Expresiones Flashcards

0
Q

2 times per week

A

Dis veces por semana

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At least

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Por lo menos

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2
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By chance

A

Por casualidad

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3
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Completely

A

Por completo

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4
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On the one hand…

On the other hand

A

Por una parte…

Por otra parte

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5
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Of course

A

Por supuesto

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Apparently

A

Por lo visto

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7
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In writing

A

Por escrito

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8
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As far as I’m concerned

A

Por mí

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9
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However bad it is…

A

Por malo que sea…

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10
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Unfortunately

A

Por desgracia …

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11
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10 euros per head

A

Diez euros por barba

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12
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Just in case

A

Por si acaso

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13
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Therefore

A

Por lo tonto

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14
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Sorry for arriving late, I overslept

A

Perdón por llegar tarde, me quedé dormido

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15
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I wouldn’t do it, however much you offered

A

Por mucho que me ofrecieras, no lo haría

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16
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Judging by what I heard…

A

Por lo que he oido….

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17
Q

It’s not worth it

A

No vale la pena

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18
Q

Don’t rush me!

A

No me metas prisa!

No me apures!

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19
Q

I must rush

A

(Me voy que) tengo mucha prisa

Estoy muy apurada

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20
Q

There’s no rush

A

No hay prisa

No hay apuro

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21
Q

What is it that you liked The most?

What did you like The most

A

Qué es lo que más te gustó?

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22
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1 kilo (1000 gramos) 
half kilo (500 gramos) 
Quarter kilo (250)
3/4 kilo (750)
A

Un kilo

Medio kilo

Un cuarto (kilo)
Tres cuartos (3/4)
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23
Q

Hopefully the exam won’t be difficult!

A

Ojalá el examen no sea muy difícil!

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24
Q

Hope everything goes well

A

Que todo salga bien

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25
Q

Alfonso

A

Alfonso, te examinas mañana , no? Pues nada, ojalá tengas mucha suerte!

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26
Q

Look at the line! Hopefully there are still tickets!

A

Fíjate qué cola! Ojalá todavía haya entradas!

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27
Q

Do you mind if i open the window?

A

Te importa/ te molesta que abra (subj.) la ventana?

Os importa/molesta que abra la ventana?

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28
Q

Do you mind if I sit? (En un autobús por ejemplo)

A

Le importa que me siente?

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29
Q

Do you mind/care if i make a phonecall?

A

Te/le importa/molesta que haga una llamada?

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30
Q

Excuse me/ forgive me but I don’t have much time, i double parked

A

Disculpa/ perdona que no me quede mucho rato, es que he aparcado el coche en doble fila

Me quede (subj) porque ‘pedir disculpas a alguien por algo’

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31
Q

What would you do in the following situations?

A

Qué dirías en las siguientes situaciones?

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32
Q

Listen, if i don’t see you tomorrow, (hope) everything goes great

A

Oye, si no te veo mañana, que todo salga estupendamente, eh?

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33
Q

Do you mind if i ask you a question?

A

Te importa que te haga una pregunta?

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34
Q

Choose (tú) those (los) that you think are the best fit/most adequate

A

Escoge los que creas más adecuados

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35
Q

Where(ever) you want

A

Donde tú quieras

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36
Q

It’s that i can’t stand it (lo) any more! I can’t stand that you smoke so much!

A

Es que no los oporto más! No soporto que fumes tanto!

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37
Q

It’s your turn. (Informal)

A

Te toca a ti

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38
Q

Have a nice day

A

Que le vaya bien!

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39
Q

How funny!

A

Qué chistoso!

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40
Q

I have no idea

A

No tengo ninguna idea

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41
Q

Good idea

A

Buena idea

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42
Q

Rechazar una propuesta o una invitación: (4 ejemplos)

A

Lo siento, (no puedo) es que…

Bueno, es que….

Desgraciadamente no puedo, es que…
Eres muy amable, pero (es que)….

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43
Q

Para pedir que repitan un mensaje: (2)

A

Perdone/a, ?puedes repetir, por favor?

Perdona, cómo ha/s dicho?

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44
Q

Can you spell your name?

A

Puedes deletrear tu nombre?

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45
Q

Para expresar alivio:

A

!Menos mal que me has avisado!!

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46
Q

How scary!

A

Que susto!

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47
Q

What do you fancy doing today?

A

Que te apeteces hacer hoy?

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48
Q

Have a good time at the party! (Vos)

A

Que os lo paséis buen en la fiesta!

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49
Q

I hope your friends arrive soon. I am tired of waiting.

A

Espero que lleguen pronto tus amigos. Estoy cansada de esperar.

