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he grabbed the bull by the horns
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agarró el toro por los cuernos / las astas
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he doesn't back down
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él no se raja
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he did it without hesitation
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lo hizo sin titubeos
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she won't change her mind
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no va a cambiar de opinión
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he burned his bridges
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quemó las naves
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agreed. it's a done deal.
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sale y vale. trato hecho.
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he sticks to his guns
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se mantiene en sus trece
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he has a lot of confidence in himself
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tiene mucha confianza en sí mismo
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she made a decision
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tomó una decisión
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she'll do whatever it takes to finish this project
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va a terminar este proyecto, cueste lo que le cueste
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he changes ideas as often as pants
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cambia de ideas como de pantalones
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he's a quitter
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es un derrotista
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I don't know what to do
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no sé con qué carta quedarme
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he who hestitates is lost
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quien pestañea pierde
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go figure / who knows?
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vaya uno s aber
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between a rock and a hard place
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entre la espada y la pared
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weigh the pros and cons
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pesar los pros y los contras
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it's all down the drain
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el gozo en un pozo
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how pathetic!
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¡qué tristeza!
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split hairs - v
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reparar en migas
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be unpleasant/annoying (mex/cent)
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ser sangrón
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be a negative nelly
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ser un criticón
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be a hairspolitter
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ser un reparón
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be grumpy / unpleasant
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tener mala leche
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she's a brain
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ella es un coco
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he's a genius
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es un cerebro, un genio
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she's a walking encyclopedia
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es una enciclopedia andando
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he know it like the palm of his hand
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lo conoce como la palma de la mano
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she knows it to a 't'
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lo sabe al dedillo
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she's going to bone up on Russian lit
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se va a empapar en literatura rusa
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she's a well-educated woman
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es una mujer de letras
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it's better to know than to have
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vale más saber que tener
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to have less sense than a goose
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no tener dos dedos de frente
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to sleep on it
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consultar con la almohada
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he's an airhead
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tiene la cabeza hueca
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he's absorbed in his memories
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está absorto en sus recuerdos
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he's lost in his thoughts
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está perdido en sus pensamientos
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he's alert/sharp
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es despierto
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I tuned out
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desconecté
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he's daydreaming
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está en la luna
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she has her head in the clouds
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está en las nubes
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he's clueless
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está más despistado que un pulpo en un garaje
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my mind is like a sieve (spn)
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estoy como una regadera
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I'm out of it
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estoy fuera de onda
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it goes in one ear and out the other
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por un oído le entra y por el otro le sale
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it completely slipped my mind
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se me olvidó por completo
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if my head wasn't attached to my body, I'd lose it
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si no tuviera la cabeza pegada al cuerpo, la perdería
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my mind is blank
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tengo la mente en blanco
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do good deeds for everyone
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haz el bien y no mires a quien
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he likes to treat others
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le gusta convidar
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she gives to the poor
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les da a los pobres, a los menos afortunados
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she's good-hearted
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tiene buen corazón
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he'd give the shirt off his back to help s.o.
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daría hasta la camisa con tal de ayudarle a alguien
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cats and kids say 'mine mine mine'
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gatos y niños dicen 'mío mío mío'
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tighten one's belt
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apretarse el cinturón
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he's miserly (prov)
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no come un huevo por no perder la cáscara
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he's stingy (prov)
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no da ni la hora, ni los buenos dias
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he's a cheapskate (mex, cent)
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es codo
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stingier than a rock
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más agarrado que la hiedra de la roca
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so stingy he doesn't even go to the toilet
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es tan amarrado que no da ni del cuerpo
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tightwad
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amarrete
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help!
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¡auxilio!, ¡socorro!
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give s.o. a hand
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darle una mano a alguien
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go to the rescue
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ir al rescate
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vouch for s.o.
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meter las manos al fuego por alguien
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volunteer to do sth
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ofrecerse para hacer algo
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get s.o. out of a jam
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sacar a alguien de un apuro
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go to bat for s.o.
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sacar la cara por alguien
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he's a slacker (spn)
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es un pasota; pasa de todo
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I don't give a damn
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me la suda
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I don't give a damn (mex)
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me vale madre
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I couldn't take it or leave it
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no me hace ni fu ni fa
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who cares
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¿qué mas da?
