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Separarse (de)

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Break away (from)
They were impatient to break away from communism
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Ir tirando

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Bump along

You can bump along with this old model

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Irrumpir en

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Burst into

The angry man burst into the room

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Colgar el teléfono, cortar

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Hang up

It’s rude to hang up in the middle of a telephone conversation

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Temblar, estremecerse

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Tremble

She began to tremble all over

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Silbar

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Whistle

He was whistling a tune to himself

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Pinchar un teléfono

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Wiretap

You can wiretap a telephone ilegally

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Ir a buscar, traer

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Fetch

She’s gone to fetch her mother

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Refunfuñar, gruñir

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Growl

The dog growls at strangers

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Tiritar, temblar

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Shiver

The snow makes us shiver

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Domesticar, amansar

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Tame

The challenge is to tame the predators

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Desentrañar, limpiar pescado, vaciar una casa

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Gut

The hotel was gutted by fire

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Inclinarse

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Lean

The tower of Pisa leans away from the sea

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Asentir con la cabeza, cabecear

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Nod

He nodded when I asked him about it

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Limpiar, pasar un trapo

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Wipe

Let me wipe away your tears

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Pasar hambre, privar

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Starve
To starve SO of ST
To starve to death

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17
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Caerse, desplomarse

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Slump

We slump in front of the television

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18
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Brotar, pegar el estirón

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Spring up

Seedings spring up at the beginning of the growing season

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Madurar

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Ripen

These strawberries will ripen in a day

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Ser propenso a algo

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Be prone to ST/doing ST
My mother is prone to colds
This plant is prone to being attacked by insects

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Transmitir, conducir

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Convey

These pipes convey water to the boiler, convey the idea

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Desterrar, apartar, proscribir, deportar

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Banish

I was banished to low works again

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23
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Sondear, investigar

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Probe

Geologists can hardly wait to probe the cave

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Empantanarse, atascarse en el barro

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Bog down

It’s pointless getting bogged down in stupid debates

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Dejarse ir llevando, sumergirse lentamente

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Drift into

I was drifting into an exhausted sleep

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Ahogar(se), sumergir

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Drown

To drown your sorrows

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Retener a alguien

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Hold SO down

She held her arms down

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28
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Frotar, restregar

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Rub

Rub the chicken with the juice

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Regañar

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Scold

She is a wicked girl, I scold her every day

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Tomar por la fuerza, agarrar, apoderarse

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Seize

They were plotting to seize power

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Podar, recortar

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Prune

Prune the tree with the pruning shears

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Despertar, excitar, provocar

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Arouse

Arouse suspicion, arouse curiosity, arouse the crowd

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Transmitir, pasar

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Relay

Satellites relay endless weather information to us

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Desmontar, desarmar

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Take apart

He took the engine apart

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35
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Usar incorrectamente, abusar

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Misuse

The modern world casually misuses air-conditioning

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36
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Agregar, añadir (COL)

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Tag on

Just tag a few lines on at the end for me

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37
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Planear, organizar, preparar (COL)

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Tee up

They are teeing up for the conference tomorrow

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38
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Adherirse

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Adhere (to)

When you are wet, sand adheres to you

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Mover, quitar, desplazar, cambiar

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Shift

Sand adheres to you and cannot be shifted, shift the table one meter to the left, shift gears

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40
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Acicalar, cepillar

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Groom

She is always beautifully groomed

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41
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Dejar pasar, desperdiciar, pasar las horas muertas

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Idle away

He idles away his days in the garden

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42
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Arrastrar algo pesado

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Lug
I had to lug my bags all the way
Haul
I hauled myself out

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43
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Atraer, tentar, lanzar el anzuelo

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Lure

I had lured my friend into joining me with a promise

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Disiparse, desvanecerse, atenuarse

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Fade

Fade from memory, fade away, fade in, fade out

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Poblar, ingresar datos

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Populate

Computer modelling allows us to create landscapes and populate them

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46
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Repartir(se) el trabajo

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Muck in

In this community everyone mucks in

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47
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No querer pasar

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Hang back

If you hang back for too long you’ll lose your chance

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48
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Impulsar, promover, hacer ir más allá

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Further

She showed no desire to further our acquaintance

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49
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Parecerle algo a alguien

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Strike (as)

His attitude really strikes me as strange

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50
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Señalar, seleccionar

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Single out

The inspectors singled out the school library for criticism because of its poor lightning

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51
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Demandar, poner un pleito

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Sue (SO for ST)

Survivors of a plane crash often sue for damages

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Conformarse con

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Resign oneself to ST/ING
If I can’t have two cats I’ll have to resign myself to having just one
Be content with

