10 Flashcards

1
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County

A

Condado

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To wrap up warm

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Abrigarse

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3
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Based on

2 forms

A

En base a

En base en

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As a result of

A

A raíz de

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5
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It’s 20 degrees

A

Hay 20 grados

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6
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To be handy

A

Estar a la mano

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7
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To come across

A

Toparse

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8
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Investigate (3 forms)

A

Investigar
Indagar
Averiguar

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9
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Even (e.g. worse)

3 forms

A

Aún
Incluso
Hasta

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10
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Because I’m stupid
Because he’s lazy
(Phrases)

A

Por tonto

Por flojo

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11
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Things outstanding to do

To be attentive

A

Pendientes

Estar pendiente

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12
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To decorate
Decorative
Decoration

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Adornar
De adorno
Adorno

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13
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Out of the blue

A

De la nada

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14
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Kind hearted

A

Corazón de pollo

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15
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Steel

A

Acero

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16
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Ivory

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Marfil

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17
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In instalments

A

A plazos

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18
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Mould

A

Moho

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19
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Long time no see!

A

¡Qué milagro!

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20
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To get used to (the environment)

A

Ambientarse

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21
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One in a million

A

Fuera de serie

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22
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Sack

That’s something else entirely

A

Costal

Es harina de otro costal

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23
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Dense (3 forms)

A

Denso
Tupido
Espeso

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24
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To recommend highly

A

Recomendar ampliamente

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25
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To charge at, attack, criticise

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Arremeter contra

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26
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Prestige

2 forms

A

Prestigio

Caché

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27
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Fickle

A

Voluble

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28
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To gamble with e.g. safety

A

Apostarse

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29
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To inflame

A

Enardecer

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30
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A nonsense, contradiction

A

Contrasentido

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31
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To soften, ease, mitigate

A

Atenuar

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32
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Bundle, lump, bag

To be in the way (phrase)

A

Bulto

Estar de bulto

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33
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To settle up

A

Solventar

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34
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Majority (adjective, e.g. vote)

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Mayoritario

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35
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Most of the time

A

La mayor parte del tiempo

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36
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Of utmost importance

A

De suma importancia

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37
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Accelerate

Decelerate

A

Acelerar

Desacelerar

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38
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Needy

A

Necesitado

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39
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Wire netting, mesh

A

Malla

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40
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Cunning, crafty

A

Mañoso

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41
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To lean against

2 forms

A

Recargarse

Inclinarse

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42
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To grind or crush

A

Machacar

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43
Q

Crooked

A

Chueco

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44
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To detach

2 forms

A

Desprender

Despegar

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45
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Syringe

A

Jeringa

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46
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Bald (informal, friendly)

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Pelón

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47
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To replenish, reinstate

A

Reponer

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48
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Finishings

A

Acabados

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49
Q

Motivating

A

Motivante

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50
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To feel or touch

A

Palpar

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51
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To be in trouble

A

Estar en problemas

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52
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Head of state, leader

A

Mandatario

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52
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To fit or match (e.g. 2 pieces)

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Embonar

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52
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To shoot a ball; to put up with someone (sl.)

A

Chutar

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52
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Condemned; damned…

A

Condenado

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52
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To bring up or suggest

A

Plantear

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52
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To vindicate; to restore one’s reputation

A

Reivindicar

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52
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Warmth (of a person)

A

Calidez

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53
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Coldness (of a person)

A

Frialdad

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54
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Without doubt (phrase to emphasise a something said in negative form)

A

De plano

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55
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To set the date

A

Ponerle fechas

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56
Q

Are you crazy?

3 slang phrases

A

Estás güey?
Estás chiflado?
Estás pacheco?

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57
Q

Like always (phrase to emphasise fact)

A

De por sí

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58
Q

To get goose bumps

2 forms

A

Ponerse la piel chinita

Ponerse la piel gallina

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59
Q

An enclosure or site

A

Recinto

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60
Q

Achilles’ heel

A

Talón de Aquiles

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61
Q

Self-learning

A

Autodidáctico

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62
Q

Wholesale client

In bulk

A

Cliente mayorista

Al mayoreo

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63
Q

Detached

A

Desprendido

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64
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Generous

2 forms

A

Dadivoso

Generoso

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65
Q

Sole of foot

A

Planta

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66
Q

Shares (of a company)

A

Acciones

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67
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Chancellor

A

Canciller

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68
Q

To milk (a cow)

A

Ordeñar

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69
Q

Don’t even go there!

