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1
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conversador

A

conversationalist

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Creo / Supongo que

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I guess

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Depender de

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Depend on

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Algo te cuesta / Tener dificultades con

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Struggle with

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5
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Ni de lejos

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By any stretch of the imagination

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Por alguna razón

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For some reason

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¡Te estás quedando conmigo!

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You’re having me on!

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¡De ninguna manera! / ¡No me digas!

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No way!

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9
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¡Qué pesadilla!

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What a nightmare !

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10
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Ser teloneros de

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To support

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11
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En ese momento

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At the time

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12
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Quédate el libro

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Keep the book

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13
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Parientes lejanos

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Distant relatives

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14
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Por parte de mi padre

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Of my father’s side

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15
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Por primera vez

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For the very first time

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16
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Agua pasada

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Water under the bridge

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17
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Fuerza mayor

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Act of god

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18
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Entonces caí en la cuenta

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Then the penny dropped

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19
Q

Chocarse con alguien

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To bump into someone

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20
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Tirar alguien al suelo

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To knock someone to the floor

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21
Q

Muerto de vergüenza

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Mortified

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22
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Disculparse profundamente

A

Apologise profusely

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23
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Y encima

A

At that

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24
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Restaurante de coches (Mac auto)

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Drive-through restaurant

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25
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Bajar la ventanilla

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Wind down the window

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26
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Hacer un pedido

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Place an order

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27
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Llamar al trabajo diciendo que estás malo

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Call in sick for work

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28
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No pegar ojo

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Not sleep a wink

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29
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Comprensivo

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Understanding

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30
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Me importa

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Matters to me

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31
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Receta

A

Recipe

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32
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Ticket

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Receipt

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33
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Entre

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Between

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34
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Entre varios

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Among

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35
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Elogiar

A

Compliment

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36
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En principio

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Principle

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37
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Principales / Director

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Principal

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38
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Vergüenza

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Embarrassment

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39
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Meter la pata

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Mess up

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40
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Testarudo

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Opinionated

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41
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Imaginarse a sí mismo

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Picture yourself

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42
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Hasta ( la edad de )

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Up until

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43
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Cuando se refiere a

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When it comes to

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44
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Asimilar

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Pick up

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45
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Inconscientemente

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Unconsciously

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46
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No sorprendente

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Unsurprising

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47
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Infravalorado

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Underestimated

48
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Declaración atrevida

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Bold claim

49
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Prueba viviente

A

Living proof

50
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Consciente

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Conscious

51
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Alrededor de

A

In the region of

52
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Buscar

A

Look up

53
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Es muy probable


A

Odds are that

54
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Tener problemas

A

Have a hard time

55
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Lo contrario

A

The other way round

56
Q

Con el paso del tiempo

A

Over time

57
Q

Combatir

A

Combat

58
Q

En voz alta

A

Out loud

59
Q

Perspectiva de trabajo

A

Job prospects

60
Q

Hacer negocios

A

Do business

61
Q

Recuperar

A

Enhance

62
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Hacer investigación

A

Do research

63
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Ganar dinero

A

Make money

64
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Emplear

A

Employ

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Empleabilidad

A

Employability

66
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En cierto modo

A

In a way

67
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De momento bien


A

So far, so good

68
Q

Plataforma petrolera

A

Oil rig

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Mi culpa

A

My fault

70
Q

No lo he pillado

A

It went over my head

71
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¡Vamos a intentarlo!

A

Let’s give a shot !

72
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Igualado

A

Evenly matched

73
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Ponerse a trabajar (en serio)

A

Knuckles down

74
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Un reto


A

Tall order

75
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Involucrarse

A

Immerse yourself in

76
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La mayoría de las veces

A

More often than not

77
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Mejoro muchísimo

A

Really took off

78
Q

En voz alta

A

Out loud

79
Q

Al dedillo

A

Word-perfect

80
Q

Aparte de

A

Apart from

81
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Parientes lejanos

A

My extended family

82
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Estar decidido a hacer algo

A

To be determined to do something over the years

83
Q

Comunicar lo que quieres decir

A

To get your point across

84
Q

Ser absorbido por / con algo

A

To be taking away by something

85
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Musicalizar

A

Set to music

86
Q

En ese mismo momento

A

There and then

87
Q

Llamar al camarero

A

Call over ( a waiter )

88
Q

Cohibido / Tímido

A

Self-conscious

89
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Callejón

A

Alley

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Aliado

A

Ally

91
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El atractivo de

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Appeal of

92
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Ignorar

A

Disregard

93
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Puede pasar que

A

Conceivable

94
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Fundamentalmente / Basicamente 


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Fundamentally

95
Q

Enredado / Complicado

A

Involved

96
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Relativamente

A

Relatively

97
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Transmitir ( un mensaje )

A

Convey

98
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Inmediatamente

A

Instantaneous

99
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Sin duda

A

Indisputably

100
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Superar en cantidad

A

Outnumbered

101
Q

En primer lugar

A

For one thing

102
Q

Simplificación excesiva

A

Oversimplification

103
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Experimentar cambios

A

Undergo huge changes

104
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En camino a continuar

A

Set to continue

105
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Afirmar / Mantener

A

Claim to

106
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De confianza / confiable

A

Reliable

107
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De esa manera

A

And thus

108
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Con decisión / firmeza

A

Decisively

109
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Precisión

A

Accusary

110
Q

Confianza / Fiabilidad

A

Reliability

111
Q

Los sin voz

A

The voiceless

112
Q

Fuera de proporción

A

Blown out of all proportion

113
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Alabarse a sí mismo

A

Self-glorification

114
Q

Ponerse en ridículo a uno mismo

A

To make a fool of yourself

115
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Ser bueno en

A

To be good at

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