Unit 2 Flashcards

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Ponerse manos a la obra 


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Get the ball rolling

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Hincar codos

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Hit the books

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Subir el nivel de algo 


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Take something up a north

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Pan comido 


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A piece of cake

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5
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Dejarse llevar

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Go with the flow

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Debido a 


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On account of

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7
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Enfrentarse a 


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Face with

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8
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Escasez

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Scarcity

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9
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Totalmente

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Nothing short of

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10
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Dar marcha atras

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Reverse

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11
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Maletero

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Boot

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12
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Ceder el paso

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Give way

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13
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Vagón

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Carriage

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14
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Embarcar

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Board

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15
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Cabina

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Cabin

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Lanzadera

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Shuttle

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17
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Atasco

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Congestion

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Descarrilamiento (Tren) / Naufragio (Barco) / Accidente aéreo (Avión)

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Wreck

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19
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Adelantar / Poner por delante / Coger la delantera

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Overtake

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20
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Ir al trabajo

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Commute

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21
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Desviar

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Divert

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22
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Vía

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Track

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23
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Dirigirse a

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To make your way to

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24
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Llevar el registro

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Keep track of something

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Todo lo contrario
The reverse
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Manojo de nervios
Nervous wreck
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(Estar) De acuerdo con
On board with
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Todos y cada uno
Every single
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En el planeta
On the planet
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Tachar de la lista
To tick off
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Otra más
Yet another
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Tristemente
Sadly
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Ponerse al día
To catch on
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Desafilado / Sin punta
Blunt
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Ya que estamos
While we are at it
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Parte trasera
Rear
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Estrecharse
To taper
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Elegante
Graceful
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Funcionar
Run on
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Ante todo
First and Foremost
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Deshacerse de
Get rid of / Do away with
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Impedir que alguien haga algo
To stop somebody from doing something
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Alféizar
Sill
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Foca / Sellar / Sello
Seal
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Llorar
Weep
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Látigo / Batir
Whip
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Todos y cada uno
Each and every
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En gran medida
Largely
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Para financiar / Para ganar dinero
To fund
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Valioso / Preciado
Precious
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Ganarse la vida haciendo algo
To make a living by
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Deambular
To roam
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Estrujar / apretar / exprimir
Squeeze
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Mochila
Rucksack
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Intercambiar
To swap
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Apañárselas / Arreglárselas
To get by
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Tener pasión por algo
Passionate ( about )
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Responder a los commentarios
Respond to comments
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Hablar con alguien para que haga algo / Tratar de convencer
To talk somebody into doing something
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Estar dispuesto a
To be up to/for something
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Crucemos los dedos
Fingers crossed
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Lectores
Readership
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Darle mucha importancia/empeño / Enfatizar
To make a point of
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Destacar / Sobresalir
To stand out
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Hacer un borrador / Borrador
Draft
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Repasar
Proofread
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Mal hecho
Poorly done
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Perder el sueño por algo
To lose sleep over something
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Aprender lo básico/fundamental de algo
To learn the ropes
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Percatarse
To dawn on
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De la noche a la mañana
Overnight
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Cagarla
To screw up
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Viajando
On the road
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En la carretera
In the road
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Para empezar
For a start
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Al principio
At the start
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A veces
At times
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En ese momento
At the time
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Bache
Pothole
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Muy demandado
In demand
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Disponible
On demand
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Pasando por / A través de
By way of
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En camino
On the way
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En proceso
Under way
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En cierto modo
In a way
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Casi todo/en totalidad
For the most part
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De acuerdo con
In accordance with
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Despúes / Posteriormente
In turn
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De algún modo / Hasta cierto punto
To some extent
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El profesor me tiene manía
The teacher’s got in it for me
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Llorar
Cry
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Llorar sin control
Sob
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Llorar más suavemente / controladamente
Weep
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Saltarse las lágrimas
To tear up
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Al contrario
In reverse
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Indeciso
In two minds
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Desde el punto de vista
In terms of
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Al tanto / Al corriente
Up to speed
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Ingresar en el hospital
Be admitted (in)to (hospital)
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Operarse
Be operated on
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Le darán el alta del hospital
Will be discharged (from hospital)
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Vía / Hacer un seguimiento
Track
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Dar marcha atrás
To reverse
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Siniestro (Hecha polvo/Destrozada) / Arruinar/Echar a perder algo
Wreck
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Diversión / Desvío
Diversion
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Por todas partes
Across the board
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Estar a bordo
To be on board
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Cumplir con la ley
To comply with the law
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Según
In accordance with
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Maravilloso / Fantástico
Gorgeous
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No me gustaría estar en tu pellejo
Rather you than me
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Se publicitaba como / Se anunciaba como
It was marketed as…
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Bus / Entrenador
Coach
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Engañoso / Da pie a confusión
Misleading
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Empezar algo
To kick off
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Ahora que lo dices
Now you’re talking
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Terminar haciendo algo
End up doing something
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Barato
Economical
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Mantenme al día
Keep me posted
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Despedir (1)
Dismiss
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Despedir (2)
Let somebody go
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Despedir (3)
To be given the sack /get sacked
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Despedir (4)
To make somebody redundant
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Despedir (5)
Be fired
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Quebrar
Go bankrupt
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Estar en el paro
Be between jobs
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En general
All in all
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Placentero
Pleasurable
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Instalaciones
Facilities
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Discrepar / No estar de acuerdo
Could take issue
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Discrepar
Take issue with
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Los alrededores
Vicinity
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Si tienes ganas / Si eres capaz
If you are up for it
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Poco frecuente
Highly unusual
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Estar quemado
Burnt out
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Prolongar
Prolong
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Desechar / Descartar la idea
Dismiss the idea
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Carísimo
Prohibitively expensive
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Buenos consejos
Words of wisdom
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Crear una página
Set up a page
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En teoría
On paper
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Inspirador
Inspirational
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Reservado / Contenido
Restrain
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Individualizado / Personalizado
Tailor
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Sorprendentemente
Astonishing
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Salir / Partir / Empezar
Set off
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El mundo a mis pies / El puto amo
The world was our oyster
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Equivocado
Deluded
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Un punto de inflexión
A turning point
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Diseñar / Planear ( un plan )
Draw up ( a plan )
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Equipo / Equipamiento
Gear
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Deshacerse de algo
Ditch something
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Y sino / De lo contrario
Or else
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Te va a pasar / agobiar
Weigh you down
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Sentimentalismo
Sentimentality
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10 veces
Tenfold
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Medalla de honor
Badge of honour
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Casa y comida
Bed and board
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Revés
Knockbacks
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Echarse atrás en una decisión
Reversed a decision
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Echar a perder la oportunidad de algo
Wreck your chances of doing something
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En el paro
Unemployed
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Desvío en la carretera / Diversión
Diversion
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Estar despedido
Low ebb
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Cuentos chinos
Tall tails
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Naufragio
Shipwreck