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Con respecto a, en cuanto a

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As for

As for this guy, I think he’s stupid

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Día tras día

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Day in day out

It’s so boring, doing the same thing day in day out

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Pensativamente, atentamente

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Thoughtfully

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Avistar, ver

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To catch sight of ST

In this club you can catch sight of someone famous

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Ir mal, ir cuesta abajo

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To go downhill

The company went downhill rapidly

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Estar muy ocupado

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To have one’s hand full

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Tener huevos

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To have (the) guts

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En cualquier caso

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In any case

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9
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Hacerse el inocente

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To play the innocent

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Ponerse de pie

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To rise in SO’s feet

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Estrujarse las neuronas

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To think hard

He had to think hard to remember the details

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Al infierno con

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To hell with

To hell with you!

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Sin ninguna duda (COL)

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Sure as hell

I sure as hell wouldn’t do it

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Voluntariamente

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Willingly

They willingly agreed to make amends

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15
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El dinero manda

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Money talks

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16
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De tal palo tal astilla

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The apple does not fall far from the tree

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A veces las cosas buenas son las pequeñas

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Good things come in small packages

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18
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No es oro todo lo que reluce

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All that glitters is not gold

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No juzgues un libro por su cubierta

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Do not judge a book by its cover

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Dos cosas malas no hacen una buena

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Two wrongs do not make a wright

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Estar de acuerdo

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Come to agree

We have come to agree on important matters

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Desde el preciso instante…

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From the minute…

From the minute we entered her home we became friends

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23
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Eso dicen

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So they say

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Más allá, más allá de

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Beyond

Beyond all understanding, beyond comparison, beyond control, beyond reach, beyond suspicion, beyond the bounds

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Negociar duramente, saber regatear

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To drive a hard bargain

The parliamentary delegation drove a hard bargain

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26
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Arremangarse y ponerse a trabajar

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To roll SO’s sleeves up

Just roll your sleeves up and install linux

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27
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Lo pasado, pasado está

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Let bygones be bygones

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28
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Entremedio

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In between

Downing a cup of coffee in between meetings

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29
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Comparativamente

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Comparatively

This habit is comparatively easy to acquire

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30
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Fuere lo que fuere, en absoluto, nada en absoluto

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Whatsoever

There was no vegetation whatsoever in the area

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31
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Desde luego, de hecho

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Indeed

You’re doing very well indeed

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32
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Qué saco yo de eso?

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What’s in it for me?

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33
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Caer en desgracia

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To fall out of favor

Those who fall out of favour with the regime are in trouble

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34
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Dar cuenta, informar

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To give an account of

The author’s book gives a vivid account of his childhood

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35
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Arrojar luz sobre

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To cast some light on

Can you cast some light on how Jack made it?

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36
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Aceptar, asumir, apechugar

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To come to terms with

She has finally come to terms with the fact that it is over

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37
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De hecho

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Actually, in actual fact

In actual fact, they are identical

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38
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Siempre que, en la medida que

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So long as

He didn’t care how old she was, so long as she was pretty

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39
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Mantener algo en secreto

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To keep ST under your hat

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40
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Acoplarse como un guante, sentar muy bien

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To fit (SO) like a glove
My new shoes fit me like a glove
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41
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Tomar forma

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To take shape

The work is beginning to take shape

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42
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Fuera de baja

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Away on leave

She was three years away on maternity leave

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43
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Esforzarse mucho para hacer algo

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To take pains to do ST

Many musicians take pains to protect their hearing

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Adquirir la habilidad, aprenderse los trucos

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To acquire the knack

This is an art, and you need time to acquire the knack

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Apreciablemente, considerablemente, bastante

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Appreciably

Standards have fallen appreciably

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46
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Oponerse a, objetar

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To take exception to ST

I take exception to that comment

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47
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Reparar un mal hecho

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To make amends for ST

This allows me to make amends for my unfair review

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48
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Irse de las manos

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To get out of hand

These competitive games get dangerously out of hand

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49
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Calmarse, recuperar el control

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To get a grip

He struggled to get a grip on himself

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50
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Emocionarse hasta las lágrimas

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To move to tears

I was moved to tears during the final scene

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51
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Nada se mueve

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Nothing stears

In the heart of Antarctica, nothing stears

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52
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Es decir, o sea

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That is

Except, that is, in that lake

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53
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El corazón se acelera, el corazón se hiela

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SO’s heart misses a beat

My heart missed a beat when I saw the burglar

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54
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Implacablemente, inexorablemente, incansablemente

