Idiomatic Verbal Phrases

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subido de tono
subido de tono
risqué
al principio
al principio
in the beginning
poner en marcha
poner en marcha
to start
caer en la cuenta
caer en la cuenta
to realize
darle la vuelta
darle la vuelta
to turn around
me cae gordo
me cae gordo
I can't stand him
a estas alturas
a estas alturas
by this time
de modo que
de modo que
in such a way that
ya que
ya que
now that
de modo que
de modo que
so that
arañar
arañar
to scrape together
si fuera posible
si fuera posible
if it were possible
siempre que
siempre que
whenever
luego de que
luego de que
after
tal y como
tal y como
just as
tocar el claxon
tocar el claxon
to honk the horn
desde que
desde que
since
ya que
ya que
since
hace mucho
hace mucho
a long time ago
érase una vez
once upon a time
en comparación con
in comparison with
a menos que
unless
ni que
anyone would think
no es para tanto
it's not all it's cracked up to be
en cierto modo
in a way
bienvenido de vuelta
welcome back
en aras de
in the interest of
pasa por
it passes through
por otro lado
on the other hand
por un lado
on the one hand
por lo que
which is why
ya sea que
either because
tal como
such as
a fin de
at the end of
cada vez que
every time
con tal de que
as long as
echar un vistazo a
to have a look at
siempre y cuando
as long as
a fin de que
so that
ya sea que
whether
a lo largo de
throughout
a partir de
from
he aquí
here is
dar la lata
to pester
la prole
offspring
ir de la mano
to go hand in hand
as en la manga
ace up one's sleeve
apartado
remote
buscarle tres pies al gato
to overcomplicate matters
matar dos pájaros de un tiro
to kill two birds with one stone
el calambre
cramp
En todas partes cuecen habas.
It's the same the world over.
empinar el codo
to hit the bottle
dormir a pierna suelta
to sleep like a baby
que en paz descanse
may he rest in peace
devanarse los sesos
to rack one's brains
me saca de quicio
you get on my nerves
antes de que
before
ir a buscar
to pick up
no hay de qué
don't mention it
por lo menos
at least
de vez en cuando
once in a while
cada cuánto
how often
con qué frecuencia
how often
me cuesta mucho
I find it very hard
por si acaso
just in case
echar la culpa
to put the blame on
te toca a ti
it's your turn
hacer la vista gorda
to look the other way
a mi juicio
in my opinion
por lo tanto
therefore
desde entonces
since then
cuánto hace que
how long
desde ahora
from now on
desde hace
in
desde hace
for
qué tiene de malo
what's wrong with
dar la vuelta al mundo
to go around the world
la vuelta al mundo
Ferris wheel
darse vuelta
to turn around
la media vuelta
half-turn
tener mala suerte
to have bad luck
tener lugar
to take place
tener ganas de
to feel like
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
tener celos de
to be jealous of
tener vergüenza de
to be ashamed of
tener prisa
to be in a hurry
hacer un viaje
to take a trip
hacer el equipaje
to pack one's luggage
hacer preguntas
to ask questions
hacerse daño
to hurt oneself
hacer caso
to pay attention to
estar de vuelta
to be back
estar de paso
to be passing through
estar de acuerdo con
to agree with
estar apurado
to be in a hurry
estar para
to be there for
estar a punto de
to be about to
darse la mano
to shake hands
dar una vuelta
to go for a ride
dar un paseo
to go for a walk
dar un abrazo
to give a hug
dar las gracias a
to thank
dar la hora
to strike the hour
dar la hora
to tell someone what time it is
darse prisa
to hurry up
darse cuenta de
to realize
dar recuerdos
to give one's regards
dar cuerda
to wind up
darse por vencido
to give up
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