Expressions 1 Flashcards

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a little while ago

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hace un poco

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according to

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Segun

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In the distance

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A lo lejos

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At the same time

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A la vez/al mismo tiempo

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at the beginning of

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A principios de

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Alone

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A solas

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Across

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A través de

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In the open air

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Al aire libre

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Early on (beginning)

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Al principio

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Inside out

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AL revés

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In a good mood

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De buen humor

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By day

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De día

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Willingly

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De buena gana

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In this way

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De esta manera

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From now on

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De hoy en adelante

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unwillingly

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De mala gana

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By no means

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De ninguna manera

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By night

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de noche

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Standing

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De pie

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Suddenly

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De repente

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On the other hand

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En cambio

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In regard to

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En cuanto a

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In fact, as a matter of fact

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En efecto

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Nowhere

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Por ninguna parte

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Everywhere
Por todas partes
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To be careful
Tener cuidado
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To be successful
Tener éxito
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To take place
Tener lugar
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To look bad
Tener mala cara
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To be afraid of
Tener miedo de
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To consider someone to be
Tener por
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To have to do with
Tener que ver con
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To be very angry
Tener rabia
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To be sleepy
Tener sueño
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To be lucky
Tener suerte
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at night
por la noche
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To be ashamed
Tener vergüenza
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To lead to
Dar a
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To run into
Dar con
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Be that as it may
Sea lo que sea
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To feed
Dar de comer
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To face
Dar la cara
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To strike the hour
Dar la hora
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To give thanks
Dar las gracias
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narrow-minded
cerrado
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better late than never
más vale tarde que nunca
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least of all me
yo menos que nadie
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when least expected
cuando menos se espera
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To realize
Darse cuenta de
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To shake hands
Darse la mano
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To give up
Darse por vencido
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To miss (a person or place)
Echar de menos
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by ear (music)
de oído
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by fault of
por culpa de
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To flatter
Echar flores
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To blame
Echar la culpa
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by means of
por medio de
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by one's own hand
por su propio mano
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To burst out crying
Echarse a llorar
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To pay attention to
Hacer caso a
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To do good/bad
Hacer el bien/mal
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To be lacking
Hacer falta
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To play a part
Hacer un papel
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Tobecome (profession)
Hacerse (profesión)
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To hurt oneself
Hacerse daño
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There is space
Hay cupo
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It is necessary
Hay que
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certainly
por cierto
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To carry out (a project)
Llevar a cabo
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To carry something away
Llevarse (algo)
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Come what may
Venga lo que venga/viniere
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Come what may, whatever happens
Salga lo que salga
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completely
por completo
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confidentially
al oído
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consequently
por consecuencia/por consiguiente
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day by day
día por día
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Did I say something?
¿Digo algo?
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Do what you like.
Haga lo que quiera.
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Do you know what ... is called?
¿Sabes cómo se llama...?
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Do you take ... to be your lawfully wedded husband/wife?
¿Quieres por esposo a...?
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Don't ... me! Don't give me that!
¡No hay... que valga!
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Don't be silly!
¡Anda, anda!
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Don't cause more problems for yourself
No te busques más problemas
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don't know, n/a (survey)
no sabe, no contesta
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don't look, you're not allowed to look
no vale mirar
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Don't mention it.
No hay de qué.
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Don't poke your nose in where it's not wanted
No te metas donde no te llaman
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Don't touch it or you'll live to regret it!
¡No lo toques o te la llevas!
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doorknocker, doorbell; caller
un llamador
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either... or
sea... sea
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Enter without knocking
Entren sin llamar
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Etiquette requires that...
La etiqueta quiere que...
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Everyone knows his/her own weakness
Cada uno sabe dónde le aprieta el zapato