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Relentlessly

These avertisements relentlessly condition us

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55
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Etcétera, por mencionar alguno

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You name it

We are bombarded by TV, radio, newspapers, you name it

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56
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Dado que

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Given that

You don’t understand, given that you weren’t listening

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57
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Cuestión de minutos

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A matter of minutes

The storm broke out in a matter of minutes

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58
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Exagerar, irse de las manos

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To go overboard

The fitness center has gone overboard with the air-conditioning

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59
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Ser consciente de algo, tener presente algo

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To be mindful of ST

She was mindful of her need to study quite a bit before going to bed

60
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Tomar partido, ponerse del lado de

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To take sides (in)

He tried not to take sides in the quarrel between them

61
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Todavía no…

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To have yet to…

I’ve yet to meet a more generous person than him

62
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Poner fuera de juego, rechazar

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To kick SO into touch

He has failed to deliver on time, we ought to kick him into touch

63
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En estado natural

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In a natural state, in its natural state

The possession of coca leaf in its natural state is not illegal

64
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Todo para ti, te lo puedes quedar

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You can keep ST

I hate sand. No, you can keep it, as far as I’m concerned

65
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No ser capaz de entender, no descrifrar, no tener ni idea

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Can’t make head nor tail

We couldn’t make head nor tail of the film

66
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En la práctica

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In practice

That never worked for me in practice

67
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Sin expresión, con cara de póker, sin entender

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Blankly

I used to stare blankly at the pictures, as I didn’t understand them

68
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De todo esto se desprende que

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Following on from this

Following on from this, it’s better to stay at home

69
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A veces

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At times, sometimes

70
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Llegar a término, llegar a conclusión

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To draw to a close

The last mission to the moon drew to a close in 1973

71
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Poner en órbita

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To send into orbit

It’s really expensive to send water into orbit

72
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Invadir el silencio

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To fall silence (over, upon)

Silence fell over the teachers

73
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Poner la vista en, tomar como objetivo

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To set SO’s sights on ST

He set his sights on making pure films

74
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En su totalidad, en su conjunto

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In its entirely

We aim to span the history of western music in its entirely

75
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Incuestionablemente

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Unquestionably

Environmental problems have unquestionably put science at the centre of public debate

76
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Sentir el peligro

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To sense danger

Cats get nervous when sensing danger

77
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Por todas partes, por todos los alrededores

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Far and wide

Concern for damage to the environment extends far and wide

78
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Al tocar un botón

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At the touch of a button

79
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Sujeto a, siempre que

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As long as
Subject to
The new cinema will be built subject to the council’s agreeing to it

80
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Evaluar algo

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To take stock of ST

I took stock of the situation

81
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En lo principal, en la práctica, en lo más importante

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To all intents and purposes

They created something which was to al intents and purposes a brand new car

82
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Mucho más

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Much more

A great deal more

83
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A punto de, al borde de

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On the verge of + ING

He was on the verge of making a comment

84
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La ausencia alimenta al corazón

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder

85
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Perder repentinamente las ganas de hacer algo planeado

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To get cold feet about doing ST

86
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No tener buen aspecto

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To look a bit off-colour

87
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Aguantar la cara seria sin reirse

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To keep a straight face

88
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Revelar un secreto o decir algo que no debes

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To let the cat out of the bag

89
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Engañar a alguien (COL)

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To pull the wool over SO’s eyes

90
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Abundantemente, a montones, en cantidad

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Galore

There are ferries galore and water-taxis

91
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A tu aire, por tu cuenta

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Under your own steam

If you prefer to go under your own steam, you can do it

92
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Huelga decir…

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It goes without saying…

It goes without saying that I have listened very carefully

93
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No tener consecuencias para

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To be of no consequence to

It is of no consecuence to me which car you choose

94
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Coger a alguien con las manos en la masa

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To catch SO red-handed

They’ve just caught Jones red-handed, trying to get into the Principal’s drawers

95
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Ser un estorbo que estropea la diversión

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To be a wet blanket

I don’t want to be a wet blanket, I’ll be fine here at home

96
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Cabrearse mucho y perder el control

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To hit the roof

He nearly hit the roof when she said she had damaged the car

97
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No tener nada que hacer, estar ocioso

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To be at a loose end

Asking me out for a drink? You really must be at a loose end

98
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Manejar la contabilidad falsamente, especialmente para robar

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To cook the books

The firm’s accountant was cooking the books and now has disappeared

99
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Hacer una montaña de un grano de arena

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To make a mountain out of a mole-hill

