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1
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To nag

A

Reganar

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As a matter of fact

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Por cierto

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To delay or take a long time

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Demorar

Demoraron cinco horas en arreglar la avería eléctrica. — They took five hours to repair the electrical fault.

No demoras mucho tiempo

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Obviously

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Evidentemente!

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You are important to me

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Tu me importas Mucha.

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It was 2pm

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Eran las dos de la tarde

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He must be home by now

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El ya estara en su casa

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Finally

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Finalmente

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Only

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Solamente

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10
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To be worthwhile

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Valga de pena

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With them

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Consigo

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To be behind or to be late

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Estar atrasado

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We had a good time

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Nos divertimos mucho

La pasamos muy bien

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Going (present continuous)

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Yendo

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15
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You can’t imagine how content I am

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No te imaginas lo contenta que estoy

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Even though

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A pesar de que

Even though the price of gas has decreased, many people still take the bus. — A pesar de que está bajando el precio de la gasolina, mucha gente aún toma el autobús.

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17
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Right now/ currently

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Actualamente

False amigo

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18
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To become something or someone with effort

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Llegara a ser

Si te dedicas al Trabajo,

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19
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At the same time

A

A la miso vez

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To be completely honest

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Para serte sincera

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21
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It was very hot

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Hacia mucho calor

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22
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To be of the opinion that

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Opinar que

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At least he doesn’t leave the kitchen dirty

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Al menos no ensucia la cocina

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It’s time to eat

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Es la hora de comer

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25
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To agree to do something

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Convenir en

  1. (to be desirable)
    a. to be advisable
    Conviene ponerse protector solar para salir a la calle. — It’s advisable to put on sunscreen before going out in the street.
    b. to be a good idea
    No conviene que vayas sola por la calle de noche. — It’s not a good idea for you to walk down the street on your own at night.
    c. to be worth
    Conviene considerar la posibilidad de hacer ventas en línea. — It would be worth considering the
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26
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We dropped the glass

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Se nos cayo el vaso

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27
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I just talked to my friend

A

Acabo de hablar con mi amigo

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28
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It was raining

A

estaba lloviendo

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29
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First of all,

Or

In the first place

A

En primer lugar

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30
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I am important to you?

A

Te importo yo?

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31
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To get tired or fed up with

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Harta de

Luis me está hartando, ¿tiene que opinar sobre todo? — I am getting fed up with Luis. Does he have to have an opinion about everything?

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32
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Missing something

A

Faltar

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33
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The worst thing

A

Lo peor

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34
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I have never seen it

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Nunca lo he visto

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35
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Whether

A

Ya sea

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36
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How about or what do you think of

A

Que te parece

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37
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That is, (common used)

A

O sea

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38
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Even though

Although

A

Aunque

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39
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Leave me in peace

A

Dejame en paz

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40
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As soon as possible

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Cuanto antes

En seguida

Lo antes posible

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41
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I can’t stand

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No suporto

42
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To abide by or obey

Depend on

A

Atenerse a

a. to abide by
Los miembros que no se atengan a las reglas de la hermandad serán expulsados. — The members who don’t abide by the rules of the brotherhood will be expelled.
b. to follow
Por favor, no te molestes. Simplemente estoy ateniéndome a lo que me ordenan. — Please don’t be upset. I’m just following orders.
c. to obey
Tienes que atenerte a las órdenes de tu superior para ser buen soldado. — You have to obey your superior’s orders to be a good

43
Q

“there would be more buses if the city had not been closed for 10 days”

A

habría más autobuses si la ciudad no hubiera estado cerrada durante 10 días

44
Q

Her fingers got burned

A

Se le quemaron los dedos

45
Q

Any

A

Cualquier

46
Q

Suddenly

A

De repente
De pronto
Subitamente

47
Q

What did you just say?

A

Que acabas de decir?

48
Q

When I ask questions, you always get angry

A

Cuando hago preguntas, Siempre te enojas

49
Q

We were thinking

A

Estabamos pensando

50
Q

She didn’t want to go to the party until he invited her

A

Ella no queria it a la fiesta hadta que se la invitio

51
Q

I ran out of food

A

Se me acabo comida

52
Q

As is that wasn’t enough,

Adds something important to a conversation

A

Por si fuera poco

53
Q

I broke my arm

A

Me quebro el brazo

54
Q

If and when

A

Siempre and cuando

55
Q

Now I realize the meaning of the word

We realized that it was very late to be arriving

A

Ya me doy cuenta de e significado de eso palabra

Nos dimos cuenta de que era muy tarde para llegar

56
Q

As soon as

A

En cuanto

57
Q

Meanwhile

A

Mientras tanto

58
Q

So much so

A

De modo que

Tenia frio, de modo que me puse un sueter

59
Q

Kicked out

A

Corrio

60
Q

We were tired

A

estábamos cansados

61
Q

Caused by

A

Se debe

62
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Speaking of

A

A proposito

63
Q

As a matter of fact

A

De hecho

64
Q

I wonder what time it is?

A

Que hora sera?

I wonder is best expressed in the future tense in question form

“Cuantos Anos tendra esa mujer?”

65
Q

The word slipped my mind

A

Se le olvido la palabra

66
Q

All of a sudden,

A

De repente

67
Q

It smelled bad in there

A

olía mal allí

68
Q

Nevertheless, we made it on time

A

No obstante, llegamos a tiempo

69
Q

Bills

A

Facturas

70
Q

Unexpectedly

A

De improviso

71
Q

Not even

Not even joe knows the answer to the question

A

Ni

72
Q

As a matter of principle
Basically
Deep down

A

En el fondo

73
Q

To fire or let go

A

Despedir

74
Q

I can’t continue traveling if I don’t have the money (lack the money)

A

No puedo continuar viajando, pues me falta dinero

Or

Me hace falter el dinero

75
Q

To get along

A

Se llevan bien

76
Q

Yes, exactly!

A

Efectivamente!

77
Q

In the first place

Or

Furthermore,

A

Por una parte

Y por Otra parte

78
Q

Did you lose your keys?

A

Se le perdio los llaves?

79
Q

Last week

A

La semana pasada

80
Q

He is a strange character

A

Es un tipo bastante raro

81
Q

We knew that she liked him

A

Sabiamos que el le gusta

82
Q

I had to go home

A

Tenia que volver a casa

83
Q

Besides

Plus

In addition to

A

Ademas

84
Q

Not exactly (sarcastic)

“You might say that”

A

Que digamos

85
Q

Neat/tidy

A

Pulcro

86
Q

To reach something or to reach a person (catch up with someone)

To reach goals

A

Alcanzar

Alcanza metas

87
Q

Probably

A

A lo mejor

88
Q

I broke my leg

A

Me rompio la pierna

89
Q

Age

A

Edad

90
Q

To top it off

Adding something negative to a comment

A

Para colmo

91
Q

Achieve

A

Lograr

92
Q

Including

A

Incluso

93
Q

It sounds like a dog barking

A

suena como un perro ladrando

94
Q

She gave it to him

A

Se la dio

95
Q

Expression that indicates opposite of what was said before

A

Por el contrario

96
Q

As soon as

A

Tan pronto como

En cuanto

97
Q

That the last straw

A

Esto Es el colmo!

98
Q

What does he do for work?

A

A que se dedica?

99
Q

I just realized

A

Me acabo de darme cuenta

100
Q

Later or soon

A

Luego