English C1+ vocabulary 1T - others Flashcards
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Atraer la atención de alguien
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Catch someone’s eye
Grab someone’s attention
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Pretender ser, suponerse que, tener la intención de
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Be meant to + INF
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Exactamente tan bueno como
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Every bit as good as
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Concentrarse
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Focus the mind, concentrate
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Intentar, probar algo
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Have a go/shot at doing ST
I’m not sure if I can make it, but I’ll have a go/shot
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En dosis pequeñas
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In small doses
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Me pone de los nervios
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It gets on my nerves
It gets my goat
Conservative ideas really get my goat
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Ser bastante fácil
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Be on the easy side, be easy-ish
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Es un golpe bajo
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It’s below the belt
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Por curiosidad
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Out of interest
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A largo plazo, a la larga
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Over the long term
In the long run
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Para mí
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To my mind
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Más pronto o más tarde
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Sooner or later
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Tomar contacto
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To touch base
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De todos modos
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All the same
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Entre medio
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Among, (amidst)
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Como si
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As if
As though
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A voluntad, cómodamente
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At someone’s ease
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Además
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Besides, moreover, furthermore
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Por tu causa
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For your own sake
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Por el bien de
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For the sake of
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Por casualidad
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Happened to
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Por cierto
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Indeed, by the way
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Al filo de
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On the brink of
On the verge of
On the brink of doing something
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Descompuesto (nervios)
Out of sorts
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Hacia atrás y hacia delante
Back and forth
| To and fro
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Ligeramente
Slightly
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Tener manía a alguien
To have got it in for someone
| My teacher has got it in for me
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Afinar tus habilidades
To hone your skills
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Pasar de algo
To cop out of something
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Resultar, salir
Turn out to + INF
It turned out to be a lier
Prove to + INF
She proved to be an excellent secretary
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Recaudación de fondos
Raising funds
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Somos tres en la familia
There are three of us in my family
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Así, de modo que, por consiguiente
Thus
Thereby (Adverb or connector)
He withdrew from the competition, thus allowing his rival to win
Corruption exists, thereby lowering economic growth
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Considerando que
Considering that
Considering the fact that
Considering that I'd like to go
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Tomar parte en
Take part in
| I'd like to take part in the event
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Tener en cuenta
Bear in mind
| I hope these comments will be kept in mind
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Marcar el principio de
Mark the beginning of
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Estar dirigido a, estar pensado para
To be aimed at
| The concert is aimed at young people
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Al pie de la letra
To do something by the book
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Teóricamente
Theoretically
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Es un secreto a voces
This is an open secret
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Muy puro, impoluto, sin mancha
As pure as the driven snow
Whiter than white
Squeaky clean
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¡Menos mal!
Just as well!
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Hay muchas/pocas posibilidades de que...
There is every likelihood of it raining
There is every likelihood that it rains
There is little likelihood of their/them winning the cup
There is a strong/distinct/real possibility I could get an Erasmus grant
There is a slight/remote/outside chance she will love you
You have/stand every/a strong/a good chance of getting the job
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Marcar la línea, decidir no hacer algo
To draw the line at doing something
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Tiene vida propia
It has a mind of its own
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Hacer economías, ahorrar
To scrimp and save
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Estar en números rojos
To be in the red
| To be overdrawn
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La intención es lo que cuenta
It's the thought that counts
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En el medio está la virtud
More than enough is too much
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Boca a boca
Word-of-mouth
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Días de vacas flacas
The rainy days
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Irse de juerga
To go on a spree
| I went on a spending spree
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Impulsivamente
On impulse
| Sleepwalkers buy things on impulse
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Gastar el dinero muy rápido y alegremente
Spend money like water
Get through money like water
Go through money like water
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No quedarse a la zaga, no ser menos, no quedarse atrás
Not to be outdone
| Nadal is a very good player, but Federer is not to be outdone
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De mala gana, de manera reacia
Reluctantly
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Por lo tanto
Therefore
I think, therefore I am
Consequently
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Mantener las apariencias, querer tener lo que tiene el vecino
Keep up with the Joneses
Keep up with the appearances
Keep up with the Gateses
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Llegar tu San Martín, recibir tu merecido
To get your come-uppance
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El elemento sustancial, el todo, el sine qua non
The be-all and end-all
| The aspects are not the be-all and end-all that modern astrologers make them
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Como si no hubiera mañana
Like there was no tomorrow
As if there was no tomorrow
Jim's spending money like there was no tomorrow
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Mientras que (conjunción adversativa)
Whereas/while/whilst
| Buying online is easy, whereas selling can be complex
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Zigzaguear entre el tráfico
To weave in and out
| The cyclist was weaving in and out of the traffic
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Pujar en una subasta
To bid at an auction
| To make a bid
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De la nada, sin avisar, inesperadamente
Out of the blue
My cousins turned up out of the blue on Christmas Day
Jazztel rings you up out of the blue
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¡Venga ya!
