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(to
be involved in!).
28-Althought he liked strawberries very much, John couldnt face eating any
more that day.
Much as he likes strawberries, John couldnt
29-The court made him re-pay the debt week by week.
He was made to repay11
30-Although some of his shares had gone down in price, he had made an
overall profit.
In spite of the fact some of his shares / In spite of his shares having gone
down
31-She was interested in nothing except making money.
Making money was the only thing she was interested in.
32-Peters workload is more than he can handle.
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Despite the fact that the jockey was officially warned / Despite having
being officially warned about
82-Mr. Taylor was sacked from his job as Minister of Defence 18 when details
of his private life were revealed.
Revelations about Mr. Taylors private life led to his being sacked from his
job as Minister of Defence.
83-This letter guarantees that the boots are authentic.
The authenticity of these boots is guaranteed by this letter.
84-Mary plans to finish her novel and then to go abroad.
Mary will go abroad when she has finished her novel.
85-This drink is different from all the others.
(DIFFERENCE). This is a drink with a difference. (Viene de un slogan
publicitario).
86-These events did not benefit Tom.
(DETRIMENT). These events works to Toms detriment.19
87-Shes very proud of the way she keeps her house clean and tidy.
(TAKES). She takes great pride in keeping her house clean and tidy.20
88-He always took the best jobs for himself without thinking of the bad
effect on his colleagues.
(EXPENSE). He always took the best jobs for himself at the expense of his
colleagues.21
89-The commentator decided to criticize particularly the councils housing
policy.
(SINGLED OUT). The commentator singled out for criticism the councils
housing policy.22
90-This TV programme
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(US) behavior.
(US) defense
To work to the detriment of).
To take pride in + (gerundio).
At the expense of.
To single out = Elegir uno entre ms.
(US) program.
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94-There was hardly ever enough work to keep me occupied for the whole
morning.
Rarely was there enough work to keep me
95-I am certain Stephen would leave some kind of sign before going away.
Surely Stephen wouldnt go away without leaving some kind of sign.
96-I think someone is following me, said Tom.
Tom suspected he was being followed.
97-All the days seemed the same to me.
(DISTINGUISH). I couldnt distinguish one day from another.
98-The team of experts finally managed to get the right solution to the
problem.
(CAME). The team of experts finally came up with the right solution to the
problem.
99-There was sufficient time for us to feel we had no need to hurry.
(WORLD). We had all the time in the world to feel
100-I spend all my energy trying to support my family.
(GOES). All my energy goes on trying
101-You have to be very clever to reach the end of the game in ten
minutes.
(SKILL). You need a lot of skill to reach
102-The number of people in the square must have exceeded 10000.
(LEAST). There must have been at least 10000 people in the square.
103-The inspector explained the situation briefly.
The inspector gave a brief explanation of the situation.
104-He contributed generously to charity.
He made generous contributions to charity.
105-It is impossible to say what problems might arise in the future.
Future problems cannot be predicted.
106-Among the sales staff, there was widespread opposition to the new
proposals.
Most24 of the sales staff were opposed to the new proposals.
107-Although
John
can
understand
these
calculations, he is
not
mathematician.
John may understand these calculations although he is not a mathematician.
108-Even the best samples you have shown us do not meet our standards.
None of the samples you have shown us meets our standards. 25
109-I think everyone got a lot out of the training course.
(WORTHWHILE). I think everyone found the training course worthwhile.
110-With this machine you can do all the calculations that you need.
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Staff is a plural !.
To meet the standards = reunir los requisitos. (None is a singular ! ).
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118-He had no idea that armed police was waiting for him.
Little did he know that armed police
119-Not many of the people in Britain speak my language.
Hardly anyone in Britain speaks my language.
120-Even he doesnt win the election, he counts on the support of his party.
(WHETHER). Whether he wins the election or not, he counts
121-Most people regard him as being the best man for the job.
(WIDELY). He widely regarded as being the best man for the job. / Hes
widely considered to be the best man
122-My worst fears about this government have actually happened.
(TRUE). My worst fears about this government have come true.
123-Jane was given permission by her boss to take a day off.
(AGREED). Janes boss agreed that she could / might have / take a day off.
124-If you dont pay you will be prosecuted.
Failure to pay will result in your being prosecuted.
125-She didnt let them out of her sight for a second.
Not for a second did she let them out of her sight.
126-despite his brilliance, he never became famous.
Brilliant as he was, he never became famous.
127-What are your views on reforming the rape laws?
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supplementary
benefit
has
now
been
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The roof needs mending, to let alone the walls and woodwork.
The moment = when.
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(UNDER WAY). When Tom arrived, work was already under way.
194-Francis discovered the evidence to prove his new theory quite by
chance.
(STUMBLED). Francis stumbled on the evidence to prove his new theory.
195-The work he has done is not up to the standards that we expect.
(FALLS). The work he has done falls below the standard.
196-If you want to become proficient at any skill, you will have to put in
hours of practice.
Becoming proficient at any skill involves putting in hours of practice.
197-As a public speaker, John is not good at all.
What John is bad at is public speaker.
198-It is possible that a rigid grammatical structure would have led to a
different development of the language.
A rigid grammatical structure might have led
199-It is a pity the author has not considered all the relevant facts.
