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Todo va sobre ruedas

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Everything runs smoothly

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A raíz de

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As a result of

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Contra las cuerdas

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Up against the ropes

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Lo de honrado (es que)

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The honest thing / The truth is (that)

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Os vayáis concociendo

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You are getting to know each other

Nos vayamos conociendo - let’s get to know each other

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Vale más (qué)

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It’s better “Para no disfrutar de la fiesta, vale más quedarse en casa”

It’s be better “Vale más que vayas por la autopista. Es más rápido.”

It’s be best “Vale más que los llames por teléfono”

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Vale la pena

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It’s worth it

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Salir con

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To go out with / to date - es verdad que luna esta saliendo con Alex?

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Salir bien

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To turn out well

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Salir de

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to go out of / to leave

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Salirse por peteneras

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To go off on a tangent (Esp)

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Salirse de madre

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To get out of hand

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Salirse con la suya

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To have it his/her way

To get away with it

Siempre Te salgas con la tuya - you always get away with it

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Engañar a alguien

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cheat on someone

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Poner los cuernos con/a

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to cheat on -

Evie no es el tip de persona que le pondría los cuernos con alguien

to cheat on (colloquial)
Javier descubrió que su esposa le está poniendo los cuernos con su mejor amigo

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Pillar cacho

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establish sexual relations with someone you don’t care about - hook up buddies - Fuimos a la fiesta a ver si pillabamos cacho

“to score with” / “to pull (a chick)”
Last night I scored with a really hot girl “Anoche pillé cacho / me lié con una tía buenísima”

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Enrollarse con alguien

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hook up with someone / to fool around with someone

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No vale para nada

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It’s not worth anything

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No vale gran cosa

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It isn’t that great

He/she isn’t much to look at

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No vale la pena

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It’s not worth it

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No me vale (nada)

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It’s not worth (anything) to me

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La pillo en un buen momento?

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Did I catch her (you usted) at a good time

