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Risilla o risa tonta: giggle. She got the giggle: le entró la risa tonta. Pronunciation: guigl. They giggled and whispered to each other.

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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”

― Mark Twain.

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"Liarse" in the sense of touching sexually and kissing: make out. Example: I saw Carlos and María making out behind the curtains.

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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

― J.K. Rowling

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Did you know that "yahoo" literally means: ordinario/a or cateto/a? However, the name of the website means "yupiii!" or "yujuu".

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

- Oscar Wilde.

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Remember that the "l" in "half" is not pronounced. "Half" is pronounced "haaf" /hɑːf/. So "halfway" is /hɑːfˈweɪ/.

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A medio camino: halfway. Zaragoza is halfway between Madrid and Barcelona.

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Alarmista: scaremonger. Alarmismo: scaremongering. The politician used scaremongering as a way to win votes.

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Moda pasajera: a passing fad. Pokemon Go is just another passing fad.

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Hello! After some time off, we're back! Ready to learn new expressions and words?

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Sacar punta a un comentario, tergiversarlo etc. > to twist a comment. She's always twisting my words.

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See in > recibir a algo o alguien / we saw the New Year in together > recibimos el nuevo año juntos.

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Montar una bronca o un escándalo > to kick up a fuss/scandal

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Ingresar en el hospital > to be admitted to (the) hospital. / he was admitted to the intensive care unit.

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Pay in > ingresar / I'd like to pay in this cheque (check in AmE).

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Tuvo una época muy loca pero después sentó cabeza > he went through a very wild period but then he settled down. Sentar cabeza > settle down

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Hay phrasals para todo (por desgracia para algunos 😏) > Juan asked Ana up to talk to her. / ask up > pedir a alguien que suba (upstairs).

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¡Que se joda! > screw him!

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Junk = rubbish = porquería, tonterías / this umbrella is a piece of junk / he eats nothing but junk / he talks a lot of junk etc.