English C1+ vocabulary 2T - others 2 Flashcards
1
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Salir a la luz
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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…?
3
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Será un…
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He will make a…
He will make an excellent doctor
4
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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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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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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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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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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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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...?
What is it that...?
| What is it that makes some brands more succesful than others?
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Casarse con alguien
To get married to SO
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Robarle un novio a alguien
To pinch SO off SO else
| I pinched Monica Bellucci off Vincent Cassel
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Alejarse, separarse, irse apartando
To grow apart
| We were tight at school, but we have since grown apart
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Prometerse con alguien
To get/be engaged to SO
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Intimar, ir intimando
To grow close to SO
| My friend and I grew close during several weeks
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Colarse por alguien
To fall for SO
| He is good-looking and smooth: all the women fall for him
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Superar lo de alguien
To get over SO
| It took me months to get over Jake after we broke up
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No pienso mucho en ella
I don't think very much of her
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Hacer las paces con alguien, arreglarlo con alguien
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
To take to SO
| The girl took to her new puppy dog. They are now inseparable
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Portarse muy mal con alguien
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
To fall out with SO
| If you don't stop gossiping, you will fall out with all your friends
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Tener un romance con alguien
To go steady with SO
| Do you want to go steady with me?
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Liarse con alguien que no es tu pareja
To run off with SO else
| He was bored and run off with his secretary
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¡No lo pude evitar!
I couldn't help myself!
| I'm sorry! I couldn't help myself!
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Criando malvas
Pushing up daisies
| I want to live to be 80 years old, not pushing daisies by age 70
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¡Me importa un pimiento!
I couldn't care less!
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En ese momento, en aquel entonces
At the time
| At the time, I didn't fully understand what she meant
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Con gran detalle
In great detail
| It was explained in great detail
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En sí mismo
In itself
| It was in itself extraordinary
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Hacer algo de, hacer que algo tenga éxito
To make ST of
| I want to make something of myself
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Había llegado algo, cuando...
It was ST before...
| It was dawn before the students returned back
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Para el espanto de alguien...
To SO's horror...
| Much to our horror, we could see smoke coming out of the bedroom windows
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Aprobar el hecho de que
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
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Redundar/estar en/entre los intereses de
Be in the interests of
| It is in the interests of the company to look after his customers
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En el momento
By the time
| The train had gone by the time we arrived at the station
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No darse cuenta de algo
To escape SO's notice
| It may have escaped your notice but Sally is wearing an engagement ring
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Poner en práctica
To put into practice
| There aspects which, if put into practice, will help
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Un lugar así
One such place
| There are built-up areas. Valencia is one such place
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Para empezar, por ahora
For a start
| For a start, let's make an introduction
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Hasta cierto punto
To a certain extent
| To a certain extent, this comes from background reading
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Todo el camino, hasta el final
All the way
| A hamster could be transported from its home all the way to London without suffering from jetlag
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No se puede negar que
I can't deny that
There's no denying
There's no denying my embarrasment at being given the award
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Por no hablar de, por descontado, no digamos
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
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Estar esperando un hijo
To be expecting
| Oh, you are expecting! When is it due?
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Me da vueltas la cabeza, me mareo
My head spins
| Some days his head spins from lack of oxygen
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En contra de
Contrary to
| Contrary to popular belief, ...
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Retrasarse, pasarse de los plazos
To fall behind schedule
| Make sure the project doesn't fall behind schedule
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Durante un período de tiempo, a la vez
At a time
Blizzards may last for days at a time
Work on one thing at a time
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Tener dificultades para
Have difficulty in
I had difficulty in finding a flat
She had difficulty in her boss to give her a pay rise
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Desde entonces, desde
Ever since
| He's been depressed ever since the death of his brother
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Poner la mesa
To lay the table
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Servirle a uno, ser útil o beneficioso
To stand SO in good stead
| His previous experience will stand him in good stead
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Un problema se plantea
A problem arises
| A problem arises for the countries which have not adopted the euro
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Apenas, escasamente
Hardly, scarcely, seldom
| Hardly any, hardly ever, hardly wait
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Especialmente
Specially
| This one is made specially for you
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En concreto
Especially
| In some cases, especially if you wish us to delete your personal data, ...
