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1
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I’ve got a lump in my throat

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Tengo un nudo en la garganta

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Overtaken by (fear)

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Sobrecogido por (I was overtaken by fear)

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To feel a bit down

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Sentirse decaído

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Despair

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Desesperación (Desesperar)

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Ecstatic

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Eufórico

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Grief

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Dolor (no físico)

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To get on my nerves

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Ponerme de los nervios

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8
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Hum

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Zumbido

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9
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Overwhelm

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Agobiado

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10
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To move someone to tears

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Hacer llorar a alguien

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To pour someone’s heart out

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Desahogarse

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12
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To gasp (with astonishment / fear)

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Contener la respiración

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13
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To giggle

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Risa nerviosa tonta

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14
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To chuckle

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Risa por lo bajo

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15
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Doormatty wife

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Mujer florero

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16
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To put yourself on his shoes

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Ponerte en sus zapatos

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17
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To reassure

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Reasegurar, tranquilizar, calmar

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18
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To overcome

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Superar

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19
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Heart-breaking

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Que duele

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20
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To be beside myself (with worry, fear..)

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Estar fuera de sí mismo

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21
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Relieved

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Aliviado

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22
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Rage

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Ira

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23
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Distress

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Angustia

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24
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To sob

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Sollozar

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25
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To burst out + verb -ing

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Empezar algo de repente

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26
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Blissful

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Feliz

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27
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Bliss = Happiness

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Felicidad

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28
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To go to pieces

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Estar destrozado

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29
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To give someone the creeps

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Dar asco

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30
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To hit someone hard

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Ser golpeado por algo

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31
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To keep a stiff upper lip

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Mantener la compostura

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32
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To feel upset

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Sentirse molesto

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33
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Skyrocket

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Cohete

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34
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To be wired to

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Estar conectado

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35
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To faint (with fear..)

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Desmayarse

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36
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Angry

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Enfadado

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37
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Confident

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Seguro de sí mismo

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38
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Confused

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Confundido

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39
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Content

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Satisfecho

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40
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Depressed

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Deprimido

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41
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Flirty

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Ligón, coqueto

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42
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Frustrated

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Frustrado

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43
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Gloomy

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Triste, lúgrube

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44
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Happy

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Feliz

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45
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Insecure

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Inseguro, peligroso

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46
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Irritable

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Irritable

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47
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Relaxed

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Relajado

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48
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Spacey

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Ensimismado, colgado

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49
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Stressed

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Estresado

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50
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Tired

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Cansado

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51
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Weepy

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A punto de llorar

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52
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To tip

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Dar propina

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53
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Blow me down!

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Me dejas sin palabras!

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54
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To be outraged

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Estar enfurecido

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55
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To shake (shook,shaken)

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Agitar, sacudir

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56
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To feel grounded

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Sentirse seguro

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57
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Hilarious

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Hilarante (Divertidísimo)

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58
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Sidesplitting

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Que te partes de risa

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59
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astonished (astounded)

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Asombrado

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60
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hideous (repulsive)

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Espantoso

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61
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To wear something on the sleeve

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Mostrar o decir algo abiertamente

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62
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To resort to / To call on + sb

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Recurrir a

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63
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To reassure

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Tranquilizar

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64
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To catch up

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Ponerse al día

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65
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To relieve

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Aliviar

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66
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Envy

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Envidia

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67
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To beat

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Ganar (Moler a palos)

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68
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To pour (To pour sth into sth, To pour your heart out)

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Verter

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69
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Underneath

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Por debajo

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70
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To pursue

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Perseguir

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71
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To cope with (To manage, To get by)

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Arreglárselas

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72
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To beg

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Mendigar

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73
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To work off

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Quemar (mediante ejercicio físico)

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74
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To tell off

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Regañar

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75
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Lower your voice

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Baja la voz

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76
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Raise your voice

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Sube la voz

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77
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To bring sth up

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Sacar un tema

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78
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To dry off

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Secarse

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79
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Don’t take this the wrong way

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No te lo tomes a mal

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80
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To have a head for numbers

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Ser bueno con los números

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81
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To deceive (cheat, take sb in, to do a number on sb)

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Engañar

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82
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To be in two minds about

