Frases Útiles 2 Flashcards
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Inasmuch as, being as
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Puesto que
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Immediately.
Interjection: wait a moment!
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En seguida.
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Tonto(a) de remate
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Stupid to an extreme degree
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Hasta el rabo, todo es toro
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Until it’s the tail, it’s all bull
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Tomar el pelo
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to take hold of the hair
*means to pull someone’s leg
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Mas cara que espalda
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More face than back
*means to have a little cheek, or be too big for your britches
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Corto de luces
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Short of lights
*means not the brightest bulb
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Mas feo que Falla
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Uglier than spanish composer Manuel de Falla (was a face on peseta)
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Cachondo(a)
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- means someone is jovial, or perpetually in a good mood (*spain only)
- Use with Ser only, with Estar it means horny!
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Coger
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When you hand someone something, you’ll say to them, coge, which just means “here, take it.”
You use coger, for example, to say Esta mañana cogi el autobús (“This morning I caught the bus”).
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Porquería
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- means “something pertaining to pigs”
- used for anything similar to a smelly pile of garbage
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es que
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it’s just that
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Por esta razón
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for this reason
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por un lado
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on one hand
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en definitiva
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in short
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en resumen
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in conclusion
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asimismo
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also/ likewise
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o sea
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in other words
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¿Qué te parece?
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What do you think?
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(A mí) me parece que…
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I think that…
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comparado con
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compared with
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en primer lugar
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in the first place
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“Bueno, no es lo que queria decir”
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Well, that’s not what I meant to say
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“Bueno, tengo que ir
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Well, I have to go.
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Haz de cuenta que...
Imagine that...
| Pretend that...
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¿qué harías?”
What would you do?
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La verdad es que...
the truth is that...
Actually...
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“Luego lo hago"
I'll do it later
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Actualmente
Currently, these days, at the moment
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A Propósito / Por Cierto
“A propósito, ¿sabes dónde está María?” =
By the way
“By the way, do you know where Maria is?"
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Por lo menos
at least
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“¡Por fin! ¡Estás aqui!” =
“Finally! You’re here!”
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Es que...
"It’s that…” or “It’s such that…” or “The thing is that"...
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Lo que pasa es que...
“What’s happening is that…” or “What’s going on is…”, that’s it.
-It can be used anytime “Es que…” can, which means pretty much any time.
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Resulta que
It turns out that...
It works out that...
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Así Que
"So” when used at the beginning of a sentence
ex: such as “So, you think I’m fat?” would be “¿Así que crees que estoy gordo?”
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“¡Ni modo que vaya a hablar con ella!”
Like hell I'm going to talk to her!
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Ni modo que...
No way that... No way in hell..
“Ni modo que yo pueda ir contigo, lo siento” = “No way can I go with you, sorry.” NOT used on its own, subjunctive
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Menos Mal Que
Good thing that...
Just as well that...
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Fíjate Que
"Look”, “Look here, …”, or “Look at that…”, etc.
“Fijar” means “to fix” in the sense of to focus or fixate on something, not as in “to repair”
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Fíjate
Watch Out! Look Out!
...fijar without the “que” means “Watch out!”, “Look out!”, or “Pay attention, …”
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Con Razón
No wonder...
Little wonder that...
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En fin
“Well, anyway…” or “So, anyhow…”
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Por eso
Because...
That's why...
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Total...
So it turns out that
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“Pues, total que no me levanté a tiempo esta mañana.” =
“Well, turns out that I didn’t wake up on time this morning.”
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“Pueesss, vale, vamos a ver lo que tenemos aquí…” =
“Wellll, ok, let’s see what we’ve got here
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Ya no viene
He's not coming anymore.
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“La verdad es que ya quiero salir
Actually, I already want to leave.
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Abreme espacio / Abreme cancha
Give me some space
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Hágase un poco para allá, por favor
Move over a little, please.
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“Buen provecho” or just “Provecho”
Bon appetit
-say when someone is eating
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to blind with rage
cegado, -a por la ira
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hardly ever
casi nunca
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peanuts!
casi nada!
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get going!
!Hale!
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almost always goes
casi siempre va
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No te pongas asi
don't get like that
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No vale la pena
It's not worth it
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Me recuerda algo
It reminds me of something
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It smells very nice
Si, huele muy bien
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How much does it all cost? (or all together)
Cuanto cuesta todo junto?
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a diamond in the rough
un diamante en bruto
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a pesar de que
despite the fact that
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¡qué rollo!
What crap!