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slacker attitude
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valemadrismo
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he's mature for his age
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es maduro para su edad
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he's a grown man
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es un hombre hecho y derecho
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he's a child prodigy
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es un niño prodigio
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he's wet behind the ears
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está en pañales
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she's young and inexperienced
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está muy verde
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she's a real homemaker
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es muy hogareña
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she's unpretentious
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es una persona sin pretensiones (sin ínfulas)
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she's not stuck-up
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no es engreída
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he doesn't like to make a scene
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ne le gusta hacer teatro
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she's doesn't like to wear loud clothing
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no le gusta usar ropa llamativa
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without fanfare
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sin ceremonia
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she likes to put on a show
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le gusta hacer teatro
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he likes to strut like a peacock
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le gusta pavonearse
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he thinks he's a big shot
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se cree el pez gordo
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with his big-shot attitude
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con sus grandes ínfulas
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he toots his own horn
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se da mucha coba
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everyone likes him
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a todo el mundo le cae bien
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he's very nice
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es muy buena gente
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she's cool
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es muy buena onda
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he's a good guy
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es un buen tipo
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she's a really nice gal
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es una chica muy amable
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she's a gem
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es una joya
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he's a pain/drag (mex)
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es muy sangrón
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he's a creep
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es un canalla
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he's a scoundrel
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es un descarado
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she gave me a hard time
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me dio mucha lata
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what a crappy cheap shot
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¡qué cabronada! / ¡que cagada!
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what a dirty trick
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¡que mala pasada!
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what a hell of a thing to do
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¡que putada!
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it's in the bag (prov) (mex)
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ese arroz ya se coció
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I have faith that everything will turn out ok
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tengo fe que todo saldrá bien
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everything's going great
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todo anda sobre ruedas
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everything's going great
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todo marcha requetebién
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everything's going great
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todo va viento en popa
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I believe in my lucky star
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creo en mi estrella
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encourage - v
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dar ánimo, dar alas
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reassure - v
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dar confianza
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where's it going to end?
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¿adónde va a parar?
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it's a bad omen
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es un mal augurio
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what a bummer
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¡qué bajón!
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I lost heart
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se me cayó el alma a los pies
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she fears the worst
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teme lo peor
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he's got the blues
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está muy depre
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raised by wolves (mex)
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criado a puro machete
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it's too deep for me
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es demasiado profundo para mí
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it's the heart of the matter (prov)
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es la madre del cordero
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he's sharp as a tack
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es más listo que el hambre
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he gets to the heart of things
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va al fondo de las cosas
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deep thinking
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profundas reflexiones
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speak in clichés
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decir lugares comunes
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talk nonsense
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hablar sandeces/tonterías
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talk nonsense (spn)
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hablar chorradas
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use smoke and mirrors
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levantar una cortina de humo
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he's shallow/artificial
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es una persona plástica
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calm down
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cálmate, tranquilízate
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don't sweat it (spn)
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no te comas el coco
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don’t get uptight (spn)
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no te pongas cerril
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don't sweat it
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no te rompas la cabeza
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take it easy
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suave
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he's cool as a cucumber
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es más fresco que una lechuga
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take things calmly
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tomar las cosas con calma
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he's a fussbudget/ easily irritated
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él no aguanta pulgas
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she's standoffish
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es de los mírame y no me toques
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he's unfriendly, unsociable
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tiene cara de pocos amigos
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a word to the wise is sufficient
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a buen entendedor, pocas palabras
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loose lips sink ships
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en boca cerrada no entran moscas
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she doesn't say a word
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no dice 'esta boca es mía'
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you don't hear a peep out of her
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no dice ni pío
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what a chatterbox!
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¡qué cotorro!
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she has the gift of gab
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tiene mucha labia
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blah blah blah
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habla que habla
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talk a blue streak
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hablar como un papagayo
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speak with confidence
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halbar con aplomo
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he's a go-getter
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es muy vivo
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he takes the initiative
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toma la iniciativa
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he lacks self-esteem
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carece de autoestima
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he lacks self-confidence
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carece de confianza en sí mismo
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have a complex about
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estar acomplejado por
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turn red as a beet
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ponerse como un tomate
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I like your friend
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tu amigo me cae bien
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he's in the loop
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está enchufado
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get along well with
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llevarse bien con
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he has good connections
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tiene buenas conexiones
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to be a people person
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tiene don de gente
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he's all alone
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está sin padre ni madre ni perro que me ladre
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keep one's distance
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guardar las distancias
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he stays independent, doesn't take sides
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no se casa con nadie
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have no part in
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no tener arte ni parte en
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lone wolf
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lobo solitario
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outcast
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el paría
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better to prepare than regret it later
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más vale prevenir que lamentar
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to be planned, foreseen
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estar previsto
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he leaves nothing to chance
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no deja nada al azar
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he thinks of everything
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piensa en todo
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he plans to do something
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piensa hacer algo
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it's in complete disorder
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está en completo desorden
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it's in shambles
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está hecho un desastre
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do sthg haphazardly
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hacer algo al tuntún
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it has no order or logic
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no tiene pies ni cabeza
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turn everything upside down
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poner todo patas arriba
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it's a real dump
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es un auténtico muladar
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all over the place
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a diestra y sinestra
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topsy-turvy
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patas arriba
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without rhyme or reason
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sin ton ni son
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it's a mess
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es un despelote
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it's a damn mess (spn)
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es un follón
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it's a real mess (mex)
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es un desmadre
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give it all you got!
