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tiene mejor ánimo
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he´s in better spirits
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hay que mantener el ánimo arriba
está bajo de ánimo |
you have to keep your spirits up
he´s in bad spirits |
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apaciguar los ánimos
aplacar... calmar.... |
to calm things down (3 variants with ánimo)
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caerse de ánimo
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lose heart (spirits)
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enardecer ánimos
encrespar... |
to arouse/inflame passions
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no consigo hacerme el ánimo de...
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I can´t bring myself to...
(I can´t get up the spirits to...) |
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¡ánimo!
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cheer up! keep your spirits up!
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no me encuentro con ánimo de ir al cine
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I don´t feel up to going to the movies
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no he venido con ánimo de pelear
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I didn´t come here to fight (in the spirit of fighting)
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no estaba en mi ánimo decir nada ofensivo
lo dijo sin ánimo de ofenderte |
I didn´t mean to offend you (2 variants)
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estaba presente en el ánimo de todos
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it was uppermost in everyone´s thoughts (spirits)
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está hecho un anís
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dressed up to the nines (Andes)
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al anochecer
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at nightfall
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anodino
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harmless, inoffensive
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me quedé anonadado ante
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I was left speechless by...
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quiere mantenerse en el anonimato
...conservar el... ...guardar el... |
wants to remain anonymous (3 variants)
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con anotaciones a mano de
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with handwritten notes by
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anótame para la excursión
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put me down for the outing
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yo me anoto
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count me in!
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el ansia de vivir
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the will to live
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el momento tan ansiado
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the long-awaited moment
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antaño
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years gone by
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ante tantas posibilidades
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faced with so many possibilities
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ante todo hay que...
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first of all, we need to...
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anteado
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buff-colored
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sin antecedentes
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with a clean record
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¿cuáles son sus antecedentes?
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what is his background?
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antecedentes policiales
... delictivos ... penales |
criminal record (3 vocab variants)
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con mucha antelación
de antemano |
(long) beforehand
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tiene antena para...
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he has a nose for (intuition)
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estar en antena
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be on the air
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en anteriores ocasiones
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on previous occasions
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los enfrentamientos anteriores a la guerra
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the clashes leading up to the war
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llame el día anterior para pedir cita
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call the day before to get an appointment
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no te vayas sin antes...
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don´t go until you...
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antes de terminado el discurso
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before the speech was over
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antes de una semana no vamos a saber nada
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we won´t know anything for a week
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antes que nada
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above all, before anything else
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nuestra casa de antes
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our previous house
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ya no soy el mismo de antes
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I´m not the same as before
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películas como las de antes
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films like they used to have
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no he podido venir antes
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I couldn´t come any earlier
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cuanto antes mejor
lo antes posible |
asap (2 variants)
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cada vez se casan los hijos antes
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kids get married earlier and earlier
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preferimos ir en tren antes que en avión
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we prefer to go by train rather than plane
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está en la antesala de...
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on the verge of...
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sistema de antibloqueo de frenos
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ABS anti-locking system
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llegar con anticipación
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arrive in plenty of time
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le doy las gracias anticipadamente
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I thank you in advance
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pedir un anticipo
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ask for an advance
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es sólo un anticipo
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this is just a taste of what´s to come
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métodos anticonceptivos
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contraceptive methods
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se quedó anticuado
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it went out of date
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control antidoping
... antidopaje |
drug test
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porducto antiecológico
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environmentally damaging product
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pongo en duda lo que antiguamente creía
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now I´m questioning what I used to believe
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de toda antigüedad
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from time immemorial
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la antigua Yugoslavia
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the former Yugoslavia
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el socio más antiguo
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the longest-standing member
(senior) |
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antisudoral
antitranspirante |
antiperspirant (2 variants)
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es muy antojadizo
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he´s flighty, he´s always got a new interest
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se me antoja una cerveza
...que no estará |
I feel like a beer
I feel like he won´t be in |
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cada uno a su antojo
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each to his own
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un gol de antología
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a goal for the history books
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por antonomasia
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par excellance
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la cuota es de 100 euros anuales
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the fee is 100 euros annually
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se me anudó la voz
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I got a lump in my throat
(my voice knotted up) |
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se anula ante su padre
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he fades into the background when his father is there
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los dos campos magnéticos se anulan
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the 2 magnetic fields cancel each other out
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no nos anuncia nada bueno
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it bodes no good for us
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el pronóstico anuncia nevadas
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they´re forecasting snow
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el festival se anuncia animado
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it promises to be a lively festival
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poner un anuncio en el periódico
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put an ad in the paper
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echar el anzuelo
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offer a bait
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picar en el anzuelo
tragarse ... |
swallow the bait
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con algo de añadidura
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with a little something extra thrown in
(in bargaining) |
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añejo
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mature, musty, stale
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hacer un vaso añicos
... papel... |
smash a vase into smithereens
tear paper into little pieces |
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al año de casado
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a year after his marriage
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en estos últimos años
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in recent years
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los 40 años
los años difíciles ... negros |
the Franco years (1936-75)
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de buen año
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of a good year
(appearing well fed |
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en el año de la nana
... pera ... polca |
way back, in the year dot (3 variants)
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100 años luz
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100 lightyears
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dentro de cien años, todos calvos
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in the long run we´re all dead (bald)
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el año verde
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never, the green year
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está a años luz
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is light years ahead (or behind)
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a sus años se mueve como una quiceañera
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despite her age she moves like a teenager
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entrado en años
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elderly, getting on in years
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le llevo diez años
...saco... |
I´m ten years older than him
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¡por muchos años!
