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1
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a week, ( a month)

-They pay him twice a week

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a la semana (al mes)

-Le pagan do veces a la semana

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if

-If I had bought it, I would have returned it

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a + infinitive

-A haberlo comprando yo, lo hubiera devuelto

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upon

-Upon seeing her, he said hello (to her).

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al + infinitive

-Al verla, la saludó

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one by one

-They entered one by one

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uno a uno

-Entraron uno a uno

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below

-he lives on the floor below

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de abajo

-vive en el paso de abajo

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downward

-he looked down

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hacia abajo

-miró hacia abajo

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to collapse

-the wall collapsed

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venirse abajo (a tierra)
-la muralla se vino abajo (a tierra)
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to bite off more than can be chewed

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quién mucho abarca, poco aprieta

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to be…years old

-she was twenty years old

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tener. ..abriles

- tenía veinte abriles

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not at all

-he said nothing at all

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en absoluto

-no dijo nada en absoluto

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to tell it to the judge

-go tell that to the judge!

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contárselo a su abuela

¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela!

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to toot one’s own horn

-he toots his own horn

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no necesitar abuela

-no necesita abuela

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to be the last straw

-they fired him from is job; that was the last straw

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ser mucho y parir la abuela

-lo echaron del trabajo; éramos muchos y parió la abuela

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to be rolling in money

-after he inherited, he’s rolling in money

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nadar en la abundancia

-desde que heredó, nada en la abundancia

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you can’t have too much of a good thing

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lo que abunda no daña

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to get bored to tears

-I was bored to tears watching that movie

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aburrise como una ostra

-me abirrí como una ostra mirando esa película

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to take advantage of

-they take advantage of his (her) kindness

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abusar de

abusan de su bondad

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this way

-this way, please

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por acá

-por acá, por favor

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to have just

-they have just eaten

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acabar de

-acaban de comer

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to end up by

-he ended up believing it

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acabar por

-acabó por creerlo

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just in case

-take two just in case

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por si acaso

-acabó por creerlo

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to get the jump on someone

-he got the jump on me

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ganarle la acción

-me ganó la acción

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to suit the action to the word

-he suited the action to the word

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unir la acción a la palabra

-unió la acción a la palabra

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to add fuel to the flames (fire)

-he added fuel to the flames (fire)

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echar aceite (leña) al fuego
-echó aceite al fuego
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to clear the air

-situation became clear when he showed the document

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aclarar las cosas

-las cosas se aclararon cuando él mostró el documento

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to be in full swing

-it’s in full swing

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estar en plena actividad

-está en plena actividad

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immediately afterwards

immediately afterwards my brother appeared

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acto seguido (continuo)
acto seguido (continuo) apareció mi hermano
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at once

-tell him to come at once

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en el acto

-dígale que venga en el acto

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to put in an appearance

-he put in an appearance

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hacer acto de presencia

-hizo acto de presencia

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at present; at the present time

-at present (at the present time) there is much unemployment

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en la actualidad

-en la actualidad hay mucho desempleo

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to be important just now

-it’s very important just now

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ser de actualidad

-es de gran actualidad

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to come to terms

-they came to terms

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concertar un acuerdo

concertaron un acuerdo

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according to

-she did it according to the instructions

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de acuerdo con (a)

-lo hizo de acuerdo con las instrucciones-

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by mutual agreement

-they did it by mutual agreement

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de común acuerdo

-lo hicieron de común acuerdo

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to agree

-we agree

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estar de acuerdo

-estamos de acuerdo

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to be in (out of) one’s right mind

-he is in his right mind

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estar en (fuera de) su acuerdo
-está en su acuerdo
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to reach an agreement

-they have reached an agreement

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llegar a un acuerdo

-han llegado a un acuerdo

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to come to an agreement

-we came to an agreement

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ponerse de acuerdo

-nos pusimos de acuerdo

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to be in one’s birthday suit; in the nude

-I look at him, and he’s in his birthday suit!

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estar en traje de adán

-lo miro, ¡y está en traje de adán!

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forward, ahead

-come in!

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adelante

-¡Adelante!

