English C2 vocabulary 2T - others 2

Question 1

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

Question 2

Ni uno/a …

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Not one …

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

Question 3

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

Question 4

Enterrar a alguien, ponerlo a descansar

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To lay SO to rest

She was laid to rest next to her husband

Question 5

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

Question 6

Realidad compleja, alejarse de los dogmas

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Reality is so complex that we must move away from dogma

Question 7

Llevar gobiernos razonables al espacio globalizado

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To bring sensible governments to the global space

Question 8

Donde va el poder, los gobiernos deben seguirlo

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Where power goes, governments must follow

Question 9

Compartes un destino con tus enemigos

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You share a destiny with your enemies

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

Estropear la diversión

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To put a damper on ST

The accident put a damper on their holiday

Question 13

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

Question 14

Ricos según Hemingway

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

Question 15

Pensar en imágenes

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To think in pictures

Question 16

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

Question 17

El humor es útil para difuminar situaciones difíciles

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Humour is useful to diffuse difficult situations

Question 18

Reírte de los absurdos de la vida

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To laugh at life absurdities

Question 19

Mucho de los que llamamos humor tiene que ver con víctimas

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Much that we call humour is victim related

Question 20

Broma en el juzgado

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Order in the court!

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

Question 21

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’

Question 22

Hay muchos peces en el mar

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There are plenty more fish in the sea

Question 23

Me suena a chino

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It’s all Greek to me

Question 24

No poder hablar por que tienes la garganta seca

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To have a frog in your throat

Question 25

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

Question 26

Desnudar tu alma

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To bare your soul | I can't understand these people baring their soul on TV

Question 27

Casarse (INF)

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To tie the knot | When is your sister going to tie the knot?

Question 28

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

Question 29

A las puertas de la muerte

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At death's door

Question 30

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

Question 31

Ha llegado a ser visto como ...

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Has come to be seen/known as ...

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

Estar echado boca abajo

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To lie face downwards | He was lying face downwards on the pavement

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

Entrar en situación de ruina

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To fall into disrepair | The house has fallen into disrepair

Question 41

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

Question 42

Cargar con la cruz de

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To carry the cross of | Many people around us carry the cross of injustices

Question 43

El anterior suelo firme está cambiando

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Previously hard ground is shifting

Question 44

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

Question 45

Si acaso, como mucho

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

Question 46

Superar a alguien

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Outdo SO | Coca Cola outdid itself this year

Question 47

Contra toda adversidad

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In the face of all adversity

Question 48

La realización de todas las aspiraciones

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

Question 49

Dirigir tu atención hacia

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To turn/give your attention to

Question 50

Por causa de interés

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For interest's sake

Question 51

No pegar ojo

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To not sleep a wink | I didn't sleep a wink last night with all that noise

Question 52

En el fondo, por naturaleza

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At heart | She's always been an animal lover at heart

Question 53

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

Question 54

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

Question 55

Mejorado con intensidad y rapidez

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In leaps and bounds | Her Spanish has come on in leaps and bounds this year

Question 56

Enterrar el hacha de guerra

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To bury the hatchet

Question 57

¡Es un dispositivo con una única función!

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It's a single function device!

Question 58

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

Question 59

El fin justifica los medios

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The end justifies the means

Question 60

Interpretado estupendamente por ...

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Played superbly by ...

Question 61

Los problemas se esconden en los detalles

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The devil is in the details

Question 62

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'

Question 63

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

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When/if push comes to shove

Question 64

Hacer de abogado del diablo

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To play the devil's advocate

Question 65

Me dijeron que cerrase al salir

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I was told to lock up when I left

Question 66

No te parece?

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Don't you feel?

Question 67

Otello en titulares

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Love-crazed immigrant kills senator's daughter

Question 68

Broma hombre conduciendo Ferrari

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

Question 69

Venirse la sala abajo

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To bring the house down | The performance brought the house down last night

Question 70

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

Question 71

Por mucho que ...

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

Question 72

Estamos asistiendo al hecho de que ...

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We are witnessing the fact that ...

Question 73

Alguien se resbala con una piel de plátano

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SO slips on a banana skin

Question 74

Alcanzar la redención a través de ...

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To achieve redemption through ... | He achieved redemption through sense of humour