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many happy returns!
to your health! |
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se quita años
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she lies about her age
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aojo
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the evil eye
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Ap.
Apdo. apartado postal |
PO box
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APA
Asociación de Padres de Alumnos |
PTA
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apa!
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cheer up!
up you go! pick it up! that´s enough! (Mex) |
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apabullante
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crushing, overwhelming
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apagadizo
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slow to burn or ignite
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botón de apagado
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off switch
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su entusiasmo se apagó con los años
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his enthusiasm waned over the years
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apagón
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blackout, power outage
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Apalaches
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Appalachians
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se apalanca en el sofá
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he sits down on the sofa (and veges out)
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apalear oro
...plata |
to be rolling in money
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¿me puedes apañar esto?
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can you fix this for me?
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estory apañado si lo hago
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I´ll be in trouble if I do it
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apaña al niño que nos vamos pronto
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get the child ready, we´ll be going soon
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me las apaño muy bien solo
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I get along fine on my own
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apáñatelas con lo que tengas
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make do with what you´ve got
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ya me las apañaré para llegar a Sevilla
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I´ll manage to get to Seville somehow
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esta radio no tiene apaño
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this radio can´t be fixed, isn´t repairable
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aparato de televisión
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tv SET
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--¿puedo hablar con Pilar? --al aparato
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"can I speak to Pilar?"
"speaking" |
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le tiene al aparato
ponerse al... colgar.. |
she has him on the line (phone)
pick up the phone hang up |
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aparato dental
... de ortodonicia |
dental applicance, orthodontics
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aparato para sordos
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hearing aid
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la boda fue muy aparatosa
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the wedding was over the top, extravagant, showy
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¡que aparatoso eres al hablar!
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you´ve got such a flamboyant way of speaking!
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Jesús se le apareció
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Jesus appeared to her
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va aparejado con
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goes hand in hand with
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no aparenta su edad
.. sus años |
she doesn´t look her age
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aparentó ignorancia de su obra
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she feigned ignorance of his work
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aparenta estar estudiando
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he looks to be studying (falsely)
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tendrás que aparentar que te encanta
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you´ll have to pretend to love it
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un libro de próximo aparición
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a forthcoming book
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con apariencia de miel
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looking like honey
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es rico de apariencia
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he only seems to be rich
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José, en apariencia rudo, es muy cortés
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although he appears rude, José is very polite
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en apariencia
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to all appearances
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guardar las apariencias
salvar... |
keep up appearances
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las apariencias engañan
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looks can deceive
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un pueblo muy apartado
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a very remote village
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aparta las blancas de las negras
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separate the whites from the black
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aparta la sartén del fuego
aparta los papeles de la mesa |
take the frying pan off the fire
push the papers aside on the table |
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no podía apartar mi piensamiento de ella
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I couldn´t get her out of my mind
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apartó la mirada de
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she looked away from...
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lo apartaron de su intención de vender la casa
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they dissuaded him from selling the house
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hemos apartado un poco de comida
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we´ve set aside a little food
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¡apártate!
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get out of the way!
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apartarse de la bebida
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give up drinking
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se apartó del buen camino
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he went off the straight and narrow
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con el tiempo se han apartando
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they´ve been drifting apart over time
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las cifras se apartan de las predicciones
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the numbers are off, don´t match the predictions
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el libro se aparta del realismo mágico
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the books departs from magical realism
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lo tuyo es un caso aparte
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yours is a special case
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capítulo aparte merece la corrupción
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the corruption merits its own chapter (is a separate question)
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la llevó aparte
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he took her aside
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bromas aparte
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joking aside...
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dejando aparte el norte...
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leaving aside the north...
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le apasionan los ordenadores
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he´s passionate about computers
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mi apeó de mi opinión
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she persuaded me that my opinion was wrong
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no se apea del burro
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he refuses to back down (get off the burro)
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apechugar con las consecuencias
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take the consequences
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sin apelación
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final, without appeal
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apelamos al presidente a que...
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we appeal to the president to...
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apellido de soltera
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maiden name
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apelmazado
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thick, matted, lumpy, compact
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no sé apenas nada
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I hardly know anything
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apenas sí nos habló
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he hardly talked
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faltan apenas cinco minutos
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there´s only fave minutes to go
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yo apenas tenía cinco años
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I was barely five years old
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apenas voy por la página cinco
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I´m only on page five
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apenas entonces me di cuenta de
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it was only then that I realized
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apenas llegue te llamo
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as soon as I get there I´ll call
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apencar
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slog away
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apensionar
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to sadden, depress
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con los fusiles apercibidos
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with rifles at the ready
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llevar un vida aperreada
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lead a wretched life
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la apertura del plazo de matrícula
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the starting date for enrollment
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aperturistas
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those who wanted to democratize after Franco´s death
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inmovilistas
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hard right-wingers who wanted something similar to regime after Franco´s death
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abrir el apetito
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whet your apetite
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comer con apetito
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eat heartily
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me quitó el apetito de
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took away my apetite for (fig)
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no ceder un ápice
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not yield an inch
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apitonar
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to pierce, break through
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aplanar calles
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to loaf about (LAm)
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se aplastó contra la pared
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he flattened himself against the wall
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está aplatanado
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he´s gone native
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un aplauso cerrado
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a warm round of applause
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sólo de aplicación externa
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for external use only
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le falta aplicación en el estudio
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he doesn´t apply himself in his studies
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un niño muy aplicado
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a diligent child
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aplicar lo que has aprendido
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apply what you´ve learned
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aplica tus esfuerzos a conseguir tus objetivos
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devote your efforts to achieving your aims
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dijo con el mayor aplomo
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he said with the atmost assurance
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se apoderó de
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he took possession of
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está en el apogeo de su fama
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he´s at the height of his fame
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está en todo su apogeo
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he´s in top form
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una apología del terrorismo
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a statement in defence of terrorism
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se ha apoltronado y no hace nada
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he´s taking it easy and not doing much
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aporrea el piano
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hammers away at the piano
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aportaciones de la mujer
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dowry
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aportar ideas
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contribute ideas
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aposté diez dolares a
apuesto lo que sea |
I bet 10 dollars on
I´ll bet you anything |
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creía en el proyecto y apostó por nosotros
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he believed in the project, and he backed us all the way
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han apostado por una política de
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they´ve committed themselves to a policy of
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no creo que él...
