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30 Cards in this Set
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Me da la impresión de que me tomas por un ... Parece que crees que yo soy. .. |
You seem to think I'm a. .. |
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En cierto sentido/ de cierto modo ... |
In a sense, .... |
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Dicho esto. .. |
Having said that. ... / That said. ... |
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+- ¡Lo recordaré de ahora en adelante! |
I'll remember that from now on! |
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...un lenguaje mucho más rico.... |
....A much richer language. ... |
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Él está más espabilado (después de haber estado enfermo) |
He is much brighter |
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He is driving himself too hard |
+- like saying "he is demanding too much from himself" |
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Soy una mujer de palabra |
"I'm a woman of my word" "She is a woman of her word"... |
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"Da igual (que... /cuando / cuanto/donde... )" |
You use no matter in expressions such as 'no matter how' and 'no matter what' to say that something is true or happens in all circumstances.
Also used when you have decided that sth is not really important, interesting, or worth discussing.E.g.'Didn't you ever read the book?' Keating shook his head. 'Well, no matter.'. Synonyms: don't worry about it, |
~ never mind, it doesn't matter - No matter what they tell us. ...
- No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this program. - No matter how often they were urged, they could not bring themselves to join in. - Jenkins would reward all investors, no matter when they made their investment. |
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(Upon) My word! |
an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc "¡Caramba!" |
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Estoy llegando (a casa) |
I'm on my way home I'll be there in 5 I'm almost there I'm nearly there I'm just round the corner (not literally!) |
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Matt tenía curiosidad acerca de él |
Matt was curious about him |
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Me hubiera gustado darte una sorpresa |
+_ I would have liked/loved to (have given you a surprise / have surprised you when I told you about my trip.... ) |
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Ir a por todas , jugarse el todo por el todo |
informal PHRASE 'To go the whole hog' *hog= 'cerdo' !
Do something completely or thoroughly
E. g. ‘George decided to go the whole hog and join the Total Abstinence Society’ |
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be about to |
adjective If you are about to do something, you are going to do it very soon. If something is about to happen, it will happen very soon. |
I think he's about to leave. The film was about to start. |
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Ante mis propios ojos, "delante de mis narices" |
Right before my eyes |
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Te entra por un oído y te sale por el otro |
Sth that GOES IN one ear and OUT the other |
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It's no good + v-ing |
~ there's no point in + v-ing ~ it's no use + v-ing "No tiene ningún sentido / no merece la pena " |
It's no good worrying about it |
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To the fore |
In or to a conspicuous* or leading position / If someone or something comes to the fore in a particular situation or group, they become important or popular. * /kənˈspɪkjʊəs/ clearly visible, obvious, evident // attracting notice or attention, noticeable, perceptible... |
‘the succession issue came to the fore’ ‘When work amongst women is taken seriously then many more women will come to the fore and take leading positions.’ |
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sleep tight |
About the origin of the phrase ‘sleep tight’... It seems that tight in this expression is the equivalent of the only surviving use of the adverb tightly meaning 'soundly, properly, well, effectively'. |
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I can't help + v-ing |
"No puedo evitar. ..." |
I can't help falling in love |
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finishing touch (also finishing stroke) |
NOUN usually finishing touches A final detail or action completing and enhancing a piece of work.
"Broche final/ el broche de oro " embellishment, embellishing, decorating, decoration, ornamentation, ornament, enhancement, enhancing |
‘now they're putting the finishing touches to a new album’ |
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Have an eye TO (+ noun/v-ing) With an eye to |
Have (or having) as one's objective 'Con vistas a ...' Consider (or be considering) prudently. |
‘The database company continues a multiyear, multibillion-dollar acquisition binge with an eye to dominating the enterprise application landscape.’ ‘the charity must have an eye to the future’ |
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Have/keep one's eye on |
Hope or plan to acquire |
Margaret has her eye on a coat |
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by a long shot |
long shotNOUNAn attempt or guess that has only the slightest chance of succeeding or being accurate.‘it's a long shot, but well worth trying’ ... .... .... ..... ...... Phrases(not) by a long shotinformal(not) by far or at all. |
‘This mystifying one was our favourite by a long shot.’ |
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It's a shambles |
shamblesPLURAL NOUN (informal) treated as singular A state of total disorder |
‘my career was in a shambles’ |
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I'll be back in a jiffy |
Estaré de vuelta en un periquete |
We'll finish in a jiffy I'll do it in a jiffy .... |
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Llevo estudiando 5 años |
I have been studying for 5 years (now) |
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Lista de espera |
Waiting list |
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Love you and leave you |
To say that you must leave, although you would like to stay |
I'm going to love you and to leave you |