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everywhere
en todas partes/ por todas partes
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far-fetched
traído por los pelos
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Fetch!
¡Busca!
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few champions are good losers
pocos campeones saben perder
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Figure it out yourself
Búscate la vida
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finally
por último/ por fin
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folk wisdom
el saber popular
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For all that is sacred! / For Heaven's/goodness sake!
¡Por lo que más quieras!
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for another occasion
para otra vez
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for example
por ejemplo
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for lack of a better expression
valga la expresión
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for my part
por mi parte
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for now
por ahora
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for that matter
si vamos a eso
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for that very reason
por lo mismo
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for the first time
por primera vez
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for the love of God
por amor de Dios
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for the time being
por lo pronto
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forever
para siempre
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fortunately
por suerte
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from what they say
por lo que dicen
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full-speed (informal)
a todo meter
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futhermore
por lo demás
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generally
por lo general
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Get over it! Stop going on about it!
¡Dale que dale!
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give and take
toma y daca
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Give it here, hand it over!
¡Trae! ¡Traiga!
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God (only) knows, your guess is as good as mine
anda a saber/ ¡Vete a saber!
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God answered my prayer
Dios oyó mi ruego
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God be with you, good-bye.
Vaya con Dios
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God has called him to His side
Dios lo ha llamado a su lado
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God help me!
¡Válgame (Dios)!
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good food
el buen comer
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hard of hearing
duro de oído/ mal del oído
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Have it your way!
¡Lo que quieras!
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He / They managed to learn the secret
Logró / Lograron saber el secreto
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He asked for it, brought it on himself
Él se lo/la buscó
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He ate it all
Se lo comió todo
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He called me every name under the sun
Me llamó de todo
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he can't take care of/look after himself, manage/cope on his own any more
no puede valerse por sí mismo/ ya no se vale solo
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He did what could be expected.
Hizo como quien es.
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He didn't know what to do with himself
No sabía dónde meterse
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he didn't want to for fear of what people would say
no quiso por el qué dirán
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he likes the sound of his own voice
le gusta oírse
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He was / They were never heard from again
Nunca más se supo de él / ellos
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He was not to be deceived.
No se dejó engañar
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He was so drunk!
¡La que llevaba encima!
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He/She is a good listener
Es una persona que sabe escuchar
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hearing
la oída
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hearing (the sense), ear
el oído
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he'd better!
¡más le vale!
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Hello? (phone)
¡Diga!, ¡Dígame!
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Here I am.
Heme aquí.
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Here is/are...
He aquí...
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Here it is
He lo aquí.
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Here they are.
He los aquí.
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Here! Catch!; Well! How about that!
¡Toma!
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Here's the thing, The thing is...
Lo que hay es que...
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He's got it all figured out.
La lleva hecha.
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He's not at all sure of himself.
No las lleva todas consigo.
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He's so old he can hardly walk
Se cae de viejo
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Hey! Listen!
¡Oye! ¡Oiga!
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Hey! Wait a minute!
¡Digo, digo!
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his ears must be burning
le estarán zumbando los oídos
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His/her theory has it that ...
Su teoría quiere que …
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Hit him!, After him!, Come on!
¡Dale!
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How about that!/ Come on!/ Get on with it!
¡Anda!
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How are you?
¿Cómo está(s)?
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How do we stand? What's the score?
¿Cómo estamos?
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How do you say ...?
¿Cómo se dice ...?
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How far is it from ... to ...?
¿Cuánto hay de ... a ...?
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How is it that...?
¿Cómo es que...?
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How much do I owe you?
¿Cuánto te quedo a deber?
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How much does this cost? What's the damage?
¿Cómo se llama esto?
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How much is a dollar worth in euros? How many euros are there to the dollar?
¿Cuánto vale un dólar en euros?
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How shall I put it?
¿Cómo dijera yo?/ ¿Cómo diríamos?
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How should I know?
¡Qué sé yo! / ¡Yo qué sé!
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however, in whatever manner
como quiera que
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human being
el ser humano
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I already knew that
Eso ya me lo sabía yo
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I am writing to inform you that
El motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que
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I can cope with anything, That doesn't bother me.
Ahí me las den todas
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I can't help being/doing/thinking...
no puedo dejar de + infinitive
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I can't understand!
¡No me cabe en la cabeza!
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I could hardly believe my ears
Apenas pude dar crédito a mis oídos
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I couldn't care less about
no se me da un bledo/higo/rábano de
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I don't get it.
No caigo.
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I don't know what to say
no sé que decir
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I don't like him/her (them).
No me cae(n) bien/ Me cae(n) mal
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I don't want any arguments
no hay discusión que valga
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I doubt it, but you never know
lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe
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I had just done it
Yo acababa de hacerlo.
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I just hope you're right!
¡Dios te oiga!
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I know
lo sé
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I know only too well that
demasiado bien sé que
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In writing
Por escrito