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53
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Derrocar, derribar

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Overthrow

Einstein overthrew this notion, saying that time and space were relative

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54
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Llevar, acompañar, guiar, escoltar

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Usher

To usher SO in/out

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Acatar, hacer caso a

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Abide by

They abide by the rules of society

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56
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Contravenir, desobedecer

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Contravene

Such practices contravene international and humanitarian law

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57
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Desobedecer, saltarse una regla

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Flout

They continue to flout rules and regulations

58
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Fomentar, promover, acoger, albergar

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Foster

Foster better relations, foster the two orphans, foster hopes of

59
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Pavimentar, allanar el camino

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Pave

Pave the way for a cancer vaccine

60
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Escurrirse por el suelo, culebrear

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Slither

I slid and slithered on the slippery ice

61
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Determinar, establecer, verificar, confirmar

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Ascertain

He tried to ascertain what the real attributes of life were

62
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Caer bien, ser bien recibido

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Go down well

His comments on the new film didn’t go down well

63
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Extender, prolongar

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Extend (to, towards, into, by)

I will extend my stay by two weeks

64
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Ser cómplice en la comisión de in delito, ayudar o alentar

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Aid and abet

It is an offence to aid and abet a criminal

65
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Echar balones fuera, no decidirse con algo

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Hem and haw

They just hem and haw. Why can’t they just decide?

66
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Agregar, añadir, incluir

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Throw in

You get an extra thrown in with the room

67
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Dar la lata con algo

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Bang on about ST

My boss is always banging on about how much money we waste

68
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Repartir, asignar, distribuir

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Mete out

Judges have been accused of meting out sentences that are too harsh

69
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Reunir a duras penas, juntar

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Scrape together

If we had only scraped together a little more money, …

70
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Engañar con excusas

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Fob SO off

He tried to fob me off with a ridiculous story

71
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Encubrir, tapar un escándalo

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Hush up

The Government are trying to hush up any reports that the minister is involved

72
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Sudar tinta, trabajar muy duro

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Slog away

He’s been slogging away at the decorating

73
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Pretender, dar a entender, aparentar

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Purport

Dave is purported to be an expert in education

74
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Expandirse, diversificarse

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Branch out

The company have considered branching out into new markets

75
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Convencer, persuadir

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Coax SO into doing ST

76
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Subastar

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Auction off

They are going to auction off all their belongings

77
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Dispararse, subir como la espuma

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Soar

Our hopes soared

78
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Irse a pique, perder gas, cortarse el chorro

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Fizzle out

The strike at the factory fizzled out after only two days

79
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Darle sentido a algo, montar algo, descifrar

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Piece together

The police are still trying to piece together the sequence of events

80
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Desbordarse

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Brim over

My parents were brimming over with pride

81
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Comerse

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Eat into

The expenses of employees are eating into company benefits

82
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Quitarlo de las manos, agotarse muy pronto

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Get snapped up

The tickets got snapped up the morning they were put on sale

83
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Oir decir

A

Hear tell

I have heard tell of an in-house writing opportunity

84
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Mortificarse por

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Dwell on

He couldn’t help but dwell on the death of his mother

85
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Formar una relación de negocios o comprar algo a medias

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Go in with SO

The company has to decide wether to go in with the American or to stand alone

86
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Correr un tupido velo sobre algo

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Paste over ST

The Government tried to paste over the fact that there was a lot of disunity in the Party

87
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Examinar algo muy cuidadosamente, normalmente para organizarlo o encontrar algo, filtrar

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Sift through

The new computer has the capability to sift through a huge number of files in seconds

88
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Relajarse después de una actividad estresante

A

Wind down
Unwind
Kick back
After the exams the whole class went bowling in order to wind downI like to have time to kick back

89
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Bautizar

A

Baptise

90
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Arrodillarse

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Kneel

Kneel before SO

91
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Compadecer a alguien, tener lástima de alguien

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Pity SO

I pity those who are young and thier parents die

92
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Correr, apresurarse, cargar contra

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Rush

He rushed to the airport to catch the plane

93
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Liar a alguien para que haga algo

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Fool SO into doing ST

94
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Aprobar por los pelos

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Scrape through

He was lucky to scrape through the Proficiency exam

95
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Atar, maniatar, restringir la libertad

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Tie down

She’s never going to have children because she doesn’t want them to tie her down

96
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Hacer preparativos para algo, mantener algo

