A - Deck 2 Flashcards

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a week, ( a month)

-They pay him twice a week

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a la semana (al mes)

-Le pagan do veces a la semana

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if

-If I had bought it, I would have returned it

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a + infinitive

-A haberlo comprando yo, lo hubiera devuelto

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upon

-Upon seeing her, he said hello (to her).

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al + infinitive

-Al verla, la saludó

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one by one

-They entered one by one

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uno a uno

-Entraron uno a uno

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below

-he lives on the floor below

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de abajo

-vive en el paso de abajo

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downward

-he looked down

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hacia abajo

-miró hacia abajo

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to collapse

-the wall collapsed

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venirse abajo (a tierra)
-la muralla se vino abajo (a tierra)
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to bite off more than can be chewed

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quién mucho abarca, poco aprieta

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to be…years old

-she was twenty years old

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tener. ..abriles

- tenía veinte abriles

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not at all

-he said nothing at all

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en absoluto

-no dijo nada en absoluto

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to tell it to the judge

-go tell that to the judge!

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contárselo a su abuela

¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela!

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to toot one’s own horn

-he toots his own horn

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no necesitar abuela

-no necesita abuela

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to be the last straw

-they fired him from is job; that was the last straw

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ser mucho y parir la abuela

-lo echaron del trabajo; éramos muchos y parió la abuela

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to be rolling in money

-after he inherited, he’s rolling in money

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nadar en la abundancia

-desde que heredó, nada en la abundancia

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you can’t have too much of a good thing

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lo que abunda no daña

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to get bored to tears

-I was bored to tears watching that movie

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aburrise como una ostra

-me abirrí como una ostra mirando esa película

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to take advantage of

-they take advantage of his (her) kindness

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abusar de

abusan de su bondad

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this way

-this way, please

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por acá

-por acá, por favor

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to have just

-they have just eaten

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acabar de

-acaban de comer

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to end up by

-he ended up believing it

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acabar por

-acabó por creerlo

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just in case

-take two just in case

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por si acaso

-acabó por creerlo

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to get the jump on someone

-he got the jump on me

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ganarle la acción

-me ganó la acción

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to suit the action to the word

-he suited the action to the word

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unir la acción a la palabra

-unió la acción a la palabra

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to add fuel to the flames (fire)

-he added fuel to the flames (fire)

