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1
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Convencer a alguien

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To get SO to change SO’s mind
It’s is a waste of time trying to get her to change her mind
Convince
I’m trying to convince her

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Estar en peligro de

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To be in danger of

The whole building is in danger of collapsing

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Nadie sabe cómo acabará algo

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There’s no telling what the outcome will be
There’s no knowing how ST will be
There’s no telling/knowing how SO will do ST

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Pasarse por la cabeza

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To cross SO’s mind

It never crossed my mind that I would lose my job

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Dejar a alguien sin palabras

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Leave SO speechless

Your comments have left me completely speechless

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No verle utilidad a algo

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Can’t see the point of/in doing ST

Many teenagers can’t see the point of staying on at school

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Comparación: uno mucho más que el otro

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Far more/-er than
You are far better dancer than me
Far less than
The turnout is far less than hoped
A lot more
I'm a lot more likely to keep on with a class if I'm enjoying it
Loads less
It is loads less beautiful than Die Walküre
Not nearly as ... as
I'm not nearly as good at dancing as you
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Comparación: uno considerablemente más que el otro

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Considerably more than
You eat considerably more than me
Much lower than
My consumption is much lower than yours
Far fewer than
There are far fewer good films than before
Significant fall
There has been a significant fall in the number of good films
Many more
Many more people are buying things
Great rise
It’s been a great rise in the number of online sales
A decline in the number of
It’s been a decline in the number of online sales

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Comparación: uno un poco menos que el otro

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Not quite as
News isn’t quite as bad compared to yesterday
Slightly less than
News has been slightly less bad than yesterday
Only just
He’s only just tall enough to be a cop
Any…
If he were any shorter, he wouldn’t be able to be a cop

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Abolutamente nada, ni la más mínima

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Absolutely nothing
You know absolutely nothing about me
Not the slightest
You haven’t got the slightest idea about who I am

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Mucho, una cantidad considerable

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Considerable
Considerable attention must be paid to this exercise
A great deal of
We have to take a great deal of care with this exercise

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Poner excusas, buscar pretextos

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Make excuses

He made his excuses and left

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Romper una promesa

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Break a promise

You should never break your promise to a child

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Hacer un chiste, decir una parida

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Crack a joke

He’s funny, he’s always cracking jokes

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Cometer un error, hacer una estupidez, meter la pata

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Commit a blunder

He commited a blunder with that deal

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Plantear una pregunta, ponder algo en el tapete

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To raise a question

To raise an issue

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Hacer que alguien que está nervioso se relaje

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Put SO at ease

Thank you very much for putting me at ease during the exam

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Dar prioridad

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Give priority

I always give priority to my girlfriend when taking important decisions

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Dar el paso, decidirse a hacer algo

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Make a move

I will make a move and ask her out

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Ir bien, hacer(te) bien

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Do good

Going to see a film will do you both good

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Poner a alguien al corriente de las últimas noticias

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Bring SO up to date on

The boss asked Joe to bring him up to date on the latest news

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Explicar algo como causado por algo, achacar algo a algo

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Put ST down to ST
I put his bad humor down to his illness
Don Juan put his success with women down to his charm

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Tomarse algo/alguien en serio

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Take SO/ST seriously

Janet refused to take him seriously

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Colapsar por trabajo o estrés

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Crack under the strain of

He finally cracked under the strain of working too much

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Dar por finalizado

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Put paid to

An injury put paid to Jim’s professional career

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Llegar al final

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Come to an end

The celebration came to an end about midnight

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Cumplir plazos

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Meet deadlines

The successful completion of the work is more important than meeting deadlines

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Interferir, alterar negativamente

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Play havoc with

Extreme weather conditions have played havoc with traffic today

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No tener nada que ver, no guardar el menor parecido

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Bear no resemblance to

Conditions in his new job bear no resemblance to the advertisement

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Vivir con, ganarse la vida con, pasar con

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Make ends meet on

It is impossible for most families to make ends meet on just one salary

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Llegar a la conclusión

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Jump/come to the conclusion

With insufficient information it is easy to jump to the wrong conclusion

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Estar en blanco, quedarse en blanco

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Draw a blank

Inspector Clouseau has so far drawn a blank in his investigation

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Retroceder mentalmente, remontarse a

