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1
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Salir a la luz

A

Come to light

The secret came to light ten years later

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Qué opinas de…?

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What do you make of…?

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Será un…

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He will make a…

He will make an excellent doctor

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Solamente cuando…

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It was only when…

It was only when I arrived that she shut up

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¡Ya era hora!

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About time, too!

I have obtained my degree. About time, too!

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Ser remilgado y correcto, ser muy frío

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Butter wouldn’t melt in SO’s mouth

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Sonarle algo a uno

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Ring a bell

His name seems to ring a bell

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Armar escándalo

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To run riot

The children are always running riot

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9
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Prefieres, te viene mejor…?

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Would you rather/sooner/just as soon I + UNR…?
Would you rather I called back later?
Would you sooner he married her?

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Preferiría…

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I would rather/sooner…

I’d sooner go homeI’d rather pay for your work

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Ser útil

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To come in handy

I think this gadget will come in (very) handy at the kitchen

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Mantenerse alejado, mantener la distancia con algo o alguien

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To give SO/ST a wide berth

Give her a wide berth, she’s in a very bad mood

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No me acercaría ni a cien metros

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I wouldn’t touch him with a barge pole

If I were you, I wouldn’t touch that property with a barge pole

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Llegar a un acuerdo

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To strike a deal/bargain
To reach an agreement
To seal an agreement

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Es el caso

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It is the case

It is the case that it has negative connotations

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Seguir los pasos de alguien

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Follow in SO’s footsteps

I followed in my father’s footsteps trying to be a doctor

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17
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Mostrarte como

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Show yourself to be
Nerea has always shown herself to be responsive
Prove yourself to be
She has proved herself to be energetic
The news proved awful
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18
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En vistas a

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With a view to + ING

She has created material with a view to passing the exam

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Costar hacer algo, ser difícil hacer algo

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To take some doing ST

He took some persuadingIt takes some getting used to

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Poder hacer algo con el piloto automático, de memoria

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To have/know ST off (by) pat

I had given tha talk so many times I had it off pat

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Hacerle el vacío a alguien, pasar de alguien

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To send SO to Coventry

The other workers sent him to Coventry for not supporting the strike

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22
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A merced de

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At the mercy of
At SO’s mercy
Without fuel the ship was at the mercy of the violent storm

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23
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A montones

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In droves

The settlers arrived on the prairie in droves

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La cosa es, lo que pasa, el caso es

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The thing is that…

The thing is that stock exchanges have been maekedly bullish

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Qué es lo que…?

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What is it that…?

What is it that makes some brands more succesful than others?

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26
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Casarse con alguien

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To get married to SO

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Robarle un novio a alguien

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To pinch SO off SO else

I pinched Monica Bellucci off Vincent Cassel

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Alejarse, separarse, irse apartando

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To grow apart

We were tight at school, but we have since grown apart

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Prometerse con alguien

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To get/be engaged to SO

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Intimar, ir intimando

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To grow close to SO

My friend and I grew close during several weeks

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Colarse por alguien

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To fall for SO

He is good-looking and smooth: all the women fall for him

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32
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Superar lo de alguien

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To get over SO

It took me months to get over Jake after we broke up

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33
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No pienso mucho en ella

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I don’t think very much of her

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Hacer las paces con alguien, arreglarlo con alguien

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To make it up with SO

I made it up with my ex-girlfriend

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Coger cariño a alguien, empezar a gustarte alguien

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To take to SO

The girl took to her new puppy dog. They are now inseparable

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36
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Portarse muy mal con alguien

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To do the dirty on SO

And then he did the dirty on her and had an affair with her best friend

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Enemistarse, pelearse, romper con alguien

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To fall out with SO

If you don’t stop gossiping, you will fall out with all your friends

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38
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Tener un romance con alguien

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To go steady with SO

Do you want to go steady with me?

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39
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Liarse con alguien que no es tu pareja

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To run off with SO else

He was bored and run off with his secretary

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¡No lo pude evitar!

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I couldn’t help myself!

I’m sorry! I couldn’t help myself!

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41
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Criando malvas

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Pushing up daisies

I want to live to be 80 years old, not pushing daisies by age 70

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42
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¡Me importa un pimiento!

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I couldn’t care less!

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43
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En ese momento, en aquel entonces

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At the time

At the time, I didn’t fully understand what she meant

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44
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Con gran detalle

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In great detail

It was explained in great detail

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45
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En sí mismo

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In itself

It was in itself extraordinary

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46
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Hacer algo de, hacer que algo tenga éxito

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To make ST of

I want to make something of myself

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47
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Había llegado algo, cuando…

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It was ST before…

It was dawn before the students returned back

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48
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Para el espanto de alguien…

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To SO’s horror…

Much to our horror, we could see smoke coming out of the bedroom windows

49
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Aprobar el hecho de que

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To approve of the fact that
To approve of SO’s doing ST
She doesn’t approve of the fact that her daughter goes to that club every evening
He doesn’t approve of her being a slut

50
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Redundar/estar en/entre los intereses de

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Be in the interests of

It is in the interests of the company to look after his customers

51
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En el momento

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By the time

The train had gone by the time we arrived at the station

52
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No darse cuenta de algo

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To escape SO’s notice

It may have escaped your notice but Sally is wearing an engagement ring

53
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Poner en práctica

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To put into practice

There aspects which, if put into practice, will help

54
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Un lugar así

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One such place

There are built-up areas. Valencia is one such place

55
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Para empezar, por ahora

A

For a start

For a start, let’s make an introduction

56
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Hasta cierto punto

A

To a certain extent

To a certain extent, this comes from background reading

57
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Todo el camino, hasta el final

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All the way

A hamster could be transported from its home all the way to London without suffering from jetlag

58
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No se puede negar que

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I can’t deny that
There’s no denying
There’s no denying my embarrasment at being given the award

59
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Por no hablar de, por descontado, no digamos

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Let alone
Davina can’t even boil an egg let alone cook a whole meal
The meal was savory, let alone nutritious
I can’t even fit into the medium size, let alone the small size

60
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Estar esperando un hijo

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To be expecting

Oh, you are expecting! When is it due?