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50
Q

Qué hora es?
Probablemente son las seis.

*use the future to express probability

A

Qué hora es?

Serán las seis.
Deben de ser las seis.
Deber de + infinitive

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51
Q

Quién llamará?

A

Who will call?

  • also: i wonder who’s calling?
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52
Q

It’s probably big.

It’s probably green.

> usa futuro para expresar probabilidad

A

Será grande

Será verde

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53
Q

I wonder if it’s beautiful?

>

A

Será hermoso?

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54
Q

I wonder if it’s alive.

>

A

Estará vivo?

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55
Q

It probably has batteries.

A

Tendrá pilas

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56
Q

Juan says he’ll go.

Juan said he’d go.

A

Juan dice que irá.

Juan dijo que iría.

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57
Q

It was probably one o’clock.

  • use conditional to express probability in the PAST
A

Sería la una

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58
Q

The car probably cost a fortune

A

El coche costaría un dineral

-conditional para expresar probabilidad en el pasado

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59
Q

I want to stay.

We want to stay

A

Me quiero quedar

Nos queremos quedar

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60
Q

I wash the car

I wash up

A

Yo lavo el coche

Yo me lavo

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61
Q

Something probably happened (3)

A
  1. Habrá pasado algo (fut perf)
  2. Probablemente pasó algo
  3. Probablemente ha pasado algo
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62
Q

What a bastard/bitch!

A

Qué cabrón!

Qué cabróna!

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63
Q

You are awesome!

You are unbelievable!

A

Eres la hostia!

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64
Q

Serás cabrón/a!

A

You are a bastard/bitch!

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65
Q

Coño!

A

Bloody hell!

Dammit!

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66
Q

Gilipollas! capullo!

A

Dickhead! Jerk! Asshole!

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67
Q

Manda huevos!

A

Fucking hell!

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68
Q

La madre que me parió!

A

For goodness sake!

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69
Q

De puta madre!

A

Fucking brilliant!

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70
Q

Qué putada!

A

How annoying! What a pain in The ass!

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71
Q

Eres el puto amo!

A

You’re The best!

Ser el puto amo

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72
Q

Me cago … En la mar/ la leche/ la hostia/ tu puta madre/ dios/ todo!!

A

Shit!!!! What bad luck!

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73
Q

Vete a la mierda!

A

Go to hell!

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74
Q

Tonto del culo!

A

Stupid idiot!

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75
Q

Que te den por culo!

A

Go get fucked!

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76
Q

A tomar por culo!!

A

Whatever! I don’t give a shit!

77
Q

Que te jodan! Jódete!

A

Fuck off!! Fuck you!! Go fuck yourself!

78
Q

No me jodas!

A

You’re kidding, right?///

Don’t fuck with me!

79
Q

Hostia!

A

Fuck/ shit!

80
Q

Great to see you!

A

Qué alegría verte!

81
Q

Have a good one

A

Que te vaya bien

82
Q

I know as much as you do

I haven’t got a clue

A

Sé lo mismo que tú

No tengo ni idea

83
Q

Who knows?

How The fuck would i know?

A

Quien sabe?

Y yo, qué coño sé?

84
Q

Ask someone who gives a shit!

I don’t give a shit!

A

Pregúntale a alguien que le importe!

Me importa una mierda!

85
Q

It’s nothing to do with me

A

No es asunto mío

86
Q

Wow!!

No way!!!

A

Hala!!!

No me digas!!

87
Q

I can’t belive it!

It can’t be!

A

No me lo puedo creer!

No puede ser!

88
Q

Really??

A

De veras?

De verdad?

89
Q

You must be joking!

A

Estás de broma!

90
Q

Thats fucked up!

Thats unbelievable!

Not even you believe that!

A

Qué mierda!

Eso no lo puedo creer!

Eso no te lo crees ni tú!

91
Q

Let’s not get carried away!

A

No es para tanto!

92
Q

This will all blow over!

A

Pronto será agua pasada!

93
Q

It’s not what it looks like!

A

No es lo que parece!

94
Q

This doesn’t make any sense!

A

Eso no tiene sentido!

95
Q

Get over it!

Put up with it!

A

Olvídalo!

Aguántatelo!

96
Q

I didn’t mean to do it!

A

Fue sin querer!

97
Q

Oh, don’t make such a scene!

A

Ay, no armes un escándalo!

98
Q

Tomorrow we will laugh about this

A

Mañana nos reiremos de esto

99
Q

Don’t go over The top!

A

No te pases!

100
Q

I really think that you are overreacting a little

A

Creo que estás exagerando un poco

101
Q

You are talking rubbish!

