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concerned
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afectado
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outgoing
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(adj.) el que se va
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incline
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tender a (hacer/pensar algo)
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liable
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propenso
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certain
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seguro
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devoid of
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desprovisto de
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remorse
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remordimiento
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intent on
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decidido a
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saddened at
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apenado por
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bound
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destinado
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to risk losing
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arriesgarse a perder
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to give birth to twins
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dar a luz a gemelos
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from day to day
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día a día
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On no account
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en ningún caso
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much the same...as
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lo mismo...que
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different...from
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distinto...a
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anything like as...as
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no tanto...como
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nowhere near as
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nada que ver con
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I prefer...to...
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prefiero...a...
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I would prefer...than
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preferiría...a
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Rather than...i'd prefer...
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antes que esto...preferiría...
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By and large
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por lo general
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On the whole

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en general
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Funnily enough
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curiosamente/casualmente
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as a rule
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por lo general
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on balance
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tras pensarlo bien
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to all intents and purposes
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a todos los efectos
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resent
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ofenderse por
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let alone
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ni mucho menos
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to a certain extent
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hasta cierto punto
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as regards
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respecto a
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misgiving
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duda
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not to mention
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sin olvidarnos de
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when it comes to...
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cuando se trata de...
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chiefly
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sobre todo
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in some respects
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en algunos aspectos
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In a nutshell
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en pocas palabras
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Off the top of my head
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sobre la marcha
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presumably
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supuestamente
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knock spots off
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superar con creces / ser mejor
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uncanny
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extraño/misterioso
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clear-cut
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claro
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remarkably
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extraordinariamente
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strikingly
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notablemente
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stands/bears/invites comparison
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tiene comparación
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compares favourably

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se compara favorablemente
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marked/striking/distinct similarity
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marcada/llamativa/marcada similitud
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likened
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comparado/a
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to bear resemblance to...
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tener parecido/parecerse alguien a alguien
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miles better
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mil veces mejor
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substantial (there is a substantial difference between them)
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considerable (hay una diferencia considerable entre ellos)
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as against
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por el contrario
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as easy as falling off a log
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like a bull in a china shop
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to be knock spots off

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ser mejor
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in a class of one's own

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ser superior al resto
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as different as chalk and cheese
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muy diferente
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to be streets ahead of smthg or s'one

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ir por delante de algo o alguien
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to be head and shoulders above the rest
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ser superior al resto
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is tantamount to...

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es lo mismo que...
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wig
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peluca
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take over
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tomar el control/apoderarse
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in space / in the universe
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nature/ the atmosphere/ the enviroment

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it is common knowledge that...
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todo el mundo sabe que...
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in progress
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que ya ha empezado
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to dabble
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interesarse
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foreman
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capataz
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into the open
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al aire libre/hacer algo público
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out of the ordinary
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fuera de lo común
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in the extreme
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en extremo
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on the loose
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andar suelto

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the survival of the fittest
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la ley del más fuerte
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moving from the sublime to the ridiculous
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de lo mejor a lo peor
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deaf
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sordo
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sending-off
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expulsión
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turning-point
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momento decisivo
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you have to take the rough with the smooth
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tendrás que soportar lo bueno y lo malo
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spell
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período
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the making
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lo necesario
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 to mock people
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burlarse de la gente
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afflicted
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afligido
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to broadcast
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emitir / transmitir
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pins and needles
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hormigueo
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they are living from hand to mouth
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están viviendo con lo puesto
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airs and graces
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aires de grandeza
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odds (pl.)
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probabilidades
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peace talks
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negociaciones de paz
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to be arms in up

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poner el grito en el cielo
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to twist sb's arm
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convencer a alguien de algo
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odds and ends
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chismes
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to own up

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confesar
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to mess up
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estropear / ensuciar
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to look up
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mejorar
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to add up
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sumar
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to go on about
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quejarse
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clear off!

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¡vete!
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to fence off

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separar con vallas
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ease /i:z/ off
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aflojar
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to polish off

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acabar
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to miss out
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perderse algo
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culprit
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el culpable
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search out
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descubrir
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to spit out
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escupir
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churn out
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producir
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stick out
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aguantar (hasta el final en algo)
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throw out
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echar
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to narrow down
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reducir
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to shut down
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cerrar
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to pack away
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guardar
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to talk away
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hablar mucho
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to give back
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devolver
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to hang back
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rezagarse
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to think back
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recordar
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to go over
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ir a un lugar / repasar algo
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to mull over
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meditar
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to blow over
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acabar / derribar
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aimlessly
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sin rumbo
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to laze about
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holgazanear
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to play around

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juguetear con algo / divertirse con algo
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to come about

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ocurrir
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to push on
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seguir adelante
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to fall back
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retroceder
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to cast back
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rememorar
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to pull up
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detenerse
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to vote out
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rechazar
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to head off
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prevenir
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to rain off
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cancelar por culpa de la lluvia
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to wait about/around
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perder el tiempo
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to go about
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emprender / marchar algo
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to stand about
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estar en un sitio quieto sin hacer nada
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to wear down
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agobiar / desgastar
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to boil down
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reducirse
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to crack down
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tomar medidas
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to pore over
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analizar algo
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to move on
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progresar
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to soldier on
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seguir adelante
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droning / rabbiting
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enrollarse (hablar mucho)
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I don't like either film