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from now on

-from now on we’ll buy less

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(de hoy) en adelante

-(de hoy) en adelante compraremos menos

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forward

-it’s moving forward

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hacia adelante

-va hacia adelante

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farther on

-the house is farther on

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más adelante

-la casa está más adelante

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later on

-we’ll see each other later on

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más adelante

-nos veremos más adelante

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to make as if to

-they made as if to shoot

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hacer ademán de

-hicieron ademán de disparar

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besides

-besides this one, we have another

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además de

-además de éste, tenemos otro

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to think to oneself

-I thought to myself that it couldn’t be

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pensar para sus adentros

-Pensé para mis adentros que no podía ser

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to be like one of the family

-he’s like one of the family

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ser muy de adentro

-es muy de adentro

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to wave goodbye

-he waved goodbye to them

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decir adiós con la mano

-les dijo adiós con la mano

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to be fond of

-they are fond of football (soccer)

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tener afición a

-tienen afición al fútbol

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to make a killing

-they made a killing

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hacer su agosto

-hicieron su agosto

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to be out of print

-the novel is out of print

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estar agotado

-la novela está agotada

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to be one’s liking

-it’s not my liking

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ser de su agrado

-no es de mi agrado

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rainwater

-she washes her hair in rainwater

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agua llovediza (lluvia)
-se lava el pelo en agua llovediza
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that’s (all) water over the dam

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agua pasada no mueve molino

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still waters run deep

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del agua mansa líbreme dios

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57
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it’s as plain as day

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está tan claro como el agua

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to be over a barrel

-he was up to his neck in debt

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estar con el agua al cuello

-las deudas lo tenían con el agua al cuello

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to melt in one’s mouth

-these chocolates melt in your mouth

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hacerse agua en la boca

-estos bombones se hacen agua en la boca

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to make one’s mouth water

-my mouth waters

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hacérsele agua la boca

-se me hace agua la boca

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to move upstream (downstream)

-we were moving upstream

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ir agua(s) arriba (abajo)
-Íbamos aguas arriba
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to be on the fence

-they’re on the fence

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nadar entre dos aguas

-nadan entre dos aguas

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to look for a needle in a haystack

-its like looking for a needle in a haystack

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buscar una aguja en un pajar

-es como buscar una aguja en un pajar

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to do a small favor in order to receive a greater one

-he did a small favor in order to receive a greater one

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meter aguja y sacar reja

-metió aguja y sacó reja

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over there

-it’s over there

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por ahí

-está ahī

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very diligently

-he worked very diligently

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el ahinco

-trabajó con mucho ahinco

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now then

-now then, where are we going?

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ahora bien

-ahora bien, ¿adónde vamos?

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now’s the time

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ahora es cuando

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right now

-come right now

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ahora mismo

-venga ahora mismo

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today’s

today’s children are different

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de ahora

-los niños de ahora son distintos

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from now on

-from now on, don’t go out alone

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de ahora en adelante

- de ahora en adelante, no salga sola

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from now on

-you’ll listen to me from now on

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desde ahora

-me escucharás desde ahora

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just now; for the present

-I don’t need any more just now (for the present)

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por ahora

-por ahora no necesito más

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in the open air

-we ate in the open air

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al aire libre

-comimos al aire libre

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to put on airs

-she had the reputation of always putting on airs

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darse aires

-tiene fama de siempre darse aires

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to be up in the air

-everything is till up in the air

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estar en el aire

-todo está todavía en el aire

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to take (go for) a walk
-before we go to bed, lets take (go for) a walk.
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tomar el aire

-antes de acostarnos, vamos a tomar el aire

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free from care

-he wishes to live free from care

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ajeno de cuidados

-desea vivir al problema

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to be unaware of

-he was unaware of the problem

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estar ajeno a

está ajeno al problema

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to beat it

-when he saw the police, he ran away

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ahuecar el ala

-cuando vio la policía, ahuecó el ala

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to get discouraged

-he got discouraged

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caérsele las alas (del corazón)

-se le cayeron las alas (del corazón)

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to clip one’s wings

-they clipped his wings

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cortarle las alas

-le cortaron las alas

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to stand on one’s own (two) feet

-he stands on his own (two) feet

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volar con las propias alas

-vuela con sus propias alas

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to have the (brain) wires without insulin

-He came back from the war all messed up

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tener los alambres pelados

-volvió de la queda con los alambres pelados

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to boast; to make a great show of

-he boasts (makes a great show) of his wisdom

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el alarde

-hacer alarde de su sabiduría

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at the break of dawn

-they left at the break of dawn

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al rayar (romper) el alba
-salieron al rayar (romper) el alba
87
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however one likes

-you can do it however you like

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a su albedrío

-puede hacerlo a su albedrío

88
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to cause an commotion

-they caused a commotion

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armar un alboroto

-armar un alboroto

89
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to catch up with

-they caught up with me

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dar alcance a

-me dieron alcance

90
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to be within (out of) one’s reach

-it’s within (out of) my reach

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estar a (estar fuera de) su alcance
está a fuera de mi alcance
91
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to have enough time (money)

there isn’t time (money) enough

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alcanzar el tiempo (dinero)