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¡dale duro!
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she doesn't rest a minute
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no descansa ni un minuto
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he kills himself working
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se mata trabajando
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she works to the max
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trabaja a brazo partido
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he works like a dog
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trabaja como un burro
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he walks like there's lead in his shoes
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camina como si tuviera plomo en los zapatos
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he doesn't kill himself working
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no se mata en el trabajo
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she's good for nothing
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no sirve para nada
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he just lazes around
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se hace el remolón
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she overslept
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se le pegaron las sábanas
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he twiddles his thumbs
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se mantiene con los brazos cruzados
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he likes to argue
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le gusta discutir
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she made mincemeat out of him
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lo dejó hecho polvo
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she tells us all off
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nos regaña a todos
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she's impossible
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no se puede con ella
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he'll eat us alive
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nos comerá vivos
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he always contradicts everyone
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siempre lleva la contraria
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she's a grump
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tiene muy mala leche
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he's a troublemaker
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es un buscapleitos
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he's a hothead
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es un enojón
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he's a pest
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es muy pegajoso
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he's a real pest/pain
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es una ladilla
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it's a drag
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es una lata
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I'm bored with it
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me tiene aburrido
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it puts us all to sleep
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nos pone a todos a dormir
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we had to pinch ourselves to stay awake
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teníamos que pellizcarnos para mantenernos despiertos
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I made a big mistake
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cometí una boludez
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I mess everything up
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en todo meto la pata
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I screwed up
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la cagué
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I goof everything up
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todo lo estropeo
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he does shoddy work
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es chambón
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he's all thumbs, a klutz (spn)
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es manazas, zafio
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when the law is made, the scheme is laid
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hecha la ley, hecha la trampa
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pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes
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engañar a alguien
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do something on the sly
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hacer algo a escondidas
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he's good at taking advantage of things (pej)
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se hace el vivo
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he's as sly as a fox
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es tan listo como un zorro
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it's crazy
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es una locura
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it's nuts
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es un disparate
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she's touched in the head
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está tocada de la cabeza
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he's lost his mind
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ha perdido la razón
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she has bats in her belfry
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le falla la azotea
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he has a screw loose
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le falta un tornillo
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she's lost her marbles
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se le fundieron los fusibles
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she's going crazy
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se vuelve loca
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sthg about him makes me suspicious
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hay algo en él que me hace desconfiar
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there's something fishy
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hay gato encerrado
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I had a premonition
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tuve un presentimiento
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when she gets an idea in her head, she won't leave us in peace
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cuando tiene idea entre ceja y ceja, no nos deja en paz
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he defends his opinion to the hilt
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defiende su opinión a capa y espada
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they make fun of my peculiarities
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se burlan de mis rarezas
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common and ordinary
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común y corriente
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he doesn't say a word
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no dice ni mu
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tell it like it is
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al pan, pan, y al vino, vino
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he won't let you down
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no te defraudará
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her behavior is impeccable
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su conducta es intachable
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a light in the street but darkness at home
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farol de la calle y oscuridad de su casa
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a saint's words, but a cat's claws
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palabras de santo, uñas de gato
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he covers up his true thoughts
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actúa con disimulo
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he gets paid under the table
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se le paga por debajo de la mesa
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he's two-faced
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tiene dos caras
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he's a hypocrite
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es diablo vendiendo cruces
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how shocking
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¡qué escándalo!
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what terrible manners
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¡qué modales más pésimos!
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in bad taste
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de mal gusto
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it's nothing to write home about
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no es nada del otro mundo
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he's a dime a dozen
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es del montón
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he's low man on the totem pole (spn)
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es el último mono
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he plays second fiddle
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es plato de segunda mesa
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he's a nobody
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es un don Nadie
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no great shakes
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ni fu ni fa
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blah, mediocre
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ni muy muy ni tan tan
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bring two people together
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juntar dos personas
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keep in touch
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mantenerse en contacto
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put s.o. in touch with
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poner a alguien en contacto con
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serve as a link between
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servir de vínculo entre
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you're as good as gold
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eres más bueno que el pan
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you're a great person
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eres muy buena gente
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you're a dear
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eres un amor
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you're a gem
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eres una joya
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he wears the pants
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lleva bien puestos los pantalones
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he's in charge
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lleva la batuta
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he calls the shots
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lleva la voz cantante
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the plot thickens
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la historia se complica
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how funny!
