Prepositions & Vocab April 2018 Flashcards

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Fijarse

A

pay attention to

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Fijar

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to attach, affix; to set, determine; to focus, keep your eyes on

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Lo que resuelta increíble es

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What’s incredible is…

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Impedir

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to stop, impede, prevent, hamper

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Para toda la vida

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For [your, my, his, her] whole life

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De eso nada

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No way/out of the question

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Lodo

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mud

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8
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Ahorrar

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To save (energy, time, water, etc.)

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Reunirse

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To gather, meet (it’s reflexive)

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El esfuerzo

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The effort, sacrifice

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La fuerza

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the strength, force, coercion

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Señalar

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-to note, to point out -to point at -to mark, tag

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Cada loco con su tema

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To each his own

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…esto/eso del (or ‘de la’)…

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…about this ____ business. Cada día me preocupa más esto de la taquicardia.

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Cada vez más / menos

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More and more less and less

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Cada uno / Cada cual / Cada quien

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each one / each person

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17
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Andar

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to walk / to work properly

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18
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Los desafíos

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challenges

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19
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Súbitamente

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suddenly, unexpectedly

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Soy toda oídos

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I’m all ears (woman saying it. Man would be todo).

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21
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La mora azul

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The blueberry

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22
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Las pecas

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The freckles

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23
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Rate As in, birth rate

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La tasa (de natalidad) El índice (de natalidad)

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24
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Cien por cien

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100% As in, absolutely/totally

