WOW PHRASES- IGCSE

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que yo recuerde

as far as I remember

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que yo sepa

to my knowledge

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para ser sincero

to be honest

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si quieres que te diga la verdad

if you want me to tell you the truth

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qué maravilla

how wonderful/ what a wonder

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cuando vaya a la universidad

when I go to uni

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siempre he soñado con + inf

I have always dreamt of

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si pudiera elegir

if I could choose

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me habrĂ­a gustado + inf

I would have liked to + inf

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lo mejor/ peor/ bueno/ malo es que

the best/ worst/ good/ bad thing is that

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si fuera el alcalde

if I were the major

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mis padres me han dicho que

my parents have told me that

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tengo la suerte de + inf

I am lucky to

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pase lo que pase

whatever happens

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cuando era pequeño/s, solía + inf

when I was little, I used to

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tengo la intenciĂłn de + inf

I intend to

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después de/ antes de + inf

after +ing/ before + ing

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por si las moscas

just in case

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si hubiera podido, lo habrĂ­a hecho

if I had been able to, I would have done it.

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si ganara la loterĂ­a

if I won the lottery

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si recuerdo bien

If I remember well

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es + adj+ que + subj

it is + adj+ that +

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cuando sea mayor,

when I am older

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para que + subje

so that

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espero que + subj (never future!)

I hope that

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me vuelve loco/a

he/she/ it drives me mad

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hace + period of time

since + time/ also ago

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visto que/ puesto que/ dado que/ ya que

because

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dudo que sea asĂ­

I doubt it is like that

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no creo que sea una buena idea

I don't think it is a good idea

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yo dirĂ­a que

I would say that

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a pesar de + noun

despite + noun

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qué pena

what a pity

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de acuerdo con lo que me han dicho

according to what I have been told

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la verdad es que

the truth is that

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lo pasé bomba

I had a great time

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hasta cierto punto

until a certain point

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con un poco de suerte

with a bit of luck

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buena pregunta

good question

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en lo que a mĂ­ se refiere

as far as I am concerned

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al + inf

when/ on +ing

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sin + inf

without +ing

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estar a punto de + inf

to be about to + inf

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llover a cántaros

to rain cats and dogs

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como si fuese lo Ăşnico que importase

as if it was the only thing that matters

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me da la impresiĂłn de que

I have the impression that

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es detestable que todavĂ­a hay

it is despicable that there is/ are still

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pensándolo bien

thinking it twice

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si estuviera en su pellejo

If I were in his/her/their shoes

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ni siquiera

not even

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dar en el clavo

to hit the nail on the head

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no lo veo de esa manera

I don't see it that way

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me quedé de piedra cuando me contó la historia

I was stunnded when he/she told me the story

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que + noun/ adjective

what a + noun/ how + adjective

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sumamente

extremely

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nada más + inf

inmmediately after + ing

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por desgracia

unfortunately

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matar dos pájaros de un tiro

to kill two birds with one stone

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ser una hormiguita

to be very hard working

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dejar de + inf

to stop doing something

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habrĂ­a preferido + inf

I would have preferred + inf

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no ... ni... ni...

neither ... nor

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ya sea ... o ...

whether ... or...

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tanto ... como...

both ... and

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hablar por los codos

to talk the hind legs of a donkey

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ser como el dĂ­a y la noche

to be different as cheese and chalk

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no podrĂ­a vivir sin + noun or inf

I could not live without

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debido al hecho de que

due to the fact that

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ojalá lo hubiera hecho antes

I wish I had done it before

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ojalá mi sueño se haga realidad

if only my dream came true

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de uvas a peras

once in a blue moon

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no aguanto

I cannot bear

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de todas formas

any way

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me muero por +noun/ inf

I am dying for

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ser como dos gotas de agua

to be like two peas in a pod

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si fuera posible, me gustarĂ­a que hubiera

if it was possible, I would like that there would be

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para concluir

to sum up

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lo que más/menos me gusta

what I like the most/ the least

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en aquella Ă©poca

at that time

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no obstante

nonetheless

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por lo visto

apparently

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por consiguiente

consequently

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si tuviera la oportunidad

if I had the opportunity

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por eso pienso que

that is why I think that

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en primer/ segundo/ tercer lugar

in first/ second/ third place

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sin duda alguna

with no doubt

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una pérdida de tiempo

a waste of time

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un desperdicio de dinero

a waste of money