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“ That's right. ° decir para sí to say to oneself. ° decir por decir to talk for the sake of talking, talk to make conversation No hace más que decir por decir. He just talks for the sake of talking. ° el qué dirán gossip, what people will say No hay que preocuparse del qué dirán. One shouldn't worry about what people are going to say. ° es decir that is to say, that is. ° querer decir to mean ¿Qué quiere decir eso? What does that mean? ° ser un decir to be a manner of speaking Todo esto es un decir. ”

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“ I couldn't get a taxi for love or money. ° no hay más remedio que there's nothing to do but No hay más remedio que dejarle marchar. There's nothing to do but let him go. ° no tener más remedio que to have no recourse but No tuve más remedio que ir. I had no recourse but to go. ° no tener remedio to be beyond repair Lo que has hecho no tiene remedio. What you've done's beyond repair. ° sin remedio hopeless, beyond hope Es un caso sin remedio. He's a hopeless case. ”

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“ The first time I came to the United States was in 1938. ° a la vez at once, simultaneously Todos querían hablar a la vez. Everybody wanted to talk at once. ° alguna que otra vez occasionally Le veía alguna que otra vez. I used to see him occasionally. ° alguna vez, algunas veces sometimes Algunas veces voy a comer al restaurante. Sometimes I eat at the restaurant. ° a veces occasionally A veces le veo en casa de sus amigos. Occasionally I see him at the home of friends. ° cada vez each time ¡Que lo haga otra persona cada vez! Let a different person do it each time! ”

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“ Cada uno de por sí haga lo que pueda. Let each one individually do what he can. ° fuera de sí beside himself, herself, yourself, themselves Estaban fuera de si. They were beside themselves (with anger, anxiety, joy, etc) . ° sí mismo, misma, mismos, mismas himself, herself, themselves Tenía un gran dominio sobre sí mismo. He had great control of himself (or great self-control) . ° volver en sí to regain consciousness No ha vuelto en si. He hasn't regained consciousness.
siembra sowing, seeding, planting.
siempre always Siempre hace el mismo trabajo. He always does the same work. ”

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“ Those things disgust me. ° estar hecho un asco to be very dirty, be filthy No te acerques, estás hecho un asco. Don't come near me; you're filthy. ° hacer ascos to turn up one's nose Le hace ascos a todo. He turns up his nose at everything.
asegurar to secure, fasten (with rope or strap) Aseguró con una cuerda la carga del caballo. He fastened the horse's pack with a rope. ▲ to assure Le aseguro que todo estará preparado a tiempo. I assure you everything will be ready on time. ▲ to affirm, maintain Asegura que es cierto. He maintains it's true. ▲ to insure El equipaje está asegurado. ”

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“ Is tomorrow a holiday? ° dia del santo saint's day. ° el día menos pensado when one least expects. ° el mejor día some fine day El mejor día se presenta aquí. Some fine day he'll show up here. ° hoy (en) día today, these days Hoy día es muy difícil encontrar eso. It's very hard to find that today. ° ocho días a week Voy al cine cada ocho días. I go to the movies every week. ° quince días two weeks Estaré en el campo quince días. I'll be in the country two weeks. ° todos los días daily, every day Le veo todos los días. I see him every day. ”

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“ What's your shoe size? ° a la medida to order, to measure, custom-made El traje está hecho a la medida. The suit's custom-made. ° a medida que as A medida que lleguen, dígales Ud. que pasen. As they arrive, tell them to come in. ° llenar (or colmar) la medida to be the last straw Eso colma la medida. That's the last straw. ° sin medida without moderation Bebe sin medida. He drinks to excess. ° tener medida to have a sense of proportion or moderation No tiene medida en lo que hace. He has no sense of proportion in what he does. ”

