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Champion something
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Defender algo, abogar por algo
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In vogue
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De moda
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Would you believe bell-bottom jeans are in vogue again at the moment!
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Right as rain
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Fresco como una lechuga
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After a good night's sleep I felt as right as rain.
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Put somebody forward
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Postular, proponer para un puesto
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The responsibilities were so overwhelming that no-one wanted to put himself forward.
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Conceive of
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Concebir (una idea, un producto...)
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Follow-up
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Seguimiento, actualización
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Ryan received a follow-up from the salesman.
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Outskirts
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Alrededores, periferia
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Fishmonger
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Pescadero
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Speck
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Mota
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A speck of dust
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Puff
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Nube de humo
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In awe of something
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Impresionado, asombrado
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I'm in awe of your bravery!
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Beset on all sides
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Completamente rodeada
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Admen
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Publicista
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Curb
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Frenar, contener
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The nation's new economic policy is supposed to curb inflation.
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Shell out
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Pagar, gastar dinero
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We missed our flight and then had to shell out for new tickets.
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Dawn on
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Pasar por la cabeza, caer en la cuenta
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It never dawned on her that her remarks could be offensive to others.
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Nag somebody
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Insistir a alguien, comer el coco
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Overstate
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Exagerar
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Barrage somebody with questions
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Bombardear a preguntas
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The police barraged the child with questions about what he witnessed.
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Pester somebody
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Molestar, fastidiar
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Don't pester your brother while he's studying.
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Contention
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Disputa, contienda
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Weigh up
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Sopesar algo
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In making my decision, I had to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages.
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Scope
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Ámbito
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Extent
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Alcance
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What is the extent of the damage? The extent to which the strike affected production is unclear.
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Comprise
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Constar de
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The metropolitan area comprises downtown and several suburbs.
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Trickle
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Hilo de agua, goteo
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James hadn't turned the tap off completely and a trickle of water still ran from it.
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Stumble on
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Toparse con
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Spate
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Avalancha, aluvión (figurado)
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Officials can't explain the recent spate of murders in the area.
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Blight
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Desgracia, maldición (causa de ruina figurada)
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His expensive tastes were the blight of their marriage.
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Pox
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Plaga, catástrofe
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Hinder
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Entorpecer, poner trabas a un proceso
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Amenable
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Dispuesto
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Ben is amenable to changing the date of the party.
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Appliance
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Electrodoméstico
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Slash something
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Cortar, rajar algo
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The burglar slashed the sofa cushions to see if there was anything hidden inside.
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Dumping
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Desecho, vertido
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Get hold of the wrong end of the stick
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No entender una situación bien
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My mum got the wrong end of the stick and thought that Jim was my boyfriend.
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Make the right noises
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Decir lo políticamente correcto
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He made all the right noises about my audition but I couldn't tell if he was genuinely impressed.
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Abide by
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Cumplir, acatar una norma
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Cathy decided to abide by the rules.
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Nail something
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Dar en el clavo
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He really nailed it with that last comment.
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Spree
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Juerga
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Bark up the wrong tree
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Tomar una decisión equivocada
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Lavish
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Generoso
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Catch somebody on the wrong foot
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Coger a alguien desprevenido
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Rub somebody the wrong way
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Molestar, irritar a alguien
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