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1
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It makes him/her happy

A

Lo/la hace feliz

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I’m Mexican at heart

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Soy mexicana de corazón

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To name something (with affection)
They’ve already nicknamed you
I nicknamed it

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bautizar
ya te bautizaron (they’ve named you)
lo bauticé

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I fell in love with Mexico

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Me enamoré de México

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I’m going to teach you (all) (how) to learn Spanish

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Voy a enseñarles a aprender español

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affectionate

Let us be kind, generous, affectionate and good.

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afectuosos

Seamos amables, generosos, afectuosos y buenos.

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loving

You are learning how important it is to hold/store loving and positive thoughts

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amorosos

Estás aprendiendo lo importante que es albergar pensamientos positivos y amorosos.

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8
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lifelong friends

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amigos de toda la vida

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They see each other (again) after 2 weeks in the Fonda de Doña Esmeralda

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Se ven después de dos semanas en la Fonda de Doña Esmeralda

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Back to work

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De vuelta al trabajo

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What’s new?

what can you tell me

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¿Qué cuentas?

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How’s are things going (you guys)?

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¿Cómo les va, chicos?

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To hire someone

I heard they hired someone new

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Escuché que contrataron a alguien nuevo.

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Someone/some person called Abram. He is the managers nephew

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A un tal Abram. Es sobrino del gerente

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Is that why they hired him?

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¿Por eso lo contrataron?

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16
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Who?

Some guy named Abram

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¿A quién?

A un tal Abram

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17
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Should we order something?

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¿Pedimos algo?

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18
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For me, unas quesadillas
For me (I), some chilaquiles please
Okay kids, I’ll bring them to you right away.

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Para mí, unas quesadillas
Yo unos chilaquiles, por favor.
¡Ahorita se los traigo!

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19
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Me too!

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¡yo igual!

yo también

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20
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the three musketeers

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Los tres alegres compadres

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21
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I’m joking!

just kididng!

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¡Solo bromeo!

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22
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Would you close the door when I leave?

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¿Cierran la puerta cuando me vaya?

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23
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To be full of yourself
to be conceited
‘all that’

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muy creído

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24
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we will have to wait and see what happens

one will see what happens

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hay que ver qué pasa

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25
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Workmate

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compañero de trabajo

de* not del

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26
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a little bit
(not poco)
Learn to relax a bit

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tantito

aprender relajarse tantito

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27
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I didn’t like it that much either

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tampoco me gustó mucho

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assistant manager

They hired a new assistant manager

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subgerente

contrataron a un subgerente nuevo

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29
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He’s kind of a moron

A

es medio menso

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30
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We aren’t freeloaders!

A

¡No somos mantenidos!

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31
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anyway (forms)

Anyway, count on me for anything

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de todas formas

De todas formas, cuentan conmigo para cualquier cosa

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32
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to take care of something

I’ll take care of the money

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hacerse cargo de algo

Yo me hago cargo del dinero.

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33
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How did (your day) go?
It went well (for me) but there was a problem
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¿Cómo te fue?

Me fue bien, pero hay un problema

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34
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To spend time with someone

Tavo goes back home to spend time with his parents

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pasar tiempo con alguien

Tavo regresa a su casa para pasar tiempo con sus papás

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35
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To hurt/injure yourself
Wait, that was where I got hurt.
You dad hurt himself

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Lastimarse
¡Tu papá se lastimó!
Esperen, ahí fue donde me lastimé.

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36
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I told him to ask for help to move the boxes, but no!
past subjunctive (ask)
A

Le dije que pidiera ayuda para mover las cajas, pero ¡no!

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37
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job

I have a job at the coffee shop/cafeteria

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empleo

Tengo un empleo en el cafe/la cafetería.

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38
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employee

He’s been a wonderful employee for four years now.

A

empleado

Ha sido un maravilloso empleado por cuatro años.

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39
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meeting

Mrs. Goldberg, this is a private meeting.

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una junta
una reunión
Señora Goldberg, esta es una junta/reunión privada

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40
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return on investment

A

retorno de la inversión

de mi/tu/su inversión

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41
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feasible

But I don’t know if it’s feasible.

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factible

Pero no sé si es factible

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profitable

And the project, definitely, will be profitable.

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rentable

Y el proyecto, sin ninguna duda, será rentable.