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Dudar entre dos opciones

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83
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To be a dime a dozen

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Estar a montones

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84
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By the dozen (People are ringing up by the dozen to reserve)

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A montones

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85
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To have one too many (I had one too many

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Tomar alguna copa de más

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86
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Farewell

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Despedida

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87
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Your days are numbered

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Tus días están contados

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88
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Mean

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Significar (y tacaño)

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89
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To be dressed to the nines

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Vestido de punta en blanco

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90
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To be fined

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Ser multado

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91
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To serve in jail

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Pagar condena en la carcel

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92
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A will

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Un testamento

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93
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Nought (Zero)

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Cero

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94
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Twofold

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Doble

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95
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Home equity

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Valor de tasación de una casa

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96
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Wealth

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Riqueza

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97
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To be worth

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Estar valorado en (Merecer la pena)

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98
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To use up

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Usarlo hasta gastarlo completamente

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99
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To add up

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Sumar todo

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100
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At eleventh hour

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A última hora (En el último momento)

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101
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To look after number one

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Cuidarse uno mismo en primer lugar

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102
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Trustworthy

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Que se puede confiar

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103
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To stand out

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Resaltar, sobresalir sobre el resto

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104
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A passser-by

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Viandante, Transeúnte

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105
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To take over + sth

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Encargarse de

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106
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A takeover

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Una adquisición, compra

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107
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Citrus farming

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Cultivo de cítricos

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108
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Cattle ranching

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Cría de ganado (reses)

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109
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Fishery

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Sector pesquero

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110
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To be bottom of the class

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Ser el último de clase

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111
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To fall behind

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Quedarse atrás o rezagado

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112
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To be top of the class

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Ser el primero de clase

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113
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To be turned off (I was turned off math by an awful teacher)

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Perder el interés del algo debido a algo o alguien

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114
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Emocional hook

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Gancho emocional

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115
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To draw in

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Atraer

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116
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To quote

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Citar

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117
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The daylight

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El alba

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118
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The dark

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El anochecer

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119
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To graze

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Pastar

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120
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Edible

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Comestible

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121
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Chore

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Tarea rutinaria (quehaceres)

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122
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Innumerate

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Negado para los números

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123
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To work out

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Resolver, calcular

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124
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To put sb to sleep (Maths put people to sleep)

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Dar sueño, aburrir

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125
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Voter turnout

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Porcentaje de participación en las elecciones

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126
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Otherwise

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De otro modo

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127
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Deputy

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Adjunto

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128
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Run-down (A run down house)

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En ruinas

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129
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To do up

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Reformar

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130
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To refurbish

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Reformar (una casa no una persona)

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131
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Refurbishment

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Renovación (de una casa no una persona)

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132
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Canteen

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Cafetería o comedor en el lugar de trabajo

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133
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Chubby

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Regordete

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134
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Shabby

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Desgastado

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135
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Cheerful

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Animado

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136
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To cheer up

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Animar

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137
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An estimate

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Una estimación (presupuesto)

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138
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It’s common knowledge..

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Es por todos conocido..

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139
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Running costs

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Coste de funcionamiento básico

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140
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Long-term aim

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Objetivo a largo plazo

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141
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Catchment area

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Zona de procedencia

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142
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Staffing costs

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Gastos de personal

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143
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Inadequate

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Inadecuado

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144
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Remarkable

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Notable

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145
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Statement

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Declaración

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146
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To give a lift

A

Llevar en coche

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147
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To pick up

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Recoger a alguien (p.e. en coche)

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148
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To drop sb off (I drop my wife off at the office every morning)

A

LLevar a alguien (p.e. en coche)

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149
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Twice as many… as.. (Man is producing twice as many greenhouse gases as the last century)

A

Dos veces más… que..