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Provide for ST

He had a family to provide for

97
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Filtrar una información

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Leak ST out

If his real identity ever leaks out, …

98
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Acicalarse, engalanarse

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Spruce yourself up

I’m going to spruce myself up for the club tonight

99
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Superar con facilidad, sin despeinarse

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Romp through
Sail through
You should be able to romp through your exam as it’s so easy
She sailed through her exams without the slightest problem

100
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Llamar a filas, convocar

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Call upon

To be called upon to play for your country is a great honour

101
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Esperar nerviosamente

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Sweat ST out

If we can sweat it out over the next few weeks it should then get easier

102
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Abstenerse, privarse, renunciar

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Forgo

The workers would be willing to forgo a pay rise in favour of more motivation

103
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Mirar de manera amenazadora

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Square up

The two boxers squared up to each other at the start of the fight

104
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Obstaculizar, dificultar

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Hamper

Too much light humpers night-time observation

105
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Pasar por, hacer pasar por

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Pass for
The insolence of shop assistants passes for egalitarianism
Pass off
He tried to pass off the painting as a work of art

106
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Poner la mano en el fuego por

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Vouch for

Our chief executive vouched for your personally

107
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Dimitir, renunciar

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Stand down

The President is going to stand down

108
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Quedarse en la cama hasta muy tarde

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Lie in

It’s late, I think I’ll lie in tomorrow

109
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Amasar, juntar a paladas

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Rake in

He is raking in loads of money since he set up his own business

110
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Escaquearse, zafarse

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Duck out of

He often tries to duck out of his boss’s motivational meetings

111
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Robar, eliminar a alguien

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Make away with

The bank robbers made away with more than 5 million dollars

112
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Tachar de una lista, eliminar, borrar, excluir

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Strike off

We struck you off the list

113
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Echar una mano, colaborar

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Pitch in

If we all pitch in we can get this job done in no time at all

114
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Manipular indebidamente, alterar

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Tamper with

They refused to refund money for the computer as the customer had been tampering with it

115
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Atestar, llenar de porquería

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Clutter up

Please, don’t clutter up my car

116
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Congraciarse con, caer en gracia a

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Ingratiate yourself with SO

117
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Descartar, hacer que algo sea imposible

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Rule out
They ruled out the obvious suspect
The strike ruled out any possibility of us going shopping

118
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Producir en masa

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Churn out

The author churned out trashy romantic novels for his entire career

119
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Volver a revisar

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Double-check

120
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Suspender, interrumpir, descontinuar

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Discontinue

The product has been discontinued

121
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Grabarse (en la memoria)

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Etch

Some experiences etch themselves so sharply on our memory that …

122
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Mezclar, involucrar

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Draw into

I found myself drawn into an unexpected aesthetic environment

123
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Balancearse, mecerse en el agua

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Bob about

The bottle is bobbing about on the surface of the sea

124
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Consentir, tener predilección por

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Dote on

He dotes on his daughter, and spoils her rotten

125
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Disparar (preguntar)

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Fire away

If anyone has any question to ask please fire away

126
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Fomentar, tratar de obtener, suscitar

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Drum up

TV commercials drum up interest in their product

127
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Volver atrás a

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Go back over

The speaker went back over the points he had talked about

128
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Integrarse con, mimetizarse con

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Blend in with

This animal can blend in with its surroundings

129
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Formar una piña, aliarse

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Band together

If they band together the will be more likely to survive

130
Q

Declarar siniestro total

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Write off

Danny has written off his car in an accident

131
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Tratar por encima, pasar de puntillas, disimular

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Gloss over

The spokesman tried to gloss over the poor opinion poll figures

132
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Animar, acicatear

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Spur on

It was my teacher’s talent for art that spurred me on to take up a similar career

133
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Subrayar, enfatizar

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Underline

The school reports started to underline just how poorly he was faring

134
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Ahorrar o guardar cosas valiosas

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Stash away

He has a lot of money stashed away in the bank

135
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Sacar de un apuro, ofrecer algo de dinero en momentos de dificultades

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Tide over

My parents gave me some money to tide me over until my grant for university arrived

136
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Agarrar el micrófono, hablar mucho rato con un tono aburrido

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Drone on

The Manager is boring, he must have droned on for an hour at least

137
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Acumularse

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Build up

When rubbish is allowed to build up we can feel stuck

138
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Generar, desarrollar

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Work up

We have worked up an appetite

139
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Depender de, descansar en la responsabilidad de

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Rest on

The whole deal rests on our ability to keep our promises

140
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Desviar fondos

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Siphon off

He started to siphon off his money to multiple accounts

141
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Retroceder desvaneciéndose

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Recede

I saw Manhattan receding into the distance

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