English C1+ vocabulary 2T - others 1 Flashcards
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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
5
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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
12
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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
Put paid to
| An injury put paid to Jim's professional career
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Llegar al final
Come to an end
| The celebration came to an end about midnight
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Cumplir plazos
Meet deadlines
| The successful completion of the work is more important than meeting deadlines
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Interferir, alterar negativamente
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
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
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
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
Draw a blank
| Inspector Clouseau has so far drawn a blank in his investigation
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Retroceder mentalmente, remontarse a
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
Play a trick on
| The students played a trick on the teacher
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No dar resultado, quedarse en nada, venirse abajo
Come to nothing
| Jim's plans to become a professional came to nothing
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Resultar un desastre, encontrar la ruina
Meet with disaster
| All his attempts met with disaster
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Tolerar
Stand for, put up, tolerate
| We will not stand for impertinent behaviour
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Llamar la atención de alguien sobre algo
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
Make allowances for
| You have to make allowances for his brusque manner
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Dar la talla
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
Come to grief
| In icy roads, many drivers come to grief when they go round bends
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Parecer lógico, parecer razonable
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
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
Hold SO responsible for ST
| I'll hold you responsible if anything happens
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Meter la pata hablando
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
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
Cast doubt on
| The scientific community cast doubt on his findings
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Ponerse firme
Put SO's foot down
| Mum just put her foot down and said: 'You can't go'
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Colaborar, tomar parte en, jugar un papel
Play a part
| She played a part in promoting the event
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Mantener opniones
Hold opinions
| My aunt holds opinions on the subject of cruelty to animals
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Satisfacer los requisitos
Meet the requirements
| Your hotel doesn't meet the requirements to be a five star
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Echar un vistazo a algo
Cast eye over
| You could cast your eye over this document
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Por mucho que...
Much as...
| Much as I enjoyed the holiday, I was glad to be home
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Por muy ADJ que...
ADJ though/as...
| Hot though/as the night air was, they slept soundly
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Incluso así, a pesar de ello
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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Sin embargo, no obstante
However, nevertheless
| The weather was terrible. Nevertheless, we decided to go ahead with the picnic
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No importa cómo, quién, qué, cuál, cuánto
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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Por mucho que alguien lo intenta/ó
Try as SO might, ...
| Try as he might, Jim couldn't get his horse jump over the fence
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Pese a todo/a/os/as, ...
For all SO's...
| For all his efforts, Jim couldn't make his horse jump the fence
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A pesar de
Regardless of
Irrespective of
Scott carried on regardless of our advice to stop
The stamp is valuable irrespective of who sells it
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Es inevitable que... (Certeza 1 máxima)
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
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Hay muy pocas dudas de que... (Certeza 2 casi máxima)
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
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Hay muchas probabilidades de que... (Certeza 3 mucha)
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
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Hay bastantes posibilidades de que... (Certeza 4 bastante)
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
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Hay pocas posibilidades de que... (Certeza 5 poca)
There's a slight chance of...
Might just...
There's a slight chance of Kevin doing this. He might just get into the team
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Ser una fuente de...
Be a major source of...
| Work can be a major source of stress for many of us
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Dar pie a, dar lugar a
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
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Tener el efecto de
Have the effect of
| All this can have the effect of making our lives seem not worth living
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Ser provocado por
Be brought on by
| Various symptoms can be brought on by stress at work
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Ser un resultado de
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
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Ser causado por
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
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Tener su origen en
Have its roots in
| It may have its roots in something as important as a malfunctioning coffee machine
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Se desprende que, se deduce que, por consiguiente
It follows that
| All forms of life are interconnected, so it follows that human activity has an effect on the environment
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Hacerse un nombre, labrarse una reputación
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
Prender fuego a algo
Set fire to
| I set fire to a strip of magnesium
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Prenderse fuego algo
Catch fire
| Gasoline can catch fire very easily
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Tener que ver con, estar asociado con
Be associated with
| These problems are associated with the environment
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Ayudar a hace algo
Help in/by doing ST
| The lights helped in/by reducing the required exposure time
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Ser valorado
Be valued
| Spontaneity is valued by those watching or listening
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Hacerse cargo de los costes
Meet the costs
| The organisers agreed to meet the costs of clearing up after the pop concert
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Cumplir los objetivos
Meet the targets
| The company failed to meet the targets for the year
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Aclararse, aparecer claro
Become clear
| It soon became clear that Paula would not be able to finish the race
83
Simplemente por bondad
Out of the goodness of your heart
| She made it out of the goodness of her heart
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En términos generales, hablando en general
Broadly speaking
| I think that, broadly speaking, we are all self-conscious
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Día sí día no
Every other day
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Llevarse una gran sorpresa
To be taken aback (at/by)
| When Mary told me the news, I was taken aback for a moment
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Pasarse de la raya
To go over the top
| He went over the top by tipping waiters up to 30%
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Estar involucrado con/en, tener trato con/en
Be involved with/in
| He is involved with everything from racing himself
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Sufrir una reprimenda, ser reñido
To get told off
| You can drive as fast as you like and not get told off
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Excitarse con, recibir un chorro de adrenalina de
To get a buzz from/out of
| I get a real buzz from crossing the finishing line first
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A la inversa, al contrario, en cambio
Conversely
| I feel good. Conversely, she feels really bad
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Hacer tu parte del trabajo
To pull your weight
| You are not pulling your weight, you are lazy
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Achicar agua
To bail out the water
| Man the pumps! We have to bail out the water
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Muy poco, muy de vez en cuando
Few and far between
| Service stations on this highway are few and far between
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Distraerse, despitarse
To get sidetracked
| I got sidetracked and forgot to tell him
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No tener otra opción que
To have no choice but
| The company has no choice but to go broke
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Afrontar tus responsabilidades
To face the music
| He commited a blunder and now he has to face the music
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Ni la mitad
Half as many ... as
| I've not had half as many problems with my back as I used to
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No tantos como...