pues yo apuesto a que sí |
I don´t think he´s..
I bet he is |
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apostilla
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footnote
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apoyacabezas
apoyalibros |
headrest
bookend |
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apoya su argumento en
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he bases his argument on
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¿en que te apoyas en decir esto?
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on what do you base that statement?
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apreciable al oído
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audible
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aprecio mucho a tu padre
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I´m very fond of your father
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no apreció el sarcasmo
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he didn´t detect the sarcasm
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no aprecia cambios minimos
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doesn´t detect small changes
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se aprecia la diferencia
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you can tell the difference
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apremiaba repararlo
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it was urgent/pressing to get it repaired
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está de aprendiza con él
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she´s apprenticed to him
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el tiempo apremia
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time is pressing
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aprendiz de todo y oficial de nada
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jack of all trades, master of none
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pagar su aprendizaje
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learn the hard way, pay your dues
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dificultades de aprendizaje
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learning disabilities
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me apresuré a sugerir que
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I hastily suggested that,
I hastened to suggest that |
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andamos muy apretados de dinero
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we are very short of money
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una vitoria muy apretada
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a close victory
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aprieta el botón derecho del ratón
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right-click (press the right mouse button)
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apretar los dientes
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grit one´s teeth
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le apretó la mano
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she shook his hand
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apretar contra la pared
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pin against the wall
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me apretaron las clavijas/tuercas
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they tightened the screws on me
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apretar el paso
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quicken one´s step
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cuando el frío aprieta
(calor, hambre) |
when the cold gets worse
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si aprietas un poco al final, aprobarás
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if you make an extra effort at the end, you´ll pass
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¡aprieta!
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good grief!
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se dieron un apretón de manos
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they shook hands
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verse en un aprieto
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get into a tight spot, predicament
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en un aprieto
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in jeopardy
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el gobierno ha dado su aprobación a
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the government has ratified
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necesito tu aprobación para
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I need your approval to
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no apruebo tu amistad con...
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I don´t approve of your friendship with...
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irse en aprontes
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waste energy on unnecessary preliminaries (ConoSur)
lit, preliminary heats of a race |
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bien aprovechado
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well-spent
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no seas tan aprovechado
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don´t be so selfish
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no quiso aprovechar su oferta
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he decided not to take them up on their offer
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aprovechó el descanso para
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she took advantage of the break to...
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aprovechar una oportunidad para
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to take advantage of an opportunity to
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todos se aprovechan de mí
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everyone takes advantage of me
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no parece ni por aproximación que
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he seems nowhere near ...
he doesn´t seem remotely likely to... |
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carece de aptitud
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he lacks talent
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aptitud para los negocios
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business sense
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es apto para aprender
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he´s quick to learn
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apto.
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apt.
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lo tengo apuntado en alguna parte
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I wrote it down somewhere
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no se salvó ni el apuntador
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no one was spared (not even the goalie)
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apuntó la necesidad de
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he pointed out the necessity of...
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apuntó la posibilidad de que
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she suggested the possibility that
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apuntó la dirección
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she jotted down the address
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apuntó la temperatura en un gráfico
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she recorded the temperature on a graph
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lo han apuntado en un colegio privado
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they have enrolled him in a private school
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todos le apuntaban con el dedo
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everyone pointed at him
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me apuntó al pecho con un fusil
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he pointed the gun at my chest
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apuntar y no dar
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fail to keep one´s word
(aim and miss) |
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ese chico apunta demasiado alto
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that kid sets his sights too high
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una tendencia que ya empezaba a apuntar
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a tendency that had already begun to emerge
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una hipótesis apunta a
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a hypothesis points to...
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todo apunta a que van a ganar
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everything points to their winning
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se apuntó al paro
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he signed up on the dole
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me apunté a un curso de inglés
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I signed up for an english class
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apuntarse un tanto
... una victoria |
score a point
... a win |
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tomar apuntes
sacar... |
take notes
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le apuñaló con la mirada
|
she looked daggers at him
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ando algo apurado
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I´m a bit hard up, short on money
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me voy apurado de tiempo
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I´m in a rush, short on time
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the most important form of nonverbal communication
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Eye contact
Page 5 key point |
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un apurado vitoria
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a hard-fought victory
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apurar todos los medios
|
exhaust all means to...
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no dejes que el trabajo te apure
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don´t let work stress you out
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si se me apura, diría que
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If pressed, I would say...
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¡no me apures!
|
don´t rush me!