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Cast your mind back to

I would like you to cast your mind back to the beginning of the century

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Gastarle una broma a

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Play a trick on

The students played a trick on the teacher

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No dar resultado, quedarse en nada, venirse abajo

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Come to nothing

Jim’s plans to become a professional came to nothing

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Resultar un desastre, encontrar la ruina

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Meet with disaster

All his attempts met with disaster

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Tolerar

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Stand for, put up, tolerate

We will not stand for impertinent behaviour

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Llamar la atención de alguien sobre algo

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Draw SO’s attention to ST

Allow me to draw your attention to the emergency exits

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Tener consideración con, ser flexible con

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Make allowances for

You have to make allowances for his brusque manner

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Dar la talla

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Come up to scratch

This spaghetti doesn’t come up to scratch for this restaurant

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Venirse abajo, irse al traste, fallar o acabar mal

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Come to grief

In icy roads, many drivers come to grief when they go round bends

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42
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Parecer lógico, parecer razonable

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Stand to reason

If you want to have children, then it stands to reasonthat you have to make sacrifices

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Aprovechar el tiempo

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Make the most of your time

Make the most of your time by enjoying life as much as possible

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Hacer responsable de algo a alguien

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Hold SO responsible for ST

I’ll hold you responsible if anything happens

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45
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Meter la pata hablando

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Put your foot in it

Whenever I open my mouth, I seem to put my foot in it

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Improvisar, actuar a primera vista

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Play it by ear

With no preparation, we’ll have to play it by ear

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Sembrar la duda sobre, dudar sobre

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Cast doubt on

The scientific community cast doubt on his findings

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48
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Ponerse firme

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Put SO’s foot down

Mum just put her foot down and said: ‘You can’t go’

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49
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Colaborar, tomar parte en, jugar un papel

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Play a part

She played a part in promoting the event

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50
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Mantener opniones

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Hold opinions

My aunt holds opinions on the subject of cruelty to animals

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51
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Satisfacer los requisitos

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Meet the requirements

Your hotel doesn’t meet the requirements to be a five star

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52
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Echar un vistazo a algo

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Cast eye over

You could cast your eye over this document

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53
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Por mucho que…

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Much as…

Much as I enjoyed the holiday, I was glad to be home

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54
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Por muy ADJ que…

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ADJ though/as…

Hot though/as the night air was, they slept soundly

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Incluso así, a pesar de ello

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Even so

Much of the power of the trade unions has been lost. Even so, their political influence should not be understimated

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56
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Sin embargo, no obstante

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However, nevertheless

The weather was terrible. Nevertheless, we decided to go ahead with the picnic

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57
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No importa cómo, quién, qué, cuál, cuánto

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However/whatever/whoever/whichever
No matter how/what/who/which
However much
However ADJ
However many times you ask me, I’m not moving
Whichever day you visit, I won’t be at home
No matter how hard he tries, he can’t get Mona to laugh
However much she wants to, she can’t do it
However far you run, you can never run away from yourself

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58
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Por mucho que alguien lo intenta/ó

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Try as SO might, …

Try as he might, Jim couldn’t get his horse jump over the fence

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59
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Pese a todo/a/os/as, …

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For all SO’s…

For all his efforts, Jim couldn’t make his horse jump the fence

60
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A pesar de

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Regardless of
Irrespective of
Scott carried on regardless of our advice to stop
The stamp is valuable irrespective of who sells it

61
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Es inevitable que… (Certeza 1 máxima)

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It’s a foregone conclusion that…
Will definitely…
It’s a foregone conclusion that Geoffrey will do this. He will definitely win a Nobel Prize

62
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Hay muy pocas dudas de que… (Certeza 2 casi máxima)

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There’s little doubt that…
Be bound to…
There’s little doubt that Harry will do this. He is bound to do well in his chosen career

63
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Hay muchas probabilidades de que… (Certeza 3 mucha)

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There’s every likelihood that/of…
Will very probably…
There’s every likelihood of Ivan’s doing this. He will probably set up his own business

64
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Hay bastantes posibilidades de que… (Certeza 4 bastante)

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There’s a strong possibility that…
May well…
There’s a strong possibility that Jasper will do this. He may well become the next director

65
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Hay pocas posibilidades de que… (Certeza 5 poca)

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There’s a slight chance of…
Might just…
There’s a slight chance of Kevin doing this. He might just get into the team