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43
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profits
losses
Projection of revenues, profits and losses

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ganancia
pérdidas
Proyección de los ingresos, ganancias y pérdidas

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44
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fees

Purchase price + about 2.5% PayPal fee

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tarifa

Precio de compra + aproximadamente 2,5% tarifa de PayPal

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45
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currency

It works with whatever currency you put in it.

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moneda

Funciona con cualquier moneda que pongas.

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46
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training

The third priority is training

A

capacitación

La tercera prioridad es la capacitación.

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47
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liability

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responsabilidad
obligación
pasivo (risk)

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48
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to guarantee

a guarantee

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garantizar

garantía

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49
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customer service

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atención al cliente

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recruitment

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reclutamiento

contratación

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transfer

For the transfer of the inheritance.

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traspaso

Para el traspaso de la herencia.

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52
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to complain

Tavo listens to one of his workmates complaining about another workmate (for) speaking about him behind his back.

A

quejarse
Tavo escucha a uno de sus compañeros quejarse de otro compañero por
hablar mal de él a sus espaldas.

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53
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To talk behind someone’s back

A

hablar mal de él a sus espaldas.

hablar mal de mi a mis espaldas.

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54
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Someone who is dirty or nasty; an asshole

Damn Rodolfo is saying things about mi!

A

mugre

¡Mugre Rodolfo dice cosas de mí!

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55
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File a complaint

We can send a complaint so they reprimand Rodolfo

A

mandar la queja

Podemos mandar la queja y que regañen a Rodolfo

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56
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To scold, yell at, tell off

Parents have a duty to scold their children when they misbehave

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regañar

Los padres tienen el deber de regañar a sus hijos cuando se portan mal.

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57
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How come?

Me a hippie! -Well, how come?

A

¿Y eso?
¿Por qué?
¡Yo un hippie! - ¿Y eso?

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58
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That’s why I’m here. To listen to you guys.

A

Para eso estoy yo aquí: para escucharlos.

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59
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Anything at all. Come and talk to me, okay?

A

Cualquier cosa, ven y dime/cuéntame, ¿va?

Cualquier cosa, vienes y me dices, ¿va?

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60
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I don’t know what to think

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No sé qué pensar

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61
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Don’t judge a book by it’s cover

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No juzguen un libro por su portada.

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62
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Give him a chance (you guys)

Ustedes > dar (imperitivo)

A

Denle chance, jóvenes.

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63
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It’s a bit annoying

A

Es un poco molesto

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64
Q

Here are your sandwiches

A

Aquí están sus lonches

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65
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speak freely (with confidence)
with all confidence*
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con toda confianza

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66
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Anytime!

Whenever you’d like

A

¡cuando quieran!

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67
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to fire someone

But you can arrive late anymore or they are going to fire you.

A

correr a alguien

Pero ya no puedes llegar tarde o te van a correr.

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68
Q

listen…

A

oye

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69
Q

Once
Once he was at the party, Tavo met Raul
Once at the second stop, we felt hungry and had to eat lunch.

A

Ya en la fiesta, Tavo conoce a Raúl.

Ya en la segunda parada, sentimos hambre y tuvimos que comer.

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70
Q

The birthday boy/girl

A

el cumpleañero/a

él es el cumpleañero

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71
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to turn

Today I turned 6

A

Cumplir

¡Hoy cumplí seis años!

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72
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Really?

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¿en serio?
¿de veras?
¿neta?
¿de verdad?

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73
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To like someone / get along
He liked you
I like them

A

Caerse bien
Le caíste bien
Me caen bien

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74
Q

Wow

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¡orale!

¡guau!

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75
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part time

I finally got a job working as a part-time bartender.

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Media jornada
medio tiempo
Finalmente conseguí un empleo como barman de media jornada.

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76
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full time

He’s going enter/start full-time (class), the eight hours

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tiempo completo
jornada completa
Va a entrar de tiempo completo, las ocho horas.

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77
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to look after someone

So that my parents don’t look after him

A

cuidar a alguien
Para que mis papás no lo cuiden.
Ya veo.

*Lo here because there is no other indirect object. Parents –> kid

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78
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He doesn’t talk to stranger

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No habla con desconocidos

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79
Q

Sure, go ahead.

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Sí, adelante

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80
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To be in a hurry

I’m in a hurry

A

Estar apurado/apurada

Solo estoy apurado.

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81
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Because I want to get home (arrive) early with my parents

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Porque quiero llegar temprano con mis papás.

