Unidad 3, expressions Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
Q

no poder evitar

A

cant help

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2
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no tolerar/soportar

A

can´t stand

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3
Q

estar muy unido

A

to be in each other pocket

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4
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en lo más intimo/personal (adj)

A

innermost

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5
Q

tener un don para algo**

A

to have a flair for

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6
Q

descubierto de una cuenta

A

overdraft

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7
Q

estar en armonía con algo

A

to be in tune with

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8
Q

gobernar el mundo

A

to rule the world

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9
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estar muy feliz (= to be over the moon/on the seventh heaven)

A

to be on cloud nine

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10
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mirar algo por su lado positivo

A

to look on the bright side

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11
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pasárselo muy bien

A

to have a whale of a time

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12
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hacer que alguien se enamore de ti

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to sweep sb off their(pronombre personal) feet

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13
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ser un agua fiestas

A

to be a wet blanket

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14
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tener muchísima energía

A

to be full of beans

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15
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estar muy deprimido

A

to be down in the dumps

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16
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llorar mucho

A

to cry one´s heart out

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17
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tocar fondo

A

to hit rock bottom

18
Q

tener un hombro en el que llorar

A

to be/have/need a shoulder to cry on

19
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algo ha quedado relegado a un 2º plano

A

smthg has taken a back seat

20
Q

resultar útil, venir bien

A

to come in handy

21
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saltar (literal y en una conversación)

22
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aprovechar, sacar provecho de

23
Q

pillar el tranquillo, pillar el truco

A

get the hang of smthg

24
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provocar, ocasionar (ej. un sentimiento)

A

to trigger off smthg

25
admirar, respetar
to look up to smb or smthg
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ser muy generoso, amable
to have a heart of gold
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irse de la lengua
slip of the tongue
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una mentira bondadosa, mentira pequeña
grain of truth
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levemente preocupado
touch of concern
30
cambiar de parecer
to change of heart
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tener poca fe de que algo se arregle
to have a glimmer of hope
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placer por algo bien hecho
to have a glow of satisfaction
33
leve sentimiento de culpa
trace of remorse
34
PV. traer algo contigo (sin. take with you)
to bring over
35
PV. causar
bring about
36
Pv. sinónimo de replace sb
to stand in for sb
37
representar algo PV.
to stand for
38
PV. sinónimo de support
to stand by sb
39
sinónimo de destacar PV.
stand out
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sinónimo de revive, reanimar, persuadir (informal) sb
to bring sb round