66
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Ser una fuente de…

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Be a major source of…

Work can be a major source of stress for many of us

67
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Dar pie a, dar lugar a

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Give rise to
It may even give rise to friction in our relationships
Give rise to SO’s doing ST
Her ugly face gave rise to my running away

68
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Tener el efecto de

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Have the effect of

All this can have the effect of making our lives seem not worth living

69
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Ser provocado por

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Be brought on by

Various symptoms can be brought on by stress at work

70
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Ser un resultado de

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Be one result ofArise as a result of
High blood pressure can be one result of too much pressure in the workplace
Your misery may arise as a result of bullying by malicious workmates

71
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Ser causado por

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Be due to
Be caused by
The may simply be due to a badly designed work spaceIt may be caused by having to perform monotonous tasks

72
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Tener su origen en

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Have its roots in

It may have its roots in something as important as a malfunctioning coffee machine

73
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Se desprende que, se deduce que, por consiguiente

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It follows that

All forms of life are interconnected, so it follows that human activity has an effect on the environment

74
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Hacerse un nombre, labrarse una reputación

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Make a name for oneself (as)
He is making a name for himself as an artist
Make SO’s name
He made his name creating this type of dresses

75
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Prender fuego a algo

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Set fire to

I set fire to a strip of magnesium

76
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Prenderse fuego algo

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Catch fire

Gasoline can catch fire very easily

77
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Tener que ver con, estar asociado con

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Be associated with

These problems are associated with the environment

78
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Ayudar a hace algo

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Help in/by doing ST

The lights helped in/by reducing the required exposure time

79
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Ser valorado

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Be valued

Spontaneity is valued by those watching or listening

80
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Hacerse cargo de los costes

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Meet the costs

The organisers agreed to meet the costs of clearing up after the pop concert

81
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Cumplir los objetivos

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Meet the targets

The company failed to meet the targets for the year

82
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Aclararse, aparecer claro

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Become clear

It soon became clear that Paula would not be able to finish the race

83
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Simplemente por bondad

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Out of the goodness of your heart

She made it out of the goodness of her heart

84
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En términos generales, hablando en general

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Broadly speaking

I think that, broadly speaking, we are all self-conscious

85
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Día sí día no

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Every other day

86
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Llevarse una gran sorpresa

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To be taken aback (at/by)

When Mary told me the news, I was taken aback for a moment

87
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Pasarse de la raya

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To go over the top

He went over the top by tipping waiters up to 30%

88
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Estar involucrado con/en, tener trato con/en

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Be involved with/in

He is involved with everything from racing himself

89
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Sufrir una reprimenda, ser reñido

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To get told off

You can drive as fast as you like and not get told off

90
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Excitarse con, recibir un chorro de adrenalina de

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To get a buzz from/out of

I get a real buzz from crossing the finishing line first

91
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A la inversa, al contrario, en cambio

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Conversely

I feel good. Conversely, she feels really bad

92
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Hacer tu parte del trabajo

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To pull your weight

You are not pulling your weight, you are lazy

93
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Achicar agua

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To bail out the water

Man the pumps! We have to bail out the water

94
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Muy poco, muy de vez en cuando

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Few and far between

Service stations on this highway are few and far between

95
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Distraerse, despitarse

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To get sidetracked

I got sidetracked and forgot to tell him

96
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No tener otra opción que

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To have no choice but

The company has no choice but to go broke

97
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Afrontar tus responsabilidades

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To face the music

He commited a blunder and now he has to face the music

98
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Ni la mitad

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Half as many … as

I’ve not had half as many problems with my back as I used to

99
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No tantos como…

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Nothing like as many … as

There were nothing like as many classes when I started as there are now

100
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Una y otra vez

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Once and again
Again and again
Time and again

101
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En la dicha y en la adversidad

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Through thick and thin

He stood by his son through thick and thin

102
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En líneas generales

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By and large

By and large, he’s really good

103
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En cada rincón, por todas partes

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High and low

I’ve been looking for you high and low

104
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Antes que nada, primero y principalmente

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First and foremost

First and foremost, I’d like to thank you all for coming

105
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De buena mañana, a primera hora

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Bright and early

He likes to wake up bright and early on holiday

106
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Haber olvidado completamente algo

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Don’t have any recollection of
Have no recollection of
He was so drunk that he didn’t have any recollection of how he got back home

