F,P y M

 kiki = the hairdo of a child, a ponytail or something similar

i have many friends which are from madrid. = I have many friends who are from Madrid.

not that much like before = not as much as before

he was super killer with me all the time = he was correcting me all the time. 

te has librado por los pelos = you have dodged a bullet.  

how do you put your shoes. = do you put your shoes on  

competence = competition

(competency (de una comunidad española) = jurisdiction, responsibility, sovereignty)

frentes abiertos = open fronts

they splitted their activity = they split their activity

 which are the worries of the youngest = what are the concerns of the youth / what the concerns of the youth are

por los pelos = by a hair

i has sense = it makes sense

We dont have concrete spots for each person. = 

We don´t have specific spots for each person.

foros = forums (technically “fora”, although this term is relegated now to historical references)

ONU = UN

We´re not longer be able to travel. = We´re no longer able to travel.

a este ritmo = at this rate

on the fence =  (indecisive, could go one way or another)

lo leí el otro día. = I read it the other day.

we will live a transition in where it will be so expensive to buy a home… =

we will live a transition in which it will be so expensive to buy a home…

depreciacion = depreciation

exagerando = exagerrating

If we start thinking about what will happen in 2030, I think we can go into a depression. = (OK, or)

If we start thinking about what will happen in 2030, I think we will go into a depression.

I have friends from the gym that they also got the vaccine.  = 

I have friends from the gym that also got the vaccine.  

I have friends from the gym who also got the vaccine.  

Ni siquiera sabía cuál iba a ser. = She didnt even know which one it was going to be.

braile = braile (p.)

we were to the same class many years. = we went to the same class many years.

we were 6 -8 persons =  there were 6 -8 of us

she goes with a stick = she walks with a cane

If we are together going to shopping, she doesnt hold it (the cane) = 

If we are together going shopping, she doesn´t use it.  

They are super intuitive persons. = 

They are super intuitive people.

Even though we start preparing things with time, 2 weeks before we are rushing. =

Even though we start preparing things ahead of time, in the final 2 weeks we are rushing.

Pronounce: a digital signing activation. 

The two lists were different for 20 or 25 titles.  = The two lists were different by 20 or 25 titles. 

I couldn´t see which were the differences.  = I couldn´t see what the differences were. 

what we´ve done lots of times it´s to prepare the press release from scratch in English. = (good, or)

What we´ve done lots of times is prepared the press release from scratch in English

oido absoluto = perfect pitch

from next week on = (good, or) starting next week 

i didnt understand it like mandatory = I didn´t take it as mandatory

my teacher is based on Xerex.  = my teacher is based in / based out of Xerez. 

I dont receive much sunlight not fresh air = I don´t receive much sunlight nor fresh air

the same than last year = the same as last year

we will be more people at the office = There will be more of us at the office

un consultorio privado = a private practice

whatever you are interested of = whatever you are interested in

think tank = grupo de expertos

we proposed Amazon this project = we proposed this project to Amazon

Pronounce:  avid reader

maquina de escribir = typewriter

atenta = attentive

suspenso = suspense 

authors have to be very careful when negotiating terms  = good!

el mango = handle

i putted it in the table = I put it on the table

tambalear = spill, fall over

el agua me cayo en cima = the water spilled on me

la herida = the wound

ir a curas = to go to the doctor

punzadas / pinchazos = stinging, pricking

bisturi = scapel, surgical knife

anything that they did = (good, or) 

whatever they did, it felt horrible

no matter what they did, it felt horrible

second grade burns = second degree burns

no quieren pillar los dedos = they dont want to make any promises

pillar el dedo en la puerta = to get your finger stuck in the door

the sun what it does is to change your skin = what the sun does is change your skin

I could notice by watching it that… = I could tell by looking at it that… 

hundido (fatima´s burn) = caved in

they´ve been putting specific things on me to avoid that to happen =

they´ve been putting specific things on me to avoid that happening

they´ve been putting specific things on me to keep that from happening

to faster the scarring = to speed up the scarring

gaza = gauze 

Pronounce:  zinc

in order to my skin not to stick to the bandage = In order for my skin not to stick to the bandage

macerando = marinating, mashing

depilación = hair removal

Pronounce: aluminum, curious, CEO, competitor, entrepreneurship, document

intermediario = intermediary

un tema polemico = controversial topic 

they contacted to us = they contacted us

GLT = ?

