed air
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la prensa no da aire a...
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the press is giving no coverage to...
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cambiar de aires
mudar... |
have a change of scene
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¿qué aires te traen por aquí?
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what winds bring you here?
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un aire señorial
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a stately air
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con aire cansado
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wearily
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tienen aire de no haber roto un plato en su vida
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they look like butter wouldn´t melt in their mouths -- like they´ve never done a thing wrong in their lives
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no te des aires de superioridad
... aires de suficiencia... |
don´t get all superior on me
... on your high horse... |
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airear la atmósfera
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clear the air
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airón
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heron
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salir airosamente
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come out unscathed
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aislación térmica
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insulation
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zona ajardinada
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landscaped area
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es matón por cuenta ajena
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he´s a hired thug
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por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad
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for reasons beyond our control
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no es ajena a los problemas
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she´s not indifferent to the problems
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está hecho un ají
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he´s hopping mad (made a garlic)
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harto de ajos
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ill-bred, common (full of garlic)
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tieso como un ajo
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high and mighty, stuck up
(stiff as a garlic) |
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andar en el ajo
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be in on the secret
(go in on the garlic) |
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revolver el ajo
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make trouble, stir the garlic
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echar ajos y cebollas
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swear like a trooper (involves onion family)
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¡ya no te ajunto!
¡no te ajunto conmigo! |
I´m not your friend anymore
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los precios más ajustados
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the most competitive prices
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alicates
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pliers
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para ajustar la válvula
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to tighten the valve
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el precio ha quedado ajustado en
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the price has been set at
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rellena con masilla
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fill with putty
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los empalmes que no ajusten
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joints that don´t fit together (in drywalling)
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el tapón no se ajustaba
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the cap didn´t fit
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tendrán que ajustarse al guión
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they need to follow the script, stick to the plan
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ajuste por aumento del costo de la vida
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cost of living bonus
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se le cayeron las alas del corazón
(the wings fell off his heart) |
his heart sank
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le cortó las alas
le dio alas vuela con las propias alas |
he clipped her wings
he gave her wings, encouraged her she stands on her own two feet |
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es como alas de mosca
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its like the wings of a fly
(its paper thin) |
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queda tocado de ala
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he´s a lame duck
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al alabado
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at dawn OR at nightfall
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en alabanza de
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in praise of
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cantar las alabanzas de
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sing the praises of
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se alaba de prudente
...por... |
he prides himself on being sensible (2 prepositions)
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precios alambicados
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rock-bottom prices
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dar algo por alambique
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to give grudgingly
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pasarlo por alambique
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go through it with a fine-tooth comb
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alambre de espino
... púas |
barbed wire (2 variants)
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alambre cargado
...de tierra ... forrado |
live wire
ground covered wire |
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alambrista
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tightrope walker
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un alarde de patriotismo
... de falsa modestia |
a show of patriotism
... of false modesty |
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fue todo un alarde de serenidad
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it was a feat of cool-headedness
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dar alaridas
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to shriek
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con creciente alarma
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with growing concern
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¡no te alarmes!
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don´t be alarmed!
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aceite de alazor
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safflower oil
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al romper el alba
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at the break of dawn
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albarda sobre albarda
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piling it on
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¡hágalo a su alberdrío!
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have it your way!
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alberger a un terrorista
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harbor a terrorist
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aún alberga los rencores del...
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he still harbors resentments from...
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albergue juvenil
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youth hostel
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me quedé en albis
|
my mind went blank
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en los albores de la ciencia
|
at the dawn of science
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alcachofa de la ducha
|
shower head
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está al alcance
|
it is within reach OR
it is available |
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todos los medios a su alcance
|
every means available to her
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fuera del alcance de los disparos
del oído de la vista de la mano |
out of gunshot range
earshot view arm´s reach |
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poner la cultura al alcance de todos
|
make culture available to everyone
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de corto alcance
... medio.. ... largo / gran... |
short range
medium... long... |
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el verdadero alcance de lo ocurrido
|
the true significance of what happened
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una crisis de alcance planetario
|
a worldwide crisis
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la policia le dio alcance
|
the police arrested him (got him in reach)
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da alcance al líder
alcanzar ... |
catch up to the leader (sports)
(2 forms of verb) |
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de cortos alcances
de pocos luces |
not too bright
(2 variants) |
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es un alcance de nombres
|
it just happens that their names are the same
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las expectativas
|
expectations
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alcanzar la fama
alcanzar la paz |
to find fame
to achieve peace |
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alcánzame la sal
|
pass me the salt
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no alcanzaba al
|
she couldn´t reach
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¿te alcanza para...?
|
do you have enough (money) for the...?
