Expressiones Flashcards

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instead of + gerund

instead of saying

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en vez de + infinitive

en lugar de + infinitive

en vez de decir

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of course

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por supuesto, claro

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despite

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a pesar de

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to be worth the trouble

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valer de pena

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one has to

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hay que

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of course, why not

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como no

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how often

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cada cuanto, con que frequencia

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so far

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hasta ahora

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not any more

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ya no

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in a good mood

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de buen humor

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it wasn’t my fault

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no fue mi culpa

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nowhere

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ningún sitio/lado, ninguna parte

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3 or 4 day weekend

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un puente

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how far away is …

it’s 5 minutes

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a que distancia está …

está a cinco minutos

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around here

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por aquí

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move ahead, get going

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adelante

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near

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cerca de

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18
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look there

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!Mira alla!

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19
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chatting

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charlando

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20
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right now

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ahorita, ahora mismo

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do you have the time of day?

do you have the time (to do something)?

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tienes la hora?

tienes el tiempo?

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I already have them

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ya los tengo

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23
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around 7:00

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a eso de las siete

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whatever

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lo que sea

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whenever (as in ‘every time’) whenever (as in ‘at whatever time’)
siempre que, cada vez que cuando sea
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anyway
de todos modos
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at the time of
a la vez de
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in other words
es decir
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I want to do whatever I want
Quiero hacer lo que quiero hacer
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I dislike it it disgusts me
me disgusta me da asco
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let’s go (suggestion) let’s go (command)
vamos vamonos
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don’t mess with ...
no te metas con ...
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to plan to | I am planning to give it to her
pensar + inf | pienso se lo dar
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to think about
pensar en
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cool How cool!
chido Que padre!
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because he has to
porque tiene que hacerlo
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regarding, with respect to
en cuanto a/de, con respecto a
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to be tired of
estar cansado de
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we would like
quisiéramos
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I love you
Te quiero, Te amo
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I know him to see
Lo conozco de vista
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how long ago
desde hace cuanto tiempo
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at the same time
al mismo tiempo
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at the beginning at the beginning of (month, week) in the middle of (week, month) at the end of (month, week)
al principio a principios de a mediados de a finales de
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for the last two years
por los ultimos dos años
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I don’t know his name
No sé como se llama | No sé su nombre
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to lift weights
levantar pesas
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to cheat
hacer trampas
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the people are not aware
la gente no se entera
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I have expected I have been expecting I have been expected
he esperado he estado esperando he sido esperado
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he should | he must
el debería | el debe
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I quit playing
yo dejé de tocar
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have you seen ...?
has visto ...?
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the neighbors are complaining
los vecinos están quejandose
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do you know who he is? is he someone you’ve met?
sabes quien es? lo conoces?
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just right (referring to food)
en su punto
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from the old country
del viejo continente
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to bring someone (to me) to take someone (away from me)
traer a llevar a
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he boarded the bus
se fue en autobus
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by bike, by bus
en bici, en urbano
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to stand in line
hacer fila
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around the corner to turn around
a la vuelta de la esquina dar la vuelta
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to look forward to
esperar con ilusión, tener ganas de
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standby
en espera
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old man
el señor ya grande, un señor mayor
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he said, she said
andan en ‘dimes y diretes’
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he killed himself they killed him
se mató lo mataron
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I forgot it
lo olvidé / se me olvidó
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I lost it
se me perdió
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I was hit
fui golpeado
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it’s worth seeing
vale de pena ver
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upside down
de cabeza
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to request to leave the bus
Bajan! o Bajo!
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to request a fillup (gas)
lleno
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such a thing
tal cosa
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something bad
algo mal
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may I have ...
me das ... puedes darme ... pasame ...
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some friends of mine/yours/his
unos amigos mios/tuyos/suyos
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there is/are there was/were (imperfect) there was/were (preterite) there will be there has/have been there had been
hay había hubo habrá ha habido había habido, hubo
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to have to do with
tener que ver con
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me neither
yo tampoco
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it's 8:48
son doce para (until) nueve son doce menos nueve son las ocho cuarenta y ocho
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Let’s see Let me see
A ver Déjame ver
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It hardly seems possible
Parece mentira
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therefore, as a result
por lo tanto
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for now, for the time being
por lo pronto
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back and forth one way
de ida y vuelta de ida
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to be cold
hacer frio, tener frio (a person)
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I heard.
Yo supe.
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It was OK (with us). / We were happy. It was OK (with me). / I was happy.
La pasamos bien. La pasé bien.
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I don’t think so
Creo que no
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from now
a partir de
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the usual
los de siempre
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to put a stop to
poner un alto
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We visited with friends
visitamos amigos (without the preposition ‘con’)
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He is a carpenter
El es carpintero. (No article with professions)