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“ I've a great many ideas.
mundano worldly.
mundial global, universal, world La guerra mundial. The World War.
mundo world Ha viajado por todo el mundo. He's traveled all over the world. ▲ world, environment, circle (s) Frecuentaba el mundo de las letras. He moved in literary circles. ° gran mundo high society. ° tener (mucho) mundo to be sophisticated or experienced. ° todo el mundo everybody Todo el mundo estaba reunido en el salón. Everybody was gathered in the living room. ° vida del mundo world, worldly life Abandonó la vida del mundo y entró en el convento. ”

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“ He's too bashful to propose. ° no tener vergüenza to be shameless Ese hombre no tiene vergüenza. That man's shameless. ° no tener vergüenza de not to be too bashful to, not to be ashamed to Ese niño no tiene vergüenza de cantar delante de la gente. That boy's not ashamed to sing before people. ° tener vergüenza to be shy Ese niño tiene mucha vergüenza. That child's very shy. ▲ to be honorable or honest Es un politico que tiene vergüenza. He's an honest politician. ”

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“ I'm telling you honestly.
verdad [f] truth Le ha dicho la verdad. He's told you the truth. ° a decir verdad to tell the truth A decir verdad, yo no creo eso. To tell the truth, I don't believe that. ° decir cuatro verdades to speak one's mind, tell someone a thing or two. ° de verdad really ¿De verdad lo cree Ud.? Do you really believe it? ° ser verdad to be true Era verdad lo que decía. What he said was true. ° ¿verdad (que) ? isn't that so? isn't it true? isn't it? Es Ud. americano ¿verdad? Isn't it true that you're an American? ”

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“ I arrived on time. ° con tiempo in time Avíseme con tiempo. Notify me in time. ° en otro tiempo formerly. ° ganar tiempo to save time. ° hacer buen (or mal) tiempo to be good (or bad) weather. ° hacer tiempo to while away the time. ° hace tiempo long ago. ° hace (or hacía) tiempo que it is (or was) a long time since Hace tiempo que estuve allí. It's a long time since I was there. ° los buenos tiempos the good old days; one's youth. ° matar el tiempo to kill time. ° mucho tiempo a long time. ° perder el tiempo to waste time. ° poco tiempo a short time. ° ¿ (por) cuánto tiempo ...? ”

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“ Hago gimnasia por la mañana. I do exercises in the morning. ° hacer los honores to play or act as host (ess) Nos hizo honores de la casa. She played hostess to us. ° hacerse to become Se ha hecho muy famoso. He's become very famous. ° hacerse el sueco to pretend not to understand. ° hacerse el tonto to play dumb No te hagas el tonto, que te conozco. Don't play dumb; I know you. ° hacerse ilusiones to fool oneself No nos hagamos ilusiones con ese proyecto. Let's not fool ourselves about that project. ° hacerse rogar to be coaxed Le gusta hacerse rogar. He likes to be coaxed. ”

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“ I left the theater. ° salirse con la suya to have one's own way Siempre se sale con la suya. He always has his own way. — Siempre me salgo con la mía. I always have my own way. ° salirse de to get out of, to dispose of Voy a ver si me salgo de este negocio. ”

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“ How much do you earn per week? ° ganar de mano to beat (someone) to it [Arg] Los dos queríamos comprar el caballo pero él me ganó de mano. We both wanted to buy the horse but he beat me to it. ° ganarse la vida to earn a living Me gano la vida como puedo. I earn my living as best I can. ° ganar tiempo to save time.
ganchada ° hacer una ganchada to do a favor [Arg] .
gancho hook Colgó la chaqueta en un gancho. He hung his jacket on a hook. ° gancho de cabeza hairpin [m] . ° tener gancho to be attractive, charming Esa muchacha tiene mucho gancho. That girl is very attractive. ”

