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Congratulations!
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¡Felicitaciones!
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I'm sorry, but...
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Lo siento, pero...
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That's a shame
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Es una lástima
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May I... ?
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¿Puedo...?
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Excuse me!
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¡Perdone!
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I don't mind | it doesn't bother me
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No me molesta
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With pleasure
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Con gusto
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Where are you from?
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¿De dónde eres?
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Good luck!
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¡Buena suerte!
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Please speak more slowly
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Por favor hable más despacio
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Long time no see!
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¡Cuánto tiempo!
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Long time without seeing you!
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¡Tanto tiempo sin verte!
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[Expression of thanks]
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No hay de qué
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Would you like to dance with me?
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¿Quisiera bailar conmigo?
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Help me!
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¡Ayúdame!
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Help!
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¡Auxilio!
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Help!
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¡Socorro!
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Fire!
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¡Fuego!
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Stop!
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¡Alto!
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Happy Easter!
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¡Felices Pascuas!
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One language is not enough
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Un solo idioma nunca es suficiente
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Leave me alone!
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¡Déjeme en paz!
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Get well soon
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Pronta recuperación
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Pardon me
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Disculpame
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Nice to meet you
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Mucho gusto
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Pleased to meet you.
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Encantado de conocerle.
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Of course!
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¡Claro!
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Thanks for your help
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Gracias por su ayuda
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I need a doctor
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Necesito un médico
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Can you take me to ...
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Puede llevarme a ...
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Can you help me?
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Puede ayudarme?
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How much is that?
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Cuánto es?
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Where is?
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Dónde está?
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Could you explain that please?
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Puede-usted explicarlo, por favor?
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What does that mean?
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Qué quiere decirlo?
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Can you repeat that please?
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Me lo repite, por favor?
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How do you say that in English?
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Cómo se lo dice en Inglés?
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What time is it?
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Qué hora es?
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Why not?
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Por qué no?
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Where do you live?
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Dónde vives?
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What is the weather like?
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Qué tiempo hace?
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I am American
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Yo soy norteamericano
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My address is . . .
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Mi dirección es . . .
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I am fine
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Estoy bien
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I only have
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Sólo tengo
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I am 27 years old
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Tengo veintisiete años
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I haven't got a clue
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No tengo ni idea
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I am looking for...
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Estoy buscando a...
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Would you bring me the bill please?
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Me trae la cuenta por favor?
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What time is it?
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Qué hora es?
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he's in an ugly mood
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tiene un humor de perros
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the situation turned ugly
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la situación se puso fea
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to be as ugly as sin
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ser más feo que Picio
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She was the ugly duckling of her class.
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Era la patita fea de la clase.
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ugly duckling
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patito feo
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ugly thing
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asunto desagradable
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he was really unpleasant
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estuvo realmente desagradable
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don't be so unkind!
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¡no seas tan desagradable!
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there's an unpleasant smell
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hay un olor desagradable
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he's a very disagreeable person
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es una persona muy desagradable
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The cough syrup has an unpleasant taste.
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El jarabe para la tos tiene un gusto desagradable.
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This drink tastes very bad
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Esa bebida tiene muy mal sabor.
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It seems that some time ago he was involved in a case
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Parece que hace algún tiempo estuvo implicado en una causa
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Family violence is an ugly thing.
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La violencia intrafamiliar es una cosa muy fea.
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Jealousy is a fearful thing
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Los celos son algo espantoso
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I'm even more ugly when I'm clean shaven.
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Estoy aún más feo cuando estoy bien afeitado.
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a very delicate matter
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un asunto muy delicado
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they fell out over the issue of the inheritance
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se pelearon por el asunto de la herencia
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he's mixed up in something to do with drugs
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está implicado en un asunto de drogas
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business matters
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asuntos de negocios
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it's none of your business
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no es asunto tuyo
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I've said no and that's that
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te he dicho que no y asunto concluido
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you're staying at home and that's all there is to it
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te quedarás en casa y asunto concluido
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he had a brief fling with his secretary
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tuvo un asuntillo con la secretaria
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to intervene (take interest) in a matter
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tomar cartas en el asunto
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to drink oneself stupid
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beber hasta perder el sentido
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don't be foolish
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¡no seas tonto!
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what a foolish thing to do/say!
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¡qué tontería!
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it was stupid of me to accept
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fui una estupidez aceptar
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he made me look really ridiculous
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me dejó en ridículo
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I did something stupid
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hice una tontería
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they just made me look stupid
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hicieron que pareciera un estúpido
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oh, how stupid of me!
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¡ay, qué estúpida soy!
