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Un día de diario

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A week day. Any day from Monday to Friday.

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Un día laborable

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A working day.

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Festivo

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A holiday

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Todo el mundo se dio la mano

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Everybody shook hands with each other.

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Está en los bajos de una iglesia

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It was in the basement / lower levels of the Church.

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Lo tenía en la punta de la lengua.

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It was on the tip of my tongue.

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Se deshizo de la deuda a la primera oportunidad que tuvo.

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She got rid of the debt at the first opportunity that she had.

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Es una guarrada.

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It’s a big mess / headache.

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María acapara toda la atención de Juan.

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María hogs all of Juan’s attention.

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Acaparar.

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To monopolize, hog, hoard.

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No me agrada esa muchacha porque le gusta acaparar toda la atención.

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I don’t like that girl because she likes to hog all of the attention.

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Bueno, el cine mexicano es como cualquier otra cosa: te puede agradar o no. A mí me gusta.

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Well, Mexican cinema is like any other thing: you can like it or not. I happen to like it.

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En plan

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“kind of like” “in the style of”

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Hay muchos restaurantes en Madrid en plan asiático.

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There are a lot of Asian style restaurants in Madrid.

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Aplazar

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to postpone, to delay

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El Corte Inglés ha aplazado la apertura de su centro nuevo.

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The Corte Inglés has delayed the opening of its new store.

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Los menos rentables tienen el cartel de “Se Vende”

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The least profitable stores have a “For Sale” sign.

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No me va mucho.

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I don’t like it much.

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Quieres comer lentejas? – No me van mucho, prefiero comer otra cosa.

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What to eat lentils? I don’t like them much and prefer to eat something else.

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Los nuevos coches de Ford? Ni fu ni fa.

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The new Ford cars are “whatever.”

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Voy a correr para recaudar dinero para Unicef.

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I’m going to run to raise money for Unicef.

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Recaudar

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to raise money

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Tiene muchísima encanta.

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She’s really charming.

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Tener mucha salida.

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It has a lot of possibilities / opportunities.