I don't like either of the films

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no me gustan ninguna de las dos películas
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all hell broke loose when...
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se armó la Dios cuando...
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to go to the whole hog
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poner toda la carne en el asador
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virtually

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prácticamente
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Either type is fine by me
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para mí cualquiera de los dos están bien
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Either you or I...
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cualquiera de los dos
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on either side
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at either end
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no two of them are the same
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no hay dos iguales
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for all I know
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según lo que yo sé
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she is no friend of mine
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no es mi amiga
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none whatsoever
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nada en absoluto
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neither more nor less
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ni más ni menos
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they followed my every move
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han seguido todos mis pasos
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you have every right to say that
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tienes todo el derecho a decir eso
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each and every one of them
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todos y cada uno de ellos
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It is sunny every single time I go to Cádiz
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hace sol siempre que voy a Cádiz
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every now and then
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de vez en cuando
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he drank every last bottle

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se bebió hasta la última botella
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to none other than...
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nada más y nada menos que...
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There are reported to be few, if any, survivors.
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..., si es que hay alguno.
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have you it, by any chance?
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por casualidad, ¿lo tienes?
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by any means
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de ninguna manera
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at any rate
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aproximadamente
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to thrive /zraiv/
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prosperar
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'mandatory
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obligatorio
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whereby
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a través del cual
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elite /i'lit/
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élite (minoría rectora)
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to trash
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destrozar
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hence
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de ahí
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to be fun and games
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tomarse algo a cachondeo (cuando no se debe)
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a blob (gota) of blue

a bit of land

a heap (montón) of papers

stacks of replies

loads of time

a touch of flu

a ball of flames

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a shred of evidence

a ray of hope

a speck of dust

a torrent of abuse

a wall of silence

crumb (migaja) of comfort

a strock (golpe) de suerte

 

 
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to dribble
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gotear / babear
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tuft
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mechón
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to a lesser extent...
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en menor medida...
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by a substantial margin
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con un margen considerable
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a nominal fine

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una multa nominal
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a great deal of...
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mucho...
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horde
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multitud
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to stop and think about things for a while is something we all need to do, but it is something few of us have time for.
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I would be very happy to be of any assistance
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whether she needs to know is debatable.

 

We are going whether you like it or not.

 

 

Whether para hablar de una alternativa (if swería imposible)

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He's very keen for us to go and visit him in Canada.

 

I really object to him making so much noise.
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I hope not.

 

 

I was very happy but my husband was rather less so.

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So it appears.  So it would appear.
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or so they say

 

 

 

No such luck

 

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that's that

 

 

 

so be it
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the aforementioned / aforesaid
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susodicho / mencionado
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the facts are as follows:....
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los siguientes hechos:...
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the undersigned
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abajo mencionado
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apropos of...
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con respecto a...
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namely
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a saber
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notably
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especialmente
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respectively
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respectivamente
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in chronological order
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en orden cronológico
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haphazard
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caótico / desordenado
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by the way
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por cierto
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before I forget...
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antes de que se me olvide...
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incidentally
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a propósito / por cierto
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Oh, that reminds me...
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¡ah! esto me recuerda que...
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last but not least
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lo último pero no lo peor
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accordingly / consequently/ as a result /

 that being the case

 

 

(por esta razón...)

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However / Nevertheless/ Be that as it may /

And yet

 

(Aunque...)
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However / nevertheless / Be that as it may /

 And yet

 

 

(Sin embargo)

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Furthermore / What is more / To cap it all (para colmo) /

 And as if that were not enough

 

(Además)
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Not surprisingly / As you would expect /

It goes without saying that/

To no one's surprise

Believe it or not / To everyone's utter amazement

oddly enough / contrary to expectations

 

 

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at which point / as a result of which...

 

(llegados a este punto)
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to highlight
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destacar
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to focus on
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centrar
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to make mention of

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mencionar
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to point out
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señalar
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to pinpoint
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señalar
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to spell out
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explicar con detalle
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to pin down
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precisar
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to lay stress on
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hacer hincapié
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to point up
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poner de relieve
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imply / indicate / hint at (aludir) / insinuate / intimate

 

 

 

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to need/ to require / to be in need of /

could do with (necesito) / to satisfy a need /

 
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to overdo it / to stuff yourself
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pasarse (con la sal x ejp.) / hartarse
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to be short of / to be lacking in / to be low in / to be low on / to be devoid of / to be high on /

to be bless with

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in desperate need of / in abject poverty /

an acute shortage / in dire need /

severe deficiency / an acceptable level /

untold wealth/ easy money /

a plentiful (ample) supply
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untapped resources
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recursos sin explotar
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severely lacking in / desperately short of /

desperately poor / barely adequate /

fabulously wealthy /

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filthy rich
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asquerosamente rico
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grossly
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extremadamente
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down-at-heel
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escaso de dinero
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down and out
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sin contemplaciones / vagabundo
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on the breadline
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en la cola del comedor social
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to run short of smthg

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ir corto de algo
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to be strapped of cash
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estar a dos velas
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more than enough
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más que suficiente
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to have more money than sense/

to be rolling in it /

to your heart's content (hasta saciarte) /

 

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