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-th înseamnă în Spaniolă

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-th (used to form the ordinal numeral)

-avo

-ero

-imo

-to

-ésimo

-hedron (solid figure)

-edro{m}

-hood (group)

-dad{f}

-edad{f}

-idad{f}

1 Thessalonians (Book of the Bible)
proper noun

1 Tesalonicensesproper noun
{m-Pl}

2 Thessalonians (Book of the Bible)
proper noun

2 Tesalonicensesproper noun
{m-Pl}

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable)
phrase
[UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ]
[US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ]

más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volandophrase

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step phrase
[UK: ə ˈdʒɜː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d maɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪð ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ step]
[US: ə ˈdʒɝː.ni əv ə ˈθaʊz.n̩d ˈmaɪlz bɪ.ˈɡɪnz wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋ.ɡl̩ ˈstep]

un viaje de mil millas comienza con un solo pasophrase

a picture is worth a thousand words (visualisation is better than verbal description)
phrase

una imagen vale más que mil palabrasphrase

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down (An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant.)
phrase

un poquito de azúcar toda purga endulzaráphrase

a thing or two (considerable amount)
phrase

un ratophrase

un rato largophrase

above the curve preposition

adelantado de su épocapreposition
{m}

above the law (exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else)
preposition

por encima de la leypreposition

absence makes the heart grow fonder (When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it)
phrase

nadie sabe lo que tiene hasta que lo pierdephrase

accessory after the fact (person who assists or protects someone wanted by the police in connection with a crime)
noun
[UK: ək.ˈse.sə.ri ˈɑːf.tə(r) ðə fækt]
[US: æk.ˈse.sə.ri ˈæf.tər ðə ˈfækt]

cómplice encubridornoun
{m}

encubridornoun
{m}

accessory before the fact (one who commands or counsels an offense)
noun
[UK: ək.ˈse.sə.ri bɪ.ˈfɔː(r) ðə fækt]
[US: æk.ˈse.sə.ri bɪ.ˈfɔːr ðə ˈfækt]

cómplice instigadornoun
{m}

inductornoun
{m}

instigadornoun
{m}

across the board (pertaining to all categories or things)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈkrɒs ðə bɔːd]
[US: ə.ˈkrɒs ðə ˈbɔːrd]

generalizadopreposition

across the pond (on the other side of Atlantic Ocean)
preposition

al otro lado del charcopreposition

actions speak louder than words (actions indicate true sentiments)
phrase

el movimiento se demuestra andandophrase

por sus frutos los conoceréisphrase

actions speak louder than words (it is more effective to act than speak)
phrase

obras son amoresphrase

que no buenas razonesphrase

Acts of the Apostles (fifth book of the New Testament)
proper noun
[UK: ækts əv ðə ə.ˈpɒs.l̩z]
[US: ˈækts əv ðə ə.ˈpɑːs.l̩z]

Actos de los Apóstolesproper noun
{m-Pl}

Hechosproper noun
{m-Pl}

add fuel to the fire (worsen a conflict)
verb
[UK: æd ˈfjuːəl tuː ðə ˈfaɪə(r)]
[US: ˈæd ˈfjuːəl ˈtuː ðə ˈfaɪər]

dar pábuloverb

echar gasolina al fuegoverb

echar leña al fuegoverb

ya escampa y llovían guijarrosverb

admiral of the fleet (top naval rank)
noun
[UK: ˈæd.mə.rəl əv ðə fliːt]
[US: ˈæd.mə.rəl əv ðə ˈfliːt]

Capitán General de la Armadanoun
{m}

after the fact (too late)
preposition

a toro pasadopreposition

against the clock (in a time-restricted manner)
preposition

contra el relojpreposition

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