5.- Expresions transformation. pag. 31 Flashcards
Run out of
Not have any left
Make ends meet
Have enough money to pay for everything
Be bound to (infinitive)
Be likely
In the event
Be on good terms with
Get on vell with - get along
On average
De media, en promedio
As a result of
In the end
Instead of
Rather than
Cry
Burst into tears
Shout
Raise someone’s voice
As long as
Provided that
I’d rather + (bare infinitive, sin to)
Would prefer
Regret + ing
Feel sorry for
Arrepentirse de
Be worth + ing
Deserve the effort
Mercer la pena
At /on the point of
Just about to
Take by surprise
not expect - come as a surprise
Tomar por sorpresa
Undergo a change
Experience a change
Someterse a un cambio
By accident
Without intention - don’t mean to
Be willing (infinitive)
Want to
Be praised for
Receive a compliment for (ser felicitado por)
Be just about (infinitive)
Be at the point of (estar a punto de)
In terms of
Regarding - with regards to - when it comes to
Be reluctant (infinitive)
Not want - ser reacio - indeciso
On account of
Owing to (debido a)
As far as I know
I gather - to the best of my knowledge
To result in
Ending in
Take care of
Look after - keep an eye on
Make up one’s mind
Decide
Pay attention to
Focus on - take (no) notice of + ing
See no point in/of
Not understand the logic behind - pointless
Have (little/no) difficulty in
Have no trouble (ing)
Under no circumstances
No way (bajo ninguna circunstancia)
Had better (bare infinitive)
Should
Be capable of
Be able + infinitive
Take for granted
Not give credit for (no valorar)
Dar por sentado
No valorar (subestimar)
Be made redundant
Get fired - lose someone’s job
it is common/public knowledge
Everybody knows
Not likely
No chance of someone + ing
Be taken in
Not believe, be deceived, cheated (ser engañado)
Take exception to
Be offended - take ofence (ofenderse)
Second to none
The best, no competition (insuperable)
Manage to
Success in (ing)
Come to terms
Accept - get over (aceptar, recuperar se de)
Stand a chance of (ing)
Have a chance of + ing
Shed light on something
reveal information about
Arrojar luz sobre algo
Not be bothered (infinitive)
Not fancy
At its height
In the best moment
At that time
Then
Ever since
From than point
For a long time to come
From now on
On the outskirts
In the suburbs
Bear in mind
Take into consideration
Brace yourself for
Be prepared
From some… for others
not for everyone
Pull yourself together
focus on something
Centrarse en algo
Stand the test of time
show its value over a long period
Resistir el paso del tiempo
All in all
On balance
En resumen
Go with the flow
Let yourself be influenced by the enviroment.
Dejarse influir por el entorno
Change your mind
Adapt your viewpoint
Cambiar de opinion
As well as
In adition
Además de
As soon as
At the moment of
By the time
When
Take ages (infinitive)
Take a long time
From time to time
Every now and them
De vez en cuando
A matter of time
A question of time
Cuestión de tiempo
At this point
At a time
During which
In this time
No longer
not any more
Lead the way
give direction to
Orientar
Be in demand
Be popular
On purpose
Intentionally
Be better/worse than expected
not as good as first though
The pros and cons of
The advantages and disadvantages of
On time
At the correct time
On and on
Again and again
Every now and then
Occasionally
In this day and age
Currently
From day to day
Each day
Sooner or later
At some point in the time
Any day now
Soon
Ages ago
A long time ago
Be about time + past
al long last
Day by day
Step by step
Little by little
bit by bit
Last but not least
at the end but not least important
Por último pero no menos importante
Against the law
not legal - illegal
Safe and sound
secure
In fact
actually / in reality
In relation to
Linked to
Be at fault
Be to blame
Ser culpable
Drop a hint about
Insinuate
Slip out of
Drop
On foot
Walking
Be similar to
Like / be alike / liken / take after
Take a look at
view/check out
As though
As if
Como si
By chance
by coincidende
By no means
not at all
En absoluto
Owing to
As a result of / because of - due to
By oneself
On one’s own
In no time
soon
A means by which
a way of
Take a chance
risk
Take place
be in a location
As it happens
as a matter of fact
At a guess
i am no expert, but
It so happens that
as a result
make sense
be logical
by all accounts
according to
the benefit to/of
the advantage of
Benefit from
take advantage of
the downside of
the drawback of
La desventaja, el inconveniente
Be in two minds
Be undecided
In a nutshell
to sum up
En resumen, en pocas palabras
Be up to date
be current
Short of
more or less
Just because
not reason behind something
Solo porque
Just in case
if needed
Si fuera necesario, en caso que
Only just
be the skin of one’s teeth
Por los pelos
Be in one’s interest
be good for
Get something across to someone
explain something to someone
Place the blame on
say someone is at fault
Go ahead
permission to proceed
Beforehand
in advance
Have no recollection of
not remember
Be proud
take pride in
Persuade
Talk someone (into/out of) + v(ing)
Assume
on the assumption
Not mind
have no objection to + ing
Have no interest
not appeal to
Shout
raise someone’s voice
Out of question
forbidden
Be about to
be on the verge of, be at the point of
Keep someone in the dark
Keep a secret
Nowhere as + adj +as
No es tan adj como
Keep track of time
Controlar el tiempo
Just as much
Se usa para comparar actividades.
To be at a loss
No saber qué decir
lose track of time
Perder la noción del tiempo
place the blame on
Culpar a alguien de algo
