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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
11/09/2011
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Por lo tanto
 Definition
Therefore, for that reason
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Por eso
 Definition
Therefore, For that reason
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A partir de
 Definition
From, as of (date)
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Sin embargo
 Definition
However
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Ya que
 Definition
Since
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Yo que tu
 Definition
If I was you
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Tener sentido
 Definition
To be right
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Al fin
 Definition
Finally, at last (referring to time)
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Por fin
 Definition
Finally, at last (referring to time)
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Al fin y al cabo
 Definition
When all is said and done, in the end
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Al cabo
 Definition
Finally, at last (referring to physical)
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Pues bien
 Definition
Well then, so
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En cierto modo
 Definition
In a way, somehow
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De alguna forma
 Definition
In a way, somehow
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A pesar de
 Definition
In spite of
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Estar a la vista
 Definition
To be within sight
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Hacer la vista gorda
 Definition
To turn a blind eye
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Tener sangre fría
 Definition
To have cold feet
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Ser para tanto
 Definition
To be so bad
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Estar de palique
 Definition
To spend a long time talking
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De bote en bote
 Definition
Very full (to bursting)
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Estar para el arrastre
 Definition
To be on the last leg
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Estar a dos velas
 Definition
To have no money
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A primera vista
 Definition
At first glance, first impression
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Al contrario
 Definition
On the contrary
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Sin aliento
 Definition
Breathless
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A lo largo de
 Definition
Throughout, during
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De ninguna manera
 Definition
No way (impossible)
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Ir de la mano
 Definition
To go hand in hand
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A menudo
 Definition
Often
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A veces
 Definition
Sometimes
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Tener en cuenta
 Definition
To take into account
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Darse cuenta
 Definition
To realize
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Con el tiempo
 Definition
Eventually
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En especial
 Definition
Especially, particularly
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Con frecuencia
 Definition
Frequently
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Ser menester
 Definition
To be necessary
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Hurgar en una antigua herida
 Definition
To open up an old wound
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Hurgar en el pasado
 Definition
To dig into the past
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Heme aquí
 Definition
Here I am
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De un lado a otro
 Definition
From one side to another
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Con todo pausa
 Definition
Unhurriedly
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Al atardecer
 Definition
At dusk
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Después de mucho pensar
 Definition
After much thought
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Déjame pensar
 Definition
Let me think
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Siempre actúa sin pensar
 Definition
To do things without thinking
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A ver si piensas con la cabeza y no con los pies
 Definition
Come on, use your head
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Pensé para mí
 Definition
I thought to myself
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No quiero ni pensar en lo que hubiera podido ocurrir
 Definition
I don't even want to think about what would happen
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Cuando menos se piensa
 Definition
Just when you least expect it
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Pensar mal/bien
 Definition
To think badly/well of
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Siempre piensar mal de los demás
 Definition
To always think the worst of others
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Dar que pensar
 Definition
Thought-provoking
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Piensa mal y acertarás
 Definition
If you think the worst, you won't be far wrong
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Tal como yo pensé
 Definition
Just as I thought
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No vaya a pensar que...
 Definition
I wouldn't want you thinking that...
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Piénsalo bien antes de decidir
 Definition
Think it through before you decide
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Pensándolo bien
 Definition
On second thought
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Sólo de pensarlo me pongo a temblar
 Definition
Just thinking about it makes me tremble
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Ni pensarlo
 Definition
No way, not on your life
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No lo pienses dos veces
 Definition
Don't think twice about it
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Me lo voy a pensar
 Definition
I'm going to think about it
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Piénsalo dos veces
 Definition
Think it over
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Es como para pensárselo
 Definition
I/You will need to give it some careful though
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En el momento menos pensado
 Definition
When least expected
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Agotar todos los recursos
 Definition
To exhaust all options
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Como último recurso
 Definition
As a last resort
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Con preguntar no se pierde nada
 Definition
There's no harm in asking
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Más se perdió en la guerra
 Definition
It's not the end of the world
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Sin perder detalle
 Definition
Without missing a detail
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No me hagas perder el tiempo
 Definition
Don't waste my time
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No hay tiempo que perder
 Definition
There's no time to lose
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No pierdas el tiempo intentándolo
 Definition
Don't waste your time trying
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Sin perder un minuto
 Definition
Immediately
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Perder tus miedos
 Definition
To overcome your fears
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Echar a perder
 Definition
To spoil
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No saber perder
 Definition
To be a sore loser
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Lo perdió la curiosidad
 Definition
Curiosity was his/her downfall
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Hacerse el sordo
 Definition
To turn a deaf ear
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Labrarse su propia ruina
 Definition
To dig one's own grave
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Por los pelos
 Definition
By the skin of one's teeth
Term
Por una pluma de águila calva
 Definition
By the skin of one's teeth
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Dos cabezas piensan mejor que una
 Definition
Two heads are better than one
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La sangre manda
 Definition
Blood is thicker than water
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La sangre tira mucho
 Definition
Blood is thicker than water
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A caballo regalado no le mires el diente
 Definition
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
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Empezar con el pie izquierdo
 Definition
To get off on the wrong foot
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Lo juro por mi vida
 Definition
Cross my heart and hope to die
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Cada cual tiene su manera de matar pulgas
 Definition
There's more than one way to skin a cat
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Dichosos los ojos que te ven
 Definition
A sight for sore eyes
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Quemarse las pestañas
 Definition
Nose to the grindstone
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Trabajar con ahínco
 Definition
Nose to the grindstone
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Sudar la gota gorda
 Definition
Nose to the grindstone
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Como tener un lastre que uno arrastra con dificultad
 Definition
To have an albatross around one's neck
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Una mano lava a la otra
 Definition
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
Term
Hoy por ti mañana por mi
 Definition
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
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Vale más pájaro en mano que ciento volando
 Definition
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Term
Mantenerse a raya
 Definition
To toe the line
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Apegarse a las reglas
 Definition
To toe the line
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On bended knee
 Definition
De rodillas
Term
Romper la crisma
 Definition
To break someone's head in
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Ser harina de otro costal
 Definition
To be a different matter
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Regar la cajeta
 Definition
To mess up
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Si ando corto, andad vos largo
 Definition
You are more capable of taking care of it than I am
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