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tread water

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Inglés		Español
tread water v expr	(keep head above water by moving limbs)	patalear en el agua loc verb
	Beginners' swimming lessons include teaching students how to tread water.
		mantenerse a flote loc verb
	En las clases de natación para principiantes se enseña a los alumnos a mantenerse a flote.
		nadar como un perrito loc verb
tread water v expr	figurative (exert energy without making progress) (figurado)	tratar de no hundirse loc verb
	(figurado)	salir a flote, mantenerse a flote loc verb
	We're treading water until the Euro/Pound exchange rate improves.
	I'm just treading water now because I don't know how to progress.
	Estamos tratando de no hundirnos hasta que la tarifa de conversión de euro a libra mejore. // Estoy tratando de no hundirme porque no sé cómo mejorar.

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