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Kategorie |
Englisch |
Spanisch |
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| 1 |
General |
within the police force but above the law |
parapolicial [adj] |
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| 2 |
General |
brief but to the point |
breve pero conciso [adj] |
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| 3 |
General |
but at the same time |
pero al mismo tiempo [adj] |
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| 4 |
General |
it indicates that a person sees the defects of others, but not their own |
a ningún bolo le hiede su guaro [expr] HNNI |
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| 5 |
General |
the same but different |
la misma lavativa pero con diferente bitoque [n] MX |
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| 6 |
General |
the same but different |
la misma jeringa con diferente bitoque [n] CLdisused |
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| 7 |
General |
the same but different |
la misma jeringa con diferente bitoque [n] MX |
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| 8 |
General |
the same but different |
la misma jeringa con diferente pitongo [n] PA |
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| 9 |
General |
the last but one |
el penúltimo |
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| 10 |
General |
fraudulent employee who appears in the payroll and is salaried but doesn't attend the job |
aviador [m] MX |
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| 11 |
General |
stalk and leaves of a plant, similar to the banana but of smaller size, that are used for roofing |
calisguate [m] NI |
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| 12 |
General |
evil emanation that releases hidden treasure but attacks or sickens the person who discovers it |
antimonio [m] ECdisused |
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| 13 |
General |
university course in which the student does not attend class regularly but rather meets one-on-one with his or her professors following a previously established schedule |
curso por encuentro [m] CU |
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| 14 |
General |
fighter cock that scratches the opponent, but does not cut with the blade |
gallo de pica [m] HN |
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| 15 |
General |
an indian fighter cock with the appearance of a female but behavior of a rooster |
gallo gallina [m] HN |
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| 16 |
General |
fighter cock that scratches the opponent, but does not cut with the blade |
gallo marcador [m] HN |
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| 17 |
General |
an indian fighter cock with the appearance of a female but behavior of a rooster |
gallogallina [m] HN |
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| 18 |
General |
person who does not have fighter cocks, but goes to the cockfight to gamble |
jugado de gallos [m] PR |
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| 19 |
General |
person who lives with a woman, but who does not contribute to the maintenance of the home |
mantenido [m] GT |
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| 20 |
General |
effect of the evil eye in children causing whimpering, straining but being unable to defecate, and general malaise |
pujo [m] HNSVNICRCO:Sw |
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| 21 |
General |
tree similar to the guava but with bitter fruit |
cas [f] CR |
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| 22 |
General |
fraudulent employee who appears in the payroll and is salaried but doesn't attend the job |
aviadora [f] MX |
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| 23 |
General |
type of rooster comb in the form of a saw but shorter or wider |
cresta rosana [f] PR |
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| 24 |
General |
the whole truth and nothing but the truth |
la verdad de la milanesa [f] PEBOCLARUY |
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| 25 |
General |
person who lives in an urban space but not in the capital of the country |
chagra (del quechua) [m/f] ECderog. |
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| 26 |
General |
related to the bovine animals, having both ribs of the same color, but different from that of the loin and belly |
aguanés [adj] CL |
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| 27 |
General |
pertaining to someone who lives in an urban space but not in the capital of the country |
chagra (del quechua) [adj] ECderog. |
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| 28 |
General |
pertaining to the ability to accomplish many small but unimportant tasks |
cosista [adj] CL |
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| 29 |
General |
good but a little rough around the edges |
negro pero decente [adj] DOPRCO:Wderog. |
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| 30 |
General |
start working on something but not complete the task |
irse en aprontes [v] CLARUY |
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| 31 |
General |
related to the bovine animals, having both ribs of the same color, but different from that of the loin and belly |
aguanesa [adj/f] CL |
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| Idioms |
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| 32 |
Idioms |
see the mote in someone's eye but not the beam in one's own |
ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio [v] |
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| 33 |
Idioms |
the whole truth and nothing but the truth |
por cierto y por verdad [expr] |
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| 34 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but no-one's home |
estar en la luna |
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| 35 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but nobody's home |
estar desconectado |
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| 36 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but no-one's home |
estar ausente pero de cuerpo presente |
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| 37 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but no-one's home |
tener pocas luces |
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| 38 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but no-one's home |