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está alcoholizado
|
he´s an alcoholic
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morir alcoholizado
|
die of alcoholism
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dar aldabonazos en
|
to bang at
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iba aleando
|
he was improving
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aleatorio
|
random, fortuitous
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me alegro
|
I´m happy (to hear whatever you´re telling me)
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me alegro de saberlo
|
I´m happy to hear it
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sacar el tema
|
to mention something
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¡me dio un alegrón!
|
gave me a thrill
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vivimos algo alejados
|
we live quite a distance away
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alejado de la realidad
|
cut off from the real world
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supone un alejamiento en
|
represents a break in
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un alejamiento nos sentarán bien a los dos
|
some time apart will do us both good
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ese olor aleja a los mosquitos
|
this smell drives mosquitos away
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se alejó de la tentación
|
he kept out of temptation
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alejó su atención de
|
he distracted her attention from
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se alejó del buen camino
|
he lost his way, strayed from the straight and narrow
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poco a poco se fueron alejando de
|
gradually they drifted away from
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un recorte de los tipos de interés
|
a cut in interest rates
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se aleja de lo normal
|
is far from being normal
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se aleja del espíritu de
|
is alien to the spirit of
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en su pecho alienta la esperanza de
|
he cherishes the hope of
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tiene alergia al polín
... primaveral |
he´s allergic to pollen
...has hay fever |
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está en el alero
|
he´s remains undecided, sits in the wings
|
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están de alerta
|
are on stand-by
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con alevosía
|
with premeditation, cold-bloodedly
|
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alferecía
|
epilepsy
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aquí ya no cabe ni un alfiler
|
you couldn´t squeeze even another pin in here
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prendido con alfileres
|
held together by spit and baling wire
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puesto con 25 alfileres
|
dressed up to the nines (with 25 pins)
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alfiler de gancho
... seguridad |
safety pin (2 variants)
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para ese viaje no hacían falta alforjas
|
there was no point in bringing all this stuff (going to all this trouble)
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tenía algo de revolucionario
|
he´s a bit of a revolutionary
|
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se ha cambiado en algo
|
has changed slightly
|
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tres kilos y algo
|
just over 3 kilos
|
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casi me da algo cuando
|
I almost died when...
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por algo será
|
there must be some reason, he must have some reason
|
|
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lo que ya es algo
|
which is quite something (an accomplishment)
|
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un algo de tristeza
|
something sad
|
|
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se crió entre algodones
|
he´s always led a pampered life
|
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se cree alguien
|
he thinks he´s somebody
|
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|
hubo alguno que otro nube
|
there were one or two clouds
(the odd cloud) |
|
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todos lo hemos hecho alguna vez
|
we´ve all done it at one time or another
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sin motivo alguno
|
for absolutely no reason
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alguna otra idea
|
any other ideas
|
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no deje de pedir
|
don´t hesitate to ask
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aliacán
|
jaundice
|
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|
la Alianza Atlántica
|
NATO
|
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|
el país de las maravillas
|
Wonderland
|
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ofrecer el aliciente de
|
has the attraction of
incentive |
|
|
le huele el aliento a ajo
|
his breath smells of garlic
|
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dar los últimos alientos
|
breathe one´s last
|
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me falta el aliento
|
I´m out of breath
|
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le cortó el aliento
|
she took his breath away
|
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de un aliento
|
in one go
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|
cobrar aliento
|
to take heart, get courage
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|
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de hondo aliento patriótico
|
deeply patriotic spirit
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para aligerar las piernas
|
to stretch my legs
|
|
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un alifo de armas
... drogas |
an arms cache
a drug shipment |
|
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tengo una familia que alimentar
|
I´ve got a family to feed
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la comida rápida no te alimenta nada
|
fast food is not at all nutritious
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se alimentan de carroña
|
they feed on carrion
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el motor se alimenta de gasoil
|
the motor runs on diesel
|
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vientos alisios
|
trade winds
|
|
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me alivia saberlo
|
I´m pleased (relieved) to hear it
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|
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¡que te alivies!
