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Si seguís comiendo chocolate seguramente vas a engordar.

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If you keep on eating chocolate, you will certainly get fat.

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Está oscureciendo. Pienso que deberíamos partir pronto.

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It is getting dark. I think we should leave soon.

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¿A qué hora vamos a cenar? Me está agarrando hambre.

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What time are we going to have dinner? I am getting hungry.

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Mary se enojó conmigo cuando le di la noticia.

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Mary got mad at me when I told her the news.

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Cuando estaba enfermo, Susan me envió una tarjeta que decía: “Mejorate pronto”.

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When I was sick, Susan sent me a card. It said, “Get well soon.”

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Jim no tenía un paraguas entonces se mojó mientras esperaba el autobús ayer.

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Jim did not have an umbrella, so he got wet while waiting for the bus yesterday.

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Sam, la cena está lista. Se te está enfriando la sopa.

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Dinner is ready, Sam. Your soup is getting cold.

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El Señor Andrews usa peluca porque se quedó calvo.

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Mr. Andrews is wearing a wig because he got bald.

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Esto no es importante. Tómalo con calma. No te disgustes tanto.

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This is not important. Take it easy. Don’t get so upset.

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Primero se comprometieron y después se casaron.

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First they got engaged and then they got married.

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Todos los niños se emocionaron cuando vieron a Papá Noel.

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All the kids got excited when they saw Santa Claus.

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Lawrence se deprimió cuando no pasó el examen, entonces traté de alegrarlo.

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Lawrence got depressed when he failed the exam, so I tried to cheer him up.

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Hubo un accidente terrible, pero nadie se lastimó.

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There was a terrible accident, but nobody got hurt.

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Se aburrieron tanto que no se quedaron hasta el final de la película.

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They got so bored that they did not stay for the end of the movie.

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Deja de tomar cerveza, de lo contrario te emborracharás.

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Stop drinking beer; otherwise you will get drunk.

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La fiesta se llenó de tanta gente que no pudimos bailar más.

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The party got so crowded that we could not dance any more.

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Helen puede hablar cinco idiomas con fluidez.

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Helen can speak five languages fluently.

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Helen puede hablar cinco idiomas con fluidez.

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Helen is able to speak five languages fluently. (poco común)

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¿Me puedes oír bien?

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Can you hear me well?

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¿Me puedes oír bien?

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Are you able to hear me well? (poco común)

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Podrás conseguir entradas para el recital si llegas a la boletería temprano.

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You will be able to get tickets to the concert if you arrive at the box office early.

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¿Podrás venir con nosotros?

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Will you be able to come with us?

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23
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Los niños no han sido capaces de estudiar mucho hoy.

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The kids have not been able to study much today.

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La Sra. Peterson pudo contactar al Sr. Hope esta mañana.

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Ms. Peterson has been able to contact Mr. Hope this morning.

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La policía pudo finalmente resolver el misterio.

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The police were finally able to solve the mystery.

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Jim no pudo encontrarse con Richard ayer.

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Jim was not able to meet Richard yesterday.

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Mamá había podido limpiar la casa antes de que llegáramos a casa.

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Mom had been able to clean the house before we got home.

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Depués de que había podido abrir la caja, descubrí que estaba vacía.

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After I had been able to open the box, I discovered that it was empty.

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Si Betsy bailara todos los días, podría llegar a ser una bailarina profesional.

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If Betsy danced every day, she would be able to become a professional dancer.

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Peter sería capaz de hablar italiano si viviera en Roma durante un año.

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Peter would be able to speak Italian if he lived in Rome for a year.

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Ese jugador de fútbol pudo marcar nueve goles la temporada pasada.

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That soccer player was able to score nine goals last season.

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Nuestro equipo pudo derrotar al tuyo en la Copa del Mundo.

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Our team was able to beat yours in the World Cup.

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Todos pudimos aprobar el examen la semana pasada.

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We were all able to pass the test last week.

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34
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En la conferencia, el orador pudo contestar todas las preguntas.

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At the conference, the speaker could answer all the questions.

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Cuando Grace tenía cinco años, podía caminar con las manos.

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When Grace was five, she could walk on her hands.

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Cuando David era un niño, podía correr muy rápido.

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When David was a boy, he could run very fast.

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37
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Los escaladores no pudieron llegar a la cima ayer.

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The climbers could not/were not able to reach the summit yesterday.

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Tom no pudo ganar el concurso el año pasado.

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Tom could not/was not able to win the contest last year.

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Los niños lograron subir a la copa del árbol.

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The children managed to reach the tree top.

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Lograron convencernos para que viajemos con ellos por Europa.

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They managed to persuade us to travel around Europe with them.

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41
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¿Cómo lograste conseguir un pasaje de ida y vuelta a New York dos días antes de Navidad?

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How did you manage to get a round trip ticket to New York two days before Christmas?

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42
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John solía fumar mucho pero dejó.

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John used to smoke a lot, but he gave up.

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Lord Albert solía ir a cazar cuando era joven.

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Lord Albert used to go hunting when he was younger.

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44
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Solía ir a la escuela en bici, pero ahora voy en auto.

