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61 pure and simple
((used after a noun) nothing but: It was an accident pure and simple.) puro y simplepuro,-a y simple -
62 very well
(used to express (reluctant) agreement to a request etc: `Please be home before midnight.' `Very well.') vale, está claromuy bien, bueno -
63 well done!
(used in congratulating a person: I hear you won the competition. Well done!) muy bien, así se hacewell done!¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace! -
64 what of it?
(used in replying, to suggest that what has been done, said etc is not important: `You've offended him.' `What of it?') ¿y qué?what of it?¿y qué? -
65 as sure as
(used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt': As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again.) seguro como que me llamo...., me apuesto lo que sea a que... -
66 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
67 do you mind!
(used to show annoyance, stop someone doing something etc: Do you mind! That's my foot you're standing on!) ¡haz el favor! -
68 may have
(used to express a possibility in the past: He may have been here, but we cannot be sure.) es posible que -
69 might as well
(used to suggest that there is no good reason for not doing something: I might as well do it all at once.) podría también -
70 must have
(used to state a probability about something in the past: She must have been very young when she got married.) deber haberse -
71 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) ni... ni -
72 not to mention
(used to emphasize something important or to excuse oneself for mentioning something relatively unimportant: He is rich and clever, not to mention handsome.) por no hablar de, sin contar -
73 on and on
(used with certain verbs to emphasize the length of an activity: She kept on and on asking questions.) sin parar -
74 on earth
(used for emphasis: What on earth are you doing?; the stupidest man on earth.) qué demonios; del mundo -
75 or something
(used when the speaker is uncertain or being vague: Her name is Mary or Margaret or something.) o algo así, o algo por el estilo -
76 touch wood
((used as an interjection) to touch something made of wood superstitiously, in order to avoid bad luck: None of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood!) tocar madera -
77 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) cómo -
78 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) ¿qué diablos? -
79 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) ¿qué diablos? -
80 with compliments
(used when sending a gift etc: `With compliments from a secret admirer'.) gentileza de, cortesía de
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used to — W2S1 [ˈju:st tu:] modal v 1.) if something used to happen, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now ▪ He used to go to our school. ▪ We re eating out more often than we used to. did not use to do sth ▪ You didn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
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used to — (do something) to have done something in the past. A young lady who used to work in my office had seven brothers! We used to visit our parents at Christmas every year … New idioms dictionary
used — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having already been used. 2) second hand … English terms dictionary