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El flamenco está hondamente arraigado en la comunidad que lo practica.
Flamenco is deeply rooted in the community that practices it.
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En vivo.
Live. You saw it with your own eyes.
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En directo.
Live. You saw it through television.
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La siesta está en decaída total.
The siesta is disappearing.
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Decadente.
Run down, past its prime.
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Es obvio que Detroit era una ciudad hermosa pero hoy en día es bien en estado decadente.
It's obvious that Detroit was a beautiful city but these day's it's past really past its prime.
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El cocido es un plato pues como muy de invierno.
Cocido is a dish well suited for winter.
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El gobierno procuró albergues a los indigentes durante la ola de frío.
The government was able to shelter the homeless during the cold snap.
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Procura que no se caliente el motor o puede quedar inservible.
Be sure that the motor doesn't get too hot or else it may stop working.
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Tenía que ganar un buen dinerito.
She had to earn a good bit of money.
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Mi vecino gana un buen dinerito.
My neighbor earns a good bit of money.
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Le costó un dineral.
It cost her a good deal of money.
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Estar atontando
To be spaced out, to not pay attention.
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Estar lerdo
To be an idiot (because maybe you did something wrong).
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Qué lerdo estoy para hacer tantos errores!
I'm such an idiot to make so many mistakes.
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Volverse lerdo
To turn into an idiot.
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Los chicos se volvieron lerdos cuando se apareció la chica bonita.
The boys turned into idiots when the cute girl showed up.
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Me volvió un poco loco
It drove me a bit crazy.
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Se recomienda despachar un trabajo prioritario a primera hora de la mañana.
It's better to take care of the big job early in the morning.
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Has despachado ya a esta señora?
Have you already taken care of this woman?
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¿Le han despachado ya?
Have you been served yet?
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despachar
to take care of, to serve, to handle.
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Por favor despáchalo.
Please get it done.
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Le pilla cerca de la estación de tren.
For her, it's close to the train station.
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Te pilla bien venir a mi casa?
Is it easy for you to come to my house?
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Te pilla bien quedar en Ranvenswood?
Is it easy for you to meet in Ravenswood?
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¿Con qué te quedas tú?
With which will you decide / go?
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Está muy claro por qué lado tira ella.
It's obvious which side she's on.
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Aunque soy profesor de inglés, no ejerzo.
Although I'm an English professor, I don't work as that.
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Descongelar.
To melt.
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Las aguas del deshielo de Sierra Nevada.
The meltwaters of the Sierra Nevada.
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Los azulejos.
Tiles.
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La presencia árabe está muy marcada todavía en algunas regiones como en Granada.
The Arabic presence is still really noticeable in some regions like Granada.
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La influencia culinaria francesa está muy marcada en San Sebastián
The French culinary influence is really noticeable in San Sebastián.
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Las mezclas culturales son siempre enriquecedoras.
The mixture of cultures is always enriching.
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Estaba gozando de la vida.
He was having the time of his life.
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¡Qué gozada!
What a joy!
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Es un gustazo!
It's a total joy.
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Es un niño precoz.
He's a precocious boy.
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Un acuerdo entre Canadá y Australia realmente en el que los dos sacaban beneficio.
An agreement between Canada and Australia from which both benefited.
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Se desató una tormenta enorme.
An enormous storm began.
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La guerra que estaba a punto de desatarse.
The war was about to begin.
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desatarse
To start (something huge, major)
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Pasa sin pena ni gloria
It didn't get much attention.
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Qué piropo me has echado! muchas gracias.
What a lovely compliment you've given me. Thanks!
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Se quedaron las tiendas un poco desabastecidas.
They stores were left a little short of stock.
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Abastecer
To stock up
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Abastecimiento
The stock, supply.
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Ser rentable
To be profitable
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No es rentable tener una heladería en invierno.
It's not profitable to have an ice cream shop in winter.
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No va a ser factible terminar la obra en mayo
It's not going to be possible to finish the work in May.
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Ser factible
to be possible
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Todas nuestras necesidades se abastecen de manera local
All of our needs are covered in a local way.
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Plagar
To be a plague, to be full
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La playa está plagada de niños.
The beach is packed full of kids.
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La cocina está plagada de hormigas
The kitchen is absolutely full of ants.
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Nos lo vamos a tomar con calma.
We're going to take it easy.
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Tengo que caminar pero me lo tomo con calma.
I have to walk but will take it easy.
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Oye, mejor que nos lo tomemos con calma.
Hey, it's better that we take it easy.
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Me voy a incorporar al trabajo nuevo la semana que viene.
I'm going to start my new job next week.
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Me voy a incorporar al trabajo después de la baja por maternidad en dos semanas.
I'm going to start back at my job after being on maternity leave for two weeks.
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Le pillaron conduciendo con velocidades por encima de la permitido.
They caught him driving at speeds above what's allowed.
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hacer más caja.
To make more money.
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Cuando hago más caja es en los días previos a Navidad
I make more money in the days before Christmas.
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El plan les ha salido el tiro por la culata.
The plan backfired on them.
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Me pongo muy nerviosa antes de hacer un examen.
I get anxious before taking an exam.
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Qué son tus hábitos de lectura?
What are your reading habits?
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Tiene que estar forradísimo / forrado.
She has to be loaded / rich.
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Hoy me he levantado un poco torcido.
I got up today feeling a little off.
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Ese marco está torcido.
This frame is a bit crooked.
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Después de hablar con mi jefe se me ha torcido el día.
After talking to my boss, my day has gone all wrong.
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Se me ha torcido el viaje con la huelga de pilotos.
My vacation has been completely screwed up due to the pilot's strike.
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Los revolucionarios se basaban en un pueblito bien apartado de la ciudad.
The revolutionaries were based in a tiny village really far away from the city.
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un apartado
una división de un texto.
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un apartado de correos
a post office box.
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una sobrecargada informática
an information overload.

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