|
get well soon"
|
|
|
es un gran alivio
|
it´s a great relief
|
|
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un suspiro de alivio
|
a sigh of relief
|
|
|
me dio un susto de alivio
|
he gave me an awful fright
|
|
|
cualquier número más allá de siete
|
any number higher than seven
|
|
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no está muy allá
|
he isn´t doing so well (health)
|
|
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allá lo veremos
|
we´ll see about that later
|
|
|
allá en 1500
|
way back in 1500
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allá por el año 1975
|
back about 1975
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|
el juez dispuso el allanamiento del domicilio
|
the judge granted a search warrant
|
|
|
se allana a todo
|
he agrees to everything
|
|
|
fuentes allegadas a
|
sources close to
|
|
|
los más allegados y queridos
|
nearest and dearest
|
|
|
se allegó a una secta
|
he joined a sect
|
|
|
allende lo posible
|
beyond possible (impossible)
|
|
|
allí donde va
|
where ever he goes
|
|
|
fuentes allegadas a
|
sources close to
|
|
|
los más allegados y queridos
|
nearest and dearest
|
|
|
se allegó a una secta
|
he joined a sect
|
|
|
allende lo posible
|
beyond possible (impossible)
|
|
|
allí donde va
|
where ever he goes
|
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|
está tirado por allí
|
he´s hanging around somewhere
|
|
|
de allí a decir que es un timo
|
but that´s a long way from calling it a swindle
|
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hasta allí no más
|
that´s the limit
there and no farther |
|
|
tiene alma de poeta
|
she has the soul of a poet
|
|
|
alma cándida
|
poor innocent soul
|
|
|
le arrancó el alma
|
he was devastated (it ripped his soul out)
|
|
|
tiene el alma en su almario
|
he has what it takes
|
|
|
estaba con el alma en la boca
|
my heart was in my mouth
|
|
|
huyó como alma que lleva el diablo
|
he fled like a bat out of hell
|
|
|
se echó el alma a las espaldas
|
he abandoned all scruples
|
|
|
te lo agradezco en el alma
|
I´m deeply grateful
|
|
|
se me clavó en el alma
me llegó al alma me dolió en el alma |
it broke my heart (3 variants)
|
|
|
lo siento en el alma
|
I´m truly sorry
|
|
|
entregó el alma a Dios
|
he departed this life
|
|
|
me mojé hasta el alma
|
I was soaked to the bone
|
|
|
vomitó hasta el alma
|
she was violently sick
|
|
|
en el más hondo de mi alma
|
from the bottom of my heart
|
|
|
se fue el alma tras ella
|
he fell in love with her (his soul went after her)
|
|
|
le partió el alma
... corazón |
she broke his heart (2 variants)
|
|
|
me salió del alma
|
it just came out (words)
|
|
|
lo deseo con todo mi alma
... mi corazón |
I want it with all my heart (2 variants)
|
|
|
tiró fuerte, con toda su alma
|
he pulled hard, with all his might
|
|
|
le volvió el alma al cuerpo
|
he recovered his composure
(his spirit returned to his body) |
|
|
el alma del asunto
|
the crux of the matter
|
|
|
es el alma de la fiesta
|
she´s the life of the party
|
|
|
lo tiene en almacén
|
he has it in store, in stock
|
|
|
hacer almanaques
|
to muse
|
|
|
almeja
|
clam (also cunt)
|
|
|
está hecho un almíbar
|
he´s all sweetness and light,
overdoes the flattery |
|
|
almibarar las palabras
|
to use honeyed words
|
|
|
almirez
|
mortar
|
|
|
hay que consultarlo con la almohada
|
have to consult with my pillow
(I need to sleep on it |
|
|
vengo almorzado
|
I´ve had lunch
|
|
|
me alocan los pizzas
|
I´m wild about pizza
|
|
|
buscar alojamiento
|
to seek lodging
|
|
|
alpargatero
turismo de alpargata |
on the cheap
shoestring tourism |
|
|
se aquila
por aquila |
¨for rent" (2 variants)
|
|
|
coche de alquiler
|
rented car
|
|
|
alquiler de úteros
madre de alquiler |
surrogate motherhood
... mother |
|
|
control de alquileres
|
rent control
|
|
|
vivir de alquiler
|
live in rented accomodations
|
|
|
en los alrededores de Londres
|
in the outskirts of London
|
|
|
le dieron de alta
|
they discharged her
|
|
|
se dieron de alta en la empresa
|
they joined the company
|
|
|
solicitó el alta en el club
|
he applied for membership in the club
|
|
|
la puso en un altar
|
he put her on a pedastal
|
|
|
la humedad alteró los alimentos
|
the humidity spoiled the food
|
|
|
se alteró con la noticia...