-no alcanza el tiempo (dinero)

92
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to bolt the door

he bolted the door

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echar (pasar) la aldaba

echó (pasó) la aldaba

93
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to have a lot of pull

-he has lots of pull

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tener buenas aldabas

-tiene buenas aldabas

94
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to be shakily put together (barely hanging together)

-It’s shakily put together (barley hanging together)

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estar prendido (pegado) con alfileres
-está prendido con alfileres
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as thin as a rail

-what do you suppose is the matter with Antonio? he’s gotten as thin as a rail

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más flaco que un alfiler

-¿que tendrá Antonio? está más flaco que un alfiler

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to be absolutely packed

-there is no room for a pin in the suitcase

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no caber ni un alfiler

-ya no cabe ni un alfiler en la maleta

97
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its better than nothing

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más vale algo que nada (algo es algo)

98
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for a purpose

-he has a purpose in looking for me (he is looking for me for a purpose)

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para algo

-para algo me está buscando

99
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not for nothing

-he’s not the president for nothing

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por algo

-por algo es el presidente

100
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to be born with a silver spoon (in ones mouth);to have a pampered childhood
-he was born with a silver spoon (in his mouth); (he had a pampered childhood)

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ser criado entre algodones

-fue criado entre algodones

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to handle with kid gloves

-they handled him with kid gloves

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tener entre algodones

-lo tienen entre algodones

102
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occasional

-he takes an occasional drink

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alguno que otro

-toma algún trago que otro

103
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he’s a real gem! [sarcastic]

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¡Buena alhaja!

104
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to take heart

-they took heart

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cobrar aliento

-cobraron aliento

105
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to hold one’s breath

-he was holding his breath

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contener el aliento

-contenía el aliento

106
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in one breath

-he said it all in one breath

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de un aliento

-lo dijo todo de un aliento

107
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out of breath

-he was out of breath

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sin aliento

-estaba sin aliento

108
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to catch one’s breath

-he caught his breath.

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tomar aliento

-tomó aliento

109
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to live on

-carnivores live on meat

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alimentarse de

-los carnívoros se alimentan de carne

110
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to become disheartened

-when i lost the pictures, my heart sank

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caérsele el alma a los pies

-cuando perdí las fotos se me cayó el alma a los pies

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to be deeply moved

-this song touched my heart

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llegar hasta el alma

esta canción me llegó hasta el alma

112
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to be heartbroken

-she was heartbroken when he left her

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partírsele el alma a alguien

-cuando la dejó, se le partió el alma

113
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he takes off like a bat out of hell

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sale como alma que lleva el diablo

114
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to be extremely sorry about

-i’m extremely sorry I can’t help you

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sentir en el alma

-siento en el alma no poderte ayudar

115
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to sit (be) on pins and needles
-I was on pins and needles looking at my grades
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tener el alma en un hilo

-mientras miraba mis notas, tenía el alma en un hilo

116
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to be especially nice

-he’s especially nice today

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estar hecho un almíbar

-está hecho un almíbar hoy

117
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to sleep on it

-I’ll have to sleep on it

A

consultarlo con la almohada

-lo tendré que consultar con la almohada

118
Q

around

-the are sitting around the table

A

alrededor de

-están sentados alrededor de la mesa

119
Q

to discharge

-the doctor discharged me

A

dar de alta

-el médico me dio de alta

120
Q

to join the ranks

-he joined the ranks

A

darse de alta

-se dio de alta

121
Q

to marry

-he led her to the altar (married her)

A

conducir al altar

-La condujo al altar

122
Q

to put on a pedestal (idolize her)

-she puts her father on a pedestal (idolizes her father)

A

poner en un altar

-a su padre lo pone en un altar

123
Q

stop right there!

A

¡alto ahí!

124
Q

to halt

-he halted

A

hacer alto

-hizo alto

125
Q

at the top of

-at the top of the hill there is a restaurant

A

en lo alto de

-en lo alto del cerro hay un restaurante

126
Q

the top

-we reached the top

A

lo (más) alto

-llegamos a lo (más) alto

127
Q

at this point

-why talk about that at this point?

A

a estas alturas

-¿para qué hablar de eso a estas alturas?

128
Q

to be equal to (up to)

-he’s not equal to (up to) that task

A

estar a la altura de

-no está a la altura de esa tarea

129
Q

to rise to the occasion

-he rose to the occasion

A

mostrarse a la altura de las circunstancias

-se mostró a la altura de las circunstancias

130
Q

up (down, in) there

-he’s up (down, in) there

A

allá arriba (abajo, dentro)

-está allá arriba (abajo, dentro)

131
Q

that’s his (her,your,etc.) affair

A

allá él (ella, usted, etc.)

