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hay que ser

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
hay que ser [adjetivo] para hacer algo expr	informal (denota crítica) (informal)	have to be [adjective] to do [sth] v expr
		must be [adjective] to do [sth] v expr
	Hay que ser tonto para burlarse del jefe en su cara.
	Definitivamente hay que ser idiota para dejar las llaves dentro del auto.
	You have to be stupid to make fun of the boss to his face.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
ser de lo que no hay loc verb	informal (ser excepcional)	be one in a million, be a star v expr
	(ironic)	be a piece of work v expr
Note: Suele usarse en sentido irónico.
	Gracias por todo lo que has hecho por mí; eres de lo que no hay.
	Pablo es de lo que no hay: otra vez se emborrachó y perdió las llaves y el celular.
	Thanks for everything you've done for me; you're one in a million.
	Pablo is a piece of work: he got drunk and lost his keys and phone again.

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