5.- Expresions transformation. pag. 31 Flashcards
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Run out of
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Not have any left
2
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Make ends meet
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Have enough money to pay for everything
3
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Be bound to (infinitive)
A
Be likely
In the event
4
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Be on good terms with
A
Get on vell with - get along
5
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On average
A
De media, en promedio
6
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As a result of
A
In the end
7
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Instead of
A
Rather than
8
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Cry
A
Burst into tears
9
Q
Shout
A
Raise someone’s voice
10
Q
As long as
A
Provided that
11
Q
I’d rather + (bare infinitive, sin to)
A
Would prefer
12
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Regret + ing
A
Feel sorry for
Arrepentirse de
13
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Be worth + ing
A
Deserve the effort
Mercer la pena
14
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At /on the point of
A
Just about to
15
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Take by surprise
A
not expect - come as a surprise
Tomar por sorpresa
16
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Undergo a change
A
Experience a change
Someterse a un cambio
17
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By accident
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Without intention - don’t mean to
18
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Be willing (infinitive)
A
Want to
19
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Be praised for
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Receive a compliment for (ser felicitado por)
20
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Be just about (infinitive)
A
Be at the point of (estar a punto de)
21
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In terms of
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Regarding - with regards to - when it comes to
22
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Be reluctant (infinitive)
A
Not want - ser reacio - indeciso
23
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On account of
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Owing to (debido a)
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As far as I know
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I gather - to the best of my knowledge
25
To result in
Ending in
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Take care of
Look after - keep an eye on
27
Make up one's mind
Decide
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Pay attention to
Focus on - take (no) notice of + ing
29
See no point in/of
Not understand the logic behind - pointless
30
Have (little/no) difficulty in
Have no trouble (ing)
31
Under no circumstances
No way (bajo ninguna circunstancia)
32
Had better (bare infinitive)
Should
33
Be capable of
Be able + infinitive
34
Take for granted
Not give credit for (no valorar)
Dar por sentado
No valorar (subestimar)
35
Be made redundant
Get fired - lose someone's job
36
it is common/public knowledge
Everybody knows
37
Not likely
No chance of someone + ing
38
Be taken in
Not believe, be deceived, cheated (ser engañado)
39
Take exception to
Be offended - take ofence (ofenderse)
40
Second to none
The best, no competition (insuperable)
41
Manage to
Success in (ing)
42
Come to terms
Accept - get over (aceptar, recuperar se de)
43
Stand a chance of (ing)
Have a chance of + ing
44
Shed light on something
reveal information about
Arrojar luz sobre algo
45
Not be bothered (infinitive)
Not fancy
46
At its height
In the best moment
47
At that time
Then
48
Ever since
From than point
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For a long time to come
From now on
50
On the outskirts
In the suburbs
51
Bear in mind
Take into consideration
52
Brace yourself for
Be prepared
53
From some... for others
not for everyone
54
Pull yourself together
focus on something
Centrarse en algo
55
Stand the test of time
show its value over a long period
Resistir el paso del tiempo
56
All in all
On balance
En resumen
57
Go with the flow
Let yourself be influenced by the enviroment.
Dejarse influir por el entorno
58
Change your mind
Adapt your viewpoint
Cambiar de opinion
59
As well as
In adition
Además de
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As soon as
At the moment of
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By the time
When
62
Take ages (infinitive)
Take a long time
63
From time to time
Every now and them
De vez en cuando
64
A matter of time
A question of time
Cuestión de tiempo
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At this point
At a time
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During which
In this time
67
No longer
not any more
68
Lead the way
give direction to
Orientar
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Be in demand
Be popular
70
On purpose
Intentionally
71
Be better/worse than expected
not as good as first though
72
The pros and cons of
The advantages and disadvantages of
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On time
At the correct time
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On and on
Again and again
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Every now and then
Occasionally
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In this day and age
Currently
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From day to day
Each day
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Sooner or later
At some point in the time
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Any day now
Soon
80
Ages ago
A long time ago
81
Be about time + past
al long last
82
Day by day
Step by step
83
Little by little
bit by bit
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Last but not least
at the end but not least important
Por último pero no menos importante
85
Against the law
not legal - illegal
86
Safe and sound
secure
87
In fact
actually / in reality
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In relation to
Linked to
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Be at fault
Be to blame
Ser culpable
90
Drop a hint about
Insinuate
91
Slip out of
Drop
92
On foot
Walking
93
Be similar to
Like / be alike / liken / take after
94
Take a look at
view/check out
95
As though
As if
Como si
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By chance
by coincidende
97
By no means
not at all
En absoluto
98
Owing to
As a result of / because of - due to
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By oneself
On one's own
100
In no time
soon
101
A means by which
a way of
102
Take a chance
risk
103
Take place
be in a location
104
As it happens
as a matter of fact
105
At a guess
i am no expert, but
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It so happens that
as a result
107
make sense
be logical
108
by all accounts
according to
109
the benefit to/of
the advantage of
110
Benefit from
take advantage of
111
the downside of
the drawback of
La desventaja, el inconveniente
112
Be in two minds
Be undecided
113
In a nutshell
to sum up
En resumen, en pocas palabras
114
Be up to date
be current
115
Short of
more or less
116
Just because
not reason behind something
Solo porque
117
Just in case
if needed
Si fuera necesario, en caso que
118
Only just
be the skin of one's teeth
Por los pelos
119
Be in one's interest
be good for
120
Get something across to someone
explain something to someone
121
Place the blame on
say someone is at fault
122
Go ahead
permission to proceed
123
Beforehand
in advance
124
Have no recollection of
not remember
125
Be proud
take pride in
126
Persuade
Talk someone (into/out of) + v(ing)
127
Assume
on the assumption
128
Not mind
have no objection to + ing
129
Have no interest
not appeal to
130
Shout
raise someone's voice
131
Out of question
forbidden
132
Be about to
be on the verge of, be at the point of
133
Keep someone in the dark
Keep a secret
134
Nowhere as + adj +as
No es tan adj como
135
Keep track of time
Controlar el tiempo
136
Just as much
Se usa para comparar actividades.
137
To be at a loss
No saber qué decir
138
lose track of time
Perder la noción del tiempo
139
place the blame on
Culpar a alguien de algo
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