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1
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Ponerse manos a la obra 


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Get the ball rolling

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Hincar codos

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Hit the books

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Subir el nivel de algo 


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Take something up a north

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Pan comido 


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A piece of cake

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Dejarse llevar

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Go with the flow

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Debido a 


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On account of

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Enfrentarse a 


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Face with

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8
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Escasez

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Scarcity

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Totalmente

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Nothing short of

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10
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Dar marcha atras

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Reverse

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Maletero

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Boot

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12
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Ceder el paso

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Give way

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Vagón

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Carriage

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Embarcar

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Board

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Cabina

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Cabin

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Lanzadera

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Shuttle

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17
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Atasco

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Congestion

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Descarrilamiento (Tren) / Naufragio (Barco) / Accidente aéreo (Avión)

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Wreck

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Adelantar / Poner por delante / Coger la delantera

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Overtake

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20
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Ir al trabajo

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Commute

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21
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Desviar

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Divert

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Vía

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Track

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23
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Dirigirse a

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To make your way to

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24
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Llevar el registro

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Keep track of something

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Todo lo contrario

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The reverse

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26
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Manojo de nervios

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Nervous wreck

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(Estar) De acuerdo con

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On board with

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28
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Todos y cada uno

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Every single

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29
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En el planeta

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On the planet

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30
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Tachar de la lista

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To tick off

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31
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Otra más

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Yet another

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32
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Tristemente

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Sadly

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33
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Ponerse al día

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To catch on

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34
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Desafilado / Sin punta

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Blunt

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35
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Ya que estamos

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While we are at it

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36
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Parte trasera

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Rear

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37
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Estrecharse

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To taper

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38
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Elegante

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Graceful

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39
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Funcionar

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Run on

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40
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Ante todo

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First and Foremost

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41
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Deshacerse de

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Get rid of / Do away with

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42
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Impedir que alguien haga algo

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To stop somebody from doing something

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43
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Alféizar

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Sill

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44
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Foca / Sellar / Sello

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Seal

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45
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Llorar

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Weep

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46
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Látigo / Batir

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Whip

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47
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Todos y cada uno

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Each and every

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48
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En gran medida

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Largely

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49
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Para financiar / Para ganar dinero

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To fund

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50
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Valioso / Preciado

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Precious

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51
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Ganarse la vida haciendo algo

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To make a living by

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52
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Deambular

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To roam

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53
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Estrujar / apretar / exprimir

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Squeeze

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54
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Mochila

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Rucksack

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55
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Intercambiar

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To swap

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56
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Apañárselas / Arreglárselas

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To get by

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57
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Tener pasión por algo

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Passionate ( about )

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58
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Responder a los commentarios

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Respond to comments

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59
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Hablar con alguien para que haga algo / Tratar de convencer

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To talk somebody into doing something

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60
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Estar dispuesto a

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To be up to/for something

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61
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Crucemos los dedos

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Fingers crossed

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62
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Lectores

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Readership

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63
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Darle mucha importancia/empeño / Enfatizar

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To make a point of

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Destacar / Sobresalir

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To stand out

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65
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Hacer un borrador / Borrador

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Draft

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66
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Repasar

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Proofread

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67
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Mal hecho

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Poorly done

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Perder el sueño por algo

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To lose sleep over something

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Aprender lo básico/fundamental de algo

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To learn the ropes

70
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Percatarse

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To dawn on

71
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De la noche a la mañana

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Overnight

72
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Cagarla

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To screw up

73
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Viajando

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On the road

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En la carretera

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In the road

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Para empezar

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For a start

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Al principio

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At the start

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A veces

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At times

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En ese momento

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At the time

79
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Bache

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Pothole

80
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Muy demandado

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In demand

81
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Disponible

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On demand

82
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Pasando por / A través de

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By way of

83
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En camino

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On the way

84
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En proceso

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Under way

85
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En cierto modo

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In a way

86
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Casi todo/en totalidad

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For the most part

87
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De acuerdo con

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In accordance with

88
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Despúes / Posteriormente

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In turn

89
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De algún modo / Hasta cierto punto

