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# Criarse en buena cuna
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-> to be born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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nos criaron en el respeto a los demás
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-> we were brought up to respect others
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rácano
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stingy
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se puede utilizar en otros ámbitos
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can be used in other contexts
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fichar
hacer fichaje |
to sign up, sign a contract, punch in
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me ha salido rana
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it came out unexpectedly bad
it was a disappointment |
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cría fama y échate a dormir
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your reputation will follow you
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ser un coñazo
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be a real pain (very informal)
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no es casualidad que…
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-> it's no coincidence that…
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un día por casualidad
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one day it happened that...
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endecha
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dirge
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en rigor
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strictly speaking
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# A todo rigor
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-> if the worst comes to the worst
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con afán
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-> energetically, enthusiastically
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el afán de lucro
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the desire for money
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hizo amago de
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made as if
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tuve un amago de gripe
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-> I felt like I had a bout of flu coming on
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en pago de
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as a reward for, in return for
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por estos pagos
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-> around here
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me resulta violenta hablar con ella
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-> I feel awkward talking to her
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* Despojos de hierro
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-> scrap iron
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los despojos del héroe
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the hero's mortal remains
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hacerse (de) rogar
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-> to play hard to get
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Verse en los cuernos del toro
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-> to be in the most imminent danger
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poner cuernos a
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to cuckold
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el cuerno de África
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Horn of Africa
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está en la luna
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-> to be miles away (figurative)
(on the moon) |
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pedir la luna
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-> to ask the impossible (figurative)
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atravesar una luna de miel
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be in a honeymoon
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Luna llena, menguante, nueva, creciente
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full, waning, new, waxing moon
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De hoz y de coz
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-> headlong
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la hoz
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sickle
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mies
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corn(field)
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tener cachaza
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-> to be laid-back
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el estallido del escándalo
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the breaking of the scandal
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domina el ingles
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has a mastery of English
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se instaló en Chile
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he settled in Chile
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durante su larga residencia en
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during his long stay in
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salir de tino
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be out of one´s senses
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afanar y nunca medrar,
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Much toil and little profit
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# Con destino a
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-> bound for
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¡no faltes (a la cita)!
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-> don't miss it!, be there!
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melena
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long hair
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acribillarle a preguntas
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(figurative) -> to fire questions at somebody
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acribillarle a balazos
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-> to riddle somebody with bullets
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pinchar algo en la pared
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-> to pin something to the wall
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pinchó con su última película
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-> his latest film has been a flop
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pincharse (algo)
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inject onesself, shoot up
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* Le pinchan para que se case
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-> they keep prodding him to get married
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goma pinchada
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flat tire
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sonsonete
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sing song voice
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sonsacarme las palabras
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get words out of me -- extract info
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mojigata
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hypocrite
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desgarbado
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clumsy, ungainly
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forajido
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outlaw
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entrepaño
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panelling
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parco
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sparing, scanty
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desvelarse por hacer algo
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-> to make every effort to do something
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desvelar
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to stay awake
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volverse amigo de
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become friends
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no poder conciliar el sueño
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not be able to get to sleep
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pasar el rato
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-> to kill time, to pass the time
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# tenemos lluvia para rato
# va para rato |
-> the rain will be with us for some time
> it will take some (considerable) time |
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se me fue el alma a los pies
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my heart fell
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# Estallar en llamas
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-> to burst into flames
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# Arder sin llama
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-> to smoulder
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lacrimógena
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-> tear gas
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bomba de mano
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-> (hand) grenade
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bomba de relojería
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(también figurative) -> time bomb
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# Cargar la bomba
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-> to prime the pump
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bomba de vapor
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steam engine
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desafinado
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out of tune
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fogata
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campfire
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las pastillas se le cruzaban con el alcohol
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the pills interacted with the alcohol
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tener buen concepto de alguien
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-> to have a high opinion of somebody
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# Formarse un concepto de algo
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-> to get an idea of something
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# Bajo todos los conceptos
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-> from every point of view
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chocho
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senile
candy, sweet cunt (Mex, pen Sp) |
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* De sopetón
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-> suddenly
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* Venir pintado
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-> to fit exactly
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tocayo
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namesake
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derretido
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melted
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salirse del tema
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-> to digress
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salirse con la suya
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-> to get one's own way
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# Salir los colores al rostro -
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> to blush
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ha salido muy estudioso
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-> he has turned out to be very studious
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# me ha salido mal -
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> it didn't go very well;
I got the wrong result (cuenta) |
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¡qué bien sales en la foto!
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-> you look great in the photo!
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le ha salido un sarpullido en la espalda
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-> her back has come out in a rash
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salirse con la suya
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-> to get one's own way
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aquelarre
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coven
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colegiatura
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college tuition
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la tonada
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a tune
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echar chispas (informal figurative)
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-> to be hopping mad
(throw sparks) |
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# Eso no tiene ni chispa de gracia
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-> that’s not in the least bit funny
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# Dar chispas
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-> to show oneself to be bright
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# Tener mucha chispa -
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> to be a lively sort
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me dan ...
me entran ganas de llorar |
-> I feel like crying
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¡qué ganas tengo de ...
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I can´t wait to
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con las manos en la masa
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red-handed
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estrujón
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bear hug
pushing and shoving |
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renglón
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a line (i.e., on a piece of paper, on a form)
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por decir
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just to say it
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nada más que
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I´m just...
