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1. hacer un bis
to do an encore
2. una madre lactante
a lactating mother
3. caso aislado
singular case / particular case / special case
4. competencia desleal
unfair competition
5. excedencia
leave of absence
6. un negocio hotel
a business hotel
7. gymnasia ritmica
rhythmic gymnastics
8. partido de futbol
soccer game
9. campeonato de madrid
a madrid championship
10. bar de batalla
cheap everyday restaurants
11. maternidad
maternity leave
12. Síndrome del túnel carpiano.
carpel tunnel syndrome
13. economia B
black market, underground economy
14. salas de telepresencia
video conferencing rooms
15. parque de atracciones
theme park
16. academia ípica
equestrian academy
17. intervenir un espacio / espacio intervenido
(linguee.com says exhibition space)
18. popa y proa
hull and stern
19. serrin en la cabeza
shit-for-brains
20. el mundo del espectaculo
show business
21. permiso de maternidad
maternity leave
22. economia submergida
underground economy / informal economy / black economy
23. sortear
shoot for it, flip for it
24. publicar en facebook
post on facebook
25. ministro de industria
industrial department
(department of infrastructure? department of energy?)
26. la asimilacion de nutrientes
the absorption of nutrients
27. sala de reanimacion
recovery room
28. pros + contras
pros + cons
29. mi lengua materna
my native language / my first language / my “mother tongue”
30. baja de maternidad
maternity leave
31. poner bombas
plant bombs
32. la ley seca
Prohibition
33. un cargo politico
a political office
34. azafata, plane staff
flight attendant
35. casco historico
the historical center / the historical district
36. universitarios
university people / university students / university goers
37. monitor de campamento
camp counselor
38. baile de salon
ballroom dancing
39. patatas gajo
rustic fries?
steak fries (or are they wedge fries?)
40. techo de cristal
the glass ceiling
41. tareas de la casa
household chores
42. presunto asesino
the alleged killer
43. la garganta
[to have a] sore throat
44. en directo
live
45. sentir apuro
to feel bad for someone? to feel embarrassed for someone?
46. el ultimo recurso
the last resort
47. agua salada, agua dulce
salt water, fresh water
48. Sirenita
The Little Mermaid
49. TAC
CAT scan
50. en juego
at stake
51. jugete roto (definir)
a child celebrity burned out or gone bad, corrupted by Hollywood
52. consecionario (for cars)
auto dealer / dealership
53. violencia machista
violence against women
54. ministerio de exteriores
foreign ministry / department of foreign affairs
55. notoridad de marca
brand recognition
56. la tarta de cumpleaños
birthday cake
57. donuts, flotadores
snow tubes / inner tubes
58. colico nefritico
kidney stones
59. encierros
running of the bulls
60. violencia de genero
violence against women
61. cadena perpetua
life sentence -OR- life without parole
62. espejo retrovisor
rear view mirror AND side view mirror
63. salas de telepresencia
video conferencing rooms
64. agencia de calificacion crediticia
credit rating agency
65. parados de larga duracion
long term unemployment
66. después de todo, total
all in all
67. linea de montaje / cadena de montaje
assembly line
68. tiempo de ocio
free time
69. formacion profesional
vocational education / vocational training
70. comida de batalla = (def.)