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To some extent

90
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El profesor me tiene manía

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The teacher’s got in it for me

91
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Llorar

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Cry

92
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Llorar sin control

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Sob

93
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Llorar más suavemente / controladamente

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Weep

94
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Saltarse las lágrimas

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To tear up

95
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Al contrario

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In reverse

96
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Indeciso

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In two minds

97
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Desde el punto de vista

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In terms of

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Al tanto / Al corriente

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Up to speed

99
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Ingresar en el hospital

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Be admitted (in)to (hospital)

100
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Operarse

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Be operated on

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Le darán el alta del hospital

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Will be discharged (from hospital)

102
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Vía / Hacer un seguimiento

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Track

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Dar marcha atrás

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To reverse

104
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Siniestro (Hecha polvo/Destrozada) / Arruinar/Echar a perder algo

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Wreck

105
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Diversión / Desvío

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Diversion

106
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Por todas partes

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Across the board

107
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Estar a bordo

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To be on board

108
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Cumplir con la ley

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To comply with the law

109
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Según

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In accordance with

110
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Maravilloso / Fantástico

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Gorgeous

111
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No me gustaría estar en tu pellejo

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Rather you than me

112
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Se publicitaba como / Se anunciaba como

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It was marketed as…

113
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Bus / Entrenador

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Coach

114
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Engañoso / Da pie a confusión

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Misleading

115
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Empezar algo

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To kick off

116
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Ahora que lo dices

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Now you’re talking

117
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Terminar haciendo algo

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End up doing something

118
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Barato

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Economical

119
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Mantenme al día

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Keep me posted

120
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Despedir (1)

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Dismiss

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Despedir (2)

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Let somebody go

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Despedir (3)

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To be given the sack /get sacked

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Despedir (4)

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To make somebody redundant

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Despedir (5)

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Be fired

125
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Quebrar

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Go bankrupt

126
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Estar en el paro

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Be between jobs

127
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En general

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All in all

128
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Placentero

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Pleasurable

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Instalaciones

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Facilities

130
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Discrepar / No estar de acuerdo

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Could take issue

131
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Discrepar

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Take issue with

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Los alrededores

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Vicinity

133
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Si tienes ganas / Si eres capaz

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If you are up for it

134
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Poco frecuente

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Highly unusual

135
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Estar quemado

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Burnt out

136
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Prolongar

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Prolong

137
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Desechar / Descartar la idea

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Dismiss the idea

138
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Carísimo

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Prohibitively expensive

139
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Buenos consejos

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Words of wisdom

140
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Crear una página

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Set up a page

141
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En teoría

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On paper

142
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Inspirador

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Inspirational

143
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Reservado / Contenido

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Restrain

144
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Individualizado / Personalizado

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Tailor

145
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Sorprendentemente

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Astonishing

146
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Salir / Partir / Empezar

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Set off

147
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El mundo a mis pies / El puto amo

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The world was our oyster

148
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Equivocado

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Deluded

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Un punto de inflexión

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A turning point

150
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Diseñar / Planear ( un plan )

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Draw up ( a plan )

151
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Equipo / Equipamiento

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Gear

152
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Deshacerse de algo

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Ditch something

153
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Y sino / De lo contrario

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Or else

154
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Te va a pasar / agobiar

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Weigh you down

155
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Sentimentalismo

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Sentimentality

156
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10 veces

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Tenfold

157
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Medalla de honor

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Badge of honour

158
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Casa y comida

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Bed and board

159
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Revés

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Knockbacks

160
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Echarse atrás en una decisión

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Reversed a decision

161
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Echar a perder la oportunidad de algo

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Wreck your chances of doing something

162
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En el paro

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Unemployed

163
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Desvío en la carretera / Diversión

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Diversion

164
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Estar despedido

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Low ebb

165
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Cuentos chinos

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Tall tails

166
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Naufragio

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Shipwreck

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