estar en las nubes |
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| 39 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but nobody's home |
estar en la luna |
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| 40 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but nobody's home |
el cuerpo está, pero la cabeza no |
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| 41 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but no-one's home |
las luces están encendidas pero no hay nadie en casa |
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| 42 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but nobody's home |
estar ausente pero de cuerpo presente |
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| 43 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but nobody's home |
estar en las nubes |
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| 44 |
Idioms |
the last but not the least |
por último, pero no menos importante |
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| 45 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but no-one's home |
estar desconectado |
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| 46 |
Idioms |
the last but not the least |
por último, pero lo más importante |
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| 47 |
Idioms |
the last but not the least |
por último, y no menos importante |
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| 48 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but no-one's home |
el cuerpo está, pero la cabeza no |
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| 49 |
Idioms |
the lights are on but nobody's home |
tener pocas luces |
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| 50 |
Idioms |
but not in the biblical sense |
pero sin contacto físico |
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| 51 |
Idioms |
but not in the biblical sense |
pero no en el sentido bíblico |
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| 52 |
Idioms |
talk the talk but never walk the walk |
mucho hablar y poco hacer |
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| 53 |
Idioms |
but not in the biblical sense |
pero sin haber tenido sexo |
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| 54 |
Idioms |
all over but the shouting |
visto para sentencia |
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| 55 |
Idioms |
all over but the shouting |
ya está todo dicho |
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| 56 |
Idioms |
all over but the shouting |
todo el pescado está vendido |
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| 57 |
Idioms |
everything but the kitchen sink |
casi todo lo que uno pueda imaginar |
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| 58 |
Idioms |
everything but the kitchen sink |
casi todo lo que uno pueda pensar |
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| 59 |
Idioms |
everything but the kitchen sink |
muchas cosas diferentes |
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| 60 |
Idioms |
dogs bark but the caravan goes on |
ladran, sancho, señal que cabalgamos |
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| 61 |
Idioms |
none but the brave deserve the fair |
solo los valientes merecen justicia |
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| 62 |
Idioms |
none but the brave deserve the fair |
solo los valientes merecen la gloria |
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| 63 |
Idioms |
the poor have empty pockets but full hearts |
los pobres tienen vacíos los bolsillos pero lleno el corazón |
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| 64 |
Idioms |
with nothing but the physical appearance |
por sus ojos bellidos |
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| 65 |
Idioms |
with nothing but the physical appearance |
por la cara |
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| 66 |
Idioms |
with nothing but the physical appearance |
por sus ojos bonitos |
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| 67 |
Idioms |
with nothing but the physical appearance |
por mi cara bonita |
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| 68 |
Idioms |
with nothing but the physical appearance |
por su linda cara |
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| 69 |
Idioms |
with nothing but the physical appearance |
por su cara bonita |
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| 70 |
Idioms |
with nothing but the physical appearance |
por mi linda cara |
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| 71 |
Idioms |
something, but usually someone, who contains all the answers, something or someone that has a large aggregate of information |
pozo de sabiduría |
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| 72 |
Idioms |
something, but usually someone, who contains all the answers, something or someone that has a large aggregate of information |
pozo de sabiduría/de ciencia |
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| 73 |
Idioms |
steal everything but the kitchen sink |
volarle la gallina [v] HN |
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| 74 |
Idioms |
bring everything but the kitchen sink |
llevar piñas a milagro [v] EC |
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| 75 |
Idioms |
bring everything but the kitchen sink |
llevar cocos a sonsonate [v] SV |
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| 76 |
Idioms |
take everything but the kitchen sink |
sacarle hasta la ciquitrilla [v] DO |
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| 77 |
Idioms |
appear different, but have the same interests and behavior |
ser coyotes de la misma loma [v] HN |
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| 78 |
Idioms |
be the same but look different |
ser el mismo musiú con diferente cachimbo [v] VE |
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| 79 |
Idioms |
look different, but be the same |
ser la misma mica con distinta cola [v] SV |
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| 80 |
Idioms |
look different, but be the same |
ser la misma mica en distinta rama [v] HN |
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| 81 |
Idioms |
look different, but be the same |
ser la misma mona con distinto rabo [v] NI |
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| 82 |
Idioms |
