| Beginning with / Empezando con: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V |
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A fin de cuentas |
After all / when all is said and done |
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A lo mejor |
Maybe / perhaps |
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A partir de |
As from / as of |
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A pesar de |
In spite of / despite |
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A veces / algunas veces |
Sometimes |
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Acabar de + infinitive |
To have just done something |
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Al final |
At the end of / In the end / at last |
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Aunque + indicative verb |
Although / though |
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| B |
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Bien hecho |
Well done |
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| C |
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Cada cuánto |
How often |
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Cada vez que |
Whenever / every time that |
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Casi seguro que |
It's almost certain that |
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Casi siempre |
Almost always |
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Claro / por supuesto |
Of course |
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¿Cómo te llamas? |
What are you called? |
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¿Cómo te puedo ayudar? |
How can I help you? |
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¿Cómo van las cosas? |
How are things? |
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Cuanto antes |
as soon as possible / at once |
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Cuánto tiempo? |
How long / how much time? |
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¿Cuántos años tienes? |
How old are you? |
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¡Cuidado! |
Watch out / Be careful! |
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| D |
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Dar se cuenta |
To realize |
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De ahora en adelante |
From now on |
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¿De dónde eres? |
Where are you from? |
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De entorno a |
Approximately, around |
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De la noche a la mañana |
Overnight |
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De nada |
You're welcome |
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De ninguna manera |
No way! |
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De nuevo |
Once again / once more |
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De otro manera |
Otherwise |
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De primero |
As a starter |
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De repente |
Suddenly |
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De segundo |
For main course |
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De todos modos |
Anyway |
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Desde entonces |
Since then |
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Desgraciadamente |
Unfortunately |
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Divertido |
Enjoyable / lively / funny |
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| E |
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En cambio |
On the other hand |
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En concreto |
Specifically / to be precise |
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En cuanto a |
Regarding |
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En lugar de |
In place of / instead of |
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Encantado/a de conocerte |
Nice to meet you |
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En todas partes |
Everywhere / all over the place |
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En vez de |
Instead of / rather than |
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Es decir |
In other words |
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Es una pena que / es una lástima |
It's a shame/pity that... |
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Está bastante lejos |
It's quite far |
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Está cerca |
It's near |
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Esperar con ansia |
To look forward to |
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Espero que no |
I hope not |
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Estamos listos |
We're ready |
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Estar avergonzado |
To feel embarrassed |
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Estar al dia |
To be up to date |
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Estar a punto de |
To be about to |
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Estar al mando |
To be in power, in control |
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Estar de pie |
Stand |
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Estar de prisa |
To be in a hurry |
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Estoy ocupado todo el día |
I'm busy all day |
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Estoy preocupado (por) |
I'm worried (about) |
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| F |
| G |
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Gala semanal |
Weekly show |
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Ganar tiempo |
Save time / gain time |
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Hábil / listo / inteligente |
Clever |
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Hacer falta |
To lack / to be needed |
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Hacerse |
To become |
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Hasta la proxima |
Until next time |
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Hasta luego |
See you later |
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Hasta mañana |
See you tomorrow |
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Hasta pronto |
See you soon |
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Hay |
There is / there are |
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Hay que |
One must / to be necessary |
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Hay mucho trafico |
Busy (traffic) |
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Hoy en dia |
Nowadays, these days |
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| I |
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Igualmente |
And the same to you |
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Justo |
Fair, just (fair or 'in time') |
| L |
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Lamentablemente |
Unfortunately |
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¿Le gusta? |
Do you like? |
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Lo que sea |
It doesn't matter, anything |
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Lo unico |
The only thing |
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Llevarse bien con |
To get on well with |
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Lo bueno es... |
The nice thing is... |
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Lo importante |
The important thing |
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Lo mismo |
The same thing / the same |
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| M |
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más allá |
beyond, further away, further over |
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más bien |
rather / on the contrary |
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Me da igual |
I don't mind |
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Me parece bien |
That sounds fine / I think it's fine |
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Me parece que |
I think that |
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Merece la pena |
It's worth it |
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Muy a menudo |
Very often / frequently |
| N |
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No merece la pena |
It's not worth it |
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Nada más |
Nothing else |
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No importa |
It doesn't matter |
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No me importa nada |
I don't care / I couldn't care less |
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No me lo creo |
I don't believe it |
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No vale la pena |
It's not worth the trouble / it isn't worth it |
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Nos vemos |
See you |
| O |
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O donde sea |
Or anywhere else |
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O por ahi = aproximadamente = más o menos |
Approximately, more or less |
| P |
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Pues nada |
Ah well |
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Para nada |
At all |
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Para variar |
For a change |
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Ponerse |
To put on (clothes) |
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Ponerse las botas |
To fill yourself / eat a lot / stuff yourself |
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Por fin |
At last, finally |
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Por la noche |
In the evening |
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Por lo menos |
At least |
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Por lo tanto |
Therefore |
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Por supuesto |
Of course |
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Por todas partes |
Everywhere |
| Q |
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Querer decir |
To mean to say / to mean |
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Quizás |
Perhaps |
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¿Qué haces? |
What are you doing? |
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¿Qué hay? |
How are things? |
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¿Qué hora es? |
What time is it? |
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¡Qué pena! |
What a shame! |
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Que te diviertas |
Have a good time |
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Qué te parece si? |
What do you think about? |
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Qué tengas un buen día |
Have a nice day |
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¿Qué van a tomar? |
What would you like? (lit. what are you going to take) |
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| R |
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Rico |
Delicious |
| S |
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Supongo... |
I suppose... |
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Se esta estupendamente |
It's great |
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Se esta muy bien... |
It's lovely... |
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Se trata de |
It concerns / it's about |
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Si bien |
Even though |
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Sin duda |
Without a doubt |
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Sin embargo |
However |
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Sucede = ocurre = pasar |
To happen |
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Tal vez |
Maybe |
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Tan pronto como |
As soon as |
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Tener miedo de |
To be afraid of |
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Tener que hacer |
To have to do |
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Tiene buena pinta |
It looks good |
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Todo el mundo |
Everyone |
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Todo el rato |
All the time |
| U |
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Un cordial saludo |
Kind regards |
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Un rollo total |
Very very boring |
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| V |
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Voy a tomar |
I'm going to have |
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Ya terminé |
I'm done / I'm finished |
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Ya veremos |
We'll see |
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