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my stupid brother
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el estúpido de mi hermano
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It's a stupid woman that only goes to the salon
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Es una tarada que lo que único que hace es ir a la peluquería
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without thinking (colloq)
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a tontas y a locas
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I was foolish enough to say yes
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fui tan tonto como para decirle que sí
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don't be silly!
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¡no seas tonta!
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she spends money here, there, and everywhere (colloq)
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gasta el dinero a tontas y a locas
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to be a complete idiot
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ser tonto del bote
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to play the fool
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hacer el tonto
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to play the clown
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hacer payasadas
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dunce
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tonto de capirote
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stooge
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tonto útil
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how could I be so foolish?
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¿cómo pude ser tan tonto?
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he was foolish enough to tell him the truth
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fue lo bastante tonto como para decirle la verdad
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a trivial remark
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una observación tonta
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royal fool
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tonto de remate
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Don't play innocent, you know perfectly well.
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No te hagas el inocente, lo sabes perfectamente.
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He played dumb when I asked him where my purse was.
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Se hizo el tonto cuando le preguntaba dondé estaba mi cartera.
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bilingual dictionary
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diccionario bilingüe
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I sent him a dictionary to help him learn basic vocabulary.
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Le envié un diccionario para que aprenda el vocabulario básico.
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In its complete version, the dictionary has six volumes, but what they sell more of is the concised version in one volume.
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En su versión completa el diccionario tiene seis tomos, pero la que más se vende es la versión concisa de un tomo.
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to make an allusion to something
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alusión a algo
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in reference to something
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en relación con algo
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for future reference
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para futura(s) consulta(s)
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from here on out, be aware that we must first ask permission;
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de aquí en adelante tenga en cuenta que primero hay que pedir autorización;
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for reference use only
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para consultar en sala
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reference book
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de consulta | de referencia;
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for reference use only
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para consultar en sala
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point of reference
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punto de referencia
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the firm offered to write her a reference
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la empresa le ofreció una carta de recomendación
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thesaurus
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diccionario de ideas afines
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a walking encyclopedia (hum)
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una enciclopedia ambulante
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character reference
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referencias
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frame of reference
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marco de referencia
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In the book that referred to his career
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En el libro se hace mención a su trayectoria
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The professor alluded in his exposition of the difference between commitment and self-interest.
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El profesor aludió en su exposición a la diferencia entre compromiso e interés.
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For the philosopher would be interested in something without committing to it.
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Para el filósofo sería posible interesarse en una cosa sin comprometerse con ella.
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With the material that is able to be found on the internet,
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Con todo el material que se puede encontrar en la red, para qué comprar una obra de consulta cara que se desactualiza en poco tiempo?
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To get the scholarship I need three letters of reference.
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Para presentarme a la beca necesito tres cartas de referencia.
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If you want the job should you have references.
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Si quieres el trabajo conviene que tengas referencias.
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In the tables and the legends of the illustrations
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En los cuadros y en los epígrafes de las ilustraciones
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references are identified by numerals
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las referencias se identificarán mediante números
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The president refused to speak in reference to criticisms made about his governing in the press.
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El presidente se negó a hablar en referencia a las críticas contra su gestión publicadas por la prensa
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he was attacked by some thugs
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lo atacaron unos maleantes
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devil's advocate
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abogado del diablo
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grim-faced with anger
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malcarado de enfado
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there's no history of the illness in my family
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no hay ningún antecedente de la enfermedad en mi familia
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such a win was completely unprecedented
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una victoria así no tenía antecedentes
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an issue with deeply rooted historical causes;
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un problema con profundos antecedentes históricos
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to put somebody in the picture
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poner a alguien en antecedentes
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criminal lawyer
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abogado criminalista
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they are forced to turn to crime
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se ven obligados a delinquir
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it's the first time that he committed an offence
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es la primera vez que delinque
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it's wicked!
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¡qué crimen!
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violent crime
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crimen de sangre
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crime of passion
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crimen pasional
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to commit a crime
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cometer un delito
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tax evasion is a criminal offense
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evadir impuestos constituye delito
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financial crime
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delito fiscal
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corpus delicti
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cuerpo del delito
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it's a crime to waste so much food
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es un delito desperdiciar tanta comida
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they weren't armed
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iban desarmados
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a policeman managed to disarm the kidnapper
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un policía logró desarmar al secuestrador
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he won us over with his very convincing arguments
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nos desarmó con sus magníficos argumentos
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what kind of rip-off of people is this!
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¡qué manera de estafar a la gente!
