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a can of whoop ass
an occasion when someone is hit, punished, or defeated
a case in point
buen ejemplo, caso en cuestión
A Nard Dog
Así se le dice a un bernardo
a rought patch
o experience a lot of problems in a period of your life: Andy's going through a rough patch at the moment - his wife wants a divorce.
above and beyond
far beyond what is required by (something, such as a duty)
He went above and beyond the call of duty.
Accountability
responsabilidad
acquaintanceship
a relationship between two people who have met but do not know each other well: Ours was a strictly professional acquaintanceship. He proposed to his wife after only three days of acquaintanceship.
afterwards
at a later or succeeding time : SUBSEQUENTLY, THEREAFTER
found out about it long afterward
airtight
hermético
alike
parecido
all along
todo el tiempo
allegiance
lealtad
amognst
Among and amongst definition
Both words are prepositions that mean “into, surrounded by; in the midst of, so as to influence; with a share for each of; in the number, class, or group of; mutually; or by all or with the whole of.”
apiarist
apicultor
asset
activo
auction
subasta
awkward
incómodo
bargain
la ganga
barge
to hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude and forceful way:
bear
soportar, bear interest: crecer en términos de rendimiento-
behalf
en nombre de
being in the spotlight
estar en el centro de atención
bested
superado
bickering
disputa
binder
la carpeta
Black Belt
el cinturón *****
bloaded
Obscenely wealthy and obnoxious in showing it. A hybrid of the words "bloated" and "loaded". Someone who overtly peels through several hundred-dollar bills when paying a modest check or who shows off by tipping the valet $20. Someone with sunglasses, watch, handbag, luggage all clearly branded with top of the line designers or who casually drops lines like "so I was driving my Lamborghini in Beverly Hills the other day."
blossom
florecer
bludgeoned
aporreado
boner
metedura de pata
bounce off
rebotar
bound
obligado
Bound books
libro encuadernado
Boundaries
límites
brag
presumir
break away
soltarse
(1: to detach oneself especially from a group : get away
2: to depart from former or accustomed ways
3: to pull away with a burst of speed
Bring it in (informal)
to make money: Their chain of restaurants brings in millions of dollars a year.
bummer/is a bummer
que lastima/una lastima
bumpin
Description of a party/club/event that was hype, dope, phat or sick. Also can describe a bass line or actions to it.
1. "Yo that party was bumpin'"
bunt
in the game of baseball, to deliberately hit the ball so that it only goes a short distance
busted
arrestado
calves
pantorrillas
catch up
ponerse al día
catch up with
ponerse al día
chalk up
-to achieve something, such as a victory, or to score points in a game: : ATTAIN, ACHIEVE
-Credit: to accept failure and learn from a particular experience:
"So your new job didn't work out very well?" "No, it didn't, but never mind - chalk it up to experience."
Checks
Notes
cherish
apreciar, valorar, estimar
chessy
cursi
chewed up
masticado
chocolate shavings
Chocolate que se produce al rayar, como virutas de chocolate
chump
tonto
chunks
trozos
clam up
cerrar el pico
coddle
1.consentir: to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness : PAMPERaccused the court of coddling criminalscolleges that coddle their athletes
2. to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling pointcoddled the eggs for the Caesar salad
come along
acompañar
come around
volver en sí
come up
: to come near : make an approachcame up and introduced himself

2.: to rise in rank or statusan officer who came up from the ranks


3: a: to come to attention or consideration: the question never came up
b: to occur in the course of time. any problem that may come up
coin came up tails
come up with
proponer
commited
comprometido
companionship
la compañía, the enjoyment of spending time with other people: I lived on my own for a while but I missed the companionship of others.
concierge
el conserje
coop up
enjaular, encerrar
court
cancha
crank some tunes
Poniendo algunas canciones
crowning
aparición de la cabeza fetal.
A crowning event or achievement is the best or most important one: "the crowning achievement of her long career"
cuckolded
cornudo/cachoneado
darn
Caray
deathless
inmortal
Delusions
ilusiones falsas
desecrate
profanar
despise
despreciar
despite, in spite of
a pesar de
detour
desvío
dibs/dibs on something
a right to have or get something from someone, or to use something: deuda
digger
excavadora
distress
angustia
do-si-do
a square-dance figure: a: a figure in which the dancers pass each other right shoulder to right shoulder and circle each other back to back
b: a figure in which the woman moves in a figure circling first her partner and then the man on her right
dorky
tonto
douche
Duchas, lavados vaginales
down the line
En todo momento/ If you say that something happens all down the line, or right down the line, you mean that it happens in every case.
Excellent acting all down the line captures the sound and feeling of that semi-feudal age.

