English-Ingles

to cast doubt on poner en duda to cast pearls before swine echarles margaritas a los cerdos to cast the first stone tirar la primera piedra The new evidence cast doubt on the defended's alibi. You know Jim won't follow your advice, you're casting pearls before swine! You've made mistakes too! Who are you to cast the first stone?

to carry a torch for estar enamorado de alguien  to carry coals to Newcastle echar agua en el mar  to carry the ball llevar la batuta  to carry the day salir victorioso  to carry weight tener mucho peso  Bob has carried a torch for Susan since high school. Those fancy private schools don't need that money. You'recarrying coals to Newcastle. As captain of the team, it's your job to carry the ball on the field. With five votes for and two against, my proposal carried the day. What you do carries a lot of weight in the kids' behavior.

to call a halt to something suspender algo to call a spade a spade llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino to call in sick dar parte de enfermo to call it a day terminar, dejar para otro día to call it quits terminar, quedar en paz to call someone name s insultar a alguien It started to rain so we had to call the parade to a halt. Jack's really straight-forward, he really calls a spade a spade. Emily's not coming to work today, she called in sick. We've been working for hours, you're all tired, let's call it a day . Jo and Bill decided to call it quits, they broke up. All of a sudden, Peter started to call me names , I was shocked! to call someone's bluff descubrirle a alguien la farolada to call something into question poner algo en duda to call something to mind acordarse de algo to call the shots/tune mandar, tener la última palabra to call to account pedirle cuentas a alguien to call to heel poner a alguien en vereda I ...

camp follower simpatizante can of worms problema peliagudo carbon copy calco carrot-and-stick política de incentivos y amenazas cash on the barrelhead dinero contante y sonante cast in the same mould cortados por la misma tijera The new party has thousands of camp followers all over the country. The new teacher soon found out that handling a fifth grade is a can of worms. Are you sure they're not twins? They're a carbon copy of each other! The boss turned to a carrot-and-stick policy: we work extra hours, he pays us double. In order to buy the house we have to pay a $5,000 safety deposit, cash on the barrelhead. My mum used to say that men are cast in the same mould. castles in the air castillos en el aire chain reaction efecto dominó chain smoker fumador empedernido change of heart/life/pace cambio de opinión/vida/ritmo charmed life vida afortunada cheap at half the price! ¡una ganga! Joe says he's going to be the CEO of the company ...

to bring a lump to one's throat hacérsele a alguien un nudo en la garganta to bring down the house ser todo un éxito to bring home the bacon ganar el pan to bring out the best/worst in someone sacar lo mejor/peor de alguien to bring someone down a peg or two bajarle los humos a alguien to bring someone to heel poner a alguien en vereda That final scene was so moving! It brought a lump to my throat. Peter's performance of 'Hamlet' really brought down the house. Nowadays it's very common for both parents to bring home the bacon. Mike's arrogance brings out the worst in him. It's so annoying! The next time he yells at you I'll bring him down a peg or two. My sister didn't want to do her homework but my dad soon brought her to heel. to bring someone to their knees derrotar a alguien to bring something to a close terminar algo to bring something to light sacar algo a ala luz to bring something to mind recordar algo to b...