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quedar bien
quedar bien
to go well with
de todos modos
de todos modos
anyway
malinterpretar
malinterpretar
to misunderstand
por suerte
por suerte
luckily
ensimismarse
ensimismarse
to lose oneself in thought
tirado
tirado
stranded
el chollo
el chollo
bargain
ni se te ocurra
ni se te ocurra
don't even think about it
antojarse
antojarse
to feel like
el tostón
el tostón
drag
para nada
para nada
at all
el palabro
el palabro
swear
se me olvidó
se me olvidó
I forgot
tener buena pinta
tener buena pinta
to look good
en concreto
en concreto
specifically
en general
en general
on the whole
sacar de quicio
sacar de quicio
to get on someone's nerves
a saber
a saber
namely
por el momento
por el momento
for the time being
desde luego
certainly
darle una vuelta
to think it over
a raya
under control
por casualidad
by chance
para que
so that
algo así
something like that
de a pie
ordinary
sí o sí
no matter what
el ajetreo
hustle and bustle
¡Jopé!
Darn!
en marcha
on the go
potar
to puke
molestarse
to bother
nada mal
not bad at all
lo que sea
whatever
el diantre
the hell
echar un vistazo
to have a look
estar al tanto
to be up to date with
al pie de la letra
to the letter
rayar
to drive crazy
de cero
from scratch
de alguna manera
somehow
estar a punto de
to be about to
de lo contrario
otherwise
hasta ahora
so far
en su lugar
instead
chocante
shocking
rizar el rizo
to split hairs
hacer puente
to have a long weekend
en vilo
in suspense
de ahora en adelante
from now on
en paro
unemployed
hacer valer
to assert
parar en seco
to stop suddenly
encima
on top of that
los gajes del oficio
part of the job
a duras penas
hardly
retener
to keep
entre tanto
meanwhile
estar hecho polvo
to be worn out
sin demora
without delay
arrancado
broke
por desgracia
unfortunately
sea cual sea
no matter what...is
terminantemente
strictly
hacer caso
to listen to
unirse
to join
ser un asco
to suck
a medida que
as
darse por vencido
to give up
la corazonada
hunch
¡Caracoles!
Wow!
regocijar
to fill with joy
el altibajo
ups and downs
de veras
truly
costar
to be hard
acto seguido
immediately afterwards
antiguamente
in the past
suceder
to happen
ni siquiera
not even
humillarse
to swallow one's pride
cuánto se tarda
how long does it take
a lo mejor
maybe
hacer campaña
to campaign
a raíz de
as a result of
justo después
right after
me puedes decir
can you tell me
pedir prestado
to ask to borrow
a cambio de
in exchange for
dar a conocer
to make known
al tanto de
up to date with
cotidiano
daily
qué tal si
what about
por cierto
by the way
harto
fed up
llevar a cabo
to carry out
con qué frecuencia
how often
alrededor
around
en aquel entonces
at that time
anterior
previous
adrede
on purpose
prestar atención
to pay attention
en cuanto a
with regard to
concretamente
specifically
antes de nada
first of all
en las afueras
on the outskirts
por delante de
ahead of
con tal de que
as long as
meter la pata
to mess up
a través de
through
rompedor
groundbreaking
en cuanto
as soon as
puede que
perhaps
exclusivamente
exclusively
a cargo de
in charge of
enseguida
immediately
a partir de
from
al rato
shortly after
de hecho
in fact
antes bien
rather
ahora bien
now then
arriba, abajo, al centro y adentro
bottoms up
hace poco
recently
literalmente
literally
preponderante
predominant
qué tal si
how about
a menos que
unless
desembolsar
to pay out
cabe destacar que
it should be noted that
los viejos
parents
el chaval
youngster
el tío
mate
la pasta
cash
dar un toque a
to hit up
enrollarse
to waffle
ponerse las pilas
to get one's act together
empanado
sluggish
estar como una cabra
to be nuts
¡Jolín!
Darn!
fastidiar
to annoy
la pila
a ton
enganchado
hooked on
tocar madera
to touch wood
compartir ideas
to brainstorm
por lo menos
at least
de media
on average
por aquel entonces
at that time
hace un rato
a while ago
hasta el fin del mundo
to the end of the world
pasarlo bien
to have a good time
¡Qué asco!
How disgusting!
¡Qué lástima!
What a shame!
hoy en día
nowadays
poco realista
unrealistic
qué pasada
what a rip off
acabar de
just
algo más
anything else
no obstante
however
en vez de
instead of
a menudo
often
entero
whole
el castillo hinchable
bouncy castle
la fiesta de disfraces
costume party
para ser sincero
to be honest
al contrario
on the contrary
el punto culminante
highlight
ya no
not anymore
soler
usually
mientras
while
mucho menos
much less
¡Qué rollo!
What a pain!
lo único
the only thing
la pérdida de tiempo
waste of time
conocer gente nueva
to meet new people
estar en contacto
to be in touch
a pesar de
in spite of
contrario
opposite
cae bien
is likable
al fondo
in the background
pegar ojo
to sleep
dejar en paz
to leave in peace
pasado mañana
the day after tomorrow
gratificante
rewarding
¡Qué va!
No way!
estoy de acuerdo
I agree
hay de todo
there's a little bit of everything
a partir de ahora
from now on
tener ganas
to want to
tan como
as ... as
solo se vive una vez
you only live once
qué vergüenza
how embarrassing
ya se acabó
it's already over
sin fronteras
without limits
pensión completa
full board
puesto que
since
cuando sea mayor
when I'm older
además de
as well as
no me importa
I don't mind
pronto
soon
ya que
since
de cabo a rabo
from beginning to end
por un lado ... por otro lado
on the one hand ... on the other hand
tal vez
maybe
al mismo tiempo
at the same time
sin duda
without a doubt
últimamente
lately
además
furthermore
por eso
that's why
cruzar
to cross
el principio
beginning
seguido
continuous
quizás
maybe
lo cierto es que
the truth is
la mayoría de la gente
most people
por la mañana
in the morning
sobre todo
above all
por supuesto
of course
qué ilusión
how exciting
vale la pena
it's worth it
muerto de hambre
starving
he tenido
I've had
sin aliento
breathless
estoy hasta las narices
I'm fed up
la última vez
the last time
pan comido
piece of cake
de tal palo, tal astilla
like father, like son
más vale tarde que nunca
better late than never
el amor es ciego
love is blind
cada loco con su tema
to each their own
Barriga llena, corazón contento.
Full stomach, happy heart.
Mucho ruido y pocas nueces.
All talk and no action.
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