A

Estás diciendo chorradas!

Estás diciendo tonterías!

102
Q

Estar macizo/a

A

To be good looking

103
Q

Ser unas risas

“Carlos es unas risas”

A

To be funny

  • que risa! (How funny)
104
Q

Entertaining/ life of The party

A

Ser el alma de la fiesta

105
Q

Ser la leche

A

To be amazing

106
Q

Popular with girls/ womaniser

A

Mujeriego /pichabrava

107
Q

In shape

Great body

Muscular

A

En forma

Cuerpazo

Cachas/fornido

108
Q

Smart aleck, clever

A

Listillo, a

109
Q

To be knowledgable

A

Ser un/una lumbreras

Lumbrera- genius

110
Q

Ser empollón , ona

A

To be hard working , swotty

111
Q

Don’t ( take) risk

Take risk (tú)

A

No te arriesgues

Arriésgate

112
Q

Advise me (usted y tú)

A

Aconséjeme

Aconséjame (tú)

113
Q

Whose belt is this?

Whose earrings are these?

A

De quien es el cinturón?

De quien son estos pendientes?

114
Q

Let’s sit down (imperativo)

A

Sentémonos

115
Q

Voy conociendo Madrid

A

I’m getting to know Madrid little by little.

116
Q

Fernando el fanfarrón

A

Fernando The braggart

To brag- jactarse

117
Q

Rather / but rather/ but instead

A

Sino

No me interesa ése, sino éste.
No pedí pastel, sino pastel

118
Q

I have had a very busy day and i want to rest for a bit

A

He tenido un día muy ajetreado y quiero descansar un rato

119
Q

The straw that broke The camels back

A

La gota que colma el vaso

120
Q

Don’t give up! (Tú)

A

No te rindas!

121
Q

A lo mejor

A

Maybe

122
Q

These earrings aren’t bad.

Not bad at all.

A

Los pendientes no están nada mal.

No está nada mal.

123
Q

Pay Attention to me (tu)

A

Hazme caso

124
Q

Pay attention (tu)

You don’t pay Attention to me

A

Haz caso

No me haces caso

125
Q

I had a good time last night

A

Lo pasé bien anoche

126
Q

Did you have a good time?

A

Lo pasaste bien?

127
Q

We had a really good time at The movies

A

Lo pasamos súper bien en el cine

128
Q

Have a good time

A

Que lo pases bien

129
Q

I wonder what they will have taken this time

A

Me pregunto que se habrán llevado esta vez

130
Q

Todo lo demás sobra

A

Everything else is excess/ superfluous

131
Q

Pues después de este reportaje lo que me queda claro es que las turistas lo que les gusta de nuestra país es la comida, el sol y la playa.

A

Lo que me queda claro es…

What become clear to me
What is clear to me is

132
Q

It looks very cute (vestido)

A

Se ve muy mono

133
Q

How does it fit/look? (Tú)

A

Como te queda?

134
Q

Embrujo

A
  1. Spell, curse

2. Magic, charm (ciudad)

135
Q

I have realized that I have made a mistake before

A

Me he dado cuenta de que me he equivocado antes

136
Q

It gives me hope

It enrages me

A

Me da ilusión

Me da rabia

137
Q

It gives me joy

It makes me sad

A

Me da alegría

Me pone triste

138
Q

A good friend will never leave you (in a bad place/on The stake)

A

A buen amigo nunca te dejará en la estacada.

Estacada- place for a duel
Estacar- to tie to a post

139
Q

If you need help i will lend you a hand

A

Si necesitas ayuda te echaré una mano

140
Q

That boy is unbearable; he never stops being a pain/ nuisance

A

Ese niño es insoportable: no deja de dar la lata

Dar la lata- to be a pain, nuisance

141
Q

Que te mueres

Ej: hace calor que te mueres

A

Intensifica en sentido negativa y positiva

142
Q

A top

Ej: el autobús va a tope

A

Hasta el límite de las fuerzas o posibilidades

143
Q

I usually go out for tapas with friends

A

Suelo salir de tapas con los amigos

Suelo- frecuentemente

144
Q

How long have you been studying spanish?
A: since 4 years ago
- since when have you studied spanish?

A

Desde cuándo estudias español?

Desde los cuatro años

145
Q

Where have you put The bag?

A

Donde has puesto el bolso?

