C2 PART 4 EXPR. Flashcards

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no tener / tener toda intención de - No tengo intención de quejarme en el examen.

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HAVE NO / EVERY INTENTION OF - I have no intention of complaining in the exam.

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quedarse sorprendido / desconcertado-
Me sorprende tu opinión porque en realidad pienso lo contrario pero valoro escuchar tu perspectiva.

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BE TAKEN ABACK - I am taken aback by your opinion because i actually think the opposite. But i apreciate hearing your perspective.

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fijarse en / prestar atención a - Fíjate en los matices de la pregunta. NOTICE

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TAKE NOTICE OF - Take notice of the nuances in the question. So we must choose this option

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tener la impresión de que - Tenía la impresión de que algo iba mal ese día

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BE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT - I was under the impression something was wrong that day

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no tener importancia para alguien - Eso no tiene importancia para mí ahora.

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OF NO CONSEQUENCE TO (SOMEBODY) - It is of no consequence to me now.

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no marcar ninguna diferencia para - No marca ninguna diferencia para mi nota final.

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MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO - It makes no difference to my final grade.

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tener la costumbre de - ellos tienen la costumbre de reunirse cada mañana para planificar su día .

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BE IN THE HABIT OF - The are in the habit of gathering every morning to organise their day.

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no tener ninguna posibilidad de - No tengo ninguna posibilidad de aprobar sin practicar.

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STAND NO CHANCE OF - I stand no chance of passing without practice.

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parecerle a alguien; (me pareció, me dió la impresión) - me da la impresión de que ella es una persona determinada y motivada

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STRIKE SOMEBODY AS -
She strikes me as a determinate and motivated person.

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dar la impresión de ser - él da la impresión de ser carismático de mente abierta y perceptivo.

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COME ACROSS AS - he comes across us, charismatic, open minded and perceptive .

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causar buena impresión en - Quiero causar buena impresión en el examinador.

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MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION ON - I want to make a good impression on the examiner.

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el hecho de no + infinitivo - No responder bien puede costarte puntos.

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FAILURE TO (+ infinitive) - Failure to respond well may cost you marks.

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aceptar una realidad difícil - Acepté que necesitaba más vocabulario avanzado.

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COME TO TERMS WITH - I came to terms with needing more advanced vocabulary.

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lidiar con; dominar; entender a fondo - Tengo que dominar esta estructura para el writing. COME/GET

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COME/GET TO GRIPS WITH - I need to get to grips with this structure for the writing.

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poner de los nervios - Los ruidos me ponen de los nervios.

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GET ON SOMEBODY’S NERVES - Background noise gets on my nerves.

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sacarle de quicio - Su interrupción constante me saca de quicio.

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DRIVE SOMEBODY UP THE WALL - His constant interruptions drive me up the wall.

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tener en cuenta - Ten en cuenta el registro formal en el essay.

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TAKE INTO ACCOUNT / BEAR IN MIND - Bear in mind the formal register in the essay.

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no perder tiempo en; ponerse enseguida a - Me puse enseguida a corregir mis errores.

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LOSE NO TIME IN - I lost no time in correcting my mistakes.

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no dudar en - No dudé en pedir aclaración al examinador. HAVE

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HAVE NO HESITATION IN - I had no hesitation in asking for clarification.

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no ser el único en - No eres el único en sentir nervios.

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NOT ALONE IN - You are not alone in feeling nervous.

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perder la esperanza de - No pierdas la esperanza de mejorar tu fluidez.

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GIVE UP HOPE OF - Don’t give up hope of improving your fluency.

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decidirse - Decídete rápido y responde con seguridad.

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MAKE UP ONE’S MIND - Make up your mind quickly and answer confidently.

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hacerse un nombre; darse a conocer - Quiere darse a conocer como traductor profesional.

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MAKE A NAME FOR ONESELF - He wants to make a name for himself as a professional translator.

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estar a cargo de - Estoy a cargo de presentar la conclusión.

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(PUT) IN CHARGE OF - I am in charge of presenting the conclusion.