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“ That discovery saved many lives. ▲ life, liveliness El niño tiene mucha vida. The child's full of life. ▲ life, way of living Llevaba muy buena vida. He lived a very good life. ▲ life (being alive) Estuvo entre la vida y la muerte. He hovered between life and death. ▲ life, history Sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo. He knows everybody's life story. ° en mi vida never in my life En mi vida le he visto. I've never seen him before in my life. ° ganarse la vida to make (or earn) a living Se gana la vida escribiendo. He earns his living by writing. ° vida de perros dog's life. ”

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“ He trumped my king. ° estar a matar con to have a feud with, be on bad terms with No me hables de Pérez, estoy a matar con él. Don't speak to me about Pérez; we're on bad terms. ° matar de aburrimiento to bore to death Ese trabajo me mata de aburrimiento. That job bores me to death. ° matar de hambre to starve En aquel hotel nos mataban de hambre. They starved us at that hotel. ° matar dos pájaros en un tiro to kill two birds with one stone. ° matar el tiempo to kill time Mató el tiempo leyendo el periódico. ”

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“ Haga una maleta con esta ropa. Make a bundle of these clothes. ° hacer la maleta to pack the suitcase; to get ready to leave.
maletero porter (carrier) .
maletín [m] overnight bag, small case.
maleza weeds.
malicia malice Lo hizo sin malicia. He did it without malice. ° tener malicia to be malicious Aquellas palabras parecían tener malicia. Those seemed to be malicious words.
malicioso malicious; risque.
maligno malignant.
malo bad, unpleasant El tiempo está muy malo. The weather is very bad. ▲ difficult, hard, bad ¡Qué rato tan malo hemos pasado! What a bad time we've had ! ”

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“ There's no doubt that he's English.
cabeza head Ese chico tiene la cabeza muy grande. That child has a very large head. ▲ chief, leader, head Fué la cabeza del movimiento. He was the leader of the movement. ▲ mind, brains Este trabajo hay que hacerlo con cabeza. You have to use your brains in this work. ° de cabeza headlong, head first Se tiró de cabeza al agua. He plunged into the water head first. ▲ topsy-turvy, in a mess Los negocios andan de cabeza. Business is in a mess. ° dolor de cabeza headache. ° perder la cabeza to lose one's head Nunca pierde la cabeza. He never loses his head. ”

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“ We saw some houses in the distance. ° desde lejos from a distance Desde lejos le reconocimos. We recognized him from a distance. ° lejos de far from Vive demasiado lejos de la ciudad. He lives too far from the city. — Lejos de enmendarse está cada día peor. Far from getting better he gets worse every day.
lengua tongue Me mordí la lengua. I bit my tongue. ▲ language, tongue En Centro y Sur América se habla la la lengua castellana. Spanish is spoken in Central and South America. ° írsele a uno la lengua to let something out (by talking) ; to give oneself away Se le va la lengua muy fácilmente. ”

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“ It was difficult to keep up the conversation. ° mantenerse to support oneself Para mantenerse durante aquel mes no tenía dinero. During that month he had no money on which to live. ° mantenerse (en) to hold (to) No creo que se mantenga en su decisión. I don't think he will hold to his decision.
mantenimiento maintenance, support; upkeep.
mantequilla butter.
mantilla mantilla; baby clothes. ° estar en mantillas to be innocent as a child, not to know anything about En cuanto a la política, está todavía en mantillas. As far as politics is concerned, he's still as innocent as a child. ”

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“ What do you usually drink, wine or beer? ° por regla general as a general rule.
generalidad [f] greatest part, majority La generalidad de los niños son juguetones. Most children are playful.
generalizar to generalize Generaliza al hablar de los norteamericanos. He generalizes when he speaks of Americans. ° generalizarse to become general El uso del chicle se ha generalizado. The use of chewing gum has become general.
género cloth Ese sastre usa siempre muy buenos géneros. That tailor always uses very good material. ▲ kind ¿Qué género de trabajo le gusta? What kind of work do you like? ”