Democrats and Republicans differed right down the line on what the proper responses were.
drop out
abandonar
duck
to move your head or the top part of your body quickly down, especially to avoid being hit
Due Process
debido proceso
dug
cavar
dull
soso
dumpster diving
the activity of searching through dumpsters or other large containers holding waste, in order to find food that can still be eaten or objects that can still be used:
dusky
1: somewhat dark in color
specifically : having dark skin
2: marked by slight or deficient light : SHADOWY
eager
ansioso
eager
ansioso
eager
entusiasta
Enabler
facilitador
someone who allows or makes it possible for another person to behave in a way that damages that person:
enforce
hacer cumplir a law, a command, one's own will
entice
persuadir
fabric
tela
farfetched
inverosímil
fart
echar pedos
fattening
engordante
fax over
enviar por fax
features
características
fill in for sb
sustituir a alguien
fill someone in
If you fill someone in, you give them more details about something that you know about.
I didn't give Reid all the details yet-I'll fill him in.

He filled her in on Wilbur Kantor's visit.
fizzle
intransitive verb

1
: FIZZ
2
: to fail or end feebly especially after a promising start —often used with out
flare up
rebrote
flattery
halago
flee market
el mercado de pulgas
flounder
luchar para mantenerse a flote
fluke
golpe de suerte
flunk out
reprobar
fluster
poner nervioso
follow through
Acabar lo que se empieza
foreman
: a first or chief person: such as
a
: a member of a jury who acts as chairman and spokesman
b
(1)
: a chief and often specially trained worker who works with and usually leads a gang or crew
(2)
: a person in charge of a group of workers, a particular operation, or a section of a plant
Foremen
capataces
Forfeiture
Decomiso, pérdida, incautación
framed
incriminado
Funk
miedo
furnace
el horno
gavel
mazo
get back together
reconciliarse/recomponer
give it up for somebody
INFORMAL•US applaud a performer or entertainer.
gnaw
roer, carcomer
Go down-the-line
To move from person to person or thing to thing, which are arranged in a line.
goatee
barba de chivo
Goosebumps
piel de gallina/escalofrios
grape
la uva
grope
manosear
gross
asqueroso
gruesome
horripilante
grumpy
gruñón
half-heartedly (adv.)
a medias
hang-gliding
volar con ala delta
hardly
apenas
heck
Caray
hell of an/a
extremely, or extremely big: It's a/one hell of a big decision to take.
The house was in a/one hell of a mess.
hick
pueblerino
hindsight
comprensión retrospectiva
holier-than-thou
expresión para decir que alguien se cree muy santo
Más santo que tú
hook up
Conectar, engancharse
hooked up with
to meet or begin to work with another person or other people:
household
Hogar
How dare you!
¡Cómo te atreves!
hustled
timo
hypercritical
hipercrítico
I am thrilled
Estoy encantada
I just winged it.
To have no skill or natural ability in the task you are fixing to do but having the ability to make everyone around you think that you do also when giving speeches that you just made up

I had no idea what I wrote last night but I got an A. I must've winged it.Forgot about that assignment. Oh well, I'll just wing it.
I was way out of line
Estaba fuera de lugar
I'll cut right to the chase.
Iré directo al grano.
I'm headed
Me dirijo (de ir a un lugar)
if you catch/get my drift
used to say that you have left out information or your opinion from what you have just said, but that you expect the person listening still to understand it:
inane
vano, inútil
inner
interno
intend
intentar
intended
planeado, previsto
intercourse
coito, relaciones sexuales
intercourse
coito, relaciones sexuales
it comes to
se trata de
jackpot
premio gordo
jelly
jalea
jerk
imbécil
jerky
quick and sudden:
The disease causes sudden jerky movements of the hands and legs.
jot down
apuntar/anotar un mensaje
kind of
Más o emnos, algo así
Knocked up
to cause to stop sleeping
Knots
nudos
Koinophilia
Koinophilia is an evolutionary hypothesis proposing that during sexual selection, animals preferentially seek mates with a minimum of unusual or mutant features, including functionality, appearance and behavior.
laud
elogiar
layoffs
despidos
leap
saltar
lease
contrato de arrendamiento
lecture
conferencia
Letter of Intent
la carta de motivación
Loading Dock
A loading dock or loading bay is an area of a building where goods vehicles are loaded and unloaded.
loafer
mocasín
lobster
la langosta
lodge
alojar
look even the tiniest bit
parecerse en lo más mínimo
looms
telares/ v. Cernir
made up
inventar
maid
criada
make up one's mind
to make a decision about something : to decide

