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4. EXPRESSIONS. Lunes 08 de agosto (p. 24-30) Flashcards

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Si por casualidad

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If you happen to…

If you happen to come to Madrid, give me a call!

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En la opinión pública

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In the public eye

Famous people have to be always in the public eye, I don’t know how they can handle it!

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En el caso improbable

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In the unlikely event

In the unlikely event that I go out tonight, I’ll wear my new shirt

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Hace años que

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It is ages since

It is ages since I didn’t have cottage pie and I used to love it!

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Ya es hora de

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It is high time

It was high time Oscar made up his mind about his future

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Está en el interés de alguien

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It is in someone’s interest

It’s in the coach interest to play a match abroad so that the players can get used to the weather

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Queda por ver

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It remains to be seen

I’ve just done my exam. Now, it remains to be seen whether I’ll pass it or not

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Fue semanas antes

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It was weeks before

It was week before you got here that I lost my purse

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Tan divertida es una cosa como la otra

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Just as much fun + ing as it is +ing

It is just as much fun singing in the shower as it is doing the same onstage!

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Intentar no ser detectado, pasar desapercibido

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Keep a low profile

Be quiet! I’m trying to keep a low profile here…

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Mantener la palabra

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Keep his word

Harry promised me he would get his hair shaved if we won the league. I didn’t believe him but he finally kept his word

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Mantenme informado

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Keep me posted
(I don’t know what time you have to pick me up at the airport because my flight got delayed so I’ll keep you posted with any news)

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Superar la vergüenza

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Live it down

I feel so awful about what I did to Claire yesterday. I think she will never live it down

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Colmar las expectativas, estar a la altura

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Live up to someone’s expectations

The new playstation videogame lived up to Gareth’s expectations

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Perder/no perder la pista

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Lose/ keep the track of

Where did you go last night after the concert? I lost track of you!

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Hacerse un nombre

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Make a name for oneself

I never imagined Marc would make a name for himself in the world of music

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Apuntar

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Make a point of

I forgot how to do the new exercise we learnt last week at school! I should have made a point of it

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Recuperarse

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Make a recovery

However, after all the problems, we can make a recovery

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Marcar toda la diferencia

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Make all the difference

Messi is amazingly good. He always makes all the difference

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No marcar la diferencia

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Make no difference

It makes no difference to me where I sit on the cinema

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Escaparse

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Make someone’s getaway

The burglars made their getaway by stealing a car

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Dejar huella

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Make your mark

I’m going to try to make my mark in this company

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Encontrarse con la desaprobación

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Meet with the disapproval

Ciara wanted to go to the mountain with her friends but she met with the disapproval of her parents so she couldn’t go

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Para mi deleite

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Much to my delight

Much to my delight, I got the best mark in the whole university

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Para mi horror

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Much to my horror

There was a horrible accident in town last night. Much to our horror, we could see the blood on the floor

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Objetar sobre lo que estaba

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Objected to what I was

The teacher objected to what I was doing. And I was just falling asleep!

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Bajo ninguna circunstancia

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On no account

On no account should you leave me alone here

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En algunas ocasiones

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On some occasions

On some occasions, I feel as if I was wasting my time studying French

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Bajo el argumento de

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On the grounds of/that

He went cycling to school on the grounds that he didn’t feel like walking

30
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Bajo la recomendación de

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On the recommendation of

I got these amazing headphones on the recommendation of my brother

31
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Fuera de discusión

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Out of the question

You are not going to Ibiza on holidays! It’s out of the question!

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Toda la responsabilidad

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Overall responsibility for

I’m rather important in my job because I’ve got overall responsibility for taking care of 3 years old children

33
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Echar la culpa a

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Place/ put the blame on

Hannah put the blame on me about the disappeared cheese and I know she ate it!

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Rápida acción por parte de

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Quick action on the part of

Quick action on the part of Tracey prevented Wayne from being run over

35
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Devanarse los sesos

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Rack my brains

I can’t figure out how to do this math test even though I am racking my brains

36
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Alcanzar un pico

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Reach a peak

The value of this enterprise reached a high peak last month

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Permanecer estable

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Remain stable

The productivity has remained stable this year

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Fuerte aumento de

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Sharp increase in

It’s been a sharp increase in the amount of people going abroad on holidays this year

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Mostrar total indiferencia/ desconsideración

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Show complete/total disregard for

I know she doesn’t care about her academic year because she is showing complete disregard for it

40
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Fuerte caída en

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Steep fall in

It’s been a steep fall in the amount of people going to the beach because of the weather

41
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Tomar por sorpresa

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Take aback by sb

I was taken aback by my mother when I was watching a film and I shouldn’t on TV

42
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Tomado como un todo

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Take as a whole

If we take this as a whole, the film we watched yesterday was not too bad

43
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Tener en cuenta

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Take into consideration/account

Take into account all the details of the phone you want before buying it

44
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Darlo por hecho

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Take it for granted

Mozzarela on your pizza? Take it for granted!

45
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Tomar nota de

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Take notice of

Bran didn’t take notice of what the teacher was saying

46
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Tomar responsabilidad

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Take responsibility

You are already 30, you should take responsibility of your own decisions

47
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Convencer a alguien de

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Take someone into

It’s going to be hard but I want to take my mother into lifting weights

48
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Asumir la culpa

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Take the blame

I will take the blame. I have to say it was me the one who got the food burned

49
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Ir por la vía errónea, mal camino

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Take the wrong turn/ turning

This is not the road we were supposed to be. We must have taken the wrong turn

50
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Entiendo tu punto de vista

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Take your point

I don’t think the same but I take your point

51
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No hay duda

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There is little question

Ronaldo will score goals eventually. There is little question about that

52
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Imposible de estar seguro sobre algo

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There is no knowing

There is no knowing about what Elisa will do next year at her work

53
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No hay sitio para

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There is no room for

My desk is full of paper There is no room for anything else!

54
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No hay tal cosa como

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There is no such thing as

Are you looking for a chocolate pizza? There is no such thing as that

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Es necesario que haya

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There needs to be

This team plays worse each day. There needs to be new players next season

56
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Estar sin poder explicarse

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To be at a loss to

Tom was at a loss to explain how he managed to solve the situation

57
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Ser capaz de

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To be capable of

You can definitely pass your exam. I know you are capable of doing it

58
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Tener buena reputación

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To be highly spoken

My company is highly spoken since I started working with them

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No tener ninguna duda

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To be in no doubt

I feel I will win the lottery eventually. I’m in no doubt about that

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Estar en la situación de alguien

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To be in someone’s shoes

I would hate being in Marta’s shoes today, she’s got to work 10 hours

61
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Ser hecho responsable

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To be made responsible

It’s unfair the fact that I was made responsible for the disgusting food. I didn’t cook it!

62
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Estar alerta

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To be on the lookout for

You should be on the lookout for your baggage at any time at the airport

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No ser valorado

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To be taken for granted by sb

I hate being taken for granted by my family

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Ser considerado como

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To be thought of as

I would like to be thought of as a rock star when I die

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Ser malo en

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To be weak at

Spanish people are very weak at speaking languages

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Bajo ninguna circunstancia

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Under no circumstances

Under no circumstances should you wear that horrible suit to my wedding!

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Carecía de importancia

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Was of no consequence

The new company’s web site was of no consequence to the majority of its customers

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Con la excepción de

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With the exception of

Everyone was at the party with the exception of my boss

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