Nothing like as many ... as
| There were nothing like as many classes when I started as there are now
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Una y otra vez
Once and again
Again and again
Time and again
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En la dicha y en la adversidad
Through thick and thin
| He stood by his son through thick and thin
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En líneas generales
By and large
| By and large, he's really good
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En cada rincón, por todas partes
High and low
| I've been looking for you high and low
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Antes que nada, primero y principalmente
First and foremost
| First and foremost, I'd like to thank you all for coming
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De buena mañana, a primera hora
Bright and early
| He likes to wake up bright and early on holiday
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Haber olvidado completamente algo
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
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En lo que respecta a algo
As far as ST is concerned...
| As far as swimming is concerned he is the best
108
Cuestión de tiempo
Matter of time (before)
| It's a matter of time before we have a problem
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Poner a alguien a cargo de algo
Put SO in charge of ST
Make SO responsible of ST
He put me in charge of the children
110
Quiero expresar mi disconformidad con...
I wish to express my dissatisfaction with...
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Hacer la diferencia, significar una diferencia
ST makes a difference (to SO)
| I don't mind doing it. It doesn't makes any difference to me
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Hacer un esfuerzo, poner de su parte
Make an effort to do ST
Try hard to do ST
You can't give up smoking if you make no effort
113
Fijarse, darse cuenta de algo, prestar atención
Take a notice of
| She wears short skirts in hopes that someone will take notice of her
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En caso de
In the event of
| In the event of a fire, exit the building inmediately
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Tener la intención de hacer algo
Have every intention of doing ST
He has every intention of standing for Parliament
He has no intention of doing that
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Ser más cuidadoso con, tener cuidado con
Take some pride in
| It's time you took some pride in your appearance. You should be more careful how you look
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No hay opción de que alguien haga algo
There's no question SO do ST
| There's no question Roger will change his mind
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Al tiempo, al mismo tiempo
In the same breath
| They are worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as the great explorers
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Un cierto grado de
A fair degree of
| Although not a native speaker, he can express his ideas in English with a fair degree of accuracy
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No significa que, no se deduce obligatoriamente que, on implica necesariamente que
It doesn't follow that
| Just because your parents are both teachers, it doesn't follow that you'll be one
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Tomar en consideración
Take into consideration
| Take this into consideration before you make your decision
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Perder los estribos
Lose your temper
| Repair what happened after you lose your temper
123
Llámame (teléfono)
Give me a call
| If you want to go out, give me a call
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Decir lo que piensas
To speak your mind
| It's in my nature, I guess, to speak my mind
125
Coger a alguien desprevenido
To catch SO unawares
| When she asked me to go out, it caught me unawares
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Me enfurece
It infuriates me
| It infuriates me when people do that kind of thing
127
Tratar de tener el tacto habitual
Try to be SO's usual tactful self
| I tried to be my usual tactful self but he took offence
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De quién es la culpa?
Whose fault is it?
| Who is to blame for...?
129
¡Qué vergüenza!
What a disgrace!
130
Fracasar en el último momento, nadar para morir en la orilla
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
Establecer un récord
Set a record
| Karl Lewis set a lot of records
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Contra toda probabilidad
Against all the odds
| He came first against all the odds
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Dar en la diana
To score a bullseye
| He scored a bullseye with his accusation
134
La pelota está en tu tejado
The ball is in your court now
135
Enfadarse súbitamente
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
Saltarse la salida, empezar antes de tiempo y coger ventaja
To jump the gun
| He took unfair advantage because he jumped the gun
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Cambiar las reglas sin avisar, cambiar las reglas del juego
Move the goalposts
| They moved the goalposts by changing the rules of the competition without warning
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Ser otra historia, aer otro juego diferente
To be a different ballgame
| They seem to have changed their minds, so in fact it's a different ballgame now
139
Cuenta conmigo, no me dejes fuera
Don't count me out
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Continuar hasta el final
To go the distance
141
Remontar, recuperarse
To make up ground
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De ningún modo
By no means
143
En el mejor de los casos
At best
| At best, this aspect only has a very modest place in current legislation
144
Como cinco veces, como el quíntuple
Five times as much as
| It weighs five times as much as real snow
145
En forma de
In the form of
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Ponerse en contacto
Get in touch
| He hasn't got in touch with me for ages
147
Los objetivos de la vida
The goals in life
