English C1+ vocabulary 3T - others Flashcards
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Del mismo modo, de la misma manera
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In the same way
In the same way, dialog among civilizations must be stimulated
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En contraste con, a diferencia de
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In contrast to
In contrast to weapons of mass destruction, such weapons would not be instruments of containment
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Aprender algo de memoria
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To learn ST by heart
When I was a child, I learned my times-tables by heart
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A diario, todos los días
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On a daily basis
There is a gym to exercise on a daily basis
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Según mi experiencia personal
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In my personal experience
In my personal experience, this procedure has been a failure
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Tener algo en común con
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To have ST in common with
We must concentrate on what we have in common
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Ser más o menos lo mismo
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To be much the same
Seven years later, the situation was much the same
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Hay pocas diferencias entre
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There is little to choose between
There is little to choose between PP and PSOE
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Es curioso que me lo preguntes
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It’s funny you should ask
It’s funny you should ask, we were talking about it yesterday
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Aprovecho la menor ocasión para
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I use every chance I have to
I use every chance I have to listen to music
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Tanto la primera como la segunda fotografía…
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Both the first and the second pictures…
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Extraigo la impresión
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I get the impression
I get the impression that we all believed together in his story
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Tengo la impresión
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I’ve got the feeling
I’ve got the feeling that tonight is gonna be a good night
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El tiempo que empleo en algo es valioso
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It’s very precious the time I spend + ING
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Personalmente hablando
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Personally speaking
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Desde mi punto de vista
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For my part
In my view
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Juzgando por
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Judging by
Judging from
Judging by the first picture, …
Judging from past experience, …
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Es muy probable
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It’s more than likely
In all probability
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Hablando por mí mismo
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Speaking for myself
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Viajar ligero de equipaje
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To travel light
The missionary must travel light and adapt himself to the country
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Ir con retraso, ir tarde
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To run late
I’d love to stop and talk to you, but I’m running late for an important meeting
This train always run late
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Cualquier cosa menos
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Anything but
The roots of sunglasses are anything but glamorous
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Encontrar ánimo en, encontrar aliento en
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To take heart from
We took heart from the positive feedback we received from the tutor
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Desear de todo corazón, poner toda la ilusión en
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To set your heart on
Sean was disappointed to find the jacket he had set his heart on had been sold
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Organízate, espabílate, reacciona
Get your act together!
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No me extrañaría que alguien hiciera algo
I wouldn't put it past SO to do ST
| I wouldn't put it past him to tell a lie or two
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Poderse decir, poderse mantener
Arguably
| It's arguably the worst
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En lugar de, en vez de
As opposed to
The type used to make bricks as opposed to pots
Instead of
Check you haven't used upper case instead of lower case
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A iniciativa de
At the instigation of
| He set up a studio in the village at the instigation of the mayor
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Esa es la esencia del asunto
That's the essence of it
| Not sure how the saying goes exactly, but that's the essence of it
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¡Me alegro de verte!
Fancy seeing you here!
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Volviendo a...
Going back to...
| Going back to what you said before, ...
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Volviendo al comentario...
To return to the comment...
| To return to the comment made a minute ago, ...
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Considerado como
Regarded as
| This issues are regarded as useless by some delegations
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Junto con, conjuntamente con
Along with
| Together withIt is a descendent, along with tennis, of the ancient game
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Por recomendación de
On the recommendation of
| He bought equipment from that website on the recommendation of a friend
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No bien había ..., cuando ...
No sooner had ... than ...
| No sooner had I arrived than I noticed a strange smell
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No hasta ... (INV)
Not until ...
| Not until I escaped did I realise my luck
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Nunca, en ningún momento (INV)
Never ...
Never have I encountered such impertinence!
At no time ...
At no time did my client enter the building
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No sólo ..., sino también ... (INV)
Not only ..., but also...
| Not only did she do yoga, but she also painted
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Casi ... (INV)
Hardly ...
| Hardly had she departed when news arrived
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Solamente cuando ... (INV)
Only when ...
| Only when I had met her did I understand
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Poco ... (INV)
Little ...
| Little did I suspect that she knew all the time
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Entablar conversación
To make conversation
| Two of them tried to make conversation with me
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Sacar tiempo de
To take time out of
| He thanked the speakers for taking time out of their bust schedules
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Dar una pensada a
To give a thought to
| It is important to give a thought to the ties between secondary and higher education
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En síntesis
In short
| In short, we don't like the reform
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Inclinarse por, estar a favor de
To come down in favour
| I come down in favour of the second approach
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En definitiva, en pocas palabras
In a nutshell
| Their argument, in a nutshell, was rather egotistical
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Considerando los pros y los contras
Weighing up the pros and cons
| After weighing up the pros and cons they advocate a general continuation
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Cosas así
Stuff like that
Things like that
There isn't any one master mind or stuff like that
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Más menos...