unanimo = unanimous 

tabacalera = tobacco manufacturing plant

who wants to smoke smoke = those who want to smoke smoke

would have had to = hubiera tenido que

to make an impression (define) = 

it was proofreading (past: fue corregido) = it was proofread, it was being proofread

soberbia = arrogance

obturador = shutter (camera) / choke (electricity) 

libertad de expresion = 

freedom of speech

freedom of expression

there are people who goes to jail  for doing things similar = 

there are people who go to jail for doing similar things.

la gravedad = the seriousness

ley mordaza = The Gag Rule

if he would have done that in another time, maybe no one would have noticed.  =

if he had done that in another moment, maybe no one would have noticed.

derecho a la intimidad = right to privacy

you are using your freedom of speech right.. =  

you are using your right to freedom of speech

you can´t say that neither here = you cant say that here either. 

from the other side = on the other hand

por qué no es tan malo como lo que ha dicho Pablo Hasel? = why is it not as bad as what Pablo Hasel said?

ultra derecha = far-right

why Pablo Hasel is in jail? =

Why is Pablo Hasel in jail?

Why he is doing super bad things and the other people doesn´t? =

Why is he doing super bad things and the other people aren´t?

I wouldn´t go to that shop to buy things for me.  =

I wouldn´t go to that shop to buy things for myself. 

noticable = newsworthy

un reality = a reality show

ha demandado = she has reported

famous, if it can be called famous, = (good, or) 

famous, if you can call it that.  

temptators = tempters

concursantes = contestantes

if she went there knowing what it´s going to be the party , or if she was tricked =

if she went there knowing what´s going to be at the party, or if she was tricked

i don´t know what happens to me today = no se que me pasa hoy =

i don´t know what´s wrong with me today. 

turbio = creepy, weird, messy

Pronounce: jewelry, medieval, gel

dia del trabajador = labor day

2 dias libres = 2 days off

someone from the regional government always go = 

someone from the regional government always goes

de hora en hora hay una actividad = 

every hour there is an activity

justas = joust

if i´m alone or with him, = 

whether i´m with him or alone, 

whether or not i´m with him, 

una manta = a blanket

i can remember a lot of days = (OK, or)  i can remember many days

we wasn´t going to make it to classes because of car accidents = 

we werent going to make it to classes because of car accidents

aparcar en linea = parallel parking

aparcar en bateria = (regular parking? battery parking?)

callejon sin salida = dead end

it doesn´t make sense to have car if you live in the city center. =

it doesn´t make sense to have a car if you live in the city center.

as it´s the situation i have right now, i will keep doing it.  = (OK or)

since it´s the situation I´m in now, I will keep doing it.  

it´s ok for me talk about coronavirus. = It´s ok for me to talk about coronavirus

during my hour of lunch = during my lunch hour

no me ubico = I don´t have a good sense of direction 

as I don´t have sense of direction, i feel lost.  =

since I don´t have a good sense of direction, I felt lost.  

when I get back here, i turned off the GPS = 

when I got back here, I turned off the GPS

I took a street which lead me to cibeles. =

I took a street that led me to cibeles 

as I´m not used to drive in the city center, I turned on the GPS again =

since I´m not used to driving in the city center, I turned on the GPS again

rozar = scratch (a car)

si tuviera que comprar un nuevo coche ahora, compraria uno más pequeño. =

if i had to buy a new car right now, i would buy a smaller one. 

es mas difundido, mas ubicuo = it´s more widespread

to inditex belong zara, pull & bear, etc = 

belonging to inditex are Zara, Pull & Bear, etc…

Zara, Pull & Bear, etc all belong to Inditex

combinar vestimentos = match clothes

I have pretty much clothes = 

I have a lot of clothes, 

I have a good amount of clothes, 

I have a fair amount of clothes

participaciones (stock term) = shares

precisely yesterday I was with a friend who told me about a plan he has. =

Just yesterday I was with a friend who told me about a plan he has.  

They spent 60 thousand among the both of them. = 

They spent 60 thousand between the two of them. 

I don´t know how is it called = 

I don´t know how it´s called.

