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single-handed, single-handedly

my father raised us single-handed.

NVIDIA is  single-handedly driving US economic growth. 



single-handed: sin ayuda de nadie, el/ella solito/a, sin ayuda, hecho por una sola persona, por uno mismo.

woe, woeful

they shared tales of woe 

Some young people see drugs as an answer to their emotional woes 

Biden´s woeful debate night, when he sometimes appeared lost and incoherent.  

that´s the root cause of Russia´s numerous economic woes.  

The carmaker’s woes will ripple through the entire economy




woe: aflicción, congoja, problema, desgracia, infortunio, calamidad, mal. Gran tristeza."Woe" significa aflicción, tristeza profunda o problemas graves. Puede referirse tanto al sufrimiento emocional como a dificultades externas. Gran tristeza o angustia emocional. [Plural: woes] Problemas, dificultades o desgracias

woeful: If someone or something is woeful, son muy tristes. Lamentable, triste, deplorable, desgraciado

woe is me = pobre de mi

to move on, time to move on

Otherwise, time to move on.



to move on: pasar página, seguir adelante, continuar, seguir viaje, avanzar a

time to move on: “Time to move on” significa “es hora de seguir adelante” o “momento de avanzar”. Se usa para expresar que una etapa, situación o relación ha terminado y que es necesario continuar con otra cosa, aceptar el cambio o iniciar una nueva actividad. Hora de seguir adelante. Momento de avanzar. Tiempo de cambiar de rumbo. Es hora de superarlo

keystone

Venezuela is the keystone of U.S. policy in Latin America 



keystone: piedra angular

all that glitters is not gold or Everything that glitters is not gold

 no es oro todo lo que reluce

to convey

Will it  convey information about the mark?

To convey a sense of confidence.

The gas conveyed from Russia to Germany and France.

the overall impression conveyed to the relevant public 

the immunity conveyed by existing vaccines




to convey: transmitir, proporcionar, expresar || transportar, llevar, conducir (a una persona)

to brush aside

he brushes aside their concern over obtaining technology from China.




to brush aside: ignorar, descartar, no hacer caso, desestimar || echar a un lado, apartar a un lado

forearm

 

forearm: la parte del brazo que va desde la muñeca hasta el codo. Antebrazo

outwardly

"Brussels is trying to appear outwardly neutral, but it´s not a neutral country"

Moreover, the condition relating to genuine use of the trade mark requires that the mark, as protected in the relevant territory, be used publicly and outwardly   (curia.europa.eu)



outwardly: aparentemente, externamente

Synonyms: apparently, externally, seemingly


publicly and outwardly: pública y externamente 

I live on that

I make a living from that or I live on that : vivo de eso

"I used to live on that, and now it´s over"

I work for a living = vivo de mi trabajo

drawback /To draw back

 the only drawback of your boyfriend is that he´s too stupid

The biggest drawback of depending on saudi oil is to be dependent on just one country





drawback (noun): inconveniente, desventaja, fallo, pega || reintegro (tax refund)

To draw back (verb): retirarse, retroceder

drawback : disadvantage, trouble, fault, problem


stealth

 Inheritance tax has become another stealth tax

chinese AI arrives by stealth



stealth (nombre): secreto, sigilo, acción furtiva, cautela, disimulo

stealth (adjetivo): secreto, sigiloso, furtivo, cauteloso