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147 words by elanticuado
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veranear
veranear
to spend one's summer vacation
veranear
veranear
to spend the summer
la guinda
la guinda
icing on the cake
encarna
encarna
it embodies
encarna
encarna
he embodies
por lo cual
por lo cual
therefore
ay, caray
ay, caray
oh, darn it
ay, caray
ay, caray
oh, wow
estar de luto
estar de luto
to be in mourning
el/la aguafiestas
el/la aguafiestas
spoilsport
el/la aguafiestas
el/la aguafiestas
party pooper
sentir vergüenza ajena
sentir vergüenza ajena
to feel embarrassed for somebody
al azar
al azar
to chance
por casualidad
por casualidad
by accident
por casualidad
por casualidad
by chance
las bellas artes
las bellas artes
fine arts
cuánto vale
cuánto vale
how much it is
cuánto vale
cuánto vale
how much is
cuánto te debo
cuánto te debo
how much is it
cuánto te debo
how much do I owe you
qué precio tiene
what the price is
qué precio tiene
how much it is
proviene de
it comes from
proviene de
she comes from
proviene de
he comes from
a propósito
which reminds me
a propósito
by the way
facturar el equipaje
to check in one's luggage
pasarse de la raya
to go way too far
el orden del día
agenda
date prisa
hurry up
apresúrate
hurry up
¡Arre!
Hurry up!
buen rollo
good vibe
en ayunas
on an empty stomach
el cual
which
a propósito
specially
a propósito
on purpose
fortalezas y debilidades
strengths and weaknesses
por lo tanto
thus
al corriente
up to date
¡Agur!
See ya!
¡Agur!
Bye!
de antemano
beforehand
de antemano
in advance
con antelación
beforehand
con antelación
in advance
el piropo
catcall
el piropo
pick-up line
estás de coña
you're kidding
de luto
in mourning
la falta de puntualidad
lack of punctuality
por eso
for that reason
por eso
that's why
por lo tanto
so
por lo tanto
therefore
¡Ni de coña!
No way!
tener arcadas
to have the heaves
tener arcadas
to gag
a tope
packed
a tope
seriously
el talión
an eye for an eye
desentenderse
to wash one's hands of
desentenderse
to want nothing to do with
desentenderse
to pretend not to know
la estrella fugaz
shooting star
a través de
through
a través de
across
al fondo del pasillo
down the hall
al fondo del pasillo
at the end of the hall
no me importa
I don't care
me da igual
it makes no difference to me
me da igual
it's all the same to me
me da igual
I don't care
me da igual
it doesn't make any difference to me
aprobar el examen
to pass the exam
por adelantado
beforehand
por adelantado
in advance
al menos
at least
asociado con
associated with
asociado
associated
al parecer
apparently
aún no
not yet
estar de paso
to be passing through
¡Chin-chin!
Cheers!
el sentido del humor
sense of humor
el servicio de comida y bebida
catering
cada vez menor
decreasing
cada vez menor
diminishing
cada vez mayor
growing
cada vez mayor
increasing
a pesar de
in spite of
a pesar de
despite
tal vez
perhaps
tal vez
maybe
qué lío
what a mess
la sala de espera
waiting room
qué onda
what's up
tiene buena pinta
it looks good
pedir disculpas
to apologize
perdone
excuse me
fruncir el ceño
to frown
o sea
in other words
luce
he looks
cien por cien
one hundred percent
fuera de lo corriente
out of the ordinary
el botellón
mass outdoor drinking session
regiomontano
from Monterrey
por ciento
percent
¡Sanseacabó!
That's that!
¡Sanseacabó!
That's it!
supéralo
deal with it
supéralo
get over it
sin aliento
breathless
sin aliento
out of breath
en el extranjero
abroad
el carné de conducir
driver's license
fecha de caducidad
expiration date
disculpe
excuse me
qué rollo
what a bore
qué rollo
what a pain
sobre todo
above all
manos a la obra
let's get down to work
da igual
it's all the same
da igual
it doesn't matter
a secas
just
la franja horaria
time slot
a cal y canto
under lock and key
de bruces
flat on one's face
de bruces
face down
estoy harto
I'm fed up
no soporto
I can't bear
no soporto
I can't stand
al azar
randomly
al azar
at random
el hada madrina
fairy godmother
hacer la vista gorda
to look the other way
hacer la vista gorda
to turn a blind eye
el hecho
incident
el hecho
fact
ni al caso
not at all
ni al caso
that has nothing to do with it
anda ya
go on
anda ya
come on
debido a
owing to
debido a
due to
de hecho
in fact
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