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as the next person
Language:
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1.
General English
neutral
informal
To the same extent as an ordinary person; equally.
Used to qualify a personal trait or preference by indicating it is not exceptional compared with others.
2.
General English
informal
colloquial
No more or no less likely, capable, or disposed than other people; as likely as anyone else.
Examples:
EN:
I could be as logical as the next person.
ES:
-Puedo serenar a otros en situaciones críticas. -¡Oh...!
EN:
We've got as much right in town as the next person.
ES:
Tenemos tanto derecho como cualquiera.
EN:
I have just as much of a dark side as the next person.
ES:
Tengo un lado sombrío como cualquier otra persona.
EN:
I mean, I am as open minded as the next person, but there is just something... unnatural about it.
ES:
Pienso que tengo un espíritu bastante abierto, pero allí tiene algo natural tengo dentro.
EN:
I like TV just as much as the next person.
ES:
Me gusta la TV como a todos.
EN:
You know, Holling, I like a joke as much as the next person, but why don't we wait till after class, huh?
ES:
Me gustan las bromas pero, ¿las dejamos para luego?
EN:
I can appreciate dramatic irony as much as the next person... but this is pushing it a bit.
ES:
Puedo apreciar la ironía dramática como cualquier otra persona... pero esto es demasiado.
EN:
I mean, I'm just as vulnerable as the next person.
ES:
No nos dijeron quien se irá esta noche. Pero tenían un plan que querían que siguiéramos.
EN:
I was cheering for Martina Navratilova as much as the next person.
ES:
Vitoreaba tanto por Martina Navratilova como por cualquier otra persona.
EN:
Now, I am as patriotic as the next person.
ES:
Yo soy tan patriota como cualquiera.
EN:
I want Calamari to fight as much as the next person.
ES:
Yo quiero que Calamari luche.
EN:
I'm as flexible as the next person.
ES:
Soy tan flexible como cualquiera.
EN:
I'm as patriotic as the next person, but changing the traffic lights to red, white and blue just seems dangerous.
ES:
Soy tan patriota como cualquiera, pero cambiar los semáforos a rojo, blanco y azul parece peligroso.
EN:
But I do like having fun as much as the next person.
ES:
Pero me encanta divertirme tanto como la persona que tenga al lado.
EN:
She was, but she wasn't as clean as the next person.
ES:
Sí, pero no era tan limpia como parecía.
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