do everything but fix the problem |
vender el sofá de don otto [v] CL |
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| 83 |
Idioms |
come close but lose the game |
vender caro el cuero [v] GT |
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| 84 |
Idioms |
everything but the kitchen sink |
con hatos y garabatos [adv] EC |
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| 85 |
Idioms |
nothing but the truth |
pa qué más que la verdad [adv] MX |
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| Speaking |
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| 86 |
Speaking |
don't take this the wrong way but |
no te lo tomes a mal, pero |
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| 87 |
Speaking |
do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth so help you god? |
¿jura por dios decir la verdad y nada más que la verdad? |
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| 88 |
Speaking |
the whole truth nothing but the truth |
toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad |
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| 89 |
Speaking |
tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth |
decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad |
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| 90 |
Speaking |
the best part of travelling is not arriving but the journey itself |
la mejor parte de viajar no es llegar sino el viaje en sí mismo |
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| 91 |
Speaking |
the best part of travelling is not arriving but the journey itself |
la mejor parte del viaje no es la llegada sino el viaje en sí mismo |
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| Phrases |
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| 92 |
Phrases |
but on the bright side |
pero del lado bueno |
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| 93 |
Phrases |
short but to the point |
conciso |
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| 94 |
Phrases |
short but to the point |
sucinto |
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| 95 |
Phrases |
do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? |
¿jura usted decir la verdad, sólo la verdad y nada más que la verdad? |
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| 96 |
Phrases |
but in the end |
pero al final |
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| 97 |
Phrases |
the important thing is not to win but to take part |
lo importante no es ganar, sino participar |
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| 98 |
Phrases |
it's not the winning but the taking part that counts |
lo importante no es ganar, sino participar |
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| Colloquial |
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| 99 |
Colloquial |
take everything but the kitchen sink |
no dejar clavo ni estaca en la pared [v] |
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| 100 |
Colloquial |
everything but the kitchen sink |
con todos sus ajilimójilis [adv] |
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| 101 |
Colloquial |
promise the world but deliver nothing |
manda potros y da pocos [expr] |
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| 102 |
Colloquial |
but you did not say so the last time we talked |
pero no dijo eso la última vez que hablamos |
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| 103 |
Colloquial |
the lights are on but nobody's home |
las luces están encendidas pero no hay nadie en casa |
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| 104 |
Colloquial |
the dogs bark but the caravan goes on! |
¡ladran, luego cabalgamos! |
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| 105 |
Colloquial |
the light's on but nobody's home |
no hay nadie al volante |
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| 106 |
Colloquial |
the best part of travelling is not arriving but the journey itself |
la mejor parte del viaje no es la llegada sino el viaje en sí |
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| 107 |
Colloquial |
the best part of travelling is not arriving but the journey itself |
la mejor parte del viaje no es el destino sino el viaje en sí |
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| 108 |
Colloquial |
worker who takes another's job but earns only half the salary as the other half goes to the registered worker |
medio pollo [m] CL |
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| 109 |
Colloquial |
everything but the kitchen sink |
la biblia [expr] ES |
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| 110 |
Colloquial |
everything but the kitchen sink |
la biblia en pasto [expr] ES |
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| 111 |
Colloquial |
everything but the kitchen sink |
la biblia en verso [expr] ES |
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| 112 |
Colloquial |
it indicates that a person sees the faults of others, but not his own |
a ningún bolo le hiede su guaro HNNI |
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| Proverbs |
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| 113 |
Proverbs |
no one knows where the shoe pinches, but he who wears it |
el mal ajeno, del pelo cuelga [old-fashioned] |
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| 114 |
Proverbs |
it is not what you do, but the way that you do it |
es el tono que hace la música [old-fashioned] |
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| 115 |
Proverbs |
the eye looks but it is the mind that sees |
más lejos ven los sesos que los ojos [old-fashioned] |
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| 116 |
Proverbs |
the dogs bark but the caravan passes on |
el perro ladra y la caravana pasa [old-fashioned] |
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| 117 |
Proverbs |
of all pains; the greatest pain; is to love; but love in vain |
amar es tiempo perdido; si no se es correspondido |
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| 118 |
Proverbs |
of all pains; the greatest pain; is to love; but love in vain |
amar; horas perdidas; sino son correspondidas |
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| 119 |
Proverbs |
the buyer needs a hundred eyes; the seller but one |
quien compra ha de tener cien ojos; a quien vende le basta uno solo |
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| 120 |
Proverbs |