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Más vale tarde que nunca
Better late than never
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Me cayó mal la comida
The food didn't agree with me
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Ya caigo!
Now I get it!
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No caigo
I dont get it
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Calado hasta los huestos
Soaked to the skin
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No servir para nada
Good for nothing
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To recognize someone by sight
Conocer de vista
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No tengo no idea
I have no idea
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Te da igual
You don't care
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Qué soso es!
He is so dull!
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De golpe
Suddenly
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Estar de acuerdo
To agree
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Estar de mal humor
To be in a bad mood
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Estar hasta las narices
To be fed up
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ir de compras
To go shopping
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Está cerca
It's close
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Ya no aguanta más
He/she can't stand it any more
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Todo es un engaño
It is all a deception/ everything is a trick
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Decir antes una cosa y hacer ahora otra
Today one thing before and do another now
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ser enemigo (a de algo)
To hate something
- ser enemigo de la cultura
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Y la pasta voló
And the pasta flew
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Pese a tratarse
Despite being treated
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Me cobró de más
He overcharged me
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Cabeza agachada
Head bowed
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!Vista al frente!
View to the front... Look forward/up
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Al fin y al cabo
At the end of the day, after all
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Tener (mucho) rostro
To have a (lot of) nerve
Rostro = face
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To give voice to those that don't have one.
Dar voz a quienes no tienen.
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How odd/strange!
Que raro!
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This is great
Esto está genial
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Eres un pájaro raro
You are one strange cookie
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It's nothing
No es nada
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It is there on the left
Es allí a la izquierda
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I feel a great relief
Siento un gran alivio
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Estoy seguro de que te encantará.
I am sure that you will love it
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Es el genio
It is genius
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What is the Internet password?
Cual es la clave de internet?
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Dónde está el arroba?
Where is the @ sign?
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No sé que pasó
I dont know what happened
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Podría mandar a imprimir?
May i send to print?
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I hope so.
Espero que sí.
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Let it go.
Se acabó
| Basta ya- thats enough
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!Qué mandón eres!
You are really bossy!
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!Ya era hora!
It was about time!
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De pura sepa
Real, genuine; (auténtico) thoroughbred
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Me hace mucha ilusión
I am very excites
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Ser cabezón, -ona
To be bigheaded (persona)
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Cool!
Qué guay!
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Vale. Venga. Adiós.
Ok. Alright. Bye
* venga also can mean take care
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Que mandón eres!!
You are bossy!
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Whats up?
Qué hay? Qué tal?
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How long have you been here?
Cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?
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Ser la monda (lironda)
To be amazing
Lironda- pure, clean, neat
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Estar de vuelta
To be back
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Shit! damn!
Puñeta! Qué puñetas!
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Es la pera!
It's the coolest/ most amazing...
= es el colmo
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How can I help you in the house?
Cómo ayudas en casa?
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Voy a dar una vuelta por el centro
Go for a walk through the center
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Yo me voy a ir a la cama
I am going to bed
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Copón
Large cup
* un lío del copón - a hell of a mess
* nos lo pasamos del copón- we had a hell of a good time
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It's just a saying
Es un decir
- sólo es un decir que tenemos en los Estados Unidos...
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Really? / 'No', huh? / really is that so?
?No qué no?
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And what? So what?
Y qué?
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It doesnt matter
Da igual / da lo mismo
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Sure / of course/ naturally
Claro/ Claro que sí
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No way
Para nada
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Absolutely not
En absoluto
* it IS negativo w.o. a no
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Imagine that!
Imagínese!
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No or 'in your dreams'
En tus sueños
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Your crazy!/ You must be kidding!
Estás loco!
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Verdad?
Really? Is that so?
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Ni loco!
Not even if i were crazy!
Ni - nor
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Would you ever consider... (Eating taco bell)?
Alguna vez consideraría .., comer taco bell?
Ni loco!
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Seriously?
En serio?
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Enough already!
Ya basta!
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How terrible! (Response to terrible event)
!Qué barbaridad!
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Why not?
Cómo no?
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Es el colmo
That's the last straw/ that's it
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It can't be!
No puede ser!
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Don't tell me that (expression, not literal..)
No me diga, No me digas
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De acuerdo
Ok , deal
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Cut the crap (expression)
Déjese de cuentos
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Sure, yes
Seguro
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!Qué esperanzas!
Not a chance!
Lit: what hope
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No es para tanto
"Let's not get carried away here"
| "Ok that's a bit much"
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To butt in
Meter baza
No pude meter baza (en la conversación)