I can't make up my mind where to take my vacation.
making out
besandose
manure
el abono
mean
to have a particular result: "the end justifies the means"

significar, dar lugar a:
Lower costs mean lower prices.[ + that ] Advances in electronics mean that the technology is already available.
mean it
ir en serio
mentally check out
desconectado mentalmente
mistress
amante
mortar
mortero
muddy
1. covered or filled with mud
2. not clear or bright
muddy colours
3. cloudy
a muddy liquid
4. (esp of thoughts) confused or vague
VERB
Word forms: -dies, -dying or -died
5. to become or cause to become muddy
nailed
To do something perfectly or with great skill and accuracy: This is the meaning used in the phrase "I thought we nailed the whole transfer thing earlier." In this context, "nailed" means that the speaker believed the transfer was completed with great success and efficiency.

To fix or secure something in place: For example, "He nailed the board to the wall." In this context, "nailed" means to physically attach or fasten something using nails.


To catch or capture someone or something: For example, "The police nailed the thief." In this context, "nailed" means to apprehend or take into custody.
nightlight
Luz de noche
no hard feelings
sin resentimientos
obnoxious
odioso
made out of
MADE FROM/he dress was made out of velvet.,
out of bounds
fuera de límites
outmeal
avena
outrun
to move faster or further than someone or something:
The men easily outran the police officer who was chasing them.

to develop faster or further than something:
In the future, demand for tungsten will outrun supply.
overlook
pasar por alto, ignorar
padding
relleno, acolchado
pallet
la paleta
pestering
molestando
pestle
mano de mortero
plastered
enyesado, borracho
play along
seguir la corriente, seguir el juego
pleased
Encantado
plowing
arado
poised
preparado
pour out
derramar
preemptively
said or done before someone else has a chance to act or attack so that their plans or actions are prevented from happening
preemptive
preventivo
promptly
rápidamente
psyched
entusiasmado
pull over
orillar
Pump It Up
Put more energy into what you're doing! Be more enthusiastic! Get excited!
Pun
juego de palabras
pushy
molesto, agresivo, insistente
put up with
soportar, aguantar, tolerar
put your foot down
to use your authority to stop something happening:

When she started borrowing my clothes without asking, I had to put my foot down.
queasy
Mareado, intranquilo
rat out
delatar
rebound relationship
is a reactionary relationship that is inspired by the unhealed wounds of a previous one.
relies on
se basa en
repartee
réplicas agudas
rest assured
to be certain that something will happen:
You can rest assured that you're going to get a good deal.
Note: Used to make someone feel safe or less worried about something.
restrain
to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something:
When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.

She was so angry that she could hardly restrain herself.

You should try to restrain your ambitions and be more realistic.

Growth in car ownership could be restrained by increasing taxes.
Ribs
las costillas
riddle
acertijo
roaring
rugiendo
robe
bata
roped off
acordonado
rundown
resumen
Sasquatch
El sasquatch
scam
estafa
scoop
a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end that is used to dig out and move a soft substance or powder:
a measuring scoop
an ice-cream scoop
scuba
bucear
Scuttlebutt
news or information that may or may not be true:
seeping
filtrando
seldom
RARE, INFREQUENT
set somebody up
to establish someone or yourself in a business or position:
After he left college, his father set him up in the family business.

