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to be as thin as a stick
Nu
MD
Fr
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English |
to be thin |
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to be as thin as a wafer
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English |
To be thin |
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to be as thin as a whipping post
Nu
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English |
to be thin |
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to be as thin as twigs
F
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
to be thin |
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to be as ugly as a bear
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English |
To be very ugly. |
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to be as ugly as a dead monkey
Ct
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English |
To be very ugly. |
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to be as ugly as a mud fence
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English |
Ser muy feo |
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to be as ugly as a scarecrow
Nu
MD
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English |
to be ugly |
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to be as ugly as a toad
Nu
MD
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English |
to be ugly |
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to be as ugly as sin
MD
Fr
|
English |
to be ugly |
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to be as weak as a kitten
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English |
Complexión débil / To have a weak complexion |
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to be as white as a sheet
MD
|
English |
To have very very pale or white skin. |
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to be as white as snow
MD
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English |
To have very very pale or white skin. |
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to be as wrinkled as a prune
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
Arrugas: tener muchas arrugas |
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to be at a loss for words
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English |
unable to think of something to say |
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to be at her/his majesty's pleasure
F
|
English |
estar en la cárcel / to be in prision |
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to be at loggerhead
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English |
To be in or into a state of quarrelsome disagreement. |
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to be at odds
|
English |
To disagree. |
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to be at the end of one's rope
|
English |
To have no more patience or strength.
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to be at the end of one's tether
|
English |
If you say you are at the end of your tether, you mean that you are so worried, tired, and unhappy because of your problems that you feel you cannot cope.
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to be attentive
MD
|
English |
Estar con la caña preparada |
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to be awaiting the patter of tiny feet
|
English |
To be pregnant. |
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to be away with the fairies
|
English |
Someone who is away with the fairies is in such a dreamy state that they are not totally in touch with reality and give the impression of being slightly mad. |
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to be away with the fairies
Ct
|
English |
«out of touch with reality» |
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to be back on the streets
|
English |
Living freely, typically after having been freed from prison or police custody. |
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to be baked
|
English |
Estar bajo los efectos de la marihuana-cannabis |
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to be bandy-legged
|
English |
having legs that are curved so as to be wide apart at the knees; bowlegged. |
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to be banging one's head against the wall
|
English |
Hacer algo repetidamente sin ser capaz de cambiar la situación
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to be barely out of one's teens
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
to be little over twenty years of age |
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to be barking up the wrong tree
MD
Fr
|
English |
Equivocarse en la razón o forma de hacer algo
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to be barking up the wrong tree
|
English |
To be wrong about the reason for something or the way to achieve something |
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to be beaten with the ugly stick
|
English |
To be very ugly. |
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to be beddable
MD
|
English |
to be sexually attractive and desirable |
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to be beefy
|
English |
Estar fuerte, robusto, con mucha musculatura / To be strong, robust, with a lot of muscle. |
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to be beer-bellied
Fr
|
English |
To have a protruding abdomen |
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to be beer-gutted
Fr
|
English |
To have a protruding abdomen |
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to be behind bars
|
English |
Estar en la cárcel, en prisión, encarcelado / to be in jail, in prison. |
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to be behind bars forever
|
English |
To spend life in prison. |
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to be beyond someone
|
English |
Estar por encima de la inteligencia de alguien. Ser difícil de entender |
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to be bitten by the same bug
|
English |
having the same need, desire, or obsession than other person |
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to be black and blue
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
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to be black as coal
MD
|
English |
To be someone or something of a really dark colour, be it skin, hair, eyes, etc. |
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to be black as night
MD
|
English |
To be someone or something of a really dark colour. |
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to be bored with
|
English |
If you are bored, you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or becuase you have nothing to do.
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to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
F
|
English |
Vivir muy bien, en la abundancia, riqueza |
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to be bow-legged
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
have legs which curve outwards like a bow between the ankle and the thigh |
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to be brain-burned
|
English |
Consecuencias |
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to be brain-fried
|
English |
Consecuencias |
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to be brawny
|
English |
Estar fuerte, robusto / To be strong and broad |
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to be bright
|
English |
Ser una persona muy inteligente |