Come off it!
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Estar sin blanca
To be broke
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Una mano de pintura
A coat of paint
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Jugarse la vida
Dice with the death
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Dar ventaja
Give an edge, give advantage
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Llevar algo a la mente de alguien
Bring something to mind
| I use verbs, because they bring vivid and vibrant images to mind
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Llevar algo a la memoria de alguien
To drive something into someone's memory
| This image drives the message deep into people's memory
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Crear una imagen
Create an image
| These ads create a powerful mental image
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Cubrir tus espaldas
Cover your back
Cover your ass
Watch your back
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Algo verdaderamente sin éxito
A bit of disaster
| My attempt was a bit of disaster
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Haber conseguido algo, tener éxito en algo
To be home and dry
| When I signed the contract I thought I was home and dry
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No saber qué hacer
To be at a loss
| I'm at a loss to know what to do now
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A posteriori, en retrospectiva
With hindsight
| With hindsight, I think I was naive
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Enseguida, ahora mismo, de inmediato
Straightaway
| You don't have to tell them straightaway, just wait for the right time
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Tomar a broma, no tomar en serio
To laugh something off
| I tried to tell her she looked beautiful, but she laughed it off
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Salirse de lo común, destacar
To stand out in a crowd
| She really stands out in a (from the) crowd
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Conseguir pronunciar algo
To get someone's tongue round ST
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Perder el trabajo, ser despedido
```
To be made redundant
Everyone is scared they are going to be made redundant
To be fired
To get the sack
To be given the axe
To be given the boot
To be shown the door
```
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Conseguir su objetivo, resolver el problema
To do the trick
| I fixed it with masing tape. That will do the trick!
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Decisión del momento, espontánea
Snap decision
| Never make a snap decision when you are hungry
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Ser introvertido, no hablar con la gente, estar encerrado en sí mismo
To keep oneself to oneself
| He's a very private person - he keeps himself to himself
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Entender una situación incorrectamente
To get the wrong end of the stick
| I said how nice she was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick and thought I wanted to go out with her
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Encontrar la horma de tu zapato, tu media naranja
Meet someone's match
| I met my match - a boyfriend who made me look it
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Ponerse en posición de
To rush into the position of
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Por la misma regla de tres
By the same token
| Some say he's a real charmer, but by the same token are put off by his manner
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Estar dispuesto a
To be willing to + INF
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Ponerse de los nervios uno a otro
To get on each other's nerves
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Pinchar, hacer la puñeta a alguien
To wind/rub someone up the wrong way
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Despreciar, mirar por encima del hombro
To look down on someone
| He looks down on poor people
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Fallarle a alguien, no ayudar a alguien especialmente si lo necesita
Turn your back on someone
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Llevarse como el perro y el gato
To fight like cats and dogs
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Ir muy bien (una relación)
To get on like a house on fire
| To get along like a house on fire
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Ser muy parecidos, ser como dos gotas de agua (para relaciones positivas)
To be like two peas in a pod
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(No) ver las cosas como el otro
To (not) see eye to eye
102
Ser completamente diferentes
To be like chalk and cheese
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Crear una gran tensión en una relación
To put a great strain on a relationship
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Ser un coñazo, ser un grano en el culo
To be a pain in the neck
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Ponerle los cuernos a alguien
To cheat on someone
| To play away from home
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Tomarle el pelo a alguien
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To take the Mickey/Michael out of SO
To pull SO's leg
To kid SO
To tease SO
To make fun of SO
```
107
Mucho
A lot, much, a great deal, a good deal
| People smile a great deal
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Por casualidad
By chance
| Medical discoveries made by chance
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Pensándolo mejor, pensándolo dos veces
On second thoughts
| On second thoughts they seem to be closer than friends
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Volverse loco
Go crazy
Go (a)round the bend
Come (a)round the bend
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Vengarse de alguien por algo
To get even with SO (for ST)
To take revenge on SO
To get your own back on SO
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Continuar sin hacer caso
To carry on regardless
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Sacar dinero del cajero
To go to the 'hole-in-the-wall'
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Más vale prevenir que curar
Prevention is better than cure
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Seguir de cerca
To keep tabs on SO/ST
I like to keep tabs on my bank account
I'll keep tabs on her whereabouts
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En el sentido tradicional de la palabra
In the traditional sense of the word
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Considerar como
Consider to be
| They considered him to be a fool
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A pie
On foot
| The best buildings are reachable on foot
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Sin ninguna duda
Without a doubt, without doubt
Doubtless
Undoubtedly
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En su apogeo
At one's peak
The slave trade was at its peak in America
At the height of
At its height
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Sumérgete en
Immerse yourself in
| Immerse yourself in the american way of life
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Explora por ti mismo
Explore by yourself
| Don't forget to explore by yourself!