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dance
mover el bote
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to have the same tastes
tener los mismos gustos
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Remember to ask your father.
Recuerda preguntar a tu papá. | No preposition ‘a’ after main verb
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to pick someone up (to go for) | we went to the airport for our friends
ir por | fuimos al aeropuerto por los amigos
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of course, certainly | of course not, certainly not
claro que sí | claro que no
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don’t mention it, thankyou
No hay de qué
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to change one’s mind
cambiar de idea
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alley of sin
callejón de vicio
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to take the bus
tomar el bus
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to wear boots
usar botas
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to have a party
hacer una fiesta
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to go/be outside | to go/be out of town
ir/estar afuera | ir/estar fuera
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an hour and a half remained
quedaba hora y media
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to be embarrassed he was embarrassed
dar pena le da pena
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we are still looking for
seguimos buscando
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to be for sale
estar en ventas
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where were you?
?donde andabas?
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at the same time
al mismo tiempo
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at the end of the street/day | at the end of the month/year
al final de la calle/día | al finales del mes/año
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to pull something from the water
sacar del agua
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how about if ...?
que parece si ...? | que tal si
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to miss a flight
perder el vuelo
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two and a half hours
dos horas y media
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there could be
podría haber
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the next thing
lo que sigue
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to become happy
ponerse feliz
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in fact
de hecho
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I missed the party. | I missed class.
No fui a la fiesta. | No tuve clase.
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to turn upside down
voltear de cabeza
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at times
en ratos
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I know him I met him
Lo conozco Lo conocí
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at room temperature on time
al tiempo a tiempo
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for a long time
por un buen rato
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he talks forever
habla hasta por los codos
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to last 3 hours to take 3 hours to spend 3 hours
durar tres horas tardar tres horas pasar tres horas
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She tires easily.
Ella se cansa mucho.
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We didn’t think there was a problem.
No creiamos que fuera un problema.
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They put her in the operating room.
La metieron al quirófano.
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they are afraid
Les da miedo
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I wasn’t able to see the flowers.
No alcancé a ver las flores.
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I have heard of her.
La he oido nombrar.
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I don’t complain about the heat.
No me quejo de calor.
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a little while
un ratito
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rush hour
la hora pico
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to turn (driving)
dar vuelta a
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for my 50th birthday
para mi cumpleaños número cinquenta
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to be your turn
tocarle a
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secondary effect
el efecto secundario
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Armon’s birthday party
la fiesta de cumpleaños de Armon
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the hens lay eggs
las gallinas ponen los huevos
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in the long run
a la larga, a largo plazo (term)
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it’s hot It’s cold
hace calor hace frio
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I would/could have ... I could have eaten
hubiera + participle Hubiera comido.
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tell me again
dimela otra vez (tu form) digamela otra vez (usted form)
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keep the change
quedate lo
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we were busy
nos la pasamos ocupados
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my nickname is ...
me dicen ...
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I was surprised
Me quedé sorprendido
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Bring me something ...
Me traien algo de ...
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come on, go on, hurry up come in, go on
ándele adelante
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on the way
de camino, en camino
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after doing something after watching ...
despues de + infinitive despues de mirar ...
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nothing can be done
no se puede hacer nada
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flower meadows
los campos de flores
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the battery was drained
se acabó la batería
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it went well
salió bien
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we are going to have dinner with ...
vamos a hacer la cena con ...
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it’s difficult to get everyone together
es difícil juntar a todos
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as (while) As the movie progressed ...
a medida que A medida que la película avanzaba ...
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we were busy
nos la pasamos ocupados se la pasan ocupados
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on the way
en camino
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preparing for
preparando para
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nowadays
hoy en día
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the house stays warm
la casa se mantiene cálida
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preparing for
preparando para
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what next?
y ahora que? | que sigue?
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lose track of time I lost track of it
perder la noción del tiempo se me fue el avión
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to look up (one’s gaze)
levantar la vista
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hold one's breath
contener la respiración
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to be hungover
estar crudo
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OK, no way
órale
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to turn over
darle la vuelta
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would have I would have gone could have I could have gone should have I should have gone
haber (in conditional) + participle Yo habría ido. poder (in conditional) + haber + participle Yo podría haber ido. deber (in conditional) + haber + participle Yo debería haber ido.
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What time is it? It's quarter to one. It's 2:15. It's 12:30.
?Que hora es? Es la una menos cuarto. Es la una para quince. Son las dos y cuarto. Son las dos quince. Son las doce y media.
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turn around turn the corner
dar la vuelta dar la vuelta a la esquina
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to be tactless
mear fuera de olla | to piss outside the jar
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what a mess
que desmadre
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OK
dos tres
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I have an urge for a beer
tengo ganas de una chela
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he's leaving
ya se va
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to be working on
estar en eso
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to take a test
hacerse una prueba
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on foot
en pie
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would you ask ...
le preguntas a ... le pides a ... le dices a ...
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to bite one's tongue
se morder la lengua
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Mind your own business!
!Metete en tus asuntos!
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in the first place
en primer lugar | para empezar
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I would have been
yo hubiera sido
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upside down
al revés, patas arriba
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to bite one's tongue
morder la lengua
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we had a good time
la pasamos bien
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to be in charge of
hacerse cargo de
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to be willing
estar dispuesto a
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to give a dirty look
mirar feo
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from behind
por atrás
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to try, work on
echar gana
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by himself, herself, theirselves
por su propria cuenta
204
word of mouth
de boca en boca
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to agree
suponer de acuerdo