She set herself up as an interior designer.
setback
contratiempo
setup
an action that deceives someone in order to profit or get an advantage:
sewn
cosido
shake someone down
to get money from someone by using threats or tricks
shake-up, shake sth up
If an unpleasant experience shakes someone up, it makes them feel shocked and upset:
I think she was pretty shaken up by the accident.
sharpen
afilar
sheet cake
Un pastel de hoja o pastel de losa es un pastel horneado en un molde para pastel grande, plano y rectangular.
shirtless
sin camisa
shortchanged
to give someone back less money than they are owed when the person is buying something from you:
I think I was shortchanged in the café, because I've only got £5 in my purse when I should have £10.

to treat someone unfairly, by giving them less than they deserve:
Children who leave school unable to read and write are being tragically shortchanged.
shove something down someone’s throat
to force someone to accept something unpleasant:
I’m tired of Dave shoving his opinions down our throats.
shrill
chillón
shrine
santuario
shutting down
apagar, cerrar
sight-seeing
ver las atracciones.
devoted to or used for seeing sights

the activity of visiting the famous or interesting places of an area : the act or pastime of seeing sights
single-handedly (adv)
without any help from anyone else:
slammed
golpeado
sleep around
Acostarse con cualquiera
slighty
ligeramente
sly
astuto
smooth
having or showing very polished and worldly manners
Smudge
1. To make dirty, especially in one small area: My shirt was smudged with soot.
2. To smear or blur (something): smudged grease on my pants; smudged her makeup.
3. To fill (an orchard or an inhabited area) with dense smoke from a smudge pot in order to prevent damage from frost or to repel insects.
snap decision
decisión rápida
so as to
para que, de manera que
so long
Hasta luego
so that, in order that
para que
soar
elevarse
soared
se elevó, se disparó
something from scratch
Algo desde cero
something is up
used for saying that something is wrong or something bad is happening
It's not like Sara to be so rude. Something must be up.
speak out of turn
to say something that you should not have said:
specifics
detalles
squirming
Retorciéndose
stall
puesto
start over
empezar de nuevo
step in
intervenir, tomar cartas en el asunto
stomp
pisar fuerte
Storks
cigüeñas
straightjacket
camisa de fuerza
stroll
pasear
Strike up
to start to play or sing something:
When the applause had died down, a band struck up the national anthem.

to start a relationship or conversation with someone:
She struck up a relationship with an artist soon after she arrived in Paris.
swap
intercambiar
take a dump
cagar
take on
hacerse cargo de,to accept a particular job or responsibility: to employ someone:,to fight or compete against someone or something:
take the fall for
to accept the blame for something another person did:
I wasn't going to take the fall for him
taking a dump
cagar
tasteful
de buen gusto
tee bal game
Tee-ball es un deporte de equipo basado en una forma simplificada de béisbol o softbol. Está pensado como una introducción para que los niños de 4 a 6 años desarrollen habilidades en el juego de pelota y se diviertan.
tentist
a tentist is a person who puts up and installs tents
thriftiness
the quality of being careful with money or resources, especially by avoiding waste: Ahorro
thrive
prosperar, crecer mucho, desarrollarse
to reherse
ensayar
to sweep
barrer
top-of-the-line
DE CALIDAD SUPERIOR
treadmill
la cinta caminadora
trim
un recorte
trout
trucha
truce
tregua
turmoil
confusión
turn around
darse vuelta
turntable
el tocadiscos
tweed
tejido
unknowable
desconocido
vast
amplio
vested interest
interés personal
warehouse
almacén, bodega, depósito
warrant
Orden:The police have a warrant for his arrest.

justificación: to justify.
A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.
well-off
adinerado
What are you up to?
¿qué andas haciendo?
What's your deal?
Typically, if an offense is given, the response is what is your deal?; aka what is wrong with you! you are offensive.
when push comes to shove
a la hora de la verdad
whence
de donde, por lo cual, por consiguiente.
whip up
batir
whodunit
película policíaca
whorish
sexually promiscuous or provocative.
wingman
compinche
womanizer
mujeriego
worship
adorar
write up
amonestar
writhing
Retorciéndose
Fizz
1: to make a hissing or sputtering sound : EFFERVESCE
2: to show excitement or exhilaration
fizz


: a hissing sound
b
: SPIRIT, LIVELINESS
2
: an effervescent beverage
fizzy
ˈfi-zē
adjective
As if / as though
Como si
It looks as if they’ve had a shock.

It looks as though you’ve not met before.
Falstaffian
jovial, plump, and dissolute
wheel barrow
la carretilla
juggle
hacer malabares
winch
manivela
hoist
v. izar, Levantar raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys.

high overhead great cranes hoisted girders

s. montacargas
gooey
1. sticky, soft, and often sweet
2. oversweet and sentimental
entourage
séquito, comitiva
squirt
chorro
escort out
escoltar
dissolute
Someone who is dissolute does not care at all about morals and lives in a way that is considered to be wicked and immoral.