123
"Algo" es así
ST is like that
| Cambridge is like that
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Calcular a ojo
To do a rough calculation
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Por presión popular (de tus amigos)
Out of peer group pressure
| I began smoking out of peer group pressure
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Tomar medidas físicas, medir
Take measurements
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Tomar medidas políticas, decidir
Take measures
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Sea como sea
Be that as it may
129
El mundo es un pañuelo
It's a small world
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Estar en misa y repicando
To take it both ways
| To have your cake and eat it
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Si bien es cierto que, aunque, no obstante (formal)(En lugar de even if, although, but)
Albeit
I'm powerful albeit small
Yeats thus suggest the inspiring, albeit sorrowful, nature of love
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En la medida en que, asumiendo que
Inasmuch as
I like sport, inasmuch as it keeps me healthy
Insofar as, insomuch as, in that
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Con referencia a
By reference to
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Darle sentido a algo, llegar a entender algo
Make sense of something
| Scientists observe the world and try to make sense of it
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Sea esto o lo otro
Be it 'something' or 'something'
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A expensas de
At the expense of
| He lived a comfortable existence at the expense of the masses
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Poner a alguien a los pies de los caballos, especialmente en un trabajo
To push/throw someone in at the deep end
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De repente, en el momento, de manera espontánea
On the spur of the moment
| We decided to go on the spur of the moment
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Llevar a en coche
To give someone a lift/drive/ride
| Someone is giving me a lift/ride/drive home
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Cuidar del fuerte
To hold the fort
| I'm going next door. You stay here and hold the fort
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Acuñar un término, dar un nombre
Coin a term
He coined the term 'Murphy's Law' during a project
Coin a phrase
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Atascarse
Get stuck
| I got stuck in the mud
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Mantener tu respiración
Hold your breath
| Some people can hold their breath under water for a long time
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Sufrir un tirón muscular
Pull a muscle
| Athletes can pull a muscle if they don't warm up properly before they run
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Ganarse (bien) la vida
```
Make a (good) living
Scientists can make a good living if they write books
```
146
Piratear ordenadores
Hack into computers
| People hack into computers to get personal information illegally
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Priorizar el trabajo
Prioritise your work
| It's important to prioritise your work
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Hacer experimentos
Conduct experiments
| Scientists conduct experiments on animals before trying new drugs on humans
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Cuestión de opiniones
A matter of opinion
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Giro del destino, golpe del destino, vuelta de la vida
Twist of fate
| When something goes wrong it may be an accident or a twist of fate
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Sentido de la curiosidad
Sense of curiosity
| Children have a highly developed sense of curiosity
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No es física nuclear
This isn't rocket science
| Designing a website isn't rocket science
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Carga con la cuenta, asumir el pago
To foot the bill
| I bought a new computer and my father will foot the bill
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En el origen del problema, en la raíz del problema
At the root of the problem
| The way they talk each other is at the root of the problem
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No ser una ciencia exacta
To be not an exact science
| Advertising is not an exact science
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Poca cosa
Not a big deal
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Ser claro, hablar claramente
Be straight
| You're better being straight with her
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Tener un record, poseer una marca
To hold a record (for)
Carl Lewis held some records years ago
She holds the record for running a mile
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Estar en posesión de un pasaporte
To hold a passport
| If one holds a passport, one can use it
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Mantener una reunión
To hold a meeting
| We must hold a meeting to examine the list of matters
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¡No puedo más!
