1. Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty Flashcards

(50 cards)

1
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Acquaintance

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Conocimiento

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2
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Tickled their keyboards

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Tocar suavemente sus teclados

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3
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Gatekeeper

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Portero

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4
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Drill

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Perforar, taladro, broca

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5
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Bolt

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Tornillo

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6
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Wit

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Ingenio

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7
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Veritable magician

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Verdadero mago. [Usado como intensificador]

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8
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Rolodex

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Desktop Card Indexer

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9
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A good friend to boot.

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Un buen amigo con el cual arrancar.

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10
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Sharp

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Agudo

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11
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Witty

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Ingenioso

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12
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Pithy advice

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Sustancial, conciso

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13
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Uncanny

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Misterioso, raro

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14
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wannabe

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Aspirante, candidato

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15
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Nor ceased to be amazed

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Ni dejó de sorprenderme

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16
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His wisdom runs the gamut

A

Gama

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17
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Bows and arrows

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Arcos y flechas

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18
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Joyride

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Fast and dangerous ride, specially one taken in a stolen car

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19
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It was a mob scene

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Multitud, muchedumbre

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20
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He speared a kielbasa

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Speared. Arponear, atravesar con algo puntiagudo

Kielbasa. Una altamente sazonada salchicha polaca.

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21
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I gulped

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Tragué, tragué saliva

22
Q

You ever hear of idiot savants?

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Sabio, erudito científico. En francés significa científico.

23
Q

Oh he just has the knack

A

Truco, maña, tino

24
Q

Came the dismissive reply

A

Desdeñosa respuesta

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What struck me the most about Ziggy’s party...
... me pegó, golpeó, hirió
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Digging a well
Pozo, Fuente
27
that's a hump a lot of people never get over in other areas of their lives.
Joroba, loma, montecillo...
28
Laborers of any stripe
Of any rank, of any type of uniform. Patrón en “V”, cosido que denota un rango militar.
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Start with gusto.
Entusiasmo
30
Applying the shovel lavishly...
Shovel. Pala, mover con pala. | Lavishly. Extravagantemente, lujosamente.
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They stand back and survey their progress.
Inspeccionan, estudian
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They need to hone their skills
Afilar
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Not mindlessly
No sin pensar
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And not by rote
Y no por rutina
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Nothing a man or woman ever built stayed in perfect shape without a lot of TLC.
Tender Loving Care Cuidado Amoroso y Cariñoso
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Ditto your network.
Ídem; Del mismo Modo; Lo mismo
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And don’t forget about pitfalls.
Trampas
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And as you become more proficient at the process...
Competente
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Your well will deepen.
Profundizará, ahondará, hacer más profundo.
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If you got a network, you’ve always got a paddle. Proverbial Creek (Cherokee)
Indio Cherokee | Remo
41
Foursome
Cuarteto
42
We were in the clubhouse doing the postmortem when Jerry said...
1. An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of dead. 2. Urban. After a project, everyone gets together to discuss in a meeting.
43
To stop a customer not only from dumping me...
Me deseche, me abandone
44
Bad to keep him from badmouthing me so totally my business would be ruined forever.
Difamar
45
He was dying of thirst before he even started clawing the ground.
Arañando el...
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That’s a helluva network... (talking about because 6degrees of separation, you could be selling I’m Jack Welch Office)
Abbreviation of”hell of a”. Used as an intensive to emphasize certain qualities about the noun. The meaning depends on the context. He’s a helluva driver can mean either that he’s very skillful or that he’s a terrible driver.
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That’s Jerry’s nonpal’s way.
Pal: friend, buddy.... | ... el método sin amigos de Jerry.
48
All by your lonesome...
Solitario, desolado, soledad
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What have you got for collateral?
Garantía de un préstamo.
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2 AM is a lousy Time to try to make new friends.
Malísimo, horrible, terrible, vil, asqueroso.