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[+ obligations] descuidar, desatender [+ duty] no cumplir con, faltar a [+ friends, family] desatender [+ opportunity] desperdiciar, desaprovechar [+ work, garden] descuidar |
neglect[nɪˈglekt] Larry neglected his children because he was an alcoholic. |
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(informal) (=furious) furioso, furibundo (familiar) |
livid[ˈlɪvɪd] ADJ My mother was livid when she found out that I had lied about my whereabouts. |
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(=jammed) estar atascado, estar atorado esp LAm; (in mud etc) estar atascado; [sth pointed] estar clavado |
to be stuck the mechanism was stuck |
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Romper a llorar |
Burst into tears |
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Estar indeciso entres dos posibilidades |
To be in two minds |
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VT + ADV [+ situation, risks, alternatives, evidence] sopesar, considerar [+ person] sondear, tantear |
weigh up we looked at each other, weighing each other up |
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ADV1(=meticulously)[clean, rinse] a fondo, a conciencia; [search, check] a fondo; [research] minuciosamente, meticulosamente; [mix] bien |
thoroughly[ˈθʌrəlɪ] they examined me thoroughly |
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[person] (without money) quedar desamparado; |
to be (left) stranded [ship, fish] quedar varado; (fig) |
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vi phrasal informal (person: emit tears, weep) llenarse los ojos de lágrimas loc verb |
well up Joanna welled up when she thought about her father. |
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estar conmovido |
to be moved |
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provocar a algn; (=tease) tomar el pelo a algn |
(Brit)(informal)to wind sb up (=provoke) |
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"se me empezó a agotar/acabar la paciencia" |
"my patience began to wear thin" |
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v expr informal (make insane) (coloquial) volver loco a loc verb enloquecer a |
drive [sb] crazy |
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1. To feel sad, depressed, dejected, or generally unwell. Usually used with mitigators or intensifiers, such as "a bit," "really," "rather," "so," etc. |
be down |
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informal (habitually bad tempered) malhumorado/a adj gruñón/ñona adj |
grouchy adj (México, Chile) mal genioso loc adj (Méx., BO, CL) enojón/ona adj Amanda's a grouchy person, but she has a good heart. |
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ADV de antemano, con antelación |
beforehand[bɪˈfɔːhænd] |
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AVI + ADV animarse, alegrarse BVT + ADV alegrar, animar [+ person] levantar el ánimo a |
cheer up cheer up! ¡anímate!, ¡ánimo! |
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adj (boisterous, lively) de buen ánimo loc adj |
in high spirits The children are in high spirits today because it's the end of the school term. |
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adj informal (slightly unwell) indispuesto/a adj decaído/a adj |
out of sorts I think she is coming down with the flu; she seems out of sorts. |
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Perder la calma |
Lose my cool |
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vtr phrasal sep (ponder, consider) reflexionar⇒ vtr sopesar⇒ vtr |
mull [sth] over,mull over [sth] He paused to mull over his various options before making a decision |
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to make someone feel confused or unhappy: |
do sb's head in UK informal Getting up at four o'clock every morning was doing my head in. |
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to suddenly become very angry: |
fly into a rage(UK also fly into a temper/fury) I asked to speak to her boss and she just flew into a rage. |
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adv (second thoughts) pensándolo mejor expr |
on reflection On reflection it seems to be a good decision. |
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expr (in anger, passion) en el ardor del momento loc adv |
in the heat of the moment The couple lost all common sense in the heat of the moment. |
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(think too much about) darle muchas vueltas a loc verb + prep (ES, coloquial, figurado) comerse el coco, comerse el tarro loc verb |
brood over [sth],brood about [sth] vi + prep There is no point in brooding over things that have happened in the past. Jamie has been brooding about the outcome of last night's football game all morning. |
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(speak sharply or angrily to) gritar a, hablar mal a |
snap at [sb] vi + prep (AR, coloquial) agarrársela con v prnl + prep I know you're frustrated, but that doesn't give you an excuse to snap at me like that. |
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1(Brit) (=bad-tempered) |
ratty(informal) [ˈrætɪ] ADJ[(compar rattier) ; (superl rattiest) ] to be/get ratty estar/ponerse de malashe was pretty ratty about it se picó mucho por ello |
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Estar fuera de sí o estar loco de alegría |
to be beside o.s. (with anger) estar fuera de sí; (with joy) estar loco de alegría |
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(overreact) hacer una escena, montar una escena, montar un numerito, hacer un drama |
make a scene v expr informal |
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interj informal (regain composure) (formal) recobrar la compostura loc verb |
pull yourself together Stop crying and pull yourself together. |
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ADJ[person] encantador; [outfit] precioso; [food, breeze] delici |
delightful[dɪˈlaɪtfʊl] |
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slang (bother) molestar⇒ vtr (informal) fastidiar⇒ vtr |
get to [sb] His incessant whistling really gets to me. |
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(=overcome, recover from) [+ problem, serious illness, disappointment] superar [+ cold, virus] reponerse de [+ shock, fright, grief] sobreponerse a [+ surprise] recuperarse de [+ resentment] olvidar [+ shyness] vencer, dominar |
Get over |
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tranquilizarse, calmarse; [wind] amainar, calmarse |
calm downAVT + ADV = calmCBVI + ADV[person] |
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(stay calm) mantener la calma |
keep your head v expr figurative |
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suspirar por algn, añorar a algn |
to long for sb |
