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15 Cards in this Set
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BE ABOUT TO
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estar por
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BE OVER - When the football match was over, we went to the pub.
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terminarse
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BE UP - "Phil isn't up yet: he's still in bed. Phone again in ten minutes."
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estar levantado
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BLOW UP - We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the Christmas party.
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inflar
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BREAK DOWN - My car broke down on the way to Motril.
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averiarse
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CALL BACK - "I'm afraid the manager isn't here at the moment. Could you call back later?"
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volver a llamar
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CARRY OUT - The President carried out his promise to reduce taxation.
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cumplir (una promesa)
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CLEAR UP - It took four hours to clear up after the party.
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poner en orden
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COME ACROSS/bumped into - I came across an old friend on the metro in Madrid.
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encontrar, dar con
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CUT DOWN ON - You must cut down on cholesterol or you'll have a heart attack.
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consumir menos
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CUT OFF - When we didn't pay the bill, the electricity was cut off.
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cortar, desconnectar
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CUT UP - We cut up the birthday cake and gave everyone a slice.
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cortar en pedazos
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DO UP (laces) - I was five before I knew how to do up my shoelaces.
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abrochar, atar
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DO WITH - "What's MS DOS?" "It's got something to do with computers."
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tener algo que ver con, tener relación con
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DO WITHOUT - The shops are shut so we'll have to do without sugar.
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pasarse sin, prescindir de
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