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por los pelos
por los pelos
by the skin of one's teeth
por los pelos
por los pelos
by a whisker
por los pelos
por los pelos
by a hair
meter la pata
meter la pata
to make a mess of it
meter la pata
meter la pata
to mess things up
meter la pata
meter la pata
to blunder
meter la pata
meter la pata
to make a blunder
meter la pata
meter la pata
to put one's foot in it
meter la pata
meter la pata
to mess up
meter la pata
meter la pata
to put one's foot in one's mouth
sacar de quicio
sacar de quicio
to get on someone's nerves
sacar de quicio
sacar de quicio
to drive mad
sacar de quicio
sacar de quicio
to drive crazy
dar saltitos
dar saltitos
to hop
no caber duda
no caber duda
to have no doubt
a menos que
a menos que
unless
a no ser
a no ser
unless
a lo menos
a lo menos
at least
por lo menos
por lo menos
at least
hacer caso omiso
to disregard
hacer caso omiso
to ignore
pasar por alto
to overlook
pasar por alto
to overlook
llevar la contraria
to go against
llevar la contraria
to contradict
echar de menos
to miss
echar a perder
to spoil
echar a perder
to ruin
echar a perder
to spoil
las vías de desarrollo
pathways to development
echar un vistazo
to have a look
tiene que ver con
it has to do with
al cabo
at the end of the day
al cabo
in the end
al fin y al cabo
at the end of the day
al fin y al cabo
in the end
al fin y al cabo
after all
hace tiempo
some time ago
hace tiempo
for some time
hace tiempo
a while ago
hacer preguntas
to put questions to
hacer preguntas
to ask questions
hacer preguntas
to ask questions
hacer caso
to pay attention to
hacer caso
to listen to
hacer caso
to take notice of
hacérmelo saber
to let me know
caber alguna duda
to have any doubts
hacer la vista gorda
to look the other way
hacer la vista gorda
to turn a blind eye
tener en vela
to keep up
barrer el suelo
to sweep the floor clean
barrer el suelo
to sweep the floor
poner de los nervios
to grate on
prestar atención
to pay attention
acabar de llegar
to just arrive
sacar a colación
to bring up
carajo
damn it
carajo
shit
carajo
fuck
suéltame
let go of me
suéltame
let me go
a cambio
back
a cambio
in return
a cambio
in exchange
diles
tell
diles
tell them
al parecer
seemingly
al parecer
apparently
repleto de
crammed with
repleto de
packed with
repleto de
full of
de improviso
out of the blue
de improviso
without warning
de improviso
suddenly
de improviso
unexpectedly
fulminar con la mirada
to look daggers at
en línea
parallel
en línea
in a line
en línea
flush
en línea
on-line
en línea
online
qué cuentas
which accounts
qué cuentas
what's new
qué cuentas
what's up
¿Qué cuenta?
How are things with you?
¿Qué cuenta?
How are things with her?
¿Qué cuenta?
What counts?
¿Qué cuenta?
How are things with him?
ir de vacaciones
to go away on vacation
ir de vacaciones
to go on holiday
ir de vacaciones
to go on vacation
ir de juerga
to go on a binge
ir de juerga
to go out partying
ir de pesca
to go fishing
ir de mal en peor
to go from bad to worse
ir de camping
to go camping
ir de caza
to go shooting
ir de caza
to go hunting
ir de cacería
to go hunting
ir de caminata
to go on a ramble
ir de caminata
to go on a hike
arrancar
to gouge out
carente de
devoid of
carente de
lacking in
hacer la compra
to do the shopping
hacer la compra
to go grocery shopping
hacer la compra
to go shopping
tener sueño
to be tired
tener sueño
to be sleepy
tener celos
to be jealous
no dar pie con bola
to not be able to do anything right
no dar pie con bola
to not be on the ball
no da tregua
doesn't give a break
no da tregua
it doesn't give a break
no da tregua
gives no respite
no da tregua
it gives no respite
no da tregua
doesn't ease up
no da tregua
it doesn't ease up
no da tregua
doesn't let up
no da tregua
it doesn't let up
darse cuenta de
to notice
darse cuenta de
to realise
darse cuenta de
to realize
me da asco
turns my stomach
me da asco
makes me feel sick
me da asco
you disgust me
me da asco
disgusts me
me da asco
it disgusts me
me da asco
she disgusts me
me da asco
he disgusts me
me da rabia
it makes me mad
me da rabia
it infuriates me
me da pereza
I don't feel like it
me da pereza
I can't be bothered
exceder el límite de velocidad
to exceed the speed limit
exceder el límite de velocidad
to speed
pasar a toda velocidad
to streak
pasar a toda velocidad
to speed
pasar a toda velocidad
to rush through
lleno de confianza
self-confident
el orgullo desmedido
hubris
te extraño
I miss you
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