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no tener ganas de; darle pereza - A veces me da pereza practicar con tiempo.
CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO - Sometimes I can't be bothered to practise early.
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entender; distinguir - No pude entender lo que dijo al final.
MAKE OUT - I couldn't make out what he said at the end.
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posibilidad / perspectiva de - Hay pocas posibilidades de subir nota sin feedback.
A/NO/LITTLE CHANCE / PROSPECT OF - There is little chance of improving without feedback.
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mencionar; hacer referencia a - No mencionamos esta opción. Tu que opinas?
MAKE A/NO REFERENCE TO - We made no reference to this option. Whats your take on this?
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perder de vista - No pierdas de vista la pregunta principal.
LOSE SIGHT OF - Don't lose sight of the main question.
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dar por sentado - No des por sentado que entenderán tus ideas.
TAKE FOR GRANTED - Don't take it for granted that they'll follow your ideas.
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vigilar; estar pendiente de - Vigila el tiempo durante el speaking.
KEEP AN EYE ON - Keep an eye on the time during the speaking.
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mantener en el buen camino - Esto me mantiene en el buen camino.
KEEP ON TRACK - This keeps me on track.
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dar vida a - Dio vida al ejemplo con un detalle concreto.
BRING TO LIFE - He brought the example to life with a concrete detail.
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echar la culpa ,poner pegas a; criticar - No critiques todo; propone una alternativa.
FIND FAULT WITH - Don't find fault with everything; suggest an alternative.
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poner en conocimiento de - Puse el error en conocimiento del profesor.
BRING TO (SOMEBODY'S) ATTENTION - I brought the error to the teacher's attention.
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en absoluto - No tengo dudas en absoluto sobre mi tesis.
WHATSOEVER - I have no doubts whatsoever about my thesis.
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ser más una comedia que un drama - La historia es más comedia que drama, sinceramente.
(BE) MORE OF A COMEDY THAN A DRAMA - The story is more of a comedy than a drama, honestly.
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confundir A con B - Te confundí con otro candidato en la sala.
MISTAKE (SOMEBODY) FOR (SOMEBODY) - I mistook you for another candidate in the room.
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confundir A con B - No confundas opinión con evidencia en el essay.
CONFUSE (A) WITH (B) - Don't confuse opinion with evidence in the essay.
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es obvio que - Es obvio que te quiero Xaden.
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING - It goes without saying that I love you Xaden.
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dejarlo al azar - No lo dejé al azar; practiqué el plan.
LEAVE (IT) TO CHANCE - I didn't leave it to chance; I practised the plan.
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llevar la cuenta de - Llevo la cuenta de mis errores típicos.
KEEP TRACK OF - I keep track of my typical mistakes.
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quedarse corto; no alcanzar - Mi conclusión se quedó corta en detalles.
FALL SHORT OF - My conclusion fell short of detail.
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ayudar a recuperarse - Ese consejo me ayudó a recuperarme rápidamente. FEET
PUT (SOMEBODY) ON THEIR FEET - That advice put me on my feet quickly.
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enfrentarse a - Me enfrenté a una pregunta inesperada.
BE FACED WITH - I was faced with an unexpected question.
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no querer nada más que - No quisiera nada más que tu
WOULD LIKE NOTHING BETTER THAN TO - I'd like nothing better than you
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se supone que; estar destinado a - Se supone que este informe sea formal y claro. MEAnT
BE MEANT TO - This report is meant to be formal and clear.
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dar buen uso a - Di buen uso a los conectores avanzados. GOOD
PUT TO GOOD USE - I put advanced connectors to good use.
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salir de manera natural - A mí me sale natural hablar de temas sociales. COME
COME NATURALLY / EASILY TO - Talking about social issues comes naturally to me.
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no es de extrañar - No es de extrañar que estuviera nervioso. LITTLE
NO WONDER / LITTLE WONDER - No wonder I was nervous.
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tener derecho a - Tengo derecho a pedir que repita la pregunta. ENTITLED
BE ENTITLED TO - I am entitled to ask you to repeat the question.
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provenir de - El problema proviene de una mala planificación. FROM
STEM FROM - The problem stems from poor planning.
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ser propenso a; es probable que - Es probable que me equivoque si voy rápido. BE
BE LIABLE TO - I'm liable to make mistakes if I rush.
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arrojar luz sobre - Esto arroja luz sobre mi postura principal. LIGHT
SHED / THROW / CAST LIGHT ON - This sheds light on my main point.
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dar importancia a - Doy mucha importancia a la cohesión del texto. IMPORTANCE
ATTACH IMPORTANCE / SIGNIFICANCE TO - I attach great importance to textual cohesion.
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poner en duda - Su falta de datos puso en duda su tesis. DOUBTS
CAST DOUBTS ON - Her lack of data cast doubts on her thesis.