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¡qué chistoso!
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to banter
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gastar bromas
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to clown around
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hacer payasadas
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they flunked her
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la suspendieron
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he completely blew it
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se cayó con todo el equipo
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this guy's too much
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este tipo es demasiado
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he made a scene
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montó un numerito
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she's really something
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no se mide
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he's going too far
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se está pasando de la raya
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she went overboard
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se salió de las casillas
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she's easy to get along with
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es una persona muy llevadera
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find a middle ground / happy medium
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encontrar un término medio
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come to an agreement
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ponerse de acuerdo
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to compromise
|
hacer un compromiso
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he thinks he's God's gift
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se cree la gran cosa
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he thinks he's God's gift
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se cree la última Coca-Cola en el desierto
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he acts like a big shot
|
se hace el pez gordo
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he's full of himself
|
tiene muchos humos
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he's filthy rich
|
está podrido de dinero
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he makes big bucks
|
gana mucha plata
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he's trustworthy
|
es de confianza
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he's reliable
|
es muy cumplidor / cumplido
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you can trust him
|
se puede confiar en él
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don't talk back
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no me faltes el respeto
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he speaks tactfully
|
habla con tacto
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they treat him like a king
|
lo llevan en palmitas, lo tratan como un rey
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they handle him with kid gloves
|
lo tienen entre algodones
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noone's perfect until you fall in love with him
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nadie es perfecto hasta que te enamoras de él
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I love you more than yesterday, less than tomorrow
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te amo hoy más que ayer y menos que mañana
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to take a liking to s.o.
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encariñarse con alguien
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he's crazy in love
|
está locamente enamorado
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he's madly in love
|
está perdidamente enamorado
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he wears his heart on his sleeve
|
tiene el corazón en la mano
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he's heartbroken
|
tiene el corazón roto
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she's at the height of fame
|
está en la cima de la fama
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he's riding high
|
está en la cresta de la ola
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in the limelight
|
en primer plano
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trendy, with it
|
en la onda
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to break out, achieve fame
|
hacer brecha
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he's the center of attention
|
es el centro de atención
|
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he's a complete success
|
es todo un éxito
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he has a good rep
|
tiene buena prensa
|
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oh, just kill me now!
|
ay, ¡trágame, tierra!
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he's ill at ease with strangers
|
no está a gusto con gente desconocida
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he blushes
|
se ruboriza
|
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|
he feels like a fish out of water
|
se siente como gallo en patio ajeno
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she feels very inhibited
|
se siente muy cohidida
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he feels embarrassed
|
siente pena
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she tries to make herself invisible
|
trata de hacerse invisible
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I'm up to date
|
estoy al corriente, al día
|
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I have it on good authority
|
lo sé de buena tinta
|
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I get the picture
|
tengo clara la película
|
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everything interests me
|
todo me interesa
|
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I didn't know about the situation
|
ignoraba la situación
|
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I was in the dark
|
me quedé a oscuras
|
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I had no idea
|
no tenía la menor idea
|
|
|
she's a real flirt
|
es muy coqueta
|
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|
he's a pick-up artist
|
es un ligón
|
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|
he's turned on
|
está caliente
|
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|
he's frisky
|
está cachondo
|
|
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what curves, and me without brakes
|
¡qué curvas y yo sin frenos!
|
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what a piece of candy, and me with diabetes!
|
¡que bombón y yo con diabetes!
|
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pick s.o. up
|
levantarse a alguien
|
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stay on your toes
|
camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente
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look at that!
|
¡fíjate en eso!
|
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it's not safe
|
¡hay moros en la costa!
|
|
|
pay attention to me!
|
¡hazme caso!
|
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listen up!
|
¡levanta la antena!
|
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watch out!
|
¡ojo! ¡ojos abiertos!
|
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keep your eyes peeled!
|
¡ponte mosca!
