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English C2 vocabulary 2T - others 2 Flashcards

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1
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No pasa un día sin que …

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Seldom does a day go by that …

Seldom does a day go by without SO’s doing ST

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Ni uno/a …

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Not one …

Not one postcard did she send while she was traveling in Argentina

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No quiero que haya …

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I don’t want there to be …

I don’t want there to be any redouble over paying this bill

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Enterrar a alguien, ponerlo a descansar

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To lay SO to rest

She was laid to rest next to her husband

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Traer algo a la memoria

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To bring/call ST to mind

I can see his face, but I just can’t bring/call his name to mind

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Realidad compleja, alejarse de los dogmas

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Reality is so complex that we must move away from dogma

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Llevar gobiernos razonables al espacio globalizado

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To bring sensible governments to the global space

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Donde va el poder, los gobiernos deben seguirlo

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Where power goes, governments must follow

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Compartes un destino con tus enemigos

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You share a destiny with your enemies

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10
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Trabajar muy tarde por la noche

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To burn the midnight oil

During that summit, the participants burnt the midnight oil in meetings

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No preguntes por quien doblan las campanas, doblan por ti

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Do not ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee

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Estropear la diversión

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To put a damper on ST

The accident put a damper on their holiday

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13
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Hay más de lo que parece en él/ello

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There’s more to SO/ST than meets the eye

Initially Brian appears shy and introspective but there’s more to him than meets the eye

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Ricos según Hemingway

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The rich are different from you and me. They have more money

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15
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Pensar en imágenes

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To think in pictures

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16
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Adolescentes

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Teenagers are not even sure of who they are
Where they fit in the world
Peer groups and external appearance tend to increase in importance
They feel insecure due to hormonal imbalances

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El humor es útil para difuminar situaciones difíciles

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Humour is useful to diffuse difficult situations

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18
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Reírte de los absurdos de la vida

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To laugh at life absurdities

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Mucho de los que llamamos humor tiene que ver con víctimas

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Much that we call humour is victim related

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20
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Broma en el juzgado

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Order in the court!

I’d like a sirloin steak and a paint of beer

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21
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Procedencia término “humor”

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According to an ancient theory, there were four fluids in our body: blood, phlegm, bile and humour, which was responsible for the sense of well-being. Hence the term ‘sense of humour’

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Hay muchos peces en el mar

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There are plenty more fish in the sea

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Me suena a chino

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It’s all Greek to me

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No poder hablar por que tienes la garganta seca

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To have a frog in your throat

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25
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Funciona de maravilla (a veces por sorpresa)

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It works like a charm

It is very easy to set up and use and it works like a charm

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Desnudar tu alma

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To bare your soul

I can’t understand these people baring their soul on TV

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Casarse (INF)

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To tie the knot

When is your sister going to tie the knot?

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Tocar la fibra de alguien, causar impacto en alguien

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To strike a chord with SO

His speech struck a chord with unemployed voters

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29
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A las puertas de la muerte

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At death’s door

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30
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Tener tiempo libre para gastar

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To have time on your hands

Your problem is that you have too much time on your hands

31
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Ha llegado a ser visto como …

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Has come to be seen/known as …

32
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Estarías mejor haciendo algo

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You’d be better off doing ST
You’d be better off not seeing me loose my temper
You’d be better off working for a bigger company

33
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Mejor que hagas algo

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You had better do ST

You’d better move your car immediately or else I’ll call the police

34
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Estar echado boca abajo

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To lie face downwards

He was lying face downwards on the pavement

35
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De la mano/del brazo

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Hand in hand/arm in arm
We were walking hand in hand
We were strolling arm in arm

36
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Estar lleno de admiración por algo

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To be full of admiration for ST

I am full of admiration for the changes you have made to your diet

37
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Stevenson y los viajes

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The Scottish writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, used to say that he travelled ‘not to go anywhere but to go’. He loved traveling for its own sake

38
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No sea que, en caso de que

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Lest
I said naught lest they see my anger
Lest anyone forget his name, we erect this monument to the late admiral

39
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Como secuela de

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In the aftermath of

In the aftermath of the hurricane, many people had to live in temporary accommodation

40
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Entrar en situación de ruina

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To fall into disrepair

The house has fallen into disrepair

41
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Enarbolar la bandera de

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To carry the torch of

The challenge before you now is to continue to carry the torch of pluralism forward

42
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Cargar con la cruz de

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To carry the cross of

Many people around us carry the cross of injustices

43
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El anterior suelo firme está cambiando

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Previously hard ground is shifting

44
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Darle a algo/alguien un nuevo soplo de vida

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To give ST/SO a new lease of life

What appeared to be an old law firm has been given a new lease of life

45
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Si acaso, como mucho

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If at all

Most new words sparkle briefly, if at all, and then fade away

46
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Superar a alguien

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Outdo SO

Coca Cola outdid itself this year

47
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Contra toda adversidad

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In the face of all adversity

48
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La realización de todas las aspiraciones

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To find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

49
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Dirigir tu atención hacia

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To turn/give your attention to

50
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Por causa de interés

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For interest’s sake

51
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No pegar ojo

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To not sleep a wink

I didn’t sleep a wink last night with all that noise

52
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En el fondo, por naturaleza

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At heart

She’s always been an animal lover at heart

53
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Poner los ojos en algo/alguien por primera vez

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To set eyes on SO/ST

I’ve never set eyes on him before

54
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Considerar algo de gran/poca importancia

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To set great/a lot/little store by ST

She’s setting a lot of store by this job interview

55
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Mejorado con intensidad y rapidez

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In leaps and bounds

Her Spanish has come on in leaps and bounds this year

56
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Enterrar el hacha de guerra

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To bury the hatchet

57
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¡Es un dispositivo con una única función!

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It’s a single function device!

58
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Un niño de tres años no es medio niño de seis años

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A three-year old isn’t half a six-year old

59
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El fin justifica los medios

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The end justifies the means

60
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Interpretado estupendamente por …

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Played superbly by …

61
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Los problemas se esconden en los detalles

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The devil is in the details

62
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Algo parecido a …

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ST along the lines of …

This House has heard comments along the lines of ‘the budget before us is small but good’

63
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Cuando/si la cosa se pone realmente mal, como último recurso

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When/if push comes to shove

64
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Hacer de abogado del diablo

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To play the devil’s advocate

65
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Me dijeron que cerrase al salir

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I was told to lock up when I left

66
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No te parece?

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Don’t you feel?

67
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Otello en titulares

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Love-crazed immigrant kills senator’s daughter

68
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Broma hombre conduciendo Ferrari

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SO who’s driving a Ferrari is incredibly vulnerable and in need of love

69
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Venirse la sala abajo

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To bring the house down

The performance brought the house down last night

70
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Cuando alguien hace algo, …

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On doing ST, SO…

On finding a suitably desolate spot of their own, they drill a hole

71
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Por mucho que …

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For though …

For though ice-fishing may appear to be safe, it can be dangerous indeed

72
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Estamos asistiendo al hecho de que …

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We are witnessing the fact that …

73
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Alguien se resbala con una piel de plátano

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SO slips on a banana skin

74
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Alcanzar la redención a través de …

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To achieve redemption through …

He achieved redemption through sense of humour

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