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Spanish idioms

This exercise helps you practise looking up Spanish idioms in the Spanish-English side of the dictionary to find the correct English equivalent. For instance, the translation for gato escaldado del agua fría huye is listed at gato rather than agua. Being aware of where idioms are most likely to be found will save you time when translating.

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