Frases 1 Flashcards

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1
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Me dormí nada más terminar la película

A

I feel asleep as soon as the movie ended.

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Este móvil no sirve para nada.

A

This phone is useless / is no good.

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3
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Unirse una red de apoyo es un buen punto de partido.

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Joining a support network is a good place to start.

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4
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Voy a buscar a mi hija, que nos puede ayudar.

A

I’m going to get my daughter, who can help us.

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5
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Estoy entre dos aguas y no puedo hacer una decisión.

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I’m sitting on the fence and can’t make a decision.

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Es vale la pena de destacar unos de sus éxitos.

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It’s worth highlighting some of your successes.

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7
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Esa compañía suministra las medicinas a las farmacias del barrio.

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That company provides/supplies medicine to pharmacies in the neighborhood.

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Oye. Antes de nada, lo único que quiero es bañarme.

A

Listen. First of all, the only think that I want is to take a bath.

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9
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Si tienes un sueño, no lo aplaces.

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If you have a dream, don’t postpone / put it off.

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10
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La presa fue incapaz de contener las aguas.

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The damn wasn’t able to hold back the water.

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11
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Contener las lágrimas; contener el aliento.

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To hold back one’s tears, hold one’s breath.

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12
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El soldado tiene el deber de servir a la patria.

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Soldiers have a duty to serve their country.

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13
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El terremoto fue el primero en una seria de graves acontecimientos.

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The earthquake was the first in a series of terrible events.

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14
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La inmigración le permite a España seguir adelante.

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Immigration allows Spain to keep moving forward.

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15
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Por lo general, me ducho en la noche.

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I usually bathe at night.

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16
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La lluvia viene y va.

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The rain comes and goes.

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17
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Todos ellos van en busca de la oportunidad impulsados por un mismo ideal.

A

They all go searching for opportunity, driven forward by the same ideal.

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18
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Aceptamos cualquier cosa para evitar llamar la atención al camarero.

A

We accept anything in order to avoid calling the waiter’s attention.

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19
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Siempre es mejor quejarse educadamente.

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It’s always better to complain politely.

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20
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Opino que no tienes razón.

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I think that you are wrong.

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21
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La crisis económica destruyó muchos de los trabajos no cualificados.

A

The economic crisis destroyed many of the unskilled jobs.

22
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No puede sacar agua de las piedras.

A

You can’t squeeze water from a stone.

23
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España se beneficia mucho de los inmigrantes que vienen.

A

Spain benefits a lot from the immigrants that come.

24
Q

No puedo soportar esa teoría de conspiración. Es bien inverosímil.

A

I can’t tolerate that conspiracy theory. it’s really unbelievable.

25
Q

El dentista me dijo que va a arrancar dos muelas.

A

The dentist told me that he’s going to pull two teeth.

26
Q

El corte supremo declaró desierto el fallo anterior.

A

The Supreme Court declared the earlier decision as null and void.

27
Q

Me quedé en blanco.

A

My mind went blank.

28
Q

No me acuerdo de nada.

A

I don’t remember anything.

29
Q

La pérdida de olfato es un síntoma inequívoco de pólipos nasales.

A

The loss of smell is an unambiguous symptom of nasa polyps.

30
Q

Cobramos $2,000 por mes.

A

We earn $2,000 per month.

31
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El banco le cobraba intereses.

A

The bank was charging him interest.

32
Q

El escándalo dañó su reputación.

A

The scandal damaged his reputation.

33
Q

Voy a recurrir esta multa porque no es justa!

A

I’m going to appeal this fine because it isn’t fair!

34
Q

No me lances el fallo a mí – es tuyo!

A

Don’t toss the decision to me – it’s yours!

35
Q

No todos puede volverse grandes artistas pero un gran artista puede estar en cualquier lado.

A

No everybody can become a great artist but a great artist can come from anywhere.

36
Q

El Papa dijo de la justicia a propósito de la fe.

A

The pope spoke of justice in relation to faith.

37
Q

El muchacho aferró el gato por la cola.

A

The boy grabbed the cat by its tail.

38
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María se aferró a la idea de estudiar en México.

A

María held on to the idea of studying in México.

39
Q

Con estas gafas, todo adquiere otra dimensión.

A

With these glasses, everything takes on another dimension.

40
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El estudiantado se aumentó casi veinte por ciento.

A

The student body grew by nearly twenty percent.

41
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El Vaticano era empeñado en desalojar las curas rebeldes.

A

The Vatican was determined to throw out the rebellious priests.

42
Q

la ACLU abrió una causa contra el estado.

A

The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the State.

43
Q

Ten cuidado, que no destroces tu propio nombre.

A

Be careful, that you don’t ruin you own name/reputation.

44
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el banquillo

A

El juez Garzón le puso al dictador extranjero en un banquillo español.

45
Q

¿de dónde viene la fama de la familia Kardashian?

A

Where does the Kardashian family’s fame come from?

46
Q

La casa hubiera estallado por la fuga de gas.

A

The house would have exploded from the gas leak.

47
Q

Me sacudí el polvo después de conducir por la calle de tierra.

A

I shook off the dust after driving along the dirt road.

48
Q

Siéntate en el banquito de piedra, no el de metal.

A

Sit down on the stone bench, not the metal one.

49
Q

Vio el rubro del libro pero no entendía lo que quería decir.

A

She saw the book title but didn’t understand what it meant.

50
Q

Una planilla es otra palabra para un formulario, se dice más en América Latina que en España.

A

Una planilla is another word for un formulario, which is said more often in Latin Americans than in Spain.