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Poner de manifiesto

To highlight / To make clear / To reveal

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Formal collocation used when something reveals or makes evident a fact or problem. Very common in written and academic Spanish.
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Tener sentido

To make sense

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Essential collocation. Tener sentido = to make sense. No tiene sentido = it doesn't make sense. Much more natural than …
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Dar vueltas a

To think over / To mull over / To go over and over

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Literally 'to turn over'. Describes thinking too much about something or obsessing over a problem. Darle vueltas a algo = …
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Tener prisa

To be in a hurry / To be in a rush

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Essential collocation. Spanish uses tener (to have) with prisa — not estar apresurado in everyday speech. Darse prisa = to …
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Hacer un buen papel

To perform well / To do a good job / To come across well

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Literally 'to play a good role'. Used for performing well in a competition, test, interview, or public situation. Hacer un …
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Dar paso a

To give way to / To make way for / To lead to

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Describes one thing being replaced by or leading to another. La lluvia dio paso al sol = the rain gave …
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Perder la esperanza

To lose hope / To give up hope

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Natural collocation for losing hope. The opposite is mantener la esperanza or no perder la esperanza.
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Poner al corriente

To fill in / To bring up to date / To update

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Used when giving someone information they missed or need to know. Poner a alguien al corriente = to bring someone …
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Tener la culpa

To be to blame / To be at fault

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Natural collocation for being responsible for something bad. Tener la culpa de algo = to be to blame for something. …
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Dar un giro

To take a turn / To change direction

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Describes a sudden change in a situation, story, or direction. La situación dio un giro inesperado = the situation took …
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