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I used to go to school by bike, but now I go by car.

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En clase, a menudo solía sentarme en la parte de atrás.

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In class, I would often sit at the back.

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46
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Luego de la cena, mi padre siempre solía tomar una copa de brandy.

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After dinner, my father would always drink a glass of brandy.

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De niño, Martin nunca hablaba con extraños.

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As a child, Martin would never talk to strangers.

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48
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Solía haber una pared aquí.

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There used to be a wall here.

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49
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Mark solía tener un perro pero lo regaló.

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Mark used to have a dog but he gave it away.

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50
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Estábamos acostumbrados al clima soleado de la costa.

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We were used to the sunny weather of the coast.

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51
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Joan está acostumbrada a tratar con niños.

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Joan is used to dealing with children.

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52
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El señor Jones no estaba acostumbrado a todo ese lujo.

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Mr. Jones wasn’t used to all that luxury.

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53
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Deben de estar acostumbrados a sus vecinos ruidosos.

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They must be used to their noisy neighbours.

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54
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No estoy acostumbrado a viajar en avión.

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I am not used to travelling by plane.

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55
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La gente se acostumbra a las nuevas tecnologías.

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People get used to new technologies.

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56
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Paul nunca se acostumbró a vivir en el campo.

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Paul never got used to living in the country.

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57
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Me estaba acostumbrando a trabajar con Michael.

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I was getting used to working with Michael.

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58
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Nos habíamos acostumbrado a tenerte por aquí.

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We had got used to having you around.

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59
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Nunca me voy a acostumbrar a levantarme temprano.

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I will never get used to getting up early.

60
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Liz y Meg se están haciendo teñir el pelo.

A

Liz and Meg are having their hair dyed.

61
Q

El señor Singer siempre se hace hacer los trajes en la sastrería.

A

Mr. Singer always has his suits made at the tailor’s shop.

62
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Le trajeron las compras a Jake hace dos horas.

A

Jake had his groceries delivered two hours ago.

63
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El fin de semana pasado entraron a nuestra casa a robar.

A

We had our house burgled last weekend.

64
Q

Diane hizo recargar los cartuchos de su impresora.

A

Diane has had her printer cartridges refilled.

Diane hizo recargar los cartuchos de su impresora.

65
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Habíamos acabado de hacer fumigar la casa.

A

We’d just had our house fumigated.

66
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Deberías hacerte revisar los ojos.

A

You should have your eyes checked.

67
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Jenny se va a hacer perforar las orejas.

A

Jenny will have her ears pierced.

68
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Generalmente me peino en lu de Luigi.

A

I usually get my hair done at Luigi’s.

69
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A Martin le extirparon las amígdalas ayer.

A

Martin got his tonsils removed yesterday.

70
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Debes hacer arreglar este caño lo antes posible.

A

You must get this pipe fixed as soon as possible.

71
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No quiero que ella me llame.

A

I don’t want her to call me.

72
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La profesora quiere que todos los alumnos estudien mucho.

A

The teacher wants every student to study hard.

73
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Algunos hombres no quieren que sus esposas trabajen.

A

Some men don’t want their wives to work.

74
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Mis padres querían que yo estudiara derecho.

A

My parents wanted me to go to Law school.

75
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Yo no quería que Phil se enterara.

A

I didn’t want Phil to find out.

76
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Siempre quisimos que nuestros hijos dijeran la verdad.

A

We have always wanted our children to tell the truth.

77
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Sara nunca quiso que estuviéramos juntos.

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Sarah has never wanted us to be together.

78
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Yo había querido que dejara de trabajar durante la noche.

A

I had wanted him to stop working during the night.

79
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El señor Collins nunca había querido que su hija fuera a la ciudad.

A

Mr. Collins had never wanted his daughter to go to town.

80
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Un día querrás que todo termine.

A

One day you’ll want everything to end.

81
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Charles debe de querer que su novia vuelva.

A

Charles must want his girlfriend to come back.

82
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El presidente quiere que le creamos.

A

The president wants us to believe him.

83
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Ella tiene que hacer el trabajo de la casa.

A

She has to do the housework.

84
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Ella tiene que cocinar.

A

She has to do the cooking.

85
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Ella tiene que fregar los platos.

A

She has to do the washing up.

86
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Ella tiene que lavar la ropa sucia.

A

She has to do the washing/the laundry.

87
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Ella tiene que hacer las compras.

A

She has to do the shopping.

88
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Ella tiene que planchar la ropa.

A

She has to do the ironing.

89
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Ella tiene que quitar el polvo a las cosas.

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She has to do the dusting.

90
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Ella tiene que hacer las camas.

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She has to make the beds.

91
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Ella tiene que hacer el desayuno.

A

She has to make breakfast.

92
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Ella tiene que hacer el almuerzo.

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She has to make lunch.

93
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Ella tiene que hacer la cena.

A

She has to make dinner.

94
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Ella tiene que hacer café/té.

A

She has to make coffee/tea.

95
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Ella tiene que hacer un torta.

A

She has to make a cake.

96
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Ella tiene que asegurarse que la casa esté en orden.

A

She has to make sure that the house is in order.

