Compound Forms:
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| Do what there is to do. interj | (Take the necessary action.) | hacer lo que se tenga que hacer expr |
| | | hacer lo que hay que hacer expr |
| | | hacer lo que haga falta loc verb |
| | | hacer lo necesario loc verb |
there is reason to believe,
there is reason to believe that expr | (there are grounds for believing) | haber motivos para creer loc verb |
| | | haber razones para creer loc verb |
| | There is reason to believe that the man is lying. |
| | Hay razón para creer que el hombre está mintiendo. |
there is a time and a place for everything,
there is a time and place for everything expr | (responding to [sth] inappropriate) | no es momento para esto expr |
there is an off chance,
there is an off chance that expr | (there is a slight possibility that) | hay una remota posibilidad expr |
| | | hay una pequeña posibilidad expr |
| | | existe una remota posibilidad expr |
| | | existe una pequeña posibilidad expr |
| There is more to [sth] than meets the eye expr | (This is not what it seems) | no ser algo lo que parece a simple vista loc verb |
| | | haber más de lo que parece en algo loc verb + prep |
| | It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| | Es como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra, pero eso es imposible. Esta situación no es lo que parece a simple vista. |
| there is no point expr | (it wouldn't be worthwhile) | no tiene sentido expr |
| | Don't waste your time arguing with strangers online. There is no point. |
there is no point in doing [sth],
there is no point doing [sth] expr | (it wouldn't be worthwhile to) | no tiene sentido expr |
| | There is no point in hanging your washing out on the line with that big dark cloud overhead. |
| there is no question interj | (it is indisputable) | no hay duda expr |
| | | no cabe duda expr |
| | | sin duda expr |
| | He's an evil man; there is no question. |
| | Es una mala persona. No hay duda. |
there is no question,
there is no question (that/of) expr | (it is indisputable that) | es indiscutible que expr |
| | | es innegable que expr |
| | There is no question many citizens resent paying taxes. |
| | Es indiscutible que a muchos ciudadanos les molesta pagar impuestos. |
| | | no hay duda de que expr |
| | No hay duda de que a muchos ciudadanos les molesta pagar impuestos. |
| There is no such thing as a free lunch expr | (Everything has a cost) | nada es gratis en esta vida, nada es gratis en este mundo loc interj |
| | | nadie da nada por nada loc interj |
| | I had to pay taxes on the free gift. Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch. |
| | Tuve que pagar impuestos por el obsequio. Bueno, nada es gratis en esta vida. |
| there is no telling expr | (it's impossible to know) | no se sabe expr |
| | | no hay forma de saber, no hay manera de saber expr |
| | | es imposible saber expr |
| there is only so much expr | (there is a limit) | hay un límite para expr |
| | | no es mucho lo que expr |