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1
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No lo puedo ni ver

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I can´t stand the sight of sb

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Hacerse amigo de alguien en muy poco tiempo

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Get on like a house on fire

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Eufemismo: Alguien que está en la carcel

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Guest of her majesty

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Eufemismo: Estar borracho

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Tired and emotional

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Muchas manos en la olla echan el guiso a perder

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Too many cooks spoil the broth

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No lo puedo evitar

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I can´t help myself

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Estar encasillado

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To be type cast

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Algo que no es de tu gusto

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not your cup of tea

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No te conformes con menos

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Don´t settle for less

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10
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Mantenerse a flote

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Keep one´s head above the water

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Expresión con el mismo significado que: “No le pidas peras al olmo”

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Get blood from a stone

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12
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Tener la oportunidad de decir algo

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Get a word in edgeways

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13
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Mentalizarse para hacer algo

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To psych oneself up to do something

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14
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Aprender las reglas o los hábitos de un lugar

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Learn the ropes

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Tener la vida en tus manos (Cuando haces algo peligroso)

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Take your life in your hands

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Estar concentrado

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To be on the ball

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17
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Cuando alguien no elige el buen camino, descarrilado

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To go off the rails

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18
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Quedarte fuera de casa por que has olvidado las llaves

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Lock oneself out

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19
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Estar en un callejón sin salida

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No-win situation

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20
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Mantenerse al margen

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Sit on the fence

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21
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La suerte te sonríe

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The fortune smiling on you

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22
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Lleno de emoción

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Full of the thrill

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23
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Tocar fondo

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To hit rock bottom

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24
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En la distancia crece el amor

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder

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25
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Quedarse sin palabras

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At a loss for words

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Un mal día

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A day from hell

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27
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Algo para reflexionar

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Food for thought

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28
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Me apetece

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It appeals to me

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29
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Meter la pata

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Put your foot in it

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30
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Sin mencionar

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Not to mention

31
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No me gusta como suena eso

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I don´t like the sound of that

32
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Espera sentado (Cuando algo va a durar mucho, usado de modo ironico)

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Don´t hold your breath!

33
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Molestar a alguien

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Get up somebody´s nose

34
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Negarse rotundamente

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Refuse point-blank

35
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Estar en racha

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To be on a roll

36
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Con las manos en la masa

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Catch sb red-handed

37
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Encontrase mal

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To be under the weather

38
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Estar muy feliz

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To be over the moon

39
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Intentanlo!

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Give it a go!

40
Q

Completamente satisfecho

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Perfectly content

41
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Sonreir de oreja a oreja

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Grinning from ear to ear

42
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Dar algo por sentado

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Take sth for granted

43
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Perder los papeles

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To lose one´s temper /cool - To lose it

44
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Hacer justicia a alguien (ser justo)

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Do justice to sb

45
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Tenerlo en la punta de la lengua

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It´s on the tip of my tongue

46
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Casarse

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Tying the knot

47
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Estar locamente enamorado

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Head over heel in love with sb

48
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Estar deprimido

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To be down in the dumps

49
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Fuera de mi alcance/liga

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Out of my league

50
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De improviso

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Out of the blue

51
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Aguafiestas

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Killjoy / wet blanket

52
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Echarse flores, alardear

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To blow one´s own trumpet

53
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Es todo coser y cantar

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It´s all plain sailing

54
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Me entra por una oreja y me sale por la otra

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In one ear, out the other

55
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Tener mala memoria

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To have a memory like a sieve

56
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Aprender algo desde cero

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Learn from scratch

57
Q

Comunicar una idea

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Get your point accross

58
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De todos tipos / culturas

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All walks of life

59
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Vivir por encima de tus posibilidades

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Live beyond your means

60
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Ir de tiendas/compras

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To go on a shopping spree

61
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Ir de juerga

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To go on a spree

62
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Usurero / Interesado

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A loan shark

63
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Para las vacas flacas

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For a rainy day

64
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Guarda el secreto

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Keep it under your hat / Don´t let the cat out of the bag

65
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No se lo cuentes a nadie

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Don´t tell a soul

66
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Te lo mereces

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That serves you right

67
Q

Esconder un escándalo

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To brush it under the carpet

68
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Competencia brutal

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Dog eat dog

69
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Venirse a bajo

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Be going to the dogs

70
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Ponerse rojo como un tomate

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As red as a beetroot

71
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Estar agobiado / desbordado

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Snow under

72
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Estar como una rosa / fresco como una lechuga

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Right as rain

73
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Un mar de lágrimas

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In floods of tears

74
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No hay nubes en el horizonte

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No clouds on the horizon

Upper-Intermediate vocabulary (8 decks)

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