I wish the author had considered all the relevant facts.
200-Its easy for computers to ensure that expressions are consistently
throughout a long text.
Computers have no difficulty in ensuring that expressions are
201-There is no tougher problem in computer translation than how to
handle context.
How to handle context is the toughest problem in computer translation.
202-Everyone became tired on the mountain path.
(GOING). Everyone found the mountain path hard going.
203-Stephen just couldnt manage to explain how he made so many spelling
errors.
(LOSS). Stephen was at a loss to explain how he made so many spelling
errors.
204-He did not hesitate to report his grandmother to the police.
(QUALMS)32. He had no qualms about reporting his grandmother to the
police.
205-Tom comes from Yorkshire, but you couldnt tell this from his accent.
(TRACE). Tom comes from Yorkshire, but has no trace of an accent.
206-Technical manuals are quite suitable for this purpose.
(BILL). Technical manuals fit the bill.
207-The skier injured his back, so that was the end of his championships
hopes.
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(PAID). The skiers back injury put paid to his championships hopes.
208-The gangsters threatened Peter with violence.
The gangsters made threats of violence against Peter.
209-Mark does not intend to pay back the money he has borrowed.
Mark has no intention of paying back the money he has borrowed.
210-The driver behaved in such a way as to place the passengers in danger.
The passengers were placed in danger by the drivers behaviour.
211-Sheila has every chance of getting the job.
It is very likely that Sheila would get the job.
212-It wasnt Jills fault that we got lost.
Jill wasnt to blame for our getting lost. / Jill wasnt to blame for the fact
that we got lost. (Mejor la primera).
213-The full story of the disaster was not told until 1990.
Not until 1990 was the full story of the disaster told.
214-One is very much inclined to dismiss the whole thing as a joke.
(TEMPTING). Its tempting to dismiss the whole thing as a joke.
215-After a short prison sentence, he decided to go straight.
(SPELL). After a spell in prison, he
216-The right attitude to the job is as important as the right qualifications.
(LESS). The right attitude to the job is not less important than the right
qualifications.
217-He paid no regard to his own comfort.
(INDIFFERENT). He was indifferent to his own comfort.
218-The meals we are getting now cannot be compared to the ones we had
to put up with before.
(COMPARISON). There is no comparison between the meals we are getting
now and the ones we had to put up with before.
219-We have long since ceased to keep information in printed form.
(AGES). It is ages since we kept information in printed form.
220-Fewer people attended the meeting than the chairman had expected.
There werent so many people at the meeting as the chairman had
expected.
221-She is better qualified than the others members of the department.
The other members of the department arent as well qualified as she is. /
arent so well qualified as she is. / are worse qualified .
222-Toms behavior was far worse than anyone elses.
No one else had worse behavior than Toms. / No one else behaved so badly
as Tom.
223-You wont find objects like this anywhere else.
Nowhere else will you find objects like this.
224-Only recently was the cause of the disease discovered.
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It was only recently that the cause of the disease was discovered.
225-He decided to repair it himself and not take it back to the shop.
Rather than take it to the shop, he decided to repair it himself.
226-Offering her money wouldnt make any difference.
Even if you offered her more money, it wouldnt make any difference.
227-Your hair really needs cutting, doesnt it?
Your hair really must be cut, mustnt it?
228-I wont keep you long. I know you are in a hurry.
I wont take up much of your time, I know you are in a hurry.
229-Peter left the room without saying a word.
Peter didnt say a word when he left the room. / Peter didnt say a word as
he left the room.
230-She hardly ever opens her mouth at meetings.
Hardly ever does she open her mouth at meetings.
231-Only when I heard the full story did I realize I had been taken in.
It was when I heard the full story that I realized
232-Franks car goes much faster than Dans.
Dans car doesnt go as fast as Franks (by far).
233-This is the nicest place I have ever seen.
Nowhere I have ever seen nicer than this.
234-Ill repeat the information only once.
Only once shall I repeat the information.
235-I have locked the door so that the cat wont get out.
(PREVENT). I have locked the door to prevent the cat from getting out.
236-I expect they were enjoying themselves because they were laughing
and singing.
They must have been enjoying themselves because
237-The situation has changed considerably in the last three years.
The situation is not the same as it was three years ago.
238-It is thought that the robbers used their car to escape.
The robbers are thought to have used their cat to escape.
239-You ought to settle the matter once and for all.
It is time for you to settle / It is time you settled
240-He prefers playing tennis to studying.
He would rather play tennis than study.
241-Dont work so hard, I said to him.
I suggested that he shouldnt work so hard.33
242-She was worry that she hadnt applied for the job.
She regretted not having applied for the job.
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hip1 / hIp / n
b (joint) cadera f; they fitted him with a plastic hip le pusieron una cadera de plstico
1 a cadera f; with ones hands on ones hips con los brazos en jarras; to be broad/narrow in
the hip(s) ser* ancho/estrecho de cadera(s); to shoot from the hip (colloq) no tener* pelos
en la lengua (fam); (lit: with pistol) disparar sin apuntar; (before n) size / measurement
de caderas; hip flask petaca f, botella f de bolsillo; hip joint articulacin f de la cadera; hip
pocket bolsillo m trasero (del pantaln)
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