97
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Él está haciendo negocios con firmas importantes.

A

He is doing business with important companies.

98
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Va bien en su trabajo.

A

He is doing well in his job.

99
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Hace lo mejor que puede para mejorar su empresa.

A

He does his best to improve his company.

100
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Está haciendo un montón de dinero.

A

He is making a lot of money.

101
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Está haciendo una fortuna.

A

He is making a fortune.

102
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No le gusta cometer errores.

A

He doesn’t like to make mistakes.

103
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Algunas veces arma un lío cuando algo sale mal.

A

Sometimes he makes a fuss when something goes wrong.

104
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Casi nunca hace chistes.

A

He rarely makes jokes.

105
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No tiene mucho tiempo para hacer amigos.

A

He doesn’t have much time to make friends.

106
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Está haciendo un esfuerzo para aumentar las ventas.

A

He is making an effort to increase sales.

107
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Le gustaría hacer un viaje.

A

He would like to make a trip/journey.

108
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Sus empleados se burlan de él.

A

His employees make fun of him.

109
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Tiene que hacer un discurso para una reunión.

A

He has to make a speech for a meeting.

110
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Tiene que tomar decisiones todos los días.

A

He has to make decisions every day.

111
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Su secretaria arregla citas para él.

A

His secretary makes appointments for him.

112
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También hace llamadas telefónicas y reservas.

A

She also makes telephone calls and reservations.

113
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Él dice que sus empleados causan problemas.

A

He says that his employees make trouble.

114
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También dice que las mujeres hacen mucho ruido.

A

He also says that women make a lot of noise.

115
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A menudo se pone en ridículo.

A

He often makes a fool of himself.

116
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Utiliza su autoridad para amenazar a las personas.

A

He makes use of his authority to threaten people.

117
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Algunas de sus decisiones no tienen sentido.

A

Some of his decisions don’t make sense.

118
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A John no le gusta hacer su tarea.

A

John doesn’t like to do his homework.

A John no le gusta hacer su tarea.

119
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No va bien en la escuela. (No le está yendo bien)

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He is doing badly at school. (He is not doing well)

120
Q

El huracán causó mucho daño en la zona.

A

The hurricane did a lot of damage in the area.

121
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El policía estaba cumpliendo con su deber cuando arrestó al ladrón.

A

The policeman was doing his duty when he arrested the thief.

122
Q

Mary se peinó, se maquilló y salió para la fiesta.

A

Mary did her hair and her face and left for the party.

123
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  • ¿Me puedes hacer un favor?
A

“Can you do me a favor?”

124
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  • ¿Qué estás haciendo aquí?
A

“What are you doing here?”

125
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Ellos estaban haciendo el amor en el asiento trasero de su auto.

A

They were making love in the back seat of their car.

126
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Johnny hizo un desorden en su cuarto.

A

Johnny made a mess in his room.

127
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Bill se dirigió a la universidad.

A

Bill made his way to the university.

128
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Jane se disculpó y se marchó.

A

Jane made an excuse and left.

129
Q

Quiero presentar una queja sobre el servicio en este hotel.

A

“I want to make a complaint about the service in this hotel”

130
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A algunas personas les molesta ser criticadas.

A

Some people resent being criticized.

131
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No me molesta lavar los platos.

A

I don’t mind doing the dishes.

132
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Claire disfruta de vivir en Praga.

A

Claire enjoys living in Prague.

133
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Danny y Liz no están pensando en tener un bebé.

A

Danny and Liz aren’t considering having a baby.

134
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John sugirió que fuéramos a la montaña para las vacaciones.

A

John suggested going to the mountain for the holidays.

John sugirió que fuéramos a la montaña para las vacaciones.

135
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Mis padres nunca pensaron en mudarse a otro país.

A

My parents never cosidered moving to another country.

136
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Kelly recientemente dejó de estudiar.

A

Kelly has recently given up studying.

137
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El señor Phillips nunca toleró qué se llegue tarde.

A

Mr. Phillips has never tolerated being late.

138
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La señora Brown había postergado viajar a la India.

A

Mrs. Brown had postponed travelling to India.

139
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La señorita Taylor no había terminado de explicar la fotosíntesis.

A

Miss Taylor hadn’t finished explaining the photosynthesis.

140
Q

Yo seguiría esperando una oferta mejor.

A

I would keep on waiting for a better offer.

141
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Grace no puede evitar reírse cuando ve ese poster.

A

Grace can’t help laughing when she sees that poster.

142
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Jerry odia llegar tarde al trabajo.

A

Jerry hates being/to be late for work.

143
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A ellos no les gusta pedirle dinero prestado a nadie.

A

They don’t like borrowing/to borrow money from anyone.

144
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Louisa empezó a prestarle atención a la maestra.

A

Louisa began paying/to pay attention to the teacher.

145
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A Hank siempre le ha aterrado viajar en avión.

A

Hank has always dreaded travelling/to travel by plane.

146
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Christian había preferido estudiar arquitectura.

A

Christian had preferred studying/to study Architecture.

147
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No puedo permitirme perder a uno de mis mejores empleados.

A

I can’t afford losing/to lose one of my best employees.

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