Spanish Phrases Flashcards

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1
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Asistir

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To attend

False cognate (assist is ayudar)

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In any case …

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En todo caso …

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To go to bed
To fall asleep
To wake up
To get up

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Acostarse
Dormirse
Despertarse
Levantarse

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I regret that…

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Yo lo siento que …

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Chocar

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Hit or punch

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How have you been?

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Cómo has estado?

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Hacer

Past participle

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Hecho

Done/made

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To surf

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Surfear

Me encanta surfear.

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Estrangular

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To choke or strangle someone.

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Se me olvidó

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I forgot

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Realizar

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To perform/execute.

False cognate

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Daily

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Cotidiano

Diario

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Hartar

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To get tired of

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Nunca jamás!

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Never ever!

Nunca less emphatic than jamás

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Cubrir

Past participle

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To Cover

Cubierto

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Ya no hace tan calor.

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It is no longer so hot.

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Los cigarillos son malos

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Cigarettes are bad

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El violador

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Rapist

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Lo difícil

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The difficulty, the difficult thing

Lo + adjective = noun

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I realized that …

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Me di cuenta de que …

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Lo de …

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The matter of …

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The neighbor whose dogs bark.

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El vecino cuyos perros ladran.

Cuyo agrees with the noun it modifies, not the subject

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Atender

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To look after or deal with

To serve

False cognate

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El baúl

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The trunk

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I'm sad that the hotel hasn't called.
Estoy triste de que el hotel no me haya llamado.
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I am going to bed I am asleep I am waking up I am getting up
Me acuesto Me duermo Me despierto Me levanto
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Ser listo
To be clever
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Las nueces
Nuts Singular (la nuez)
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By accident
Sin querer
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Lo más importante
The most important thing | Lo + adjective = noun
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Abrir Past participle
To open Abierto
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El contrato de arrendamiento
The rental contract, the lease.
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Peatonal
Pedestrian
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A pesar de…
In spite of…
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Pay attention!
Presta atención!
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El remolino
Eddy, swirl
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El delito
The crime
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Lo antes posible
As soon as possible
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Los víveres
The provisions
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Pensar por sí mismo
To think for oneself
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Aprobar Aprobarse
To approve or pass | ``` To pass speaking of yourself, like a test ```
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Bucear
To snorkel
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El hongo
Fungus
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El uno del otro
Each other
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Actually
En realidad
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La quebrada
Stream
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Snack, Appetizer
La botana
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Introducir
To insert False cognate
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Más allá de…
Right outside of…
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Sin aliento
Out of breath
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The students whose teacher is excellent.
Los estudiantes cuyo maestro es excelente. | Cuyo acts like adjective
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no aguantaba más
I couldn't take it any more. Aguantar = to bear, to put up with.
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Pelear
To fight
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Ya llegamos?
Are we there yet?
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To winter To hibernate
Invernar Invierno en Florida
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Lo de la mujer
The matter of the woman | The issue of the woman
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A mild climate
Un clima temprado
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M'hija / M'hijo
Contraction/term of affection My daughter / My son
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Desde abajo
From below
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To enjoy oneself | To enjoy
Gozar
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El imán
Magnet
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Aquí vs. ahí vs. allí
"aquí" means "(en) este lugar": where the speaker is. "ahí" means "(en) ese lugar": where the hearer is, or some location that is close. "allí" means "(en) aquel lugar": where neither the speaker nor the hearer is, far away location.
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La tumba
The grave
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El inquilino
The tenant
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Lo mas posible
The most possible
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Decir Past participle
Dicho Told/said
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Freír Past participle
Frito Fried
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Poner Past participle
Puesto Put
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Está Ahogado de trabajo
Up to my neck in work | Drowning in work
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Almost everything
Casi todo
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To choke, on something. Includes to drown.
Ahogarse
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Recordar