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me apura ver al doctor
|
I really need to see a doctor
It´s urgent for me to... |
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en apuros
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in distress
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si te ves en apuros
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if you´re in trouble...
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se desnudó sin ningun apuro
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he undressed without the least embarrassment
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en mi vida he pasado más apuro
|
I´ve never been so embarrassed in all my life
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le aqueja una enfermedad
|
he is afflicted with an illness
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tiene mucho aquel
|
she´s got it
(sex appeal) |
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ni de aquí a Lima
|
there´s no comparison
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de aquí a nada
|
in next to no time
(from now to nothing) |
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está en arábigo
|
it´s Greek to me
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arándano colorado
... agrio |
cranberry
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en aras de
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in honor of
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arancel protector
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protective tariff
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pasó los examenes arañando
|
he just scraped by in the exams
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los arboles no dejan ver el bosque
|
you can´t see the forest for the trees
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árbol de la ciencia
|
tree of knowledge of good and evil
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es una arca cerrada
|
he´s a deep file
(a locked box) |
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arcas públicas
|
public funds
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arca de hierro
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strongbox
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sentir arcadas
|
to retch
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arcén
... de servicio |
hard shoulder on a road
service area |
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archimillonario
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multi-millionaire
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archirrepetido
|
hackneyed
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nombre de archivo
archivo de seguridad archivo compromido |
filename
backup file zipped file |
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arco de herridura
arco ojival |
horseshoe (Moorish) arch
pointed arch |
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ardentía
ardor de estómago |
heartburn
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la cosa está que arde
|
things are coming to a head
about to ignite |
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andar como una ardilla
|
be always on the go
like a squirrel |
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sembrar en arenas
|
labor in vain
(sow the sands) |
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arenas de oro
|
gold dust
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arenas movedizas
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quick sand
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arenque
|
herring
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Argelia
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Algeria
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argento vivo
|
quicksilver
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argot pasota
|
dropout slang
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argucias
|
nitpicking
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volver el arma contra
|
turn the tables on
(turn the gun on) |
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armas de destrucción masiva
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WMD
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la Armada Invencible
|
the Spanish Armada
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armado hasta los dientes
|
armed to the teeth
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armamentismo
carrera armamentista |
arms build-up
arms race |
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armar una bronca
... escándalo ...follón ...pleito |
kick up a fuss (4 words)
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el cuadro que ha armado tanto polémico
|
the picture that caused such a controversy
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sin armar jaleo
|
without making a racket
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hay que armarse de paciencia
|
you have to be patient
(arm yourself with patience) |
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¡menudo escándalo se armó!
|
what a fuss it caused!
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ARN ácido ribonucleico
|
RNA
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arrabal
|
Sp: suburbs, outskirts
LAm: slums |
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de viejo arraigo
|
deep-rooted
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azulejos
|
tiles
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una explosión le arrancó la pierna
|
an explosion blew off his leg
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el golpe le arrancó dos dientes
|
the blow knocked out two teeth
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hemos conseguido arrancarle una sonrisa
|
we managed to get a smile out of him
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les arrancó las lágrimas
|
he brought tears to their eyes
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no hubo forma de arrancarle una palabra
|
there was no way to get a word out of him
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arrancar el ordenador
|
boot up a computer
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¡venga, arranca!
|
let´s go, let´s get a move on
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arrancó a cantar
... llorar |
he broke out in song
..tears |
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problemas que arrancan de muy antiguo
|
problems that go a long way back
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no tengo ni para arranque
|
I haven´t even gotten enough to get started (i.e., money)
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se remonta al siglo XIX
|
dates back to the 19th century
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en un arranque de generosidad
... de celos |
in an outburst of generosity
... jealousy |
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bombadeo de arrasamiento
|
carpet bombig
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arrastrar las palabras
|
drawl, drag out words
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arrastrar mucho público
|
draw a large audience
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no te dejes arrastrar por esa idea
|
don´t get carried away by that idea
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el país arrastra desde hace décadas el problema del paro
|
the country´s been dogged for years by unemployment
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arrastra un complejo de inferioridad
|
he has an inferiority complex
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te arrastra el vestido
|
your dress is trailing/dragging
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se arrastró ante el profesor
|
he grovelled before the professor
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tiene mucho arrastro
|
she has a lot of "pull"
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¡arre!
|
gee! get a move on! (LAm)
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arreada
|
roundup, cattle rustling, pressganging
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le arrebató la vida
|
he took her life
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se arrebató de cólera
en un arrabato... |
he was overcome (snatched away) by anger
in a fit of anger |
|
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está arrecho
está en... |
be in heat *
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sin arredrarse
|
undaunted
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¿dónde irá tan arreglada?
|
where would she go so dressed up?
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un matrimonio arreglado
|
an arranged marriage
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¡pues estamos arreglados!
|
well now we´ve done it! we´re in trouble now!
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está arreglada si espera que
|
she´s got another think coming if she expects...
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estamos arreglados con tantos invitados
|
we were in a fix with so many guests invited
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el Señor Arregalotodo
|
Mr. Fixit
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¡a ti te voy a arreglar yo!
|
I´ll show you!
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yo lo arreglaré
|
I´ll get it sorted out, I´ll take care of it
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si te crees que vas a arreglar el mundo, vas listo
|
if you think you´re gonna fix the world, think again!
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arregla tu cuarto
|
clean up your room!