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82
Q

About what?
Abram: This is what I wanted to talk to you about
Tavo: About what?

A

¿De qué?
Abram: De eso te quería hablar.
Tavo: ¿De qué?

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83
Q

Today after work, there’s going to be a party, and I want to invite you.

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Hoy después del trabajo va a haber una fiesta, y quiero invitarte

84
Q

Or do you need to ask your parents for permission to go to the party.?

A

¿O necesitas pedirles permiso a tus
papás para ir a la fiesta?

*les / a tus papas

85
Q

Enough!

A

¡Ya basta!

86
Q

You are so boring! You don’t know how to have fun.

A

¡Qué aburrido eres, no te sabes divertir!

87
Q

I like having fun my own way

I like to have fun as I want

A

Me gusta divertirme como yo quiero.

88
Q

Whatever. Don’t complain about it later.

A

Como quieras, luego no te quejes.

89
Q

To tie / shoelaces

You tie your shoelaces

A

Amarrar(se)
las agujetas
Tú te amarras las agujetas

90
Q

I cut my hair every month

A

Me cortó el cabello cada mes

Cortar(se)
A person that gets their hair cut every month
OR that cuts their own hair

91
Q

To get mad

Damian and I got mad with Priscila

A

enojar(se)

Damián y yo nos enojamos con Priscila

92
Q

To get tired of something..

My brothers don’t get tired of playing (running around)

A

Cansar(se)

Mis hermanos no se cansan de jugar

93
Q

To go to bed/sleep early

During the week, I fall asleep early

A

Dormir(se)

Entre semana, me duermo temprano

94
Q

daylight savings time (summer/winter)

A

horario de verano/invierno

95
Q

time change

A

cambiar de horario

96
Q

Keep me up to date

A

mantenerme al tanto

97
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I can’t wait to

A

No veo la hora de verte … (verb)
No puedo esperar a verte … (verb)
Tengo ganas de verte… (verbo)
[Me] muero por verte … (verbo)

98
Q

I ate the cake.

I ate up the cake/I ate the whole cake.

A

Comí el pastel.

Me comí el pastel.

99
Q 
Study it (tú)
Really study it./Study it thoroughly.
A

Estúdialo.

Estúdiatelo.

100
Q

He gets bored in math class.

A

Se aburre en la clase de matemáticas.

Aburrar(se)

101
Q

It makes me happy to speak Spanish.

*hint: not me hace feliz

A

Te alegras de hablar español.

Alegrar(se) de

102
Q

I used to get up a 8

I used to wake up at 8

A

Me levantaba a las 8
Me despertaba a las 8

despertar(se)

103
Q

to take off

He took off his boots right away because they were wet

A

quitarse

Él se quitó las botas de inmediato porque estuvieron mojadas

104
Q

to remember

Amy never remembers to take her pills

A

acordar(se) de
recordar
Amy jamás recuerda tomar sus pastillas
Nunca se acuerda de tomar mis medicamentos

105
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to cover up
to uncover
uncover yourself please
Don’t cover up

A

taparse
destaparse
Destápate por favor
No te tapes

106
Q

To get better (health)
to feel better
to recover
to improve

A

ponerse mejor
sentirse
recuperarse
mejorarse

107
Q

To get better / improve (skill)
Everyday I get better at fighting
My comprehension of the language improved rapidly

A

Mejorar
Cada día mejoro en la pelea.
Mi comprensión del idioma mejoró rápidamente.

108
Q

healthy habits

A

hábitos saludables

109
Q

…because I don’t like to leave the house with wet hair in the winter

A

ya que
porque
ya que no me gusta salir de la casa con el pelo mojado en invierno

110
Q

to comb hair
Normally I comb my hair
Yes, I tend/usually brush my hair everyday

A

peinarse (pain-ar-se)
cepillarse el pelo
Normalmente me peino
Sí, suelo cepillarme el pelo diario

111
Q

to get dressed
Get dressed!
Don’t dress like that
I’m going to get dressed

A

vestirse
¡Vístete!
No te vistas así
Voy a vestirme

112
Q

To endeavor, undertake or insist

Normally, we insist on staring at* screens before bed

A

empeñarse en

Normalmente, nos empeñamos en mirar pantallas antes de dormir,

113
Q 
To suggest
Do you (usted) suggest that everyone should get rid (free ourselves) of the screen?
A

Sugerir

¿Sugiere que todos deberíamos librarnos de las pantallas?