I'm not doing anything but... |
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trampolín
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spring board
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el cólico premenstrual
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PMS
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altoparlantes
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loudspeakers
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odiar a muerte
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to loathe
hate it to death |
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traje de gala
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-> formal dress
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uniforme de gala
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-> dress uniform
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se puso sus mejores galas
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-> she put on her finery
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hacer gala de algo
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show off something
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tener gala de
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be proud of something
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no pudo contener la risa/el llanto
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-> he couldn't help laughing/crying
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contener la respiración
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hold one´s breath
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entre comillas
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in quotes
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nada me sirve de mucho
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nothing helps much
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planilla
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list of candidates for office, payroll, other list of persons
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# Perder el tren
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-> to miss the train
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# Cambiar de tren
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-> to change trains, transfer
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# Tomar un tren
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-> to catch (take) a train
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ser feo con ganas
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be really ugly
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un manojo de nervios
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a bundle of nerves
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celebrar elecciones libres
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hold free elections
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proyecto de ley
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-> bill (soon to be law)
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remilgado
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squeamish, fussy
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tartamudear
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stutter
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mancuernas
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dumbbells, cufflinks
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hacer frente
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confront
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gañido
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yelp
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a flote
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afloat
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mapache
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raccoon
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poner pero
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to pose an objection
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más te vale que regreses o te mato
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You´d better come back or I´ll kill you
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saltarse el desayuno
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skip breakfast
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agrietado
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chapped
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pasarlo mal
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-> to have a hard time of it
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ojos rasgados
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-> almond(-shaped) eyes
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* salta a la vista que…
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-> it's patently obvious that…
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cachucha de beisbol
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baseball cap
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andrajoso
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ragged
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costal
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sack
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el cartel reza...
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the sign reads...
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picardía
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mischief
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dar el biberón a
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-> to bottle-feed
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dar el pecho a
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breastfeed
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llanta de hule
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rubber tires
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catre
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cot
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Dios la tenga en su gloria
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May God rest her soul
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estar en la gloria
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-> to be in seventh heaven
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# Pagar el pato
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-> (coll.) to receive unmerited punishment, or to pay for another man's misconduct
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# Su tío le paga los estudios
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-> his uncle is paying for his education
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# Paga 20 dólares de habitación
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-> he pays 20 dollars for his room
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¡que Dios se lo pague!
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-> God bless you!
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me las pagarás
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(informal figurative) -> you'll pay for this
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no paga
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it´s not worth it -- no payback
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hebra
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thread, string, filament, lock of hair
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que en paz descanse
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may he rest in peace
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justo en ese momento
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just at that moment
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¿has pescado el chiste?
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-> did you get the joke?
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discrepar
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to disagree
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en fila india
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single file
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caleta
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creek, cove
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bóveda
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vault
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enamoricarse
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be slightly in love
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le cambia de voz
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his voice is changing
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usar frenos
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wear braces
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llena de barros
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full of zits
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estar de mala uva
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-> to be in a bad mood
(bad grapes) |
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pelo enredado
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tangled hair
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cuñada
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sister in law
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pasar de mano en mano
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pass from hand to hand
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fuera de broma
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-> joking apart
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oxidado
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rusty
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caer en cuenta
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notice
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dar a luz
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give birth
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desbaratar
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take apart
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arcón de ajuar
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hope chest
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chiste verde
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blue humor
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a duras penas
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with much effort
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tiene las orejas conectadas a la boca
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his ears are connected to his mouth
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encinta
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pregnant
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apuesto que sí
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I bet you so
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insolación
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sunstroke
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le hizo ojitos
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made eyes at him
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no sabía ni por donde empezar
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didn´t even know where to begin
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pericia
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skill
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echar por la ventana
tirar... |
-> to let something go to waste (2 ways)
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contra viento y marea
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-> in spite of all obstacles
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hermanas de por vida
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sisters for ever
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* Salir del bache
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-> to get out of the rut (economic depression)
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embadurnarse
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to smear onesself
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hacer las veces de
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-> to act as
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amotinar
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incite to mutiny
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mangonear
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boss around
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bastilla
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hem
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venir de visita
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come to visit
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venir a quedarse
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come to stay
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me está rondando un resfriado
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-> I've got a cold coming on
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le ronda el sueño
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-> he's about to drop off
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me ronda una idea por la cabeza
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-> I've been turning over an idea in my head
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ronda los cuarenta años
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-> he's about forty
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hasta que las ranas críen pelo
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when frogs grow hair (something impossible)
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Es como pedirle peras al olmo
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It´s like asking for pears from an elm tree(something impossible)
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cuando las vacas vuelen
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when cows fly(something impossible)
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cuando llueva para arriba
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when it rains up (something impossible)
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Cuando lluevan tomates
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when it rains tomatoes (something impossible)
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me caso el domingo entre semana
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I´ll get married on a midweek Sunday (i.e., never)
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hacer el pino
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do a headstand
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estar encerrado(a) bajo siete llaves
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to be under lock and key ->
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me da cien patadas (que…)
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-> it makes me mad, gives me a fit
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tratar a alguien a patadas
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-> to treat somebody like dirt
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a buen hambre no hay pan duro
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beggars can't be choosers
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