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42 Cards in this Set
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son qa cual más gandul
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each is as idle as the other
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cuando no sea así
de cuando en cuando |
even if it is not so
from time to time |
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cuando más
cuando no |
at (the) most
if not, otherwise |
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cuando menos
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at least
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ven cuando quieras
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come when(ever) you like
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A otro perro con ese hueso.
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You're putting me on
(Literal: To another dog with that bone) |
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Antes que te cases mira lo que haces.
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Look before you leap
Literal: (Before you marry, look at what you do) |
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Cada quien tiene su manera de mater pulgas.
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There's more than one way to skin a cat
Literal: (Everyone has their own way to kill fleas) |
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Como el burro que tocó la flauta
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By pure luck
Literal: As the burro played the flute |
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Salir de Guatamala y meterse en guatepeor
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Out of the frying pan and into the fire
Literal: To leave Guatamala and arrive in worse cornstalks |
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El hijo de la gata, ratones mata
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Like father, like son
Literal: The son of the cat kills mice |
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Entrada de caballo, salida de burro
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Don't start something you can't finish
Literal: (Enter on horseback, leave on a donkey) |
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Tener más lana que un borrego
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To have money to burn
Literal: (To have more wool than a lamb) |
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Yo tengo una tía que toca la guitarra
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What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?
Literal: I have an aunt that plays the guitar |
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Ir a donde el rey va solo
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To powder one's nose
Literal: To go where the king goes alone |
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Tomar a pello
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Pulling my leg
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está lloviendo a cántaros
Eng: 'están lloviendo gatos y perros: |
raining by jugs
"raining cats and dogs" |
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la gallina de la vecina pone más huevos que la mía
Eng: "el pasto es siempre más verde en el otro lado de la cerca" |
the neighbor's hens lays more eggs than mine
"the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" |
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empiezas la casa por el tejado
Eng: "pones la carreta antes que el caballo" |
starting to build the house at the roof
"putting the cart before the house" |
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está tomándote el pelo
Eng: "está tirándote de la pierna" |
pullling your hair
"pulling your leg" |
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eches margritas a los puercos
Eng: "eches perlas a los cerdos |
throw daisies to the pigs
"cast pearls before swine" |
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se lleva la palma
Eng: 'toma el pastel" |
carry off the palm leaf
"take the cake" |
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es más fácil que beber un vaso de agua
Eng: "tan fácil como caerse de un tronco |
easier than drinking a glass of water
"as easy as falling off a log" |
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pez gordo
Eng: "rueda grande" |
fat fish
"big wheel" |
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eches leña al fuego
Eng: "añadas combustible a las llamas |
throw wood on the fire
"add fuel to the flames" |
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está en la luna
Eng: "tiene su cabeza por las nubes: |
on the moon
"have their head in the clouds" |
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entre la espada y la pared
Eng: "entre el diablo y el mar azul profundo: |
between the sword and the wall
"between the devil and the deep blue sea" |
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durmiéndote en las pajas
Eng: "dehando que la hierba crezca debajo de tus pies" |
sleeping in the straw
"letting the grass grow under your feet" |
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El ejercicio hace al maestro
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Practice makes perfect
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Más vale tarde que nunca
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Better late than never
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algo para reflexionar
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food for thought
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Dicho y hecho
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No sooner said than done
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La práctica hace maestro al novivio
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Practice makes perfect
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Si a Roma fueres, haz como vieres
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When in Rome, do as the Romans
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Bien está lo que bien acaba
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All's well that ends well
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Dime con quién andas y te quién eres
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Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are
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Poco a pocos se anda lejos
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One step at a time (Little by little, on ges far away)
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El que muco duerme poco aprende
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Whoever sleeps alot learns little
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Cada día se aprende algo nuevo
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You learn something new every day
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Aprendiz de todo (mucho),oficial de nada
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Jack of all trades, master of none
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poner los puntos sobre las íes
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to dot the i's; to mind one's p's and q's
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tener más paciencia que Job
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to have the patience of Jo
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