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Spanish vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mientras más...más or mientras menos...menos | The more...the more; the less...the less |
| Merecer la pena | To be worthwhile |
| Más allá (de) | Farther on, beyond |
| Hacerse ilusiones | To deceive or fool one´s self |
| Formar parte de | To be a member or part of |
| Hacerse el sordo | To refuse to consider, turn a deaf ear |
| Estar prevenido | To be ready, prepared, forewarned |
| Estar de turno | To be on duty |
| Enterarse de | To find out or learn about, become aware of |
| En un dos por tres | In a jiffy, quickly |
| Echarse a (reír, llorar, etc.) | To begin, burst out, suddenly start to (laugh, cry, etc.) |
| En mangas de camisa | In shirt sleeves |
| En presencia de | In front of, before |
| Advertir algo a alguien | To tell one (so) |
| De modo que | So, and so; so that |
| Dejar dicho | To leave word |
| Echar la culpa a | To lay the blame on |
| Dar parte | To inform, notify, report |
| Dar la razón | To agree (with, acknowledge (a person) to be right |
| Buen provecho! | Good appetite! Enjoy your meal! May you profit from your food! |
| A pesar de | In spite of, despite |
| Tomar nota de | To take note of, jot down |
| Todo lo contrario | Just the opposite, the other way around |
| Tener fama de | To have the reputation of |
| Tener en la punta de la lengua | To have on the tip of one´s tongue |