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echar aceite (leña) al fuego
-echó aceite al fuego
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to clear the air | -situation became clear when he showed the document
aclarar las cosas | -las cosas se aclararon cuando él mostró el documento
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to be in full swing | -it's in full swing
estar en plena actividad | -está en plena actividad
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immediately afterwards | immediately afterwards my brother appeared
``` acto seguido (continuo) acto seguido (continuo) apareció mi hermano ```
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at once | -tell him to come at once
en el acto | -dígale que venga en el acto
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to put in an appearance | -he put in an appearance
hacer acto de presencia | -hizo acto de presencia
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at present; at the present time | -at present (at the present time) there is much unemployment
en la actualidad | -en la actualidad hay mucho desempleo
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to be important just now | -it's very important just now
ser de actualidad | -es de gran actualidad
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to come to terms | -they came to terms
concertar un acuerdo | concertaron un acuerdo
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according to | -she did it according to the instructions
de acuerdo con (a) | -lo hizo de acuerdo con las instrucciones-
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by mutual agreement | -they did it by mutual agreement
de común acuerdo | -lo hicieron de común acuerdo
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to agree | -we agree
estar de acuerdo | -estamos de acuerdo
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to be in (out of) one's right mind | -he is in his right mind
``` estar en (fuera de) su acuerdo -está en su acuerdo ```
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to reach an agreement | -they have reached an agreement
llegar a un acuerdo | -han llegado a un acuerdo
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to come to an agreement | -we came to an agreement
ponerse de acuerdo | -nos pusimos de acuerdo
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to be in one's birthday suit; in the nude | -I look at him, and he's in his birthday suit!
estar en traje de adán | -lo miro, ¡y está en traje de adán!
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forward, ahead | -come in!
adelante | -¡Adelante!
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from now on | -from now on we'll buy less
(de hoy) en adelante | -(de hoy) en adelante compraremos menos
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forward | -it's moving forward
hacia adelante | -va hacia adelante
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farther on | -the house is farther on
más adelante | -la casa está más adelante
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later on | -we'll see each other later on
más adelante | -nos veremos más adelante
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to make as if to | -they made as if to shoot
hacer ademán de | -hicieron ademán de disparar
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besides | -besides this one, we have another
además de | -además de éste, tenemos otro
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to think to oneself | -I thought to myself that it couldn't be
pensar para sus adentros | -Pensé para mis adentros que no podía ser
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to be like one of the family | -he's like one of the family
ser muy de adentro | -es muy de adentro
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to wave goodbye | -he waved goodbye to them
decir adiós con la mano | -les dijo adiós con la mano
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to be fond of | -they are fond of football (soccer)
tener afición a | -tienen afición al fútbol
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to make a killing | -they made a killing
hacer su agosto | -hicieron su agosto
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to be out of print | -the novel is out of print
estar agotado | -la novela está agotada
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to be one's liking | -it's not my liking
ser de su agrado | -no es de mi agrado
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rainwater | -she washes her hair in rainwater
``` agua llovediza (lluvia) -se lava el pelo en agua llovediza ```
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that's (all) water over the dam
agua pasada no mueve molino
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still waters run deep
del agua mansa líbreme dios
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it's as plain as day
está tan claro como el agua
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to be over a barrel | -he was up to his neck in debt
estar con el agua al cuello | -las deudas lo tenían con el agua al cuello
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to melt in one's mouth | -these chocolates melt in your mouth
hacerse agua en la boca | -estos bombones se hacen agua en la boca
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to make one's mouth water | -my mouth waters
hacérsele agua la boca | -se me hace agua la boca
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to move upstream (downstream) | -we were moving upstream
``` ir agua(s) arriba (abajo) -Íbamos aguas arriba ```
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to be on the fence | -they're on the fence
nadar entre dos aguas | -nadan entre dos aguas
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to look for a needle in a haystack | -its like looking for a needle in a haystack
buscar una aguja en un pajar | -es como buscar una aguja en un pajar
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to do a small favor in order to receive a greater one | -he did a small favor in order to receive a greater one
meter aguja y sacar reja | -metió aguja y sacó reja
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over there | -it's over there
por ahí | -está ahī
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very diligently | -he worked very diligently
el ahinco | -trabajó con mucho ahinco
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now then | -now then, where are we going?
ahora bien | -ahora bien, ¿adónde vamos?
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now's the time
ahora es cuando
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right now | -come right now
ahora mismo | -venga ahora mismo
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today's | today's children are different
de ahora | -los niños de ahora son distintos
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from now on | -from now on, don't go out alone
de ahora en adelante | - de ahora en adelante, no salga sola