To remember False cognate
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They regret that …
Ellos lo sienten que …
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Anyway
De todos modos
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Desde arriba
From above
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tápate la boca al estornudar.
Cover your mouth when you sneeze.
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Estar listo
To be ready
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Morir Past participle
Muerto Died
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The glass has broken.
El vaso se ha roto.
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El rasgo
Feature, characteristic
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Más allá de mi ventana.
Right outside my window.
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Para nada
Not at all
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Escribir Past participle
Escrito Written
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¿Sabes esquiar?
Do you know how to ski? | Don't have to say "sabes como"
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Constipado
To have a cold | Estoy constipado
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To sneeze
Estornudar
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Constipation
El Estreñimiento
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Romper Past participle
Roto Broken
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El párrafo
Paragraph Or Chat
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I choked on my food.
Me ahogé con la comida.
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She likes the red one. | Referring to the red shirt
Le gusta la roja. (Adjective acts as noun).
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The disguise
El disfraz
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Broke on purpose Vs. Broke on accident (To break)
Romper Vs. Romperse
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Olivia's book and that of her brother are interesting.
El libro de Olivia y el de su hermano son interesantes. | Pronoun "el" acts as noun
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Las levaduras
Yeast
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El preservativo
The condom Also, el condón
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Volver Past participle
Vuelto Returned
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To summer
Veranear Estamos veraneando en Ecuador
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El barbero
The barber
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Tiene sentido
It makes sense
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Arreglar
Organized, tidied, fixed, repaired
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Keep the change.
Quédese con el cambio. Reflexive quedarse similar to "keep".
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el bañero
Lifeguard
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Hallar
To find or discover
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Los traeré de todos modos
I will bring them anyway.
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El rascacielos
Skyscraper
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Prender el horno.
To turn on the oven.
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Grabar
To record
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la marea alta. La marea baja.
High tide Low tide
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Compartir
To share
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Meter vs poner
To put IN vs To put or place
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El suspiro
Sigh
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Piece of cake. It's a breeze.
Es pan comido.
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Chispeante
Sparkling, shiny
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May I?
Se puede?
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On purpose
Con querer
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El entredicho
Argument, dispute
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Lo menos posible
The least possible
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Dichoso
Fortunate, lucky (Soy muy dichoso) Damn, blasted (Apaga el dichoso teléfono)
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El quebrada | Masculine
Ravine, canyon, gorge
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Eventos actuales
Current events
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Fuñebre
Gloomy, funereal
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Quédatelo.
Keep it.
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Preservatives
Los conservantes
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Actual (español) | Äct-oo-all
Current
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El aliento
Breath | Confidence
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Today is Sunday
Hoy es domingo
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Pudrir Past participle
Podrido Rotted
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Despedirse Despedir
To say good bye To fire or lay off
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Acabar de + Infinitive Acabo de llegar
To have just done something I have just arrived
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Rope
La soga
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El peluquero
The barber
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Meterse
To become involved
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Pertenecer
To Belong to | To be a part of
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Lo tildaban de loco. | Tildar
They branded him as crazy. To brand
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Ver Past participle
Visto Seen
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Every other year
Año de por medio
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Trick or treat!
Triqui triqui
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He who is called Alonso…
El que se llama Alonso… | Article replaces omitted noun
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¿En qué quedamos?
What's the deal?
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Que descanses!
Sleep well!
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Sleep well, kids!
Que descansen, niños!
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Que duermas bien!
Sleep well!
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Ya basta
Enough is enough | Enough already
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Ya basta
Enough is enough | Enough already
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Es Lo que hay.
That's all there is. (It is what there is).
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Swimming
La natación
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¿Cómo sigues?
How are you getting along? | After having been sick, for example
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¿Quién sigue?
Who's next?
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Síguele
Keep it up
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Siento asco
I feel nauseous
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I'm very sorry.
Lo siento mucho.
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Siento haber llegado tarde.
Sorry I'm late.
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Anytime, whenever
Cuando sea
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Wherever
Donde sea
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No sirve mi teléfono.
My phone doesn't work | Servir: more like to work (function), rather than to serve
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¿De quién es?
Whose is it?
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Tome lo que quiera.
Help yourself. | Take whatever you want
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Soler | Conjugate present indicative
Usually
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nos vemos en un rato.
See you in a while.
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Tumbarse
To lie down, or stretch out.
