Engelska | Spanska |
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do one's own thing (do what one considers best) verb | ir por libreverb |
don't let the door hit you on the way out (used to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving) phrase | cierra la puerta al salirphrase |
don't put all your eggs in one basket (do not dedicate all your resources to one project) phrase | |
drag one's feet (procrastinate) verb [UK: dræɡ wʌnz fiːt] [US: ˈdræɡ wʌnz ˈfiːt] | marear la perdizverb |
draw on (to use as a source) verb [UK: drɔː ɒn] [US: ˈdrɒ ɑːn] | recurrir averb |
drown one's sorrows (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) verb | ahogar las penasverb |
eat one's hat (to express disbelief about a proposition) verb | que me maten siverb |
egg on (provoke) verb [UK: eɡ ɒn] [US: ˈeɡ ɑːn] | azuzarverb cizañarverb incitarverb provocarverb |
eighty-one (81) numeral [UK: ˈeɪ.ti wʌn] [US: ˈeɪ.ti wʌn] | ochenta y unonumeral |
enjoy oneself (take pleasure) verb [UK: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ wʌn.ˈself] | divertirseverb gustarseverb pasarlo bienverb |
fall on (be assigned to) verb [UK: fɔːl ɒn] [US: ˈfɑːl ɑːn] | recaerverb |
fall on deaf ears (of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored) verb [UK: fɔːl ɒn def ɪəz] [US: ˈfɑːl ɑːn ˈdef ˈɪrz] | |
feather in one's cap (recognized accomplishment) noun [UK: ˈfe.ðə(r) ɪn wʌnz kæp] [US: ˈfe.ðər ɪn wʌnz ˈkæp] | triunfo personalnoun |
fend for oneself (to take care of oneself without help) verb [UK: fend fɔː(r) wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈfend ˈfɔːr wʌn.ˈself] | buscarse la vidaverb |
fifty-one (cardinal number) numeral [UK: ˈfɪf.ti wʌn] [US: ˈfɪf.ti wʌn] | cincuenta y unonumeral |
first cousin once removed (child of a first cousin) noun [UK: ˈfɜːst ˈkʌz.n̩ wʌns rɪ.ˈmuːvd] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈkʌz.n̩ ˈwəns ri.ˈmuːvd] | sobrino segundonoun |
first cousin once removed (first cousin of a parent) noun [UK: ˈfɜːst ˈkʌz.n̩ wʌns rɪ.ˈmuːvd] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈkʌz.n̩ ˈwəns ri.ˈmuːvd] | tía segundanoun tío segundonoun |
fly on the wall (quiet, non-participating or unseen observer) noun | |
for one (as the first in a number of examples) adverb | antes de nadaadverb en primer lugaradverb |
Formula One (discipline in motor racing) proper noun [UK: ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə wʌn] [US: ˈfɔːr.mjə.lə wʌn] | Fórmula 1proper noun Fórmula Unoproper noun |
forty-one (41) numeral [UK: ˈfɔː.ti wʌn] [US: ˈfɔːr.ti wʌn] | cuarenta y unonumeral |
foul one's own nest (to hurt one's own interests, especially to damage the reputation of one's self) verb | |
from now on (from now, indefinitely) adverb [UK: frəm naʊ ɒn] [US: frəm ˈnaʊ ɑːn] | a partir de ahoraadverb de ahora en adelanteadverb de aquí en adelanteadverb en lo sucesivoadverb |
from the bottom of one's heart (in earnest, with one's full feelings) preposition [UK: frəm ðə ˈbɒ.təm əv wʌnz hɑːt] [US: frəm ðə ˈbɑː.təm əv wʌnz ˈhɑːrt] | de corazónpreposition de todo corazónpreposition desde el fondo del corazónpreposition |
full of oneself (egotistical) adjective | encantado de haberse conocidoadjective |
get ahead of oneself (to focus excessively on prospective future events) verb | |
get off one's chest (to relieve oneself by talking to someone) verb | desahogarseverb |