Modismos Flashcards

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1
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because of

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a causa de

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about/approximately

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a eso de

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often frequently

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a menudo

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inspite of

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a pesar de

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to just

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acabar de

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right now

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ahora mismo/ahorita

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face up

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boca arriba

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heads or tails

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cara or cruz

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to go looking for trouble

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buscar tres pies al gato

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to be hard on someone

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costarle trabajo

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downhill

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cuesta abajo

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to face

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dar

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to give birth

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dar a luz

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to bump into

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dar con

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from now on

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de hoy en delante

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a week from today

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de hoy en ocho dias

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anyway, anyhow

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de todos modos

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once in a while

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de vez en cuando

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19
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to stop ___ing

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dejar de

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its been three years

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desde hace tres años

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21
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to get angry

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echar chispas

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at that time

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en aquel entonces

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on the other hand

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en cambio

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regarding

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en cuanto a

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right away

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en seguida

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once upon a time

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erase una vez

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in other words

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es decir

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to be in mourning

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estar de luto

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to be against

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estar en contra de

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to be in trouble

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estar en un apuro

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to have had it up to here

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estar hasta las narices

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to be sick and tired of

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estar harto de

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to be in favor of

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estar por

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to cut class

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fumarse de clase

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to have to (personal)

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haber de

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to have to (impersonal)

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haber que

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its been ____ years

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hace ____ años que

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____ years ago

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hace ____ años

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to pay attention

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hacer caso

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to stand in line

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hacer cola

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to make faces

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hacer munecas

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to cheat

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hacer trampas

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to play a role

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hacer un papel

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nowadays

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hoy en día

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to carry out

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llevar a cabo

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to get into trouble

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meterse en un lío

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to not matter at all

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no importarle un bledo

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however, nevertheless

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no obstante

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to not make any sense

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no tener pies ni cabeza

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to be hopeless

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no tener remedio

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to have a good time

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pasarlo bien

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to think about

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pensar en

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to agree to

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quedar en

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to do well

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salir bient

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to do poorly

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salir mal

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it’s said that

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se dice que

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however, nevertheless

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sin embargo

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to usually, to tend to

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soler

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to keep in mind

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tener en cuenta

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to really want to

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tener ganas de

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to be right

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tener razón

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to make sense

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tener sentido

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to be one’s turn

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tocarle a uno

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to take seriously

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tomar en serio

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to make a decision

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tomar un decisión

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to pull one’s leg

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tomarle el pelo

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to try to

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tratar de

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to be worthwhile

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valer la pena

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to approach

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acercarse a

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to reounce

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renunciar

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to persuade

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persuadir

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to get ready to

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prepararse a

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to force, to compell

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obligar

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to regret

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arrepentirse de

75
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to accept criticism “to face the music”

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enfrentar la realidad