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se arreglaron en el precio
|
they agreed on a price
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debe arreglarse a los principios
|
should conform to the principles
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cambiar los turnos
|
trade (swap) shifts
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ya se han arreglado
|
they´ve made up (fixed their relationship)
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me arreglo con un bocadillo
|
I make do with a sandwich
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no tiene arreglo
tiene fácil arreglo |
can´t be fixed
is easy to fix |
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los ordenó con arreglo a su tamaño
|
he arranged them according to size
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vivir arrejuntados
|
live together / shack up
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terrorista arrepentido
|
reformed terrorist
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se mostró muy arrepentido
|
he was very sorry (for what he did)
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está bajo arresto
|
is under arrest
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vestido en negro, de arriba abajo
|
dressed in black from head to toe
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esa ley debe cambiar de arriba abajo
|
this law should be revised from the ground up
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el estadio está lleno hasta arriba
|
the stadium is full up
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para niños de ocho años para arriba
|
for children 8 and up
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los vecinos de arriba
|
the upstairs neighbors
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arriba del refrigerador
|
on top on the fridge
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¡arriba el socialismo!
|
long live socialism!
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se arriesga a una multa
|
he´s risking a fine
|
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arrimadizo
|
parasite, hanger-on
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--¿son marido y mujer?--no, están arrimados nomás
|
are they married? no, they´re just living together
can also mean scrounger, unwelcome guest, or kept woman |
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se saludan sólo arrimando la cara
|
they just touch cheeks to greet
|
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arrimar los libros
|
drop out *
(ignore the books) |
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|
no siente arrimo por nadie
|
he doesn´t feel attached to anyone
|
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tiene talento por arroba
|
he oozes talent, he´s got loads of talent
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salir de su arrobamiento
|
come back to earth, emerge from a state of bliss
|
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|
una mayoría arrolladora
|
an overwhelming majority
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¡arrópate bien!
|
dress warm!
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me puso en el arroyo
me sacó del arroyo |
she put me out on the streets
she dragged me in from the gutter |
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arroz integral
|
brown rice
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arrugar el entrecejo
|
knit up one´s brow
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artes y oficios
|
arts and crafts
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bellas artes
|
fine arts
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el séptimo arte
|
cinema (as an art form)
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por arte de magia
... de los trucos |
by magic
by conjuring |
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por malas artes
|
by trickery
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no tiene arte ni parte en esto
|
she has nothing whatsoever to do with this
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de artesanía
|
handmade
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|
es un artista haciendo paella
|
he´s an expert (artist) at making paella
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el Rey Artús
|
King Arthur
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se guarda un as en la manga
|
he has an ace up his sleeve
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tiene asaduras
|
he´s terribly lazy (got a big gut?)
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tomar por asalto
|
take by storm
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asar a la parrilla
|
to grill
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una ascensión vertiginosa
|
a dramatic (vertiginous) rise
|
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ascensionista
|
mountain climber OR balloonist
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se produjo el ascenso de la burgueséa al poder
|
the bourgeoisie rose to power
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habrá en ascenso general de las temperaturas
|
there will be a rise in temperatures everywhere
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¡qué asco!
¡qué asco de gente! |
how disgusting!
what disgusting people! |
|
|
puso cara de asco
|
she got a disgusted look
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¡ascuas!
|
ouch!
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|
me moría de asco
|
I was bored to death
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arrimar el ascua a su sardina
|
look after number one
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|
lo tiene en ascuas
|
they have him on tenterhooks
|
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|
# Estar como ascua de oro
|
-> to be shining bright
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|
Estar hecho un ascua
echar ascuas |
to be flushed in the face by agitation or anger (2 variations)
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ascua
brasa |
live coal (2 vocab)
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sacar el ascua con mano ajena
... la mano del gato |
get someone else to do the dirty work
take out the coal with the cat´s hand |
|
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asedio de un banco
|
run on the bank
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si quieres aseguarte el aprobado
|
if you want to be sure of passing
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es verdad, se lo aseguro
|
its true, take my word for it
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han asegurado los cuadros en...
...a todo riesgo |
they insured the paintings for...
... against all risk |
|
|
ya me aseguro yo que...
|
I´ll make sure that...
I´ll guarantee |
|
|
está en vías de recuperación
|
is on its way to recovery
|
|
|
Asepeyo
Asistencia Sanitaria Económica para Empleados y Obreros |
job-related health insurance program
|
|
|
asequible
|
feasible, reasonable
|
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|
asesino en serie
|
serial murdurer
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|
|
se asesoró de la situación
|
he took stock of the situation
|
|
|
una política asfixiante para...
|
a policy that stifles...
|
|
|
estoy asfixiada con tantos exámenes
|
I´m being strangled by all these exams
|
|
|
--¿no es así?--sí, así es
|
"isn´t that so?" "yes, it is"
|
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perdona, pero creo que no es así
|
excuse, but I don´t think that´s true
|
|
|
que así sea
|
I hope so (when other speaker expresses a future possibility)
|
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--que el Señor esté con vosotros--así sea
|
"May God be with you" "amen"
|
|
|
así ocurrió el accidente
|
that´s how the accident happened
|
|
|
si así lo desea
|
if that´s what you want/desire
|
|
|
dijo que llamaría y así lo hizo
|
he said he would call, and he did
|
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así de ocasiones
|
so many chances
|
|
|
así de grande
|
about this big
|
|
|
así de feo era que...
|
he was so ugly that...
