Bbc English Flashcards

(33 cards)

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Como se escapó? No lo entiendo

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How did he escape? It beats me

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Para ver si pueden vencer las probabilidades del Cancer

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To see if the can beat the odds against cancer

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En el fondo?! Mangoneo, embustes.

Se están dando mangoneos, engaños…

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In its content, nothing but jiggery-pokery.

There’s some jiggery-pokery going on.

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Fue un error, no te comas la cabeza

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It was just an honest mistake, so you shouldn’t beat yourself up about it

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Mari es bienvenida a quedarse para cenar si no le importa cenar lo que hay

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Mary is welcome to stay for dinner if she doesn’t mind taking pot luck (having whatever is available)

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Deben dinero a todo el mundo/ a doquier

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They owe money left, right and centre.

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Ser un patoso

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To have two left feet

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Piensan que soy un chapado a la antigua porque no apruebo los tatuajes

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They think I’m an old fuddy-duddy because I don’t approve of tattoos

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Pq no sigues a rajatabla una dieta? Estar a régimen es un rollo, es mejor comer lo que quiera e ir al gimnasio

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Why don’t you stick with your diet? Dieting is long, I just eat what I want and Ho to the gym instead.

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Planchar es un rollo. Te vas a enterar estarás planchando tus calcetines antes de lo q piensas.

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Ironing is long. Just you wait, you’ll be ironing your socks before you know it.
Do you mean long as in boring?

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Su amiga nos vio llegar a la cuesta juntos y mal interpreto la situación.

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Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick.

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Llevaba calcetines disparejos porque no quería emparejarlos

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He wore a mismatch of socks bc he didn’t want to sort them

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El mal tiempo causó un aplazamiento de todos los vuelos de ida

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The severe weather caused postponement of all outbound flights

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El coste supera el beneficio/ lo ganado

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The cost outweigh the gains

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Tengo 5 gatos asi q compro la comida al por mayor en el almacén

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I have 5 cats so u buy their food in bulk from the warehouse

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16
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Debe comer alimentos con fibra

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Her diet required her to eat bulk to increase her fibre intake

17
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Me pondré en contacto para ver cómo vas y por si necesitas algo

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I want to touch base to see how you’re doing and if you need anything

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El libro contiene algunas locas/extravagantes ideas para enseñar a los niños ciencia

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The book contains some weird and wacky ideas for teaching kids about science

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Una mayor tendencia en el contrabando de propiedad intelectual en estos días es microchip

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A major trend in the smuggling of intellectual property these days is microchips

20
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Durante la guerra la comida escasea

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In wartime food is often scarce

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Abrir nuevos caminos para los coches híbridos

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To blaze a trail in hybrid car

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cambiarse a coches eléctricos tardará tiempo en enterrar/ pasar al olvido

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Switching to fully electric cars will take time to be consigned to the scrap heap

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El negocio encontró su nicho de mercado.

Hacerse con una buena posición/un huequito

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The business found its niche in the market.

To find a niche for o.s.

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El padre de Joy estaba encantado con su nota alta en el examen

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Joy’s father was chuffed with his high exam score

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La cocina estaba abarrotada, aunque alegre y colorida
The kitchen was cluttered but cheerful and bright
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Todo el colegio comentaba la noticia
The school buzzed with the news
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Lis países tendrán q invertir en infraestructura para abastecer a los coches eléctricos
Countries will need to invest in new infrastructure for fuelling electric vehicles
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La legislación anti polución se está endureciendo en mercados claves
Anti-pollution legislation is bein tightened in key markets.
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Otro factor entró en juego
Another factor came into play
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Hubo una respuesta negativa de los padres cuando el Cole puso una peli inapropiada a los niños
There was a huge backlash from parents when the school showed an inappropriate film to the students
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Todavía lidiando con las consecuencias/secuela/repercusión del escándalo de las emisiones de diésel
Still having to deal with the aftermath of the diesel emission scandal
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Si haremos de la necesidad virtud
If we make a virtue out of necessity
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Si llega a producirse un conflicto | Los dos candidatos se reunieron para una confrontación una semana antes de las elecciones
If it comes to a showdown | The two candidates met for a showdown a week before the election