Give or take...
| Give or take a year or two, the sentence will not be less than 20 years
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No ofrezcas consejo a alguien más experimentado que tú
Don't teach your Grandma to suck eggs
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Tienes mucha razón en eso
You are dead right there
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Veo las cosas de manera bastante diferente
I see things rather differently
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Estoy totalmente de acuerdo
I totally agree
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A tus espaldas
Behind your back
| Your spouse has been seeing somebody behind your back
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Yo no estoy tan seguro
I'm not so sure
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Decir las cosas como son
To tell it as it is
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No olvidemos...
Let's not forget about...
| Let's not forget about the heat, another factor of usury
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Morderse la lengua
To bite my tongue
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Habrá que ver, queda por ver
It remains to be seen
| It remains to be seen what powers he will have
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Dar por sentado algo, dar por supuesto algo
To take ST for granted
| We took it for granted that the agency would email us the tickets
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Ser realmente de importancia crucial
To be certainly of crucial importance
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Agrupar estas fotos por categorías
To categorize these pictures in terms of
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Cuáles son tus impresiones sobre eso?
What are your feelings about that?
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Puedo sugerir...?
May I suggest...?
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Ser algo es típico de mi familia
Being ST runs in my family
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Congestionarse las carreteras
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Get congested (roads)
Roads get congested in summer
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Si acaso
If anything
| Too tall? No, if anything she is too sort to play!
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Pasear al perro
To walk the dog
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Un caso clásico de
A classic case of
| A classic case of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut
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Para darte un ejemplo
To give you an example
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Hacer horas extra
To work overtime
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Hacer una carrera de
To make a career out of
| I'd like to make a career out of my hobbies
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Es lo que se espera, lo cotidiano
It's all in a day's work
| Harassment is all in a day's work for policemen
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Dar trabajos por enchufe
To give jobs for the boys
| He deserved the position, but it was a case of jobs for the boys
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Finalmente, al final
Eventually
| He eventually decided to buy the green car
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Cambio para mejor, mejora
Change for the better
| No drastic positive change for the better has occured
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Soltar una indirecta
To drop a hint
| There is always a subtle opportunity to drop a hint or two
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Fuera de los caminos trillados, lejos de los circuitos habituales
Off the beaten track
| Visit historical sites and taste traditional cuisine off the beaten track
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Ser tu propio jefe
To be your own boss
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Se viaja más rápido solo
He travels fastest who travels alone
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Levantar el ánimo, dar moral
To raise your spirits
| Dance can be a good way to raise your spirits and release tension
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Soltar adrenalina, aliviar tensiones
To release tension
| Writing about your hardships helps release tension
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Causar risa, despertar la carcajada
To raise a laugh
| You can raise a laugh in the exam to release tension
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Hasta ahora, hasta el momento
So far
So far no one has been able to establish a precise cause
As yet
As yet, I haven't had anything published
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Con descuento
At a discount
| He sells these qualities at a discount
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Viajar abre la mente
Tavel broadens the mind
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Hemos llegado al punto en que...
We've got to the point where...
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Por ahora todo bien, bien hasta ahora
So far so good
| So far so good, but ask me again in six months
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Tener más que ver con
To have more to do with
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Con poca antelación, sin aviso previo
At short notice
| She called the meeting at short notice, so we had no time to prepare
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Irse por las ramas
To beat about the bush
| Stop beating about the bush, get to the point!
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No me quejo, no me puedo quejar
Mustn't grumble
| How are you? OK, mustn't grumble
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Para entonces
By then
| You're starting to get really fatigued by then
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No se me ocurriría hacer algo
I wouldn't dream of doing ST
| I wouldn't dream of doing other kind of job
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Abrirte camino
Make your way
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Enfrentado a, confrontado con
Confronted with
| She was confronted with her husband's infidelity
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Vestir con elegancia
To dress smartly
| At the office you are expected to dress smartly
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Me apetece bastante la idea de...
I quite fancy the idea of + ING
| I quite fancy like the idea of going to the party
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A mí que me registren!
Search me!
| Who ate my cookies? Search me!
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Ir al grano
To get/keep to the point
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Romper el hielo
To break the ice
| You have to break the ice when you meet new people
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Compadecerse de, tener piedad de
To take pity on
| I hope someone will take pity on me if I get lost
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No hay más remedio
There's nothing for it
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Defender tu posición, no ceder
To stand your ground
| In an argument, it's important to stand your ground
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Hay mucho en juego
There's a lot at stake
| There's a lot at stake in this election, especially for our daughters
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De parte de, en nombre de
On behalf of
| I'm phoning on behalf of my daughter, who has lost her voice
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Causar dificultades, hacer pasar un mal rato
To give a hard time
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Alquilar un piso/una casa
To rent a flat/house
| I'm living with my sister and trying to rent a house
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Lanzar al mercado
To launch into the market
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Hacerse una idea, familiarizarse
To get a feel for
| The best place to get a feel for the history of the island La Habana
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El juez dictamina que
The judge rules that/on
| The judge rules on matters before and during the trial
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Ser dejado de lado
To be swept aside
| All these things are swept aside
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Una mirada hacia
An insight into
| To give you an insight into the subject
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Estar de pie
To be on your feet
| I've been on my feet the whole day and I'm tired
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Existe otra cara la moneda
There's another side to the coin
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Flota como una mariposa, pica como una abeja
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
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Ni siquiera
Not even
| Not even the biggest love lasts forever
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No ser poca poca
To be no mean feat
| Getting this job finished in under a week was no mean feat
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¿Por qué no?
