Set 4 Flashcards

1
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silenciosamente, sin hacer ruido

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quietly (silently)

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en voz baja, bajito, quedito

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quietly (of talking)

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tranquilamente, discretamente

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quietly (both are without complaining; 1st is also calmly, 2nd is also unobtrusively)

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4
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alto/alta, a todo volumen

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loudly (of a sound/music)

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5
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fuertemente, alto/alta, con intensidad

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loudly (intensely/forcefully)

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alto/alta, en voz alta, fuerte

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loudly (at a high volume)

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7
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llamativamente

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loudly (dressing garishly), strikingly, horrifically, appealingly, arrestingly, doggishly

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8
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reír a carcajadas, reír con ganas, reír estentóreamente

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to laugh loudly

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9
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el picador/la picadora

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the picador (bullfighter’s assistant), the face worker (miner), the horse trainer

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10
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ruidoso/ruidosa, bullicioso/bulliciosa, escandaloso/escandalosa

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noisy

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11
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ruidosamente

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noisily

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12
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feroz, fiero/fiera

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ferocious (of an animal)

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13
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feroz, violento/violenta, atroz

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ferocious (1st is of a battle or criticism, 2nd is of a storm, 3rd is of heat)

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14
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ferozmente, intensamente, con ferocidad

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ferociously (1st is intensely OR of an animal, bark, glare, fight, or attack; 2nd is intensely, 3rd is of a bark or glare)

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15
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la ferocidad, la furia, la fiereza

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the ferocity

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16
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la barra de chocolate, la tableta de chocolate, el chocolate, el chocolatín (Cuba), la chocolatina (pequeña, España)

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the chocolate bar

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17
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la furia, la ira

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the fury (anger)

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18
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la furia, la violencia, el furor

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the fury (a person’s violence)

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19
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el furor, la ferocidad, la furia, la violencia

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the fury (a thing’s violence)

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20
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la Furia

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the Fury (Greek goddess)

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21
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furioso/furiosa, colérico/colérica, rabioso/rabiosa

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furious (of a person)

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22
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furioso/furiosa, furibundo/furibunda, airado/airada, colérico/colérica

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furious (of an action)

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23
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frenético/frenética, furioso/furiosa, feroz

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furious (of an activity/pace - energetic)

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24
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furioso/furiosa, violento/violenta, feroz, malo/mala, vertiginoso/vertiginosa

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furious (1st is of a storm, 2nd is of a storm or struggle, 3rd is of a struggle, 4th is of a temper, 5th is of a speed)

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25
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furiosamente, frenéticamente, con furia

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furiously (angrily)

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26
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frenéticamente, enérgicamente, intensamente

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furiously (energetically)

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27
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el recambio, el cartucho

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the cartridge (1st is only ink refill for pen; 2nd is in weapons, ink refill for pen, cassette (e.g. for games/printers))

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28
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el ocho

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the figure eight, the eight, the eighth

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29
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decepcionar a alguien, desilusionar a alguien

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to disappoint someone (let someone down; 1st can also be intransitive)

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30
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defraudar algo, tirar por tierra algo, dar al traste con algo

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to disappoint something (to frustrate/prevent something)

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31
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decepcionado/decepcionada, desilusionado/desilusionada, frustrado/frustrada

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disappointed (1st and 2nd are dissatisfied, 3rd is unrealized)

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32
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decepcionantemente, desilusionadamente

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disappointingly

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33
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decepcionante, frustrante

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disappointing

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34
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la decepción, la desilusión

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the disappointment (feeling of sadness OR person)

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35
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la decepción, la desilusión, el chasco

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the disappointment (letdown)

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36
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el follaje, la vegetación, el verdor, la verdura

A

the greenery

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37
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el asesino/la asesina

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the killer

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38
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matador/matadora, agotador/agotadora, agónico/agónica

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killer (very difficult)

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39
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genial, estupendo/estupenda, brutal, alucinante

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killer (excellent/amazing)

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40
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el asesinato, la matanza