|
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|
focus on the essentials
|
enfocarse en lo más importante
|
|
|
he's wide awake
|
está bien despierto
|
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he's on the lookout
|
está con ojo
|
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|
do something carefully
|
hacer algo con esmero
|
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be on one's guard
|
mantenerse a la defensiva
|
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keep one's eyes open
|
mantenerse con los ojos abiertos
|
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|
stick one's noese into sth
|
meter las narices en algo
|
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be on guard
|
ponerse en guardia
|
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be twice as attentive
|
redoblar la atención
|
|
|
I'm so sleepy I'm about to fall over
|
estoy que me caigo de sueño
|
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I'm bone tired
|
me duelen hasta los huesos
|
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I need to get some shut-eye
|
necesito planchar la oreja
|
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I can't keep my eyes open
|
no puedo mantenerme con los ojos abiertos
|
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I'm sleepy
|
tengo sueño
|
|
|
he's half asleep
|
está medio dormido
|
|
|
I'm fighting off sleep
|
estoy luchando contra el sueño
|
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|
I have no energy left
|
me quedo sin fuerzas
|
|
|
she maintains a godly calm
|
conserva una calma olímpica
|
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|
he has a peaceful character
|
es de carácter pacífico
|
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|
he's an even-tempered person
|
mantiene su equilibrio
|
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|
don't get all upset (about it)
|
no te hagas mala sangre
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don't get steamed
|
no te sulfures
|
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|
take life as it comes
|
toma las cosas con calma
|
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|
calm down
|
tranquilo
|
|
|
he has self-control
|
es dueño de sí mismo
|
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|
I'm on pins and needles
|
estoy en ascuas
|
|
|
I get the willies (mex)
|
me dan ñáñaras
|
|
|
I bite my nails
|
me muerdo las uñas
|
|
|
he's insecure
|
se siente inseguro
|
|
|
I feel very nervous
|
me siento muy nervioso
|
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|
I'm a bundle of nerves
|
tengo el alma en un hilo
|
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|
I'm a nervous wreck
|
tengo el corazón en un puño
|
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|
my nerves are on edge
|
tengo los nervios de punta
|
|
|
I have a lump in my throat
|
tengo un nudo en la garganta
|
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|
I'm in good spirits
|
estoy de buen ánimo
|
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|
I'm in seventh heaven
|
estoy en la gloria
|
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|
life is beautiful
|
la vida me sonríe
|
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|
super! / great!
|
regio
|
|
|
está como niño con zapatos nuevos
|
he's like a kid in a candy store
|
|
|
tiene una sonrisa de oreja a oreja
|
he's smiling from ear to ear
|
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|
dió saltos de alegría
|
he jumped for joy
|
|
|
it's awful
|
es fatal
|
|
|
it's the pits
|
está por el suelo
|
|
|
It's lamentable and deplorable
|
es lamentable y deplorable
|
|
|
I'm at rock bottom
|
he tocado fondo
|
|
|
everything looks bleak
|
todo lo veo negro
|
|
|
I'm on the verge of tears
|
estoy a punto de llorar
|
|
|
he's like a soul in tormet
|
es como alma en pena
|
|
|
let's go! / let's do it!
|
¡al agua, patas!
|
|
|
hang in there!
|
¡ánimo!
|
|
|
way to go!
|
¡así se hace
|
|
|
put your heart in it!
|
¡échale ganas!
|
|
|
all right! / that's it! (mex)
|
¡órale!
|
|
|
he encouraged him
|
le dió alas
|
|
|
he reassured him
|
le dió confianza
|
|
|
he boosted his morale
|
le levantó el ánimo
|
|
|
he paid homage to him
|
le rindió homenaje
|
|
|
they made fun of him
|
se burlaron de él
|
|
|
play a (mean) trick
|
hacer una broma pesada
|
|
|
he ridiculed him
|
le puso en ridículo
|
|
|
he pulled his leg
|
le tomó el pelo
|
|
|
she's the best
|
es la mejor de las mejores
|
|
|
he's a real friend
|
es un verdadero amigo
|
|
|
good friends are hard to find, harder to leave behind, and impossible to forget
|
los buenos amigos son difíciles de encontrar, más difíciles de dejar e imposibles de olvidar
|
|
|
she's always there for her friends
|
siempre está para servir a los amigos
|
|
|
we've fallen out
|
estamos peleados
|
|
|
I've had it up to here with her
|
estoy hasta la coronilla con ella
|
|
|
I detest her
|
la detesto
|
|
|
I don't like him
|
me cae mal
|
|
|
I can't stand the sight of her
|
no la puedo ver ni pintada
|
|
|
I can't stand her
|
no la soporto (trago, tolero)
|
|
|
he yells at all of us
|
nos grita a todos
|
|
|
he's never hurt a fly
|
nunca hizo mal a nadie
|
|
|
he's honest, serious, and unpretentious
|
es honesto, serio, y sin pretensiones
|
|
|
he has a clean past
|
tiene las manos limpias
|
|
|
god puts up with bad people, but not forever
|
dios sufre a los malos, pero no para siempre
|
|
|
he's a son of a gun
|
es un hijo de su
|
|
|
he's a real s-bag
|
es un verdadero sinvergüenza
|
|
|
she's a rotten apple
|
es una manzana podrida
|
|
|
this guy's a jerk
|
¡este tipo es un descarado!
