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Average /ˈævərɪdʒ/
Promedio, corriente, mediocre
- Joe thought of himself as just an average guy.
- That restaurant serves average food.
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Unwittingly /ʌnˈwɪtɪŋlɪ/
- Inconscientemente
- sin querer
Pete found out later that he had unwittingly revealed his brother's secret.
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Last
- Durar
- perdurar
- permanecer
- The speech lasted thirty minutes.
- You two aren't going to last
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Bossy
Mandón, autoritario
Karen didn't appreciate Lisa's bossy attitude.
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Mouthing
Articular con la boca
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Tearing it down
past: Tore down
Derribar, demoler
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Abbey
Monasterio, convento, abadía
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Amount
Cantidad, suma, valor
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Realized
Darse cuenta, saber, llevar acabo
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Lousy
Malísimo, horrible, terrible, piojoso
I've had a really lousy day
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So all of sudden
Así de repente
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well organized
Bien organizado
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Get out of hand
Irse de las manos.
The party got out of hand, and a neighbour called the police.
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Fad
Moda, novedad, manía
- - Your little fad is scary to some.
- - Tim is studying to be a fashion designer, so he always knows about the latest fads.
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Deep being
seres profundos
Vampires are actually very spiritual and deep beings
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Face
- afrontar
- let's just face it.
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Hickey
- Kiss mark
- Butters just gave me a hickey
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Pucked up /pjuːk/
vomitar
The dog just puked on the carpet.
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Fellow student
studying at same institution
He dropped out of school because he couldn't get along with his fellow students.
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Gather up
- recoger, reunir
- Gather up all the toys and put them in their correct place.
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slaughter (ed)
Sacrificado
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1) Rub in [someone] face
2) Throw it in [someone's] face
- 1) Restregar.- is like someone was right about something and is gloating (regodearse)
- ***** OK, so I was wrong. Go on, have a good gloat!
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Bummed out
Feeling really depressed and sad about an issue.
- I'm so bummed out
- I really miss her a lot, I feel really bummed out.
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Dental floss
Flossing
- Hilo dental
- Usar hilo dental
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Lack
- carecer de...
- faltar
- You lack common sense
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Pull [sbd's] leg
play a joke
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Fling
Aventura amorosa
Jim had a fling with a coworker.
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Lay off
I've had a bad day. Just lay off and leave me alone!
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What do I do?
que debo hacer?
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Elope /ɪˈləʊp/
- run away with lover
- Run away
Kara and Mitch eloped and have not returned yet.
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Sly
- Listo, astuto,
- That was a sly move; you got just what you wanted.
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Conniving /kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/
Conspirador, confabulador, astuto
You can't trick me I'm so too sly
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Narrow_minded
mente estrecha
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Follow in someone's footstep
- Seguir los pasos de alguien
- He followed in his father's footsteps and went to the army
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Seal the deal
- Cerrar el trato
- I'm hoping to seal the deal when we meet the seller of the property tomorrow.
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The sooner the better
Cuanto antes mejor
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dub [sb] [sth]
Apodar
Patricia's classmates dubbed her four-eyes, because she wore glasses.
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Even though /ðəʊ/
- Aunque, a pesar de que
- I decided to walk to the library even though it was raining.
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Double standard
Doble moral
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Commitment
- Palabra, promesa, compromiso
- He made a commitment to stay at that job for another year.
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Butterscotch
brownsugar and butter
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I beg your pardon?
cuando quieres que te repitan algo
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Baton
- Baston, batuta
- Police with batons attempted to break up the crowd.
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Lay
extender, echar, poner
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Swell
very good or pleasant
That's a swell idea!
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Delude
Engañar
Don't delude yourself into thinking that your life would be better in another city.
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Bravery
- Valentía, valor
- His bravery in battle saved the lives of his comrades.
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side effects
Efectos secundarios.
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kooky /ˈkuːkɪ/
Excentrico, raro, chiflado
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Bend over
- Inclinarse, agacharse
- James dropped his pen, so he bent over to pick it up.
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Tough
- Dificil, duro
- I had a such a tough time in college
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Finders keepers, losers weepers
El que lo encuentra se lo queda, los perdedores lloran
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Goatee /ɡəʊˈtiː/
Barba de chivo
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Break of down
- Amanecer
- The bird start singing at the break of down.
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Chicken out
Afraid to do something
Don't chicken out
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Mark my word
Give your attention to what I am saying because is true and important
~He'll be back, mark my words
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movie Buff
Aficionado al cine
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Plenty
Mucho , suficiente, bastante.
- No more pie for me, thank you; I've already had plenty.There's plenty of gas in the car.
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Cut to the chase
- ir al grano
- Come on, cut to the chase already—what exactly are you trying to ask me? I
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As far as I am concerned
- Por lo que a mí respecta, en mi opinion
- As far as I'm concernd, that was the best film of the year.
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Vets
Bulletproof vest
Chalecos
I always wear a vest in cold weather.
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Dodge a bullet
- esquivar
- I guess she dodged the bullet this time.
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By the time
- Para cuando
- You better have your chores done by the time I get home or you're in big trouble.
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Chores
- Mallory spends every Saturday morning doing chores.
- I'll go shopping when I've done my chores
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Giggle (d) /ˈɡɪɡəl/
reirse nerviosamente
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Hollow
- Hueco, vacío
- He had a hollow feeling in his stomach
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