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1
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cat call
to cat call
It’s not worth it to cat call anyone anymore

A

piropo
piropear
Ya no se vale piropear a nadie

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respect (everyone) above all

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respeto ante todo

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all made of (really) tasty things

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hecho de pura cosa sabrosona

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This biscocho has* (to do with) coconut, nuts, and rompope

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Este bizcocho tiene que ver con coco, nuez y rompope

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to kick off/ to (get) started

So, let’s kick off ‘el toque de aquiles’

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arrancamos con

así que arrancamos con el toque de aquiles ya

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To start (a machine/vehicle)
The car’s not starting, the battery must be dead.
Marcos started the car and sped off.

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Arrancar
El coche no arranca; debe estar sin batería.
Marcos arrancó el carro y salió a toda prisa.

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with confidence

And you will be able to start your own business project with CONFIDENCE.

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sin miedo

Y podrás arrancar SIN MIEDO tu propio proyecto empresarial.

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a good evening

It could be for a nice evening or a birthday party

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una tarde feliz

puede ser para una tarde feliz or uncompleaños

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9
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to give into to a craving

or simply to give in to a craving

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darse un antojo
o simplemente para darse un antojo
*usually used in this form (darse) after para

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hot chocolate (mexican style)

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chocolatito

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people that are scared of baking

two preposition options

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la gente le tiene meido a la pastelería

miedo de O miedo a

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12
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I just add a bunch of pancake flour

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Simplemente añado bastante harina de hot cakes

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additionally / in addition

Additionally, I’m going to add 4 full eggs

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por otro lado…

por otro lado voy a añadir 4 blanquillos/huevos enteros

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14
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a big cup vs a small cup

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una taza grandota versus una taza chiquita

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15
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just like this

I measure my oil, just like this

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así no más

mido mi aceite, asi no más

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doohicky/gadget/thing-a -ma-jig

We are going to mix it with this doohicky

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aparatejo

lo vamos a mezclar con ayuda de éste aparatejo

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17
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We break the yolks that are mixing in with everything

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Rompamos las yemas que se vayan mezclando todo

* subjunctive because it’s after ‘que’

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18
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exactly/just like this

do you guys see the texture now? It should be just like this.

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así mero

¿ya vieron la textura? Así mero…

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19
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mix in*

we mix in these ingredients

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incorporamos estos ingredientes

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20
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sweet tooth
No sweet tooth can resist a chocolate cake.
But he has a sweet tooth.

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goloso
Ningún goloso se resiste a una tarta de chocolate.
Pero tiene gusto por el dulce.

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tantalizing / irresistable / inviting / appetizing

Imagine how tantalizing/rich it is

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Imagínense qué goloso está

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22
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crack an egg

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quebrar un huevo

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23
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is called/bears the name/carries the name

… globe whisk

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lleva el nombre… batidor globo

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24
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a springform pan

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un molde de cinturón

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25
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non stick

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antiadherente

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to pour

I just pour my mixed (batter) just like this

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verter

simplemente vierto mi mezcla así en esta manera

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27
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We are going to put it in to bake

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lo vamos a meter a hornear

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28
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Just like that

We were talking, and suddenly/just like that, he left.

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Sin más ni más

Estábamos hablando y, sin más ni más, se fue

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29
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without anything else

This (cake), like that without anything else goes directly into the oven

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Sin más ni más

esto así sin más ni más va directamente a nuestro horno

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Elapse/passed (time)
25 or 30 minutes has passed, our bizcocho is now ready
More than a year has passed since then.

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transcurrir
ha transcurrido los 25 o media hora nuestro bizcocho ya está
Desde entonces ha transcurrido más de un año.

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to get ready to… / which
The bizcocho is ready, which I am going to get ready to take it out of the oven
The waiter got the table ready for four.

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disponer
El bizcocho ya está, el cual me voy a disponer a sacarlo del horno
El camarero dispuso la mesa para cuatro personas.