|
|
|
he has a bad name
|
tiene mala fama
|
|
|
bunch of bad-asses
|
pandilla de cabrones
|
|
|
unlucky at gambling, lucky in love
|
desgraciado en el juego, afortunado en amores
|
|
|
I'm in my element
|
estoy como pez en el agua
|
|
|
happiness, like art, is least obtained the more it is calculatingly sought
|
la felicidad, a semejanza del arte, cuanto más se calcula, menos se logra
|
|
|
I'm happy as a clam
|
soy alegre como unas castañuleas
|
|
|
every cloud has a silver lining
|
después de la lluvia, sale el sol
|
|
|
he's a jinx (spn)
|
es gafe
|
|
|
she's suffered some mishaps
|
ha sufrido algunos percances
|
|
|
it never rains but it pours
|
las desgracias nunca vienen solas
|
|
|
it's one bad thing after another
|
llueve sobre mojado
|
|
|
poor guy
|
pobre de él
|
|
|
life's a b*tch
|
¡que vida de perros!
|
|
|
some are born with a lucky star, others are born shattered
|
unos nacen con estrella y otros nacen estrellados
|
|
|
it's unconditional support
|
es un apoyo incondicional
|
|
|
he's an unemotional person
|
es una persona seca
|
|
|
big deal
|
gran cosota
|
|
|
it's all the same to me
|
me da igual / me da lo mismo
|
|
|
I don't give a darn
|
me importa un pepino / comino/ rábano / bledo
|
|
|
it's not my problem
|
no es mi problema
|
|
|
it doesn't matter to me
|
ni me va ni me viene
|
|
|
it doesn't interest me in the least
|
no me interesa en lo más mínimo
|
|
|
I'm so happy!
|
¡cuánto me alegro!
|
|
|
just in time! / at last!
|
¡justo a tiempo!
|
|
|
I was saved by a hair
|
¡me salvé por un pelo!
|
|
|
I need to vent to someone
|
necesito desahogarme con alguien
|
|
|
what luck!
|
¡qué suerte!
|
|
|
what a relief!
|
¡qué alivio!
|
|
|
I see the light at the end of the tunnel
|
¡veo la luz al final del túnel!
|
|
|
we're there / we're done!
|
¡ya estamos!
|
|
|
I'm about to crack
|
estoy a punto de hundirme
|
|
|
I'm stressed out
|
estoy estresado
|
|
|
I didn't sleep all night
|
no pegué los ojos en toda la noche
|
|
|
I spent the night wide awake
|
pasé la noche en vela
|
|
|
I can't relax
|
no puedo relajarme
|
|
|
I'm scared!
|
¡tengo miedo!
|
|
|
he gave way to panic
|
cedió al pánico
|
|
|
it gave me gray hair
|
me dió canas
|
|
|
I broke out in a cold sweat
|
tuve sudores fríos
|
|
|
they sure know how to have fun
|
ellos sí saben divertirse
|
|
|
it's a first-class bash!
|
¡es una pachanga de primera clase!
|
|
|
what fun!
|
¡qué divertido!
|
|
|
what a great party!
|
¡qué fiesta más animada!
|
|
|
they're party animals
|
son parrandistas / fiesteros
|
|
|
they's living it up
|
se dan la buena vida
|
|
|
they had a great time
|
lo pasaron bomba (en grande)
|
|
|
I had a good time
|
lo pasé bien
|
|
|
I'm at the boiling point
|
estoy como agua para chocolate
|
|
|
I'm really pissed off
|
estoy hasta los cojones
|
|
|
I'm about to blow my lid
|
estoy que se me lleva el demonio
|
|
|
I had a fit
|
hice un berrinche
|
|
|
I became totally unhinged
|
me salí de las casillas
|
|
|
I lost my cool
|
perdí los estribos
|
|
|
I lost it (spn)
|
se me fue la olla
|
|
|
I lost my temper
|
se me subió la mostaza
|
|
|
he was furious
|
echaba chispas / humo / rayas
|
|
|
he's annoyed
|
está molesto / picado / fastidiado
|
|
|
he threw a fit
|
hizo una rabieta / una palaleta
|
|
|
he went wild
|
se puso como una fiera
|
|
|
it makes you think
|
eso te hace pensar
|
|
|
you're using your noggin'
|
estás usando el coco
|
|
|
you have to weigh the pros and cons
|
hay que pesar los pro y los contra
|
|
|
on second thought…
|
pensándolo bien…
|
|
|
think about it seriously
|
piénsalo en serio
|
|
|
use your head
|
usa la cabeza
|
|
|
I racked my brain
|
me devané los sesos
|
|
|
she looks down her nose at me
|
me mira por encima del hombro
|
|
|
he looked me up and down
|
me miró de pie a cabeza
|
|
|
she can't hold a candle to you
|
no te llega a la suela del zapato
|
|
|
screw him!
