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1 was
see bewas vbtr[wɒz, ʊnstressed wəz]1→ link=be be{pret.(Preterito definido de "to be")wɑːz, weak form wəz, wɒz, weak form wəz[wɒz, wǝz]PT of be* * *[wɑːz], weak form [wəz, wɒz], weak form [wəz] -
2 all hell broke loose or was let loose
se armó el gran follón or la grandeEnglish-spanish dictionary > all hell broke loose or was let loose
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3 he was all eyes
era todo or (LAm) puros ojos -
4 he was caught off stride or off balance
* lo cogieron con la guardia bajaEnglish-spanish dictionary > he was caught off stride or off balance
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5 he was far gone
* (=ill) estaba muy acabado; (=drunk) estaba muy borracho -
6 he was hoist with his own petard
English-spanish dictionary > he was hoist with his own petard
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7 he was lulled into a false sense of security
English-spanish dictionary > he was lulled into a false sense of security
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8 he was quaking or shaking or trembling in his boots
English-spanish dictionary > he was quaking or shaking or trembling in his boots
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9 he was saved by the bell
(lit) (Boxing) le salvó la campana; (fig) se salvó por los pelos * -
10 he was sweating buckets or like a pig
* estaba sudando tinta or como un polloEnglish-spanish dictionary > he was sweating buckets or like a pig
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11 he was the light of her life
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12 he was thrilled to bits with the present
estaba que no cabía en sí (de alegría) con el regalo, el regalo le hizo muchísima ilusiónEnglish-spanish dictionary > he was thrilled to bits with the present
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13 he's been riding since he was knee-high to a grasshopper
* lleva montando a caballo desde que era un renacuajo *English-spanish dictionary > he's been riding since he was knee-high to a grasshopper
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14 he/she was dead to the world
(=asleep) estaba dormido/a como un tronco -
15 his face was a study
hum ¡si le hubieras visto la cara! -
16 his heart was not in it
lo hacía sin ganas, no tenía fe en lo que estaba haciendo -
17 I had it or it was on the tip of my tongue
English-spanish dictionary > I had it or it was on the tip of my tongue
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18 I was left holding the baby
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19 I was thrown in (at the deep end)
* me echaron or arrojaron a los leones *English-spanish dictionary > I was thrown in (at the deep end)
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20 it was a belt-and-braces job
* se tomaron todas las precauciones posibles
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