English C2 vocabulary 1T - others 1 Flashcards
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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
3
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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
4
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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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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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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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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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Me invitaron a un viaje
They invited me on a trip
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Cambiar tu comportamiento, cambiar tus maneras
To change your ways
| If he wants to live here, he's going to have to change his ways
27
Desmelenarse, volar
To run wild
| She let her imagination run wild when she painted her room
28
Soportar el peso, soportar una carga
To shoulder the burden
| It's part of my job to shoulder the burden of complaints made by guests
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Seguir la línea, seguir a pies juntillas
To toe the line
| I always toe the line with company policy, even if I disagreed with it
30
Digerir la idea
To stomach the idea
| She couldn't really stomach the idea of moving to a big city, so she turned the job down
31
La ausencia de noticias es buena
No news is good news
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Cuando las ranas crien pelo
When pigs fly
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Simplemente porque sí
Just for the sake of it
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Acabar siendo
To go on to become
| Later in life he went on to become a leading figure in the movement
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Enseñar a alguien lo que tiene que hacer en un trabajo
To show SO the ropes
| A really nice person in the office showed me the ropes
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De vez en cuando
Every once in a while
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Vivir la vida a tope
To live life to the full(est)
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Ser primera plana
To hit the headlines
| The issue of war hit the headlines again
39
Aparte de
ST aside, ...
| Moral and philosophical issues aside, ...
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Cancelar un plan
To drop a plan
| Plans for the celebration had been quietly dropped
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Enamorar irremisiblemente a alguien
To sweep SO off his/her feet
| That heartthrob had truly swept her off her feet
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Sin casi ni
Without so much as
| He spoked without so much as a glimmer of courtesy
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Al ritmo de
In time to
| I played in time to the cymbals
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Tener tendencia a
To be given to
| He was given to anxiety and low spirits
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Estar compitiendo por
To be in contention for
| There were five actors in contention for the role
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Estar inmerso en
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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En lo más mínimo, para nada, en absoluto
In the least
| This bad experience didn't put Anthony off in the least
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Ir sobre seguro
To play it safe
| I decided to play it safe and leave plenty of time for practice
49
Las 24 horas del día
Round the clock
| The computer system is monitored round the clock
50
Comportarse fuera de lugar
To step out of line
| She tells the children off if they step out of line
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No hay moros en la costa
The coast is clear
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Con motivo de, por causa de
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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En vano, sin esperanza
In vain, pointlessly, for nothing
Hopelessly
She tried in vain to open the door
54
No tener remordimientos por
To have no regrets for/about
| I have no regrets about spending too much money
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No tener dudas sobre hacer algo
To have no hesitation in doing ST
| I would have no hesitation in booking a cruise
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Meter la nariz en algo
To (poke your) nose into ST
| I don't want them nosing into my finances
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Por muy cierto que esto sea, ...
However much this may be true, ...
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En grandes cantidades y creciendo rápidamente
Thick and fast
| The enemy soldiers came thick and fast
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A falta de un mejor ...
For want of a better ...
| For want of a better word, for want of a better term, for want of a better name
60
Recibir algo en préstamo
To be given the loan of ST
| As part of the deal, we were given the loan of a house by the company
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En conmemoración a
In remembrance of
| The statue was erected in remembrance of those who had died in the war
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Dar en el clavo
To hit the nail on the head
| The editorial today really hits the nail on the head
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Según se dice, supuestamente
Allegedly
| This is the Oscar for authors allegedly behaving badly
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Sin que fuera my culpa, ...
Through no fault of my own, ...
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Con preferencia a, antes que
In preference to
| He opted for computing in preference to marketing
66
Me doy cuenta de que ...
I take it that ...
| I take it that you haven't lost interest in travelling
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Alegremente, sin preocupaciones
With a light heart
Light-hearted
I will never leap aboard planes with a light heart
68
Hacerse con, imponer las manos
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
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Sordo como una tapia
As deaf as a post
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Una golondrina no hace la primera
One swallow doesn't make a summer
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Te está bien empleado!
It serves you right!
72
Ignorar a alguien completamente, como si no existiera
To cut SO dead
| She cut me dead in the bank this morning
73
Pegarse golpes contra una pared
To flog a dead horse
| I've been showing him how to use the computer, but it's like flogging a dead horse
74
Sobre mi cadáver!
Over my dead body!
75
No me pillarás (haciendo algo)
I wouldn't be seen dead (doing ST)
| She wouldn't be seen dead with him
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Atacar a alguien deliberadamente, intentar ligar con alguien
To make a dead set at SO
| He met a girl and made a set dead at her
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Puedo moverme/desplazame fácilmente
I can get around easily
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Es un lugar al que es fácil de llegar
Is a place that is easily reached
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Me cuesta X ir y volver
It takes me 10 minutes to get there and back
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Refrán cielo rojo y pastores
Red sky at night, shepherd's delight
| Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
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Tus palabras no me dañarán
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me
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Apañárselas con un presupuesto muy ajustado
To get by on a shoestring budget
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Volver a la naturaleza
To get back to nature
84
Dejar obsoleto
To render obsolete
| Were climatic changes to happen, weather lore would be rendered obsolete
85
Estar abierto a (mayor) discusión
To be open to (further) discussion
| The manager stated that his decision wasn't open to further discussion
86
En el horizonte
On the horizon
| Change is on the horizon
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Resultar muy atractivo
To hold great appeal
| The subject matter of soap operas holds great appeal for viewers
88
Tener buena imagen para algo, dar la talla
To look the part
| He really thinks he looks the part in that new suit of his
89
Tomar una decisión difícil después de pensarlo mucho tiempo
To take the plunge
| They're finally taking the plunge and getting married
90
Eliminar mal ambiente entre personas
To clear the air
| The two colleagues are having a meeting to try to clear the air after their big disagreement
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Hacer lo que se te ocurre sin pensar en las consecuencias para los demás
To do your own thing
| You can't just do your own thing in life. You have to think of others sometimes
92
Esconderse de los problemas, hacer como que no existen
To bury your head in the sand
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Aprender cómo hacer algo no obvio o difícil
To get the hang of ST
| It's a tricky machine to operate but you'll soon get the hang of it
94
Parar el trabajo que estás haciendo
To call it a day
| I'm getting a bit tired now - shall we call it a day?
