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Mr Clearla Uprah said, we’re having a meeting with our employees to EXPLAIN the confusion. Aclarar, explicar. To explain something. (see also: iron out, sort out, straighten out). commencer à apprendre
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Mr Clearla Uprah said, we’re having a meeting with our employees to CLEAR the confusion UP. -------------------- CLEAR UP. Why is Sue still angry with John? I thought they’d talked things over and cleared up their misunderstanding. ------------ CLEAR UP.
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Mr Clearla Uprah said, honey, it was raining all morning but it’s GETTING BETTER now, so we can go for a walk after lunch if you like. Aclararse. To get better, to Improve. commencer à apprendre
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Mr Clearla Uprah said, honey, it was raining all morning but it’s clearing up now, so we can go for a walk after lunch if you like. ----------------- CLEAR UP. Carlos got some cream for his pimples, and it soon cleared them up. --------------------- CLEAR UP.
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The plumber Mr Cloggs Uprah said, something has BLOCKED the pipe under the kitchen sink. Do you think you could unclog it for us?. Bloquear, obstruir. To block something, to slow the movement of something right down. (see also: block up). commencer à apprendre
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The plumber Mr Cloggs Uprah said, something has clogged up the pipe under the kitchen sink. Do you think you could unclog it for us?. ------------------- clog up. Heart attacks occur when fatty deposits clog up the heart’s blood vessels. -------- CLOG UP.
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Mrs Catchy Uprah Onorios said, I missed many classes, so I’ll have to work hard to BE UP TO DATE with the others. Ponerse al dia, ponerse al corriente. to bring one's efforts with something up to date: to do the work that one should have done. commencer à apprendre
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Mrs Catchy Uprah Onorios said, I missed many classes, so I’ll have to work hard to catch up with the others. ------------------- catch up. Jane was a long way behind the leaders, so she had to run fast to catch up and win the race, but she did it. She caught up and won!. ------- CATCH UP, or CATCH UP ON (something).
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Chaserly Uprah said that Rose spends a lot of time contacting shipping companies to TRACK all deliveries that haven’t reached customers on time. Hacer un segumiento, dar un seguimiento, subirle al seguimiento, chasear a alguién ó algo... Try to get more information about the progress of something. (see also: check on, track down, hunt down). commencer à apprendre
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Chaserly Uprah said that Rose spends a lot of time contacting shipping companies to CHASE UP all deliveries that haven’t reached customers on time. ------------- CHASE UP something, somebody. One of the most boring parts of her job is chasing up late payments. ---------------- CHASE UP something, somebody.
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Coverla Uprah said that the president’s party COVERED the fact that he’d been treated for addiction to drugs and alcohol, and most people never found out. Cubrir, tapar. to cover something or someone in order to hide or protect them. commencer à apprendre
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Coverla Uprah said that the president’s party covered up the fact that he’d been treated for addiction to drugs and alcohol, and most people never found out. ----------------- COVER UP. Governments try to cover up mistakes or corruption any way they can. ----- to COVER UP.
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Mr Crackanky Uprah said, after losing all his savings on the stock exchange, Donal Trump WENT CRAZY and tried to kill himself. Volverse loco, subirle a la locura. to become mentally ill and be unable to continue your normal life and work. commencer à apprendre
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Mr Crackanky Uprah said, after losing all his savings on the stock exchange, Donal Trump CRACKED UP and tried to kill himself. ---------------------- crack up. When someone becomes neurotic about pens and paper clips, it's a sure sign they're cracking up. ------- CRACK UP.
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Mr Crackanky Uprah said, we all LAUGHED A LOT when Eugenio Derbez started acting and speaking like our boss. We couldn’t stop laughing. Cagarse de la risa. to suddenly laugh a lot, or to make someone suddenly laugh a lot. commencer à apprendre
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Mr Crackanky Uprah said, we all cracked up when Eugenio Derbez started acting and speaking like our boss. We couldn’t stop laughing. ---------------------- crack up. The audience cracked up whenever the comedian told a funny joke. ------- CRACK UP.
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Windy Uprah said, that Ivan told Olmedo, you have to use a special key to CRANK the clock. Dar cuerda. if you wind or wind up a watch or a clock, you make it operate by turning a part of it around and around. commencer à apprendre
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Windy Uprah said, that Ivan told Olmedo, you have to use a special key to WIND the clock UP. -------- WIND or WIND UP. I forgot to wind my watch. What time is it?. -------- WIND or WIND UP.
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Windy Uprah said, that Efrain uttered, it's time for lunch - I wish Jane would BE THROUH WITH this boring meeting!. Terminar Windear, acabar Arriba con algo, acabar con algo, Windear. to end something. commencer à apprendre
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Windy Uprah said, that Efrain uttered, it's time for lunch - I wish Jane would WIND UP this boring meeting!. ------- WIND UP. I’d like to wind up the meeting soon... People are winding up in debt. ----- WIND UP.
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Memo's wife Mrs Windy Uprah asked, are you serious Memo or are you just trying to PULL MY LEG.?. Tomar el pelo, engañar a alguién. BRITISH INFORMAL. to trick someone by telling them something that is not true. commencer à apprendre
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Memo's wife Mrs Windy Uprah asked, are you serious Memo or are you just trying to wind me up?. --------- WIND UP. At first I thought they were winding me up. ----- WIND UP.
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Romo's wife said, he just knows how to UPSET me. Hacer enputar, hacer encabronar. to make someone angry or upset. commencer à apprendre
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Romo's wife said, he just knows how to WIND me UP. ----- WIND UP. Please don’t wind him up – the kid causes me enough trouble. ------- WIND UP.
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Mrs windy Uprah said that lawyers were called in to SHUT the company. Cerrar un negocio u organización. to close a business or organization. commencer à apprendre
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Mrs windy Uprah said that lawyers were called in to WIND UP the company. --------- WIND UP. The organization was later wound up with debts of $104,000. -------- WIND UP.
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Mrs Windy Uprah said, although Emi studied computer programming, he FINISHED working in welding. Terminar en, ir a acabar en, ir a parar en. to reach or come to a place, situation, or condition that was not planned or expected. to ended up. commencer à apprendre
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Mrs Windy Uprah said, although Emi studied computer programming, he WOUND UP working in welding. ------- WIND UP. They wound up being millionaires. After a wrong turn, we wound up in an unfamiliar neighborhood. ------- WIND UP.
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Mr Be Through With said, that Efrain uttered, it's time for lunch - I wish Jane would WIND UP this boring meeting!. Estar a finalizar con, estar a acabar con. commencer à apprendre
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Mr Be Through With said, that Efrain uttered, it's time for lunch - I wish Jane would BE THROUH WITH this boring meeting!. ------- BE THROUGH WITH. Can you do this photocopying for me? And when you're through with that, let me know and I'll find you something else to do. ------- BE THROUGH WITH.
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