114
Q

Get into

Why not get into bed with a book instead of a mobile phone?

A

meterse

¿Por qué no (meterse) en la cama con un libro, en lugar de con un teléfono móvil?

115
Q

To amuse yourself
And what do you guys do for fun?
Everyone (all of us) should entertain ourselves with a good book

A

Distraerse
entretenerse
¿Y qué hacen ustedes para distraerse?
Todos debemos distraernos con un buen libro

116
Q

To stretch

I stretch for 5 minutes before going to bed

A

Estirarse

Me estiro por 5 minutos antes de acostarme

117
Q

Dormir
I spent the night at my grandmother’s house.
I put my children to sleep with a story.
That teacher sends his students to sleep with his monotonous voice.

A

To put to sleep / Spend the night
Dormí en casa de mi abuela.
Duermo a mis niños con un cuento
Ese profesor duerme a sus estudiantes con su voz monótona.

118
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To put to sleep / euthanize
To put someone under / anestesia
They put my dog to sleep in order to clean his teeth.
The surgeon put him under before the operation.
My brother had to put his dog to sleep because it had cancer.

A

Dormir (a)
Durmieron a mi perro para limpiarle los dientes.
Lo durmió el cirujano antes de la operación.
Mi hermano tuvo que dormir a su perro porque tenía cáncer.

119
Q

To sleep together
I think Marco and Ana slept together last night.
I haven’t slept with him.
It’s true: Sara and I had sex that night in the hotel.

A

Dormir junto
Acostarse con
Creo que Marco y Ana durmieron juntos anoche.
Yo no me he acostado con él.
Es cierto Sara y yo nos acostamos esa noche en el hotel.

120
Q

To have a limb fall asleep

I can’t stand up because my leg has gone to sleep.

A

Dormirse

No puedo ponerme en pie porque se me durmió la pierna.

121
Q

To lie down

She lay down in the sand and put her shirt over her head.

A

Acostarse

Se acostó en la arena y se puso la camisa en la cabeza.

122
Q

to oppose

I am opposed/against fake make up

A

oponerse

Yo me opongo a los maquillajes artificiales

123
Q

To look like vs. to seem
Do you want to look like your favorite actress?
You seem personally invested in this.

A

parecerse
parecer
¿Quieres parecerte a tu actriz favorita?
Parece que tienes un interés personal en esto.

124
Q

To focus
Focus (get centered) on the task at hand
Get fully centered on the task

A

Centrarse

Céntrate en la tarea por completo.

125
Q

to wash (body part)
You have to wash your face
Wash your face!
wash your face (not a command)

A

lavarse [body part]
Tienes que lavarte la cara
Lávate la cara
Lavar tu cara (also acceptable)

126
Q

To remove / take off

To goal of this step is to remove old makeup (from yourself)

A

Quitarte

El objetivo de este paso es quitarte el maquillaje anterior.

127
Q 
to dry
to dry (yourself) off
After, dry off your face
Dry the dishes with this cloth, please.
Let the towels dry (themselves)
A 
secar
secarse
Después, sécate la cara
Seca los platos con aquel trapo, por favor.
Deja que las toallas se sequen
128
Q

to cross your finger

A

poner changuitos

hacer changuitos

129
Q

To rip someone a new one / beat the shit out of

I’m going to rip you a new one/ kick your ass if you keep calling my house

A

poner a alguien como nuevo

Te voy a poner como nuevo como sigas llamando a mi casa.

130
Q

To put someone down

My colleague was criticizing me behind my back; he was putting me down.

A

poner a alguien como un trapo

Mi colega me estuvo criticando a mis espaldas; me puso como un trapo.

131
Q

Apply (something on/to yourself)

Don’t put ice directly on the skin

A

Aplicarse

no te apliques el hielo directamente sobre la piel

132
Q

No one can do that for you, so, apply yourself to the task and know that you are receiving a big help

A

Nadie puede hacerlo por ustedes, así que aplíquense en la tarea y sepan que están recibiendo una gran ayuda.

133
Q

Throw on / take a look
Throw on a blouse and go out
Just take a look

A

Echarse
échate una blusa y sal
solo échate un vistazo

134
Q

Did you mess up?

A

¿Te equivocaste?

135
Q

to apply lipstick

Finally, put on your favorite lipstick color

A

Pintarse

Finalmente, (pintarse) los labios de tu color favorito.

136
Q

Join my channel!

