Small Talk 1 Flashcards

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vamos a hacerlo así

let’s do it this way

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es decir, …

that’s to say, … / in other words, …

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¿te parece bien?

sounds good to you?

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¡pues, venga!

then, I agree!

(colloquial interjection)

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… ¿sabes?

… you know?

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eso también

that also

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pero hablo del …

but, I’m speaking of …

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¿cómo decís …?

how do you (all) say …?

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¡mm… delicioso!

mm, delicious!

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¡eso es!

that’s it!

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¡y ya está!

and that’s it! / and that settles it!

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¡me encanta!

I love it!

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ahora, tu turno…

now, (it’s) your turn

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pues… la comida es estupenda, claro

well…the food is great, for sure

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es muy gracioso ver …

it’s very funny to see …

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te lo cuento ahora mismo

I’ll tell it / relate it to you right now

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¿allí también?

there too?

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creo que viajo poco, muy poco

I don’t think I travel much, very little

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¿viajas mucho?

do you travel a lot?

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viajo lo más que puedo

I travel as much as I can

(literally, the maximum that)

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el problema es que

the problem is that

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ya veo… entiendo lo que quieres decir

so I see… I see (understand) what you mean

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al menos una vez al año

at least once a year

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lo conoces muy bien

you know it very well

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¡Sí, en eso tienes toda la razón!

yes, you are completely right in that!

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hoy en día

nowadays / in this day and age

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creo que hoy en día lo mejor

I believe that nowadays the best thing to do

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¿te refieres al …?

are you referring to the …?

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¡seguro!

sure! / I’m sure!

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no tienes que esperar tanto tiempo

you don’t have to wait such a long time / that long

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además, …

besides, … (also)

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es decir que cuando viajas

that’s to say that when you travel

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33
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te noto cansado

I notice you (are) tired

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de hecho

in fact / actually

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¡ah! ya entiendo

ah! now I understand

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¡menuda hambre!

you were hungry! / what a hunger!

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no, no…a ver

no, no…(let’s) see

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38
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déjame adivinar…

let me guess …

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¡qué barbaridad!

how outrageous!

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¡qué desastre de cena!

what a disaster of a dinner!

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oye, si me invitas a cenar a tu casa

hey, if you invite me to dine at your house

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sí, la conozco

yes, I know it

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43
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es muy popular en España

it’s very popular in Spain

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44
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todo el mundo la dice

everybody says it

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bueno, literalmente quiere decir

well/okay, it literally means

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46
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es verdad

it’s true

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47
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vale, pues, por ejemplo

ok, well, for example

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no te creo

I don’t believe you

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49
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en inglés, podemos decir

in English, we can say…

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50
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sí, de vez en cuando

yes, once in a while / every now and then

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51
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no, en absoluto

not at all / in the slightest

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52
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si te pregunto…

if I ask you

53
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pues… no sé

well… I don’t know

54
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y si me dices

and if you say to me

55
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¿una pista?

a clue?

56
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¡creo que te doy muchas pistas!

I think that I’m giving you a lot of / plenty of hints!

57
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hago lo que puedo para acordarme

I’m doing what I can in order to remember

58
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pero no me salen más nombres

  • but I don’t remember any more names*
    (lit. they do not come out of me)
59
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¿cómo se me puede olvidar?

how could I forget?

(literally, how can it be done I forget)

60
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¡uf, miseria!

ugh, miserable!

61
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no me extraña

(it does) not surprise me

62
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no sé si te lo vas a creer

I don’t know if you are going to believe it

63
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te advierto

I’m warning you

64
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te doy la razón

I’ll give you that

65
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eso está claro

that is sure

66
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¡totalmente!

totally! completely!

67
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¿no crees?

don’t you think?

68
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estoy segura

I’m sure

69
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ahora mismo, no caigo

right now, I don’t get it / I don’t understand

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esto sí que te suena, ¿no?

this sounds familiar, right?

(literally ‘this indeed it sounds to you, no?’)