  • bolsa for plástico or paper bags
  • bolso for purse
146
Q

Substitute The underlined parts for a personal pronoun

A

Sustituye las partes subrayadas por un pronombre personal

  • el parte - report
  • la parte- porción, cantidad, lugar
147
Q

Do The same (tú) in the following sentences

A

Has lo mismo en las oraciones siguientes

148
Q

I’m sorry but a something has just come up and I will not be able to go with you all to The party…

A

Lo siento, pero me ha surgido algo y no podré ir con vosotros a la fiesta

149
Q

They are words that have The same sound but a different meaning

A

Son palabras que tienen el mismo sonido pero distinto significado

150
Q

I’m really sorry that you all don’t believe me

A

Siento mucho que no me creáis

151
Q

How does one conjugate The preterite imperfect?

A

Como se conjuga el pretérito imperfecto?

152
Q

There has been a traffic jam

A

Ha habido un ataco

153
Q

My girlfriend has a very bad temper

A

Mi novia tiene muy mal genio

154
Q

Delete/cross out The form of The verb that you consider incorrect

A

Tacha la forma del verbo que consideres incorrecta

La tacha- flaw, fault

155
Q

Perdona/siento/lamento que…
I interruptor you
I call you
I am not going to you party

A

Subjuntivo! Perdona que…
Te llame

Te interrumpa

No vayas a tu fiesta

156
Q

Backwards

A

Al revés

157
Q

(I hope) That you you all wil have a good time !

A

!que os lo pasarais muy bien

158
Q

Do you mind if i smoke?

A

Te importa que fume?

159
Q

Do you mind if i sit?

A

Le importe que me siente?

Te importa que me siente?

160
Q

A year later

A

Al cabo de un año

161
Q

The next day

A

Al día siguiente

162
Q

A week from now, a week from today

A

De hoy en ocho días

163
Q

The day before yesterday

A

Anteayer

164
Q

Every other day (2)

A

Pasando un día

Un día de por medio

165
Q

The day after tomorrow

A

Pasado mañana

166
Q

Next week / month/ year

A

La semana/ El mes/ año que viene

167
Q

Next time

Last time

A

La próxima vez

La vez pasada

168
Q

After ten minutes she left

A

A los diez minutos se fue

169
Q

We saw each other last tuesday

We will see each other next tuesday

A

Nos vimos el martes pasado

Nos veremos el próximo pasado

170
Q

You (tú) know what I mean?

A

Sabes a lo que refiero?

171
Q

In the long run

A

A largo plazo

172
Q

Fishbowl, aquarium

A

Pecera

173
Q

Anyway, in any case, it’s all the same

A

De todos modos

174
Q

Look, I’m trying to explain it to you

A

Mira, estoy intentando explicártelo

175
Q

It is not necessary to say anything
… To return (tú)

Nothing else it necessary

A

No hace falta decir nada

No hace falta que vuelvas

No hace falta nada más

176
Q

From then on

A

A partir de ahí

177
Q

Hurry up! (Tu)

A

Date prisa!

178
Q

Don’t be like that, don’t become like that (tu)

A

No te pongas así

179
Q

Put on alot if sunscreen so you will not burn (tu)

A

Échate mucha crema protectora , así no te quemarás

180
Q

Life always gives you surprises

A

La vida siempre te da sorpresas

181
Q

Coffee wakes me up (coffee takes away my sleepyness)

A

El café me quita el sueño.

Quitarse el sueño

182
Q

It’s a simple problem to solve

A

Es un problema sencillo de resolver

183
Q

This story is about..

This story is difficult to believe

A

Esta historia trata sobre…

Esta historia es difícil de creer

184
Q

Don’t be cynical, everything has a logical explanation

A

No seas malpensado , todo tiene un explicación lógica .

185
Q

Marc, i introduce you to (meet) Bernardo, an old friend.

Nice to meet you Bernardo. I have heard alot about you.

A

Marc, te presento a Bernardo, un viejo amigo.

Encantado Bernardo, he oído hablar de mucho de ti

186
Q

She will go far (en vida)

A

Llegará lejos.

187
Q

Is it that you don’t have any brains/Common sense?

This boy doesn’t have any brains, he’d stupid

A

Es que no tienes seso?

Este chico no tiene seso, es tonto

188
Q

I hope you all have a fantástico vacation

A

Espero que paséis unas vacaciones estupendas

189
Q

No one can do it all

A

Nadie puede hacer todo

190
Q

Nobody can reproach (find fault, upbraid) you for simply being a human.

A

Nadie puede hacerte reproches por ser sencillamente humano

191
Q

Leave it already! It’s making me nauseous watching you eat like that!

A

Dejalo ya! Es que me revuelven las tripas viéndote comer así!

Tripas- guts (coloquial)
Tripa- intestino (específico)