Useful expressions Flashcards

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1
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Estar claro

A

To be clear

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Como el pez en el agua

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Right at home, in one’s element

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To be in excess

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Estar de más
Estar de sobra

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Estar en algo

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To be involved in something

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To be in shape

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Estar en condiciones

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Estar en la luna

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To have ones head in the clouds

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Daydreaming

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En las nubes

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Estar en que

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Be sure that

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estar hecho una sopa

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To be soaked

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10
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Estar para ……… (inf.)

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To be about to, on the verge of

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Estar para …….. (noun)

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To be in the mood for

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Ser de …

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To be from
To be made of
To belong to

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13
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The limit

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El colmo

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14
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Ser pan comido

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To be a piece of cake, easy as pie

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15
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Ser todo oídos / todos ojos

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To be all ears / eyes

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To be worthless, count for nothing

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Ser un cero a la izquierda

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Ser una lata

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To be annoying

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18
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A no ser que

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Unless

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19
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A no ser por

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If it weren’t for

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20
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To be nothing out of the ordinary

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No ser cosa del otro jueves

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21
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Así es

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That’s the way it is

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22
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Such is life

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Así es la vida

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23
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¿Cómo es que…?

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How is it that…?

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Once upon a time

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Érase que se era (una vez)

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25
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O sea

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In other words, or rather

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26
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What has become of him?

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¿Qué ha sido de él?

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27
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Qué será será

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What will be, will be

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28
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Sea lo que sea

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Be that as it may

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29
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el ser

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Being, life, essence

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30
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Human being

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el ser humani

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31
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el ser vivo

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organism

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32
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imaginary being

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el ser imaginario

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33
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reto

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challenge

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34
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se nota

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you can tell

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35
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to make mistakes

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cometer errores

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36
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guardar

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keep / maintain

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37
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es decir

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that is to say

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38
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llevar ingredientes

A

contain ingredients

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39
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to strike

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impactar

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40
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caracoles

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snails

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41
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asqueroso

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disgusting

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42
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slimy

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viscoso

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43
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llamar la atención

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to catch one’s attention

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44
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norma no escrita

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unwritten rule

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well-mannered / polite

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educado

46
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maleducado

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impolite

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doler

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to hurt / ache

48
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again

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otra vez / de nuevo

49
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invitados

A

guests

50
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por cierto

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by the way

51
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to say goodbye

A

despedirse

52
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hug

A

abrazo

53
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¿qué lleva?

A

What (ingredients) does it contain?

54
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llevar

A

take / carry / contain

55
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butcher

A

carnicero/a

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owner

A

propietario

57
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matadero

A

slaughter house

58
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ternera

A

calf

59
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torero

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bullfighter

60
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respetuoso/a

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respectful

61
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recipe

A

receta

62
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lentils

A

lentejas

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estar obligado a

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to be required to

64
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carta

A

menu, letter

65
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to be allergic

A

ser alérgico

66
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avocado

A

aguacate

67
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polvo

A

dust / powder

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estornudar

A

sneeze

69
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acabar + gerundio

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to end up (verbing)

70
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echarse una siesta

A

to take a nap

71
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to move (house)

A

mudarse

72
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cualquier

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any / every

73
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step

A

paso

74
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overnight

A

de la noche a la mañana

75
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Estar tirando

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To be doing okay

76
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Listener

A

Oyente

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Awkward

A

incómodo

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Comfort zone

A

Zona de confort

79
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To stand up / get up

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Levantarse / ponerse de pie

80
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¡Qué vergüenza!

A

How embarrassing!

81
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De todos modos / de todas maneras

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Anyway

82
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To get / understand a joke

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Pillar una broma

83
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Quedarse callado

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To stay silent

84
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Multitud

A

Crowd

85
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Extranjero/a

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Foreigner

86
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De repente

A

All of a sudden

87
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El escenario

A

Stage

88
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Embarrassing

A

Avergonzante

89
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Lower the volume

A

Bajar el volumen

90
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Feeling / emotion

A

sentimientos

91
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Salir juntos

A

To be going out, dating

92
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Quedarse embarazada

A

To be pregnant

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Memory

A

Recuerdo

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Alivio

A

Relief

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Adolescente

A

Teenager

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Weird

A

Raro/a

97
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Pasarlo bien / mal

A

To have a good / bad time

98
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Dejar a alguien

A

To leave someone

99
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To risk / endanger

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Arriesgar

100
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To break up with

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Romper con

101
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Avergonzarse

A

To be ashamed / embarrassed

102
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To get involved

A

Involucrarse

103
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Volver con alguien

A

To get back together with someone

104
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a regañadientes

A

Through gritted teeth

105
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Current / present

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Actual

106
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Celoso

A

Jealous

107
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Durar

A

To last / to take time

108
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El tiempo cura

A

Time heals

109
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To be worth it

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Valer la pena

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