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dar pie
dar pie
to give rise to
más vale que
más vale que
it would be better if
con el fin de
con el fin de
with the aim of
meter la pata
meter la pata
to mess up
por aquel entonces
por aquel entonces
at that time
siempre y cuando
siempre y cuando
provided that
ni mucho menos
ni mucho menos
far from it
no servir de nada
no servir de nada
to be no good
tomar conciencia de
tomar conciencia de
to become aware of
de pronto
de pronto
suddenly
al tanto de
al tanto de
up to date with
hacer de
hacer de
to work as
ni de lejos
ni de lejos
not nearly
a las afueras
a las afueras
on the outskirts
a orillas de
a orillas de
on the banks of
de mala gana
de mala gana
reluctantly
apoderarse de
apoderarse de
to seize
a paso de tortuga
a paso de tortuga
at a snail's pace
apoyarse en
apoyarse en
to lean on
a cada rato
all the time
a juzgar por
judging by
ponerse al día
to bring oneself up to date
asentir con la cabeza
to nod
el cajero automático
ATM
percatarse de
to notice
a la hora de
when it comes to
a conciencia
thoroughly
de golpe
all at once
al cabo de
after
aferrarse a
to cling to
más bien
rather
a la vez
at the same time
alardear de
to boast about
a excepción de
with the exception of
toparse con
to run into
desprovisto de
devoid of
ocuparse de
to deal with
de otro
from another
dar a conocer
to make known
de más
extra
prender fuego a
to ignite
dar a luz
to give birth
en masa
en masse
es más
futhermore
en curso
in progress
a corto plazo
in the short term
llamar a la puerta
to knock on the door
al parecer
apparently
por detrás de
behind
pasar hambre
to starve
a escondidas
secretly
abogar por
to advocate
aparte de
apart from
a su vez
in turn
en definitiva
all in all
dentro de poco
soon
cuento de hadas
fairy tale
otras veces
other times
acerca de
about
por fuera
on the outside
de fondo
in the background
a la espera de
awaiting
hacerse pasar por
to pass oneself off as
por si
in case
de rodillas
on one's knees
por lo visto
apparently
ganarse la vida
to earn a living
al alcance de
within reach of
de abajo
downstairs
con razón
with good reason
a mano
by hand
pasarlo bien
to have a good time
al poco rato
after a short while
por completo
completely
darse por vencido
to give up
en cambio
on the other hand
de niño
as a child
a causa de
because of
contentarse con
to be content with
llevar a cabo
to carry out
al corriente
up to date
por su parte
in turn
a gusto
comfortable
no es de extrañar
it's no wonder
en aumento
rising
proceder de
to come from
así como
as well as
tan pronto como
as soon as
a fuerza de
as a result of
por otro lado
on the other hand
por un lado
on the one hand
pasar desapercibido
to go unnoticed
a duras penas
with great difficulty
dar marcha atrás
to back up
en medio de
in the middle of
con facilidad
easily
cambiar de ropa
to change someone's clothes
de camino a
on one's way to
dar la vuelta
to turn around
como consecuencia de
as a consequence of
enterarse de algo
to find out about something
cuanto más
the more
dar lástima
to be pitiful
dar el visto bueno
to give one's approval
parecerse a
to look like
pasar de
to move from
años atrás
years ago
por lo pronto
for a start
hacer falta
to be necessary
por separado
separately
ir a la quiebra
to go bankrupt
en cuanto
as soon as
surtir efecto
to take effect
con antelación
beforehand
de al lado
next door
el efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
hacer frente a
to stand up to
cumplir con
to fulfill
por debajo
below
el país en desarrollo
developing country
no cabe
it's inconceivable
en la medida
to the extent
contra reloj
against the clock
dar de comer
to feed
en lo alto
high up
en busca de
in search of
por la mañana
in the morning
al poco tiempo
soon afterward
a favor
in favor
a su alrededor
around him
del mismo modo
the same way
a medida que
as
en cuanto a
with regard to
a continuación
below
calificar de
to describe as
recurrir a
to resort to
en vez de
instead of
de ahora en adelante
from now on
a punto de
about to
estar en la misma onda
to be on the same wavelength
coincidir con
to agree with
despojarse de
to relinquish
enfrentarse a
to face
al descubierto
exposed
al fin y al cabo
after all
por adelantado
in advance
pese a
in spite of
asustarse de
to be frightened by
a primera hora
first thing in the morning
cuando menos
at least
de no ser por
if it weren't for
en lo que respecta a
with respect to
hacer caso de
to pay attention to
hacerse el tonto
to play dumb
darse de baja
to unsubscribe
a no ser que
unless
a diferencia de
unlike
a cambio
in return
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