Common Expressions1 Flashcards

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Q

Lo harán siempre que les respaldes

A

They’ll do it AS LONG AS you back them up

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Como regla general,

A

As a general rule,

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3
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Que yo sepa,

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As far as I know,

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4
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En cuanto a mí,

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As far as I’m concerned,

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5
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Ya he hablado con él detenidamente sobre el asunto

A

I’ve already spoken to him at length about the matter. (At lenght = in detail, in depth, carefully, thoroughly.

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En el mejor de los casos,

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At best

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¿No sabrías por casualidad dónde está Pepe?

A

You wouldn’t know, BY ANY CHANCE, where Pepe is?

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John es, con mucha diferencia, el mejor.

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John is BY FAR the best.

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En cuanto a ese tema, no tengo más que decir.

A

Concerning that subject, I have nothing more to say.

Concerning=Regarding=With regard to=As for..

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El coste de la vida es muy alto aquí

A

The cost of living is very high here

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El nivel de vida es muy alto

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The standard of living is very high

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Debido a circunstancias imprevistas,

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Due to unforeseen circumstances,

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Te daré un toque mañana (por teléfono)

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I’ll give you a ring tomorrow

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A la larga, al final, aprenderás mucho

A

Eventually you’ll learn a lot

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Un día sí y otro no

A

Every other day

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16
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Para siempre

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For good (=forever)

17
Q

Utiliza las cifras preliminares por ahora

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Use the preliminary figures FOR THE TIME BEING. (=for the moment)

18
Q

Además de esos problemas

A

In addition to those problems,

19
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En todo caso,

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In any case,

20
Q

Hice un análisis en profundidad

A

I made an in-depth analysis

21
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En resumidas cuentas,

22
Q

En términos de beneficios,

A

In terms of profits,

23
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A la larga ( a largo plazo),

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In the long run, in the long term

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Mientras tanto,

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In the meantime, (=meanwhile),

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En teoría, el negocio va muy bien
In theory, the business is going very well
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En vista de los problemas, he decidido cancelarlo.
In view of the problems, I've decided to cancel it.
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Por escrito
In writing
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Trae tu agenda por si acaso
Bring your diary just in case
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..debido a un malentendido
..on account of a misunderstanding (due to / because of)
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Sin duda tienes noticia de ...
No doubt you've heard of..
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En nombre de la Dirección,
On behalf of the management,
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camino de la oficina
On the way to the office
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En términos generales, (teniendo todo en cuenta, en su conjunto)
On the whole
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Sanos y salvos
safe and sound
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Antes de entrar en esta empresa,
Prior to joining this company (=before joining this company),
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Estoy dispuesto a..
I'm willing to..
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Hasta cierto punto
To a certain extent
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En el peor de los casos
At worst,
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Fue la gota que colmó el vaso
That was the last straw