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a propósito de
a propósito de
on the subject of
por más ... que
por más ... que
no matter how many
por más ... que
por más ... que
no matter how much
por más que
por más que
much as
por más que
por más que
no matter how
en cuanto
en cuanto
as soon as
hace falta
hace falta
it's necessary
con antelación
con antelación
beforehand
al azar
al azar
randomly
al azar
al azar
at random
pasado mañana
pasado mañana
the day after tomorrow
maldita sea
maldita sea
damn it
cuanto antes
cuanto antes
as soon as possible
echar en cara
echar en cara
to reproach
al corriente
al corriente
up to date
a bocajarro
a bocajarro
at point-blank
para sí
para sí
to oneself
en un santiamén
en un santiamén
in a flash
desde luego
desde luego
of course
lo de menos
the least of it
carente de
lacking in
carente de
devoid of
de pronto
maybe
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
desprovisto de
devoid of
démonos
let's give ourselves
de espaldas
with one's back turned
de espaldas
on one's back
de frente
frankly
no es para tanto
it's not all it's cracked up to be
siquiera
at least
de reojo
sideways
de reojo
out of the corner of one's eye
a flote
afloat
de antemano
beforehand
rienda suelta
free rein
al ser
being
no hay de qué
you're welcome
no hay de qué
don't mention it
me haces falta
I miss you
menos mal
it's just as well
a continuación
next
poco corriente
unusual
poco corriente
out of the ordinary
siempre y cuando
provided that
en marcha
underway
en marcha
in operation
eso sí
mind you
eso sí
even if
no bien
as soon as
no bien
no sooner
¿Cómo así?
What do you mean?
¿Cómo así?
How come?
y punto
and that's that
¿A cuánto está?
How far is it?
¿A cuánto está?
How much is it?
quihubo
What's up?
frente al
against the
frente al
in front of the
en la onda
cool
en la onda
hip
de veras
truly
de veras
really
en ciernes
budding
de paso
while one's at it
hacer frente a
to stand up to
hacer frente a
to face up to
en vigor
in effect
en vigor
in force
media jornada
part-time
de fondo
underlying
de fondo
deep
de fondo
in the background
unos cuantos
some
a duras penas
with great difficulty
a duras penas
barely
a duras penas
hardly
en negrita
in bold type
sino que
but
así pues
therefore
así pues
so
hacer la vista gorda
to look the other way
hacer la vista gorda
to turn a blind eye
en el extranjero
abroad
tal y como
just as
tal y como
just like
de la mano
hand in hand
además de
in addition to
además de
besides
además de
as well as
contar con
to have
contar con
to count on
desde hacía
for
puesto que
given that
puesto que
since
a fin de
in order to
a fin de
at the end of
pasar por alto
to overlook
encima de
on top of
antaño
in the past
a toda prisa
very quickly
hasta la fecha
hitherto
hasta la fecha
so far
hasta la fecha
to date
así que
so
afectuosamente
yours affectionately
de entrada
from the start
al verse
when she saw herself
al verse
when he saw himself
colindante
adjacent to
de modo que
so that
conforme
in accordance with
de repente
suddenly
hacerse con
to get hold of
hacerse con
to seize
de facto
de facto
acabar con
to put an end to
mientras que
whereas
a menos
below zero
en concreto
in particular
para entonces
by then
en pos de
in pursuit of
por si fuera poco
on top of that
por si fuera poco
as if it weren't enough
dar lugar a
to give rise to
por otra parte
moreover
por otra parte
on the other hand
por parte de
on the part of
frente a
facing
a partir de entonces
from then on
antaño
in days gone by
por lo demás
apart from that
tal cosa
such thing
a bordo
on board
a diario
every day
procedente de
coming from
hasta que
until
unos cuantos
a few
al cabo
in the end
por igual
equally
por igual
alike
acerca de
about
al mando
in charge
a través de
through
mediante
by means of
al cabo de
at the end of
al cabo de
after
en plena
in the middle of
por detrás de
behind
a fuerza de
as a result of
conforme
in keeping with
a mediados de
by mid-
a mediados de
halfway through
a cargo de
in charge of
se trata de
it's about
proceder de
to come from
a raíz de
as a result of
por entonces
at the time
por entonces
back then
rodeado de
surrounded by
el fin de
the aim of
el fin de
the end of
a pesar de
in spite of
en solitario
solo
de vuelta a casa
back home
no siempre
not always
con el fin de
in order to
a menudo
often
llevar a cabo
to carry out
pese a que
even though
al igual que
just like
a cambio de
in exchange for
a cambio de
in return for
frente a
against
frente a
opposite
frente a
in front of
a ciencia cierta
for certain
a mediados
in the middle of
al parecer
apparently
plantar cara
to stand one's ground
plantar cara
to confront
entre tanto
meanwhile
cada vez más
more and more
a su vez
for his part
a su vez
in turn
pese a
in spite of
la mano de obra
workforce
a cambio
in return
si bien
even though
si bien
although
a modo de
by way of
a modo de
as
ni siquiera
not even
por lo que
which is why
por lo que
so
a partir de
as of
a diferencia de
unlike
por doquier
all over the place
por doquier
everywhere
ya había
it had already
ya había
I had already
ya había
there was already
por un lado
on the one hand
a lo largo de
throughout
a lo largo de
along
en torno
around
a orillas de
on the banks of
hasta hace poco
until recently
seguido
followed by
la vida apesta
life stinks
a partir de
from
sin querer
accidentally
sea como sea
in any case
sea como fuere
in any case
así como
just as
así como
as well as
a medida que
as
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