A

Únete a mi canal

137
Q

race (origin)

A

la raza

138
Q

to play (a video, song)

A

darle play

reproducir

139
Q

Caucasian

A

caucásico / blanco

La víctima es un hombre, caucásico, unos 20 años.

140
Q

happy hour

A 
happy hour (Spanish accent)
hora feliz (double sentido de tener sexo)
141
Q

To feel lazy
To be lazy (characteristic)
It has nothing to do with being lazy or weak
I’m too lazy to do this project

A

tener flojera
ser flojo/a
No tienen nada que ver con ser flojo o débil.
Tengo demasiada flojera por este proyecto.

142
Q

To be loose

The top shelf should be taut, not slack.

A

estar flojo

El estante superior debe de estar tenso, no flojo.

143
Q

the roots

We’ll eliminate the root of your anxiety.

A

las raíces

Eliminaremos la raíz de su ansiedad.

144
Q

the clouds

And three giant stalks grew high up into the clouds.

A 
las nubes (f)
Y tres enormes tallos crecieron hasta las nubes.
145
Q

meowing
a meow
I’ll meow and you meow back.

A

maullar
maullido
Maullaré y tú maullarás de vuelta.

146
Q

buddies

I won’t go with you (accompany), today I have to go out my buddies.

A

cuates
Pues yo no te acompaño, tengo que ir hoy con mis cuates.

Usamos cuates (en Mexico) para referirnos a los hermanos gemelos no idénticos, son “cuates” o a algún amigo muy cercano, es mi “cuate”. Es un término de afecto en realidad.

147
Q

Take a nap

I’m going to take a nap

A

echarse un coyotito
Voy a echarme un coyotito
(una siesta de al menos media hora)

148
Q

fireworks

There’s a fireworks show this weekend

A

cohetes o fuegos artificiales

Hay un show de cohetes este fin de semana

149
Q

To grieve

grief

A

Velar a tus muertos
estar en duelo por …
el duelo

150
Q

party (group event)

The more people at the party, the better

A

la pachanga

Cuanta más en la pachanga, mejor.

151
Q

The more ____, the more ______.

The more businesses we talk to, the more signups we will get.

A

Cuantas más empresas hablemos, más inscripciones obtendremos.

  • subjunctive trigger
  • adjust cuantas according to what you are referring to in the first part of the ‘more’ comparison.
152
Q

bank holiday

Christmas is a holiday

A

día festivo

Navidad es un día festivo

153
Q

regional dish

A

platillo de la region

plato = plate in Mexico

154
Q

stubborn

A

necio/necia

155
Q

to be nosy

A

ser metiche

alguien metiche

156
Q

square person / conservative

A

puro/pura
abuelito/abuelita
cerrado/a
cuadrado/a

157
Q

A person that gets angry easily

A

enojona

158
Q

A person/animal that cries a lot

A

llorona

chillona

159
Q

A person that complains a lot

A

quejona

160
Q

Clickbait / To hook you in / catch

The title is a hook to get you to click

A

un gancho

El titulo es un gancho para hacerte click

161
Q

claw marks

A

garras

162
Q

To speak fluently

to reach fluency

A

hablar con fluidez

Alcanzar la fluidez

163
Q

To be wrong
oops, I’m messed up.
I was wrong

A

Equivocarse / estar equivodada
Oops, estoy equivocado/a
me equivoque

164
Q

maybe/might
It could be/Maybe you were born on the good side of the world.
I was born on the dark/bad side

A

Puede que hayas nacido en la cara buena del mundo
Yo nací en la cara mala

puede que (present) QUE hayas nacido (subjunctive)

165
Q

accent mark

A

tilde

166
Q

Mexican ‘redneck’ but with a homie trying to be cool or lacking respect

A

Naco
naco/naca (adjetivo)
playera naco (pirata, chata o con gang symbols)
es muy naco llegar a la playa privada con bocina tocando banda y su sombrilla
color de piel más oscura (aspecto racista)

167
Q

beater

A

carcacha

168
Q

swear words

A

grosero/a

groserías

169
Q

How are you? 100%

A

¿Cómo estas?

Al 100

170
Q

host

podcast host

A

anfitrión del podcast

podcastero

171
Q

motivating

A

motivante

172
Q

horrible feeling

A

tienes esta sensación horrible

173
Q

Despite your best efforts…
Try as you might….
There is a single thought that you can’t get out of your head. I feel stuck.