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150
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Mind your own business

A

Métete en tus asuntos

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151
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To give someone a lift

A

Llevar en coche a alguien

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152
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It slipped my mind

A

Se me olvidó completamente

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153
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Forgetful

A

Olvidadizo

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154
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My mind’s gone blank

A

Me he quedado en blanco

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155
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Forgetfulness

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Falta de memoria

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156
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Hosepipe

A

Manguera

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157
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Faintest idea

A

Ni la menor idea

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158
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To mean to (to intend to, to want to, to plan to)

A

Pretender, planear (Expresar intenciones pasadas)

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159
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A senior moment

A

Un lapsus de memoria

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160
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It feels like yesterday

A

Parece que fue ayer

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161
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To cut down

A

Reducir

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162
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To cut off

A

Cortar definitivamente

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163
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To cash in

A

Liquidar, cobrar

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164
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High-heeled shoes

A

Zapatos de tacón

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165
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Flawless skin

A

Piel sin imperfecciones

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166
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To bring back memories

A

Me trae recuerdos

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167
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It takes me straight back to a moment in the past

A

Me lleva directo a un momento dell pasado

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168
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Campfire

A

Hoguera

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169
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To stick to

A

Pegarse a (por ejemplo un olor)

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170
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To get a whiff of sth

A

Oler algo ligeramente

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171
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Whiff

A

Olorcillo, tufillo

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172
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To gather (To get together)

A

Reunirse

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173
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To be nostalgic

A

Estar nostágico

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174
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It makes me nostalgic

A

Me pone nostálgico

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175
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To lose my marbles

A

Perder agilidad cerebral

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176
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Vividly

A

Vívidamente

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177
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To remind me of

A

Me recuerda a algo o alguien

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178
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To sort through

A

Revisar para organizar un conjunto de cosas

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179
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To revise

A

Repasar

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180
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A role model

A

Un ejemplo a seguir

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181
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A briefcase

A

Un maletín

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182
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Resentment

A

Resentimiento

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183
Q

A trip down memory lane

A

Un viaje por los recuerdos

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184
Q

Don’t push your luck

A

No tienes a la suerte

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185
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To daydream

A

Soñar despierto

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186
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To get distracted

A

Distraerse

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187
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To have a memory like a sieve

A

Tener la memoria de un pez

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188
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To stamp

A

Sellar, caminar ruidosamente, pisar fuerte

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189
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To mutter

A

Murmurar

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190
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To picture

A

Dibujar mentalmente

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191
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It’s on the tip of my tongue

A

Lo tengo en la punta de la lengua

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192
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To struggle with

A

Esforzarse en , luchar por

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193
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If my memory serves me correctly

A

Si mi memoria no me engaña

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194
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To encourage

A

Alentar, estimular, animar

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195
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To cheer up

A

Levantar el ánimo, animar

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196
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Deliberately

A

Deliberadamente

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197
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To blame on (p.e. the traffic)

A

Culpar a

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198
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To get frustrated

A

Frustrarse

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199
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Wise

A

Sabio

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200
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Unwary

A

Incauto

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201
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To jog my memory

A

Refrescar la memoria

202
Q

To be fond of (I’m very fond of my nephew)

A

Tener cariño a sth/sb

203
Q

Vague / vaguely

A

Vago / vagamente

204
Q

To have fond memories of

A

Tener buenos recuerdos de

205
Q

To rush

A

Correr deprisa

206
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Rush hour

A

Hora punta

207
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A rush of adrenaline

A

Una descarga de adrenalina

208
Q

To complain in writing

A

Quejarse por escrito

209
Q

To complain to sb about +ing

A

Quejarse a alguien por

210
Q

To accuse sb of

A

Acusar a alguien de

211
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To blame sb for

A

Culpar a alguien por

212
Q

To be at fault

A

Tener la culpa

213
Q

To apologize for

A

Disculparse por

214
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To insist on

A

Insistir en

215
Q

To deny + having done sth

A

Negar haber hecho algo

216
Q

To be hounded

A

Ser acosado

217
Q

To hunt

A

Cazar

218
Q

Haunted

A

Encantado

219
Q

Caring

A

Bondadoso

220
Q

Articulate

A

Que se expresa muy bien

221
Q

To go off

A

Apagar las luces por avería

222
Q

To clean up

A

Limpiarlo todo

223
Q

To oversleep

A

Quedarse dormido

224
Q

To fall over

A

Tropezar, caer (en el mismo plano de superficie)

225
Q

To fall off

A

Caer (a un plano de superficie inferior)

226
Q

To feed (fed, fed)