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Estar obsessionado con

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To be obsessed with

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A ti mismo

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to yourself

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A partir de
from, as of, starting
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Con pesar
Regretfully
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Lo que da, lo que quita
What it gives, it takes away
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Vale la pena
It's worth it
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Vale la pena que
It's worth the effort (Creo que vale la pena que tratemos de terminar hoy el proyecto)
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De repente
Suddenly
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Me temo que si
I'm afraid so
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Malo Rato
bad time
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Suele pasar
It's often the case (Eso suele pasar cuando llueve mucho / suele pasar que, cuando vuelves a visitar las casas en las que viviste de niño, te parecen minúsculas)
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Cada vez
Every time
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Siempre que
Every time
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Chungo
Sketchy
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En definitiva / A fin de cuentas
All things considered
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Sin verguenza
"Don't be shy" "Don't be embarrased" - Comete el pastel sin verguenza o Venga, Eva, hazlo sin verguenzea, que tocas muy bien
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Mo pones chachonda
You make me horny
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Ojos de gacela
Gazelle eyes
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Andar en patineta/monopatín
Skateboard
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Pasar de
To move/go from - "Pasar de ti"(esp) Im ignoring you /I'm fed up with you" pasar de - to pass over something or ignore it
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Pasar a
To go into - To continue with something (esp)
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Pasar a ser
Happen to be
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Pasar a una categoria o puesto superior
to rise to a higher rank/position
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Pasar a toda velocidad
To rush through
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Pasar a toda prisa
To rush past
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Pasar a la pizarra
To come to the front
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Pasar a dejar
To drop off
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Pasar desapercibido
To go unnoticed
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Pasar de moda
To go out of style
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Paso de largo
To go straight past
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Pasar de
ignore - "Ya no puedo pasar por alto tu insubordinacion. Estas despedido!"
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A pesar de estar
Despite being
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A pesar de que su padre
Even though his father
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No haga una trampa
Don't cheat
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Olla de presion
Pressure cooker
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No se te puede ir asi la cabeza
you can't get in your head like that
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Me la suda (Me suda el coño, me suda la polla) MUY VULGAR
I don;t give a damn
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A través de
Through / accross
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un numero par
an even number
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un numero impar
an odd number
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Te viene bien
It suits you
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Sobre ruedas
Without a hitch, smoothly
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Me lo paso bien
I have a good time
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No merece la pena el riesgo
It's not worth the risk
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Espero que se encuentre bien
I hope you're doing well
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Espero que hayas amanecido bien
I hope you slept well
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Estar piripi
Estar un poquito borracho(a)
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Mucha mierda
Good luck “Mucha mierda con el examen”
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Hablar por los codos
Hablar MUCHO
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Llueve sobre mojado
algo que no hace falta decir ni repetir Cuando no tiene sentido seguir hablando sobre algo, porque no hay nada más que añadir o que decir, entonces “llueve sobre mojado”
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en un pispás
In a flash!
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Echar una mano
Ayudar a alguien "Lend a hand"
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La gota que colmó el vaso
El detonante de algo- The straw that broke the Camels back
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Echar fichas a alguien Tirar la caña a alguien ** younger, but more vulgar but very common Tirar los tejos a alguien ** older, less vulgar Echar los perros a alguien ** central South America
Hitting on someone Flirting with someone, not very subtly, more actively and obviously Tirar los tejos is more of an ego thing, not necessarily sexual Tirar la caña is the same, but used a bit more sexually *** Ligar
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Éramos pocos y parió la abuela!
1. As if things couldn’t get any worse! When shit is already going badly and then another thing happens you say this 2. If you are in a very crowded space and no more can fit and then 1 more person comes and someone says this
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Estoy en ello
I’m on it
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Respuestas a cómo te va? O como estás o como andas? CUANDO las cosas están mal.
Regular / asi- asi - not great, things are whatever Tirando - exaggerated but common phrase for “getting by” (carrying a load of shit on your back),
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No jodas
Bloody hell You must be fucking kidding (but very chill and normal)
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Puf, he empezado el día con el pie izquierdo. Vaya tela
Wow, I started the day off on the wrong foot. The left foot is bad luck in Spain.
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Echar la culpa a
To blame
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Hacer un día de perros
Que hiciste este fin? Pues, el domingo hacia un día de los perros” It is a negative expression that means you were stuck inside and couldn’t do anything because of weather or something - way too hot out, or super windy
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Tener perras
Tenemos muchas perras - to have a lot of money, be flush with cash Solo tenemos 4 perras - to be broke
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Que perro/a estas hoy, no? Estás hecho un perro Eres perro, tío
Perro/a = vago You’re really lazy today, huh? (Temporary) What a lazy bum you are! (For a temporary time) You are a lazy person! (Always)
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Tira para arriba
Keep on going/climbing ¡Tira para arriba! - come on! You’re almost there!
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Estar como gorrino(a) en charco Disfrutar como gorrino(a) en un charco Te lo pasas pipa Te lo pasas bien... lo que sea, cualquier cosa
Esp To have a great time, to really enjoy yourself like a pig playing in the mud
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Somos uña y carne Son como uña y carne Jamón y torcino
BFFs / 2 peas in a pod When people do everything together, son como uña y carne
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Me lo dices o me lo cuentas
A response when someone says something really obvious “okay captain obvious”. But it doesn’t have to be rude “Ojalá fuera ya viernes… ¡¿Me lo dices o me lo cuentas?!“
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Hacer una bomba de humo
Irish goodbye
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Nos tomamos la penúltima y nos vamos Penúltima
es una forma graciosa de decir “¡No me quiero ir todavía! Me lo estoy pasando bien y seguramente esta no sea mi penúltima copa”. Sarcastic - people say this but rarely actually mean this is the last and then let’s go Penúltima - one for the road (road beer).
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Hacer la 13-14
Hacer la trece catorce” es engañar a alguien de forma graciosa. Se usa más entre la gente joven, pero todo el mundo te entenderá si dices “Me hicieron la 13-14 en esa tienda, ¡me dieron mal el cambio!”
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Ni se te ocurra
Don’t even think about it! “No se te ocurra hacer dieta” don’t even think about dieting

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