Expresiones Útiles Flashcards

1
Q

cortar de raíz

A

to nip in the bud

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2
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al primer golpe de vista

A

at first glance

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3
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coger a alguien con las manos en la masa

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to catch red handed

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4
Q

costar un ojo de la cara/un dineral

A

to cost a fortune

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5
Q

de una vez y para siempre

A

once and for all

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6
Q

del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho

A

easier said than done

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7
Q

el que la hace la paga

A

what goes around comes around

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8
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estar en un apuro

A

to be in a difficult situation

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9
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hallarse en el pellojo de otro

A

to step into someone else’s shoes

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10
Q

no nos engañemos

A

let’s not delude ourselves

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11
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ir al grano

A

to get to the point

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12
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la gota que derrama el vaso

A

the straw that broke the camels back

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13
Q

es el colmo

A

it’s the final straw

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14
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matar a dos pájaros de un tiro

A

to kill two birds with one stone

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15
Q

el hazmereir

A

the laughingstock

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16
Q

ver es creer

A

seeing is believing

17
Q

vivir al día

A

to live hand to mouth

18
Q

vivir de la cuenta

A

to sponge

19
Q

volares

A

values

20
Q

apenas

A

barely/hardly

21
Q

del mismo modo

A

similarly

22
Q

según se oye/se lee

A

according to what you hear/read

23
Q

a pesar de

A

despite

24
Q

por lo tanto

A

consequentially

25
Q

no obstante

A

however

26
Q

en conjunto

A

all together/overall

27
Q

se debe señalar/subrayar/resaltar

A

one must point out

28
Q

sería más correcto decir que

A

it would be more accurate to say that

29
Q

basta decir que

A

suffice to say that

30
Q

entonces

A

besides

31
Q

podemos interpretarlo de

A

we can interpret this as

32
Q

resumir el tema

A

to summarise the issue

33
Q

el asunto

A

the matter

34
Q

vale agregar que

A

it’s worth adding that

35
Q

sin demora

A

without delay

36
Q

uno pudiera razonablemente llegar a la conclusion de que

A

one could reasonably conclude that

37
Q

ahogarse en un vaso de agua

A

to make a mountain out of a molehill