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32
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just that easy, just that simple, just that simple (basic)

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así de fácil así de simple y así de sencillo

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countertop

I put it directly on my countertop

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cubierta

lo pongo directamente sobre mi cubierta

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34
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I’m going to stick a knife in it

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voy a enterrar un cuchillo

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35
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safety catch / hinge

I’m going to turn it a bit and undo this hinge

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seguro / segurito

le doy un poquito la vuelta quito este segurito

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36
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I take off the wax paper

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retiro el papel encerado

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37
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peck (poke with a fork/knife)

I’m going to make some small holes

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picotazo

voy a hacerle unos pequeños picotazos

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38
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to soak (with liquid)
you must soak it
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bañar

hay que bañarlo

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39
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It is always necessary to have new ideas.

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Siempre hay que tener ideas nuevas.

40
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We’re going to give it a good shot of rompope

A

vamos a añadirle una buena

dosis de rompope

41
Q

double meaning play on words

A

un albur

doble sentido

42
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bite or sting
(or alcohol added)
A coffee with or without a shot of alcohol
It’s bad to scratch mosquito bites (or: stings)

A

piquete
un cafe con piquete sin piquete
Es malo rascarse un piquete de mosquito

43
Q

It says more than a thousand words

A

lo dice más que mil palabras

44
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to say goodbye

Juan said goodbye to his mother and went off to bed.

A

despedir

Juan se despidió de su madre y se fue a dormir.

45
Q

to realize

A

llevar a cabo

46
Q

El que es perico dondequiera es verde

refran

A

En realidad, se quiere decir que las personas que tienen cierta habilidad o talento, donde quiera lo pueden llevar a cabo.

47
Q

¡A darle que es mole de olla!

‘Cocinar bonito ¡Y darle que es mole de olla!

A

esto quiere decir que no hay que perder tiempo para hacer algo, y, además, hay que hacerlo con gusto.

You aren’t wasting time, instead, you are enjoying it.

48
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Better safe than sorry

A

Más vale prevenir que lamentar.

49
Q

Le echas mucha crema a tus tacos.

A

En esta frase, los tacos son como las acciones a las cuales se les enfatiza o exagera; la exageración la refiere con la crema en exceso.

50
Q

‘old people have good advice, you should listen’

A

Gallina vieja hace buen caldo.

51
Q

About to give birth

A

está por dar a luz

52
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(it started/since) generations ago

A

desde hace generaciones

53
Q

midwives

A

parteras

54
Q

african-columbian

A

afrocolombiano-a

55
Q

threat

A

amenaza

56
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made up of

Every program is made up of 2 parts

A

se compone de

Cada programa se compone de dos partes

57
Q

abyss

She knows where all the abysses are

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abismo

Ella sabe dónde están los abismos

58
Q

experienced mentor (feminine)

A

mentora experimentada

59
Q

highschool

It’s important that you finish high school

A

bachillerato

Es importante que termines el bachillerato

60
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training

We held a special training session workshop

A

capacitación

Realizamos un taller especial de capacitacíon

61
Q

To be subjected

Not the first time we are subjected to events of this magnitude.

A

Someter

No es la primera vez que nos vemos sometidos a eventos de esta envergadura.

62
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To hold/grab (something)

Hold my purse while I put on my coat.

A

sujetar/agarrar

Sujeta mi bolso mientras me pongo el abrigo.

63
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To hold someones hand

And then she decided to hold my hand.

A

Sostener/tomar

Y luego decidió tomar mi mano.

64
Q

cramps (muscles)

I had to drop out of the race because I got a cramp.

A

Me tuve que retirar de la carrera porque me dio un calambre.

65
Q

To drop out of school

And I’m going to drop out of medical school.

A

abandonar

Y abandonaré la escuela de medicina.

66
Q

however, nevertheless

Shying away, however, doesn’t resolve the problem.