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así en la Tierra como en el Cielo
|
in heaven as it is on earth
|
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|
así como uno... , el otro
|
whereas one..., the other...
|
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así como
|
as well as (in addition)
|
|
|
así las cosas
|
with things as they are
|
|
|
por así decirlo
|
so to speak
|
|
|
es un tema muy importante para tratarla así no más
|
it´s a subject that´s too important to treat any old how
|
|
|
a mí me cuesta tanto y él lo hace así no más
|
its hard for me, but he does it easy as you please
|
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|
así así
|
so so
|
|
|
así que asá
|
it makes no odds
|
|
|
no gastan dinero así que así
... como... |
they don´t spend money willy nilly
|
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|
no se hace así como así
...que... |
its not as easy as all that
|
|
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así porque sí
|
just for the hell of it OR without trying
|
|
|
evitando así...
|
in this way avoiding...
|
|
|
... así es que no fuimos
|
... and that´s why we didn´t go
|
|
|
así que te enteres, comunícamelo
|
as soon as you find out, let me know
|
|
|
como asiduo lector de
|
as a regular reader of
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|
|
es un asiduo del café
|
he´s a regular at the café
|
|
|
no ha calentado el asiento
|
he hasn´t stayed long
(hasn´t warmed his seat) |
|
|
eso no tiene asidero
|
there´s no basis for that
|
|
|
asignación económica
... por kilometraje |
allowance (money)
...for mileage |
|
|
aprobar una asignatura
|
pass a subject
|
|
|
asignatura pendiente
|
failed subject (to be retaken)
|
|
|
asilo de ancianos
... huérfanos ... locos |
old folks home
orphanage insane asylum |
|
|
¿había mucha asistencia?
|
were there many people there?
|
|
|
asocio el azahar con Acdalucía
|
I associate the orange blossom with Andalusia
|
|
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me suena, pero no puedo asociarlo con nada
|
I know him but I can´t place him
|
|
|
abrió la puerta y asomó la cabeza
se asomó a la puerta |
she poked her head out of the door/looked out of the door (2 syntax)
|
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|
le asomaba la cartera
|
his wallet was sticking out
|
|
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hace tiempo que no asoma por aquí
|
it´s been a while since he showed up around here
(poked his nose in here) |
|
|
le empiezan a asomar unas canas
|
he´s started to show some gray hairs
|
|
|
apenas asomado el año
|
at the start of the new year
|
|
|
vamos a asomarnos a las calles
|
let´s take a look at what´s happening on the streets (TV, radio)
|
|
|
a mí ya nada me asombra
|
nothing surprizes me anymore
|
|
|
me miró con asombro
|
she looked at me with astonishment
|
|
|
no salgo de mi asombro
|
I can´t get over my astonishment
|
|
|
ante cualquier asomo de discrepancia
|
at the slightest hint of disagreement
|
|
|
¡ni por asomo!
|
no way! no chance!
|
|
|
en aspa
|
x-shaped
|
|
|
lo hago aunque me aspen
|
I´ll do it if it´s the last thing I do
(even if they crucify me) |
|
|
hacer aspavientos
|
make a great fuss, gesticulate
|
|
|
con aspecto de ejecutivo
|
who looks like an executive
|
|
|
¿qué aspecto tenía?
|
what did he look like?
|
|
|
el debate iba tomando un aspecto desagradable
|
the discussion was starting to turn ugly
|
|
|
limar asperanza
|
to smooth things over
|
|
|
asperón
|
sandstone
|
|
|
pasar el aspirador
|
to vacuum
|
|
|
hacer asquerosidades
|
to make a mess
|
|
|
¡qué asquerosidad acaba de decir!
|
what a disgusting thing to say!
|
|
|
me dejó en las astas del toro
|
he left me in a pickle
(on the horns of the bull) |
|
|
poner un asterisco a
señalar con ... |
put/mark with an asterisk
|
|
|
lo hizo astillas
|
he smashed it to bits
|
|
|
este tío no da astillas
|
he´s a tight fisted bugger
(doesn´t give splinters) |
|
|
astroso
|
dirty, shabby, ill-starred
|
|
|
día de asueto
|
day off
|
|
|
se tomó una tarde de asueto
|
he took a day off
|
|
|
assumir sus responsibilidades
... el compromiso |
assume respondsilbility for
assume a commitment to |
|
|
asumir la presidencia
... el poder |
take up the presidency
...power |
|
|
asumió el papel de víctima
|
he took on the role of victim
|
|
|
asumieron que era cierto
|
they assumed it was true
|
|
|
tratar el asunto de
|
discuss the subject of
|
|
|
asuntos a tratar
|
agenda
(subjects to discuss) |
|
|
¡no te metes en mis asuntos!
¡tú atiende a lo tuyo! |
mind your own business (2 completely different ways)
|
|
|
esto es asunto mío
|
that´s my business (not yours)
|
|
|
mal asunto
|
doesn´t look good
|
|
|
¡asunto concluido!
|
matter resolved!
|
|
|
un asunto de desfalco
|
a case of embezzlement
|
|
|
asuntos exteriores
|
foreign affairs
|
|
|
es asunto de faldas
|
there´s a woman involved somewhere
(its a matter of skirts) |
|
|
atabal
|
kettle drum
|
|
|
la gripe me ataca todo los inviernos
|
I get the flu every winter
|
|
|
me estaba atacando el sueño
|
I was succumbing to sleep
|
|
|
me ataca los nervios
|
gets on my nerves
|
|
|
atachable
|
compatible with
|
|
|
eso no tiene atadero
|
you can´t make heads or tails out of it (there´s nothing to latch onto)
|
|
|
atajar un golpe
|
parry a blow
|
|
|
echar por el atajo
|
cast about for a quick solution
|
|
|
no hay atajo sin trabajo
|
shortcuts make long work
|
|
|
atalaya
|
watchtower
|
|
|
en lo que atañe a
|
with regard to...
