Expressions 2 Flashcards

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1
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I want to but they won’t let me.

A

Quiero pero no me dejan.

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2
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it goes in one ear and out the other

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entra por un oído y sale por otro

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3
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It is known…, We all know…

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Ya se sabe que…

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4
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it is said/ they say

A

se dice

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5
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It still needs to be done.

A

Está todavía por hacer.

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6
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It’s about to rain.

A

Está por llover.

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7
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it’s better not to do it

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más vale no hacerlo

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8
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It’s a pity

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es una pena/ lástima

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9
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He looks like his mother

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se parece a su madre

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10
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rather/ enough

A

bastante

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11
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I’ve been told that

A

se me ha dicho que

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12
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I’ve just arrived

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Acabo de llegar.

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13
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just for a change

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para variar

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14
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know-how, savoir-faire

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el saber hacer

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15
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Let him speak

A

Que hable él

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16
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living creature, organism

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el ser vivo

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17
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there’s rather a lot

A

hay bastante

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18
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I was rather disappointed

A

quéde bastante decepcionado

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19
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No sooner said than done.

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Dicho y hecho.

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20
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Nobody knows/ it’s not known

A

No se sabe

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21
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nowhere

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por ningún lado

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22
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of course

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por supuesto

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23
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Off to bed, everyone!

A

¡Todos a dormir!

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24
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we were rather tired

A

estábamos bastante cansados

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25
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on all sides

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por todos lados

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26
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on one hand, on the other hand

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por un lado, por otro

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27
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on one’s own

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por su cuenta

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28
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or rather

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o mejor dicho/ es decir

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29
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on the other hand

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Por otra parte

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30
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on the phone, by phone

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por teléfono

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31
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once and for all

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una vez por todas

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32
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It’s a rather difficul task

A

Es una tarea bastante dificil

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33
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In other words

A

En otras palabras

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34
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have in one’s power

A

tener en su poder

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35
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Powerful figure

A

figura de poder

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36
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pangs of love

A

las penas del querer

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37
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Pay attention!

A

Presta atención!

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38
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percent

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por ciento

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39
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point by point

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punto por punto

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40
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public-opinion poll

A

encuesta de opinión pública

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41
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Don’t be like that!

A

No te pongas así!

42
Q

right now, currently

A

en la actualidad

43
Q

S/he loves me, s/he loves me not

A

Me quiere, no me quiere

44
Q

To get ill

A

Ponerse enfermo

45
Q

S/he wouldn’t listen to reason

A

No quiso escuchar razones

46
Q

I don’t know what to wear

A

Ne sé qué ponerme

47
Q

Put your slippers on!

A

Ponte las zapatillas!

48
Q

It’s going to start raining

A

Se va a poner a llover

49
Q

To start doing something

A

Ponerse a hacer algo

50
Q

I’m going to start ono my homework now

A

Ahora me pongo con los deberes

51
Q

separately

A

por separado

52
Q

seriously

A

en serio

53
Q

It seems to me that…

A

Se me pone que…

54
Q

Where shall I put my things?

A

Dónde pongo mis cosas?

55
Q

Add more salt to it

A

ponle más sal

56
Q

sleeping bag

A

un saco de dormir

57
Q

My sister-in-law named her baby Ana

A

Mi cuñada le puso Ana a su bebé

58
Q

so that, in order that

A

para que

59
Q

The sun sets in the west

A

El sol se pone por el oeste

60
Q

so to speak

A

por decirlo así/ como aquel se dice

61
Q

After your bath, put on clean clothes

A

Después de bañarte ponte ropa limpia

62
Q

It’s my turn to set the table

A

Es mi turno de poner la mesa

63
Q

Sold out.

A

Agotato

64
Q

To sell something wholesale

A

Vender un producto al mayor

65
Q

It sells well

A

Se vende bien

66
Q

Stop it! Cut it out!

A

¡Déjate de eso! / ¡Deja eso!

67
Q

Stop joking around!

A

¡Déjate de bromas!

68
Q

Such is life.

A

Así es la vida.

69
Q

Take it or leave it

A

Es a tomar o a dejar.

70
Q

Take that!

A

¡Tómate ésa!

71
Q

Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who you are.

A

Dime con quien andas y te diré quien eres.

72
Q

To find a way (manner)

A

Encontrar la manera

73
Q

That is / must be the reason.

A

En eso está

74
Q

That is so, that’s the way it is

A

Así es

75
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that is to say, I mean

A

es decir

76
Q

Any old way

A

de cualquier manera

77
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That’s how the matter/affair stands.

A

La cosa así queda.

78
Q

That’s it! That’s enough!

A

¡Basta!

79
Q

Along the way

A

A lo largo del camino

80
Q

That’s not allowed! They/You can’t do that!

A

¡Eso no es permitido!

81
Q

in answer to your question

A

en repuesta a tu pregunta

82
Q

that’s out of the question

A

Eso es fuera de discusión

83
Q

that’s saying a lot

A

ya es decir/ es mucho decir

84
Q

That’s the way it was, that’s what it was like

A

Así era

85
Q

That’s very far away.

A

Eso queda muy lejos.

86
Q

That’s what I call daylight robbery

A

Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo

87
Q

That’s what I’m saying.

A

Eso digo.

88
Q

She’s going to have a baby

A

Ella va a tener un niño

89
Q

Rest assured that…

A

Ten por seguro que…

90
Q

That’s got nothing to do with it

A

Eso no tiene nada que ver

91
Q

The causes are unknown

A

No se saben las causas

92
Q

Here you are!

A

Aqui tienes!

93
Q

The facts speak for themselves

A

Los datos hablan por sí solos

94
Q

the most wanted ___

A

el ___ más buscado

95
Q

The problem lies in the fact that…

A

El problema está en que…

96
Q

To have class/ style

A

Tener clase

97
Q

To have a good ear

A

Tener buen oído

98
Q

To have good taste

A

Tener buen gusto

99
Q

To have talent/ creativity

A

Tener arte

100
Q

therefore, that’s why

A

por eso