Unidad 2, expressions

Question 1

cuanto antes, mejor

Answer 1

the sooner the better

Question 2

I´d rather…… than…..
I´d better……than……

ambas + inf sin to

I´d prefer to….than to…..

Question 3

I prefer ING than ING
I like ING better than ING

Question 4

poner en pie

Answer 4

to bring the house down

Question 5

salir a quemar la ciudad

Answer 5

to paint the town red

Question 6

calar a alguien

Answer 6

to read sb like a book

Question 7

hacerse cargo

Answer 7

to face the music

Question 8

salirse de lo común

Answer 8

to be off the beaten track

Question 9

tener poco presupuesto/ajustado

Answer 9

to be on a shoestring budget

Question 10

acomodarse

Answer 10

let one´s hair down

Question 11

paga la casa

Answer 11

it´s on the house

Question 12

estar muy enfocado/atento a algo

Answer 12

to be on the edge of one´s seat

Question 13

leer entre líneas

Answer 13

read between the lines

Question 14

discutir con alguien

Answer 14

quarrelling / arguing about….with…../ at odds with

Question 15

metido/ escondido

Answer 15

to be tucked away in….

Question 16

mirada maliciosa, pícara (-)

Answer 16

sly look

Question 17

a la fuga

Answer 17

to be on the loose/ at large

Question 18

paralizado (tráfico)

Answer 18

at a standstill (ej. tráfico)

Question 19

estar perdido/confundido

Answer 19

to be at a loose end/to be at a loss

Question 20

tener miedo a las alturas

Answer 20

not to have head for heights

Question 21

hacer los recados

Answer 21

do the chores

Question 22

darse un capricho

Answer 22

to splash out on something

Question 23

una vez en la vida

Answer 23

once in a blue moon/once in a while

Question 24

de vez en cuando

Answer 24

every now and then/from time to time

Question 25

casi nunca

Answer 25

hardly even

Question 26

bastante a menudo

Answer 26

every so often

Question 27

llevar de viaje

Answer 27

to take sb on a journey

Question 28

preferir (no prefer)

Answer 28

to be more likely to

Question 29

tasar, poner precio

Answer 29

to place a value on

Question 30

ser crítico con algo, alguien

Answer 30

to be critical OF smth,someone

Question 31

estar sorprendido, desconcertado por algo

Answer 31

to puzzle over smthg

Question 32

suplicar a alguien

Answer 32

to plead WITH someone

Question 33

enorgullecerse de algo

Answer 33

to take pride in smthg

Question 34

confiar en alguien

Answer 34

to confide in someone

Question 35

EX. que algo no (te, le..) importa

Answer 35

(algo) is of no consequence to (quien sea)

Question 36

EX. estar al borde de la quiebra

Answer 36

to be on the brink of disaster

Question 37

EX. a la larga

Answer 37

IN the long run

Question 38

EX. hacer una visita

Answer 38

to come for a visit

Question 39

odiar algo

Answer 39

I hate IT when….

Question 40

que te hace pensar/reflexionar

Answer 40

food for thought

Question 41

con todos sus pros y contras

Answer 41

with all its joys and sorrows (tristezas)

Question 42

perder la fé

Answer 42

to lose heart

Question 43

trabajar muy duro

Answer 43

to work your fingers to the bone

Question 44

ver los frutos del trabajo

Answer 44

to see the fruits of his labour

Question 45

cuesta abajo y sin frenos

Answer 45

slippery slope

Question 46

juventud problemática

Answer 46

troubled youth

Question 47

abrumado/sobrepasado

Answer 47

overwhelmed (vb. overwhelm)

Question 48

erróneamente, injustamente

Answer 48

wrongly, wrongfully

Question 49

cambiante

Answer 49

changeable

Question 50

falta de civismo (sust)

Answer 50

incivility

Question 51

atado (arnés)

Answer 51

harnessed

Question 52

aterrorizado

Answer 52

terrifed

Question 53

sereno

Answer 53

serene

Question 54

desmayo

Answer 54

black out

Question 55

hacer bote

Answer 55

to club together