61
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Me da vueltas la cabeza, me mareo

A

My head spins

Some days his head spins from lack of oxygen

62
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En contra de

A

Contrary to

Contrary to popular belief, …

63
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Retrasarse, pasarse de los plazos

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To fall behind schedule

Make sure the project doesn’t fall behind schedule

64
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Durante un período de tiempo, a la vez

A

At a time
Blizzards may last for days at a time
Work on one thing at a time

65
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Tener dificultades para

A

Have difficulty in
I had difficulty in finding a flat
She had difficulty in her boss to give her a pay rise

66
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Desde entonces, desde

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Ever since

He’s been depressed ever since the death of his brother

67
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Poner la mesa

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To lay the table

68
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Servirle a uno, ser útil o beneficioso

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To stand SO in good stead

His previous experience will stand him in good stead

69
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Un problema se plantea

A

A problem arises

A problem arises for the countries which have not adopted the euro

70
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Apenas, escasamente

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Hardly, scarcely, seldom

Hardly any, hardly ever, hardly wait

71
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Especialmente

A

Specially

This one is made specially for you

72
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En concreto

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Especially

In some cases, especially if you wish us to delete your personal data, …

73
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En realidad

A

In reality

74
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Por una vez, para variar

A

For once

The family is enjoying together for once

75
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En algunas ocasiones

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On some occasions

76
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No perder tiempo en hacer algo

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Lose no time in doing ST

77
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Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta

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Jack of all trades, master of none

Do not bite off more than you can chew

78
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Demasiadas manos en algo

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Too many cooks spoil the broth

79
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Hacer las cosas a tu manera, sin importar las convenciones

A

To march to a different tune

80
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Hacer todo lo que está en tus manos

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To do everything in SO’s power

81
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Perder la esperanza de hacer algo

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To give up hope of doing ST

He has given up hope of finding a job

82
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Ser cien veces más…

A

To be a hundred times more…

83
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Rendir frutos, dar sus frutos

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To bring to fruition

The plan was brought to fruition by the efforts of everyone

84
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Una cuestión de vida o muerte

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A matter of life or death

85
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Construir lazos emocionales

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To form emotional bonds

86
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Recuperarse, hacer una recuperación

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To make a recovery

After the operation, Darius made a fast recovery

87
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Por naturaleza

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By nature

Amy is by nature rather a shy person

88
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La respuesta está en…

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The answer lies in

The answer lies in the fact that they lacked the technological know-how

89
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Atentamente, cuidadosamente

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Attentively

They listened attentively to everything I said

90
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Quedarse levantado hasta tarde

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To stay up late

91
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Para mi gran decepción

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Much to my disappointment

92
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Puntualmente, a la hora convenida

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On time

The dinner began at 4 and you arrive at 4, you are on time

93
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A tiempo para, con tiempo para

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In time

He arrived in time at 4’30, the lecture began at 5

94
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Coger una oportunidad al vuelo

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To jump at the chance

95
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Hacer un paralelismo, hacer una analogía

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To draw a parallel between ST and ST

96
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Entre otras cosas

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Among other things

97
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Afortunadamente

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Fortunately

Luckily

98
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Por suerte o por desgracia

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For better or worse

By luck or misfortune

99
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Hacerse una idea

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To get a sense

With the tour you get a real sense of the city’s past

100
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Tener buena reputación

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To have a good reputation
To be spoken of
The company is highly spoken of in the local area

101
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No tener dudas de…

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To be in no doubt that…

Barbara’s parents were in no doubt that she would be the best

102
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Al acercarse, al aproximarse

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In the hours leading up to
In the lead-up to
Rain fell in the sixty hours leading up to midday on Sunday

103
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Sobre todo por

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The more so for

It was a beautiful landscape, the more so for being dotted with wooden farmhouses

104
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Saltar a la vista

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To come into view

I am pleased with the agreement that comes into view

105
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Pagar más de la cuenta

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To pay over the odds for ST
To pay through the nose for ST
Companies are able to force consumers to pay over the odds for electricity

106
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Cazar una ganga

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To pick up a bargain

107
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Por los pelos

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By the skin of our teeth

We escaped a disaster by the skin of our teeth

108
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Tener empuje

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To have drive

109
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Cuando se trata de

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When it comes to

I love to read, but I have trouble when it comes to science

110
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En el sentido de

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In the sense ofIn terms of

111
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Con cita previa

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By appointment

Come to see us (by appointment only)

112
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A su vez

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In turn
As a result of turning to meet for sustenance, the early humans developed larger brains, which in turn enabled them to make more sophisticated tools

113
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De cualquier manera, en cualquier caso

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Either way

He may or may not have been insured. Either way, you can still make a claim

114
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De la noche a la mañana

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Overnight

Fitness can’t be built up overnight, it has to be done gradually

115
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Como máximo, como mucho

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At the most

It will ten minutes at the most

116
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Ya que, dado que

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Seeing as

We protect valuable resources, seeing as it is easy to achieve an efficient water supply

117
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Gracias a

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Thanks to

Thanks to my friend Ellen, I got to the airport on time

118
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Siempre me ha gustado la idea de

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I’ve always liked the idea of

I’ve always oiked the idea of working for a newspaper

119
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Ser goloso

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To have a sweet tooth

I don’t have a sweet tooth, so skipping a dessert took zero effort

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