| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
aged from [sth] to [sth],
aged between [sth] and [sth] adj + prep | (in a given age range) (rango de edades) | de edades comprendidas entre loc adj |
| de X a Y años loc adj |
| de entre X y Z años loc adj |
| This program is designed for young people aged from 18 to 25. |
| alternate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (switch between options) | alternar entre vi + prep |
| In some spas, people alternate between hot and cold baths. |
| En algunos spas, la gente alterna entre los baños calientes y los fríos. |
| between a rock and a hard place expr | (facing two bad choices) | entre la espada y la pared expr |
| between acts adv | (between acts in a play) | entre actos loc adv |
| It's very busy backstage between acts, what with all the costume and scenery changes. |
| between jobs expr | (unemployed) | sin trabajo, sin empleo loc adv |
| desempleado adj |
| (ES) | parado adj |
| between now and then adv | (from now until a future time) | desde ahora hasta entonces, de ahora a entonces, de este momento hasta entonces, desde este momento loc adv |
| You'd better do a lot of work between now and then. |
| Más te vale trabajar mucho desde ahora hasta entonces. |
| between periods adv | (school: between lessons) (ES) | durante los cambios de clase loc adv |
| durante los recreos loc adv |
| durante el descanso loc adv |
| (ES, coloquial) | entre clase y clase loc adv |
| Eleanor only had enough time between periods to walk to her next class. |
| Eleonor sólo tenía tiempo de caminar hasta su nueva clase durante los cambios de clase. |
between the devil and the deep blue sea,
between a rock and a hard place,
between Scylla and Charybdis expr | figurative (facing a dilemma) | entre la espada y la pared expr |
| between two fires expr | figurative (under attack from two sides) | rodeado por todos los flancos expr |
| atacado por ambos lados expr |
between you and me,
between ourselves adv | (confidentially, in confidence) | entre nosotros loc adv |
| entre tú y yo loc adv |
| Between you and me, I think Stella has fallen in love with him. |
| Entre nosotros, creo que Estela se ha enamorado de él. |
| betwixt and between adv | (in between, indeterminate) | entre una cosa y otra loc adv |
| blur the boundaries between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative (make less distinct) | desdibujar los límites loc verb |
| blur the lines between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative (make less distinct) | desdibujar los límites entre una cosa y otra loc verb |
| caught between [sth] expr | (between opposing sides, choices) | entre prep |
| atrapado entre loc prep |
| caught between two worlds expr | (pulled by two different cultures) | entre dos mundos expr |
| atrapado entre dos mundos expr |
| close the gap between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative (equalize [sth]) | achicar la brecha entre loc verb |
| conciliate between [sb] vi + prep | (mediate) | conciliar entre, arbitrar entre, mediar entre loc verb |
| decide (between [sth] and [sth]) vi + prep | (choose from among) | decidir entre vi + prep |
| escoger entre vi + prep |
| I couldn't decide between the two dresses, so I bought both. |
| No pude decidir entre los dos vestidos, así que compré ambos. |
| differentiate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (see difference) | diferenciar entre vtr + prep |
| It can be hard to differentiate between a severe panic attack and a heart attack. |
| Puede ser difícil diferenciar entre un ataque de pánico severo y un ataque cardíaco. |
| discriminate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (differentiate between things) | discriminar⇒ vtr |
| distinguir⇒ vtr |
| It's hard to discriminate between the individual cells. |
| Es difícil discriminar entre las células individuales. |
| distance between prep | (space separating) | distancia entre nf + prep |
| The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. |
| La menor distancia entre dos puntos es una línea recta. |
| distinguish between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (know the difference) | distinguir entre vtr + prep |
| I can't distinguish between the black and the dark brown. |
| No puedo distinguir entre el negro y el marrón oscuro. |
| draw a parallel between [sth] and [sth] v expr | (identify as being similar) | hacer una analogía entre loc verb |
| We can draw a parallel between restrictions on law making powers of the earliest British Parliaments, and that of the modern European Parliament. |
| Podemos hacer una analogía entre las restricciones del poder legislativo de los primeros Parlamentos británicos y las del Parlamento Europeo moderno. |
| hacer un paralelismo entre loc verb |
| Podemos hacer un paralelismo entre las restricciones del poder legislativo de los primeros Parlamentos británicos y las del Parlamento Europeo moderno. |
| encontrar similitudes entre loc verb |
| Podemos encontrar similitudes entre las restricciones de los poderes legislativos de los primeros Parlamentos británicos y las del Parlamento Europeo moderno. |
| establecer un paralelo entre loc verb |
| Podemos establecer un paralelo entre las restricciones legislativas de los primeros Parlamentos británicos y las del Parlamento Europeo moderno. |
drive a wedge between [sb],
drive a wedge between [sb] and [sb] v expr | figurative (cause bad feeling between) | abrir una brecha loc verb |
| sembrar la discordia loc verb |
| dividir⇒ vtr |
| I can't help feeling that your mother is trying to drive a wedge between us. |
| establish connection between v expr | (prove [sth] related to [sth]) | establecer una relación loc verb |