A

Alimentar

227
Q

straight

A

Directo

228
Q

Elusive

A

Esquivo, impreciso

229
Q

Victory

A

Victoria

230
Q

Defeat

A

Derrota

231
Q

To go shopping

A

Ir de compras

232
Q

To do the washing up

A

Fregar los platos

233
Q

To do the ironing

A

Planchar

234
Q

To mop the floor

A

Pasar la fregona

235
Q

To hang the washing out

A

Tender la ropa

236
Q

To stretch out

A

Estirar

237
Q

To do the washing

A

Lavar la ropa

238
Q

To reflect

A

Reflexionar (Reflejar)

239
Q

Feast

A

Festín, banquete

240
Q

To stare

A

Mirar fijamente

241
Q

Sweet

A

Dulce

242
Q

Sour

A

Ácido

243
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Bitter

A

Amargo

244
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Salty

A

Salado

245
Q

Bland / Tasteless

A

Soso

246
Q

Tasty

A

Sabroso

247
Q

Food for thought!

A

Ideas para pensar!

248
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To a lesser extent

A

En menor grado

249
Q

To a greater extent

A

En mayor grado

250
Q

To honour

A

Honrar

251
Q

To hitchhike

A

Hacer dedo

252
Q

Treasured / Valuable

A

Valioso

253
Q

To trigger

A

Disparar / Desencadenar

254
Q

A tumble dryer

A

Secadora de ropa

255
Q

The washing line

A

El tendedor

256
Q

The laundry

A

La colada

257
Q

The dawn

A

El alba

258
Q

A scent

A

Un olor agradable

259
Q

To paddle

A

Remar, chapotear

260
Q

A paddle

A

Una paleta

261
Q

Shallow

A

Poco profundo

262
Q

Still

A

Quieto, tranquilo

263
Q

Shore

A

Costa

264
Q

Offshore

A

De baja fiscalidad, en el extranjero

265
Q

The five senses: Sight, Hearing, Smell, Taste and Touch

A

Los cinco sentidos: Vista, Oído, Olfato, Gusto y Tacto

266
Q

Customary, Traditional, Usual

A

Habitual, usual

267
Q

To come back

A

Regresar

268
Q

To come to

A

Llegar a (un lugar)

269
Q

To go pear-shaped (It all went pear-shaped)

A

Todo fué de mal en peor

270
Q

To double-check

A

Comprobar nuevamente

271
Q

To put sb through sth

A

Hacer pasar a alguien por algo

272
Q

It feels like a long time ago

A

Parece que fue hace mucho tiempo

273
Q

It feels like a short time ago

A

Parece que fue hace poco tiempo

274
Q

All’s well that ends well

A

Bien está lo que bien termina

275
Q

To begin with

A

Para empezar

276
Q

The thing is

A

El tema es..

277
Q

To beat the crowds

A

Evitar las multitudes

278
Q

Off the beaten track

A

Alejado de los lugares turísticos

279
Q

To do the shopping

A

Hacer la compra

280
Q

To get on well / To get along well

A

Llevarse bien

281
Q

To rush sb

A

Llevar a alguien con prisas (llegas tarde p.e.)

282
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To be keen on +ing

A

Ser aficionado a / Tener muchas ganas de

283
Q

To be willing to

A

Estar dispuesto a

284
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To be mean to sb

A

Ser malo con alguien

285
Q

To get in trouble

A

Meterse en problemas

286
Q

To be in trouble

A

Estar ya metido en problemas

287
Q

In the meantime

A

Mientras tanto

288
Q

To slap sb on the back

A

Dar palmaditas a alguien en la espalda

289
Q

To burp

A

Eructar

290
Q

To slurp

A

Sorber líquidos

291
Q

To yawn

A

Bostezar

292
Q

To boast / To show off

A

Presumir, fardar

293
Q

To settle down

A

Sentar la cabeza

294
Q

To settle in

A

Sentirse cómodo en un lugar o trabajo

295
Q

To put sb down / To look down on sb

A

Ningunear o menospreciar a alguien

296
Q

To fit in

A

Encajar

297
Q

To be chained to my desk

A

Estar atado a la pata de la mesa (por trabajo, sedentarismo..)