132
Q

right there

-they found it right there

A

allá mismo

-lo encontraron allá mismo

133
Q

about (around)

-he died about (around) 1936

A

allá por

-murió por 1936

134
Q

i’m coming!

A

¡allá voy!

135
Q

the great beyond

-they’ll see each other in the great beyond

A

el más allá

-se verán en el más allá

136
Q

beyond

-it’s beyond the river

A

más allá de

-está más allá del río

137
Q

farther (farther) on

-it’s farther (farther) on

A

más allá

-se encuentra más allá

138
Q

over there

-its over there

A

por allá

-está por allá

139
Q

to be kind to

-they’re very kind to him

A

ser amable con

-son muy amables con él

140
Q

at dawn

-they left at dawn

A

al amanecer

-salieron al amanecer

141
Q

how are you this morning

A

¿como amanecio?

142
Q

aside from

-aside from what he had said, nothing occurred to him

A

amén de

-amén de lo dicho no se le ocurrió nada

143
Q

to make friends with

-i made friends with her

A

hacerse amigo de

-me hice amigo de ella

144
Q

to make up (to have a reconciliation)

-they make up (to have a reconciliation)

A

hacer las amistades

-hicieron las amistades

145
Q

to be a friend of

-she’s not an intimate friend of anyone

A

llevar amistad con

-no lleva amistad íntima con nadie

146
Q

to have a falling-out

-they had a falling-out

A

romper las amistades

-rompieron las amistades

147
Q

to strike up a friendship with

-I struck up a friendship with him

A

trabar amistad con

-trabé hacía el amor

148
Q

to make love

-he was making love to her

A

hacer el amor

-le hacía el amor

149
Q

to be comfortable

-they are very comfortable on the patio

A

estar a sus anchas

-están a sus anchas en el patio

150
Q

not to get upset; stay cool

-the news was terrible, but it didn’t faze Miguel

A

quedarse tan ancho

-las noticias eran malísimas, pero Miguel se quedó tan ancho

151
Q

to go back to the one’s old ways

-he went back to his old ways

A

volver a las andadas

-volvió a las andadas

152
Q

in the long run

-in the long run they’ll be sorry

A

a largo andar

-a largo andar se arrepentirán

153
Q 
to squabble (to bicker)
-she's always squabbling (bickering) with her aunt
A

andar en dimes y diretes

-siempre anda en dimes y diretes con su tía

154
Q

as the years (days, etc.) pass (go by)

-as the years (days, etc.) pass (go by), they love each other more and more

A

andando los años (dias,etc.)

-andando los años (dias,etc.), se quieren cada vez más

155
Q

to carry on a stretcher

-they carried him on a stretcher

A

llevar en andas

- lo llevaron en andas

156
Q

to suit to a T

-it suits me to a T

A

venir como anillo al dedo

-me viene como anillo al dedo

157
Q

to cheer up

-i said it to cheer him up

A

darle ánimo(s)

-se lo dije para darle ánimo(s)

158
Q

to have a notion to

-the girl has a notion to leave

A

estar con ánimo de

-la chica está ánimo de irse

159
Q

presence of mind

-he faced the crisis with presence of mind

A

presencia de ánimo

afrentó la crisis con presencia de ánimo

160
Q

at nightfall

- at nightfall they made their way home

A

al anochecer

-al anochecer se dirigieron a su casa

161
Q

to be anxious to

-he’s anxious to see her

A

estar ansioso por (de)

-está ansioso por (de) verla

162
Q

ahead of time (in advance)

-he got the tickets ahead of time (in advance)

A

de antemano

-sacó las entradas de antemano

163
Q

beforehand

-we made reservations beforehand

A

con anterioridad

-hicimos las reservaciones con anterioridad

164
Q

prior to

-i finished it prior to his arrival

A

con anterioridad

-lo terminé con anterioridad a su llegada

165
Q

rather

-she didn’t love her daughter; rather she hated her

A

antes bien

-no quería su hija; antes bien la adiaba

166
Q

the sooner the better

A

antes hoy que mañana

167
Q

ahead of time

-the package arrived ahead of time

A

con anticipación

-el paquete llegó con anticipación

168
Q

to dislike

-i dislike him

A

tener antipatía

-le tengo antipatía

169
Q

to have a notion to

-i have a notion to invite her

A

antojarse

-se me antoja invitarla

170
Q

to swallow it hook, line, and sinker

-he swallowed it hook, line, and sinker

A

tragar el anzuelo

-tragó el anzuelo

171
Q

in addition

-he gave them the horse and, in addition, the saddle

A

por añadidura

-les dio el caballo y por añadidura la silla

172
Q

to smash

-he smashed the vase

A

hacer añicos

-hizo añicos el florero

173
Q

in recent years

-in recent years it has been in style

A

en estos últimos años

-en estos últimos años está de moda

174
Q

to be well along in years

-she’s well along in years

A 
estar entrado (metido) en años 
-ya está entrada (metida) en años
175
Q 
(for) many years
I lived (for) many years in Rio
A

