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Add up to

Your purchases add up to 150

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Sumar un total

Tus compras suman un total de 150

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Average out at

The price of dinner averages out at 25 euros per person

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Costar un promedio, rondar

El precio de la cena ronda los 25 euros por persona

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Back out of

EEUU backed out of the Tokio agreement
Kirk backed the car out of the depot

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Echarse atrás, retirarse de

EEUU se retiró del acuerdo con Tokio

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Boil down to

The issue boils down to a lack of money

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Reducirse a

Todo el problema se reduce a una falta de dinero

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Be caught up in / mixed up in

Josh was caught up / got mixed up in the robbery and was sent to jail

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Estar involucrado

Josh se vio involucrado en el robo y le enviaron a la cárcel

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Brush up on

Sue must brush up on her Japanese before going to Tokio

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Mejorar, repasar algo del estudio

Ella debe repasar su japonés antes de ir a Tokio

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Catch up on

I must call my sister to catch up on the latest family event

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Ponerse al día

Tengo que llamar a mi hermana para ponerme al día de los acontecimientos familiares

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Catch up with

You go ahead. I’ll have to work hard to catch up with the others

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Alcanzar, pillar a

Tu ve yendo. Tengo que trabajar mucho para alcanzar a los otros

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Come up against

The plan to demolish the old bridge came up against a lot of criticism

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Tropezarse con, topar con

El plan para demoler el viejo puente se ha topado con una enorme crítica

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Clamp down on

The city is clamping down on gang violence

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Restringir, reprimir a

La ciudad está reprimiendo la violencia de bandas

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Cut down on

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Reducir el consumo de

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Drop / Pop in on

I’ll drop in on you on my way home and we have a coffee

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Hacer una visita corta

Me paso a verte en mi camino de vuelta a casa y nos tomamos un café

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Fall back on

We were lucky to have some tinned food to fall back on

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Contar con el apoyo de algo/alguien

Tuvimos suerte de tener algunas latas de comida con las que contar

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Get along with

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Llevarse bien

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Get on with something

I’m getting on with my studies

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Continuar, hacer progreso

Estoy progresando con mis estudios

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Get on well with someone

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Llevarse bien con alguien

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Get out of

Hugh is trying to get out of working the night shift

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Escaparse de, librase de

Hugh está intentando librarse del turno de noche

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Get rid of

It’s difficult to get rid of old habits

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Librase de

Es difícil librarse de viejos hábitos

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Get round to

I never seem to be able to get round to keeping up with the work pace

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Encontrar tiempo para hacer algo

Parece que nunca soy capaz de encontrar tiempo para seguir el ritmo del trabajo

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Go down with

The match will be difficult. Half of the team have gone down with the flu

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Hundirse, caer enfermo

El partido será difícil. La mitad del equipo a pillado la gripe

21
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Hang on to

How long can you hang on to an impossible dream?

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Aferrarse, estar pendiente de

¿Cuánto tiempo puedes aferrarte a un sueño imposible?

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Keep up with

Are you keeping up with the latest news?

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Estar al tanto de

¿Estás al tanto de las últimas noticias?

23
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Look back on

When I look back on my high school years, I always smile

A

Recordar

Cuando recuerdo mis años de instituto, siempre sonrío

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Look up to

She looks up to her sister

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Admirar a alguien

Ella admira mucho a su hermana

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Look down on

She always looks down on anyone who’s poor

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Menospreciar

Siempre menosprecia a cualquiera que sea pobre

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Live up to

I study a lot to live up to my own expectations

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Cumplir con las expectativas

Estudio mucho para cumplir con mis propias expectativas

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Make do with

There were no chairs to sit on so we had to make do with a pile of boxes

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Conformarse con, arreglárselas con

No había sillas para sentarse así que tuvimos que apañárnoslas con unas cajas

28
Q

Make off with

A young man made off with my briefcase while I was checking the timetable

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Robar, escapar con

Un hombre joven se escapó con mi maletín mientras comprobaba el horario

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Make oneself out (to be)

In an attempt to find more details, he made himself out to be an undercover policeman

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Hacerse pasar por

En un intento por descubrir más detalles, se hizo pasar por policia infiltrado

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Make up for

If I work longer the next few days I can make up for the time I was off

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Recuperar, compensar

Si trabajo más tiempo los próximos días puedo recuperar el tiempo que no estuve

31
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Opt out (of)

I enjoy volleyball but I’m so busy I had to opt out of the tournament

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Excluirse a uno mismo

Me divierte mucho el volley pero estoy tan ocupado que tuve que optar por salirme del torneo

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Put (yourself) out

Please, don’t put yourself out for us

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Molestarse por, tomarse la molestia de

Por favor, no te tomes la molestia por nosotros

33
Q

Put up with

She puts up with a lot from her husband

A

Tolerar

Ella aguanta mucho de su marido

34
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Run up against

Joan D’Arc ran up against strong religious morals back in that century

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Enfrentarse a

Juana de Arco se enfrentó a la moral religiosa en aquel siglo

35
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Sign up for

Riley signed up for a promotion on Instagram

A

Apuntarse a

36
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Single somebody out

Two of the boys were singled out for extra coaching

A

Darle un trato especial a alguien

A dos de los chicos les dieron un trato especial con entrenamiento extra

37
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Stand up for

You need to stand up for your rights

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Defender algo o a alguien

Tienes que defender tus derechos

38
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Stick (something) out

Lunch with my in-laws was boring but I had to stick it out - I had no choice

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Aceptar, aguantarse, tolerar, continuar

La comida con mi familia política fue aburrida pero tenía que aguantarme

39
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Talk down to

I hate it when someone talks down to me

A

Hablar con altanería

Odio cuando alguien me habla con condescendencia

40
Q

Talk out of

Her parents tried to talk Amy out of leaving her job

A

Disuadir a alguien de algo

Sus padres trataron de disuadir a Amy de no dejar su trabajo

41
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Tear away from

I got so angry I tore away from the flat

A

Salir corriendo

Me enfadé tanto que salí corriendo del apartamento

42
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Veer away from

Whenever I meet a false person I veer away from them

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Evitar, apartarse

Cada vez que conozco a alguien falso, lo evito/me aparto

43
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Talk somebody down from (sth)

You can talk as much as you want. You won’t talk me down from changing my opinion

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Hacer cambiar de opinion a alguien de algo

Puedes hablar todo lo que quieras, no me vas a hacer cambiar de opinión

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Throw (something) together

My presentation was just thrown together at the very last minute
Today, for dinner, I will just throw some stuff together

A

Hacer algo rápido, improvisar….

45
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Throw something in/ throw in something

If you buy buy this computer, I’ll throw in a printer for free

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Añadir, incluir, agregar

46
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Come about

Dave’s idea to start his own business came about after he lost his job

How did such a confused situation came about?

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Suceder, pasar, ocurrir

La idea de Dave de empezar un negocio sucedió después de que perdiera su trabajo

Cómo se dio una situación tan confusa

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Hold someone back

My ideas about myself and my lack of self-esteem are holding me back

Don’t hold back, you’ve got to go for it

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Detener,

Mis ideas sobre mi misma y mi autoestima me están impidiendo avanzar

No te rindas, no te detengas, no tengas miedo….

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