298
Q

To carve

A

Tallar

299
Q

A carving

A

Una talla o escultura

300
Q

Beadwork

A

Avalorios

301
Q

An expletive

A

Un taco, una palabrota

302
Q

To keep themselves to themselves

A

Mantenerse alejado y distante sin hablar con nadie

303
Q

To pick your nose

A

Meterse el dedo en la nariz

304
Q

To blush

A

Ponerse rojo de verguenza

305
Q

To feel embarrassed / ashamed

A

Sentirse avergonzado

306
Q

To talk up / To speak up

A

Hablar claro, sin rodeos

307
Q

To do overtime

A

Trabajar horas extras

308
Q

To overwork

A

Trabajar demasiado

309
Q

To reject

A

Rechazar

310
Q

To have a laid-back attitude

A

Tener una actitud demasiado pasiva

311
Q

To deliver

A

Entregar, repartir

312
Q

A delivery

A

Una entrega

313
Q

To take up

A

Ocupar, Empezar alguna actividad

314
Q

Hardly ever

A

Casi nunca

315
Q

To sort out

A

Solucionar un problema

316
Q

a drop-off point

A

Punto de entrega

317
Q

To go through some difficult experiences

A

Pasar por algunas experiencias difíciles

318
Q

You’ve done brilliantly

A

Lo has hecho billantemente

319
Q

At the latest

A

Como muy tarde

320
Q

At the earliest

A

Como pronto

321
Q

To get mixed up

A

Mezclarse, confundirse

322
Q

To be mixed up

A

Estar mezclado

323
Q

No sooner + forma interrogativa (No sooner had the van left I realized the mix-up)

A

En cuanto..

324
Q

Only after sth + forma interrogativa

A

Solamente despues de..

325
Q

Hardly + forma interrogativa (Hardly had I hung up, I started the work)

A

Apenas..

326
Q

To set to work

A

Ponerse a trabajar

327
Q

To hang up

A

Colgar el teléfono

328
Q

A hangover

A

Una resaca

329
Q

To hang out

A

Pasar el rato sin hacer mucho

330
Q

Not only + forma interrogativa + but also

A

No solamente … sino que….

331
Q

To scrape my legs

A

Arañarse, rasparse las piernas

332
Q

To break down

A

Estroperase

333
Q

To be understaffed

A

Estar con poco personal y mucho trabajo

334
Q

To broaden your experience

A

Ampliar experiencia

335
Q

To broaden your horizons

A

Ampliar horizontes

336
Q

To free up

A

Liberar, dejar desocupado o libre

337
Q

To drop out of (p.e. school)

A

Abandonar, dejar

338
Q

To take on / To assume

A

Asumir

339
Q

To assume

A

Suponer

340
Q

An outsider

A

Persona ajena al grupo, forastero

341
Q

A foreigner

A

Extranjero

342
Q

To cast doubt on

A

Poner en duda

343
Q

To carry out

A

Llevar a cabo

344
Q

To carry on

A

Continuar, seguir

345
Q

Vandalism / Hooliganism

A

Vandalismo, gamberrada

346
Q

To suffer from

A

Sufrir de

347
Q

A suffering

A

Sufrimiento

348
Q

To panic

A

Sentir pánico

349
Q

To be in a panic

A

Estar en pánico

350
Q

To purchase

A

Comprar

351
Q

Sceptical

A

Escéptico

352
Q

To fast

A

Ayunar

353
Q

Hair-raising

A

Que te pone los pelos de punta

354
Q

Adrenaline-raising / Adrenaline-filled

A

De mucha adrenalina

355
Q

Exhilarating

A

Estimulante

356
Q

Unsettling

A

Inquietante

357
Q

Harrowing

A

Muy horroroso y desgarrador

358
Q

Calming

A

Que calma y tranquiliza

359
Q

At your own pace

A

A tu propio ritmo

360
Q

Pace yourself

A

Hacer algo poco a poco y tu ritmo

361
Q

Dreadful

A

Horroroso (pero no mucho)

362
Q

Thrilling

A

Emocionante

363
Q

Thrill

A

Emoción

364
Q

To lie ( lied / lied)

A

Mentir

365
Q

To lie down (lay / lain - lying)

