Love it or hate it, the plan will go ahead
love it or hate it: te guste o no, tanto si te gusta como si no, si te gusta bien y si no también
petty, pettiness
reveals much more than just petty personality clashes
This bill will expunge criminal records for petty, non-violent cannabis offenses.
petty: leve, pequeño, menor, insignificante, pequeño || quisquilloso, pejiguero, inimportante
be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it
ten cuidado con lo que deseas, no sea que ocurra
ten cuidado con tus sueños no sea que se cumplan
ten cuidado con lo que deseas
Hay mas arrepentimientos por las plegarias atendidas que por las desatendidas (Santa Teresa de Jesús)
to pay off, payoff
It’s a long shot worth taking because the payoff is potentially very high.
These partnerships have paid off for all parties involved
the coup just paid off
when will the investment in AI begin paying off?
his alliance with Trump paid off.
That bet is paying off big
Hard work always pays off: El trabajo duro siempre trae recompensas / deja sus frutos / vale la pena / compensa sale a cuenta / es rentable
payoff: el beneficio, la ganancia || un dinero o algo que se entrega a alguien de manera secreta o discreta para mantenerle callado o para que lleve, o no, a cabo una determinada conducta. | pago que hace el empleador al empleado que se ve forzado a dejar el trabajo
to pay off: dar beneficios, dar fruto(s)
timely
Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issues below.
timely: en el momento oportuno o apropiado, en plazo, en tiempo hábil para algo, a tiempo, oportuno, oportunamente
buyer´s remorse, remorse
I´m experiencing a bit of buyer´s remorse
buyer´s remorse: remordimiento/arrepentimiento del comprador
to dovetail, dovetail
These restrictions dovetail with a raft of measures
to dovetail: (verbo) encajar, integrarse perfectamente, esnsamblarse, adaptarse
dovetail: (carpintería) cola de milano, cola de pato
to foreshadow
The populist revolt foreshadowed the Spanish civil war
it does foreshadow trouble to come.
to foreshadow: anunciar, sugerir, indicar, presagiar
to strive
"Russian´s people strive to comply with the rules
if you strive against recession you combat, struggle contend it
Gaza’s inhabitants strive for full independence from Israel
to strive to: tratar de, esforzarse por
to strive: esforzarse. To strive to do something or to strive for something es esforzarse mucho para hacer o conseguir algo
moor, moored
cargoes from Venezuela are moored along a floating terminal in Panama
moor: ancla
moored: atracado, amarrado, anclado
prowess
Messi always shows his prowess in the field
Tesla’s technical prowess in batteries is amazing
prowess: destreza, pericia, superior habilidad . Gran habilidad o destreza || valor, bravura, coraje, valentía, arrojo
jerk, to jerk
There is always some jerk in the crowd
Altman called Musk a “jerk”
jerk: (sustantivo) imbécil, idiota, cretino, gilipollas, pelotudo, boludo || sacudida, tirón
to jerk: (verbo) dar un tirón, jalar con brusquedad
nota: Es un término informal que podría, por ejemplo, ser empleado por un locutor de radio en la retransmisión de un partido de tenis.
to relent, relentless, unrelenting
the relentless pursuit of cost-effective solutions.
The relentless Russian artillery pounding
They vowed not to relent
Trump will not relent
after months of relentless Russian assaults
He has not relented in its attack
relentless: implacable, inexorable, incesante, incansable, imparable, inquebrantable
to relent: volverse menos severo, duro o estricto, normalmente por razones de humanidad. Ceder || ablandarse, suavizarse, ceder || rendirse
unrelenting: constante, continuo, implacable
to overtake
2023 was the hottest year globally, overtaking 2016 by a large margin.
Larry Ellison overtook Elon Musk
to overtake: superar, adelantar
on record, on the record, on-the-record
2024 was the hottest year on record
An on-the-record dispute
on record: registrado || en acta, por escrito, oficialmente, en expediente
to be on record as saying something: haber dicho algo públicamente y oficialmente, y que además se ha puesto por escrito
swift
Thank you for your swift replies: Gracias por vuestras prontas respuestas.
The announcement earned swift condemnation from Russia
a cease-fire would be the swiftest way to free the hostages.
he said that if reelected, he would swiftly bring an end to the war
swift: rápido, pronto, sin demora, instantáneo
brine, to brine
brines can be processed within days at competitive costs
brine: agua salada, solución salina || el mar o el agua del mar, océano || Agua con sales disueltas || Salmuera, agua salada que se emplea para condimentar o conservar alimentos
To brine: poner en salmuera
to come to fruition
Finally, efforts to make them are coming to fruition
he did not explain how that would come to fruition
There have been proposals for large solar plants, but they have never come to fruition
Conspiracy theories have not come to fruition
to come to fruition: empezar a dar sus frutos, a producir los resultados esperados
much better off, better off
they would be better off becoming part of the US
better off: mejor
much better off: mejor, mas rico
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