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1
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overnight, suddenly

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de la noche a la mañana

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Fernando, a software developer, sold his start-up to a large tech company, and became rich overnight.

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Fernando, un desarrollador de software, vendió su start-up a una gran empresa tecnológica y se hizo rico de la noche a la mañana.

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When did you get so tall? You seem to have sprouted overnight.

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¿Desde cuándo eres tan alto? Pareces haber crecido de la noche a la mañana.

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Her new song turned into an overnight success.

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Su nueva cancion se convirtió en un éxito de la noche a la mañana.

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to turn into, to make

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convertir
stem changing e->i
convierto

preterite:
convirtio
convirtieron

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Living together made them good friends.

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Vivir juntas las convirtió en buenas amigas.

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Jesus turned water into wine.

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Jesús convirtió el agua en vino.

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on purpose, deliberately, intentionally

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a propósito = con intencion

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I know you (plural) didn’t deliberately break the vase, but, please, be more careful.

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Ya sé que no rompieron el jarrón a propósito, pero por favor tengan más cuidado.

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10
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I think she said it on purpose to make me jealous.

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Yo creo que lo dijo a propósito para que me pusiera celoso.

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to make jealous

A

poner celoso

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to drop something

A

caerse

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13
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Be careful that you don’t drop the soup.

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Ten cuidado que no se te caiga la sopa.

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you have not dropped it, you have thrown it on purpose

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no se te ha caido, lo has tirado a proposito

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until then (before a specific point in the past)

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(before a specific point in the past)
hasta entonces
hasta ese momento

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16
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On Thursday, she kissed him. Until then, he hadn’t realized he had feelings for her.

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El jueves, ella lo besó. Hasta entonces, no se había dado cuenta que sentía algo por ella.

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to realise that

A

darse cuenta de que

18
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You still don’t realize your parents only want to protect you.

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Aún no te das cuenta de que tus padres lo único que quieren es protegerte.

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I realized that I had made a mistake.

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Me di cuenta de que me había equivocado.

20
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The fist day of high school was important for me. Until then, I didn’t have any friends.

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El primer día de la prepa fue importante para mí. Hasta ese momento no había tenido amigos.

21
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until then (until a future moment)

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hasta entonces,

mientras tanto

22
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You need to find a place to live, but until then, you can stay with us.

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Necesitas encontrar un lugar para vivir, pero hasta entonces puedes quedarte con nosotros.

23
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His dad gets home in a week, and he asked us to watch him until then.

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Su papá regresa dentro de una semana y nos pidió que lo cuidáramos mientras tanto.