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from now on | -you'll listen to me from now on
desde ahora | -me escucharás desde ahora
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just now; for the present | -I don't need any more just now (for the present)
por ahora | -por ahora no necesito más
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in the open air | -we ate in the open air
al aire libre | -comimos al aire libre
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to put on airs | -she had the reputation of always putting on airs
darse aires | -tiene fama de siempre darse aires
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to be up in the air | -everything is till up in the air
estar en el aire | -todo está todavía en el aire
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``` to take (go for) a walk -before we go to bed, lets take (go for) a walk. ```
tomar el aire | -antes de acostarnos, vamos a tomar el aire
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free from care | -he wishes to live free from care
ajeno de cuidados | -desea vivir al problema
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to be unaware of | -he was unaware of the problem
estar ajeno a | está ajeno al problema
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to beat it | -when he saw the police, he ran away
ahuecar el ala | -cuando vio la policía, ahuecó el ala
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to get discouraged | -he got discouraged
caérsele las alas (del corazón) | -se le cayeron las alas (del corazón)
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to clip one's wings | -they clipped his wings
cortarle las alas | -le cortaron las alas
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to stand on one's own (two) feet | -he stands on his own (two) feet
volar con las propias alas | -vuela con sus propias alas
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to have the (brain) wires without insulin | -He came back from the war all messed up
tener los alambres pelados | -volvió de la queda con los alambres pelados
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to boast; to make a great show of | -he boasts (makes a great show) of his wisdom
el alarde | -hacer alarde de su sabiduría
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at the break of dawn | -they left at the break of dawn
``` al rayar (romper) el alba -salieron al rayar (romper) el alba ```
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however one likes | -you can do it however you like
a su albedrío | -puede hacerlo a su albedrío
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to cause an commotion | -they caused a commotion
armar un alboroto | -armar un alboroto
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to catch up with | -they caught up with me
dar alcance a | -me dieron alcance
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to be within (out of) one's reach | -it's within (out of) my reach
``` estar a (estar fuera de) su alcance está a fuera de mi alcance ```
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to have enough time (money) | there isn't time (money) enough
alcanzar el tiempo (dinero) | -no alcanza el tiempo (dinero)
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to bolt the door | he bolted the door
echar (pasar) la aldaba | echó (pasó) la aldaba
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to have a lot of pull | -he has lots of pull
tener buenas aldabas | -tiene buenas aldabas
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to be shakily put together (barely hanging together) | -It's shakily put together (barley hanging together)
``` estar prendido (pegado) con alfileres -está prendido con alfileres ```
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as thin as a rail | -what do you suppose is the matter with Antonio? he's gotten as thin as a rail
más flaco que un alfiler | -¿que tendrá Antonio? está más flaco que un alfiler
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to be absolutely packed | -there is no room for a pin in the suitcase
no caber ni un alfiler | -ya no cabe ni un alfiler en la maleta
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its better than nothing
más vale algo que nada (algo es algo)
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for a purpose | -he has a purpose in looking for me (he is looking for me for a purpose)
para algo | -para algo me está buscando
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not for nothing | -he's not the president for nothing
por algo | -por algo es el presidente
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to be born with a silver spoon (in ones mouth);to have a pampered childhood -he was born with a silver spoon (in his mouth); (he had a pampered childhood)
ser criado entre algodones | -fue criado entre algodones
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to handle with kid gloves | -they handled him with kid gloves
tener entre algodones | -lo tienen entre algodones
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occasional | -he takes an occasional drink
alguno que otro | -toma algún trago que otro
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he's a real gem! [sarcastic]
¡Buena alhaja!
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to take heart | -they took heart
cobrar aliento | -cobraron aliento
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to hold one's breath | -he was holding his breath
contener el aliento | -contenía el aliento
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in one breath | -he said it all in one breath
de un aliento | -lo dijo todo de un aliento
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out of breath | -he was out of breath
sin aliento | -estaba sin aliento
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to catch one's breath | -he caught his breath.
tomar aliento | -tomó aliento
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to live on | -carnivores live on meat
alimentarse de | -los carnívoros se alimentan de carne
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to become disheartened | -when i lost the pictures, my heart sank
caérsele el alma a los pies | -cuando perdí las fotos se me cayó el alma a los pies
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to be deeply moved | -this song touched my heart
llegar hasta el alma | esta canción me llegó hasta el alma
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to be heartbroken | -she was heartbroken when he left her
partírsele el alma a alguien | -cuando la dejó, se le partió el alma
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he takes off like a bat out of hell
sale como alma que lleva el diablo
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to be extremely sorry about | -i'm extremely sorry I can't help you
sentir en el alma | -siento en el alma no poderte ayudar
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``` to sit (be) on pins and needles -I was on pins and needles looking at my grades ```
