English idioms 1 Flashcards by гектор н | Brainscape

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Eng > Al verla la saludó

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Upon seein her, he said hello (to her)

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Eng > vive en el piso de abajo

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He lives on the floor below

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Eng > Miró hacia abajo

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He looked down

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Eng > La muralla se vino abajo

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The wall collapsed

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Eng > No dijo nada en absoluto

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No dijo nada en absoluto

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Eng > Abusan de su bondad.

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They take advantage of his (her) kindness.

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Eng > Por acá

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This way

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Eng > Acabó por creerlo

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He ended up believing it

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Eng > Por si acaso

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just in case

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Eng > Acto seguido (continuo) apareció mi hermano

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immediately afterwards my brother appeared

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Eng > Dígale que venga ahora mismo

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Tell im to come at once.

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Eng > Hizo acto de presencia

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He put in an appearance

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Eng > Actualmente hay mucho desempleo

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At present (At the present time) there is much unemplyment.

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Eng > Es de gran actualidad.

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It’s very important just now

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Eng > Concertaron (no: llegaron) a un acuerdo

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They came to terms.

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Eng > Lo hizo de acuerdo con las instrucciones

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She did it according to the instructions.

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Eng > Lo hicieron de común acuerdo

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They did it by mutual agreement.

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Eng > Han llegado a un acuerdo

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They have reached an agreement

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Eng > Nos pusimos de acuerdo

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We came to an agreement.

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Eng > (De hoy) En adelante compraremos menos

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From now on we’ll by less

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Eng > Va hacia adelante

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It’s moving forward.

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Eng > La casa está más adelante

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The house is farther on.

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Eng > Nos veremos más adelante

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We’ll see each other later on

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Eng > Hicieron ademán de (como que) disparar (disparaban)

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They made as if to shoot.

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Eng > Además de este, tenemos otro

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Besides this one, we have another

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Eng > Pensé para mis adentros (entre mi) que no podía ser.

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I thought to my self that it couldn’t be.

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Eng > Es como uno de la familia

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He’s like one of the family

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Eng > No vayas a hecharle más leña al fuego

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Don’t add more fuel to the flames (fire)

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Eng > Más vale que sobre y no que falte

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You can’t have too much of a good thing.

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Eng > Les dijo adiós con la mano

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He waved goodbye to them.

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Eng > Tienen afición al fútbol.

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They are fond of football (soccer).

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Eng > Hicieron su agosto

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They made a killing

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Eng > La novela está agotada

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The novel is out of print.

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Eng > No es de mi agrado

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It’s not to my liking.

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Eng > Claro como el agua

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It’s as plain as day

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Eng > Se me hace agua la boca

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My mouth waters

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Eng > Es como buscar una aguja en un pajar

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It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack

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Eng > Está por ahí

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It’s over there

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Eng > Trabajó con mucho ahínco

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He worked very diligently

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Eng > Ahora bien, ¿adónde vamos?

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Now then, where are we going?

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Eng > Ahora es cuando

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Now’s the time

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Eng > Venga ahora mismo

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Come right now

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Eng > Los niños de ahora son distintos

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Today’s children are different

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Eng > De ahora en adelante no salga sola

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From now on, don’t go out alone.

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Eng > Por ahora no necesito más

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I don’t need any more just now / for the present

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Eng > Comimos al aire libre

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We ate in the open air

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Eng > Tiene fama de siempre darse aires (darselas)

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She has the reputation of always putting on airs

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Eng > Antes de acostarnos, vamos a tomar el aire.

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Before we go to bed, let’s take (go for) a walk

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Eng > Le cortaron las alas

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They clipped his wings

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Eng > Vuela con sus propias alas

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He stands on his own (two) feet.

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Eng > Hace alarde de su sabiduría

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He boasts (makes a great show) of his wisdom.