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82 Cards in this Set
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He is flat broke
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No tiene en donde caerse muerto
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To tell the truth
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A decir verdad
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at first glance
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A primera vista
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"When you want, where you want, and how you want it"
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"Cuando quieres, donde quieras, y como quieres"
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mountain out of a molehill [drowning in a glass of water]
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ahogarse en un vaso de agua
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"from the wood, the splinter"
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de tal palo tal astilla
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in a good/bad mood
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estar de buenas/malas
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"After the battle, we are all generals"
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Despues de la Batalla somos todos generales
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Mad as a hatter (lit. goat)
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Estar loco como una cabra
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right now
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hoy por hoy
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the drop that overfilled the glass
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la gota que derrama del vaso
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Much ado about nothing
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mucho ruido y pocas nueces
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swim between to waters
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nadar entre dos aguas
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far from it
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ni mucho menos
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I dont understand a thing
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no entiendo ni papa
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Didn´t exactly invent gunpowder
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no inventar la pólvera
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You are driving me me crazy!
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¡me estás volviendo loco!
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and if that wasn´t enough!
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y por si fuera poco
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He´s acting like a clown
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El se hace el payaso
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easy (eaten bread)
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pan comida
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You crossed the line
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te pasaste de la raya
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with intent
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Con querer
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without intent
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Sin querer
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little by little
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poco a poco
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luckily
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por fortuna
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for better or worse
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por los buenos o por las malas
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generally . . .
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generalmente / normalmente
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Let's pretend that
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Hazte de cuenta
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I´ve been here two months
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Llevo dos meses aquí
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Some plumber!
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¡Vaya plomero!
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a little while ago
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Hace un rato
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down to the last detail (lit. without missing a comma)
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sin faltar una coma
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worked like a horse (lit. sweating the big drop)
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sudar la gota gorda
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as clear as water
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tan claro como el agua
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to be scatter brained
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tener pájaros en la cabeza
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horrible weather (lit. for dogs)
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tiempo de perros
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done deal
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trato hecho
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You are pulling my leg (lit. hair)!
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¡me estás tomando el pelo!
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I am exhausted (lit. broken bones)
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Hoy tengo los huesos molidos
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better safe than sorry (lit. prevent rather than cure)
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más vale prevenir que curar
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there´s hardly anything (lit. not even four cats)
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no hay ni cuatro gatos
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can't make heads or tails of that
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no tengo ni pies ni cabeza
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sourpuss (lit. has bad fleas)
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tener malas pulgas
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I´m all ears
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todo oídos
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he think he´s all that (lit. lots of sour cream on his tacos)
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le echa mucha crema a sus tacos
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he´s a slob
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es un tipo asqueroso
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he´s vulgar [he's a type very common]
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es un tipo muy ordinario
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at last
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al final
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whenever
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cuando sea
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however [lit. as it might be]
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como sea
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whereever
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donde sea
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whoever [lit. whoever it might be]
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quien sea
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in front
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Al frente
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across the way
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enfrente de
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I hate
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Me choca
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"shrew, prostitute"
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zorra
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"unreliable, fickle"
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voluble
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2nd floor
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primer piso
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ground floor
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la planta baja
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it´s a problem child
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es un niño tremendo
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better than nothing
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peor es nada
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nothing from another world (indifference)
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nada del otro mundo
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good-natured
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simpático
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incompetent
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incapaz
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pedantic
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pendente
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pretentious
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prepotente
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thinks he´s so smart
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se cree inteligente
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Might there be a store that sells wine?
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¿hay una tienda que venda vino?
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(when answering phone)
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él habla
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imbecile
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imbécil
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donkey
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burro
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clown
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bobo
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simpleton
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simplón
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jerks
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malvados / malditos
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ungrateful
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desgraciados
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without shame
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sin vergüenza
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"evil, malevolent"
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maléfico
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lying
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mentiroso
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slobs
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cochinos
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"a vulgar, temporally·minded sort"
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es un tipo muy corriente
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very vulgar type
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es un tipo muy vulgar
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"I´m telling you, friend"
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Te lo digo amigo
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