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1
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Acabar cuadrando

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To fall into place

Everything fell into place and the situation became the way I wanted

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Estar escrito

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To be on the cards

His terrible fate was on the cards

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Conocer a la media naranja

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To meet Mr Right

I met Mr Right and now I’m married

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En unos años

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In a few years’ time

I’ll be married in a few years’ time

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Dios te oiga

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From your lips to God’s ears

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Ser muy difícil de controlar o coordinar

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To be like collecting frogs in a bucket

To be like spinning plates

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Casi nos hizo llorar

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It almost had us crying

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Hacerle a alguien el tercer grado

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To give SO the third degree

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Mirar mal, echar una mirada reprobadora

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To give SO the evil eye

As I interrupted the class, the teacher gave me the evil eye

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Podemos ayudarnos mutuamente

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If you scratch my back, I will scratch yours

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Cambiar de manos

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To change hands

That restaurant is nowhere near as good since it changed hands

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Cambiarle el puesto a

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To change places with

I wouldn’t change places with him for the world

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Por nada del mundo

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For the world

I wouldn’t miss it for the world

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Cambiar de tema

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To change the subject

Let’s change the subject or we’ll end up arguing again

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Perder la noción de

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To lose track of
I’ve lost track of what we’re supposed to be doing
I’ve lost track of time

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Mantener a alguien informado

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To keep SO posted
To keep SO in the loop
I’ll keep you posted if there are any further developments

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17
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Dejar las cosas claras

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To set the record straight

He assumed that they were married, but she soon set the record straight

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18
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Las malas noticias vuelan

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Bad news travels fast

He’ll be fine, because bad news travels fast

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Un mal trabajador siempre culpa a sus herramientas

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A bad workman always blames his tools

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Estar en la lista negra de alguien

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To be in SO’s bad books

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21
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Sacar ventajas de lo peor

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To make the best of a bad job

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Temiendo lo peor, …

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Fearing the worst, …

Fearing the worst, I decided to apply for another job

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Entrar en vigencia, entrar en vigor

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To come into force

The law came into force

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A lo grande

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In a big way

They always do things in a big way

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25
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Me invitaron a un viaje

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They invited me on a trip

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Cambiar tu comportamiento, cambiar tus maneras

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To change your ways

If he wants to live here, he’s going to have to change his ways

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27
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Desmelenarse, volar

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To run wild

She let her imagination run wild when she painted her room

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Soportar el peso, soportar una carga

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To shoulder the burden

It’s part of my job to shoulder the burden of complaints made by guests

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29
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Seguir la línea, seguir a pies juntillas

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To toe the line

I always toe the line with company policy, even if I disagreed with it

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30
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Digerir la idea

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To stomach the idea

She couldn’t really stomach the idea of moving to a big city, so she turned the job down

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La ausencia de noticias es buena

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No news is good news

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32
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Cuando las ranas crien pelo

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When pigs fly

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33
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Simplemente porque sí

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Just for the sake of it

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34
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Acabar siendo

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To go on to become

Later in life he went on to become a leading figure in the movement

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35
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Enseñar a alguien lo que tiene que hacer en un trabajo

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To show SO the ropes

A really nice person in the office showed me the ropes

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36
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De vez en cuando

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Every once in a while

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37
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Vivir la vida a tope

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To live life to the full(est)

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38
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Ser primera plana

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To hit the headlines

The issue of war hit the headlines again

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39
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Aparte de

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ST aside, …

Moral and philosophical issues aside, …

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40
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Cancelar un plan

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To drop a plan

Plans for the celebration had been quietly dropped

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Enamorar irremisiblemente a alguien

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To sweep SO off his/her feet

That heartthrob had truly swept her off her feet

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42
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Sin casi ni

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Without so much as

He spoked without so much as a glimmer of courtesy

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43
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Al ritmo de

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In time to

I played in time to the cymbals

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44
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Tener tendencia a

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To be given to

He was given to anxiety and low spirits

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Estar compitiendo por

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To be in contention for

There were five actors in contention for the role

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46
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Estar inmerso en

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To be wrapped up in

She was so wrapped up in her work that she didn’t notice when I came in

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47
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En lo más mínimo, para nada, en absoluto

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In the least

This bad experience didn’t put Anthony off in the least

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48
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Ir sobre seguro

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To play it safe

I decided to play it safe and leave plenty of time for practice

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49
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Las 24 horas del día

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Round the clock

The computer system is monitored round the clock

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50
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Comportarse fuera de lugar

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To step out of line

She tells the children off if they step out of line

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51
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No hay moros en la costa

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The coast is clear

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52
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Con motivo de, por causa de

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On the grounds of/that

The judge closed the club on the grounds that there was too much noise being made

