From class - September 15 Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
Q

To get by

A

apañarse

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2
Q

the outskirts

A

las afueras

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3
Q

to lay off

A

despedir (por reducción de plantilla)

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4
Q

the dole

A

el paro (el dinero)

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5
Q

council tax

A

el IBI

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6
Q

a pay slip

A

la nomina (aviso de pago)

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7
Q

to pay in (money)

A

ingresar

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8
Q

a checkup (medical)

A

una revisión

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9
Q

to pull over (the Police stop you)

A

parar

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10
Q

to breathalyze

A

hacerle la prueba de la alcoholemia a

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11
Q

to miscarry

A

tener un aborto (perder el niño)

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12
Q

to drag

A

arrastrar

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13
Q

a rip-off

A

un timo / una estafa

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14
Q

red tape (too much bureaucracy)

A

papeleo

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15
Q

leisure

A

ocio

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16
Q

a blue joke

A

un chiste verde

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17
Q

clockwise

A

en sentido de las agujas del reloj

18
Q

anticlockwise

A

en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj

19
Q

to not give someone the time of day

A

no sentir nada más que desprecio por alguien

20
Q

to take ages (doing something)

A

tardar mucho en hacer algo

21
Q

to run out of time

A

acabarse / agotarse el tiempo

22
Q

What time do you make it?

A

Que hora tienes?

23
Q

The time may come when…

A

Llegará el momento cuando…

24
Q

The clock keeps perfect time

A

El reloj mantiene la hora perfecta

25
To lose track of time
perder la noción del tiempo
26
to blackmail
chantajear
27
to pull strings
utilizar sus influencias / mover hilos
28
to set up
establecer
29
to be thick-skinned
tener una buena coraza
30
on a knife edge
pender de un hilo
31
to be thrown in at the deep end
meter a alguien de lleno en lo más difícil
32
to sideline somebody
dejar fuera del equipo
33
a pipe dream
un sueño imposible
34
a ballpark figure
una cifra apoximada
35
a blind
una persiana (interior)
36
a shutter
una persiana (exterior)
37
to dye
teñir
38
tipsy (a little bit drunk)
contento / achispado
39
to be hung over
tener resaca
40
a blue rinse
reflejos azules
41
a wig
una peluca
42
to rush
tener prisa