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He turned up the TV to drown out the neighbor’s shouting... Don't let the noise of others' opinions “drown out” your own inner voice. The music was so loud it drowned out our conversation. Her voice was drowned out by the noise of the crowd. empezar lección
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ahogar o acallar un sonido, especialmente cuando otro sonido más fuerte lo tapa o lo cubre.
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When we had a meeting for voting, our board of directors sided with him... sided with.
The party hopes the minister will side with them. empezar lección
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My parents always side with my brother, even when he’s wrong... sided with.
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Put someone up for adoption. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption... Put someone up for adoption. empezar lección
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Poner a alguien en adopción, es decir, entregar legalmente a un niño para que otra familia lo críe. After struggling to raise the child alone, she decided to put him up for adoption... Put someone up for adoption. The baby was put up for adoption shortly after birth... put up for adoption...... Put someone up for adoption.
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After hours of begging, her father finally relented and let her go to the party. The rain didn't relent all night.
He refused to relent, even when everyone asked him to reconsider. empezar lección
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ceder, parar, disminuir, aflojar, ablandarse, mostrar compasión, o dar el brazo a torcer.
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Truth be told, I didn’t really enjoy the movie. Truth be told, I was a little nervous before the interview. Truth be told, I’ve never been good at cooking.
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it is life's change agent. I used to fear death, but now I see it differently. It’s not just the end—it’s life’s change agent, making way for what’s next... it is life's change agent. empezar lección
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Es el agente de cambio de la vida. Death may seem like an end, but in truth, it is life’s change agent. It clears space for renewal and growth... Time is often described as a healer, but change is what truly shapes us—and death, though feared, is life’s ultimate change agent.
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She gave birth while still unwed... The organization offers housing for unwed mothers... unwed. empezar lección
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When something had run its course. The disease was not treated, but it eventually ran its course and disappeared. Their friendship had run its course, and they drifted apart. empezar lección
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Cuando halgo habia corrido su curso, cuando había llegado a su fin de forma natural. After years of trying to fix things, they both accepted that the relationship had run its course.
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(ej. drop in for a visit), to visit a place or person briefly and without a formal appointment. empezar lección
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Caer o aparecer sin avisar pasar a visitar, llegar sin avisar, aparecer de repente, caer de visita (más informal).
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Pizarra para escribir, Pizarrón negro usado para escribir con tiza. (small chalkboard).
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oyente. Se refiere a alguien que asiste o participa sin estar formalmente inscrito.
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I stumbled into [it] by following my curiosity and intuition, and it turned out to be priceless later on... She stumbled into a great opportunity. empezar lección
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Entrar, tropesar for casualidad o involucrarse en algo por accidente o sin planearlo, generalmente con suerte o por curiosidad. to become involved in something by chance, without planning it.
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