Cliffhanger ending
Final de suspense (de una película)
Unconvincing character/acting
Personaje o actuación inverosímil
Atrocious
Very bad
Negative stereotypes
Estereotipos negativos
Topical news
Noticias de actualidad
Far-fetched (implausible)
Inverosímil
To be a bookworm
Ser un comelibros
Housing
Vivienda/alojamiento
To be a drag (informal)
Ser un coñazo/rollo/lata
Ex. Homework is always a drag
Misleading
Confuso/engañoso
Expand on (sth)
Desarrollar/extenderse en
,To hedge your bets (play it safe)
Asegurar la jugada
Ex. If you hedge your bets you may make less profit in the short term, but your money will be safer in
the long run.
Weep (generally in private, more emotional and quieter)
Also: my wound's weeping (mi herida está supurando)
Wail (generally in public and louder)
Cry (general term)
Llorar, llanto, sollozar
More flexibily
Con más flexibilidad
Crude oil
Petróleo
Petrol (British)
Gasolina
Gas(oline) (American)
Gasolina
Contrive (Sth)
Idear/planear/elaborar (un plan)
In principle (theoretically)
En principio
To be halfway
Estar a mitad de camino
Unexpectedly
Inesperadamente
Unrecorded
No documentado/no grabado/no registrado
To be appreciative of (sth)
Dar gracias por/estar agradecido por
Sth goes down well
Algo sale bien
Overdramatic
Exagerado/sobreactuado
There's a lack of evidence
No existen suficientes pruebas
There's a turnaround
Giro radical/cambio radical/cambio de rumbo
Put sth forward/propose or suggest something
Proponer algo
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