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he was found guilty of fraud
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lo encontraron culpable de estafa
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they swindled a pensioner and left him without his savings
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estafaron a un pensionista y le dejaron sin sus ahorros
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As a lawyer, more than anything, I practice criminal law
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Como abogado, más que todo, ejerzo el derecho penal
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it's hardly surprising
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no es de extrañar
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I miss my own bed a lot
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extraño mucho la cama
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kids showing off in their fathers' cars
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niños fanfarrones luciendo el coche de papá
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stop being a braggart
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no seas fanfarrón
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he smokes the odd cigarette
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se fuma algún que otro cigarrillo
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except for the odd fisherman
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a excepción de algún que otro pescador
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he's done odd jobs for us
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nos ha hecho algunos trabajitos
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the odd man out
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la excepción
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if you've got the odd moment to spare
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si tienes algún momento libre
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I have a few odd bits of fabric left over
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me han sobrado unos retazos
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she must be eighty-something by now
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debe tener ochenta y tantos años
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she must be eighty & a few by now
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debe tener ochenta y pico de años
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she's got a bit odd recently
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se ha vuelto un poco raro últimamente
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an odd sock
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un calcetín sin pareja
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we have the odd visitor
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tenemos alguna que otra visita
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mountebank
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saltabanco
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she speaks more than a dentist!
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habla más que un sacamuelas
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you're such a bigmouth (colloq)
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eres tan habladora
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he told me to be more talkative
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me dijo que fuera más hablador
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Charlatán refers to someone who talks a lot about things they don't know
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'charlatán' se refiere a alguien que habla mucho sobre cosas que no sabe
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it's strange that . . .
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es curioso que . . .
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the strange thing right here is that . . .
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lo curioso del caso es que . . .
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(Esp) no timewasters
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abstenerse curiosos
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(fam) try to draw attention to oneself
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hacerse el/la interesante
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It surprises me that you don't know that
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me extraña que no lo sepas
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what a odd thing!
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¡qué cosa más rara!
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she's a bit odd
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es un poco rara
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I see you're acting very strangely today
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te noto muy raro hoy
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with a few rare exceptions;
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salvo raras excepciones
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there's hardly a day when . . .
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raro es el día que . . .
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here, it's very unusual for it to snow
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aquí es raro que nieve
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it's unusual for her not to telephone
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es raro que no llame
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what a bizarre hat!
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¡qué sombrero más raro!
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he's got a warped sense of humour
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tiene un raro sentido del humor
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Paco is a strange bird
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Paco es un bicho raro
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It surprises me that you didn't know
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me extraña que no lo sepas
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It was strange to me that . . .
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ya me extrañaba a mí que . . .
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it's hardly surprising that . . .
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no es de raro que . . .
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I'm not myself surprised by anything
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no me extraño de nada
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he was surprised that she hadn't told him
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se extrañó de que no le hubiera avisado
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she has a foreign object in her eye
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tiene un cuerpo extraño en el ojo
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suddenly a stranger came in
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de repente entró un extraño
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she must be eighty-something by now
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debe tener ochenta y tantos años
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twenty-odd
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veintitantos
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I have a ton of unmatched socks!
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¡tengo un montón de calcetines desparejados!
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to hit out at left & right (randomly)
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dar golpes a diestra y siniestra
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I just chose it at random
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lo escogí al azar
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at random
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al azar
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they promote people in a very haphazard way
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ascienden a la gente caprichosamente
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his approach is very haphazard
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no es coherente en su enfoque
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she's deaf and dumb
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es sordomuda
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to be struck dumb
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quedarse mudo
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to be struck dumb
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sin habla
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the news left us dumbfounded
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la noticia nos dejó anonadas
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You've left me flabbergasted!
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¡me has dejado estupefacto!
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the news left me speechless
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la noticia me dejó estupefacto
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he's mute from birth
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es mudo de nacimiento
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he remained mute out of sheer wonder
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se quedó mudo de asombro
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speechless with emotion
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mudo de emoción
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snakes slough off their skin
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las serpientes mudan de piel
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when his voice broke
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cuando mudó de voz
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to have a change of opinion
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mudar de opinión
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they moved to a bigger house
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se mudaron a una casa más grande
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he was speechless with amazement
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estaba mudo de asombro
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to turn a deaf ear to something
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hacer oídos sordos a algo
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as deaf as a post
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como una tapia
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"to fall through the memory hole"
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caer en saco roto
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my suggestions just fell on deaf ears, no one paid the slightest bit of notice
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mis sugerencias cayeron en saco roto, nadie prestó la menor atención
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to turn a deaf ear
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hacer oídos sordos
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be clumsy
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estar torpe
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they beat him until he was left senseless
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lo golpearon hasta dejarlo sin sentido
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he is mentally retarded
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es (un) débil
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mentally retarded
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retrasado mental
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He was diagnosed as mentally retarded
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Lo diagnosticaron como deficiente mental
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How dare you think you can say "retarded" to the bus driver!