71
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un momento

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just a moment

72
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me parece… no sé, feo

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it seems to me…I don’t know, ugly

73
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te doy la razón

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I agree with you

(literally, I give you reason)

74
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a también me parece raro

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I think it’s strange too

(literally ‘to me too it seems to me strange’)

75
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¡a mí también!

to me too!

76
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y una de las que más me gusta

and one of the ones that I like most

77
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la gente lo disfruta muchísimo

people enjoy it very much / a great deal

78
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pequeños y mayores

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children and grown-ups

79
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¡también lo disfrutamos!

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we also enjoy it!

80
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no tengo ni idea

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I have no idea

81
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¡quizás!

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perhaps! / maybe!

82
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sabes cómo nos gusta comer en España

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you know how we like to eat in Spain

83
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¡menudo aburrimiento!

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what a bore!

84
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bueno, tiene su lógica

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well/okay, it makes sense

(literally ‘it has its logic’)

85
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¿todo planeado?

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everything planned?

86
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no va conmigo, la verdad

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  • it’s just not for me / it’s not really my thing*, to be honest
    (lit. it does not go with me, the truth)
87
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bueno, todo, todo… no

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well/okay, everything, everything…no

88
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esto empieza a ponerse emocionante

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this is starting to get/to become interesting

89
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solo algunas

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only some/a few

90
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esas cosas

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those things

91
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¡para nada!

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not at all! / absolutely not!

92
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sin parar

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without stopping / nonstop

93
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no, aún no

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no, not yet

94
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más o menos

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more or less

95
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mientras tanto

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meanwhile / in the meantime

96
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¡menuda carga!

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what a load!

97
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ay, ay…creo que me lo imagino

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oh, oh…I think that I can imagine it

98
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corre!

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hurry up! / be quick!

(literally ‘run!’)

99
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¡corre, corre, que estoy cansada!

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hurry, hurry, (that) I’m tired!

100
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quiero irme pronto al hotel

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I want to go to the hotel soon

101
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saca ya la dichosa foto!

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take the damned photo already!

102
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exacto

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exactly / right on

103
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¿quieres casarte conmigo?

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will you marry me?

(literally ‘do you want to get married with me?’)

104
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¡ah, qué bonito!

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oh, how nice!/pretty!

105
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¡claro!

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of course! / sure!

106
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y, ¿sabes qué?

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and you know what?

107
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hasta yo voy a llorar!

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even I am going to cry!

108
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pero me gusta esta expresión

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but, I like this expression

109
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es muy divertida

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it’s very funny (feminine)

110
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¡qué asco!

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that’s disgusting! / how disgusting!

111
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madre mía

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my goodness / good Lord

112
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estoy listo para comenzar

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I’m ready to (lit. in order to) start

113
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basta con ver estas fotografías

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just look at these photographs

(literally ‘enough with to look’)

114
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cuéntanos tu “nueva teoría”

A

tell us your “new theory”

115
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estoy muy confundido

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I am very confused

116
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comprendo tu confusión

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I understand your confusion

117
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¿qué significa eso?

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what does that mean?

(literally ‘what means that?)

118
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¿te lo estás inventando?

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are you making (inventing) it up?

119
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¡la música es, en realidad, muy buena!

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the music is, actually (in reality), very good!

120
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tienes la libertad de expresar tu punto de vista

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you’re free to express your point of view

(literally ‘you have the liberty to’)

121
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¡qué ciudad más bonita!

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what a beautiful city!

(literally ‘that city most pretty!’)

122
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no se sabe

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no one knows

123
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algo parecido

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something like that / something similar

(literally ‘seemed’)

124
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ya lo dice el proverbio, ya

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just like the saying goes

(literally ‘already it says the proverb, already’)

125
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¡y cuánta razón tiene!

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and it is so true!

(literally ‘and how much reason it has’)

126
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creo que continuamente

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all the time, I think

(literally ‘I think that continuously’)

127
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soy una bocazas

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I’m a blabbermouth

128
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¡eres una exagerada!

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you’re so dramatic!

(literally ‘you’re an exeggerated’)