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es lógico que - Es lógico que pidan ejemplos concretos. REASON
IT STANDS TO REASON THAT - It stands to reason that they want concrete examples.
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dar lugar a - Esa frase dio lugar a un malentendido. GIVE
GIVE RISE TO - That phrase gave rise to a misunderstanding.
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prestar atención a - Presta atención a la pronunciación de esos sonidos. HEED
PAY HEED TO - Pay heed to the pronunciation of those sounds.
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discrepar de; objetar - Discrepo de esa conclusión por falta de pruebas. ISSUE
TAKE ISSUE WITH - I take issue with that conclusion due to a lack of evidence.
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no ver con buenos ojos - No vieron con buenos ojos mi tono irónico. KINDLY
NOT TAKE KINDLY TO - They didn't take kindly to my ironic tone.
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infringir; vulnerar - Esa norma vulnera el derecho a la privacidad. INFRINGE
INFRINGE ON/UPON - That rule infringes upon the right to privacy.
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enorgullecerse de - Me enorgullezco de mi precisión léxica. PRIDE
PRIDE YOURSELF ON / TAKE PRIDE IN - I take pride in my lexical precision.
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hacer que parezca - Hizo que el tema pareciera más sencillo. APPEAR
MAKE (SOMETHING) APPEAR - She made the topic appear simpler.
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entregar por escrito la dimisión - Entregué mi dimisión por escrito ayer. HAND
HAND IN MY NOTICE - I handed in my notice yesterday.
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tener alguna objeción a - ¿Tienes alguna objeción a que hable primero? HAVE
HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO (SOMEONE) - Do you have any objection to me speaking first?
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no tener ningún recuerdo de - No tengo recuerdo de haber dicho eso. HAVE
HAVE ANY RECOLLECTION OF - I have no recollection of saying that.
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tener toda la intención de - Tengo toda la intención de mudarme pronto. HAVE
HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF - I have every intention of moving soon.
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no tener más remedio que - No tuve más remedio que cancelar. HAVE
HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO - I had no choice but to cancel.
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altamente probable - Es altamente probable que llueva mañana. LIKELY
HIGHLY LIKELY - It's highly likely it will rain tomorrow.
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por mucho que lo intentes - Por mucho que lo intentes, no cambiará. HARD
HOWEVER HARD YOU TRY - However hard you try, it won't change.
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por muy bien que creas - Por muy bien que creas, revisa. WELL
HOWEVER WELL YOU THINK - However well you think you know it, double-check.
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fuerte aumento - Hubo un fuerte aumento del alquiler. INCREASE
HUGE INCREASE - There was a huge increase in rent.
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no puedo creerlo - No puedo creer lo que veo ahora. BELIEVE
I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES - I can't believe my eyes right now.
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si por casualidad - Si por casualidad vienes hoy, avísame. HAPPEN
IF YOU HAPPEN TO - If you happen to come today, let me know.
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en la opinión pública - Vivir en la opinión pública es duro. EYE
IN THE PUBLIC EYE - Living in the public eye is tough.
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en el caso improbable - En el caso improbable de retraso, llamaré. EVENT
IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT - In the unlikely event of a delay, I'll call.
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hace años que - Hace años que no veo a mi primo. AGES
IT IS AGES SINCE - It's ages since I saw my cousin.
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ya es hora de - Ya es hora de tomar medidas. TIME
IT IS HIGH TIME - It's high time we took action.
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estar en el interés de alguien - Está en nuestro interés reducir residuos. INTEREST
IT IS IN (SOMEONE'S) INTEREST - It's in our interest to reduce waste.
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queda por ver - Queda por ver si funcionará. REMAINS
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN - It remains to be seen whether it will work.
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fue semanas antes - Pasaron semanas antes de que respondiera.
IT WAS WEEKS BEFORE - It was weeks before he replied.
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tan divertido como - Es tan divertido correr como nadar.FUN
JUST AS MUCH FUN +ING AS IT IS +ING - It's just as much fun running as it is swimming.
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pasar desapercibido - Prefiero pasar desapercibido en redes. PROFILE
KEEP A LOW PROFILE - I prefer to keep a low profile online.
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mantener la palabra - Siempre mantiene la palabra que da. KEEP
KEEP HIS WORD - He always keeps his word.
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manténme informado - Manténme informado si hay cambios.KEEP
KEEP ME POSTED - Keep me posted if anything changes.
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no poder superar la vergüenza - No pude superar la vergüenza del error. LIVE
LIVE IT DOWN - I couldn't live it down after that mistake.
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estar a la altura - Quiero estar a la altura de las expectativas. LIVE
LIVE UP TO (SOMEONE'S) EXPECTATIONS - I want to live up to expectations.