I can't hack it!
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No sirve de nada hacer algo
To be pointless to do/doing ST
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Tomarse un descanso de
To take a break from
| He took a brake from processing tax returns
164
Dirigido hacia, dirigiéndose contra
Heading for
| They found a comet heading for Earth
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Darle (buen) uso a algo
To put ST to (good) use
| He put the power of his PC to use
166
Por parte de
On the part of
| No expertise is required on the part of the user
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Por si esto fuera poco, además
On top of that
| The singer did not turn up and of top of that it poured with rain
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Llamar a la prudencia, advertir
To sound a note of caution (about)
| I would sound a note of caution about this problem
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Rendir homenaje, brindar tributo, alabar
To pay tribute to
| We'd like to pay tribute to all the musicians
170
Estar loco por
To be crazy about/for
She is crazy for Latin American music
To be mad aboutI'm mad about the boy
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De lejos, con diferencia
By far
Their latest album is the best by far
By far and away
Germany is by far and away our biggest market
172
Mostrar/tener interés por algo
To show/have interest in ST
| He has never shown any interest in learning a musical instrument
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Tener en cuenta
Take into account
| The plans to build do not take into account the effect on the environment
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Aguantar una situación dolorosa o desagradable, hacer de tripas corazón
To bite the bullet
| You'll just have to buy the bullet and tell her your decision
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Ser lo bastante listo o sabio como para no hacer algo
Know better than to do ST
| He should have known better than to lie to his parents like that
176
Servir como aviso
To serve as a warning
| His punishment should serve as a warning for the others
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Ser muy cauteloso, especialmente en el trato con otras personas
To play one's cards close to one's chest
| He is very cautious. He plays his cards close to his chest
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Cambio de siglo
Turn of the century
| John designed this hotel at the turn of the century
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Poner el pie en un sitio
To set foot on/in
| Armstrong set foot on the moon
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Hacer que alguien se dé cuenta de algo
To bring it home to someone
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Estar al alcance de alguien
To be within someone's grasp
| Both these goals are well within our grasp
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Correr el riesgo
To run the risk
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Conducir un coche
To run a car
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Manejar tu negocio, llevar tu empresa
To run your business
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Ser muy bueno en algo, jugar en otra liga
```
To be in a class of one's own
As a player, he was in a class of his own
```
186
Perder la perspectiva, no distinguir qué es lo importante
To miss the point
| You've missed the point. The problem is not the money, it's how you use it
187
Darle importancia a algo o a alguien
To make a point of SO/ST
| Don't make a point of John's comment
188
No poder menos que
Can't help but
| She's very pretty, I can't help but admire her
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Ser demasiado, ser pedir mucho
To be a tall order
| That's a tall order!
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Estar en muchos apuros, estar con el agua al cuello
To be up the creek
| If the car breaks down we're really up the creek
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Mantener el punto de vista opuesto
To hold the opposite point of view
192
Ya ser hora
To be about/high time + UNREAL
| It's about/high time Fred learnt (UNR) how to tie his shoelaces
193
Torcerse el tobillo
Twist the ankle/knee
| Footballers are at risk of injury, and often twist their ankle
194
Una decisión demasiado apresurada
A hasty decision
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Vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa
More haste, less speed
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Estar en las afueras, en el culo del mundo
To be in the sticks
| A woman from a small village out in the sticks
197
Resultó ser una pequeña decepción
It came as a bit of disappointment to me
198
Guardar rencor a alguien, tener algo contra alguien
To hold/have ST against SO
| To bear a grudge against SO
199
Mantener un trabajo
To hold down a job
| I've been fired four times. I just can't hold down a job!
200
Ocupar un puesto elevado, tener responsabilidad
To hold high/an office
201
Recibir un título, obtener una titulación
To hold a degree
| She held her university degree last year
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Bajo ninguna circunstancia (INV)
On no account
On no account are you to leave the door unlocked
Under no circumstances
Under no circumstances must he be left alone
In no way
In no way can you deny that you were involved
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Alrededor de
Somewhere in the region of
| We have somewhere in the region of 500 firefighters in Valencia
