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Sorprendente característica

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Striking feature

One striking feature of this is that …

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Debate encendido

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Heated debate

These areas have been the subject of a heated debate

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Distintivo, sello

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Hallmark

Pizza is a central hallmark of civilization

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Palillos chinos

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Chopsticks

Disposable chopsticks

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Melón

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Cantaloupe

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Corteza

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Rind

Cantaloupe rinds

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Escalera de mano

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Stepladder

Use a tool or stepladder to reach high places

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Sótano

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Basement

Bargain basement

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Rejilla

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Grate

A central heating grate

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Humor irónico

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Dry (sense of) humour

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Comedia circense, Charlot

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Slapstick

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Monólogo humorístico

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Stand-up comedy

Someone telling jokes to the audience

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Farsa

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Farce

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Pecado por omisión

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Sin of omission

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Período de movimiento entre mareas

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Slack tide

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Costilla

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Rib

Rib cage, ribeye, rib steak

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Tesoro oculto

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Treasure trove

A treasure trove of information, treasure trove of knowledge, treasure trove of archaeological heritage

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Dote

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Dowry

There is dowry-related abuse in India

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Compensación de poco valor

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Sop

Critics see the increase in defence spending as a sop to the armed forces

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Ronda final, última vuelta

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Run-off

He beat her in a run-off for the presidency of the assembly

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Ámbito, alcance, mira

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Scope

Beyond/within the scope of, broaden the scope of

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Receptor, destinatario

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Recipient

The recipient of your online chat

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Un lugar lleno de tesoros

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Aladdin’s cave

My grandmother’s attic was an Aladdin’s cave of old paintings

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Alguien que te guía al principio

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Man Friday/Girl Friday/Person Friday

When I was learning to play golf, Jack was my Man Friday

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Príncipe azul

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Prince Charming

I’m single and still waiting for Prince Charming to appear on his white horse!

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Una tormenta en un vaso de agua

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A storm in a teacup

Don’t worry, it’s just a storm in a teacup

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Situación en la que no puedes hacer algo sin haber hecho otra cosa y viceversa

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A Catch-22 situation

You find yourself in a Catch-22 situation. One of you needs to act first, but who will it be?

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Castillos en el aire

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Castles in the air

Your hopes and ambitions are just castles in the air

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Torre de marfil

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Ivory tower

Spending all your time studying has put you in an ivory tower

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Un error pasado que te persigue y te impide progresar

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An albatross around your neck

The company he founded in 1983 is now an albatross around his neck, making losses every year

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Ceguera deliberada

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Willful blindness

There’s a lot of willful blindness when it comes to the issue of war

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Soplón, informante

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Whistleblower

Accountants were the whistleblowers in several corporate scandals

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Una salida nocturna

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A night on the town

Dressed for a night on the town, go for a night on the town

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Complejo de superioridad/inferioridad

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Superiority/inferiority complex

Some people suffer from an inferiority complex

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Punto de apoyo, posición, base

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Footing
To be on a war footing
The three options are on equal footing

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Palabrería, galimatías

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Mumbo jumbo

Some people think that religion is just a load of mumbo jumbo

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Intento, tentativa, esfuerzo

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Endeavour, attempt
In spite of my best endeavours
To make every endeavour to do ST

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Atracción secundaria, distracción del evento principal

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Sideshow

The discussions around petroleum policy became something of a sideshow

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La ubicuidad de la tecnología

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The ubiquity of technology

Our freedom is going to be restricted by the ubiquity of technology before very long

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Idea o invento original e inteligente

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Brainchild

This new web search engine is the brainchild of Alex Wells

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Un pequeño miembro de una gran organización

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A cog in the machine

I decided to set up my own business because O was tired of just being a cog in the machine

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Éxtasis, felicidad absoluta

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Bliss, elation, rapture, euphoria

Wedded bliss, elation of spirit

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Una cosecha de

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A crop of

A crop of critical reviews

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Un destello de

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A flash of

A flash of wild inspiration sparkled in her eyes

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Una ola de

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A wave of

A wave of critical reviews

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Completo hundimiento del precio de los seres humanos

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Complete collapse in the price of human beings