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the killing (1st is murder of a person, 2nd is murder of animals or many people)

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41
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mortal, agotador/agotadora, matador/matadora, brutal

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killing (all are exhausting, 1st is also fatal - of a disease or blow)

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42
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la dentellada, la marca de una mordedura, la marca de mordedura, la marca de mordida, la marca de mordisco

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the bite mark

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43
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el mahón, los mahones, el yin, los jeans, los vaqueros, el jean, el bluyín, el pantalón de mezclilla (México), los bluejeans (Colombia), los tejanos (España)

A

the jeans

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44
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de mahón, de jean, vaquero/vaquera, de mezclilla

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jean (made of denim - eg jean jacket)

45
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el mahón, el vaquero, el jean

A

the jean (fabric)

46
Q

el pretendiente

A

the suitor (prospective husband)

47
Q

el demandante/la demandante

A

the suitor (in a lawsuit), the plaintiff, the complainant, the petitioner, the claimant

48
Q

el pretendiente/la pretendiente

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the candidate, the applicant, the pretender (wanting a throne)

49
Q

demandante

A

demanding

50
Q

de hecho, en realidad, por cierto, en general, es más, por añadidura, ahora que lo pienso, ya puestos, lo que es más, para el caso, y si vamos al caso

A

for that matter

51
Q

la anaconda

A

the anaconda

52
Q

la flota

A

the fleet (of ships, cars, trucks, or planes), the plastering trowel

53
Q

el parque, el parque móvil, la flota, la flotilla

A

the fleet (of cars or trucks)

54
Q

veloz, rápido/rápida

A

fleet (fast)

55
Q

pesar, cargar

A

to weigh (something/someone) down (literal - be heavy)

56
Q

pesar a alguien, agobiar a alguien, abrumar a alguien, ahogar a alguien, asfixiar a alguien

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to weigh someone down (figurative - burden someone)

57
Q

bien mantenido/bien mantenida, pulcro/pulcra, bien cuidado/bien cuidada, bien guardado/bien guardada

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well-kept (1st is general - in good condition, 2nd is of an appearance, 3rd is of a garden or house, 4th is general - in good condition - or of a secret)

58
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un secreto bien guardado

A

a well-kept secret

59
Q

el bigote, el mostacho

A

the mustache

60
Q

el aro

A

the ring, the hoop (general or in rhythmic gymnastics or in basketball), the basketball hoop, the rim (in basketball), the earring, the hoop earring, the Hula-Hoop, the hoop rolling (game), the napkin ring, the underwire (of a bra), the wheel rim, the ring without adornment

61
Q

rancio/rancia

A

rancid (of oil or butter), stale (of bread), mellow (of wine), ancient, long-established, antiquated, old-fashioned, sour (disagreeable), unpleasant (disagreeable), rank, foul

62
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el rancio/la rancia

A

the sourpuss, the grouch, the curmudgeon

63
Q

la rancidez, la ranciedad

A

the rancidity, the age (of wine), the mellowness (of wine), the staleness (of butter or bacon), the great age, the antiquity, the antiquatedness

64
Q

abombarse, dañarse, pasarse, echarse a perder, estropearse (España), pudrirse, ponerse feo/fea, ponerse malo/mala

A

to go bad (to rot - literal)

65
Q

echarse a perder, ir por mal camino, torcerse

A

to go bad (of a person - figurative)

66
Q

hasta la médula

A

to the core

67
Q

con nueces, a nueces, a nuez

A

nutty (of food)

68
Q

tostado/tostada, chiflado/chiflada, loco/loca, chalado/chalada (España)

A

nutty (crazy)

69
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chiflado por algo/chiflada por algo, loco por algo/loca por algo, chalado por algo/chalada por algo (España)

A

nutty about something (crazy about/obsessed with something)

70
Q

el corte mohicano

A

the mohawk (hairstyle)

71
Q

mohawk

A

Mohawk (of Mohawk origin)

72
Q

el mohawk/la mohawk

A

the Mohawk (Native American)