A

no obstante

Eludir el problema, no obstante, no lo resuelve.

67
Q

threshold / doorstep
It’s like you had crossed some kind of a threshold.
He waits for her at the doorstep.

A

el umbral
Es como si hubieras pasado algún umbral.
Él la esperaba en el umbral de la puerta.

68
Q

the artery and the vein

Whoever injected him missed the vein.

A

la artería y la vena

El que inyecta lo echaba de menos la vena.

69
Q

In the hands of others

Third party care

A

En manos de terceros

En manos de otro/alguien más

70
Q

in a gray zone

Look, people like Hector are stuck in a gray area.

A

en una zona gris

Mira, gente como Héctor está atrapada en una zona gris.

71
Q

courage/nerve
I don’t have the courage to see him again.
You’ve got some nerve showing up here.

A

coraje
No tengo el coraje para verlo.
Tienes mucho coraje al aparecerte aquí.

72
Q

Without crossing paths

It was a house so big he’d figured fifty people could live in there and never cross paths.

A

(sin cruzarse)

Era una casa tan grande que había imaginado que podrían vivir en ella cincuenta personas sin cruzarse.

73
Q

first responders

It must be hard being a first responder.

A

primeros auxilios

Debe ser difícil trabajar en primeros auxilios.

74
Q

Run into

She probably ran into some weirdo.

A

toparse

Probablemente se topó con algunos bichos raros.

75
Q

germs

You’ve been coughing germs into it all day.

A

los gérmenes

Lleva todo el día tosiéndole gérmenes.

76
Q

to threaten

You can’t come in here and threaten brides

A

amenazar

No puedes entrar aquí y amenazar novias.

77
Q

Greenland

A

Greonlandia

78
Q

Antartic

A

Antártida

79
Q

Global warming

A

calentamiento global

80
Q

Polar ice caps

A

las capas de hielo polar

81
Q

greenhouse

Earth has a natural greenhouse effect.

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invernadero

La tierra tiene un efecto natural de invernadero.

82
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Pilot project

Development of a pilot project in renewable energy.

A

proyecto piloto

Elaboración de un proyecto experimental en materia de fuentes de energía renovables.

83
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cliché

Well, this is a cliché.

A

cliché (ch pronounced)

Bueno… esto es un cliché.

84
Q

self-sustaining, self-reliant

My dad raised me to be independent and self-sufficient.

A

autosuficiente

Mi papá me crió independiente y autosuficiente.

85
Q

To plan

You know, it gives me more time to observe and plan.

A

Planificar/Planear

Me dará más tiempo para observar y planificar/planear.

86
Q

To lay low, to freeze, to stay put, to keep quiet
He doesn’t want me to stand down.
Do you expect me to be quiet about it?

A

Quedarse quieto
Él no quiere que me quede quieto.
¿Esperabas que me quede quieto?

87
Q

Motto, catch phrase or slogan

“You holler, we are here.” That’s our motto.

A

lema

Llámanos y venimos, es nuestro lema.

88
Q

Anchor

You could anchor a thousand ships in this harbor.

A

Anclar

Podrías anclar mil barcos en este puerto.

89
Q

dome

A

cúpula

90
Q

one single shot (bullet) [to kill]

A

un solo plomazo

91
Q

To fuck someone over

you wanted to fuck me over (by) telling the municipal president sobre…

A

chingarle

quisiste chingarme diciendole al presidente municipal

92
Q

(past subjunctive)
I tried to convince him to work with us
de que

A

traté de convencerlo de que trabajara con nosotros

> ending = ara

93
Q

Stop (him or usted)! Hold it!

Okay, just stop right there, sister.

A

¡ya párele!

Muy bien, párale, hermana.

94
Q

shut up snitch / loud mouth!

A

¡Cállate hocicon(a)!

95
Q

Let her go Gavino! Dammit!

A

¡Dejala Gavino! ¡Carajo!

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