tener el alma en un hilo | -mientras miraba mis notas, tenía el alma en un hilo
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to be especially nice | -he's especially nice today
estar hecho un almíbar | -está hecho un almíbar hoy
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to sleep on it | -I'll have to sleep on it
consultarlo con la almohada | -lo tendré que consultar con la almohada
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around | -the are sitting around the table
alrededor de | -están sentados alrededor de la mesa
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to discharge | -the doctor discharged me
dar de alta | -el médico me dio de alta
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to join the ranks | -he joined the ranks
darse de alta | -se dio de alta
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to marry | -he led her to the altar (married her)
conducir al altar | -La condujo al altar
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to put on a pedestal (idolize her) | -she puts her father on a pedestal (idolizes her father)
poner en un altar | -a su padre lo pone en un altar
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stop right there!
¡alto ahí!
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to halt | -he halted
hacer alto | -hizo alto
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at the top of | -at the top of the hill there is a restaurant
en lo alto de | -en lo alto del cerro hay un restaurante
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the top | -we reached the top
lo (más) alto | -llegamos a lo (más) alto
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at this point | -why talk about that at this point?
a estas alturas | -¿para qué hablar de eso a estas alturas?
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to be equal to (up to) | -he's not equal to (up to) that task
estar a la altura de | -no está a la altura de esa tarea
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to rise to the occasion | -he rose to the occasion
mostrarse a la altura de las circunstancias | -se mostró a la altura de las circunstancias
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up (down, in) there | -he's up (down, in) there
allá arriba (abajo, dentro) | -está allá arriba (abajo, dentro)
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that's his (her,your,etc.) affair
allá él (ella, usted, etc.)
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right there | -they found it right there
allá mismo | -lo encontraron allá mismo
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about (around) | -he died about (around) 1936
allá por | -murió por 1936
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i'm coming!
¡allá voy!
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the great beyond | -they'll see each other in the great beyond
el más allá | -se verán en el más allá
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beyond | -it's beyond the river
más allá de | -está más allá del río
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farther (farther) on | -it's farther (farther) on
más allá | -se encuentra más allá
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over there | -its over there
por allá | -está por allá
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to be kind to | -they're very kind to him
ser amable con | -son muy amables con él
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at dawn | -they left at dawn
al amanecer | -salieron al amanecer
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how are you this morning
¿como amanecio?
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aside from | -aside from what he had said, nothing occurred to him
amén de | -amén de lo dicho no se le ocurrió nada
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to make friends with | -i made friends with her
hacerse amigo de | -me hice amigo de ella
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to make up (to have a reconciliation) | -they make up (to have a reconciliation)
hacer las amistades | -hicieron las amistades
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to be a friend of | -she's not an intimate friend of anyone
llevar amistad con | -no lleva amistad íntima con nadie
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to have a falling-out | -they had a falling-out
romper las amistades | -rompieron las amistades
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to strike up a friendship with | -I struck up a friendship with him
trabar amistad con | -trabé hacía el amor
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to make love | -he was making love to her
hacer el amor | -le hacía el amor
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to be comfortable | -they are very comfortable on the patio
estar a sus anchas | -están a sus anchas en el patio
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not to get upset; stay cool | -the news was terrible, but it didn't faze Miguel
quedarse tan ancho | -las noticias eran malísimas, pero Miguel se quedó tan ancho
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to go back to the one's old ways | -he went back to his old ways
volver a las andadas | -volvió a las andadas
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in the long run | -in the long run they'll be sorry
a largo andar | -a largo andar se arrepentirán
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``` to squabble (to bicker) -she's always squabbling (bickering) with her aunt ```
andar en dimes y diretes | -siempre anda en dimes y diretes con su tía
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as the years (days, etc.) pass (go by) | -as the years (days, etc.) pass (go by), they love each other more and more
andando los años (dias,etc.) | -andando los años (dias,etc.), se quieren cada vez más
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to carry on a stretcher | -they carried him on a stretcher
llevar en andas | - lo llevaron en andas
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to suit to a T | -it suits me to a T
venir como anillo al dedo | -me viene como anillo al dedo
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to cheer up | -i said it to cheer him up
darle ánimo(s) | -se lo dije para darle ánimo(s)
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to have a notion to | -the girl has a notion to leave
estar con ánimo de | -la chica está ánimo de irse
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presence of mind | -he faced the crisis with presence of mind
presencia de ánimo | afrentó la crisis con presencia de ánimo
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at nightfall | - at nightfall they made their way home
al anochecer | -al anochecer se dirigieron a su casa
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to be anxious to | -he's anxious to see her
estar ansioso por (de) | -está ansioso por (de) verla
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ahead of time (in advance) | -he got the tickets ahead of time (in advance)
de antemano | -sacó las entradas de antemano