A

Por mucho que lo intentas…

Hay un solo pensamiento que no puedes quitar de la cabeza… ¡me siento estancado!

174
Q

To feel / be stuck

A

estar / sentirse / quedarse

estancado

175
Q

You can’t get it out of your head

A

No puedes quitárlo de la cabeza

176
Q

to get unstuck

How can I get unstuck?

A

despegarse

¿Cómo puedo despegarme?

177
Q

Stay tuned!

Just remember to stay tuned to the end of the video.

A

Estar atentos

Solo recuerda estar atento hasta el final del video

178
Q

Despite

A place where, despite their best efforts, progress just doesn’t seem to come as easily

A

Es un lugar dónde, a pesar de sus mejores esfuerzos, su progreso no parece ser tan fácil.

179
Q

Street market

They sell food, clothes, and toys in the street market.

A

EL tianguis

En el tianguis venden comida, ropa, y juguetes.

180
Q 
hot springs (3 terms)
Incredible hot springs in the middle of nature
A

baños termales
balnearios
aguas termales
increíbles balnearios en medio de la naturaleza

181
Q

To enjoy

Enjoy the natural spas

A 
Gozar de (algo)
Goza de los spas naturales

*Gozar can mean to have sex or come, so be careful

182
Q

stroke

A

derrame cerebral

183
Q

pompom

I like the pompoms on your shirt

A

borla / borlitas
pompón
Me gustan las borlas en tu camisa

184
Q

Go through the cash register

Pay at the til

A

Pasar a la caja

Pagar a la caja

185
Q

at first sight

A

a primera vista

186
Q

to guess or approximate something

How old is your house? Take a guess

A

tantear
¿Cuántos años tiene su casa? Una tanteada
*can also mean grope apparently

187
Q

roughly
broadly speaking
in broad strokes
There are two types of girl broadly speaking

A

a grandes rasgos

Hay dos tipos de chicas a grandes rasgos.

188
Q

explode, burst

to the rafters

A

Estar a reventar

Hasta el top

189
Q

isolated

it’s very isolated

A

aislado

es muy aislado

190
Q

to eat until you are stuffed

I’m stuffed

A

Atascarse

Me atasqué

191
Q

overrated

It’s overrated

A

sobrevalorado

es sobrevalorado…

192
Q

To not be able to stand someone
Boy, you really don’t like him, do you?
I really can’t stand him!

A

Vaya (orale), sí que (realmente) te cae gordo, ¿eh?

Me cae bien gordo

193
Q

Parish

Call it a contribution to the Parish church.

A

la parroquia

Considérelo una contribución para la parroquia.

194
Q

To go out like a light
She´s already out like a light
I was out like a light after that long day I had yesterday

A

caer como tronco
ya cayó como tronco
caí como tronco después del día muy largo que tenía ayer

195
Q

Junk, random stuff

There’s a bunch of junk in there

A

tiliche
hay mucho tiliche
un tilichero (desmadre)

196
Q

To be surprises or caught off guard
Throw someone off
When a foreigner says something in Mexican Spanish, it catches them off guard

A

Sacar de onda

Cuándo un extranjero diga algo muy mexicano, se saca de onda

197
Q

To talk like a trucker

A

tienes una boquilla de albañil o trailero/camionero

198
Q

clean version of desmadre

it’s a mess

A

desmán

es un desmán

199
Q

to be very correct (politicians)

A

ser propio, fino

200
Q

money with you, your current funds

A 
mi marmaja (stash of money or a collection of change
No traigo mucha marmaja para invitarte a desayunar. Solo traigo dos billanos de 50.
201
Q

monkey change/shrapnel

a fist full of change

A

moralla

un puño de cambio se llama moralla

202
Q

I recommend you go and (to) listen to the episode

A

les recomiendo que vayan a escuchar al episodio

R - subjunctive (recommendations)

203
Q

barter system
We could go back to the barter system
Back in the olden days when people tended to use the barter system

A

Sistema de trueque
Podemos volver al sistema del trueque.
En aquellos ayeres cuando la gente solía usar el sistema de trueque

204
Q

Bank transfers

A

transferencias electrónicas

**NOT transferencias bancarias

205
Q

Stories or tales
Surely you know some great stories
He was telling me some bad audition stories.

A

anécdotas
Seguro que sabes algunas anécdotas.
Me contaba anécdotas de malas audiciones.

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