95
Mover los hilos
Pull strings
| Her father pulled strings to get her a job
96
Ocuparte de tus asuntos
To mind your own business
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Nada más que
Nothing but
| Nothing but troubleI have nothing but admiration for him
98
Hacerse público y notorio
To become public knowledge
| Armstrong's doping scandal became public knowledge all around the world
99
Denunciar algo a la policía
To report ST to the police
| Most incidents are not reported to the police
100
Déjame que piense un poco
Let me gather my thoughts
101
Ser adecuado para, poder ser considerado para
To lend itsef to
| That Leica camera lent itself to spontaneity and anonymity
102
Hasta tal punto quería ... que ...
To such an extent did he wish ... that ...
103
A razón de
At the rate of
| He continued to take photographs at the rate of four per hour
104
Poner en peligro
To put at risk
To put in jeopardy
To jeopardise
105
Fracasar, estropearse, no materializarse
To fall flat
| We had plans to visit friends, but they fell flat when father had to go into hospital
106
En apenas X (COL)
In X flat
| When I told the children we were going to the park, they were ready in ten seconds flat
107
Tumbar a alguien de un golpe
To knock SO flat
Joe stood up and knocked him flat
The dreadful news knocked us flat
108
Hablar a alguien muy claramente
To tell SO flat (that)
| She told him flat that she had no intention of lending him any money
109
Enfatizador de sorpresa, cabreo, impresión
Good grief/heavens/gracious!
110
Recuperar tu inversión
To recover your costs
| To recover inflated production costs, a mass audience must be found
111
Estar en el corazón de
To lie at the core of
| Class lies at the core of virtually every analysis of Britain
112
Es probable que hagas algo
To be liable to do ST
| She is liable to have a fit when she finds out
113
Cabrearse mucho gritando
To have/throw a fit
| She'll throw a fit when she sees the mess you've made
114
Llegar al nivel de hacer algo
To reach the stage where SO do ST
| I reached the stage where I had no more patience left
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Conjura la idea de ...
It conjurs up the idea of ...
| The sound conjures up the idea of asian societies
116
Está muy entrelazado con ...
ST is heavily entwined with ST
| Food is heavily entwined with culture
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¿Quieres empezar?
Do you want to kick off?
| Do you want to start the ball rolling?
118
Descartamos la última?
Shall we rule out the last one?
119
Me atrevería a decir ...
I would even say ...
| I would even go so far as to say ...
120
Hablando de ...
ST-wise
| Anger-wise, this one is clear
121
Es lo que (no) me va
It is (not) my cup of tea
122
La parte mas importante de algo
The lion's share of ST
| Charities spend the lion's share of donations on aid
123
La guinda del pastel
The icing on the cake
| I was content, but that really was the icing on the cake
124
Tener un montón de responsabilidades al mismo tiempo
To have a lot on your plate
125
Poner todos los huevos en el mismo cesto
To put all your eggs in one basket
126
Tener algo más importante que hacer
To have bigger fish to fry
127
Endulzar la píldora
To sweeten the pill
128
Contar información secreta
To spill the beans
| Who spilled the beans about her affair with David?
129
Venderse como churros
To sell like hot cakes
| The new game is apparently selling like hot cakes
130
Tener cara de tonto por algo que has hecho
To have/get egg on your face
| This latest scandal has left the government with egg on its face
131
Tragarte tus palabras
To eat humble pie
| After boasting, he's been to eat humble pie
132
El mejor invento desde la coca-cola
The best thing since sliced bread
133
Saber cómo moverte con las personas para sacar provecho
To know which side your bread is buttered
134
La vida es así
That's the way the cookie crumbles
135
Hablar con alguien de manera informal
To chew the fat
| We sat in a bar most of the evening just chewing the fat
136
Tener celos o envidia del éxito de otros
To have sour grapes
137
Contarle a alguien todo sobre ti, especialmente tus problemas
To spill your guts
| People take part in these shows and spill their guts on camera
138
Ser para bien
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To be (all) to the good
Learning something new would be all to the good
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139
Hacerle un favor a alguien
To do SO a good turn
| He did me a really good turn and I'll never forget it
140
Para siempre, de manera permanente
For good
| She's gone to Canada for good
141
Haber tenido una vida plena
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
Mientras la situación siga siendo favorable
While the going is good
| I'm taking a few days' holiday while the going is good
143
Para abreviar
For short
| The baby's name is Gwendolyn, but they call her Gwen for short
144
Está ambientado en
It is set in
| The story is set in Manhattan
145
Te mantiene pegado al asiento
It keeps you on the edge of your seat
146
Estar muy acertado, ser redondo
To hit the spot
147
Estar rodando por los suelos de risa
To be rolling in the aisles
| The film had people rolling in the aisles