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beforehand | -we made reservations beforehand
con anterioridad | -hicimos las reservaciones con anterioridad
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prior to | -i finished it prior to his arrival
con anterioridad | -lo terminé con anterioridad a su llegada
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rather | -she didn't love her daughter; rather she hated her
antes bien | -no quería su hija; antes bien la adiaba
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the sooner the better
antes hoy que mañana
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ahead of time | -the package arrived ahead of time
con anticipación | -el paquete llegó con anticipación
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to dislike | -i dislike him
tener antipatía | -le tengo antipatía
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to have a notion to | -i have a notion to invite her
antojarse | -se me antoja invitarla
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to swallow it hook, line, and sinker | -he swallowed it hook, line, and sinker
tragar el anzuelo | -tragó el anzuelo
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in addition | -he gave them the horse and, in addition, the saddle
por añadidura | -les dio el caballo y por añadidura la silla
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to smash | -he smashed the vase
hacer añicos | -hizo añicos el florero
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in recent years | -in recent years it has been in style
en estos últimos años | -en estos últimos años está de moda
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to be well along in years | -she's well along in years
``` estar entrado (metido) en años -ya está entrada (metida) en años ```
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``` (for) many years I lived (for) many years in Rio ```
largos años | -vivi largos años en Rio
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around | -It occurred around 1890
por los años de | -ocurrió por los años de 1890
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to lie about one's age | -she lies about her age
quitarse años | -se quita años
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to be...years old | -she is twenty-one years old
tener. ..años | - tiene veintiún años
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to make do; to get by | -i can make do with very little
apañarse | -me apaño con poca cosa
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appearances are deceiving
las apariencias engañan
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aside from | -aside from his aunt, he has no relatives
aparte de | -aparte de su tia, no tiene parientes
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only now | -only now have they let me know
apenas ahora | -apenas ahora me han avisado
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to give one an appetite | -it gave him an appetite
abrirle el apetitio | -le abrió el apetitio
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to bet | -i'll bet she doesn't want it
apostar a que | -apuesto a que no lo quiere
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only now | -only now have they let me know
apenas ahora | -apenas ahora me han avisado
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only now | -only now have they let me know
apenas ahora | -apenas ahora me han avisado
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to give one an appetite | -it gave him an appetite
abrirle el apetitio | -le abrió el apetitio
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to give one an appetite | -it gave him an appetite
abrirle el apetitio | -le abrió el apetitio
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to bet | -i'll bet she doesn't want it
apostar a que | -apuesto a que no lo quiere
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to bet | -i'll bet she doesn't want it
apostar a que | -apuesto a que no lo quiere
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jack of all trades, master of none
aprendiz de todo, oficial de nada
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to take advantage of | -they take advantage of the opportunity
aprovechare(se) (de) | -(se) aprovechan (de) la oportunidad
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enjoy your meal
que (le) aproveche
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to be hard put | -i'm very hard put
verse apurado | -me veo muy apurado
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to have a hard time | -they're having a hard time of it
pasar apuros | -me veo muy apurado.
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to get one out of a jam | -he got me out of a jam
sacar del apuro | -me sacó del apuro
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the matter of | -the matter of the game was resolved
aquello de | -aquello del partido fue resuelto
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in here | -come here
aquí dentro | -pase aquí dentro
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right here | -i'll waiting for you here
aquí mismo | -le esperaré aquí mismo
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hence | -he no longer loved his wife; hence his indifference to her infidelity
de aquí | -ya no amada a su mujer; de aquí su indiferencia a su infidelidad
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from now on | -from now on, arrive on time
de aqui en adelante | -de aqui en adelante, llegue a tiempo
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this way | -you inter this way
por aqui | -se entra por aquí
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to come to a head | -this are coming to a head
estar que arde | -la cosa está arde
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to rise up in arms | -they rose up in arms
alzarse en armas | -se alzaron en armas
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to get a woman to bed | -José managed to get Gloria to bed
pasar a una por las armas | -José pasó a Gloria por las armas
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to execute | -they executed him (by shooting)
pasar por las armas | -lo pasaron por las armas
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to be a tougher customer | -watch out! That's a tough customer
ser de armas tomar | cuidado! ese es de armas tomar
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to fall into line; to yield | -he finally fell into line (had to yield)
entrar por el aro | por fin entró por el aro
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to manage | -he manages to arrive on time
arreglárselas | -se las arregla para llegar a tiempo
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in accordance with | they prepared it in accordance with the instructions
con arreglo a | -lo prepararon con arreglo a las instrucciones
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not able to be helped | -it cant be helped
no tener arreglo | -no tiene arreglo