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to pay close attention
MD
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Abrir alguien los oídos |
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to play a dirty trick on
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
Jugar una mala pasada a alguien, comportarse mal con |
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to play a trick on someone
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English |
To perfor or practise in the way of deceit. |
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to play dumb
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
Fingirse alguien distraído, no enterarse de algo |
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to play dumb
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English |
Fingirse alguien distraído, no enterarse de algo |
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to play one's cards right
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English |
To face a situation in a direct and open way
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to play the field
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English |
To be voluble, to change one's judgement or mind easyly or for minor reasons |
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to plead guilty
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English |
To give in and admit that somebody is right. |
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to preach in the wilderness
F
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MD
Fr
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English |
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to pretend not to notice
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
Fingirse alguien distraído, no enterarse de algo |
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to prick up one's ears
MD
|
English |
Aguzar los oídos |
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to prospect
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
Anticipation, expectation |
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to pursue one’s course
MD
|
English |
Ir alguien su camino |
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to put a brave (bold) face
|
English |
To face the difficulties of a problem |
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to put all one’s eggs in one basket
MD
|
English |
to depend for your success on a single person or plan of action |
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to put on a brave face
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
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to put on airs
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
Presumir, jactarse, hacer alarde de |
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to put one's head in the lion's mouth
|
English |
To place oneself in a dangerous position
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to put up with anything
|
English |
Not to surrender before adversity, to persist
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to put/give/set one's mind on something
|
English |
To have a firm purpose |
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to quake in one's boot
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English |
To be petrified, terrified, panic-stricken; to be scared out of one's wits. The expression is often applied figuratively to corporate as well as indivivual bodies. |
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to really lay into sb
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
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to relinquish
MD
|
English |
To give up something such as a responsibility or claim |
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to rest on one's laurels
|
English |
To let oneself go, to abandon oneself, to stop making efforts after getting a triumph |
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to rig something
|
English |
If something is rigged, especially a vote or an election, it is dishonestly arranged so that a person or group gets the result they want. |
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to ring the changes
|
English |
Variation in one's behaviour or language
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to rip off someone
|
English |
To make someone pay much more for something than it is worth. |
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to rip someone off
|
English |
To make someone pay much more for something than it is worth. |
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to risk one's neck
|
English |
To take a risk |
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to run/take the risk
|
English |
To take a risk |
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to rush into [doing]
F
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
|
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to say sth without really meaning it
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
Decir algo sin deseo de hacer lo que se promete |
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to say uncle
MD
|
English |
to concede defeat |
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to scare (someone or an animal) to death
|
English |
1. Lit. to frighten a living creature badly enough to cause death. 2. Fig. to frighten someone severely |
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to scare one out of one's mind
|
English |
To frighten one very badly |
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to scare one out of one's wit
Ct
|
English |
Oh! That loud noise scared me out of my wits.
|
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to scare someone out of a year's growth
Ct
|
English |
To frighten one very badly |
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to scare the crap out of someone
Ct
|
English |
To frighten someone very badly. |
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to scare the daylights out of someone
|
English |
To frighten someone very much. |
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to scare the devil out of someone
Ct
|
English |
To scare someone very badly |
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to scare the dikens out of someone
Ct
|
English |
To frighten someone very badly |
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to scare the hell out of someone
|
English |
To make someone feel very fightened |
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to scare the life out of someone
Ct
|
English |
To make someone feel very frightened. |
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to scare the living daylights out of someone
Ct
|
English |
To frighten someone very much |
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to scare the pants off of someone
|
English |
To frighten someone very badly, suddenly or both |
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to scare the shit out of someone
|
English |
To frighten someone badly, suddenly or both. |
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to scare the wits out of someone
Ct
|
English |
To frighten someone very badly, suddenly or both. |
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to screw up one's courage
F
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
Hacer algo cuando ya no se tienen fuerzas para nada |
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to seize the chance
MD
|
English |
Agarrar la ocasión por los pelos; asir la ocasión por los pelos; coger la ocasión por los pelos; tomar la ocasión por los pelos |
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to sell your soul (to the devil)
|
English |
To be persuaded to do something, especially something bad, because of the money or other reward you will receive for doing it.
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