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172 Cards in this Set
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de trecho en trecho
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-> every so often
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a la sazón
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-> then, at that time
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en sazón
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-> ripe, in season
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libre albedrío
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(Filosofía) -> free will
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a su albedrío
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-> as takes his/her fancy
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quien a hierro mata a hierro muere
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(Prov) -> he who lives by the sword dies by the sword
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nos señaló con el dedo
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-> he pointed at us
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Tuve que señalarle varios errores
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-> I had to point out several mistakes to him
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el misterio que gira en torno a su muerte
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-> the mystery surrounding her death
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# Torno de hilar
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-> spinning wheel
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ir con rodeos
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> to beat about the bush
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hablar sin rodeos
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-> to come straight to the point
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# Dar un rodeo -
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> to make a detour
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* al sesgo
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-> on a slant; (en general)
on the bias (costura) |
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# Sin crianza
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-> ill-bred
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los diez mandamientos
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-> the Ten Commandments
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venirse al suelo -
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> to fall down, to collapse; (caer) to fail (figurative)
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en suelo colombiano
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-> on Colombian soil
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# Echarse por los suelos
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-> (a) to stretch oneself on the ground, (b) to humble oneself too much
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# Por los suelos
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-> cast down, in a state of depreciation; prostrate
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* Quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija -
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> (Prov.) he who gets under a good tree, has a good shelter
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leer la letra pequeña (figurative)
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-> to read the small print
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no entiendo su letra
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-> I can't read his writing o handwriting
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mandar cuatro letras a alguien (figurative)
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-> to drop somebody a line
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letra cursiva -
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> italic type, italics
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escriba en letra de imprenta
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-> please write in block capitals
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# letra de molde
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-> print;
(impresa) block capitals (en formulario) |
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letra negrita -> bold (face)
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-> bold (face)
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infante
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infant, prince, or infantrymen
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de dos en dos
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-> in twos, two by two
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en un dos por tres
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-> in no time at all
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cada dos por tres
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-> every five minutes
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# Como ése no hay dos
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-> they don't come any better than that
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cáncer de mama
cáncer de pecho |
* Breast cancer
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un niño de pecho
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* A child at the breast -
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lo políticamente correcto
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political correctness
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más vale pecar por exceso que por defecto
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too much is better than too little
its better to sin by excess |
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su único defecto es...
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his only shortcoming is...
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o en su defecto
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or lacking that...
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por defecto
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by default
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naturaleza muerta
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-> still life
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la madre naturaleza
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-> Mother Nature
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suizo de naturaleza
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Swiss by nationality
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la temperatura es de 38 grados
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the temp is 38 degrees
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estamos a 38 grados
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it is 38 degrees out
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rebote
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rebound
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despotricar
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to rant
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empadronar
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register to vote or for census
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padrón
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census
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sin trabas
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without obstacles
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entresijos
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ins and outs
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no deja lugar a dudas
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leaves no room for doubt
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difuminar
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blur
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hiel
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bile, bitterness
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las mieles y las hieles
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ecstasy and agony
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culebrón
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soap opera
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Telerrealidad
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reality show
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convertirse en la comidilla
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be the talk of the town
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de estreno en Europa
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debuting in Europe
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el mando
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the commander
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meterse en un avispero
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get into a mess
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ninfa
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caterpillar nymph
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chapapote
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oil sludge
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hemeroteca
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newspaper archive
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esquirla
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splinter, esp bone
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escaño
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seat in parliament
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probeta
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test tube
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lanzamiento
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launching (of a product)
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estar sobre el tapete
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(figurative) -> to be up for discussion
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ahora bien
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but, however
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en limpio
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net price, net
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vivir del cuento
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-> to live by one's wits
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sacar sus narices
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keep their noses out (of someone else´s business
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asola
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devastate
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sistema de producción en cadena
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assembly line production
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las leyes que rigen...x
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the rules that govern...x
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ya no rige
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has gone a bit overboard
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sin trabas
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without obstacles
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abrir brecha en
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create an opening in
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acoso sexual
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sexual harrassment
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La brecha digital
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the digital divide
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pasar la patata caliente al
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pass the hot potato to
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se ha vuelto alérgico a
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has become allergic to
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sahariana
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safari jacket
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La parca
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the grim reaper
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asociaciones ambientalistas
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env. orgs.
