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1
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To challenge/ to bring into question

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Poner en tela de juicio

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To not beat around the bush

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No andarse por rodeos

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Descornar la flor

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To let the cat out of the bag

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4
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Días y olías

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What will be will be

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5
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When pigs might fly

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Cuando las gallinas meer

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To turn your back (on someone)

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Dar la espalda

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7
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To pull someone’s leg

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Tomar el pelo

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To be a piece of cake

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Ser pan comido

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9
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To tell it how it is

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No tener pelos en la lengua

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10
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To be stunned

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Quedarse de piedra

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11
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Good for nothing

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No servir para nada

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12
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Now I get it!

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¡Ya caigo!

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13
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Once and for all

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De una vez

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14
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Instead of

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En vez de

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15
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Maybe

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Tal vez

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16
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What’s done is done

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A lo hecho, pecho

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17
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One should not bite off more than they can chew

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Quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta

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18
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To find it convenient

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Tener a bien

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19
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To be sophisticated

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Tener mundo

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20
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To be lucky

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Tener buena estrella

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21
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To keep one’s word

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Tener palabra

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22
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To intend to

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Tener pensado

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23
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To be to blame

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Tener la culpa

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24
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To be very persuasive

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Tener un pico de otro

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25
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To bare in mind

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Tener presente

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26
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To take into account

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Tener en cuenta

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27
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To be right

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Tener razón

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To be successful

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Tener éxito

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29
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To feel like (doing something)

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Tener ganas de

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30
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It’s clear

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Está despejado

31
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To be broke

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Estar a dos velas

32
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To be about to

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Estar a punto de

33
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To be in agreement with

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Estar conforme con

34
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To be about to happen

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Estar al caer

35
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That is unnecessary

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Eso está de mas

36
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To be besides oneself emotionally

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Estar fuera de sí

37
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To be worn out

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Estar hecho polvo

38
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To be in excess

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Estar de sobra

39
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To be in good shape

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Estar en condiciones

40
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To face, to look upon

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Dar hacia

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To please

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Dar gusto

42
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To disgust

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Dar asco

43
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To cause a lot of trouble

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Dar guerra

44
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To take responsibility, to face

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Dar la cara

45
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To lend a hand

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Dar una mano

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To make no difference

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Dar lo mismo

47
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To stand out

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Dar la nota

48
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Long time ago

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Hace mucho tiempo

49
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A while ago

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Hace poco

50
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To be in need of

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Hacer falta

51
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To realise

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Darse cuenta de

52
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To take as a joke

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Tomar a broma

53
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To take to heart

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Tomar a pecho

54
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To side with

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Tomar partido

55
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To get the wrong end of the stick

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Tomar el rábano por las hojas

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To take seriously

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Tomar en serio

57
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To clear things up/ to explain

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Poner las cosas en claro

58
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To question

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Poner en duda

59
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Poner en marcha

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To get going, to start

60
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From bad to worse

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De mal en peor

61
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From now on

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De ahora en adelante

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In accordance with

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De acuerdo de

63
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So that

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De manera que

64
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In fashion

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De moda

65
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De modo

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So that

66
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En buena gala

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Willingly

67
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By no means

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De ningún modo

68
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From beginning to end

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De cabo a rabo

69
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De otro modo

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Otherwise

70
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In fact

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De hecho

71
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Suddenly

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De golpe

72
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Very much

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De lo lindo

73
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Too many

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De sobra

74
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De veras

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Really, truly

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