ESPRESSO ENGLISH PHVERBS Lesson 5 and

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Nacho CRASHED at my house Saturday night. ------ to crash.
Pasar la noche. to sleep in a place, to stay or live for a short time with someone.
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Pasar la noche. to sleep in a place, to stay or live for a short time with someone.
Shayna's CRASHING with friends in Brazil for a few days while her apartment is being repaired. ------ TO CRASH.
After his accident, Alejandro Fernandez needed a few days to REST UP and regain his strength. ------- rest up.
Reposar, tomar reposo. to spend a period of time relaxing or sleeping after doing something tiring.
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Reposar, tomar reposo. to spend a period of time relaxing or sleeping after doing something tiring.
REST UP ------ After the fight Muhammad Ali, needs to rest up for a few days. ------- REST UP.
Mike Tyson said, before a fight, I "SIZE the other man UP" to determine if I can beat him. ----------------- SIZE UP.
Evaluar, medir, checar a ealguien o algo. to form a judgement or an opinion about somebody/something.
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Evaluar, medir, checar a ealguien o algo. to form a judgement or an opinion about somebody/something.
SiZE UP -------- Sandra knew that he was looking at her, SIZING her UP. -------- SIZE UP.
I "was knackered" after the game. -------- to be KNACKERED.
estar esxahusto, echo polvo. very tiered, to be exhausted.
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estar esxahusto, echo polvo. very tiered, to be exhausted.
nuance
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Matiz. tono.
Maria Ovi was really STUCK-UP; she thought she was better than everyone else.
presumida, presumido, Stuckop, engreido, arrogante.
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presumida, presumido, Stuckop, engreido, arrogante.
STUCK UP --------- She can come across as "stuck up" at first. ------- STUCK UP.
Kaz put the car in gear so you can move forward. ------- MOVE FORWARD.
Avanzar hacia adelante.
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Avanzar hacia adelante.
Emmy said, the car's DENTED hood will be expensive to repair.
Abollar, hundir, sumir. a hollow area in a hard surface where it has been hit.
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Abollar, hundir, sumir. a hollow area in a hard surface where it has been hit.
There’s this upscale Italian restaurant I’ve been wanting to try.
Lujoso, de alcurnia. US upmarket, high-income.
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Lujoso, de alcurnia. US upmarket, high-income.
Edgar and Elias got hammered at the restaurant last night. ------ TO GET/BE HAMMERED.
Bien borrocho. intoxicated, very drunk.
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Bien borrocho. intoxicated, very drunk.
GET/BE HAMMERED ------ Lalo and David were hammered at the party Saturday night. ----- TO GET/BE HAMMERED.
Though they had differing viewpoints, President Trump and the Democrats hammered out an agreement. ------ HAMMER OUT something.
Llegar a un acuerdo, alcanzar un acuardo. to reach a decision or agreement after discussing it or arguing about it for a long time.
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Llegar a un acuerdo, alcanzar un acuardo. to reach a decision or agreement after discussing it or arguing about it for a long time.
HAMMER OUT something ------ A new deal was hammered out between the two banks. ------ HAMMER OUT something.
Diana spent all weekend hammering away at her novel. ----- HAMMER AWAY/AT something.
Memorizar, perseverar, aplicarse, machacar, estar duro y duro con lo mismo. to do something with great energy and with all your attention.
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Memorizar, perseverar, aplicarse, machacar, estar duro y duro con lo mismo. to do something with great energy and with all your attention.
HAMMER AWAY/AT someone/something. ----- Victor is very hardworking; he just hammers away until the task is done. ----- HAMMER AWAY/AT something.
Lucca Lampariello said, grandma “hammered German into” me that I could succeed. ----- HAMMER something INTO someone.
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Memorizar, machacar, estar duro y duro con lo mismo. to force (something) to be learned very well by (someone) by repeating it again and again.
A responsible person should leave the bar after becoming inebriated. ---- INEBRIATED.
Briago, bien borrocho. intoxicated, very drunk.
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Briago, bien borrocho. intoxicated, very drunk.
INEBRIATED ---- Bolillo was clearly inebriated when he left the bar. ---- INEBRIATED.
I tune out when my wife starts nagging me ........ TUNE OUT.
Desconcentrarse, perder la concentración, (Tonificar Afuera). lose concentration. to lose concentration.
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Desconcentrarse, perder la concentración, (Tonificar Afuera). lose concentration.
afinar afuera

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