Engelska | Spanska |
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bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much) verb [UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː] | poco aprietaverb |
bite the hand that feeds one (cause harm to a benefactor) verb | |
blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | mocarseverb sonarse la narizverb |
blow up in one's face (fail disastrously) verb | |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | criarse en buena cunaadjective nacer en cuna de oroadjective |
break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | desayunarverb |
brush one's teeth (to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush) verb [UK: brʌʃ wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈbrəʃ wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | |
burn one's bridges verb | quemar las navesverb |
by oneself (without company) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | a solaspreposition |
by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | por sí mismopreposition solopreposition |
by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | con las justaspreposition dejando pelos en la gaterapreposition por el canto de un duropreposition por un pelopreposition |
Cangas de Onís (town) proper noun | Cangas de Onísproper noun |
carry on verb [UK: ˈkæ.ri ɒn] [US: ˈkæ.ri ɑːn] | continuarverb |
carry-on (taken onto an airplane with a passenger) adjective | de manoadjective |
carry-on (the luggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger) noun | equipaje de manonoun |
cash on the barrelhead noun | a tocatejanoun |
catch on (to become popular) verb [UK: kætʃ ɒn] [US: ˈkætʃ ɑːn] | calarverb cuajarverb pegarverb prosperarverb |
catch one's breath (to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity) verb [UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ] | tomar un respiroverb |
caught with one's pants down (caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation) adjective | en paños menoresadjective pillado con el culo al aireadjective |
change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | cambiar de ideaverb mudar de ideaverb mudar de opiniónverb mudar de parecerverb |
cheat on (be unfaithful to) verb [UK: tʃiːt ɒn] [US: ˈtʃiːt ɑːn] | engañarverb |
clear one's throat (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) verb [UK: klɪə(r) wʌnz θrəʊt] [US: ˈklɪr wʌnz θroʊt] | aclararse la vozverb |