73
Q

el mohawk

A

the Mohawk (language of Mohawk people)

74
Q

el bufón

A

the jester (in a royal court), the buffoon (court jester), the fool (court jester), the blowhole (geographical land feature)

75
Q

el bufón/la bufona

A

the clown (ridiculous person), the buffoon, the jerk, the twat, the dingbat, the flake (person)

76
Q

bufón/bufona

A

silly, wacky, jokey, clownish

77
Q

pisar rueda, salir pitando, pirarse, largarse corriendo

A

to hightail it

78
Q

hervir algo a fuego lento, cocer algo a fuego lento

A

to simmer something (food)

79
Q

hervirse a fuego lento, cocerse a fuego lento, hervir a fuego lento

A

to simmer (intransitive - of food)

80
Q

estallar de la rabia, hervir de rabia, estar a punto de estallar de rabia

A

to simmer with rage

81
Q

fermentar, acumular

A

to simmer (to develop - of a disagreement, anger, etc.)

82
Q

tranquilizarse, calmarse, bajar las revoluciones (Chile), bajar los decibeles (Argentina)

A

to simmer down

83
Q

el churrasco

A

the churrasco, the grilled steak, the grilled meat, the steak (Southern Cone), the steak sandwich (Chile), the barbecued steak

84
Q

ji, ji; je, je

A

tee-hee (onomatopoeia)

85
Q

frío/fría, fresco/fresca, fresquito/fresquita

A

cool (of weather)

86
Q

indiferente, frío/fría

A

cool (indifferent/distant)

87
Q

fresco/fresca, ligero/ligera

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cool (of clothing)

88
Q

sereno/serena, tranquilo/tranquila

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cool (calm)

89
Q

frío/fría, fresco/fresca

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cool (of a color)

90
Q

genial, chévere, bacán/bacana (Centroamérica/Sudamérica), macanudo/macanuda (Centroamérica/Sudamérica), copado/copada (Río de la Plata), padre (México), chido/chida (México), bacano/bacana (Colombia), guay (España)

A

cool (slang - very good)

91
Q

el derramiento de sangre, la matanza

A

the bloodshed

92
Q

la sangre derramada, la sangre, el hecho de sangre, el hecho sangriento, la violencia, el derrame de sangre, el derramamiento de sangre, el gore

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the gore (bloodshed; 4th is usually used in plural form)

93
Q

la sangre, el crúor

A

the gore (blood itself; 2nd is poetic)

94
Q

cornear algo/a alguien, acornear algo/a alguien

A

to gore something/someone

95
Q

los detalles grotescos, los detalles explícitos

A

the gory details

96
Q

sangriento/sangrienta, cruento/cruenta

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gory (bloody - eg of a movie)

97
Q

ensangrentado/ensangrentada

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gory (covered in gore), bloodstained, covered in blood, vicious (figurative), savage (figurative)

98
Q

jugársela al canelo (Cuba), rifársela (México/Panamá/Cuba/Uruguay), arriesgarlo todo

A

to risk it all

99
Q

el control parental

A

the parental control

100
Q

suicidarse, cometer suicido, acabar con todo, terminar con todo, terminar todo

A

to end it all

101
Q

el azul claro, el celeste

A

the baby blue

102
Q

celeste

A

baby blue, baby-blue, of heaven, heavenly, celestial, sky blue, light blue

103
Q

los ojos celestes, los ojos claros

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the baby blues (eyes)

104
Q

la depresión postparto, la depresión posparto

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the postpartum depression, the baby blues (postpartum depression)

105
Q

el celeste

A

the baby blue, the sky blue, the light blue

106
Q

el cuerpo celeste

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the heavenly body, the celestial body

107
Q

al que quiera celeste, que le cueste

A

no pain, no gain; if you want to make an omelet you have to break some eggs

108
Q

contar ovejas, contar borregos (México)

A

to count sheep

109
Q

lo que pasa es que, el asunto es que, la cosa es que, la cuestión es que

A

the thing is