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¡¿De veras?!

A

Really?!

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¡¡¡Que barbidad!!!

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Wow^3!!!

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Ser gusanito de libros

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To be a little bookworm

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con permiso -vs- disculpe

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excuse me -vs- sorry

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lo que sea

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whatever

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tener razón

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to be right

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estar de acuerdo

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to be in agreement

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¡¡Figate!!

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Pay attention!!

Look at!!

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tener interes

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to be interested in

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tener ganas de

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to feel like

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estar en la luna

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head in the clouds

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¿Tiene descuento?

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Is there a discount? (helpful for bargaining in Xela)

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tener que + (infinitive)

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to have to (verb)

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no tenga pena

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don’t worry (same as ‘no te preocupes’)

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Tener las manos atadas.

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To have one’s hands tied. (To have no choice.)

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Hacer cosquillas.

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To tickle

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¿Cómo amaneciste?

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How are you? (at sunrise)

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¡Que alivio!

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What a relief!

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¡Despacio!

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Slowly! Steady!

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¡Adelante!

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Go ahead! Forward! Onward!

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ser viejo verde

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an old person who acts like an adolescent (esp. hormonally…es algo muy feo)

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tener sueño

tener sueños

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tener sueño: to be sleepy

tener sueños: to have expectations

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vale la pena

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worth it

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por supuesto

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of course

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hace poco

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only for a short while

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estucha monorias

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little box of nice things

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tener saldo

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to have credit/data/minutes (i.e. phrase describes cellphones)

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Chim, Pum, Pai, Tortillas, Papas

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Abracadabra Alakazam (i.e. what you say when you’re doing magic)

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tal para cual

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made for each other

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desde que pasó eso

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since then

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ser como fideo

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to be as thin as a noodle

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tal cosa

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such a thing

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hacer trampas

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to have a trick, to cheat (e.g. a pneumonic, a shortcut)

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un montón

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a mountain (e.g. of work); means lots and lots of…

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ser el talón de Aquiles de

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to be the Achilles’ heal of

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Es más facil tirar la piedra y esconder la mano.

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…It’s easy to create a problem then walk away…

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darse cuenta

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to realize

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guardar un secreto

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to keep a secret

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¡Es el colmo!

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It’s the last straw!

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¡Poner en claro!

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To clear up! To make clear! To clarify!

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hacer berrinche

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to throw a tantrum

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las hormonas con patas

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hormones with legs

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¡Es imposible dormir al sueño!

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It’s impossible to trick you!

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¿Para qué sirve?

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What’s the purpose?

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a pesar de

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in spite of

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dar una paliza

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to give a spanking

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levantar la voz

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raise one’s voice

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¡Que buena onda!

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cool!

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