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perder/no perder la pista de - Llevo la cuenta de plazos, pero pierdo el tiempo. TRACK
LOSE/KEEP TRACK OF - I keep track of deadlines, but I lose track of time.
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hacerse un nombre - Quiere hacerse un nombre en su campo. NAME
MAKE A NAME FOR ONESELF - He wants to make a name for himself in his field.
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hacer por costumbre; asegurarse de - Me aseguro de llegar puntual. POINT
MAKE A POINT OF - I make a point of being on time.
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recuperarse - Se recuperó rápido tras la lesión. RECOVERY
MAKE A RECOVERY - He made a quick recovery after the injury.
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marcar toda la diferencia - Un buen descanso marca la diferencia. DIFFERENCE
MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE - A good night's sleep makes all the difference.
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no marcar la diferencia - Para mí, no marca la diferencia. MIFFERENCE
MAKE NO DIFFERENCE - It makes no difference to me.
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escaparse; darse a la fuga - Los ladrones se escaparon en minutos. GETAWAY
MAKE SOMEONE'S GETAWAY - The burglars made their getaway in minutes.
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dejar huella - Quiero dejar huella en mi comunidad. MAKR
MAKE YOUR MARK - I want to make my mark in my community.
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encontrarse con la desaprobación - Mi decisión encontró desaprobación en casa.
MEET WITH THE DISAPPROVAL - My decision met with disapproval at home.
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objetar sobre lo que hacía - El profesor objetó lo que estaba haciendo. OBJECTED
OBJECTED TO WHAT I WAS - The teacher objected to what I was doing.
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bajo el argumento de - Rechazaron la solicitud por llegar tarde.
ON THE GROUNDS (THAT) - They rejected the application on the grounds that it arrived late.
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por recomendación de - Lo compré por recomendación de un amigo.
ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF - I bought it on the recommendation of a friend.
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toda la responsabilidad de - Tengo toda la responsabilidad del proyecto.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR - I have overall responsibility for the project.
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echar la culpa a - No le eches la culpa al sistema.
PLACE/PUT THE BLAME ON - Don't put the blame on the system.
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rápida acción por parte de - La rápida acción por parte del médico ayudó.
QUICK ACTION ON THE PART OF - Quick action on the part of the doctor helped.
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devanarse los sesos - Me devané los sesos buscando soluciones.
RACK MY BRAINS - I racked my brains for solutions.
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alcanzar un pico - El estrés alcanzó un pico en junio.
REACH A PEAK - Stress reached a peak in June.
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permanecer estable - Mi rutina permanece estable todo el año.
REMAIN STABLE - My routine has remained stable all year.
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fuerte aumento de - Hubo un fuerte aumento de precios.
SHARP INCREASE IN - There was a sharp increase in prices.
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mostrar total indiferencia - Mostró total indiferencia por las normas.
SHOW COMPLETE/TOTAL DISREGARD FOR - He showed complete disregard for the rules.
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en conjunto - Si lo tomas en conjunto, la ciudad es segura.
TAKE AS A WHOLE - If you take it as a whole, the city is safe.
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tener en cuenta - Ten en cuenta el coste a largo plazo.
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION/ACCOUNT - Take the long-term cost into account.
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darlo por hecho - No lo des por hecho todavía.
TAKE IT FOR GRANTED - Don't take it for granted yet.
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tomar nota de - Toma nota de las señales de cansancio.
TAKE NOTICE OF - Take notice of the signs of fatigue.
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convencer a alguien de - Intenté convencerle de unirse al club.
TALK SOMEONE INTO - I tried to talk him into joining the club.
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no hay duda - No hay duda de que es útil.
THERE IS LITTLE QUESTION - There is little question it's useful.
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no se puede saber - No se puede saber qué pasará mañana.
THERE IS NO KNOWING - There is no knowing what will happen tomorrow.
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no hay tal cosa como - No hay tal cosa como la perfección.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS - There is no such thing as perfection.
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estar sin saber qué decir - Me quedé sin saber qué decir.
TO BE AT A LOSS (TO) - I was at a loss for words.
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tener buena reputación - Ese restaurante tiene muy buena reputación.
TO BE HIGHLY SPOKEN OF - That restaurant is highly spoken of.
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no tener ninguna duda - No tengo ninguna duda de mi decisión.
TO BE IN NO DOUBT - I'm in no doubt about my decision.
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ser hecho responsable - Fui hecho responsable del error ajeno.
TO BE MADE RESPONSIBLE - I was made responsible for someone else's mistake.
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estar alerta - Hay que estar alerta a estafas online.
TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR - You should be on the lookout for online scams.