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Madre de alquiler

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Surrogate mother

She has agreed to act as a surrogate mother for her sister

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Niño recién nacido

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Newborn child

Breast-feeding is extremely beneficial to the health of newborn babies

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Comida basura

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Junk food

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Selección, variedad, surtido

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Array

An array of vitamines, array of food

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Conformidad

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Compliance

The building was found to be in compliance with the codes

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Vista cansada

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Eyestrain

Her reading habits contributed to eyestrain

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Estiércol

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Manure

Manure spreading, green manure, farmyard manure

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Pensionista

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Pensioner

Old-age pensioner

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Crisis de los 40 o 50

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Midlife crisis

He blamed his gambling and womanising on a midlife crisis

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Firma editorial, editor

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Publishing

Publisher

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Contorno, boceto, borrador

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Outline
She drew the outline of her hand on the paper
The artist sketched an outline of the model

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Callejón, callejuela

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Alley

Down the alley, alley cat, blind alley

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Pasamontañas

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Balaclava

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Círculo vicioso

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Vicious circle

You need work experience to get a job, but you can’t get work experience without a job; it’s a vicious circle

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Método de promoción

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Promotional method

We have to implement a successful promotional method

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Final del pasillo

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End of aisle

Water is at the end-of-aisle display

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Mejoría, mejora

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Betterment

Social betterments, betterment of mankind, improvements and betterments

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Ataque mediático

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Media attack

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Elemento reflectante en el asfalto de una carretera

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Cat’s eye

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Fuerza de voluntad

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Willpower
It took a lot of willpower to stay calm
I don’t have the willpower to diet

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Auriculares

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Headphones

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Bodegón, naturaleza muerta

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Still life

Cezanne painted a still life with a bowl of apples

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Acuarela

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Watercolour

I prefer painting with watercolours

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Caballete

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Easel

On an easel

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Subasta de artes visuales

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Fine art auction

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Busto, fracaso, quiebra

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Bust

A woman’s bust, go bust

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Tratado

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Treatise (on)

A six-volume treatise on trademark law

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Culpable, acusado

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Culprit
The public helped to find the culprits
We are fat and sugar is the culprit

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Gaita

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Bagpipes

Bagpipe music

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Traje nacional

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National costume

Vice President Biden is greeted by Ukrainians in national costume

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Urna para votar

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Ballot box

We’ll see how popular the new law is at the ballot box

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Terreno pantanoso, situación resbaladiza

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Slippery slope

Make sure that we don’t end up on a slippery slope

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Ingresos regulares

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Steady income

The drought hits everybody in rural areas and everybody without a steady income

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Elevada tasa de paro

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High unemployment rate

Given the high unemployment rate, medium-term unemployment is likely to remain high

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Casa de acogida

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Foster home

Before being adopted she spent three years in a foster home

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Desembolso, gasto inicial

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Outlay

The outlay on my wedding dress was huge

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Equipamiento público, instalaciones

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Amenity

The citizens have an effortless access to amenities

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Patada de oro, indemnización al salir de un trabajo por largos años de servicio

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Golden handshake

People who reckon on going in their fifties with a golden handshake

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Forma de pensar de una persona

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Mindset
To have a different/the same mindset
It’s extraordinary how hard it is to change the mindset of the public and the press

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Un gran avance o desarrollo importante

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Quantum leap

The appointment of a female director is a quantum leap for women’s equality

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Parche, solución fácil pero provisional

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Quick fix
He warned against any quick-fix solutions
People are still looking for a quick fix

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Un bocado rápido

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A quick bite

Let’s geat a quick bite before the play starts

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Carril rápido

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Fast lane

Life in the fast lane was proving even more hectic than he had expected

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Rápido asentimiento

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Brisk nod

With only a brisk nod in our direction, he continued

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Dinero rápido y deshonesto

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Quick buck

He has a reputation for trying to make a quick buck

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Rápida negativa

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Swift denial

Both parties issued a swift denial, but most of the tabloids ran the story in any case

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Respuesta rápida

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Rapid response

The team pride themselves on their rapid response

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Cabezadita, sueño rápido

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Quick catnap

After a quick catnap, he was ready to face the press

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Crecimiento lento

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Slow growth

With 40% unemployment and extremely slow growth

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Signos de lenta recuperación

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Slow signs of recovery

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Situación de grandes pérdidas en una compañía