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53
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En vano, sin esperanza

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In vain, pointlessly, for nothing
Hopelessly
She tried in vain to open the door

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54
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No tener remordimientos por

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To have no regrets for/about

I have no regrets about spending too much money

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55
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No tener dudas sobre hacer algo

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To have no hesitation in doing ST

I would have no hesitation in booking a cruise

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56
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Meter la nariz en algo

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To (poke your) nose into ST

I don’t want them nosing into my finances

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57
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Por muy cierto que esto sea, …

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However much this may be true, …

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58
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En grandes cantidades y creciendo rápidamente

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Thick and fast

The enemy soldiers came thick and fast

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59
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A falta de un mejor …

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For want of a better …

For want of a better word, for want of a better term, for want of a better name

60
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Recibir algo en préstamo

A

To be given the loan of ST

As part of the deal, we were given the loan of a house by the company

61
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En conmemoración a

A

In remembrance of

The statue was erected in remembrance of those who had died in the war

62
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Dar en el clavo

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To hit the nail on the head

The editorial today really hits the nail on the head

63
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Según se dice, supuestamente

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Allegedly

This is the Oscar for authors allegedly behaving badly

64
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Sin que fuera my culpa, …

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Through no fault of my own, …

65
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Con preferencia a, antes que

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In preference to

He opted for computing in preference to marketing

66
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Me doy cuenta de que …

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I take it that …

I take it that you haven’t lost interest in travelling

67
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Alegremente, sin preocupaciones

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With a light heart
Light-hearted
I will never leap aboard planes with a light heart

68
Q

Hacerse con, imponer las manos

A

To lay hands on
I’ll bring you the CD as soon as I can lay my hands on it
The preacher laid hands on him

69
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Sordo como una tapia

A

As deaf as a post

70
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Una golondrina no hace la primera

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One swallow doesn’t make a summer

71
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Te está bien empleado!

A

It serves you right!

72
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Ignorar a alguien completamente, como si no existiera

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To cut SO dead

She cut me dead in the bank this morning

73
Q

Pegarse golpes contra una pared

A

To flog a dead horse

I’ve been showing him how to use the computer, but it’s like flogging a dead horse

74
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Sobre mi cadáver!

A

Over my dead body!

75
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No me pillarás (haciendo algo)

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I wouldn’t be seen dead (doing ST)

She wouldn’t be seen dead with him

76
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Atacar a alguien deliberadamente, intentar ligar con alguien

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To make a dead set at SO

He met a girl and made a set dead at her

77
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Puedo moverme/desplazame fácilmente

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I can get around easily

78
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Es un lugar al que es fácil de llegar

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Is a place that is easily reached

79
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Me cuesta X ir y volver

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It takes me 10 minutes to get there and back

80
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Refrán cielo rojo y pastores

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Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight

Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning

81
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Tus palabras no me dañarán

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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me

82
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Apañárselas con un presupuesto muy ajustado

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To get by on a shoestring budget

83
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Volver a la naturaleza

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To get back to nature

84
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Dejar obsoleto

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To render obsolete

Were climatic changes to happen, weather lore would be rendered obsolete

85
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Estar abierto a (mayor) discusión

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To be open to (further) discussion

The manager stated that his decision wasn’t open to further discussion

86
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En el horizonte

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On the horizon

Change is on the horizon

87
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Resultar muy atractivo

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To hold great appeal

The subject matter of soap operas holds great appeal for viewers

88
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Tener buena imagen para algo, dar la talla

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To look the part

He really thinks he looks the part in that new suit of his

89
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Tomar una decisión difícil después de pensarlo mucho tiempo

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To take the plunge

They’re finally taking the plunge and getting married

90
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Eliminar mal ambiente entre personas

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To clear the air

The two colleagues are having a meeting to try to clear the air after their big disagreement

91
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Hacer lo que se te ocurre sin pensar en las consecuencias para los demás

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To do your own thing

You can’t just do your own thing in life. You have to think of others sometimes

92
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Esconderse de los problemas, hacer como que no existen

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To bury your head in the sand

93
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Aprender cómo hacer algo no obvio o difícil

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To get the hang of ST

It’s a tricky machine to operate but you’ll soon get the hang of it

94
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Parar el trabajo que estás haciendo

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To call it a day

I’m getting a bit tired now - shall we call it a day?