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En realidad
In reality
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Por una vez, para variar
For once
| The family is enjoying together for once
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En algunas ocasiones
On some occasions
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No perder tiempo en hacer algo
Lose no time in doing ST
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Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta
Jack of all trades, master of none
| Do not bite off more than you can chew
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Demasiadas manos en algo
Too many cooks spoil the broth
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Hacer las cosas a tu manera, sin importar las convenciones
To march to a different tune
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Hacer todo lo que está en tus manos
To do everything in SO's power
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Perder la esperanza de hacer algo
To give up hope of doing ST
| He has given up hope of finding a job
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Ser cien veces más...
To be a hundred times more...
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Rendir frutos, dar sus frutos
To bring to fruition
| The plan was brought to fruition by the efforts of everyone
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Una cuestión de vida o muerte
A matter of life or death
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Construir lazos emocionales
To form emotional bonds
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Recuperarse, hacer una recuperación
To make a recovery
| After the operation, Darius made a fast recovery
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Por naturaleza
By nature
| Amy is by nature rather a shy person
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La respuesta está en...
The answer lies in
| The answer lies in the fact that they lacked the technological know-how
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Atentamente, cuidadosamente
Attentively
| They listened attentively to everything I said
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Quedarse levantado hasta tarde
To stay up late
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Para mi gran decepción
Much to my disappointment
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Puntualmente, a la hora convenida
On time
| The dinner began at 4 and you arrive at 4, you are on time
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A tiempo para, con tiempo para
In time
| He arrived in time at 4'30, the lecture began at 5
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Coger una oportunidad al vuelo
To jump at the chance
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Hacer un paralelismo, hacer una analogía
To draw a parallel between ST and ST
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Entre otras cosas
Among other things
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Afortunadamente
Fortunately
| Luckily
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Por suerte o por desgracia
For better or worse
| By luck or misfortune
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Hacerse una idea
To get a sense
| With the tour you get a real sense of the city's past
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Tener buena reputación
To have a good reputation
To be spoken of
The company is highly spoken of in the local area
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No tener dudas de...
To be in no doubt that...
| Barbara's parents were in no doubt that she would be the best
102
Al acercarse, al aproximarse
In the hours leading up to
In the lead-up to
Rain fell in the sixty hours leading up to midday on Sunday
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Sobre todo por
The more so for
| It was a beautiful landscape, the more so for being dotted with wooden farmhouses
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Saltar a la vista
To come into view
| I am pleased with the agreement that comes into view
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Pagar más de la cuenta
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
Cazar una ganga
To pick up a bargain
107
Por los pelos
By the skin of our teeth
| We escaped a disaster by the skin of our teeth
108
Tener empuje
To have drive
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Cuando se trata de
When it comes to
| I love to read, but I have trouble when it comes to science
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En el sentido de
In the sense ofIn terms of
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Con cita previa
By appointment
| Come to see us (by appointment only)
112
A su vez
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
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De cualquier manera, en cualquier caso
Either way
| He may or may not have been insured. Either way, you can still make a claim
114
De la noche a la mañana
Overnight
| Fitness can't be built up overnight, it has to be done gradually
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Como máximo, como mucho
At the most
| It will ten minutes at the most
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Ya que, dado que
Seeing as
| We protect valuable resources, seeing as it is easy to achieve an efficient water supply
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Gracias a
Thanks to
| Thanks to my friend Ellen, I got to the airport on time
118
Siempre me ha gustado la idea de
I've always liked the idea of
| I've always oiked the idea of working for a newspaper
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Ser goloso
To have a sweet tooth
| I don't have a sweet tooth, so skipping a dessert took zero effort