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Ella Se tumbó en la playa.
She lay down on the beach.
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As you know…
Como ya sabes …
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Enough!
¡Basta!
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Yo harto de esperar.
I am tired of waiting.
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Estoy harto y cansado de escuchar ....
I'm sick and tired of listening to ....
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Trunk | of a tree or body
El tronco
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Esi suena dudoso.
That sounds dubious.
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The name rings a bell
El nombre me suena.
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To blow one's nose
Sonarse
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A lack of sleep
Una falta de sueño
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Soñado
Dreamy, ideal
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¿Cuanto lo tardará?
How long will it take?
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Tardar
To take time
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Take as much time as you want.
Tarda el tiempo que quieras.
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No tengo idea.
I haven't got a clue.
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No tiene sentido.
It doesn't make sense
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No tiene que ver.
It's irrelevant. It has nothing to do with it.
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Tira esa basura.
Throw out that trash.
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Me toca.
My turn.
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¿A quién le toca?
Whose turn is it?
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To treat
Tratar
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To try
Tratar de | Tambien, intentar
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To be about
Tratarse
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I am treating.
Yo invito
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¿De qué se trata?
What's it about (the book, movie, etc).
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It's not worth it.
No vale la pena.
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Vale la pena
It's worth it.
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Más vale
Better | As in, you'd better ask
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Me vale
I don't give a damn
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Better late than never
Más vale tarde que nunca.
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Vamos a ver… O A ver…
Let's see…
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Lo veo difícil.
It looks difficult to me.
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Se ve …
It looks…
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Se ve bien.
It looks good.
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Vuelvo a llamar más tarde.
I'll call again later.
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I'll tell you later.
Luego te digo.
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A propósito
By the way
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Actualmente
Currently
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La verdad es que …
Actually… Well, the truth is…
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It turns out...
Resulta que…
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What did you say?
¿Qué dices?
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So what?
¿Y qué?
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So…
Así que …
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Fíjate donde caminas.
Watch out where you walk.
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Fíjete que la puerta esté cerrada. Fíjate que + subjunctive
Make sure the door is closed. Fíjate que + subjunctive = "make sure that…"
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Haz de cuenta que…
Imagine that…
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No way!
¡Para nada!
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Menos mal.
Just as well.
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Menos mal que …
It's just as well that…
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A ver qué hacen Los niños.
Let's see what the kids are doing.
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Con razón
No wonder
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En serio
Really? Are you kidding?
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N'hombre
Nah | no hombre
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¡Qué barbaridad!
Goodness gracious!
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¡Qué locura!
What madness!
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Son of a gun!
¡Hijo de! o ¡Hijo! o ¡Hijole!
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¡Qué caray!
Dang it! Damn it!
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¡Caray!
Wow!
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Cooler (beer cooler)
La nevera
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It doesn't matter... | 6 phrases
Da lo mismo... Qué más da... Es lo mismo... Da igual... No me importa... No me importa en Lo más minimo...
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¿No qué no?
I told you so!
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No es para tanto.
No big deal. It's not THAT good!
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Ni hablar
Oh well, don't mention it, no way, etc. Often used when confronting an obstacle.
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O sea
Well, you know, I missed that, etc. Good crutch word
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Está cabrón!
It's a bitch! | How is the work...it's a bitch!
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¡Carajo!
Damn!
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¡Váyase al diablo! ¡Váyase al carajo!
Go to hell!
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Lo mandé al carajo.
I told him to get lost (to go to hell).
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¡Caramba!
Damn Wow Jeez
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¡Caracoles!
Good grief!
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¡Cáscaras!
Oh my god!
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El fregador
The kitchen sink
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Una fregadera
A nuisance/pest | ¡Deja de ser una fregadera! Stop being such a nuisance
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She wears the pants. | She's in charge in their relationship
Ella lleva los pantalones.
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¡Qué agallas!
What guts!
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¡Qué pantalones!
What pants! Meaning, what balls!
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La hombría
Manliness, or manhood
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Testicles
Los testículos Balls: Los huevos o los aguacates (When asking for eggs, use singular only)
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Do you have eggs?
¿Hay huevo? | Don't ask "tiene huevos?" May be misconstrued as "balls"
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The rear end
El trasero
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¡No me jodas!
Don't fuck with me!
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Estamos fregados.
We're screwed.
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¡Es un lío!
It's a mess.
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Está pedo
He is blind drunk, shit-faced
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No hay bronca
No problem, no sweat
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Qué perra vida
Life's a bitch
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I would like to buy you a beer.
Me gustaría comprarte una cerveza.
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I need to pee!
¡Necesito orinar!
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¡Coche de mierda!