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Red ink
The company is still bleeding red ink
The boom of a decade ago has now given way to a sea of red ink

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Brotes verdes

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Green shoots

Encouraging green shoots of recovery

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Compañía muy fiable

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Blue-chip company

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Electrodomésticos

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White goods

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Pago extra por aceptar un trabajo

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Golden hello

Top executive James Eagleton received a golden hell of around $2 million

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Capitalista rescatador, inversor que salva una compañía

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White knight

The white knight didn’t arrived and the company was taken over

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El menor signo de …

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The slightest whiff of …

The slightest whiff of suspicion that

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Entorno laboral

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Work environment

Working atmosphere

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Fotosíntesis

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Photosynthesis

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Disminución de la capa de ozono

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Depletion of the ozone layer

The depletion of the ozone layer is caused by aircraft emissions

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Disposición, inclinación, deseo

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Willingness

If you have the willingness to have fun …

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Familia extendida/familia tradicional

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Extended family/nuclear family

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Compañero de viaje

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Travelling companion

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Tasa de natalidad

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Birth rate

The birth rate has been falling for years

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Cachorro

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Cub

Leopard cub, bear cub, Cub Scouts

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Leña

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Firewood

Fuel the fire

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Cuña de la misma madera

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A chip of the old block

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Crimen organizado

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Organised crime

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El verdadero carácter de alguien

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SO’s true colors
To see SO’s true colours
To show SO in their true colours

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Lágrimas de cocodrilo

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Crocodile tears

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Un día muy importante (especialmente feliz)

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Red-letter day

The day I first set foot in America was a red-letter day for me

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Discusión, pelea dialéctica

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Row, argument, fight

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Especuladores financieros

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Financial speculators

Lula’s government has strengthened its alliance with the international financial speculators

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Mundo multipolar

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Multipolar world

The multipolar world in which the rights of all nations are secured is much more attractive

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Envoltorio

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Wrapping

Just pull the upper part of the wrapping to open it

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Suplemento vitamínico

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Vitamin supplement

Your doctor will often prescribe you a mineral and vitamin supplement, depending on your health

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Propiedad, posesión

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Ownership

Private/public ownership, shared ownership, change ownership

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Mentira piadosa

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White lie

She and her counselor decided that she could tell a white lie to her husband

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Desórdenes alimenticios

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Eating disorders

In many cases, eating disorders are rooted in self-esteem issues

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Habilidad para ver el lado bueno de las cosas

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Ability to see the lighter side of things

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Coche descapotable

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Convertible

Arthur bought himself a convertible because he’s having a midlife crisis

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Hamaca

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Hammock

Stretched out in a hammock, I fall easily into a state of serenity not attainable in a large city

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Himno nacional

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National anthem

I always stumble on the words to the national anthem when I try to sing it

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Distrio, parroquia

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Parish

I owe this to my first years in parish work

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Marjal, pantano, ciénaga

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Marsh

Marshes are drained

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Mala hierba, hierba para fumar

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Weed

Dandelions are common weeds

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Interrogatorio

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Cross-examination

On cross-examination, under cross-examination, subject to cross-examination, cross-examination process

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Experiencia cercana a la muerte

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Near-death experiences

A near-death experience can change your life

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Conversación seria en la que te sinceras

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Heart-to-heart

We had a heart-to-heart over a bottle of wine

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Manada de leones

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Pride of lions

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Enjambre, plaga

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Swarm

Swarm of bees, swarm of ants, swarm of flies, swarm of insects

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Banco de peces

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School of fish

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Puenting

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Bungee jumping

Many sports fall into this category including: rock climbing, paragliding and bungee jumping

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Ojeras

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Dark circles

Add a rich eye cream to your regimen to help reduce puffiness and dark circles

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Hinchazón, inflamación, tumefacción

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Puffiness

Some puffiness can persist in breast-fed babies

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Ciudad dormitorio

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Commuter town

I live in a commuter town just south of the city limits

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Borrachera, juerga

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Binge

Binge drinker, binge drinking, go on a binge

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Multa

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Fine

To get a fine for ST/doing ST

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Tejón

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Badger

The fringes at the border are made of hair from a badger

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Fuerte determinación

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Gritty determination

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Fumador compulsivo

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Chain smoker

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