Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Dar cuentas de

Explicar

Tomar responsabilidad de (algo

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Account for

You need to account for your actions.

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Dar tu versión de la historia

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Give an account of

Please, give your account of what happened.

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Tener en cuenta

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Take into account

Take account of

We need to take all factors into account.

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Porque

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On account of = because

She won on account of her strength.

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Según todos los indicios

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By all accounts

By all accounts, it seems like it will be a success.

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de/por parte de alguien

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On (somebody’s) account

I am here on his account.

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Relacionar alguien con algo

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Associate someone with

I will always associate Einstein with his theory of relativity.

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Estar en juego (el resultado no es definitivo)

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Hang in the balance

His life hung in the balance.

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Mantener un equilibrio

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Strike a balance

We need to strike a balance between firmness and leniency.

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Crear un desequilibrio

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Upset/alter the balance

By killing the lions, they upset the balance between prey and predator.

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Un equilibrio entre

Un equilibrio de

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Balance between

Balance of

We need to make sure that there is a balance between theory and practice.

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No es estable, no hay un equilibrio

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Off balance

The ecosystem is off balance.

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Una base para

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Basis for

This is a basis for future improvements.

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Diariamente

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On a daily basis

He walks on a daily basis.

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Tiempo parcial, algo temporal

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Temporary basis

I am working at the restaurant only on a temporary basis.

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Sobre la base de

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On the basis of/that

On the basis of the data, we’ve decided to increase spending.

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Expresar creencias/opiniones

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Express belief(s)

Sam felt the need to express his beliefs.

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Creer en algo

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(have) Belief in/that

I have the belief that things will get better.

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Al contrario de las opiniones generalizadas/comunes

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Contrary to popular belief

Contrary to popular belief, football is not more important than education.

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No es creíble/”más allá del creíble”/increíble

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Beyond belief

What we just saw is beyond belief.

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Con la esperanza que

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In the belief that

In the belief that that he was telling the truth, I decided to support him.

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Lo que creen “todos” o la mayoría

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Popular belief
Widely held belief
Widespread belief

There is a widespread belief that all politicians are corrupt.

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Con la convicción
Estar convencido
Firmemente creer en algo

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Firm belief

Strong belief

We have the firm belief that what we are doing is right.

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Que la gente está más convencida de algo con cada día que pasa

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Growing belief

With each new storm, there is a growing belief that climate change is not a hoax.

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Tener en cuenta
Take into consideration
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Considerar (algo como una opción)
Give consideration to
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Mostrar consideración
Show consideration
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Se está estudiando
Under consideration
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Para que lo estudiara
For (somebody's) consideration
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Por respeto hacia
Out of consideration for
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Tener mis dudas
Have doubts about
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Poner en duda
Cast doubt on
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Poner algo en cuestión
Raise doubts
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Tener alguna duda, hay dudas sobre
In doubt
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Duda respecto a, duda sobre, dudas acerca de
Doubt as to /doubt about
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Sin duda
Beyond doubt/beyond any doubt(s) Without a doubt Beyond a reasonable doubt
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Es dudoso/es cuestionable
Open to doubt
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Soñar con
Dream of/about/that
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Tener un sueño
Have a dream
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Más allá de lo que pudieras soñar
Beyond your wildest dreams
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Un sueño hecho realidad
A dream come true
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En tus sueños
In your dreams
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Cómo un sueño
Like a dream
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Concentrarse
Focus on
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El objetivo de
The focus of/for
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Enfocado
In focus
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Borroso
Out of focus
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Grupo destinatario
Focus group
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El enfoque principal
Main/primary focus
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Dar/tener una falsa impresión
Give/have a false impression
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Impersonar
Do an impression
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Impresionar
Create/make an impression
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Tener la impresión de que
Under the impression
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Primera impresión
First impression
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"apuntar" en la memoria, recordar
Make a mental note
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Aritmética mental
Mental arithmetic
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Trastorno mental
Mental illness
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Salud mental
Mental health
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Tomar una decisión
Make up your mind
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Pasar por la cabeza
Cross your mind
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Olvidar/despistarse
Slip your mind
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Tener en mente
Have/bear in mind
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Obsesionarse, solo puede pensar en una cosa
Have a one track mind
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Despejar la mente
Take your mind off
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Me recuerda de algo
Bring to mind
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Ver los dos lados de un problema, indeciso
In/of two minds
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En qué piensas
On your mind
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Estado de ánimo
State of mind
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Intolerante, cerrado
Narrow minded
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Una mente abierta
Open/broad minded
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Despistado
Absent minded
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Preocupado
Under the misapprehension that
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Poner en perspectiva
Put into perspective
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Ver de otra manera/perspectiva
Put into another perspective
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Tener principios
Have principals
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Ser fiel a sus principios
Stand by one's principals
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Una cuestión de principios
A matter of principal
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Contra sus principios
Against one's principals
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Eludir el problema
Beg the question
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Plantear la pregunta
Raise the question
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Una cuestión de
A question of
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Sin duda
No question
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En duda
In question
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"Ni de broma", no es posible
Out of the question
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Incuestionable
Beyond question/without question
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Algunos preguntan si...
Some question about
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Una pregunta incómoda
Awkward question
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Tener la sensación
Sense that
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Entender
Make sense of
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Tener el sentido común
Have the sense to
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"recuperar" el sentido común (después de perder la cabeza) o recuperar conciencia (después de perder la conciencia)
Come to your senses
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De una manera
In one sense
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Sentido común
Common sense
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Estar en el lado de alguien
Side with someone
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Ponerse en el lado de alguien
Take sides
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Ver los dos lados de un problema
See both sides of an argument
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Ser optimista
Look on the bright side
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El lado bueno/malo de algo
On the plus/minus side
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Respaldar/apoyar alguien
By someone's side
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En cualquier lado
On either side
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Corregir alguien
Set/put someone straight
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Dejar las cosas claras
Set/put the record straight
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Llegar al grano
Get/come straight to the point
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Entender bien
Get something straight
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Tener la mente bien
Think/see straight
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Hablar claro
Straight talking
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Una respuesta clara/concreta
Straight answer
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Ver algo como
View something as
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Tener el punto de vista
Take the view that
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Desaprobar de algo
Take a dim/poor view of something
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Aparecer
Come into view
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En vista de
In view of
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Con el propósito de
With a view to
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En el modo de ver algo
In someone's view
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Punto de vista
Viewpoint, point of view
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Subirse a la cabeza
Go to your head
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Hay que andar o ir con mucho ojo
Have your wits about you
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(La persona) no es consciente, no sabe lo que está ocurriendo
In the dark about
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Saber cuál es cuál
Know what's what
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Llevar todas las de perder
Not to have a leg to stand on
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Él bosque no te deja ver los árboles
Not to see the wood for the trees
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Atar o unir cabos
Put two and two together
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Rápido/lento para reaccionar
Quick/slow on the uptake
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Eso me suena
Ring a bell
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Loco
Round the bend
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Tiki Miki
Split hairs
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Examinar/Replantearse de algo
Take stock of