|
|
|
expuesto al ataque
|
exposed to attack
|
|
|
ataque aéreo
|
air raid
|
|
|
ataque preventivo
|
preemptive strike
|
|
|
ataque fulminante
|
stroke (heart disease)
|
|
|
me dio un ataque de risa
|
I got a fit of the giggles
|
|
|
lo dejó atado y bien atado
|
he left to loose ends
(tied and well tied) |
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atar la lengua
atar las manos |
silence someone
tie someone´s hands |
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atado de pies y manos
|
tied hand and foot
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ni ata ni desata
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this is getting us nowhere
(neither tying nor untying) |
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se ata a la letra
|
he sticks to the literal meaning
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se ata a la opinión
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he sticks to his opinion
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atardecía
|
night was falling
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se quedó atascado
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he got stuck
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llamar la atención por como viste
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call atention by the way one dresses
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no tuvo ni la atención de enviarle unas flores
|
he didn´t even have the kindness to send flowers
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tuvo una bonita atención regalándome el libro
|
it was really nice of her to give me that book
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horario de atención al público
|
hours of business
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¿lo atienden, señor?
|
are you being helped, sir?
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atender la demanda
|
meet the demand (econ)
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¡tu atende a lo tuyo!
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mind your own business
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clasificar atendiendo a su origen
|
classified according to where they come from
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atentado golpista
... terrorista |
attempted coup
terrorist attack |
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esté atento en clase
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pay attention in class (be attentive)
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atterizaje de vientre
... panza ... violento |
belly flop
crash landing |
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unas observaciones atinadas
|
some pertinent remarks
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siempre atina
|
he always says the right thing
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el médico no le atina
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the doctor can´t find out what´s wrong with him
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lo atisbó a través de una grieta
|
he peeped at her through a crack
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atizador de la guerra
|
warmonger
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atlantista
|
NATO supporter
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atolondrado
aturdido |
bewildered (2 words)
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decir atomías
|
to shoot one´s mouth off
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átomo de vida
|
spark of life
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están atortolado
|
they´re like turtledoves (cupcakes)
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atracador armado
... de bancos |
armed robber
bank robber |
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atracción gravitoria
|
gravitational attraction
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atraco a mano armada
|
armed robbery
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se dio un atracón
|
he pigged out
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se atrajo el rencor del jefe
|
he attracted the resentment of the boss
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se me atragantó una miga de pan
... una espina |
I swallowed a crumb wrong
I choked on a fish bone |
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atrapó un empleo
|
he landed a job
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la pelota le vino de atrás
|
the ball came from behind her
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lo has prometido y no puedes echarte atrás
|
you promised, you can´t back out now
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cuatro meses atrás
|
4 months ago
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dejaron atrás sus rencores
|
they left their bitterness behind
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está atrasado en los pagos
... de noticias |
he´s behind in his payments
... on info |
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el tunel atraviesa la montaña
|
the tunnel goes through the mountain
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no me atrevo
no me atrevería |
I wouldn´t dare
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se atreve con todo
|
he´ll take on anything
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no seas tan atrevido
|
don´t be so cheeky
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decir atrocidades
|
talk nonsense
(say atrocities) |
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correr atropelladamente
hablar... decidir... |
run helter-skelter
gabble rush into a decision |
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no te dejes atropellar
|
don´t let yourself get walked on (humiliated)
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sin atropellarse
|
without pushing and shoving
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los atropellos del dictador
|
the crimes of teh dictator
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ATS
ayudante técnico sanitario |
RN
Registered nurse |
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quiere ir por atún y ver al duque
|
he wants to have it both ways
(wants to fish for tuna and see the duke) |
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atusarse el bigote
|
stroke one´s moustache
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le hicieron una audición
|
they gave her an audition
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audífonos
auricolares |
hearing aids
headphones (L Am) |
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conocerá su auge en
estará... |
will be at its peak in
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ya ha pasado el auge de tecno
|
the heyday of techno is already over
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está en pleno auge
|
is booming, is growing rapidly
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con nuestros augurios para
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with our best wishes for
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aumentar de peso
... tamaño |
to gain weight
to increase in size |
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una lente de treinta aumentos
|
a 30x lens
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aun siendo tan joven...
|
although he is young...
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es muy rica y aun así trabaja
|
she´s very rich, and even so she works
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aun cuando hace frío
|
even when its cold
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aun pagándome no haría eso
|
even if you paid me, I wouldn´t do that
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en el ausencia del gato se divierten los ratones
|
when the cat´s away, the mice will play
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está ausente de su casa
|
he´s away from home
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se hace el autobombo
|
he blows his own trumpet
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aúpa
|
upsy-daisy
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autodidacta
|
self-taught person
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automarginada
|
drop-out (ie from school)
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automontable
|
self-assembling
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trabajo autónomo
|
self-employment
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¡abran a la autoridad!
|
open up in the name of the law!
