Unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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Dar por hecho

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Assume

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Y encima

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An inactive one at that

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Antisocial

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Antisocial

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Raro

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Weird

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Desfasado

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Behind the times

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Nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad

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Nothing could me further from the truth

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Pasar de algo

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Can’t be bothered to follow

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Trend / Tendencia

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Trend

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Aparece

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Comes along

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Un logro / Meta

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Milestone

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Abrumador / Agobiante


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Overwhelming

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Inevitable

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Inevitable

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Dar la impresión de algo

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Come across as

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Derramar / Rebosar

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Bubbling over with

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Seguro de ti mismo

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Self-confident

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Autoestima

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Self-confidence

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Merece la pena

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Worthwhile

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Rastrear

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To track

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Deshonesto

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Dishonest

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Problema

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Issue

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Irse de rositas


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To get away with something

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Devastador

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Devastating

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Reacio a

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Reluctant to

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Darse de alta / Registrarse

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To sign up for

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Estar al día

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Keep up to date

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Pensar bien de la gente

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To take people at face value

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Compensa / Viene bien / Recompensa

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It pays

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Inadecuado

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Inadequate

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Presumir

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Boast

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Equilibrado

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Well-balanced

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Estoy seguro de que no es para tanto / tan malo

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I’m sure it’s not that bad!

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No me creo nada

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I don’t believe that for a second

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Y eso ?

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How come ?

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¡Nunca lo habría imaginado!

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I would never have guessed !

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No me das esa impresión en absoluto

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You don’t come across that at all

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Calmarse / Tranquilizarse

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Settle down

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Inquieto / Intranquilo


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Restless

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Desconfiado

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Mistrustful

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Meticuloso / Esmerado / Detallista

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Conscientious

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Extravagante / Estrafalario

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Eccentric

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Humilde

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Humble

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Imaginativo

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Imaginative

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Impulsivo

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Impulsive

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Inseguro

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Insecure

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Culto / Sabe mucho de algo

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Knowledgeable

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De mente cerrada

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Narrow-minded

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Egoísta

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Selfish

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Persona atenta / Servicial


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Thoughtful

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Trabajo estable

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Steady job

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50
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Termina en … (algo)

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Ends up in

51
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Descubrimientos revolucionarios

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World-changing discoveries

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Adornar

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Embellish

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No cumplir un plazo de entrega

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Miss a deadline

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Reacio a / No querer hacer algo

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Unwilling to

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Arrogancia

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Arrogance

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Aparecer

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Turn up

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Harto de

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Fed up

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Decepcionar

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Let down

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Tomar apuntes

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To make notes

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Quedarse atrás

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Fall behind

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Sentarse quieto (sin moverse)

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Sit still

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En marcha

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On the go

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Omitir

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Disregard

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Paginas webs

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Social networking sites

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Depende de lo que quieras decir con …

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It depends what you mean by…

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Actualizar

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Do update

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Prácticamente a diario

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Pretty much daily

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Comprobar / Revisar / Chequear

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Check out

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Pasar unos días sin

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Go a few days without

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Mirar fijamente / Observar

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Stare at

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Las publicaciones más recientes

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The latest posts

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Llevarse muy bien

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Get on like a house on fire

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Sacar de quicio

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To get on somebody’s nerves

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Muy de vez en cuando

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Once in a while

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Discutir / Pelearse

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To fall out with

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Completamente

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Entirely

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Persona muy sociable

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A social butterfly

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Muy animado / Con mucha actividad

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Buzzing

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Recinto

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Venue

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Petado / Hasta arriba

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Packed out

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Amigos

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Pals

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Abusar de algo

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Overuse

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Estar de acuerdo

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To go along with

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Para colmo

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To add insult to injury

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Polos opuestos

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Poles apart

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Estar resentido

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To have a chip on your shoulder

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Dar la tabarra

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Always going on about it

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Tener amigos influyentes

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Have friends in high places

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Lista negra

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Bad books

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Hacer llorar a alguien

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To reduce someone to tears

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No tener sentido

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To hold no water

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Apenas

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Barely

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Reunion familiar

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A family gathering

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Impensable

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Unthinkable

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Desinformación

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Misinformation

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Desgracia

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Misfortune

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Sin sentido

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Irrelevant nonsense

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Salirte con la tuya

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To get / have your own way

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Quitarse algo del medio

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To get something out of the way

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Arañazos

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Scratch(es)

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Abolladuras

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Dent(s)

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Comprar tu primera casa 


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To get onto the housing ladder

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Dichosos los ojos que te ven 


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A sight for sore eyes

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Pelearse

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Fall out with

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Pelota

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Brown noser

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Se olvidó de decirme (Se le pasó decirme eso)

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Neglected to tell me

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Fecha límite

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Due on

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Tener las luces de hacer algo

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Have the sense to

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Casi , prácticamente

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Virtually

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En el último minuto

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At the last minute

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Probar algo

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Have the go at doing something

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Resulta ser

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Happens to be

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Tener una prórroga

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Have an extension

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Un poco borde

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Shirty

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Ponerse al día

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Catch up with

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Para compensar

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Make up for it

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Absoluta falta de consideración

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Sheer thoughtlessness

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Separarse

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To grow apart

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Llevarse muy bien

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Llevarse muy bien

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Perder el contacto

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Lose touch

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Tener muy buena relación

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To be / have somebody in somebody´s pocket

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Mas sano que una pera

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To be as fit as a fiddle

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Jugarlo todo a una

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To put all your eggs in one basket