You’re making a mountain out of a mole-hill, don’t exaggerate

100
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Oler a chamusquina, olerse algo

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To smell a rat

I don’t think this was an accident. I smell a rat

101
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Tomarse algo con dudas, escuchar algo sin acabar de creérselo

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To take ST with a pinch/grain of salt

102
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Apuntarse al carro

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To jump on the bandwagon

103
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Engañar a alguien con mala intención

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To lead SO up/down the garden path

104
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Obtener información directamente de la mejor fuente

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To get ST straight from the horse’s mouth

105
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Ser muy torpe con las manos y cometer muchos fallos

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To be all fingers and thumbs

106
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Tener éxito en algo fácilmente, pasar con facilidad

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To pass with flying colors

Don’t worry about the exam. You’ll pass with flying colours

107
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Ser demasiado ATR

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Be too much of an + NOUN

She is too much of an introvert to ever voice her opinions

108
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Siendo este el caso, …

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This being the case, …

109
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Visitar o llamar a gente, organizaciones, sitios

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To do the rounds

There are many email scams currently doing the rounds on the Internet

110
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¿Dónde está el truco, dónde está el engaño?

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Where/what’s the catch?

111
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Hacerte acreedor de

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To make yourself eligible to do ST

112
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Momentáneamente

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Momentarily

113
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Pasar a codazos, entrar a codazos

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To elbow your way through/into

114
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Estar a la par de algo

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To be on a par with ST

115
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Acabarse la batería

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Fail the battery

All batteries fail sooner or later

116
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Desde el inicio

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From the outset

From the outset of this debate, …

117
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Sacar algo de tu cabeza

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To get ST out of your mind

118
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Tener algo delante

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To have ST before you

What he had before him was the work of a matematical genius

119
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En un futuro no muy lejano, en poco tiempo

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Before very long

These technical matters are bound to disappear before very long

120
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Hasta la fecha, hasta nuestros días

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To this day

There are areas of research still being worked on to this day

121
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Tener el hábito de hacer algo

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To be in the habit of doing ST

122
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Armar tanto revuelo

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To make such a fuss

The manager made such a fuss that he only made the office stressed

123
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Uno de cada cinco

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One in every five

124
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Con toda honestidad

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In all honesty

125
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Tiene poco que ver con

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It’s a far cry from

126
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A fuerza de, mediante

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By dint of

He pretends to cover up this inefficiency by dint of controls, laws and decrees

127
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No tener suficiente conocimiento o experiencia, estar sobrepasado

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To be out of your depth

128
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Dejar algo a la fortuna

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To leave something to chance

129
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Ha habido muchas veces que …

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Many is the time that …

130
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Tener una oportunidad de oro de

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To have a golden opportunity of doing ST

131
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Escapársete algo

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To let ST slip

I didn’t know it was a secret and I let it slip that Sue was getting married

132
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Encontrar placer haciendo algo

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To take pleasure in doing ST

133
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No hacerse ilusiones sobre

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To be under no illusion about ST

134
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Servir como ejemplo para alguien

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To set an example to SO

135
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Estar (no) en buena posición para conseguir algo

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To be in (out of) the running for ST

136
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Fuera de lugar, fuera de contexto

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Out of place

As the only Europeans present, we felt a little out of place

137
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Acabarse, agotarse, perderse

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To run thin

My patience was running thin

138
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Dar una ventaja competitiva sobre

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To give a competitive edge over

We provide training to give you that competitive edge over your peers

139
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Ser solamente trabajo y no diversión

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To be all work and no play

A gap year needn’t be all work and no play

140
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Cosechar beneficios para

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To reap rewards for

It will reap rewards for your careerReap the benefit of

141
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No tener fundamento para creer algo

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Not to have a leg to stand on

This argument is illogical. You haven’t got a leg to stand on

142
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Estar más allá de tu capacidad de comprensión

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To go over your head

The new financial norms went completely over my head. I was lost

143
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Ser incapaz de pensar en nada más

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To have ST on the brain

All he thinks about is motorbikes, he’s got them on the brain

144
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No poder aguantar el ver a alguien

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Not to be able to stand the sight of SO

Jill can’t stand the sight of Jack

145
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No gustarte alguien desde el primer momento por su apariencia

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Not to like the look of SO

I don’t like the look of that suspicious-looking man

146
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Querer obtener algo y poseerlo

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To have your eye on ST

I’ve got my eye on something in this shop

147
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Estar pensando en algo mucho tiempo

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To have ST on your mind

She looks a bit worried, she’s got something on her mind

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