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1
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three verbs
to tie (to attach, also to hook up)
to tie (to fasten, can be used for tying shoe laces)
to tie (to fasten, shoes, people)
A

ligar
atar
amarrar

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2
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I learned to tie my shoes when I was six years old.

Not amarrar

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Aprendí a atarme los zapatos cuando tenía seis años de edad.

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3
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The soldiers had tied the prisoners together.

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Los soldados habían amarrado a los prisioneros unos a otros.

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each other, one another

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unos a otros

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5
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When something goes wrong, our bosses blame each other.

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Cuando algo sale mal, nuestros jefes se echan la culpa unos a otros.

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The four brothers get on well, and they’ve always supported one another.

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Los cuatro hermanos se llevan bien, y siempre se han apoyado unos a otros.

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7
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to blame, to hold responsible

A

echar la culpa a

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You can’t blame others for your own mistakes.

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No puedes echarle la culpa a los demás de tus propios errores.

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shoelaces

A
noun
el cordón
el cordón de zapato 
los cordones de (los) zapatos
la agujeta (Mexico)
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10
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If you don’t tie your shoelaces, you’re going to trip.

not the mexican word

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Si no te amarras los cordones de los zapatos, te vas a tropezar.

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untied (not fastened)

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desatado (from atar)

desamarrado (Latin America) (from amarrar)

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Ma’am, your shoelaces are untied. - Oh! Thank you!

mexican word for shoelaces

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Señora, tiene las agujetas desamarradas. - ¡Ay! ¡Gracias!

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13
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to hook up (english definition)

both noun and verb

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noun - a meeting for sex

verb - to begin a relationship with someone, especially sexual and casually.

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14
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to hook up (spanish verb)
to pull (UK)
to make out=kiss
e.g. I haven`t hooked up in years

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ligar = coloquial, tener una relacion pasajera

Hace anos que no ligo

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15
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to hook up with someone (expression)
to pull (UK), to pick up (US), to score (US)
I picked up a russian sailar last night.

A

ligarse a alguien

Me ligue a un marinero ruso anoche

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colloquial (english definition)

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(of words and expressions) informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing

17
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colloquial (informal)

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adj coloquial

18
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for using too much colloquial language in his essays

A

por usar demasiado lenguaje coloquial en sus ensayos

19
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brake (mechanism)

A

el freno

20
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Somebody cut his brakes, so he was unable to stop and crashed at the intersection (aka junction, crossing).

A

Alguien le cortó los frenos, así que no pudo parar y se estrelló en el cruce.

21
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to brake (an automobile)

A

frenar

22
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several, some (small amount of people)

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pronoun - varios/-as

23
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Have any of your friends got married yet? - Yes, several.

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¿Tienes algún amigo que se haya casado ya? - Sí, varios.

24
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Some of us went to see him in the hospital.

use something different from algunos de nosotros

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Varios de nosotros fuimos a visitarlo en el hospital.

25
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nice to meet you

A

Mucho gusto

26
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Pleased to meet you

A

Encantado de conocerte

27
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It’s a pleasure

A

Es un placer

28
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I have heard a lot about you

A

He escuchado mucho sobre ti