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hacer autostop
|
hitch hike
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vendador autoventa
|
travelling salesman
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todo avante
|
full stream ahead
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de edad avanzada
|
advanced in years
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es avaro de alabanzas
... palabras |
he´s sparing in his praise
he´s a person of few words |
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le encontré aventajado para su edad
|
I thought he looked old for his years
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lo sabe como el avemaría
|
he knows it like the back of his hand
(like the Avemaria) |
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ave negra
|
crooked lawyer (Cono Sur)
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avatar destructivo
|
destructive wave
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no se avienen
|
they don´t get on / get along
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aventajado de estatura
|
exceptionally tall
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me aventajó con mucho
|
he was alot better than I was / beat me easily
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tuvo una aventura
|
had a fling
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a la aventura
|
on a gamble
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el que no se aventura no pasa el mar
|
nothing ventured, nothing gained
(he who doesn´t go adventuring never gets across the ocean) |
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averiado
|
out of order / broken
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debe de haberse averiado
|
it must have broken down
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es un hecho averiguado
|
its an established fact
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hay que averiguar cuándo llega el tren
|
I have to find out when the train comes
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arreglarselas
averiguarselas (Mex) apañar |
3 verbs for "to manage, to get by"
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ávido de sangre
|
bloodthirsty
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por avión
|
by airmail
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avión a chorro
avión a reacción |
jet plane (2 variants)
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miedo avionístico
|
fear of flying
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avisador de incendios
|
fire alarm
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lo hizo sin avisar
|
he did it without telling anyone
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me avisaron con una semana de antelación
|
they let me know a week ahead
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avisar un taxi
... al médico |
call a taxi
... doctor |
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avisamos grúa
|
"we tow" (we call tow trucks)
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recibimos un aviso por escrito
|
we got written notice
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hasta nuevo aviso
sin previo ... salvo ... contrario |
until further notice
without previous ... unless otherwise informed |
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ya estás sobre aviso
|
you are already under warning
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meterse en un avispero
|
get into a wasps´nest
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un ay desgarrador
|
a heartbreaking cry
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no nací ayer
|
I wasn´t born yesterday
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la fiesta fue un ayote
|
the party was a disaster (Mex)
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ayúdate y Dios te ayudará
|
Help yourself and God will help you
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se queda en ayunas
|
he´s in the dark, he misses the point
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guardar ayuno
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to keep a fast
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tener ayuntamiento con
|
have intercourse with
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está hecho un azacán
|
he´s been worked to death (made into a drudge)
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azafata de vuelo
|
air hostess
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no es un azar que
|
its no mere accident that
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se escribe con B de Barcelona
|
its written with a B
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echar baba
|
to drool
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se le caía la baba
|
he was thrilled to pieces
(the spit fell from him) |
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a babor
|
to port (Naut)
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babosear un problema
|
look superficially at a problem
(slobber on it) |
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cortar el bacalao
|
to run the show
(cut the cod) |
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atrevesar un bache
salvar el ... salir del ... |
to go through a rough patch/slump
be over the worst of the ... get out of the ... |
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es el báculo de mi vejez
|
he´s the comfort of my old age
(the shepherd´s staff) |
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son bagatelas
|
they´re trifles, not worth the bother
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me sacó a bailar
|
he asked me to dance
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le bailaban los ojos de alegría
|
her eyes danced (with happiness)
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éste es otro que bien baila
|
here´s another (of the same kind)
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siempre me toca bailar con la más fea
|
I always draw the short straw
(it´s always on me to dance with the ugly one) |
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los políticos bailan al son que le tocan los militares
|
the politicians dance to the tune played by the military
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me bailan los pantalones
|
my pants are way too big -- I´m swimming in them
(they´re dancing on me) |
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le bailaron la herencia
|
they cheated her (danced her) out of her inheritance
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¿me concede este baile?
|
may I have this dance?
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baile agarrado
|
slow dance
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dar de baja
|
to expel, dismiss, fire, decommission, have disconnected
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hemos dado de baja la luz
|
we had the lights disconnected
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baja maternal
... médica |
maternal leave
sick... |
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una bajada de pantalones
|
a shameful action
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sufrió una bajada de azucar
|
his blood sugar dropped
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baja la voz, que no estoy sordo
|
keep your voice down, I´m not deaf!
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no ha bajado de 32 grados
|
hasn´t dropped below 32 degrees
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me acaba de bajar la regla
|
I just got my period
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me lo bajó de Internet
|
I got (downloaded) it off the internet
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me bajó a recogerlo
|
I bent down to pick it up
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de bajo contenido en grasas
bajo en grasa |
lowfat (2 ways)
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estoy baja de forma (física)
|
I´m out of shape
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lo hice por lo bajo
|
I did it secretly
(on the down low) |
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vivo en un bajo
|
I live on the ground floor
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bajo mi punto de vista
|
from my point of view
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bajón de moral
|
slump in morale
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a prueba de bala
|
bullet-proof
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una bala perdida
|
a stray bullet
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sonaron dos disparos de bala
|
two shots rang out
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hizo balance de
|
he took an assessment of, balanced
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está en la balanza
|
hangs in the balance
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de balde
en balde |
for free
in vain DON´T CONFUSE |
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lo vendió medio de balde
|
he sold it for a song
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está de balde
|
its unwanted, in the way
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ballesta
|
crossbow
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|
balneario
|
a spa
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achicar balones
|
to dogde an issue
|
|
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fue un balón de oxígeno para la economy
|
gave the economy a boost
(an oxygen tank) |
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el pueblo es una balsa de aceite
|
the village is as quiet as the grave
(is a pond of oil) |
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entre bambalinas
|
behind the scenes
|
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hacer bancarrota
|
to go bankrupt
|
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banda transportadora
|
conveyor belt
|
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¡comote coja por banda!
|
I´ll get even with you
(I´ll take you to the side of the boat) |