la alteró visiblemente |
she was shaken by the news
she was visibly shaken |
|
|
¡no te alteres!
|
don´t get upset, don´t be perturbed
|
|
|
sin alterarse
|
unperturbed
|
|
|
alternancia de cultivos
|
crop rotation
|
|
|
alternar con la gente vien
|
hobnob with top people
|
|
|
tiene pocas ganas de alternar
|
he doesn´t want to mingle
|
|
|
alternar de igual a igual
|
be on an equal footing
|
|
|
alternarse en el poder
|
to take turns in office
|
|
|
no tienes alternativa
|
you don´t have any (other) alternatives
|
|
|
tomar una alternativa
...la ... |
make a choice
become a fully qualified bullfighter |
|
|
las alternativas de la política
... altibajos... ...vicisitudes... ...peripecias... |
ups and downs of politics (4 vocab)
|
|
|
club de alterne
|
singles club
|
|
|
estas chicas no son de alterne
|
these girls don´t sleep around
|
|
|
alteza de miras
|
high-mindedness
|
|
|
zapatos de tacón alto
|
high heeled shoes
|
|
|
en lo alto de la cuesta
desde lo alto del árbol |
on top of the hill
from the top of the tree |
|
|
lo celebraron de todo lo alto
|
they celebrated in style
|
|
|
la marea estaba alta
|
the tide was in
|
|
|
alto cargo
altos mandos |
high-ranking (2 variants)
|
|
|
alta cocina
alta costura |
haute cuisine
high fashion |
|
|
las altas presiones
|
high pressure system
|
|
|
temporada alta
|
high season
|
|
|
Alta Velocidad España
|
high speed train in Spain
|
|
|
en voz alta
|
out loud
|
|
|
hasta las altas horas de la madrugada
|
until the early hours of the morning
|
|
|
pon la radio un poco más alto
|
turn the radio up a little
|
|
|
pensar en alto
|
think out loud
|
|
|
mide 1,80 de alto
|
he´s a meter 80
|
|
|
con los manos en alto
|
with his hands up
|
|
|
deja muy en alto su reputación como
|
boosts his reputation as...
|
|
|
Altos de Golan
|
Golan Heights
|
|
|
pasar por alto
|
pass over, overlook
|
|
|
le dio el alto
|
he ordered her to halt
|
|
|
hacemos un alto en el camino
... trabajo |
let´s take a break from driving
... working |
|
|
alto el fuego
|
ceasefire
|
|
|
sentí un dolor a la altura de los riñones
|
I felt a pain around my kidneys
|
|
|
metros de altura sobre el nivel del mar
|
meters above sea level
|
|
|
no estaba a la altura del concurso
|
was not up to the standard of the competition, did not measure up
|
|
|
quedaremos a la altura del betún
|
our name is mud
(we´re at the level of paving tar) |
|
|
a estas alturas no me preocupan las arrugas
|
at my age I don´t worry about wrinkles
|
|
|
a estas alturas no podemos volvernos atrás
|
having come this far, we can´t go back
|
|
|
es alucinante
|
it´s mind-blowing
|
|
|
no se dio por aludido
|
he pretended not to hear
|
|
|
no te des por aludido
|
don´t take it personally
|
|
|
se dio por aludido
|
he took the hint
|
|
|
están en alza
|
are on the rise
|
|
|
un artista en alza
|
a rising artist
|
|
|
lo hizo por la pura alza
|
he did it just for the sake of doing it
|
|
|
con el puño alzado
|
with a raised fist
|
|
|
alzaprima
|
crowbar
|
|
|
no alzó la mirada del libro
|
he didn´t look up from the book
|
|
|
alzar la voz
|
raise one´s voice
|
|
|
se alza por encima del parque
|
towers over the park
|
|
|
se alzaron en armas
|
they rose up in arms
|
|
|
se alzaron con la victoria
|
they made off with the victory
|
|
|
tenga la amabilidad de...