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“ He's always so sloppy!
dejar to leave Dejó el libro sobre la mesa. He left the book on the table. ▲ to let, leave Déjale tranquilo. Let him alone. ▲ to leave, abandon Dejó a su mujer y a sus hijos. He left his wife and children. ▲ to intrust, leave, turn over Dejó sus negocios a su hijo por un año. He turned the business over to his son for a year. ▲ to yield, produce, pay (income, dividends, profit) Es un negocio que deja muchas ganancias. It's a business that pays big dividends. ▲ to give up, leave Ha dejado ese empleo. He's left that job. ”

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“ There's no room for us to sit down. ▲ position, office Tiene un buen lugar en el banco. He has a good position in the bank. ° dar lugar a to cause, give rise to Lo que dijo dio lugar a muchas controversias. What he said gave rise to much controversy. ° en lugar de instead of En lugar de comer aquí vamos a casa. Instead of eating here, let's go home. ° en primer lugar in the first place En primer lugar tengo que hacer, además hace calor. In the first place I'm busy, and besides it's too hot. ° tener lugar to take place La ceremonia tuvo lugar en el cementerio. ”

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“ El sol se pone más temprano en invierno. The sun sets earlier in winter. ° ponerse a to begin to, start to De repente se puso a correr. Suddenly he began to run. ° ponerse (a) mal con to get in bad with Se pone (a) mal con todos. He gets in bad with everybody. ° ponerse colorado to blush Al oírlo se puso colorada. She blushed when she heard it. ° ponerse de acuerdo to come to an agreement Después de discutir mucho se pusieron de acuerdo. After much discussion they came to an agreement. ° ponerse en to reach Se puso en la frontera en unas cuantas horas. ”

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“ Your opinion counts a lot. ° pesarle a uno to regret, be sorry for No me pesa haberlo dicho. I don't regret having said it. ° pesarse to weigh oneself, get weighed Es aconsejable pesarse a menudo. It's advisable to get weighed frequently.
pesar [m] sorrow, remorse Su muerte causó gran pesar. His death caused great sorrow. ° a pesar de in spite of A pesar de todo, lo haremos. In spite of everything, we'll do it. ° tener pesar to be sorry Tengo gran pesar por lo que hice. I'm very sorry for what I did.
pesca fishing La pesca es un deporte agradable. Fishing's a pleasant sport. ”

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“ First of all tell me what time they're coming. ° así y todo in spite of all Así y todo me gusta estar aquí. In spite of all that, I like being here. ° a todo all out, to the limit Iban a todo correr. They were going at full speed. ° con todo still, however Con todo prefiero no ir. Still, I prefer not to go. ° del todo wholly, completely Se le olvidó del todo. He completely forgot. ° jugarse el todo por el todo to bet everything Se están jugando el todo por el todo. They're betting everything. ° ser el todo to be the whole El es el todo del equipo. He's the whole team. ”

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“ Can't you run any faster? ▲ to be possible, may Puede que vaya a Europa el próximo año. I may go to Europe next year. ▲ [m] power, influence Tenía un poder muy grande entre los obreros. He had great influence among the workers. ° a más no poder to the utmost Estudia a más no poder. He studies as hard as he possibly can. ° no poder con not to be able to stand, endure, carry, control, manage No puedo con él. I can't stand him. ° no poder más to be exhausted, be all in ¡No puedo más! I'm all in! ° no poder menos de not to be able to help No puedo menos de ir. ”

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“ I wouldn't like to be in his shoes. ° jugarse el pellejo to risk one's life. ° quitarle a uno el pellejo to gossip about, flay Le quitan el pellejo a todo el mundo. They gossip about everybody.
pellizcar to pinch.
pelo hair Tiene el pelo negro y los ojos castaños. He has black hair and brown eyes. ° en pelo bareback Sabía montar en pelo. He could ride bareback. ° ne tener pelos en la lengua to be outspoken Esa muchacha no tiene pelos en la lengua. That girl's very outspoken. ° pelos y señales minute details Lo contó con pelos y señales. ”

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