Semestre 1 Vocab - Los proverbios Flashcards

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step by step

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paso a paso

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crocodile tears

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lágrimas de cocodrilo

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3
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blue blood

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sangre azul

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love is blind

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el amor es ciego

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a stab in the back

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una apuñalada en la espalda

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to break someone’s heart

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romperle el corazón a alguien

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to take the bull by the horns

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tomar el toro por las astas

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the straw that broke the camels back

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la gata que colma el vaso

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the icing on the cake

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la guina del pastel

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a piece of cake

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pan comido

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not for all the tea of China

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ni por todo el oro del mundo

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the goose that lays the golden eggs

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la gallina de los huevos de oro

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13
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to rain cats and dogs

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llover a cántaros

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14
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when pigs learn to fly

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cuando las ranas críen pelo

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15
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the way one likes

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a pedir de boca

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someone who eats and runs of who only comes around when he/she needs something

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pájaro que comió, voló

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17
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let foolish words fall on deaf ears

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a palabras necias oídos sordos

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18
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a penny for your thoughts

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qué se te estará pasando por la cabeza

19
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to feel under the weather

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encontrarse un poco mal

20
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all bark and no bite

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perro ladrador, poco mordedor

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a bird in the hand is worth two in the bust

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más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando

22
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speak of the devil!

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hablando del rey de Roma, por la puerta asoma

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better the devil you know than the devil you don’t (said when you ​think it is ​wiser to ​deal with someone or something ​familiar, ​although you do not like him, her, or it, than to ​deal with someone or something you do not ​know that might be ​worse)

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vale más lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer

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to be between a rock and a hard place

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estar entre la espada y la pared

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birds of a feather flock together

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dios los cría y ellos se juntan

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it’s the same the whole world over

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en todas partes cuecen habas

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if life gives you lemons, make lemonade

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a mal tiempo, buena cara

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don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

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a caballo regalado no le mires el diente

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to beat about the bush

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andarse por las ramas

30
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do what you ought, come what may (no matter the consequences, always do the right thing)

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haz bien y no mires a quién

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it’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good (said to show that ​even a very ​bad ​situation must have some good ​results)

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no hay mal que por bien no venga

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to be for naught, to no avail, to be in vain, to fall to pieces

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caer en saco roto - hacer algo pero no había ningún uso porque nadie escuchó

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to show you face

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dar la cara - enfrentarse

34
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to work again because you are well again/to have sick leave

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darse de alta/de baja - cuando era enfermo pero ahora se puede trabajar/cuando está enfermo y no se puede trabajar

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to be good enough

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dar la talla - ser suficiente por alguien o algo

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to stand one’s ground

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dar el brazo a torcer - mantener la primera decisión a pesar de las consecuencias

37
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to be something fishy

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haber gato encerrado - hay algo que no es bastante correcto o en orden

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to play dumb

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hacerse el sueco - fingir que no sabe nada

39
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to update someone

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poner al corriente - asegurarse de que sabe todo lo que necesita saber

40
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to turn out perfectly

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salir a pedir de boca - para el resultado ser fantástico y como quiere pasar

41
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to not mince words

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no tener pelos en la lengua - hablar con claridad

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to have the makings of/for

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tener madera de/para - tener la la potencial de hacer algo

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to do what one wants, to go one’s own way

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ir a lo suyo - hacer lo que quiere