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1
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No one who gets in a confrontation with the president, will emerge unscathed.

A

Nadie que entre en una confrontación con el presidente saldrá bien librado.

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Normally I enjoy the challenges of my job, but this year I haven’t been up to it.

A

Normalmente disfruto los retos de mi trabajo, pero este año no he estado a la altura.

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The gap between owners and workers and has grown too wide.

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La brecha entre propietarios y obreros se ha ensanchado demasiado.

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Her dry skin gets worse every year.

A

La resequedad de su piel se empeora año tras año.

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5
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The glare was so bad that we had to use sunglasses.

A

El deslumbramiento era tal, que tuvimos que usar lentes fotogray.

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Every time we have an argument, I get the worst of it.

A

Cada vez que discutimos, yo salgo mal librado.

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7
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En México una valla publicitaria se llama

A

un espectacular.

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The victim they attacked the worst was a man in his forties.

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La victima a quien más agredieron era un hombre cuarentón.

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In our street we have both speed bumps and potholes.

A

En nuestra calle tenemos tanto topes como baches.

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10
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If you need a consultation, you should make an appointment.

A

Si necesitas una consulta debes pedir una cita.

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We can’t protect you from the elements, but you are welcome to enjoy the shade of the oak trees.

A

No podemos protegerlos del intemperie, pero son bienvenidos a disfrutar la sombra de los robles.

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Snails, turtles, eggs and walnuts have shells.

A

El caracol tiene concha, el tortuga tiene caparazón, y el huevo y la nuez tienen cáscara.

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They blame her for the poor infrastructure.

A

Le achacan a ella la mala infraestructura.

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Sergio is a smooth talker, a convincing salesman.

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Sergio tiene muy buena labia.

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The sidewalk is slippery.

A

La banqueta está resbaloso o resbaladizo.

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They took out my tonsils because I had bad breath.

A

Me operaron de las amígdalas porque tenía mal aliento.

17
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If they keep charging those high prices, we will have to report them.

A

Si siguen cobrando esos precios elevados, tendremos que reportarlos.

18
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My phone is unlocked and has data, but it needs charging.

A

Mi teléfono está desbloqueado, y tiene datos móviles, pero se ha descargado.

19
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After his sweeping victory, he took some sick leave.

A

Después de su victoria arrasadora él tomo un permiso de incapacidad.

20
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To start off the planning, we had a brainstorming session.

A

Para empezar la planificación, dimos una lluvia de ideas.

21
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For some reason my feelings were hurt when he did not attend the fundraising dinner I had organized.

A

Por algun motivo me sentí dolida cuando el no asistió a la comida con causa que yo había organizado.

22
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She is been better about taking the bottle.

A

Ella no se resiste tanto en aceptar el biberón.

23
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I put our socks and underpants in the closet.

A

Puse nuestros calcetines y calzones en el ropero.