A

Acostarse, tumbarse

366
Q

To lay (laid / laid)

A

Poner algo tumbado horizontal

367
Q

State-of-the-art

A

De última generación

368
Q

Tailor

A

Sastre

369
Q

To be tailored

A

Estar hecho a medida

370
Q

Minimally

A

Mínimamente

371
Q

To tell apart

A

Distinguir

372
Q

To fall apart

A

Caerse a pedazos, desmoronarse

373
Q

Juicy

A

Jugoso

374
Q

Strengths and weaknesses

A

Fortalezas y debilidades

375
Q

Selfish

A

Egoísta

376
Q

Selfishness

A

Egoísmo

377
Q

To praise

A

Alabar

378
Q

Tenacity

A

Tenacidad

379
Q

Tenacious

A

Tenaz

380
Q

To excel at

A

Sobresalir en

381
Q

A high-end company

A

Empresa de gran calidad en el servicio

382
Q

Results-oriented

A

Orientado a resultados

383
Q

A driven person

A

Persona focalizada y motivada en algo

384
Q

A proven track record

A

Una trayectoria profesional acreditada

385
Q

To pursue a career in

A

Forjarse una carrera en

386
Q

To gain an invaluable insight into / To gain hands-on experience

A

Conseguir una valiosa experiencia en

387
Q

Conscientious

A

Concienzudo, meticuloso

388
Q

Innovative

A

Innovador

389
Q

A well-rounded person

A

Persona completa

390
Q

A practical person

A

Persona práctica

391
Q

To strive for (strive-strove-striven)

A

Esforzarse por

392
Q

Rewarding

A

Gratificante

393
Q

Mystical

A

Místico

394
Q

A stunt actor

A

Actor que dobla en las escenas peligrosas

395
Q

To heal

A

Curar

396
Q

To encounter

A

Hallar

397
Q

To bribe

A

Sobornar

398
Q

A bribery

A

Un soborno

399
Q

An insider

A

Un infiltrado

400
Q

Insider trading

A

Venta de información privilegiada

401
Q

To be dying out

A

Estar en peligro de extinción

402
Q

Harassment

A

Acoso

403
Q

Thief

A

Ladrón

404
Q

Anti-theft device

A

Dispositivo anti-robo

405
Q

Scam

A

Estafa

406
Q

To turn sth down

A

Rechazar/Declinar

407
Q

To crack down on

A

Tomar medidas contra

408
Q

Wrongdoer

A

Malhechor

409
Q

Alley

A

Callejón, callejuela

410
Q

That’s over the top

A

Eso es pasarse tres pueblos..

411
Q

Lenient

A

Compasivo, indulgente, tolerante

412
Q

To convict of / To condemn to

A

Condenar por

413
Q

Offender

A

Criminal

414
Q

To offend

A

Violar la ley

415
Q

Let alone + ing (Let alone firing a gun)

A

Y mucho menos .. / Y ni que decir tiene..

416
Q

Assassination

A

Asesinar a una persona conocida

417
Q

Domestic abuse

A

Machismo

418
Q

Intimidation

A

Intimidación o amenazas

419
Q

Petty crime

A

Delitos menores

420
Q

Manslaughter

A

Homicidio (Muerte por negligencias)

421
Q

Copyright infringement

A

Vulneración de derechos de copyright

422
Q

Shoplifting

A

Pequeños robos en tiendas

423
Q

Mind your manners!

A

Cuida tus modales!

424
Q

To propose

A

Declarse en matrimonio

425
Q

To long for + sb

A

Anhelar a alguien

426
Q

Hey fever

A

Alergia al polen

427
Q

Help yourself to + sth (Help yourself to more coffee)

A

Sírvete tu mismo más + sth

428
Q

It’s on the house

A

Cortesía de la casa

429
Q

To be made for each other

A

Estar hechos el uno para el otro

430
Q

To go against the grain

A

Ir a contracorriente

431
Q

Bitterly

A

Amargamente

432
Q

Strongly

A

Fuertemente

433
Q

Deeply (ashamed, worried, concerned)

A

Profundamente

434
Q

Highly (recommend)

A

Altamente

435
Q

Ridiculously (cheap or expensive)

