Set 25 Flashcards

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hoy en día, actualmente, en estos días, en la actualidad

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these days

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cansinamente, lánguidamente, sin energía, sin fuerza, apáticamente

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listlessly (last is without enthusiasm, rest are without energy)

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la languidez, el desgano, la apatía, la desgana

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the listlessness (1st and 2nd are lack of energy, 3rd and 4th are lack of direction)

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apático/apática, indiferente, lánguido/lánguida

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listless

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5
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medieval, del medioevo

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medieval (literal - of/relating to the Middle Ages)

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arcaico/arcaica, prehistórico/prehistórica, de la Edad Media

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medieval (figurative - primitive/outmoded)

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la época medieval, los tiempos medievales, la Edad Media

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Medieval times

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8
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las circunstancias atenuantes

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the extenuating circumstances

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9
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la alegación de circunstancias atenuates

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the plea of extenuating circumstances (legal - request for special treatment)

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10
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la tortuga, el arranado/la arranada (México), el pausado/la pausada

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the slowpoke

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11
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la estampa

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the picture, the holy card, the prayer card, the appearance (look - eg the appearance of a farmer), the image (shape/form/silhouette of something OR exact likeness), the spitting image, the trading card (used in Mexico), the card (trading card - used in Mexico - OR image on paper), the picture card (image on paper), the silhouette, the figure (silhouette)

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12
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la vastedad, la amplitud, la inmensidad

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the vastness (literal - spaciousness)

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la vastedad, la enormidad

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the vastness (figurative - enormity)

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14
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infinitamente, enormemente, muchísimo/muchísima

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vastly

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enorme, inmenso/inmensa, extenso/extensa, vasto/vasta, amplísimo/amplísima

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vast (enormous)

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vasto/vasta, gran (m y f), grande (m y f)

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vast (of great area - 1st is of geography, 2nd and 3rd are general)

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vasto/vasta, grande (m y f), amplio/amplia

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vast (extremely big or wide)

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vasto/vasta, dilatado/dilatada, grande (m y f), inmenso/inmensa

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vast (figurative - immense/tremendous)

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la mayoría, la gran mayoría

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the vast majority

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20
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el vestuario, el vestidor, los vestuarios, los vestidores

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the locker room

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21
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del vestuario, de los vestidores

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locker-room (adj)

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22
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las bromas de vestuarios

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the locker-room jokes

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23
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la catacumba

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the catacomb

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24
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el aura (f)

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the aura, the gentle breeze, the turkey vulture, the turkey buzzard, the halo (aura/feeling - not angel halo), the new world vulture, the elegant trogon (type of bird)

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25
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por definición

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by definition

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26
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el buen partido, la buena partida

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the good game (1st is in sports, 2nd is in other games)

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¡Buen partido!, ¡Buena partida!

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Good game! (1st is in sports, 2nd is in other games)

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28
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forrarse

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to make a killing, to gorge oneself (used in Mexico), to get rich

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29
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forrar algo (con algo)

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to cover something (with something) (books/furniture), to upholster something (with something) (furniture/car seat), to line something (with something) (cover the inner surface of), to wrap something (with something)

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30
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¿Me estoy perdiendo algo?, ¿Me he perdido algo?

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Am I missing something?

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31
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operarse, someterse a cirugía

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to get surgery

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32
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operar la nariz, hacerse una rinoplastia

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to get a rhinoplasty

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33
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la sala de computación, el laboratorio de computación, el laboratorio de informática, el aula de informática, el aula de computación, la sala de ordenadores (España)

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the computer lab

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34
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la cafetería, el bistró, el bar para almuerzos

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the luncheonette (diner)

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35
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el almuerzo, la comida (México/España), la merienda

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the luncheon

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36
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el vale de almuerzo, el vale de comida

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the lunch/luncheon voucher (coupon for a restaurant meal)

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37
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la carne en lata, la jamonada, el fiambre de cerdo

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the luncheon meat (processed meat - used in UK)

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38
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el consultor/la consultora, el asesor/la asesora

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the consultant (at a company)

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el consultor/la consultora, el asesor/la asesora, el consejero/la consejera

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the consultant (usually at a company but also general - advisor) (1st is also the title of the job position)

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40
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el consultante/la consultante, el consultor/la consultora

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the consultant (someone who seeks advice; 2nd is rarely used)

41
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el cardiólogo/la cardióloga

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the consultant cardiologist, the cardiologist

42
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el consultor financiero/la consultora financiera

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the Investment Consultant (financial advisor), the financial consultant

43
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el consultor de gestión/la consultora de gestión

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the management consultant (someone who helps a company perform better)

44
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el asesor de salud/la asesora de salud

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the medical consultant (healthcare advisor)

45
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el asesor político/la asesora política

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the political consultant (government advisor)

46
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el asesor de campaña/la asesora de campaña

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the political consultant (advisor regarding political campaigns)

47
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bueno, ni modo, paciencia, y bueno (Argentina)

