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en la medida
en la medida
as long as
cuento de hadas
cuento de hadas
fairy tale
el cabo suelto
el cabo suelto
loose end
para colmo
para colmo
to top it all
sin piedad
sin piedad
mercilessly
la mala hierba
la mala hierba
weed
a regañadientes
a regañadientes
reluctantly
cuesta arriba
cuesta arriba
uphill
por si fuera poco
por si fuera poco
as if it weren't enough
el médico de cabecera
el médico de cabecera
family doctor
más bien
más bien
rather
estar a la altura de
estar a la altura de
to be up to
pillar desprevenido
pillar desprevenido
to take by surprise
a la vez
a la vez
at the same time
en cuanto a
en cuanto a
with regard to
por detrás de
por detrás de
behind
por delante de
por delante de
ahead of
ni hablar
ni hablar
no way
darse por vencido
darse por vencido
to give up
eso sí
although
para entonces
by that time
a la vez que
at the same time
palmo a palmo
inch by inch
sino que
but
dar la lata
to be a pain
por si acaso
just in case
dejar plantado a alguien
to ditch somebody
la tasa de desempleo
unemployment rate
ya sea
either
a partir de
from
la tasa de paro
unemployment rate
a plena luz del día
in broad daylight
a partir de entonces
from that point on
a partir de
starting
la piedra angular
cornerstone
al cabo de
after
con respecto a
regarding
a propósito de
on the subject of
dar la gana
to feel like it
estar a punto de
to be about to
solicitar un trabajo
to apply for a job
cabe mencionar
it's worth mentioning
el aspecto físico
physical appearance
tener presente
to keep in mind
ni siquiera
not even
no faltaba más
of course
dar de sí
to stretch
hazme caso
mark my words
porque sí
just because
no tiene nada que ver
it has nothing to do
de todas formas
anyway
a la vez que
while
entre sí
to each other
hacer caso de
to pay attention to
el don nadie
a nobody
ponerse contento
to be happy
ponerse triste
to be sad
prestar atención
to pay attention
un montón de
lots of
correr peligro
to be in danger
ingenuo
naive
desde entonces
since then
a medida que
as
en cuanto
as soon as
por lo tanto
therefore
por lo menos
at least
en caso de que
in case
con tal de que
as long as
a menos que
unless
debido a
due to
a causa de
because of
así mismo
just like that
la rueda de prensa
press conference
moquear
to have a runny nose
tener en cuenta
to keep in mind
de hecho
in fact
puesto que
given that
ya que
since
no obstante
however
darse vuelta
to turn around
¡Ay, bendito!
Oh, good God!
tener prisa
to be in a hurry
tener apuro
to be in a hurry
llevar un rato
to take a while
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