largos años

-vivi largos años en Rio

176
Q

around

-It occurred around 1890

A

por los años de

-ocurrió por los años de 1890

177
Q

to lie about one’s age

-she lies about her age

A

quitarse años

-se quita años

178
Q

to be…years old

-she is twenty-one years old

A

tener. ..años

- tiene veintiún años

179
Q

to make do; to get by

-i can make do with very little

A

apañarse

-me apaño con poca cosa

180
Q

appearances are deceiving

A

las apariencias engañan

181
Q

aside from

-aside from his aunt, he has no relatives

A

aparte de

-aparte de su tia, no tiene parientes

182
Q

only now

-only now have they let me know

A

apenas ahora

-apenas ahora me han avisado

183
Q

to give one an appetite

-it gave him an appetite

A

abrirle el apetitio

-le abrió el apetitio

184
Q

to bet

-i’ll bet she doesn’t want it

A

apostar a que

-apuesto a que no lo quiere

185
Q

only now

-only now have they let me know

A

apenas ahora

-apenas ahora me han avisado

185
Q

only now

-only now have they let me know

A

apenas ahora

-apenas ahora me han avisado

186
Q

to give one an appetite

-it gave him an appetite

A

abrirle el apetitio

-le abrió el apetitio

186
Q

to give one an appetite

-it gave him an appetite

A

abrirle el apetitio

-le abrió el apetitio

187
Q

to bet

-i’ll bet she doesn’t want it

A

apostar a que

-apuesto a que no lo quiere

190
Q

to bet

-i’ll bet she doesn’t want it

A

apostar a que

-apuesto a que no lo quiere

191
Q

jack of all trades, master of none

A

aprendiz de todo, oficial de nada

192
Q

to take advantage of

-they take advantage of the opportunity

A

aprovechare(se) (de)

-(se) aprovechan (de) la oportunidad

193
Q

enjoy your meal

A

que (le) aproveche

194
Q

to be hard put

-i’m very hard put

A

verse apurado

-me veo muy apurado

195
Q

to have a hard time

-they’re having a hard time of it

A

pasar apuros

-me veo muy apurado.

196
Q

to get one out of a jam

-he got me out of a jam

A

sacar del apuro

-me sacó del apuro

197
Q

the matter of

-the matter of the game was resolved

A

aquello de

-aquello del partido fue resuelto

198
Q

in here

-come here

A

aquí dentro

-pase aquí dentro

199
Q

right here

-i’ll waiting for you here

A

aquí mismo

-le esperaré aquí mismo

200
Q

hence

-he no longer loved his wife; hence his indifference to her infidelity

A

de aquí

-ya no amada a su mujer; de aquí su indiferencia a su infidelidad

201
Q

from now on

-from now on, arrive on time

A

de aqui en adelante

-de aqui en adelante, llegue a tiempo

202
Q

this way

-you inter this way

A

por aqui

-se entra por aquí

203
Q

to come to a head

-this are coming to a head

A

estar que arde

-la cosa está arde

204
Q

to rise up in arms

-they rose up in arms

A

alzarse en armas

-se alzaron en armas

205
Q

to get a woman to bed

-José managed to get Gloria to bed

A

pasar a una por las armas

-José pasó a Gloria por las armas

206
Q

to execute

-they executed him (by shooting)

A

pasar por las armas

-lo pasaron por las armas

207
Q

to be a tougher customer

-watch out! That’s a tough customer

A

ser de armas tomar

cuidado! ese es de armas tomar

208
Q

to fall into line; to yield

-he finally fell into line (had to yield)

A

entrar por el aro

por fin entró por el aro

209
Q

to manage

-he manages to arrive on time

A

arreglárselas

-se las arregla para llegar a tiempo

210
Q

in accordance with

they prepared it in accordance with the instructions

A

con arreglo a

-lo prepararon con arreglo a las instrucciones

211
Q

not able to be helped

-it cant be helped

A

no tener arreglo

-no tiene arreglo

Spanish Idioms (2 decks)

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