|
¡qué se vaya a la mierda!
|
|
|
I'm sticking to my guns
|
me mantengo en mis trece
|
|
|
I'm resolved
|
estoy resuelto
|
|
|
there's no turning back
|
no hay vuelta de hoja
|
|
|
I'll hold out till the bitter end
|
me quedaré firme hasta el final
|
|
|
I won't give in
|
no me doy / no me rindo
|
|
|
I won't give up
|
no me daré por vencido
|
|
|
I won't throw in the towel
|
no voy a tirar la toalla
|
|
|
no way!
|
¡de ninguna manera!
|
|
|
it's totally unacceptable
|
¡es totalmente inaceptable!
|
|
|
not in your dreams
|
¡ni en sueños!
|
|
|
no way no how..
|
ni a palos
|
|
|
I disagree!
|
¡no estoy de acuerdo!
|
|
|
don't even think about it!
|
¡ni pensarlo!
|
|
|
it's no good
|
¡no sirve!
|
|
|
nonsense!
|
¡qué tonterías!
|
|
|
oh, come on!
|
¡qué va!
|
|
|
it's against my principles!
|
¡va en contra de mis principios!
|
|
|
it's all screwed up
|
está jodido
|
|
|
I had the tables turned on me
|
fui por lana y volví trasquilado
|
|
|
what a downer!
|
¡qué bajón!
|
|
|
I've got the blues
|
¡tengo una depre!
|
|
|
I feel horrible
|
me siento fatal
|
|
|
I feel silly
|
me siento tonto
|
|
|
I don't know what to do with myself
|
no sé dónde meterme
|
|
|
I'm embarrassed
|
tengo pena
|
|
|
my teeth are chattering
|
doy diente con diente
|
|
|
I'm scared s*itless
|
estoy cagado
|
|
|
I'm scared to death
|
estoy muerto de miedo
|
|
|
my hair is standing on end
|
me pone los pelos en punta
|
|
|
I'm still shaking
|
todavía estoy temblando
|
|
|
I had a terrible scare
|
tuve un susto tremendo
|
|
|
he has no b*lls
|
no tiene cojones / huevos
|
|
|
he backed down / chickened out
|
se rajó
|
|
|
I'm in your debt
|
estoy endeudado contigo
|
|
|
doing something nice for an ingrate is like offending him
|
hacerle bien al ingrato es lo mismo que ofenderlo
|
|
|
you got me out of a jam
|
me has sacado de un apuro
|
|
|
you saved my hide
|
me salvaste el pellejo
|
|
|
they aren't grateful for anything
|
no agradecen nada
|
|
|
they're ingrates
|
son unos malagradecidos
|
|
|
I'm not an ungrateful person
|
no soy una persona malagradecida
|
|
|
I'm very thankful to you
|
te lo agradezco mucho
|
|
|
I'll pay you back
|
te voy a pagar
|
|
|
I'll be eternally grateful
|
estaré enternamente agradecido
|
|
|
I'm deeply grateful
|
estoy profundamente agradecido
|
|
|
I feel very healthy
|
me siento rebosante de salud
|
|
|
she's fit as a fiddle
|
es sana como una manzana
|
|
|
I'm on a diet
|
estoy a dieta / sigo un régimen
|
|
|
I'm in incredible shape
|
estoy en una forma increíble
|
|
|
she has a nice figure
|
tiene una silueta muy bonita
|
|
|
I gained weight while he lost weight
|
aumenté de peso mientras él bajó de peso
|
|
|
I'm in good health but he's in poor health
|
estoy de buena salud, pero él está de mala salud
|
|
|
I'm full of energy
|
estoy lleno de energía
|
|
|
I work out
|
hago ejercicios
|
|
|
he plays sports
|
hace deportes
|
|
|
be careful, he's a backstabber
|
cuídate, que es de los que apuñalean por la espalda
|
|
|
he changed sides
|
cambió de camisa (chaqueta)
|
|
|
he serves two masters
|
come a dos carillos
|
|
|
to swindle; palm off inferior goods
|
dar gato por liebre
|
|
|
do something dishonestly
|
hacer algo por debajo de cuerda
|
|
|
he's playing innocent
|
se hace el inocente
|
|
|
she cried crocodile tears
|
lloró lágrimas de cocodrilo
|
|
|
do sthg and cover it up
|
tirar la piedra y esconder la mano
|
|
|
hypocrite; feigns innocence but takes advantage
|
mosquita muerta
|
|
|
what was your source of inspiration?
|
¿cuál fue tu fuente de inspiración?