Why ever not?
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Sembrar la semilla de
To sow the seed(s) of
| She sowed the seed of doubt in his mind
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Garantizar un futuro
To secure a future
| I want to secure a future for me and my family
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Sigamos con/para seguir con
Let's move on/to move on
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Poner tu grano de arena
To do your bit to
| You can do your bit to encourage biodiversity
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Ir contra la ley
To be against the law
| It is against the law to copy software
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En un santiamén
Before you can say Jack Robinson
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¿Cómo está el tiempo?
What's the weather like?
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A plena luz del día
In broad daylight
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Tener buenas relaciones con
To be on (very) good terms with
| My neighbours are on very good terms with each other
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Eso ni se discute
To be out of the question
| To be beyond dispute
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Hacer la vista gorda
To turn a blind eye
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A condición de que
On condition that
| You can reproduce it, on condition that the source is indicated
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Probar suerte
To take your chances
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Un ojo de la cara, un huevo, un riñón
An arm and a leg
| The meal at the restaurant will cost you an arm and a leg
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Todo se reduce a
All comes down to
| It all comes down to money in the end
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También podría
Might as well
| We might as well leave now, it wouldn't make any difference
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De momento, por ahora
For the time being
| My car fell apart so I'm using my bicycle for the time being
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Valerse por sí mismo
To fend for oneself
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Aparentemente, al parecer
Apparently
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¿Quién sabe?
Who can say?
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Habiendo dicho esto, ...
Having said that, ...
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Y me quedo corto
To say the least
| Her manner of speech was, to say the least, rather original
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Por así decirlo
So to speak
| We have to put down the barriers, so to speak, between people
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Habitualmente, de oficio
As a matter of course
| The chairperson attends the meetings as a matter of course
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Siempre para aquí y para allá
Like a rolling stone
| He never settled anywhere for long - he lived like a rolling stone
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¿No dirías lo mismo?
Wouldn't you say?
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De mal humor y pagándolo con los demás
Like a bear with a sore head
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Dormir como un corderito
To sleep like a log
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Fuera de tu elemento
Like a fish out of water
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Muy cabreante o provocativo
Like a red rag to a bull
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A primera vista
At first sight
| At first glanceIt looked good at first glance, but was later found to be guilty
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Perder la dignidad
To lose face
| The history lecturer didn't want to lose face by admitting it
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Hablando muy fuerte, dejándose la voz
At the top of SO's voice
| You can shout at the top of your voice without anyone hearing you
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Como un elefante en una cacharrería
Like a bull in a china shop
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Qué tal si hablamos de todas ellas por turnos?
Why don't we talk about them all in turn?
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En honor a
In honour of
| We have a commemorative plaque in honour of the occasion
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Tienes alguna otra idea sobre esto?
Have you any other ideas about this?
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Decidir algo sobre la marcha, improvisando
To think on your feet
| I couldn't prepare anything, so I had to think on my feet
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Pensar de manera innovadora, ofrecer soluciones creativas
To think outside the box
| He approached problems from new angles, he was good at thinking outside the box
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Pensar claramente y con eficacia
To think straight
| He found it hard to think straight because he was very tired
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Admirar mucho o considerar a alguien muy importante
To think the world of SO
| He thought the world of his best friend
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Sacarle información a alguien
To pick SO's brains
| You know a lot about it - can I pick your brains?
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Despejar tu cabeza de algo
To take your mind off ST
| Come to the cinema, it will take your mind off your difficulties
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Haber perdido la cabeza
To be out of your mind
| You must be out of your mind!
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Descansar de una preocupación
To put your mind at rest
| Go to a doctor, he can put your mind at rest
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Devanarte los sesos
To rack your brains
| He spent a lot of time racking his brains to find a solution
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Tomarte las cosas con calma y no dejar que te afecten
To take ST in your stride
| You cope so well - you always take everything on your stride
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Mantener el favor de
To keep in the right side of
| You need to keep in the right side of her - she can be difficult
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Da la casualidad, sorprendentemente
It just so happens
| It just so happens that my daughter lives in Mexico and I don't know about the situation there
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Destacar mucho sobre los demás
To stand/stick out like a sore thumb
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Considerarse afortunado
To count oneself lucky