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no ser valorado - A veces me siento no valorado.
TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED - Sometimes I feel taken for granted.
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ser considerado como - Quiero ser considerado como fiable.
TO BE THOUGHT OF AS - I want to be thought of as reliable.
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bajo ninguna circunstancia - Bajo ninguna circunstancia mentiría.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES - Under no circumstances would I lie.
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carecer de importancia - Para mí, eso carecía de importancia.
WAS OF NO CONSEQUENCE - To me, it was of no consequence.
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siempre y cuando - Iré, siempre y cuando sea útil.
AS LONG AS - I'll go as long as it's useful.
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además de - Además de estudiar, trabajo los fines de semana.
AS WELL AS - As well as studying, I work at weekends.
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romper a llorar - Rompí a llorar al ver la noticia.
BREAK DOWN IN TEARS - I broke down in tears when I heard the news.
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apetecer - Me apetece ir a dar un paseo.
FEEL LIKE + ING - I feel like going for a walk.
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considerar; pensar sobre algo - Lo consideraré antes de decidir.
GIVE CONSIDERATION (TO) - I'll give it consideration before deciding.
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no tener dificultad en - No tuve dificultad en adaptarme.
HAVE LITTLE/NO DIFFICULTY IN - I had no difficulty in adapting.
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causar una impresión en - Quiero causar buena impresión en mis compañeros.
MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON - I want to make a good impression on my colleagues.
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no verle la razón a - No le veo sentido a discutir ahora.
SEE NO POINT IN - I see no point in arguing now.
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tomar por sorpresa - La noticia me tomó por sorpresa.
TAKE BY SURPRISE - The news took me by surprise.
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estar aficionado a - Estoy muy aficionado a la fotografía.
TO BE KEEN ON - I'm very keen on photography.
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ser alabado - Fue alabado por su trabajo en equipo.
TO BE PRAISED - He was praised for his teamwork.
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desaconsejar; advertir en contra de - Te desaconsejo comprarlo sin leer reseñas.
ADVISE AGAINST - I'd advise against buying it without reading reviews.
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todo se reduce a - Todo se reduce a la actitud.
ALL COMES DOWN TO - It all comes down to attitude.
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saltar a la vista - Por fin, el objetivo saltó a la vista.
COME INTO VIEW - At last, the goal came into view.
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hacerse a la idea - Me hice a la idea de mudarme.
COME ROUND TO THE IDEA - I came round to the idea of moving.
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no dudes en llamarnos - No dudes en llamarme si surge algo.
DON'T HESITATE TO GIVE US A CALL - Don't hesitate to give me a call if anything comes up.
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hacer entender - Intento hacer entender mi punto con calma.
GET SOMETHING ACROSS (TO SOMEONE) - I try to get my point across calmly.
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disfrutar muchísimo de - Disfruto muchísimo debatir ideas nuevas.
TAKE SO MUCH PLEASURE IN - I take so much pleasure in debating ideas.
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afrontar las consecuencias - Toca afrontar las consecuencias ahora.
FACE THE MUSIC - It’s time to face the music.
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tener prohibido tomar - Me está prohibido tomar fotos aquí.
BE PROHIBITED FROM TAKING - I’m prohibited from taking photos here.
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trabajar día y noche - Trabajamos día y noche para cumplir plazos.
WORK AROUND THE CLOCK - We worked around the clock to meet deadlines.
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hacer una visita a - Quiero hacer una visita a mis abuelos.
PAY A VISIT TO - I’d like to pay a visit to my grandparents.
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pelearse con - Me peleé con un amigo por dinero.
FALL OUT (WITH) - I fell out with a friend over money.
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dejarse llevar - Me dejé llevar y hablé demasiado.
GET CARRIED AWAY - I got carried away and spoke too much.
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relajarse con - Me relajo con música al llegar.
UNWIND WITH - I unwind with music after work.
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recuperarse - Se recuperó rápido tras la lesión.
MAKE A RECOVERY - He made a quick recovery after injury.
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No tener obligacion de
Under no obligation of- Under an obligation of
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ni de lejos tan grande como
not nearly as big as
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date por afortunado
think yourself lucky (that...)
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tan pronto como te sea posible
at your earliest convenience
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ser pillado por sorpresa
be taken by surprise
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en el improbable caso de que..
in the unlikely event that...
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una diferencia enorme
a world of difference
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perder la noción del tiempo
lose track of time