Chivatazo

Question 1

In compliance with regulations

Answer 1

En cumplimiento de la normativa

Question 2

as a (to) results of WHICH

Answer 2

A resultas del cual

Question 3

it has to be done

It had to be that way

Answer 3

Se ha de hacer

Había de ser así

Question 4

Tip-off (inside info)

Had Given the “toot” to

Answer 4

Chivatazo

había dado el pitazo a

Question 5

wasteland

Answer 5

Baldío, yermo

Question 6

double standard

Answer 6

Doble rasero

Question 7

Bizarre behavior

Answer 7

Comportamiento Estrafalario, rocambolesca (far-fetched)

Question 8

As long as, so long as, provided that

Insomuch as, to the extent that, as far as

If and when, provided that

Answer 8

Con tal de que + subjuntivo

en la medida en que

Siempre y cuando

Question 9

Junk food

Answer 9

Gusgueras juz-gueras

Question 10

Needless to say

“No doubt”

Answer 10

ni que decir

Eso que ni que

Question 11

Flower bed, Plot of land, hard end/heel, stonemason

Rain cats and dogs

Answer 11

Cantero (cantera-quarry)

Llovió a CántAros

Question 12

Mishap, accident, whoopsie
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A Wipeout, a shag

Setback

Answer 12

Percance

Revolcada (El toro revolcó al diestro y lo pisoteó.) se - roll around

El revés, contratiempo

Question 13

Axed, whack

Answer 13

Hachazo

Question 14

Interweaving of

Answer 14

Entretejido de

Question 15

Contexto, framework, setting

Answer 15

Marco. (Marcar - Mark, indícate

Question 16

Strictly, to the letter

Answer 16

Rajatabla, rajar-crack