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Jehovah's Witness [Jehovah's Witnesses] (member of the Jehovah's Witnesses)
noun
[UK: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs]
[US: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs]

testigo de Jehovánoun
{m} {f}

Jehovah's Witnesses (denomination)
proper noun
[UK: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs.ɪz]
[US: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs.ɪz]

Testigos de Jehováproper noun
{m-Pl}

Kawit (municipality in the Philippines)
proper noun

Cavite el Viejoproper noun

Kawitproper noun

keep up with (manage to remain beside or just behind)
verb
[UK: kiːp ʌp wɪð ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
[US: ˈkiːp ʌp wɪθ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

ir al pasoverb

seguirverb

kill two birds with one stone (solve two problems at once)
verb
[UK: kɪl ˈtuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn]
[US: ˈkɪl ˈtuː ˈbɝːdz wɪθ wʌn ˈstoʊn]

matar dos pájaros de un tiroverb

let him who is without sin cast the first stone (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others)
phrase

el que esté libre de pecadophrase

que tire la primera piedra.phrase

light switch (switch used to turn the light on or off)
noun
[UK: laɪt swɪtʃ]
[US: ˈlaɪt ˈswɪtʃ]

interruptornoun
{m}

like a chicken with its head cut off (in a frantic, disorganized manner)
preposition

como pollo sin cabezapreposition

long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
noun

agujeta escolopáceanoun
{f}

may the Force be with you (wish someone luck)
phrase
[UK: meɪ ðə fɔːs bi wɪð juː]
[US: ˈmeɪ ðə ˈfɔːrs bi wɪθ ˈjuː]

que la Fuerza te acompañephrase

mess with (to joke with)
verb

huevearverb

minister without portfolio (minister without permanent area of responsibility)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.nɪ.stə(r) wɪð.ˈaʊt pɔːt.ˈfəʊ.lɪəʊ]
[US: ˈmɪ.nə.stər wɪð.ˈaʊt pɔːrtˈfo.liˌo.ʊ]

ministro sin carteranoun
{m}

no rose without a thorn phrase
[UK: nəʊ rəʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ə θɔːn]
[US: ˈnoʊ roʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ə ˈθɔːrn]

no hay miel sin hielphrase

no hay rosa sin espinaphrase

no smoke without fire (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact)
phrase
[UK: nəʊ sməʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪə(r)]
[US: ˈnoʊ smoʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪər]

agua llevaphrase

cuando el río suenaphrase

no hay humo sin fuegophrase

notwithstanding (in spite of)
preposition
[UK: ˌnɒ.twɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ]
[US: ˌnɑː.ˌtwɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ]

no obstantepreposition

packet switching (means of directing information in a network)
noun

conmutación de paquetesnoun
{f}

play with fire (put oneself in a precarious situation)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə(r)]
[US: ˈpleɪ wɪθ ˈfaɪər]

jugar con fuegoverb

pressure switch noun

presostatonoun
{m}

put up with verb
[UK: ˈpʊt ʌp wɪð]
[US: ˈpʊt ʌp wɪθ]

aguantarverb

soportarverb

tolerarverb

reckon with (To deal with)
verb
[UK: ˈrekən wɪð]
[US: ˈrekən wɪθ]

encargarse deverb

ocuparse deverb

reckon with (To settle accounts with or to settle claims with)
verb
[UK: ˈrekən wɪð]
[US: ˈrekən wɪθ]

arreglar las cuentas converb

reckon with (To take into account)
verb
[UK: ˈrekən wɪð]
[US: ˈrekən wɪθ]

tener en cuentaverb

reed switch (type of electrical switch)
noun

interruptor de lengüetanoun
{m}

interruptor reednoun
{m}

run around like a chicken with its head cut off (To act in a haphazard or aimless way)
verb

ir como pollo sin cabezaverb

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (support both sides of an argument)
verb

servir a Dios y al diabloverb

short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
noun

agujeta grisnoun

sleep with (have sex with)
verb
[UK: sliːp wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di]
[US: sˈliːp wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

dormir converb

speak with a forked tongue verb

hablar con lengua viperinaverb

switch [switches] (device to turn electric current on and off)
noun
[UK: swɪtʃ]
[US: ˈswɪtʃ]

interruptornoun
{m}

switch [switches] (movable section of railroad track)
noun
[UK: swɪtʃ]
[US: ˈswɪtʃ]

agujanoun
{f}
The train is past the switch. = El tren ha pasado el cambio de agujas.

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