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¡Cómo piensas que le puedes decir "retrasado mental" al chofer del bus!
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The television audience is warned that this movie has profanity
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Se advierte a la teleaudiencia que esta película tiene lenguaje soez
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The language of many adolescents is mainly composed of swearing.
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El lenguaje de muchos adolescentes está principalmente compuesto por palabrotas.
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Do not use such vulgar language in front of your grandmother.
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No emplees ese lenguaje vulgar delante de tu abuela.
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Do you not know how to speak without swearing?
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¿No sabes hablar sin decir tacos?
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a common cold;
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un vulgar resfríado
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he's so gross!
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es un grosero
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an average wine
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un vino ordinario
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usually
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de ordinario
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there are fewer people than usual
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hay menos gente que de ordinario
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he told a joke that was quite gross
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contó un chiste bastante ordinario
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the common people
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el vulgo
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the herd instinct
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el instinto gregario
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the masses
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la masa
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the refugees were herded into trucks as if they were cattle
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metieron a los refugiados en camiones como si fueran ganado
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The art of advertising is based primarily on a thorough knowledge of the group behavior.
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El arte de la publicidad está basado, principalmente, en un profundo conocimiento del gregarismo.
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The neighbors discovered the theft of cattle
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Los vecinos descubrieron al ladrón de ganados.
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I have dozens of things to do (colloq);
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tengo (una) multitud de cosas que hacer
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an enormous variety of uses
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una multitud de usos
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the crowd applauded the astronauts
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la multitud aclamó a los astronautas
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there are numerous opportunities
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hay una multitud de oportunidades
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there was quite a crowd
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había mucha gente
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crowds of shoppers
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multitud de clientes
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the game attracted a much publicity
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el partido atrajo mucho público
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to stand out from/rise above the crowd
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destacar(se)
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to follow the crowd
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llevar por la corriente
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The counter-intelligence agent's work was crucial in discovering the network of foreign spies.
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La labor del agente de contraespionaje fue crucial para desbaratar la red de espías extranjeros.
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You know, for the government it's as vital to get intelligence in other countries as it is counter-intelligence in one's own.
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Ya lo sabes, para el Gobierno es tan vital la inteligencia en otros países como la contrainteligencia en el propio.
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In general, the word 'espionage' is directly associated with State secrets.
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En general, la palabra espionaje se asocia directamente a los secretos de Estado.
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The tests indicate that he has an IQ above normal.
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Los tests indican que posee un cociente intelectual por encima de lo normal.
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The tests have passed, but we still don't know the results
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Han pasado los tests, pero aún no sabemos los resultados.
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The film was about military intell. & espionage
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La película trataba de inteligencia militar y espionaje.
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He was assigned to naval intelligence service.
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Lo destinaron al servicio de inteligencia naval.
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artificial intelligence
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inteligencia artificial
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today you're looking very elegant
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hoy estás muy elegante
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the smart set
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la gente bien
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he's made some very smart business moves
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ha hecho algunas operaciones muy acertadas
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don't get smart with me!
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¡no te hagas el listo conmigo!
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know it all (fam)
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sabelotodo (mf)
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to smart from something
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resentirse de algo
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I'm not inviting her anymore, she is an unbearable prig
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No la invito más, es una pedante insoportable.
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Your friend is a know-it-all, always opinionating even when you don't ask him.
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Tu amigo es un sabelotodo, siempre opina aunque no se lo pidas.
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If we invite the dumbass, we ruin the party.
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Si invitamos a ese listillo, nos arruinará la fiesta.
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Cards have been used for the identification of personnel in companies.
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Las tarjetas se han usado para la identificación del personal en las empresas.
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I am not an animal of the city. I prefer the quiet of the countryside.
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No soy un animal de ciudad. Prefiero la tranquilidad del campo.
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he was very well dressed
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iba muy elegante
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with her hair so very neat . . .
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con el pelo muy arreglado . . .
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his handwriting is very neat
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tiene muy buena letra
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a neat little car
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un cochecito compacto
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he drank half a bottle of neat vodka
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se bebió media botella de vodka puro
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he put his clothes in a neat pile,
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puso su ropa en un montón ordenado
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I thought she was one of Paco's crowd
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creí que era de la pandilla de Paco
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they crowded around him
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se aglomeraron a su alrededor;
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they crowded into the hall
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entraron en tropel a la sala
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don't try to crowd everything onto one page
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no trates de meter todo en una página;
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to crowd in/out
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entrar/salir en tropel
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they crowded for the exit
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se abalanzaron (en tropel) hacia la salida
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Thousands of thoughts crowded into my mind.