A

Ridículamente

436
Q

No sooner had I arrived, I was put to work

A

Tan pronto llegué, me pusieron a trabajar

437
Q

Under no circumstances should you open the door

A

Bajo ninguna circunstancia deberías abrir la puerta

438
Q

Not only are they excellent scientists, but they are also very friendly

A

No solamente son excelentes científicos, si no que son muy amables

439
Q

To draw your attention

A

Atraer tu atención

440
Q

To instill

A

Inculcar algo a alguien

441
Q

Monarchy - Monarch

A

Monarquía - Monarca

442
Q

Paramount

A

Primordial

443
Q

Worship

A

Adorar / Adoración

444
Q

Breeze

A

Brisa (viento)

445
Q

Upbringing

A

Educación (good manners)

446
Q

Shortage

A

Escasez

447
Q

Self-esteem

A

Autoestima

448
Q

To make up for the lost time

A

Recuperar el tiempo perdido

449
Q

To fall out

A

Tener una riña o discusión

450
Q

Allergy / Allergic

A

Alergia / Alérgico

451
Q

To throw out

A

Tirar algo

452
Q

To regret + ing

A

Arrepentirse de

453
Q

To be bound to (you are bound to regret it / we are bound to win)

A

Seguro que..

454
Q

To meet + sb+ maker (She planned to meet her maker without any regret..)

A

Pasar a mejor vida

455
Q

To be one of a kind

A

Ser único en su especie

456
Q

Inexperienced

A

Inexperto, sin experiencia

457
Q

Leftovers (food leftovers)

A

Restos, sobrante

458
Q

Mindset

A

Mentalidad

459
Q

To move on

A

Avanzar

460
Q

To be embalmed

A

Ser embalsamado

461
Q

To bury

A

Enterrar

462
Q

Burial

A

Entierro

463
Q

Remains

A

Restos mortales

464
Q

To purchase / purchase (To make a purchase)

A

Comprar / compra

465
Q

The deceased

A

El fallecido

466
Q

Undertaker

A

Enterrador

467
Q

To be in mourning / To mourn

A

Estar de luto

468
Q

A coffin

A

Ataúd

469
Q

A dye

A

Tinte

470
Q

Funeral home

A

Tanatorio

471
Q

To discredit

A

Desacreditar

472
Q

Grave

A

Tumba

473
Q

To scatter / to spread out

A

Esparcir, dispersarse

474
Q

To exploit

A

Explotar (sacar partido)

475
Q

Stubborn

A

Cabezón, terco

476
Q

I regret + verb ing

A

Lamento.. /Me arrepiento de..

477
Q

To pass away

A

Morir

478
Q

The bereaved

A

Los familiares del muerto

479
Q

A loved-one

A

Un ser querido

480
Q

To go extinct

A

Extingurse

481
Q

To poach

A

Cazar furtivamente

482
Q

Meadow (A wildflower meadow)

A

Pradera

483
Q

Cutback

A

Recortes economicos del PP

484
Q

To be under an obligation to + inf / To be required to

A

Tener la obligación de

485
Q

To expel

A

Espulsar

486
Q

To disregard / To ignore

A

Ignorar

487
Q

To stand in the way of + sb (It’s standing in my way)

A

Interponerse en el camino de alguien

488
Q

The powers that be

A

Los poderes fácticos

489
Q

To disclose

A

Revelar (contar información privilegiada)

490
Q

Annihilation (/anaialaison/)

A

Aniquilación

491
Q

The corridors of power

A

Lugares donde se manejan los hilos del poder

492
Q

To make a power play

A

Utilizar el poder de manera agresiva para conseguir lo que quieres

493
Q

Policy-making

A

Hacer política

494
Q

Peer presure

A

Presión social del grupo

495
Q

To ban from + sth

A

Prohibir hacer algo

496
Q

To dissent

A

Disentir

497
Q

Refusal

A

Rechazo

498
Q

To refuse

A

Rechazar

499
Q

Could do with (I could do with a cup of tea, May I?

A

Venir bien

500
Q

To nurture

A

Ayudar a que algo o alguien crezca y se desarrolle

That's English B2.1 (1 decks)

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