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estereotipado, trillado hackneyed, clichd, overused

The plot of the film is just a hackneyed boy-meets-girl


scenario.
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parar, detener halt
The train halted at the signals.
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obstaculizar, dificultar, hamper
estorbar, impedir
I tried to run away, but I was hampered by my long dress.
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apurarse hasten to do something or hasten something
Rachel was so eager for her birthday that she went to bed
at 8 to hasten the arrival of her special day.
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haber adquirido el hbido de have got into the habit of / have developed the habit of
hacer algo / have acquired the habit of
We have got into the habit of going going to the cinema on
Fridays
We have developed the habit of going going to the cinema
on Fridays
We have acquired the habit ofgoing going to the cinema on
Fridays
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No tener otra salida ms que have no choice but to do something or to be left with no
choice but to do something
Much as she disagreed with it, Chloe had no choice but to
accept the management's decision.
Much as she disagreed with it, Chloe was left with no choice
but to accept the management's decision.
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No tener otra salida ms que have no choice other than to do something or to be left
with no choice other than to do something
Much as she disagreed with it, Chloe had no choice other
than to accept the management's decision.
Much as she disagreed with it, Chloe was left with no choice
other than to accept the management's decision.
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Por lo que s have no reason to suppose that something, have every
reason to suppose that something, as far as I know
I have no reason to suppose that Simon will no not be here
on Thursday.
I've no reason to suppose that Simon will no not be here on
Thursday
I have every reason to suppose that Simon will no not be
here on Thursday
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todava estn por hacer algo have yet to do something
They have yet to find out the cause of the accident was.
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tener el coraje de hacer lo que have/lack the courage of your convictions
uno cree

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puerto; refugio haven/heivn/
Pannama is tax haven.
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peligroso, arriesgado hazardous

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subirse a la cabeza head: go to someone's head
Don't let fame/success go to your head.
Champagne always goes straight to my head.
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tener buena cabeza para algo head: have a head for something
have a head for something
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or versus escuchar o or mal hear versus mishear

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rumor hearsay
I never trust anything that I learn by hearsay
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cubrirse las espaldas hedge your bets
They're hedging their bets and keeping up contacts with
both companies.
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hacer caso a alguien, tomar en heed
cuenta, considerar
He refused to heed my warning
Heed what I say!
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hacer caso, prestar atencin heed, pay attention to, notice, be aware of, mind
"Give heed to my words!", said the professor.
a reluctance to take heed of advice given
The company took no heed of (= did not consider) public
opposition to the plans.
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hacer caso a alguien, prestar heed: pay heed to ( take heed of)
atencin a
Take heed of my warning
He paid no heed to me.
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reliquia o recuerdo de familia heirloom
This quilt is an heirloom that has been in the family for
generations.
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llamar mi atencin held my attention / hold / hold
The film hold my attention
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Solo en negativo, help + ing


I can't help thinking that you are hiding something.
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As que, por lo tanto, por hence, therefore, for this reason, from this time, away
consiguiente, de ah. from this place, from now on
Desde aqu.
De ahora en adelante. A partir
de ahora.
Your grammar is weak, hence the low mark I've given you.
The building is being redecorated. Hence all the mess
everywhere.
Theyre going to put the rent up. Henceforth, well have to
economize in other areas.
a year hence.
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muy nervioso highly-strung
Shes a highly-strung individual.
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punto culiminante highpoint of/in something
The high point of my holiday was the whale-watching trip.
the highpoints in life
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senderismo hiking
They proposed to us a very complete activity program, but
what I was most interested in was hiking.
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retrasar; impedir; dificultar, hinder
entorpecer
All these interruptions hinder my work
All the interruptions hinder me from working.
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estorbo hindrance
I know you are trying to help, but youre just being a
hindrance.
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amarrar hitch something to something
He hitched his horse to the fencepost
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subir, elevar, levantar hoist something
Jeff hoisted the box onto the truck.
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sostener, sujetar, retener, hold something up
atracar
Im sorry Im late I got held up at the office.
The bandits held up the stagecoach.
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tener una gran influencia hold sway among something
Ten years after she correctly predicted the crash, she still
holds sway among stock brokers.
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tener el control sobre algo hold sway over something
Each group that held sway over a particular strip of the
Mississippi River controlled who used it.
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casero Home-loving, home-body

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irremediablemente; hopelessly inefficient
perdidamente; sin esperanzas
ineficiente
The companys customer service response has been
hopelessly inefficient.
The companys customer service response has been
hopelessly inept.
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planear sobre algo hover above/ over something
A police helicopter hovered over the building in which the
terrorists had taken refuge.
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merodear, dar vueltas alrededor hover around or hover about
I wish shed stop hovering around me and go away.
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no importa cuntas veces haga however often i do something
algo

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alboroto, jaleo hubbub
There was a sudden hubbub in the train station, and no one
could hear the announcement.
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higinico versus antihiginico hygienic versus unhygienic

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publicitar, bombo publicitario hype
The new product didn't live up to the hype.
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hipcrita, engaoso hypocritical, two-faced, deceitful, deceptive, dirty,
dishonest, doubtful, insidious

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Suponiendo que te fueran Hypothetical or unlikely current, future or general
dados situations: Supposing + was/were done
Supposing you were given ten million euros, what would
you spend it on?
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Qu haras si estuvieras Hypothetical or unlikely current, future or general
haciendo algo y situations: What if + were doing something
What if you were walking down the street and you
suddenly found a wallet? Would you hand it in?
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Imagina que hubieras estado Hypothetical or unlikely past situations: Imagine + would
haciendo algo + been doing something
Imagine you'd been working there for 40 years. What kind
of pension would you have got?
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Supn que hubieras hecho algo Hypothetical or unlikely past situations: Suppose + had
done something
Suppose you had won the lottery last night. What would
you have done?
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