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Miles de pensamientos se agolparon en mi mente.
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Suddenly hundred's of images came into my head
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De repente se me vinieron cientos de imágenes a la cabeza.
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The public was crowding at the exits to leave the premises as quickly as possible.
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El público se agolpaba en las salidas para abandonar el recinto lo más rápidamente posible.
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The band always draws a crowd.
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La banda siempre lleva multitudes.
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Antonio is not of those who follow the herd, he has his own ideas.
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Antonio no es de los que siguen al rebaño, tiene sus propias ideas.
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Following the herd will leave you calmer, but not always satisfied.
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Seguir al rebaño podrá dejarte más tranquilo, pero no siempre más conforme.
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After its historic victory, the home crowd bid farewell to its team with applause.
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Tras su histórica victoria, la hinchada local despidió a su equipo con aplausos.
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An enormous crowd had gathered at the opening ceremony.
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Un mundo de gente se había dado cita en el acto inaugural.
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I couldn't make him out in the crowd
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no podía distinguirle entre la muchedumbre
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regular customer
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cliente asiduo
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regular customer
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cliente habitual
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an enormous variety of uses
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una multitud de usos
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the crowd applauded the astronauts
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la multitud aclamó a los astronautas
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there are numerous opportunities
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hay una multitud de oportunidades
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it was so crowded that I went home again
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había tal gentío que me volví a casa
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tooling around (driving around)
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dando una vuelta
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From what was once a thriving town is now only a pile of debris.
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De lo que alguna vez fue un pueblo pujante hoy sólo queda una pila de desechos.
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she always has to invite every Tom, Dick, and Harry
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siempre tiene que invitar a fulano, mengano, zutano (y perengano)
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Mr so-and-so
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Don Fulano de tal
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he had her followed by a detective;
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la hizo seguir por un detective
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She walks very fast, I can't keep up with her;
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camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir
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I think we're being followed;
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creo que nos están siguiendo
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with the Japanese catching up on them all the time
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seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses
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(fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again
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el que la sigue la consigue
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follow this road until you arrive at the bridge;
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siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente
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I said hello to her and went on (my way);
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la saludé y seguí mi camino
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if you take this route you go through Capileira
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si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira
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we tracked the animal's path to the river
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seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río
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the illness is running its course
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la enfermedad sigue su curso
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the brother (who comes) after me
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el hermano que me sigue
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to be guided by one's conscience
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seguir el dictamen de la conciencia
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his sculptures are in the classical style;
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sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico
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he's a follower of Kant's philosophy;
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sigue a Kant
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he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors
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sigue los pasos de su predecesor
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you [polite] will have to undergo special treatment
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va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial
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I'm taking a photography course
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estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía
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she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up
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dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir
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are you (pl) with me?
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¿me siguen?
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I don't watch that program
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no sigo ese programa
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we are following its development very closely
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seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo
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go straight on to the end of the street;
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siga derecho hasta el final de la calle
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follow [infrm] this street as far as the traffic lights;
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sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo
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from there you have to go on by mule;
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desde allí hay que seguir en mula
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you silly donkey!
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¡zopenco!
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he opened himself to ridicule
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quedó en ridículo
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He did not rise on his merits but because he is toady
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No ascendió por sus méritos sino porque es un lameculos.
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I do not like men very hairy
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No me gustan los hombres muy peludos.
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This news is awesome [lit: of the mother bitch]
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Esas noticias son de puta madre.
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Despite playing at home, they got beat bad [dar una paliza]
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A pesar de jugar en casa, les dieron una paliza
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Never have I known a person more lazy than my cousin; he does nothing.
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Nunca he conocido a una persona más floja que mi primo; no hace nada.
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This guy does nothing, he's a slacker!
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Este chico no hace nada, ¡es un holgazán!
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Last night he had too much to drink and made an fool of himself in front of his girlfriend.
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Anoche bebió demasiado e hizo el ridículo en frente de su novia.
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My old lady is annoying, she treats me as if I am dumb [lit: still only four years old]
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Mi vieja es molesta, me trata como si todavía tuviera cuatro años.
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I heard the same thing
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me lo dijo él mismo
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when he starts to preach . . .
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cuando se pone a pontificar . . .
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hold your horses
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¡un momentito!
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I could eat a horse
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tengo un hambre canina
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to beat a dead horse [lit: asking for pears from the elm tree]
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pedirle peras al olmo
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to change horses [lit: change of opinion] in midstream
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cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino
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