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Colloquial language Flashcards

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1
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Me da gusto verte, hermano (bro)

A

It’s good to see you, bro

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Esa fiesta estuvo buenísima (bomb)

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That party was the bomb

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Necesito algo de dinero (cash)

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I need some cash

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Me debes veinte dólares (bucks)

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You owe me, twenty bucks

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Está chevere ese sombrero, está genial (cool)

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That’s cool hat

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Genial, vamos. (cool)

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Cool, let’s go

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Hace fresco aquí. ¿Está la ventana abierta? (cool)

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It’s cool in here. Is the window open.

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Estamos en paz? (cool)

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are we cool?

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Emily tiene una idea genial para el proyecto (cool=

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Emily has a cool idea for the project

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es genial te perdono (cool)

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It’s cool I forgive you

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No hay problemas por resolver (cool)

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I’m cool / we’re cool

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12
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Es una broma (kidding)

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Just kidding !

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Tiene que ser una broma (kidding)

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You’ve got to be kidding

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14
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Estás bromeando? (kidding)

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are you kidding me?

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Era una broma (kidding / joke)

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It was kidding / it was a joke

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Tiene que estar bromeando (kidding)

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She’s got to be kidding

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Bromeas, verdad? (kidding)

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You’re kidding, right?

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18
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Using bucks, cash and kidding in a conversation

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How much money do you need?

  • About two hundred bucks

oh, only two hundred

  • Are you kidding me, It’s a lot of cash
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Using cool in a conversation

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I’m sorry about what I said

  • It’s cool

Are you sure? I feel really bad

  • Yeah, I’m sure. You said that you’re sorry, so we’re cool
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Más vale prevenir que curar

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Better safe than sorry

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21
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Es pan comido / es muy fácil

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It’s a piece of cake

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22
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De tal palo tal astilla

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Like father like son

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23
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La tercera es la vencida

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Third time lucky

24
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Hay algo que tienes que ver

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There’s something you’ve got to see

25
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Hay algo que tienes que saber

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There’s something you’ve got to know

26
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Tengo un dolor de cabeza

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I’ve got a headache

27
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Que sea lo que Dios quiera

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It’s in the lap of the Gods

28
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Ni te quejes / aguántalo

A

Suck it up !

29
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Para no hacerte el cuento largo

A

Long story short

30
Q

Cuanto antes mejor

A

The sooner the better

31
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Hablando del rey de Roma

A

Talking of the Devil

32
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Hablando del rey de Roma pronto aparece

A

Talking about the Devil in his sure to appear

33
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Ahora no, en otra ocasión

A

Some other time

34
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Esa no es mi bronca, no es mi problema

A

That’s not my business

35
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No te asustes (affraid)

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Don’t be affraid !

36
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No te asustes (freak out)

A

Don’t freak out !

37
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(Shortened word - Info) Para más información, visite nuestra página web

A

For more info, visit our website

38
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(Shortened word phone) ¿Puede usted contestar el teléfono?

A

Can you answer the phone?

39
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(Shortened word - bus) ¿Deberíamos tomar este autobus?

A

Should we take the bus?

40
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(Shortened word - burguers) Vamos a comer unas hamburguesas antes del partido.

A

Let’s go grab some burguers before the game

41
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(Shortened word - plane) ¿What’s the complete word?

A

Airplane

42
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(Shortened word - photo) ¿What’s the complete word?

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Photograph / photography

43
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(Shortened word - fridge) ¿What’s the complete word?

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Refrigerator

44
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(Shortened word - lab) ¿What’s the complete word?

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Laboratory

45
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(Shortened word - veggie) ¿What’s the complete word?

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Vegetable

46
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(Shortened word - roomie) ¿What’s the complete word?

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Roommate (compañero de cuarto)

47
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(Shortened word - aussie) ¿What’s the complete word?

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Australian

48
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(Shortened word - Will) ¿What’s the complete word?

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William

49
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(Shortened word - bike) ¿What’s the complete word?

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Bicycle

50
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(Shortened word - intro) ¿What’s the complete word?

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Introduction

51
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(Shortened word - carbo) ¿What’s the complete word?

A

Carbohydrate

52
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(Shortened word - gas) ¿What’s the complete word?

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Gasoline

53
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(Shortened word - limo) ¿What’s the complete word?

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Limousine

54
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(Shortened word - tux) ¿What’s the complete word?

A

Tuxedo (Smoking)

55
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(Shortened word - micro) ¿What’s the complete word?

A

Microphone

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