Expressions Flashcards

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Hay que + infinitive

A

to be necessary or to express obligation

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2
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Darse cuenta de

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to realize

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3
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cumplir años

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to turn a specific age

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4
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a menudo

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often

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5
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a veces

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at times, sometimes

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algunas veces

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sometimes

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7
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casi nunca

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hardly ever

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casi siempre

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almost always

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9
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de vez en cuando

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from time to time

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10
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generalmente / por lo general

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generally

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mientras

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while

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muchas veces

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many times

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rara vez

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rarely

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siempre

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always

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15
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todos las mañanas

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every morning

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todos los años

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every year

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todos los días/cada día

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every day

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18
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cometer un error

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make a mistake

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19
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tener razón

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to be right

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20
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de la noche a la mañana

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overnight

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21
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al mismo tiempo

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at the same time

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22
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puede ser que / tal vez que

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it may be that

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es una pena

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it’s a shame

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24
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no tener nada que ver con

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to have nothing to do with

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voltear los pulgares
to twiddle one's thumbs
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el/la único/a persona
the only person
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al lado de
next to
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a menos que
unless
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muy a menudo
very often
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ni modo
oh well
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en vez de
instead of
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ayer mismo
only yesterday, just yesterday
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en cambio; por otro lado
Instead, however, on the other hand
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nada de
any
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a veces, algunas veces
sometimes
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en cuanto al
related to
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a eso de
about, around
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es decir
that is to say
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bien merecido
well deserved
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al regresar
upon returning
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por eso
that's why
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De vez en cuando
from time to time
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A la vez
At the same time
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Al poco tiempo
A little later
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Mal no recuerdo/ si mal no recuerdo
I Remember correctly / if I remember correctly
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Sin querer
By accident
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En cuanto
As soon as
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Por completo
Completely
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Por lo tanto
Therefore
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Qué raro
How rare
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En vez de
Instead
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Tenemos ganas de
We feel like / we are looking forward to
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Tómame de la mano
Take my hand
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A pesar de
Despite, in spite of, although
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Llevar a cabo en
Carry on
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Acabar + de + infintive
To have just …
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a través de
Via, by way (means) of, through, across
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Sin embargo
However, nevertheless
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Ponerse a + infinitive
To begin to
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Quejarse de
To complain about
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Cometer un error
(To) make a mistake
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Para nada
Not at all
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No me digas
I can’t believe you
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Qué va
Nonsense
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Estaba de pie / estaba parado
He was standing
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Será que
Might it be
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un día cualquiera
Any given day
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sino también
But also
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No hay de que
Don’t mention it, you’re very welcome
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Hecho a mano
Hand made
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Así que
So
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Al
Upon
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Tal como
Such as
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Después de un rato
After awhile
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Hace un rato
Awhile ago
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En cuanto
As soon as, as long as
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Hacerse el tonto/el muerto
To play the fool/dead
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Hacer daño
To hurt, harm
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Por medio de
By means of
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A su vez
At the same time
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Hasta que punto
To what extent
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Hacia Adelante
Forward
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Hacia el norte
Northbound
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A punto de
Nearly
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Sino que
But
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A partir de
From
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A tiempo
On time
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ya verás
You’ll see
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Es un hecho
It’s a fact, it’s certain
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Con tal de que
Provided that, as long as, on the condition that
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A menos que
Unless
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Por lo menos / al menos / siquiera
At least
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Los demás
Others
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Hacer una pregunta
To ask a question
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En caso de apuro
In a pinch
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Incluso hoy
Even today
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en todas partes
Everywhere
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Mas que nunca
More than ever
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Al principio
at first
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al mismo tiempo
at the same time
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Al momento
at the moment
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tal como
such as
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al día de hoy
today
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Catar vinos
to taste wineg
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Acerca de
About
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Incluso
Even
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Andar mal
to have problems, to be in bad shape
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Mientras tanto
Meanwhile
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De alguna forma
Somehow
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vivir como tal
Live as such
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Presentir que
to have a feeling that ...
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dar cuento
to tell a tale
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a un acerdo
an agreement
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dejar competir
to let compete
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a bordo
on board
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de hecho
in fact
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de acuerdo con
according to
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al momento
at the moment
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en seguida
right away
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ya verás
you will see
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de veras
really
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de acuerdo
ok, right, i understand
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mí mismo/a
myself
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a cargo
in charge
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Acaso
perhaps
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Menos mal
luckily
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tengo muchos ganas
I really want
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entender mal
to misunderstand
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pincha a llanta
to get a flat tire
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salir en televisión
to appear on television
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que tan caro
how expensive
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Te ves bien
you look bien
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dejar crecer
to let grow
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mucho menos
much less
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al menos, por lo menos
at least
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aunque, siquiera
though
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a menos que
unless
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Ni siquiera
Not even
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Dejar crecer
To let grow
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Cuanto antes
As soon as possible
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Para establecerme
To establish / settle myself
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En todas partes
Everywhere
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Estaba parado
Was standing there (meaning “was sitting there” like unused)
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a veces / algunas veces
sometimes
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Por esta razón
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es decir
to
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De ahí en Adelante
from there on
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de pronto / de repente
suddenly
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a propósito / de paso
by the way
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mantenerse en forma
to keep yourself fit
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apenas
barely, just
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tener ganar de salir
Feel like going out
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no te deja ver
Doesn’t let you see
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Por si acaso
Just in case
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Es decir
That is to say
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Más antes
Earlier
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Ya para cuando
By the time
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Tuvimos que salir volados
We had to fly away
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ni me acuerdo
I don’t even remember
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Estar a punto de + infinitive / estar para + infinitive
To be about to (do something)
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Irle bien
To go well
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Irle mal
To go badly for
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Pasar volar
Time flies
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Hasta, incluso, aún
Even
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de todos modos
anyway
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no tener nada que ver con
have nothing to do with
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vale la pena
worth it
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nada que ver
nothing to see
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en hecho
in fact
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echar de menos
to miss (a person)
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echar a perder
to ruin, to spoil
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digan lo que digan
whatever they may say
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echar un vistazo
to take a look
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echar a mano
to help
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echar a la calle
to kick out
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echar del trabajo
to fire from work
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menos mal
thank goodness
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va a salir bien
going to be ok
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enseguida
right away, immediately
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por lo visto
apparently
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por lo menos, al menos
at least
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por lo tanto
therefore
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tanto como
as much as
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nada que ver contigo
nothing to do with you
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de vez en cuando
from time to time
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por alguna casualidad
by some chance
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a fin de cuentas
after all
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A partir de
From, starting
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Al tanto de
Aware of
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Por lo tanto
Therefore
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Por lo menos/al menos
Atleast
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Tanto que
So much that
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Se supone que
It is assumed that