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1
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to have just…

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Acabar de (plus infinitive)

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I have just arrived

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Acabo de llegar

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3
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in spite of

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A pesar de

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4
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Hurry up! (Mex.)

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¡Apúrese!

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5
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OK, All Right

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Bueno

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6
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Good Luck!

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¡Buena suerte!

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7
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Of course (clear)

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Claro

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8
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Of course not

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Claro que no

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9
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Of course (how not)

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Cómo no

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10
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As you wish, as you like

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Como usted quiera

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11
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…with much pleasure

I’d be delighted

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Con mucho gusto

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12
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No wonder (with reason)

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Con rázon

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13
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How long is it going to last?

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¿Cuánto va a durar?

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14
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Take care
Watch out
Look out

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Cuidado

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15
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Take care of yourself

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Cuídese

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16
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To shake hands

To give the hand

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Dar la mano

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17
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To stop

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Dejar de ( + infinitive)

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18
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She stopped seeing him

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Dejó de verlo

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19
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You’re welcome

of nothing

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De nada

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20
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Hurry up!

Give yourself haste!

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¡Dése prisa!

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21
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Slow

Road sign

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Despacio

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22
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Really?

Is that so?

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¿De veras?

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23
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No sooner said than done

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Dicho y hecho

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24
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Sleep well

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Duerma bien

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25
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To Blame

To throw the fault

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Echar la culpa

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26
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Toss it to me

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Échemelo

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27
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The pleasure is mine

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El gusto es para mí

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28
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Delighted

Enchanted

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Encantado, -a

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29
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It’s very amusing

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Es muy divertido

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30
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Ghastly
Frightening
Awful
Repulsive
Disgusting
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Espantoso

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31
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I hope you’ll have a good time

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Espero que se divierta

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32
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I hope you, he, she will get better

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Espero que se mejore

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33
Q

He’s in charge of…

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Está a cargo de

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34
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This time

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Esta vez

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35
Q

Just imagine!

figure

A

¡Figúrese!

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36
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Blond
Caucasian
(Mex. slang)

A

güero,

güera

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37
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To pay attention

To make a case

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Hacer caso

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38
Q

Handmade

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Hecho a mano

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39
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Pay attention
(or) Ignore [G. Translate]
(Make a case)

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Haga caso

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40
Q

Do it right away

A

Hágalo pronto

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41
Q

Do me a favor

A

Hágame un favor

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42
Q

Goodbye
So long
(Till later)

A

Hasta luego

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43
Q

Just imagine!

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¡Imagínese!

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44
Q

I miss her

A

La echo de menos

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45
Q

Take it away

A

Lléveselo

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46
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I miss you (m.), him, it

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Lo echo de menos

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47
Q

I’m sorry

I feel it

A

Lo siento

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48
Q

I saw him again

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Lo volví a ver

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49
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More or less

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Más o menos

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50
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Better late than never

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Más vale tarde que nunca

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51
Q

I’m glad

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Me alegro

52
Q

I’m glad to see you

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Me alegro de verlo (verla)

53
Q

It amused me

A

Me cayó en gracia

54
Q

I feel sorry for him, her, it

It gives me pity

A

Me da lástima

55
Q

I had a good time

A

Me divertí

56
Q

It hurts me

A

Me duele

57
Q

My head aches

My head hurts me

A

Me duele la cabeza

58
Q

My knee hurts

A

Me duele la rodilla

59
Q

My ankle hurts

A

Me duele mi tobillo

60
Q

I miss you, him, her, it

A

Me hace falta

61
Q

Better said

A

Mejor dicho

62
Q

To stick your foot in it

A

Meter la pata

63
Q

Look!

A

!Mire!

64
Q

How do you do

On being introduced

A

Mucho gusto

65
Q

It isn’t fair

It isn’t just

A

No es justo

66
Q

You are welcome

There is not for what

A

No hay de que

67
Q

It doesn’t matter

[ two ways of saying this ]

A

No importa
[o]
No le hace

68
Q

Don’t do it

Stop it

A

No lo haga

69
Q

Don’t come around with that

Don’t give me that stuff

A

No me ande con esas

70
Q

Don’t tell me!

A

¡No me lo diga!

71
Q

Don’t bother

Don’t trouble yourself

A

No se moleste

72
Q

Don’t worry

A

No se preocupe

73
Q

Don’t be long

A

No se tarde

74
Q

I’ll be seeing you

We’ll be seeing each other

A

Nos vemos

75
Q

You’re wrong

You haven’t reason

A

No tiene razón

76
Q

Again

A

Otra vez

77
Q

To make things worse

A

Para peores cuentas

78
Q

It doesn’t seem possible

It seems like a lie

A

Parece mentira

79
Q

It looks as if it’s going to rain

A

Parece que va a llover

80
Q

Come in

A

Pase adelante

81
Q

Danger

A

Peligro

82
Q

Allow me

A

Permítame

83
Q

Allow me to present my friend (to you)

A

Permítame presentarle a mi amigo

84
Q

[ Slang term for money ]

Silver

A

Plata

85
Q

Little by little

A

Poco a poco

86
Q

You are welcome

A

Por nada

87
Q

Of course

supposed

A

Por supuesto

88
Q

Stay

A

Quédese

89
Q

How strange!

A

¡Qué extraño!

90
Q

What’s new?

A

¿Qué hay de nuevo?

91
Q

What a shame

What a pity

A

Qué lastima

92
Q

What does it matter?

A

¿Qué le hace?

93
Q

What do you think of that?

What do you think of that!

A

¿Qué le parece?

¡Qué le parece!

94
Q

What happened?

What’s up?

A

¿Que pasó?

95
Q

How strange!

How rare?

A

¡Qué raro!

96
Q

What can I offer you?

What can be offered to you?

A

¿Qué se le ofrece?

97
Q

What a surprise!

A

¡Qué sorpresa!

98
Q

Of course not

A

Qué va

99
Q

Skyscraper

Sky-scratcher

A

Rascacielos

100
Q

It came out well

It went out well

A

Salió bien

101
Q

(Health)
[A word you say when s.o. sneezes,
as well as a toast]

A

¡Salud!

102
Q

Sure

A

Seguro

103
Q

I’m late

It made itself late for me

A

Se me hizo tarde

104
Q

I forgot

I forgot it

A

Se me olvidó

105
Q

May I?

May I come in?

A

¿Se puede?

106
Q

Sit down, please

A

Siéntese, por favor

107
Q

Without fail

A

Sin falta

108
Q

So soon?

A

¿Tan pronto?

109
Q

So early?

A

¿Tan temprano?

110
Q

I have an appointment

A

Tengo un compromiso

111
Q

You’re right

You have reason

A

Tiene razón

112
Q

Everybody

All the world

A

Todo el mundo

113
Q

Bring it to me

A

Tráigamelo

114
Q

To try to…

A

Tratar de (+ infinitive)

115
Q

I tried to see him

A

Traté de verlo

116
Q

Sometimes

A

Unas veces

117
Q

To do again…

A

Volver a (+ infinitive)

118
Q

Already, now

A

Ya

119
Q

Of course

Now I believe it

A

Ya lo creo

120
Q

No more, any more

A

Ya no

121
Q

I can’t anymore

A

Ya no puedo

122
Q

I can’t swim any more

A

Ya no puedo nadar

123
Q

I’m through now

I already finished

A

Ya terminé

124
Q

He’s here now

He came already

A

Ya vino

125
Q

I’m coming

I’m going now

A

Ya voy