107
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En lo que respecta a algo

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As far as ST is concerned…

As far as swimming is concerned he is the best

108
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Cuestión de tiempo

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Matter of time (before)

It’s a matter of time before we have a problem

109
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Poner a alguien a cargo de algo

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Put SO in charge of ST
Make SO responsible of ST
He put me in charge of the children

110
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Quiero expresar mi disconformidad con…

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I wish to express my dissatisfaction with…

111
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Hacer la diferencia, significar una diferencia

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ST makes a difference (to SO)

I don’t mind doing it. It doesn’t makes any difference to me

112
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Hacer un esfuerzo, poner de su parte

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Make an effort to do ST
Try hard to do ST
You can’t give up smoking if you make no effort

113
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Fijarse, darse cuenta de algo, prestar atención

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Take a notice of

She wears short skirts in hopes that someone will take notice of her

114
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En caso de

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In the event of

In the event of a fire, exit the building inmediately

115
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Tener la intención de hacer algo

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Have every intention of doing ST
He has every intention of standing for Parliament
He has no intention of doing that

116
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Ser más cuidadoso con, tener cuidado con

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Take some pride in

It’s time you took some pride in your appearance. You should be more careful how you look

117
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No hay opción de que alguien haga algo

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There’s no question SO do ST

There’s no question Roger will change his mind

118
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Al tiempo, al mismo tiempo

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In the same breath

They are worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as the great explorers

119
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Un cierto grado de

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A fair degree of

Although not a native speaker, he can express his ideas in English with a fair degree of accuracy

120
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No significa que, no se deduce obligatoriamente que, on implica necesariamente que

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It doesn’t follow that

Just because your parents are both teachers, it doesn’t follow that you’ll be one

121
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Tomar en consideración

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Take into consideration

Take this into consideration before you make your decision

122
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Perder los estribos

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Lose your temper

Repair what happened after you lose your temper

123
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Llámame (teléfono)

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Give me a call

If you want to go out, give me a call

124
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Decir lo que piensas

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To speak your mind

It’s in my nature, I guess, to speak my mind

125
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Coger a alguien desprevenido

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To catch SO unawares

When she asked me to go out, it caught me unawares

126
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Me enfurece

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It infuriates me

It infuriates me when people do that kind of thing

127
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Tratar de tener el tacto habitual

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Try to be SO’s usual tactful self

I tried to be my usual tactful self but he took offence

128
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De quién es la culpa?

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Whose fault is it?

Who is to blame for…?

129
Q

¡Qué vergüenza!

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What a disgrace!

130
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Fracasar en el último momento, nadar para morir en la orilla

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To fall at the final hurdle
Peter was on course to win salesman of the month award, but on the very last day a constumer cancelled a big order, so he fell at the final hurdle

131
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Establecer un récord

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Set a record

Karl Lewis set a lot of records

132
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Contra toda probabilidad

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Against all the odds

He came first against all the odds

133
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Dar en la diana

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To score a bullseye

He scored a bullseye with his accusation

134
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La pelota está en tu tejado

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The ball is in your court now

135
Q

Enfadarse súbitamente

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To go off the deep end

He’s got such a short temper and really goes off the deep end if anyone argues with him

136
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Saltarse la salida, empezar antes de tiempo y coger ventaja

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To jump the gun

He took unfair advantage because he jumped the gun

137
Q

Cambiar las reglas sin avisar, cambiar las reglas del juego

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Move the goalposts

They moved the goalposts by changing the rules of the competition without warning

138
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Ser otra historia, aer otro juego diferente

A

To be a different ballgame

They seem to have changed their minds, so in fact it’s a different ballgame now

139
Q

Cuenta conmigo, no me dejes fuera

A

Don’t count me out

140
Q

Continuar hasta el final

A

To go the distance

141
Q

Remontar, recuperarse

A

To make up ground

142
Q

De ningún modo

A

By no means

143
Q

En el mejor de los casos

A

At best

At best, this aspect only has a very modest place in current legislation

144
Q

Como cinco veces, como el quíntuple

A

Five times as much as

It weighs five times as much as real snow

145
Q

En forma de

A

In the form of

146
Q

Ponerse en contacto

A

Get in touch

He hasn’t got in touch with me for ages

147
Q

Los objetivos de la vida

A

The goals in life

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