sea tan amable como para... si es ... |
please be kind enough to (3 variants)
|
|
|
¡muy amable!
|
very kind of you!
|
|
|
amariposado
|
effeminate, fluttery
|
|
|
romper las amarras
|
to break loose
|
|
|
tiene buenas amarras
|
she has good connections (ties)
|
|
|
amasamiento
|
massage
|
|
|
hablar sin ambages
|
come right to the point (speak without ambiguities)
|
|
|
contaminación ambiental
|
env. pollution
|
|
|
su entorno ambiental fue muy negativo
|
his environment was very negative
|
|
|
se ambienta rápidamente
|
he settles in (adjusts) quickly
|
|
|
sirvese a temperatura ambiental
|
serve at room temperature
|
|
|
el ambiente estaba cargada de humo
|
it was smoky
(the environment was filled with smoke) |
|
|
se siente en su ambiente
|
she feels in her element
|
|
|
ambiente familiar
|
home environment
|
|
|
el ambiente
|
the scene (LGBT)
|
|
|
dentro del ámbito de
|
within the context of
|
|
|
en el ámbito nacional
|
on a national scale
|
|
|
a paso de ambladura
|
at an ambling pace
|
|
|
deci amén a todo
|
to agree to everything
|
|
|
en un decir amén
|
in a trice (saying amen)
|
|
|
amenaza de bomba
|
bomb scare
|
|
|
una especie amenazada de extinción
|
a threatened species
|
|
|
amianto
|
asbestos
|
|
|
amígdala
|
tonsil
|
|
|
amigo de confianza
son muy amigos |
a very close friend
they are very good friends |
|
|
amigo por correspondencia
|
penpal
|
|
|
y todos tan amigos
|
and everything will be fine (friendly)
i.e., we´ll split the bill... |
|
|
pagamos a medias
|
we´ll split the bill
|
|
|
hacer amigos
... amistad con trabar .... |
make friends (3 variants)
|
|
|
llevo amistad con
|
I´m on friendly terms with
|
|
|
viven amontonados
|
they live on top of each other
|
|
|
viene amontonado fichas
|
he´s been amassing data
|
|
|
se amontonaron los coches
|
the cars got in a jam
|
|
|
por el amor al arte
|
just for the fun of it
i.e., not to make a profit |
|
|
le hizo el amor a
|
he courted OR made love to
|
|
|
es cuestión de propio amor
|
it´s a matter of pride (self-respect)
|
|
|
amor con el amor se paga
|
one good turn deserves another
|
|
|
le picó en el amor propio
|
she wounded his pride
|
|
|
¡con mil amores!
|
I´d love to! gladly!