I don´t know what it´s called.

they´ve achieved already to earn 20 dollars per day. = 

they´ve managed already to earn 20 dollars per day

it spreaded around the world (past)= 

it spread around the world

the global institutions took measurements (corrected later, measures) = measures

to avoid people going out of their houses = 

to keep people from leaving their houses

work from home is going to stay with us as a normal thing = working from home is going to stay with us as a normal thing

pronounce:  vapor, psoriasis, mascara

párpado = eyelid

hinchado = swollen

presion = pressure

es molesto = it´s bothersome.  

estricto = strict

tackle (good)

i´m going to end at my hour of work.  = I´m going to finish working at the time I´m supposed to.  

we went lunch out = we went out to lunch

la tuberia = the pipes

they didnt know what is (no sabían que era) = they didnt know what it was

a family meeting = a get-together, a gathering, a reunion

we cant work out of madrid = we can´t work outside of madrid

no les dejaron salir de sus oficicinas = they didint let them leave their office

mordida cruzada = crossbite

cerradura de seguridad = lock

al ralentí = keep the car running

a news raised up = a headline

it happens to be a party in the city…. = there happens to be a party in the city…

puede que haya = there might be

puede haber = there might be

quiero que haya = i want there to be

she had the same week than me. = she had the same week as me, she had a week similar to mine

I don´t know how do you call that = I don´t know how you call that

trekking = (OK, or) hiking

Pronounce: monument

while it was building = while it was being built

it has been a while since i havent been able to speak English = it has been a while since I´ve been able to speak English. 

tallar = chisel (stone)

tallar, esculpir = carve (wood)

esculpir = sculpt (clay and others)

there was sunny = it was sunny (you corrected yourself)

it´s a recipe that varies from region to region.  (OK..?)

it was impressing too… it was impressive too

el grosor =  the thickness / the volume

un parte de incidencias = incident report

llenar el formulario = fill out the form

if the car jump to the bus = if the car came out in front of the bus, if the car cut off the bus

crowd energy = mass power (??)

resumes de noticias = news summaries

los titulares = the headline news, the headlines

to settle the boxes and send them to the journalists.  = 

to get the boxes ready 

to get the boxes set

to set up the boxes 

to set the boxes

to prepare the boxes

today is the eitgth day that I saw Borja. 

Today is the eighth day since I saw Borja.

it has been 8 days since I saw Borja.

he wrote me last night saying me that he was worried. = 

he wrote me last night telling me that he was worried

es una putada  =  it´s bullshit, it sucks, it´s a shitty situation, it´s a pain in the ass

all the people that we were with borja that day. = all of us who were with Borja that day

Prounce: vaccine

they havent released something like that if weren´t safe.  = they wouldn´t have released something like that if it weren´t safe

me mareo = i get dizzy

i always avoid going there (siempre evitaba) = I always avoided going there

I´ve read the other day an article = the other day I read an article

scientifics had ready the evola vaccine, but as ebola is a disease which is mostly in africa, they decided not to release it. = scientists had the ebola vaccine ready, but since ebola is a disease which is mostly in africa…

esta de baja = she´s on leave

she denies to keep living somehow. = 

she´s rejecting life

she refuses to get on with her life

she is very delicate (detallista) = she is very detail oriented, meticulous, thorough

it was super well decorated around christmas concept = (OK, or)

it was super well decorated for Christmas

it was very ´christmassy´

we found out that another colleague, he works for the digital department… =

we found out that another colleague who works for the digital department… 

pronounce: signed, she commented, the room was small

we started as an interns. = we started as interns

weve had, both of us, more or less the same growth and more or less at he same time. = (OK, or)

Both of us grew the same within the company and around the same time.  

I couldn´t afford to live by my own =

I couldn´t afford to live by myself

I couldn´t afford to live on my own 

even I earn more money than now = even if I earned more money than now  

If I change job (si cambiara de trabajo)  = If I changed jobs

un piso de dos habitaciones = a two bedroom apartment

it was the old that the flat was (that bothered me).  = it was how old the flat was

it didnt have sense = it didn´t make sense

no le daba importancia = I didn´t give it importance

your humor  changes with natural light.  = Your mood changes with natural light

this was liked me. = I liked this

a parcial job = a part-time job 

que voy a hacer ? = what am I going to do ? (what am I gonna do?)

I avoid to use it.  = I avoid using it

“dot your i´s and cross your t´s” = an expression for being thorough and detail-oriented

we lost a lot of time = (OK, or) we wasted a lot of time

Tentación = temptation

If you go for a strike = if you strike

We`ll have their breaths on our necks = we´ll have them breathing down our necks

bigotes (del gato) = whiskers

un lazo = a ribbon

stroke = hictus

from the other side = on the other hand

the most of the times, = most times, 

otorinolaringologo = ears, nose and throat specialist

other people lives = other people´s lives

vet someone = screen someone = check their background to make sure they are appropriate for a position

I f just find out that you guys do this = I just found out that you guys did this. 

I feel ashamed but it I go with it. = I feel ashamed, but I let it go. 

as much as you practice, as much you improve = the more you practice, the more you improve / the better you get