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Valorar para permanecer	Appreciation is preservation	Edward Tully
"cada loco con su tema" / "cada cabeza un mundo"	Different folks, different strokes / One man's meat is another man's poison / Each to his own	Heloise King
"oreja de un arcano ancestral".	ear of an ancient mystery / enigma	(Non-member)
"Para todo mal, mezcal, y para todo bien, también"	Mezcal for the bad times, Mezcal for the good times	(Non-member)
"poner a mover hasta los huesos"	get the joint jumping	Lisa Dahlander
"segu�a con mis afanes"	I carried on with what I was doing	reubenius
"Soldado que huye sirve para otra guerra"	"He who fights and runs lives to fight another day"	(Non-member)
"tapados o, mejor dicho atrapados"	covered, or shall we say smothered...	Lisa Dahlander
"Uno pierde el pelo, pero no las mañas"	The fox may lose his hair/pelt, but not his cunning	(Non-member)
(ser) carne de tertulia	you shine	Edward Tully
...llegué de malas y todo me sale mal...	crancky/in a sour mood and everything goes wrong for me...	Coral Getino
...una mosca en la leche... o ...un pelo en la sopa...	...a fly in the ointment ... or ... a hair in the soup ...	(Non-member)
a bobalicón no había quien le ganara	he's as thick as two short planks	(Non-member)
a cuenta gotas	in dribs and drabs / little by little / a few at a time	Myriam S
a golpe de agenda	right on time/cue	Edward Tully
a salto de manta	as they come along	Casey Butterfield
a seguro se lo llevaron preso	nothing is certain but death and taxes	(Non-member)
a título póstumo	posthumously	...
a vueltas cada uno por su lado	each on their own	Beatriz Ramirez de Haro
abrir este ostión de manejo	Opening this can of worms	Michael Powers (PhD)

Aché pa’ mí	here I go! / this one's for luck!	Douglas Divers
acompañar a los comuneros entre tres y cinco años	to assist villagers for about 3 or 5 years	(Non-member)
agua del Carmen	agua del Carmen	psicutrinius
ahí queda eso	and that's that	(Non-member)
Ahí está el quid del asunto.	Therein lies the crux/heart/core/nub of the matter.	(Non-member)
Ajo entero salta del mortero	Divide and conquer	jlrsnyder
al (en el contexto)	as of	(Non-member)
al fin y a la postre	in the end/ after all/ finally	(Non-member)
al lote (Chile)	sloppy, careless	(Non-member)
Al mejor cazador se lo lleva la corriente	Even the best of hunters misses the boat (non sequitur)	(Non-member)
al pie de la letra	to the letter	(Non-member)
al uso	in the field	(Non-member)
Al vino, vino	Let's call a Merlot a Merlot (play on words in a wine context)	Hazel Whiteley
alborotar a todo el palomar	to set the cat amongst the pigeons	Rebecca Hendry
alegrar y agasajar	cheer and entertain	sedecrem
alguien que siente que es denso y que quiere interactuar y no puede	someone who feels awkward in company and wants to interact with others, but can't (lacks social skills)	(Non-member)
allá donde fueres, haz lo que vieres	When in Rome do as the Romans	(Non-member)
Altoandinas	of the High Andes	Rosina Peixoto
Antes de pasar cualquier página con suficiencia...	you have to learn how to walk before you learn how to run	Lydia De Jorge
aportar mi grano de arena	to do my part / to do my bit	Ltemes

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