95
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Mover los hilos

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Pull strings

Her father pulled strings to get her a job

96
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Ocuparte de tus asuntos

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To mind your own business

97
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Nada más que

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Nothing but

Nothing but troubleI have nothing but admiration for him

98
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Hacerse público y notorio

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To become public knowledge

Armstrong’s doping scandal became public knowledge all around the world

99
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Denunciar algo a la policía

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To report ST to the police

Most incidents are not reported to the police

100
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Déjame que piense un poco

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Let me gather my thoughts

101
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Ser adecuado para, poder ser considerado para

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To lend itsef to

That Leica camera lent itself to spontaneity and anonymity

102
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Hasta tal punto quería … que …

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To such an extent did he wish … that …

103
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A razón de

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At the rate of

He continued to take photographs at the rate of four per hour

104
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Poner en peligro

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To put at risk
To put in jeopardy
To jeopardise

105
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Fracasar, estropearse, no materializarse

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To fall flat

We had plans to visit friends, but they fell flat when father had to go into hospital

106
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En apenas X (COL)

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In X flat

When I told the children we were going to the park, they were ready in ten seconds flat

107
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Tumbar a alguien de un golpe

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To knock SO flat
Joe stood up and knocked him flat
The dreadful news knocked us flat

108
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Hablar a alguien muy claramente

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To tell SO flat (that)

She told him flat that she had no intention of lending him any money

109
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Enfatizador de sorpresa, cabreo, impresión

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Good grief/heavens/gracious!

110
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Recuperar tu inversión

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To recover your costs

To recover inflated production costs, a mass audience must be found

111
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Estar en el corazón de

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To lie at the core of

Class lies at the core of virtually every analysis of Britain

112
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Es probable que hagas algo

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To be liable to do ST

She is liable to have a fit when she finds out

113
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Cabrearse mucho gritando

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To have/throw a fit

She’ll throw a fit when she sees the mess you’ve made

114
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Llegar al nivel de hacer algo

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To reach the stage where SO do ST

I reached the stage where I had no more patience left

115
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Conjura la idea de …

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It conjurs up the idea of …

The sound conjures up the idea of asian societies

116
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Está muy entrelazado con …

A

ST is heavily entwined with ST

Food is heavily entwined with culture

117
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¿Quieres empezar?

A

Do you want to kick off?

Do you want to start the ball rolling?

118
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Descartamos la última?

A

Shall we rule out the last one?

119
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Me atrevería a decir …

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I would even say …

I would even go so far as to say …

120
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Hablando de …

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ST-wise

Anger-wise, this one is clear

121
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Es lo que (no) me va

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It is (not) my cup of tea

122
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La parte mas importante de algo

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The lion’s share of ST

Charities spend the lion’s share of donations on aid

123
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La guinda del pastel

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The icing on the cake

I was content, but that really was the icing on the cake

124
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Tener un montón de responsabilidades al mismo tiempo

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To have a lot on your plate

125
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Poner todos los huevos en el mismo cesto

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To put all your eggs in one basket

126
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Tener algo más importante que hacer

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To have bigger fish to fry

127
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Endulzar la píldora

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To sweeten the pill

128
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Contar información secreta

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To spill the beans

Who spilled the beans about her affair with David?

129
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Venderse como churros

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To sell like hot cakes

The new game is apparently selling like hot cakes

130
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Tener cara de tonto por algo que has hecho

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To have/get egg on your face

This latest scandal has left the government with egg on its face

131
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Tragarte tus palabras

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To eat humble pie

After boasting, he’s been to eat humble pie

132
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El mejor invento desde la coca-cola

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The best thing since sliced bread

133
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Saber cómo moverte con las personas para sacar provecho

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To know which side your bread is buttered

134
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La vida es así

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That’s the way the cookie crumbles

135
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Hablar con alguien de manera informal

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To chew the fat

We sat in a bar most of the evening just chewing the fat

136
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Tener celos o envidia del éxito de otros

A

To have sour grapes

137
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Contarle a alguien todo sobre ti, especialmente tus problemas

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To spill your guts

People take part in these shows and spill their guts on camera

138
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Ser para bien

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To be (all) to the good
Learning something new would be all to the good
139
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Hacerle un favor a alguien

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To do SO a good turn

He did me a really good turn and I’ll never forget it

140
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Para siempre, de manera permanente

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For good

She’s gone to Canada for good

141
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Haber tenido una vida plena

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To have had a good innings

If he isn’t reelected, he can’t complain. After twelve years he has had a good innings

142
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Mientras la situación siga siendo favorable

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While the going is good

I’m taking a few days’ holiday while the going is good

143
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Para abreviar

A

For short

The baby’s name is Gwendolyn, but they call her Gwen for short

144
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Está ambientado en

A

It is set in

The story is set in Manhattan

145
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Te mantiene pegado al asiento

A

It keeps you on the edge of your seat

146
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Estar muy acertado, ser redondo

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To hit the spot

147
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Estar rodando por los suelos de risa

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To be rolling in the aisles

The film had people rolling in the aisles

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