|
|
|
amorrar
|
to sulk, hang one´s head
|
|
|
caer amortecido
|
to fall in a swoon
|
|
|
amortiguador de luz
|
dimmer switch (on a light)
|
|
|
amortiguador de ruido
|
silencer, muffler
|
|
|
lo amortizó por desvalorización
|
he wrote it off, depreciated it
|
|
|
la ley nos ampara
|
the law is there to protect us
|
|
|
al amparo de la ley
|
under the protection of law
|
|
|
actuaron al amparo de la oscuridad
|
they acted under the cover (protection) of darkness
|
|
|
ampliar su vocabulario
|
to expand his vocabulary
|
|
|
un amplia extensión de terreno
|
a vast tract of land
|
|
|
por amplia mayoría
|
by a large majority
|
|
|
un amplio surtido de productos
|
a wide range of products
|
|
|
de gran amplitud
|
wide-ranging
|
|
|
como el ampo de la nieve
|
as white as the driven snow
|
|
|
ampuloso
|
bambastic
|
|
|
anadear
|
to waddle
|
|
|
no sufre ancas
|
he can´t take a joke
|
|
|
esto lleva el desastre en anca
|
this spells disaster
|
|
|
colocaron una cuerda a lo ancho de la calle
|
they placed a rope accross the street
|
|
|
por todo el ancho mundo
|
in all the wide world
|
|
|
le viene muy ancho el cargo
|
the the job is too much for him
|
|
|
a tus anchas
|
at your leisure
|
|
|
en dos coches iremos más anchos
|
we´ll be more comfortable in two cars
|
|
|
estoy a mis anchas
|
I´m comfortable / at ease here
|
|
|
discutir a tus anchas
|
speak freely
|
|
|
y me quedé tan ancha
|
and I felt quite pleased with myself
|
|
|
iba todo ancho con su traje nuevo
|
he was very proud in his new suit (strutted)
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tienen lo mismo de ancho
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have the same width
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ancho de banda
anchura.... |
bandwidth
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anchura alar
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wingspan
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ancla de la esperanza
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last hope
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es andador
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he´s a good walker
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comenzar nuevas andaduras
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to begin anew
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andaluzada
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tall tale, exaggeration
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andamiage
andamiada |
scaffolding, structure
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soltar una andanada
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drop a bombshell (lit, broadside)
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hacer andanismo
... alpinismo |
to hike (2 variants)
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está hecho un andrajo
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he´s a bundle of rags
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en esos andurriales
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in those godforsaken places
(lit., bogs) |
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este cuadro tiene una anécdota
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this picture has a story attached to it
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se anegó en llanto
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she dissolved in tears (lit., drowned)
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operar con / sin anestesia
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to operate with / without anaesthesia
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anfibológico
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ambiguous, having 2 meanings
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angarillas
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panniers
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por angas o por mangas
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like it or not
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pasó un ángel
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there was a lull in the conversation
(an angel was passing) |
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tener ángel
tener mal ángel |
to have charm
to be a nasty piece of work |
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¡no seas angelito!
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don´t be silly (Cono Sur)
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ángulo muerto
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blind spot
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comer con angurria
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eat greedily, with desperate hunger
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¡que angustia!
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what an ordeal! What a scary thing!
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ataque de angustia
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anxiety attack
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está angustiado por no tener trabajo
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he´s anxious about not having work
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un angustioso dolor
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an agonizing pain
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esperar anhelante
ansiar tener anhelos de ...ansias... |
to long for, eagerly await (4 variants)
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la maldad anida en su alma
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evil broods in his heart
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no creo que se me caigan los anillos por eso
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I don´t think my rings will fall off from this
(I don´t feel its beneath my dignity) |
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anillo de boda
... pedida |
wedding ring
engagement... |
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una plaza con muchísima animación
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I lively plaza
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una campaña de animación a la lectura
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a reading promotion campaign
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animados por el fanatismo
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driven by fanatacism
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un cortametraje animado
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an animated short
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el muy animal no sabe la capital de España
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he´s so stupid he doesn´t know the capital of Spain
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¡deja ya de empujar, no seas tan animal!
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stop pushing, you brute!
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es animal de costumbres
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he´s a creature of habit
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trabajar como un animal
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work like a slave, an animal
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animal doméstico
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a pet
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el animal de Juan seguía pegandole
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that brute Juan kept hitting him
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me animan a que siga
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they´re encouraging me to continue
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¡venga, anímate!
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come on, cheer up!
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si te animas
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if you feel like it / feel up to it
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si tú te animas, yo también
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I´m game if you are
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nadie anima a dar su opinión
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no one dares give their opinion
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parece que no se anima a llover
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it looks like it´s not going to rain
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estado anímico
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state of mind
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