ANSWERS
1. Tomorrow my youngest daughter is coming from Ireland and I asked my father to bring her to the airport (recogerla).
Tomorrow my youngest daughter is coming from Ireland and I asked my father to pick her up at the airport.
2. She’s keeping her mother (ella esta cuidando a su madre)
She’s taking care of her mother
3. When I woke yesterday morning at 7am, I had an email that said the flight was cancelled.
When I woke up yesterday at 7 am, I had an email that said the flight was cancelled.
4. This force avoids that they can leave the room.
This force keeps them from leaving the room.
5. She has to pick her child at school. (recogerla)
She has to pick up her child at school.
6. They have to evit that this person died. (evitar que muera)
They have to keep this person from dying.
7. I am looking for their news. (estoy esperando sus noticias)
I am waiting for news from them.
8. I care them one time per month.
I take care of them once a month
9. When you up to directive it’s obligatory have a professional phone.
When you move up to directive, it’s obligatory to have a professional phone.
10. You cannot enter this disco. You are only men. (OK, or)
You cannot come into this club. You are only guys.
11. Cambié de sentido. (Dí la vuelta)
I turned around.
12. when we go to dinner out
when we go out to dinner
13. what I ended doing (lo que acabé haciendo)
what I ended up doing
14. She is joking. (está jugando)
She is joking around.
15. Nos ha mantenido a nosotros.
He’s taken care of us.
16. They are living a bad life and they are paying this with others.
They are living a bad life and they are taking it out on others.
17. He was cheating her.
He was cheating on her.
18. This week I’m just extinguishing fires. (good or)
This week I’m just putting out fires.
19. Se llevan bien.
They get along well.
20. You put it to the last day.
You put it off until the last day.
21. They are growing up a lot (a business).
They are growing a lot / fast.
22. He was running out from the police.
He was running away from the police.
23. The government of Spain cancelled all the parliament of Catalunya.
The government of Spain shut down the whole parliament of Catalunya.
24. I cant stay up in the morning. (no puedo levantarme por la mañana)
I cant get up in the morning.
25. She’s sad because she cannot stand, or when the baby cried cannot [cogerlo].
She’s sad because she cannot stand up, or when the baby cried could not pick him up.
26. She has to back work.
She has to go back to work.
27 She came to repair invitations. (vino a repartir invitaciones)
She came to hand out invitations.
28. Fran says that he saw me and my friends grow.
Fran says that he saw me and my friends grow up.
29. Vino hacia mi.
He came over. / He came towards me.
30. I grew with the songs.
I grew up with the songs.
31. We invented that name.
We made that name up.
32. He cleans the fridge. (come mucho)
He clears out the fridge.
33. prescindir de
to not count on something / to do without something
34. The last car I took up.
The last car I took. / The last car I picked up.
35. The bus left us in Miraflores. (good, or)
The bus dropped us off in Miraflores.
36. Resulta que…
It turns out that…
37. the time of entrance is free relative
The time of entrance is relatively free.
the time we have to come in is relatively flexible
38. if the price up, or the price down
if the price goes up, or the price goes down
39. I pick up you on the school on Friday.
I pick you up at school on Friday.
40. mandar a otras personas (ser mandón)
to boss around / to be bossy
41. I care more to my mother (cuido mas a mi madre)
I take more care of my mother
42. You dont need to be careful of anyone.
You dont have to take care of anyone.
43. You need to be caring of another people.
You need to take care of other people.
44. I don’t care it. (No me importa)
I don’t care about it
45. when you share a photo on facebook, you don’t know which people are going to look it
when you share a photo on facebook, you don’t know which people are going to look at it
when you share a photo on facebook, you don't know who is going to see it.
46. you need to be hurry (tienes que darte prisa)
you have to hurry up
47. I woke a lot of times during the night.
I woke up many times during the night.
48. llevarse bien (con)
get along (with)
49. a lot of people pasa por esta enfermedad
a lot of people go through this sickness
a lot of people get this illness
50. if you dont take the telephone
if you dont pick up the telephone
51. I always be care of my brother
I always took care of my brother
52. they need people to carry on the idea
they need people to carry out the idea
53. I don’t care his private life
I don’t care about his private life
54. I would care his private life if his private life becomes public and cause a problem for my team
I would care about his private life if his private life became public and caused a problem for my team
55. to compensate someone with a favor = (make _______)
to make it up to someone
56. the industry used him and threw him.
the industry used him and threw him away.
57. renouncing (things that are not imporant)
letting it go, giving it up
58. you have to renounce to have it your way.
you have to give up having it your way
59. avisar que no vas al trabajo por enfermo
call out sick = call in sick
60. Because I had an injury in my knee, I passed to be a referee.
Because I had an injury in my knee, I moved on to become a referee.
61. the price of Uber rises = (this is OK, or)
the price of Uber goes up
62. take the plane, subir el avion
get on the plane
63. llevarse bien con
get along with
64. dejarle a alguien en un sitio
drop someone off
65. putting trump away will not solve the problem
getting rid of trump will not solve the problem
66. it helps me to stress out myself
it helps me to release stress
67. I’ve just not turned on it since 3 years ago
I’ve barely turned it on in 3 years
68. in the last kilometer there are a lot of people cheering you up
in the last kilometer there are a lot of people cheering you on
69. a reasonable thought turns back to a bad feeling
a reasonable thought turns into a bad feeling
70. when we arrived to the flat, we quit all the things on the wall
when we arrived to the flat, we took down all the things on the wall
71. acabar con algo, conseguir que se acabe
to get it over with
72. llevarse bien
get on well, get along well
73. The accent is flowing to me (el acento me esta pegando)
Te accent is rubbing off on me
74. They make up to you for free.
They make you up for free.
They do your make-up for free.
75. their wives look for the baby
their wives take care of the baby
76. we are going to wear she as a torero (vamos a vestirle como torero)
we are going to dress her up as a bullfighter
77. everyone is just looking for himself
everyone is just looking out for himself
78. it was me the one taking out the conversation
It was I who started the conversation, initiated the conversation.
it was I who made conversation.
79. superarlo
to get over it
80. I arrived home and I put a serie
I arrived home and I put on a show / played a show / put on a series / watched a series
81. a tooth fell down
a tooth fell out
82. the drop down (la caida)
the drop
83. the involved person is the last one to enterarse de las cosas
the person involved is the last one to find out about things
84. toparse
bump into each other
85. brush up on something
recuperar una habilidad
86. rindirse
to give in
87. remontar el pasado
to bring up the past
88. try to find if the person [encajar] in the company
try to find out if the person fits in the company
89. rotar
turn out
90. you staffed me
you ripped me off
91. the cigarette switched off
the cigarette burned out
92. hang out
esperar / quedar (con amigos por ejemplo) / salir
93. in my work once a year they have you a general check
in my work once a year they give you a general check-up
94. empalmarse
to get it up
95. chocar con
crash into