Piece of shit car!
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Disparate
Nonsense, madness Ridiculous amount
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The blanket
La frazada
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¿De qué otra cosa?
What else?
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¿Qué más?
What else?
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Tan tercos.
So stubborn.
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De hoy en día.
These days, nowadays.
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Crib, cradle
La cuna
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Regresar | Synonym
Volver | Synonym
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Al fondo
All the way back Or In the back
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Appointment, or, something to do.
El compromiso (La cita = appt or "date") Tengo un compromiso. (I have to go, I have something to do)
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How do I look?
¿Cómo me veo?
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You look good.
Te ves bien.
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Se ve horrible.
He looks terrible.
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Parece que va a llover.
It looks like it is going to rain.
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I miss you.
Te extraño.
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I miss you too!
¡Yo tambien te extraño!
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I miss you so much.
Te extraño tanto.
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The next day.
El día siguiente.
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A smidgeon or a small piece of something.
La nadita
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Slice of pie or pizza or bread...
La rebanada
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Piece of something
El trozo
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Piece of a puzzle or a broken off piece of something.
El pedazo
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Pensamos irnos mañana.
We plan to leave tomorrow.
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Guárdame un trozo para más tarde.
Save me a piece for later.
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A short man took a short trip
Un hombre bajo hizo un viaje corto.
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It's a good sign.
Es una buena señal.
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Are there signs?
¿Hay letreros?
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Beyond or past "I live past the park"
Más allá "Vivo más allá del parque"
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Back home I work in a hospital.
Allá trabajo en un hospital. Use "allá" to indicate back home, or where you come from.
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Is Maria there? (On telephone)
¿Está Maria?
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Good choice
Buena selección
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What are my choices?
¿Cualés son mis opciones?
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Don't be so picky.
No seas tan especial.
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He is a very picky eater.
El es muy especial para la comida
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That's enough (polite form)
Es suficiente | As opposed to "ya basta" - enough already!
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I don't have enough (money).
No me alcanza. | Used more than suficiente for this purpose
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To afford
Alcanzar
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El Espantapájaro
Scarecrow
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To scare away
Espantar
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What a scare you gave me!
¡Qué susto me diste!
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Me da cosa.
It gives me the creeps.
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El pavor
Dread, a phobic fear
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Me Dan pavor los tarántulas.
I'm terrified (phobic) of tarantulas.
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El Abuelo difunto
The late grandfather
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Las chanclas
Flip flops
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Es muy difícil que vuelva a ocurrir.
It is very unlikely that it will happen again.
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The rest of the day.
Lo demás del día.
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The rest of the teachers.
Los demás profesores.
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De acuerdo con…
According to…
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Hoy en día.
Nowadays
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Dejó en libertad
Freed
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Llevar a cabo
To carry out, or accomplish.
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Un cabo suelto
A loose end
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Echar un cabo. | Échame un cabo
Lend a hand | Give me a hand
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Déjame darte una mano
Let me give you a hand
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Meaning of saber in the preterite?
To find out Supe Supiste Supo Supimos Supieron
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Meaning of querer in the preterite
``` To try (affirmative) To refuse (negative) (no quise dormir = I refused to sleep) ``` Quise Quisiste Quiso Quisimos Quisieron
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Meaning of conocer in the preterite
To meet Conocí Conociste Conoció Conocimos Conocieron
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I found it!
¡Lo encontré!
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He found it.
Lo encontró.
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What did you do today?
¿Qué hiciste hoy?
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Cuanto tiempo…
How long…
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Can't take it any more.
No aguantan más.
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Has reached levels…
Ha llegado a niveles
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Se convirtió
Has become
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A high percentage
Un gran porcentaje
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A year ago
Hace un año.
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Toma medidas
Take action
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Follow the steps
Sigue los pasos
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They don't bite
No muerden
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At the same time
Al tiempo
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El caracol
The seashell
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Two birds with one stone (throw).
dos pájaros de un tiro.
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Have you ever broken a bone?
¿Alguna vez te has roto un hueso?
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The incident took place…
El incidente tuvo lugar …
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I'm going crazy.
Me estoy volviendo loco.
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Puesto que…
Given that…
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De lejos
By far
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Me Viene a la cabeza.
It comes to mind
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Teen pregnancy
embarazo adolescente
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Mental health
Salud mental
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A serious condition
un trastorno grave
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It has nothing to do with that
no tiene nada que ver con eso
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I'm afraid I caught a cold.
Me temo que me resfrié.
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La chichigua
The kite
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Ya que
Since