| Scientists have been able to establish a connection between smoking and lung cancer. |
| Los científicos han establecido por fin una relación entre fumar y el cáncer de pulmón. |
| fall between two stools v expr | figurative (fail to fulfill either aim) | no ser ni lo uno ni lo otro loc verb |
| (no decidirse) | nadar entre dos aguas loc verb |
| few and far between adj | colloquial (rare) | contado/a adj |
| These days, public telephone boxes are few and far between. |
| En estos días las cabinas telefónicas son contadas. |
fine line between [sth] and [sth],
a fine line between [sth] and [sth] n | figurative (little distinction) | delgada línea, línea delgada loc nom f |
| There's a fine line between genius and insanity. |
| Hay una delgada línea entre la genialidad y la locura. |
| go-between n | (intermediary) | mediador, mediadora nm, nf |
| intermediario, intermediaria nm, nf |
| tercero, tercera nm, nf |
| He acted as a go-between between the government and private arms dealers. |
| Actuó como mediador entre el Gobierno y traficantes de armas privados. |
| in between adv | (in an intermediate position) | en el medio loc adv |
| entremedio adv |
| The houses are next to one another, with an alleyway running in between. |
| Nuestras casas están una al lado de la otra, con una callejuela en el medio. |
| in between adv | (intervening) | entremedio adv |
| en medio loc adv |
| When they started to fight, their little brother ran in between. |
| Cuando empezaron a pelear, su hermano menor se puso entremedio. |
| in between prep | (between, in the middle of) | entre prep |
| en medio de loc prep |
| Our house is in between a pub on one side and open fields on the other. |
| Nuestra casa se encuentra entre un bar, por un lado, y un descampado, por el otro. |
| in-between adj | (in the middle, midway) | intermedio/a adj |
| en el medio loc adv |
| Your teens are an in-between time; you're no longer a child, but not yet an adult. |
| Tus adolescentes están en un tiempo intermedio, ya no son niños pero todavía no son adultos. |
just between us,
between us expr | (speaking confidentially) | entre nosotros loc adv |
| Just between us, I think her nose job was a big mistake. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Entre nosotros, ese matrimonio no dura ni dos años. |
| entre tú y yo loc adv |
| entre vos y yo loc adv |
| (coloquial) | entre nos loc adv |
| aquí entre nos loc adv |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Entre nos, te digo que la tintura del pelo le quedó horrible. |
just between us,
between us expr | (confidential, private) | que no salga de aquí expr |
| Note: Se usa a modo de interjección para avisar de la necesidad de guardar el secreto. |
| This is just between us: don't tell anyone! |
| en confianza loc adv |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Te voy a contar un chisme pero en confianza. |
| que quede entre nosotros expr |
| Esto que te cuento que quede entre nosotros, no le cuentes a nadie. |
| read between the lines v expr | figurative (understand [sth] implied) | leer entre líneas loc verb |
| His speech sounded positive, but if you read between the lines it was actually quite pessimistic. |
| Su discurso sonó optimista, pero si lees entre líneas en realidad fue bastante pesimista. |
| sandwich [sb/sth] between [sb/sth] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (surround) | atrapar entre vtr + prep |
| emparedar entre vtr + prep |
| hacer sándwich entre loc verb |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| I was sandwiched between two sumo wrestlers on that flight! The host sandwiched me between two bankers at the dinner table and they just kept talking across me about investments. |
| Quedé atrapado entre dos luchadores de sumo en ese vuelo. |
| El anfitrión me emparedó entre dos banqueros y estuvieron hablando de inversiones toda la cena. |
Scylla and Charybdis,
between Scylla and Charybdis expr | (two dangers) | Escila y Caribdis n propio mf |
| see the difference between v expr | (distinguish between) | ver la diferencia entre loc verb |
| apreciar la diferencia entre loc verb |
| reconocer la diferencia entre loc verb |
| She could not see the difference between the identical twins. |
| I do not see the difference between the candidates' economic plans. |
| Ella no veía la diferencia entre los gemelos idénticos. |
| strike a balance between v expr | (find compromise between) | encontrar el equilibrio loc verb |
| You need to strike a happy balance between video games and homework. |
| Debes encontrar el equilibrio entre el tiempo que dedicas a los videojuegos y a hacer la tarea. |
take the bit in your teeth,
take the bit between your teeth v expr | figurative (do [sth] in a willful or determined way) | tomar el control de la situación loc verb |
| toggle between [sth] vi + prep | (computing: switch views, programs, etc.) | alternar⇒ vtr |
| Tania toggles between tabs, trying to track down the perfect translation. |
| Audrey toggled between the spreadsheet and the word processing document. |
| Tania alterna entre las diferentes pestañas, intentando dar con la traducción perfecta. // Audrey alternaba entre la hoja de cálculo y el procesador de textos. |
| with your tail between your legs expr | figurative (in defeat) (coloquial) | con el rabo entre las piernas loc adv |
| (coloquial) | con el rabo entre las patas loc adv |
yo-yo,
yo-yo between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (fluctuate, go back and forth) | ir y venir entre algo y algo loc verb |
| fluctuar entre algo y algo loc verb |
| I seem to spend my time yo-yoing between depression and anger. |
| Parece que me paso el tiempo yendo y viniendo entre la depresión y el enojo. |