A

oh well

48
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inmensamente, infinitamente

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immeasurably (long or high)

49
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infinitamente, sumamente

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immeasurably (better or improved)

50
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inconmensurable, inmenso/inmensa, incalculable

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immeasurable (impossible to measure OR huge)

51
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inconmensurable, inmenso/inmensa, incalculable, inmensurable, enorme

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immeasurable (huge)

52
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mensurable, susceptible de ser medido/medida, medible

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measurable (able to be measured)

53
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apreciable, perceptible

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measurable (noticeable)

54
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mensurable

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measurable, mensurable (measurable)

55
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intentar hacer lo mejor que puedas, dar lo mejor, hacer lo mejor posible, hacer lo mejor que puedas

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to try your best

56
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hacer lo mejor para hacer algo, hacer lo posible para hacer algo

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to try your best to do something

57
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hacer todos los esfuerzos

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to try your level best (make every effort), to do your level best (make every effort)

58
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el ojo me está llorando, tengo el ojo lloroso, me está lagrimeando el ojo

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my eye is watering

59
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ardiente, abrasador/abrasadora

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searing (of heat - scorching)

60
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agudo/aguda, punzante

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searing (intense; 1st is general, 2nd is of pain)

61
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mordaz, agudo/aguda

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searing (harshly critical)

62
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chamuscar algo, quemar algo, abrasar algo

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to sear something (scorch something)

63
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dorar algo a fuego vivo, sellar algo (Argentina), soasar algo

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to sear something (food)

64
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secar algo

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to sear something (wither something - eg a plant), to dry something, to mop something up

65
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atravesarle algo, recorrer algo, arder

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to sear through/across (of pain - 1st and 2nd are followed by a body part)

66
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el sellado

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the sear (of food), the sealing (of an official document), the stamping (of a letter)

67
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el nutricionista/la nutricionista, el dietista/la dietista, el nutriólogo/la nutrióloga (México), el especialista en dietética/la especialista en dietética

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the dietitian, the dietician

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el dietista colegiado/la dietista colegiada

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the registered dietitian, the registered dietician

69
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prepárate para que el mundo conozca tu nombre

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prepare for the world to know your name

70
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la jamba

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the doorjamb, the jamb, the doorpost (doorjamb)

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temprano es el tiempo, el tiempo es tarde y tardío es inaceptable

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early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable

72
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saltar doble

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to double jump (in video games)

73
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el salto doble, el doble salto

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the double jump (in video games)

74
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¡Qué raro!, ¿Quién lo hubiera imaginado?, ¡Qué sorpresa!, ¿Quién lo hubiera dicho?

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Go figure! (expressing incomprehension - 1st and 2nd are ironic)

75
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¿Quién lo hubiera dicho?, ¡Qué raro!, ¿Quién lo hubiera imaginado?

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Go figure! (expressing surprise - 1st and 2nd are ironic)

76
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la atención a los detalles, el ojo para los detalles, la atención al detalle

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the attention to detail

77
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el felpudo, el tapete de entrada, el tapete (Colombia/México), el rodapiés (Ecuador)

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the doormat (furniture)

78
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dejarse pisotear, dejar que le traten como a un felpudo

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to be a doormat (of a person)

79
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pisotear a alguien, tratar a alguien como a un felpudo

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to treat someone like a doormat

80
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mira eso, mirá eso (Argentina/Uruguay)

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get a load of this/that/him/her

81
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cometer un delito, delinquir

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to do wrong (commit a crime; 2nd is formal)

82
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cometer un pecado, pecar

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to do wrong (commit a sin)

83
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serle desleal a alguien, engañar a alguien, traicionar a alguien

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to do someone wrong

84
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no equivocarse, no cometer errores

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to do no wrong (make no mistakes)

85
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no hacer nada inadecuado, no hacer nada impropio, no hacer nada inapropiado

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to do no wrong (do nothing improper)

86
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de niño, de pequeño, cuando era niño

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as a little boy

87
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de niña, de pequeña, cuando era niña

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as a little girl

88
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la lonchera, la fiambrera (España), el táper (Argentina)

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the lunchbox

89
Q

el almuerzo, el almuerzo en un recipiente

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the box lunch (lunch in a box)

90
Q

reutilizable

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reusable

91
Q

los cursos de verano, la escuela de verano

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(the) summer school

92
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la escuela dominical, la catequesis

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(the) Sunday school

93
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la desconsideración

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the inconsideration

94
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en consideración

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in consideration

95
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en vista de algo, en consideración a algo, en atención a algo

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in consideration of something

96
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desconsideradamente, inconsiderablemente

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inconsiderately

97
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desconsiderado/desconsiderada

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inconsiderate

98
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atrevido/atrevida, subido de tono/subida de tono, picante

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risqué

99
Q

caerle bien a alguien, caerle en gracia a alguien

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to be in someone’s good graces, to get in someone’s good graces