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El/la locutor(a) El/la orador(a)
The speaker (person giving a speech)
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Vivo a la vuelta
I live around the corner
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a orillas del mar
On the seashore
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Oí pasos a mi espalda
I heard footsteps at my back
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Está con el agua al cuello
(S)he's up to his neck (in troubles; 'hasta' would imply real water)
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a lo lejos / en la distancia
in the distance
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Se sentaron al sol / a la luz / al calor del fuego / a la sombra / al amparo de un roble
They sat in the sun / light / warmth of the fire / shade / in the shelter of an oak
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Pedía socorro a gritos
(S)he/I was shouting for help
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Las patatas están a punto
The potatoes are done
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Estoy a dieta
I'm on a diet
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a la buena de Dios
Any old way / willy-nilly
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a oscuras
in the dark
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a la luz del día
by daylight
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Las verduras se pueden guisar al vapor
Vegetables can be steamed
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a la manera de Dickens
In the style of Dickens
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Se cansa a los cinco minutos
(S)he gets tired after five minutes
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Se casaron a los/con veinte años
They got married at the age of twenty
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A la caída de la noche
At nightfall
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Al alba
At dawn
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Estamos a miércoles
It's Wednesday
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Estamos a quince
It's the fifteenth (of the month)
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Tres veces al/por día
Three times a day
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Se enfada a/por la menor provocación
(S)he gets angry at the slightest provocation
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Al ver
On seeing
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Al volverse
As (s)he turned round/back
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Ya deben estar al llegar
They must be about to arrive
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Oler a (huele a)
It smells like...
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apestar a
to stink of
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un sabor a ajo
a taste of garlic
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Está a cinco cuadras
It's five blocks away
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Volaba a dos mil kilómetros por hora (note 'a')
It flew at 2,000 Km/hour
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Le robaron una sortija a mi tía
They stole a ring from my aunt
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Él le compró un coche a su vecino
He bought a car from his neighbor
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Eso se lo has oído a tu padre
You've heard that from your father
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Quitar a
to take away from
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Sustraer a
to steal from
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confiscar a
to confiscate from
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llevarse a
to take away from
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sacar a
to take out from / remove from
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Romper a llorar
to burst into tears
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echar a correr
to start running
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comenzar a
to begin
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prepararse a
to get ready to
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ponerse a
to start to
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disponerse a
to prepare oneself to
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meterse a
to take up
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aspirar a
to aim for (as in a goal)
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Acostumbraban a hacerlo
they habitually did it
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Tienes que hacerte al trabajo
You have to get used to the work
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Preferir 'xyz' a 'abc'
to prefer 'xyz' over 'abc'
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El amor a la patria
love for one's country
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el respeto a la autoridad
respect for authority.
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Restricted
Limitado/a Restringido/a
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Correr a
To run (verbo de movimiento)
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Bajar a
To lower (verbo de movimiento)
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Empezar a
To start (verbo de inicio)
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Enseñar a
To learn (verbo de enseñanza y aprendizaje)
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Aprender a
To learn to do something (verbo de enseñanza y aprendizaje)
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Volver Volver a
To return To (verb) again
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Tender Tender a
To hang up/hang out ; to lay out ; to pass, to hand ; to stretch, stretch out To tend to, to be inclined to
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Obligar a
To force, require, to make someone do something
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Echarse a perder
To spoil
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Negarse a
To refuse to
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A continuación
Next; And now...
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Al cabo de
After, afterwards
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Al tiempo
While, at the same time that
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A menudo
Frequently
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A la fuerza
By force, against somebody’s will
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Asomarse a
To lean out
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Al + infinitivo
Upon (verb)ing
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Hace años que él se escribe con ella
He and she have been writing to one another for years
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Murió con más de setenta años
(s)he died at over 70 years old
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Usted fue el último que lo vio con vida
You were the last one to see him alive
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Voy a verme con ella esta noche
I'm seeing her tonight.
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Contar con
to count on
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No puedo contar contigo
I can't count on you
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Tropezar con
To stumble into, bump against
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Felipe se casó con Isabel
Felipe got married to Isabel
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Cada cabeza es un mundo
To each his own
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Inyectarse contra la hepatitis
To vaccinate for hepatitis
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Se nos ha ido la tarde con hablar
The afternoon's gone by with all this talking
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De qué va la cosa?
What's it all about?
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Intentaron entrar de balde
They tried to get in for free
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Le ha venido de perlas
It suited him/her just right
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La cogió de la mano
(s)he took her by the hand
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Me tiraba de la manga
(s)he was pulling my sleeve
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Se levantó muy de mañana
She got up very early in the morning
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Pobre de ti
Poor you
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Ese tonto de John
That fool John
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Sabes lo que ha hecho la pobre de su mujer
Do you know what his poor wife has done?
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Hay de todo
There's a bit of everything
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Puedes comprar de todo
You can buy a little of everything
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Tráiganos de ese vino que nos sirvió ayer
Bring us some of that wine you served us yesterday
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Apoderarse de
To get hold of
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Calificar de / Tachar de / Tildar de
To describe as / label as
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Compadecerse de
To take pity on
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Culpar de
To blame for
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Encargarse de
To take charge of
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Jactarse de
To boast of
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Librarse / Deshacerse de
To get rid of
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Es hombre de poco comer
He's a man who doesn't eat much (can also say, "que come poco)
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Debiste de llegar tarde
You must have arrived late
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Debe de haber sido muy guapa
She must have been very beautiful
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Su hijo debe trabajar más si quiere aprobar el examen
Your/his/her son must work harder if he is to pass the exam.
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Desde aquí hasta el centro
From here to the center
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De aquí al centro
From here to the center
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Desde luego
of course
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Quedar en
to agree to
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Vacilar / dudar en
to hesitate over
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Empeñarse en
to insist on
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Obstinarse en
to insist on
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Abdicar en
to abdicate in favor of
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Entre la niebla
In the fog
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Ella vivió entre los americanos
She lived among the Americans
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La perdí de vista entre la muchedumbre
I lost sight of her in the crowd
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...y entre el ruido de la lluvia se escuchaba el ladrido de los perros
Through/above the noise of the rain the barking of dogs could be heard.
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Hablaban castellano entre sí
They spoke Spanish among themselves
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Es más fácil que dos personas vivan en armonía cuando se respetan entre sí
It's easier for two people to live in harmony when they respect one another.
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Decía entre sí
(s)he said to her/himself
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El museo está abierto entre semana
The museum is open from Monday to Saturday
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Para octubre
Towards/around
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El incidente ocurrió hacia las tres de la tarde
The incident occurred around 3pm
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Mi profundo amor hacia todo lo andaluz
My profound love for everything Andalusian
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Mostraba una indiferencia total hacia / por las críticas.
(S)he showed total indifference towards the critics.
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Estoy de exámenes hasta la coronilla
I'm sick to death of exams
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Lograron abrir la caja mediante / con una antorcha de butano
They succeeded in opening the box by means of a butane torch.
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Más de
More than