Idiomatic phrases

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el bulo
el bulo
hoax
el bulo
el bulo
unfounded rumor
echo de menos
echo de menos
I miss
por su parte
por su parte
for her part
por su parte
por su parte
for their part
por su parte
por su parte
for his part
poner en marcha
poner en marcha
to set in motion
proviene de
proviene de
it comes from
proviene de
proviene de
she comes from
proviene de
proviene de
he comes from
quĆ© ilusiĆ³n
quĆ© ilusiĆ³n
isn't it great
quĆ© ilusiĆ³n
quĆ© ilusiĆ³n
I'm thrilled
quĆ© ilusiĆ³n
quĆ© ilusiĆ³n
I'm so excited
quĆ© ilusiĆ³n
quĆ© ilusiĆ³n
how exciting
resulta que
resulta que
it seems that
resulta que
resulta que
as it turns out
resulta que
resulta que
it turns out that
a continuaciĆ³n
a continuaciĆ³n
now
a continuaciĆ³n
a continuaciĆ³n
then
a continuaciĆ³n
next
no cabe duda
undoubtedly
no cabe duda
there's no doubt
no cabe duda
there's no doubt about it
la fuerza de gravedad
force of gravity
la fuerza de voluntad
willpower
pues nada
anyway
pues nada
OK
pues nada
well
ni siquiera
not even
ser querido
to be loved
el ser querido
loved one
de luto
in mourning
al pie del caĆ±Ć³n
hard at work
al pie del caĆ±Ć³n
holding the fort
sano y salvo
safe and sound
de primera calidad
premium
de primera calidad
top-quality
salir adelante
to make a go of it
salir adelante
to cope
salir adelante
to manage
salir adelante
to get ahead
a pesar de
despite
a pesar de
in spite of
bodas de oro
golden wedding anniversary
a la vez
at the same time
querer es poder
where there's a will there's a way
echar la bronca
to roast
echar la bronca
to tell off
echar la bronca
to give a telling-off
echar la bronca
to scold
basta ya
that's enough
poner en marcha
to turn on
poner en marcha
to start up
poner en marcha
to start
Ā”Ostras!
Blimey!
Ā”Ostras!
Good grief!
Ā”Ostras!
Geez!
Ā”Ostras!
Jeez!
ademƔs
furthermore
ademƔs
besides
hecho de
made of
hecha de
made of
por adelantado
up-front
por adelantado
beforehand
por adelantado
in advance
el toque de queda
curfew
muy atento
very attentive
muy atento
very courteous
muy atento
very kind
muy atento
very vigilant
muy atento
very attentive
muy atento
very watchful
muy atento
very thoughtful
muy atento
very alert
que manda
who's in charge
que manda
in charge
por lo tanto
hence
por lo tanto
thus
por lo tanto
so
por lo tanto
therefore
encogerse de hombros
to shrug one's shoulders
No hay mal que por bien no venga.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
ni fu ni fa
medium-sized
ni fu ni fa
average
ni fu ni fa
neither one thing nor the other
ni fu ni fa
so-so
pase lo que pase
whatever happens
venga lo que venga
no matter what
sĆ­ o sĆ­
no matter what
perder el juicio
to lose one's mind
llevarse bien
to get along
tropezarse con
to bump into
dar la cara
to face the consequences
dar la cara
to face the music
en plena
right in
en plena
in the middle of
ya veremos
we'll see
mƔs que nada
more than anything
el estado de Ɣnimo
mood
vamos a ver quƩ pasa
let's see what happens
es curioso que
it's curious that
es curioso que
it's funny that
ĀæQuĆ© mĆ”s da?
What difference does it make?
o sea que
in other words
dar igual
to not mind either way
segĆŗn
according to
de repente
all of a sudden
de repente
suddenly
sin embargo
however
no pasa nada
it's okay
no pasa nada
don't worry about it
me hace falta
I need
hacer trampa
to cheat
hacer caso
to take notice of
Ā”TrĆ”game, tierra!
Kill me!
avergonzado
ashamed
desde hace mucho tiempo
for ages
hacer falta que
to need to
hacer falta
to be necessary
hacer falta
to need
la etapa de vida
life stage
la etapa de la vida
life stage
en otras palabras
in other words
cada dos por tres
every five minutes
cada dos por tres
continually
no me apetece
I don't feel like it
no me entiendes
you don't understand me
no me cae bien
I don't like
no me cae bien
I don't like her
no me cae bien
I don't like him
ĀæNo me crees?
Don't you believe me?
Ā”No me digas!
Are you kidding me?
Ā”No me digas!
No way!
Ā”No me digas!
You don't say!
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