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me crispa los nervios
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it gets me all tense
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concejal
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town councillor
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abastecimiento
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supplying
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inmundo
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filthy
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hacer calientamiento
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do a warmup
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me toma unos 40 minutos
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it takes me about 40 minutes
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estremecimientos
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contractions
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atravesar (por) una mala racha
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go though / experience a bad patch
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pezón
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nipple
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"atentamente
con amor con amistad graciosamente abrazos" |
ways to close a letter (5)
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Me alimento con Hamburguesas
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"I live off hamburgers
I survive on hamburgers" |
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No hace más que...
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he doesn´t do anything other than...
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Terapia del Habla
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speech therapy
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se recuperó de
lo superó con ánimo" |
bounce back from (2 ways)
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Estoy en camino al
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I´m on my way to
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fanfarrón
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show-off
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chamullar
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to brag obnoxiously
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caradura
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a person with a lot of nerve
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una mosca
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an irritating person
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fufurufo
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hoighty-toighty
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un metiche
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a busybody
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perversa
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obnoxious
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naco
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obnoxious
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Hola karambola
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Hi (like saying "in a while, crocodile")
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menearse de
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to budge from, to move away
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¡Suéltalo ya!
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Let go of him right now!
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de esa forma
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like that
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un susto de no te menees
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"a real scare
scared stiff |
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Sin menear el dedo
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without lifting a finger
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Menos mal que no llueve
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at least its not raining (after a list of other things that =have= gone wrong)
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de la misma tela
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cut from the same cloth (said of children and parents)
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¿Mande?
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MEXICO request to repeat or clarify info
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nacer de pie
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born under a lucky star
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nacer tarde
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born yesterday
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¡Estás tapando el sol con el dedo!
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You´re covering up the truth
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Hasta las quince
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Into all hours of the night
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Por si las moscas.
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Just in case.
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a la luz de la tea, no hay mujer fea
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by the light of the tourch there is no ugly woman
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¡Jolines!
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Good Lord!
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Qué pesados esos tíos
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Just look at those guys (losers)
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¿Falta mucho de ...?
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is there much left of...?
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"aprendizaje
prácticas pasantía" |
internship
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¿Por donde andas?
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Where are you at?
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andar con
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to hang out with (slang)
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andar corriendo
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to go quickly
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andar gritando
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to go around shouting
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¡andale pues!
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have a good day! bye!
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andar del brazo con
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to agree with, go arm in arm with
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andar de la Ceca a la Meca
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to wander everywhere
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anda como Pedro por su casa
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like he owned the place
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anda como burro sin mecate
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out of control (like a donkey off the lead)
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andar a la pesca de algo
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to be after something, to fish for
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sí anda muy raro
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he's very strange
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andar en ... caballo, camello, bici, coche
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go by ... horse, camel, bike, car
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¿Qué tal anda tu coche?
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How´s your car running?
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me flipan los videojuegos
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"I´m wild about video games
(can also mean ""to be stoned"")" |
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iluso
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a naive dreamer
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Jesus María y José!
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Jesus Mary and Joseph!
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nos dieron un baño
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They gave us a drubbing (used only in sports)
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fontanería
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plumbing
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flequillos
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bangs (as a hairstyle)
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chivo expiatorio
cabeza de turco |
scape goat (2 ways)
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me siento de parte de
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I´m sorry for
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una reacción en contra de
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a reaction against
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Nuestro amor se acabó
Lo nuestro se acabó Estamos terminados Ya estuvo |
Our relationship is over (4 ways)
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un baboso
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stupid kid, little dummy
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* el momo
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IQ challenged, dummy *
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* una taruga
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clueless moron
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* un zoquete
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dimwit
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boricua
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Puerto Rican
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su casa cuenta con un solo...
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there house has only one...
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cuarto de baño
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bathroom
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asearse
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get ready (in the morning, for example)
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montar un cirio
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-> to kick up a row
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prebenda
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sinecure, privilege
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Quien fue a Sevilla perdió su silla
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Said of an archbishop who went to Seville to support his nephew -- when he returned, the nephew refused to give back his position
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¡qué morro tiene!
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-> he's got a real nerve!
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una perra gorda
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a pretty penny
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Trance mortal
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-> last moment of peril
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por chiripa
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by a fluke
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Estar de cachondeo
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-> to be in a joking mood
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cortarse el pelo al cero
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shave one´s head
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al compás
a compás fuera de compás |
on the beat, in time
rhythmically off the beat |
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me muero de ganas
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I can´t wait
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el español así de mal
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such bad Spanish
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me costó mucho tiempo
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it took me a long time
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