Grammar Intermediate

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declaracion de la renta
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income statement / tax return
intrigante
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intriguing
leal
Mi marido es leal.
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loyal
My husband is loyal.
impaciente
soy un conductor muy impaciente
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impatient
i am a very impatient driver
ir al cine
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go to the movies
sencillo
El inglés es muy sencillo.
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simple
English is very simple.
damas
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checkers
segunda guerra mundial
la primera guerra mundial fue peor que la segunda guerra mundial
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World War II
World War I was worse than World War II
oxigeno
hay menos oxígeno en el espacio que en la tierra
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oxygen
there's less oxygen in space than on Earth
cumbre/cima
son las cumbres más altas de la region
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peak
there are the highest peaks in the region
candidato
Los nombres de los candidatos seleccionados se darán a conocer dentro de dos semanas.
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candidate
The names of successful candidates will be announced in two weeks' time.
la imagen
nuestra imagen es la cosa más importante
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image
our image is the most important thing
receta
usamos azúcar en esta receta
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recipe
we used sugar in that recipe
reirse de
nos reímos del payaso en la fiesta
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laugh at
we laughed at the clown at the party
duda
Antes de firmar un contrato es importante resolver cualquier duda.
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doubt
Before signing a contract it's important to resolve any doubts.
mendigo
di dinero al mendigo
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beggar
i gave some money to the beggar
cocinero
hay demasiados cocineros en la cocina
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cook
there are too many cooks in the kitchen
montaña rusa
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rollercoaster
cirujano
rob es lo suficientemente inteligente para ser cirujano
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surgeon
rob is smart enough to be a surgeon
sirviente
No podemos permitirnos el serviente doméstico.
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servant
We cannot afford a domestic servant.
portavoz
Laura no es lo suficientemente elegante para ser nuestra portavoz
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spokeperson
Laura isn't elegant enough to be our spokeperson
escaso
Los depósitos de petróleo se habrán vuelto escasos en 2050.
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scarce
scar es cicatriz
Oil deposits will have become scarce by 2050.
colgar
Me gustaría que cuelgues esta pintura en la pared.
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to hang
hanged/hung hanged/hung
I'd like you to hang this painting on the wall.
antiguo / antigüedad
son esas esculturas lo suficientemente antiguas para ser antigüedades
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antique
are those sculptures old enough to be antiques?
cotilla
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busybody
en vaughan: noisy
rival
somos mejores que nuestros rivales
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rival
We are better than our rivals
riqueza
hay bastante riqueza
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wealth
there's quite a bit of wealth
pobreza
hay bastante pobreza
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poverty
there's quite a lot of poverty
concepto
hay bastantes conceptos
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concept
there are quite a lot of concepts
there are quite a few concepts
la bolsa
ellos hicieron fortunas en la bolsa
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stock market
they made fortunes on the stock market
rutina
¿Hiciste algún cambio en tu rutina?
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routine
Did you make any changes to your routine?
lavavajillas
el lavavajillas friega los platas
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dishwasher
the dishwasher does the dishes
entresemana
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weekday
during the week
recursos
hacemos maravillas con pocos recursos
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resources
we do wonders with few resources
con prisa
me preparo con prisa casa mañana
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in a hurry
I get ready in a hurry every morning
donar sangre, órganos
el se pone nervioso cuando dona sangre
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donate blood, organs
tb: gives blood
he gets nervous when he gives blood
el parque infantil
¿se ensucian los niños cuando están en el parque infantil?
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playground
do kids get dirty when there're at the playground?
hacer un favor a alguien
hacemos favores a nuestros clientes
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do favor for
we do favors for our clients
pase lo que pase
ellos hacen su trabajo pase lo que pase
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whatever happens
they do their job whatever happens
dar la vuelta a
cuánto tiempo tarda la tierra en dar una vuelta al sol
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go around
how long does it take the Earth to go around the sun?
hipoteca
se tarda 40 años en pagar una hipoteca en España
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mortgage
it takes forty years to pay for a mortgage in Spain
colega
se tarda mucho tiempo en llegar a conseguir el respeto de los colegas
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colleague
it takes a long time to get respect from colleagues
medicamento
ciertos medicamentos tardan dos semanas en empezar a funcionar
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medicine / drug
it takes two weeks for certain drugs to start working
calentarse
los ordenadores antiguos tardan un minuto en calentarse
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to warm up / get hot
it takes a minute for the old computers to warm up
arruinar
se tarda minutos en arruinar una reputación
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to ruin
it takes minutes to ruin a reputation
informe de noticias / reportaje
el reportaje duro media hora
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news report
the news report lasted half an hour
trimestre
el precio ha subido un 5 por ciento este trimestre
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quarter
trimester
the price has risen five percent this quarter
de provecho
no has hecho nada de provecho en todo el dis
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usefull
profitable
you haven't done anything useful all day
ofender
Le he ofendido a el
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to offend
have I offended him?
tener fe
¿aun creéis en nosotros?
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have faith
do you still have faith in us?
competir con
aun estáis detrás del principal competidor?
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to compete against
are you still behind the main competitor?
al mando
yo ya no soy la persona al mando
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in charge
I'm not the person in charge any more
tolerar
ya no toleramos la tardanza
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to tolerate / to put up with
we don't tolerate the tardiness any more
no sirve de nada
ya no sirve de nada tener contactos
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it doesn't do any good
it's no use
it doesn't do any good to have connections any more
anciana
todavía no soy una anciana
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old woman
old lady
I'm not a old lady yet
convencer
ella aún no está convencida
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to convince
she's not convinced yet
confirmar
aun no se ha confirmado
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to confirm
it hasn't been confirmed yet
venir a cenar
cuánto tiempo hace desde que vinieron a cenar?
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come for dinner
how long has it been since they came for dinner?
misa
rezamos durante la misa
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mass
Tb: masa
we prayed during the mass
demostrar
el habló mientras ella demostraba el método
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to demonstrate / to show
he spoke while she demonstrated the method
anuncio
they made dinner during the advertisments
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advertisment
tb: ad and commercial
hicieron la cena durante los anuncios
estar enchufado
están enchufados porque conocen a la gente adecuada
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to be connected
there're connected because they know the right people
marearse
es un cuadro tan abstracto que me maree
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get dizzy
it's such an abstract painting that I got dizzy
atleta
estamos tan cansados y somos personas tan débiles que nunca podríamos ser atletas de elite
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athlete
we are so tired and such weak people that we could never be elite athletes
encantador
el es tan guapo y encantador que me enamoré de él
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charming
he's so handsome and charming that I fell in love with him
mientras, rato
llevo un tiempo sin trabajar
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while
I haven't been working for a while
dirigir una empresa
dirigimos este negocio desde 1959
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to run a company
we have been running this business since ninety fifty-three
causar
¿han estado los gatos causando problemas?
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to cause / to bring about
have the cats been causing any problems?
estar fuera por negocios
ellos estuvieron fuera por negocios del 1 al 22
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be away on business
they were away on business from the first to the twenty-second

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