big amount with less quality
71. excedencia
leave of absence
72. jornada reducida
reduced workday
73. contrato en practicas
[professional] residency
74. humor absurdo
absurdist humor
75. nave espacial
space ship
76. when they go into the “mundo laboral”
when they enter the workforce
77. expendiente academico
academic transcript
78. despedida de soltera
bachelorette party, hen’s party, hen’s night
79. compra de viviendas
real estate sales
80. bufete de abogado
law firm
81. estacion de servicio
service station / gas station
82. moroso
defaulting / overdue
morosidad
default
83. Smarts (los coches)
Smart Cars
84. baja laboral
medical leave
85. alta laboral
medical release
86. las obligatorias (clases de la universidad)
the core classes (non-elective courses)
87. por no decir
not to mention
88. superar las expectativas
to exceed expectations
89. entrar en internet
to go online, to use the internet
90. club nautico
yacht club
91. paseo en globo
hot air balloon ride
92. al vacio
in a vaccuum
93. la entrada
the entrance fee
94. hacer seguimiento
to do a follow-up
95. colgar una foto
post a photo
96. partido politico
political party
97. comida salada
savory food
98. paraiso fiscal
tax haven
99. arrancar el coche
start the car
100. un nicho de negocio
a business niche
101. seafood tienda
fish market
102. montando un espectaculo
making a scene
103. mala fama
bad reputation
104. “derecho de gentes”
law of nations
105. tratados internacionales
international treaties
106. new machines to do your gym work
new machines to do your workout
107. when they work half journey (media jornada)
half day
108. churn rate
turnover
109. my small sister
my younger sister
110. the set (a band's set)
the list of songs a band plays
111. crystal glass
glass jar
112. 11th S
“9-11”
113. principal objective
main objective
114. a ship for fishing
fishing boat
115. competencies
knowledge and experience
116. to improve these live conditions
to improve these living conditions
117. defensive system (biology)
immune system
118. the small lettering
the fine print
119. we were dating as boyfriends
we were dating as boyfriend and girlfriend
120. the lights (de la tarta de cumpleanos)
candles / birthday candles
121. operative system
operating system
122. third world (OK, or)
developing countries
123. good offers
good deals
124. humanitary help
humanitarian aid
125. in a dilemma (GOOD, also)
between a rock and a hard place
126. a film based in a real historical context
period piece
127. blind point
blind spot
128. advisory services
consultancy services
129. client attent (attención al cliente)
customer service / customer assistance
130. the informatics pirate
hackers
131. the responsible person
the person in charge
132. the sensation of the ridiciulous, the ridiculous sensation
sense of humor
133. if you have the bad use of cancelling after class
if you have the bad habit of cancelling after the class
134. sitting room
living room
135. black money / white money
dirty money / clean money
136. money-laundry
money laundering
137. when it’s a one-by-one class
when it’s a one-on-one class
138. tactical solution
stop-gap measure
139. bottle of toothpaste
tube of toothpaste
140. the laboral week
the work week
141. year end night (la noche del año nuevo)
new year’s eve
142. a second derivative benefit for flying / an unforseen benefit
a perk / fringe benefit of flying
143. my ear things
my ear buds, my headphones
144. cristal roof
the glass ceiling
145. in the half afternoon
in the mid-afternoon
146. white brand
store brand
147. I prefer to be on my own, with myself = (OK, or)
I prefer to be alone / I prefer to be by myself
148. offer + demand
supply + demand
149. if you picked a guy by hazard
if you picked a random guy
150. a remember trip (un viaje de recuerdo)
a nostalgia tour?
151. to have a good grade in the military
to have a high rank in the military
152. espiritu drinks
spirits (More common: drinks or alcoholic beverages)
153. an equilibriate diet
a balanced diet
154. trekking shoes (OK or)
hiking shoes / hiking boots
155. trekking trousers (OK, or)
hiking pants
156. aged wine
vino con crianza
157. a small informal party
a small informal party, or a gathering / a get-together
158. the global picture (this is GOOD, also)
the big picture
159. explosive sports
sprinting sports (vs. endurance sports)
160. word games (un juego de palabras)
a play on words
161. They didn't have personal links.
They didn’t have personal ties.
162. a call conference
a conference call
163. you have some grey zones
you have some grey areas
164. external politics
foreign affairs
165. the first minister
the prime minister
166. it is too time-expensive for the benefit we’re going to have.
it’s too time-consuming for what it’s worth / it’s more time-consuming than it’s worth
167. dystopian films
films about a dismal future
168. fixed phone
landline
169. we will have a scroll down
we will have a drop down menu
170. in the informatic era
in the digital age / In the information era
171. instead of explaining me the things in a good way, and giving me a proper handover, he always told me, ‘I don't have time.’
Instead of explaining things to me in a good way, and giving me a proper training, he always told me ‘I don’t have time’ (OR instead of explaining things well to me)
172. middle and middle
half and half
173. thanks god
thank god
174. he has days
he has his days
175. efectos secundarios
side effects
176. recent memory = (this is OK, or)
short term memory
(“recent memory” is usually used more like “have you seen any good movies in recent memory?”) (in the recent past? / recently?)
177. una chuleta
a cheat sheet
178. sacar las fuerzas
gather your strength
179. milk bricks
milk cartons
180. ways to pay = (Ok, or)
payment methods
181. traffic coming towards you
oncoming traffic
182. direct songs
live songs
183. sand roads
dirt roads
184. line continued
solid line