|
|
|
he found a solution
|
encontró la solución
|
|
|
once bitten, twice shy
|
gato escaldado, del agua fría huye
|
|
|
dude, I've got my eye on you
|
hombre, te estoy vigilando
|
|
|
a jealous husband has no rest
|
marido celoso no tiene reposo
|
|
|
that set me thinking
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me puso una mosca detrás de las orejas
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he's on the defensive
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está a la defensiva
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he was green with envy
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palideció de envidia
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he's jumping for joy
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da saltos de alegría
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he's in a very good mood
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está de muy buen humor
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he's as happy as can be
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está encantado de la vida
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she's brimming with happiness
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está rebosante de alegría
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she's super-happy
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está requetecontenta
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life is great for him
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la vida le sonríe
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it's side-splitting!
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¡es desternillante!
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it's really entertaining!
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¡es divertidísimo!
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I'm dying of laughter!
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¡estoy muerto de risa!
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I'm laughing so hard, I'm peeing
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¡me meo de la risa!
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I cracked up laughing
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me reventé de la risa
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I'm going to die laughing!
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¡voy a morirme de la risa!
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stop, I'm doubled over with laughter
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ya basta, ¡estoy doblado de risa!
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never forget to laugh
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no se olviden nunca de reír
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there will always be lots of time to suffer
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para sufrir siempre habrá mucho tiempo
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I wet myself laughing
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me cagué de la risa
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he burst out laughing
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se echó a reír
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he laughed till he cried
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se lloró de risa
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she was in stitches
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se rió a carcajadas
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he was laughing like a fool
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se reía a lo loco
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he had a fit of laughing
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tuvo un ataque de risa
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he doubled up with laughter
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se torció de risa
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I hope the issue will be resolved
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espero que se resuelva el asunto
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mission accomplished
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misión cumplida
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I have everything I need
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no me falta nada
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I hope it's to your liking
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ojalá sea de su agrado
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I was awake all night
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pasé la noche en blanco
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I'm an insomniac
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soy insomne
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it's hard for me to sleep
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me cuesta mucho dormir
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I slept like a king
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dormí a cuerpo de rey
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he slept like a log
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durmió como un tronco
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I'm half asleep
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estoy medio dormido
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I took a nap
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eché una siesta
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I was fighting off sleep
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luchaba contra el sueño
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it hurts a lot
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me duele mucho
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it went from bad to worse
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entré bizco y salí cojo
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I can't take it
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es intolerable
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it's pure torture
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es un suplicio
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I feel for you
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estoy contigo
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the greatest suffering is done in silence
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las grandes penas se llevan por dentro
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I'm having one heck of a time
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lo estoy pasando negras
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I'm having one hell of a time
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lo estoy pasando putas
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it breaks my heart to see you suffer like this
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me parte el alma verte sufrir así
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on top of everything else..
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para colmo de desgracias
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he went through a real ordeal
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pasó por un auténtico calvario
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he was writhing in agony
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se retorcía de dolor
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wow!, jeez!
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¡caramba! , ¡caray!
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it was like a bombshell
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cayó como bomba
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tell me I'm dreaming
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dime que estoy soñando
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it's unheard of
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es insólito
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it was unforeseen
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fue imprevisto
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it was unexpected
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fue inesperado
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are you serious?
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¿hablas en serio?
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I was stunned (bad)
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me dejó helado (frío)
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it must be a joke!
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¡será una broma!
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I don't believe my eyes
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si no lo veo, no lo creo
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it came out of the blue
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cayó de las nubes
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I was dumbfounded
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me quedé pasmado
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he has a short fuse
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es un fosforito
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what's bugging you?
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¿qué mosca te está picando?
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she gets angry about every little thing
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se enoja por cualquier cosa
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you're very upset
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estás muy alterado
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everything bothers him
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todo lo molesta (lo fastidia)
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everything rattles his cage
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todo lo saca de casillas
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everything bugs him
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todo lo saca de onda
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she takes things very seriously
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toma las cosas a pecho
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we're feeling our way in the dark
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avanzamos a tientas en la oscuridad
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the future is uncertain
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el futuro es inseguro
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we're on the fence
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estamos entre dos aguas
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we're completely off course
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estamos totalmente despistados
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we're just making things up
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nos perdemos en conjeturas
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just in case
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por si acaso / por si las moscas
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God knows
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sabe Dios
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we're not sure of anything
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ya no estamos seguros de nada
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it's fantastic!
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¡es la octava maravilla!
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it's a marvel!
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¡es una obra maestra!
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I was flabbergasted!
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¡me quedé boquiabierto!
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it's a miracle!
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¡milagro!
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how wonderful!
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¡que maravilla!
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everything's going wonderfully!
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¡todo va a las mil maravillas!
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