Small Talk 2 Flashcards

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y cómo va a funcionar?

and how is it going to work?

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¡esto es realmente increíble!

this is truly amazing / incredible!

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hay algo extraño, pero no sé lo que es

there’s something odd, but I don’t know what it is

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no me va a hacer mucho daño

is not going to do much harm to me

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siempre es posible hacer las paces

it’s always possible to patch things up / to make peace

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ahora ya no es tan común

now it is no longer so common

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en este momento

at the moment

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porque es malo para ellos

because it’s bad for them

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podría dar lugar a …

it could lead to a …

(literally, to give place to)

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¡mucha suerte!

good luck!

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pero a ver

but (let’s) see

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están por todas partes

they are everywhere/all over the place

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te lo aseguro

I assure you of it

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¿quieres decir …?

you mean …?

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pues no sé qué decirte

well, I don’t know what to tell you

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y sí, en español puede ser tanto femenina como masculina

and yes, in Spanish it can be both feminine and masculine

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¡este es un descubrimiento increíble!

this is an incredible discovery!

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¿es posible un acuerdo tan repentino?

is it possible (to reach) an agreement so suddenly?

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estoy un poco decepcionado con este

I’m a little disappointed with this

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técnicamente, no

technically, no

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esa es una buena pregunta

that is a good question

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sin embargo

nevertheless

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antes has dicho

before, you have said

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esta es la primera vez que te veo tan entusiasmada con

this isthe first time** I’ve seen you so excited about

(literally, that I see you)

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por lo tanto

therefore / as a consequence

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pero la verdad es que

but, the truth is that

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buena suerte porque

good luck because

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¿qué tiene de distinto …?

what’s so different about …?

(literally, what it has of different)

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pues no lo

well, I don’t know (it)

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no lo tienen fácil

they don’t have it easy

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eso lo puedo hacer

that (it) I can do

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seguramente tienes razón, pero…

you’re most probably right, but…

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lo tiene muy mal

he’s going through a rough time

(literally, he has it very bad)

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¿sabes qué te digo?

you know what I say (to you)?

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¡suena a ciencia ficción!

sounds like science fiction!

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en la misma categoría que

in the same category as (that)

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aunque, …

although, …

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¿de verdad?

really?

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pero… ¡nunca se sabe!

but… one never knows!

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eso suena bien

that sounds good

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muy ajustados al cuerpo hasta las caderas

very close-fitting to the body (and) all the way to the hips

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va a empeorar con el paso del tiempo

it will get worse over time

(literally, it’s going to worsen with the passage of time)

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de momento nada

for the moment nothing

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¡que hábiles!

how clever! / how skilfull!

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¿ves?

you see?

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por suerte

luckily

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se puede doblar, exprimir o torcer

one can bend, squeeze or twist (it)

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mejor callar y escuchar

best to shut up and to listen

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¿qué pasa con la…?

what about the…?

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al mismo tiempo

at the same time

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mm…tienes razón

mm…you’re right

(literally, you have reason)

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reducir, en lugar de renunciar

cut down (reduce), instead of giving up

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allí no lo quieren

they don’t want it there

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sea cual sea la decisión que tomes

whatever decision that you make (take)

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mala suerte porque

bad luck because

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sin comentarios

no comment

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¿qué?

what?

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estoy de acuerdo contigo

I agree with you

(literally, I am in agreeance with you)

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eso es porque

that’s because

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sí, creo que sí

yes, I think so

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no puede ser todo tan perfecto

it can’t all be so perfect

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eso significa que

that means that

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el otro día, por ejemplo

the other day, for example

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a principios de este año

at the beginning of this year

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todo lo que adoro

everything which I adore

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¿es que la palabra mar puede ser tanto femenina como masculina?

can the word “sea” be both feminine and masculine?

(literally, is it that the word “sea” can be)

(just as much…as…)

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que te vaya bien mañana en el trabajo

all the best at work tomorrow

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parece ser que

apparently so / it seems certainly that

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todo lo contrario

completely the opposite

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y ¿eso qué es?

and, what is that?

(literally, that what is)

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no lo sé exactamente

I don’t know it exactly

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¿y por qué es eso?

and why is that?

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me parece muy sospechoso

it seems very suspicious to me

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¿te lo puedes creer?

can you believe it?

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es realmente preocupante

it’s really worrying

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dar consejos no es fácil

giving advice is not easy

(literally, to give advices)

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muchas veces

many times

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creo que éste es simplemente…

I think that this is simply…

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hoy en día uno ya no se puede fiar de nada ni de nadie

these days one no longer can trust anything nor anyone

(literally, of nothing nor of no one)

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no, por supuesto que no

no, of course not

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por quinto año consecutivo

for (the) fifth year in a row

(literally, consecutive)

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¿sabes qué?

you know what?

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y, ¿cómo sabemos que…?

and, how do we know that…?

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se mueven hacia arriba y hacia abajo

they move upwards and downwards

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yo no sabía eso

I didn’t know that

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son extremadamente difíciles de manipular

they’re extremely difficult to handle

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igual de peligrosos

equally dangerous

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en serio?

seriously? / in seriousness?

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mañana no voy a trabajar

tomorrow I’m not going to work

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nadie está diciendo que

nobody is say_ing_ that