of all pains; the greatest pain; is to love; but love in vain |
amor no correspondido; tiempo perdido |
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| 121 |
Proverbs |
of all pains; the greatest pain; is to love; but love in vain |
amar y no ser amado es tiempo mal empleado |
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| 122 |
Proverbs |
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
el espíritu está presto,mas la carne enferma |
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| 123 |
Proverbs |
the bird sings but the branch creaks |
el ave canta aunque la rama cruja |
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| 124 |
Proverbs |
the dogs bark but the caravan moves on |
el perro ladra y la caravana pasa |
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| 125 |
Proverbs |
the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet |
hasta los gatos quieren zapatos |
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| 126 |
Proverbs |
it is not the burden but the over-burden that kills the beast |
non mata a carga, senón a sobrecarga |
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| 127 |
Proverbs |
the fault is not the pig but from who feeds him |
la culpa no es del chancho, sino de quien le da de comer |
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| 128 |
Proverbs |
the tongue has no bones but is strong enough to break a heart |
la lengua no tiene hueso, pero corta lo más grueso |
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| 129 |
Proverbs |
the tongue has no bone but it breaks bone |
la lengua no tiene hueso, pero corta lo más grueso |
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| 130 |
Proverbs |
don't give me the fish but teach me to fish |
no me des el pescado, enséñame a pescar |
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| 131 |
Proverbs |
you can take the person out of their hometown, but you can't take the hometown out of the person |
desde que nace el indio rasca el petate SV |
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| Slang |
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| 132 |
Slang |
talk the talk but never walk the walk |
del dicho al hecho hay un trecho |
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| Physics |
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| 133 |
Physics |
a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties |
antipartícula [f] |
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| Ornithology |
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| 134 |
Ornithology |
bird with a defective beak, the two parts of which do not fit together when closing the beak but remain crossed one over the other |
cuico [m] PR |
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| 135 |
Ornithology |
a large flightless bird, but the smaller of the two extant species of rheas (pterocnemia pennata) |
ñandú petiso [m] BO:W |
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| 136 |
Ornithology |
a large flightless bird, but the smaller of the two extant species of rheas (pterocnemia pennata) |
choique [m] AR |
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| 137 |
Ornithology |
a large flightless bird, but the smaller of the two extant species of rheas (pterocnemia pennata) |
ñandú [m] CL |
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| 138 |
Ornithology |
a large flightless bird, but the smaller of the two extant species of rheas (pterocnemia pennata) |
ñandú overo [m] CL |
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| Agriculture |
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| 139 |
Agriculture |
farming implement similar to a sickle but less curved and with the exterior surface sharpened |
foisa (portugués) [f] AR:Ne |
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| Animal Husbandry |
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| 140 |
Animal Husbandry |
sliding knot that squeezes the neck, but loosens and releases easily when let go |
nudo gaza [m] HN |
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| 141 |
Animal Husbandry |
sliding knot that squeezes the neck, but loosens and releases easily when let go |
nudo laza [m] HN |
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| Fishing |
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| 142 |
Fishing |
fishing box made with a stick frame covered with wire mesh, with a door that allows the entry of fish, but not the exit |
naso [m] PR |
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| Music |
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| 143 |
Music |
musical instrument with four strings, similar to the guitar but smaller, that is played or more commonly strummed to accompany folk or popular compositions |
cuatro [m] PR |
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| 144 |
Music |
musical instrument with four strings, similar to the guitar but smaller, that is played or more commonly strummed to accompany folk or popular compositions |
cuatro [m] MXCOVEBO |
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| 145 |
Music |
wind instrument, similar to the but smaller, made with a bovine horn |
herquencho [m] BOAR:Nw |
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| Botany |
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| 146 |
Botany |
an evergreen shrub or small tree in the pea family that typically grows to 10' tall but occasionally rises to as much as 15' |
mal de ojo [m] AR |
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| 147 |
Botany |
an evergreen shrub or small tree in the pea family that typically grows to 10' tall but occasionally rises to as much as 15' |
espiga de oro [f] PR |
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| 148 |
Botany |
an evergreen shrub or small tree in the pea family that typically grows to 10' tall but occasionally rises to as much as 15' |
disciplina de monja [f] AR:Nw |
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| 149 |
Botany |
an evergreen shrub or small tree in the pea family that typically grows to 10' tall but occasionally rises to as much as 15' |
espiga de amor [f] PR |
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| 150 |
Botany |
an evergreen shrub or small tree in the pea family that typically grows to 10' tall but occasionally rises to as much as 15' |
disciplina de monje [f] AR:Nw |
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