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to be in the wrong
|
English |
To make a mistake or deserve the blame for something |
|
to be in/of two minds
|
English |
To be inconstant in one's determination |
|
to be inattentive
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
So lost in thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings |
|
to be knee-high to a grasshopper
F
MD
Fr
|
English |
To be short.
To be a small child. |
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to be knocked up
MD
Fr
|
English |
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to be knocking (on) 60, 70, etc.
Ct
MD
Fr
|
English |
to have almost reached a particular, usually old, age (Cambio de edad) |
|
to be lanky
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
To be tall, spare, and usually loose-jointed (Source: Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary) |
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to be left floundering
|
English |
to be left in a state of confusion or uncertainty |
|
to be left on the shelf
Nu
Fr
|
English |
to be considered to be past the age of marriage (women) |
|
to be legless
|
English |
Estar borracho, ebrio |
|
to be lesbian
Nu
Fr
|
English |
Ser lesbiana |
|
to be like a bear with a sore head
MD
|
English |
To be very irritable and bad tempered. |
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to be like a bear with a sore head
F
|
English |
To growl, to protest in anger. |
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to be like chalk and cheese
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
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|
to be living on borrowed time
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
to be old |
|
to be living on easy street
|
English |
To have a lot of money |
|
to be loaded to the gills
|
English |
Estar borracho, ebrio |
|
to be loaded with a capital l
|
English |
To have a lot of money |
|
to be long in the tooth
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
to be old |
|
to be loony
|
English |
Crazy, like a lunatic. |
|
to be lost
|
English |
Confundirse con algo |
|
to be lost in dreams
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
|
|
to be lost in thought
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
« not aware of what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else » |
|
to be made of money
|
English |
To have a lot of money |
|
to be meaty
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
to be fat and sturdy |
|
to be middle-aged
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
neither young nor old (Edad mediana) |
|
to be miles away
MD
|
English |
Estar distraído |
|
to be minted
|
English |
To have a lot of money |
|
to be mints
|
English |
To have a lot of money |
|
to be misled
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
|
|
to be mistaken
Ct
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
Desmentirle y dejarle mal a los ojos de otros |
|
to be mixed up or involved in something
MD
|
English |
to cause (someone) to be involved in (a usually dangerous or improper activity or situation) |
|
to be moneyed
|
English |
To have a lot of money |
|
to be moneys
|
English |
To have a lot of money |
|
to be moon-faced
|
English |
to have a round face |
|
to be muscle-bound
|
English |
Estar fuerte, robusto, con mucha musculatura / To be strong, robust, with a lot of muscle. |
|
to be neglected
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
Not receiving care or attention |
|
to be no adonis
MD
Fr
|
English |
To be an ugly man |
|
to be no oil-painting
Fr
|
English |
to be ugly |
|
to be no spring chicken
Fr
|
English |
not to be young anymore |
|
to be no/nobody´s fool
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
Fingirse alguien distraído, no enterarse de algo |
|
to be of age
Ct
|
English |
to have reached the age of majority |
|
to be of courting age
Nu
MD
|
English |
to be of an appropriate age to get married |
|
to be of full legal age
|
English |
to have reached the age of majority |
|
to be of marriageable date
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
to be of an appropriate age to get married |
|
to be of ripe age
Nu
MD
Fr
|
English |
to be old |
|
to be off one's rocker
|
English |
If you tell someone that they are off their rocker, you think they are completely crazy. |
|
to be older than dirt
|
English |
to be very old |
|
to be on (poss) back
|
English |
to express disapproval of someone |
|
to be on air
|
English |
Broadcast on radio or television. If a programme is on the air, it is being broadcast on radio or television. |