A

Ni que lo digas!

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70
Q

A ton

A

Tonelada

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71
Q

Manners

A

Modales

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72
Q

Hash sign

2 forms

A

Tecla de gato

Tecla de número

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73
Q

Goods, merchandise

2 forms

A

Insumo

Mercancía

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74
Q

A voucher for petrol, food etc.

A

Un vale

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75
Q

To be deserving of

A

Ser acreedor de

76
Q

I don’t care (informal, but not too strong)

A

Me vale gorro

77
Q

To inform (phrase, formal)

A

Hacer de su conocimiento

78
Q

Neutral

A

Neutro

79
Q

Null

A

Nulo

80
Q

To pour; to express or voice (elegant)

A

Verter

81
Q

Unhygienic

2 forms

A

Insalubre

Antihigiénico

82
Q

Butt (of cigarette)

A

Colia

83
Q

Fixed e.g. contract

A

De planta

84
Q

Side

2 forms

A

Lado

Costado

85
Q

To bother (phrase)

A

Dar lata

86
Q

To compliment or say nice things about (Mx slang)

A

Chulear

87
Q

Beak

A

Pico

88
Q

To fuck up; to fuck this shit up

A

Hacer mierda

89
Q

It seems X to me

2 forms

A

Me parece X

Se me hace X

90
Q

(Immediate) Surroundings

A

Etorno

91
Q

To get drunk (very Mx)

I’m on the piss!

A

Empedar

Estoy en la peda!

92
Q

To sting

A sting; a small addition of booze

A

Picar

Un piquete

93
Q

To be broke

Mx phrase

A

Andar bruja

94
Q

Senate

A

Senado

95
Q

A motto

A

El lema

96
Q

Balance (amount)

A

Saldo

97
Q

Marsh

A

Pantano

98
Q

Scratch (an itch)

Scratch (strong e.g. to injure) (2 forms)

A

Rascar

Rasguñar; Arañar

99
Q

(A person) Full of problems, complexes

A

Acomplejado

100
Q

To de depressed (Mx slang)

Depressed

A

Bajonearse

Bajoneado

101
Q

A moral

A

Una moraleja

102
Q

To take responsibility for

A

Responder

103
Q

To make work hard, to crack the whip

A

Cargar la mano

104
Q

Light years

A

Años luz

105
Q

Everything revolves around…

A

Todo gira en torno a…

106
Q

Retirement home

A

Asilo

107
Q

Staff (3 words)

A

El personal
El empleados
La plantilla

108
Q

Latest technology

A

Tecnología de punta

109
Q

To nourish

A

Nutrir

110
Q

Housing

A

Vivienda

111
Q

Suppress

A

Suprimir

112
Q

Too sticky or sweet

Literal or figurative

A

Empalagoso

113
Q

Hyperactive

2 forms

A

Hiperactivo

Acelerado

114
Q

To be all talk / someone that exaggerates a lot

To talk a lot

A

Ser puro chorro

Echar chorro

115
Q

Scorpion

2 forms

A

El escorpión

El alacrán

116
Q

Third time lucky

A

La tercera es la vencida

117
Q

It’s famous for the rain

A

Es famoso por la lluvia

118
Q

I’m on it!

A

Estoy en eso!

119
Q

To man e.g. a boat

A

Tripular

120
Q

To betray
A betrayal
Traitor

A

Traicionar
Traición
El traidor

121
Q

The rest

The others

A

Lo demás

Los demás

122
Q

Rehearsal; essay

To rehearse

A

Ensayo

Ensayar

123
Q

Student (adjective e.g. student march)

A

Estudantil

124
Q

Fellow countryman

A

Paisano

125
Q

To oppose

A

Oponerse a

126
Q

Office for lawyer, accountant etc

A

Despacho

127
Q

Scarce
Scarcely
Scarce resources; poor

A

Escaso
Escasamente
Escasos recursos

128
Q

To hinder or make difficult

A

Dificultar

129
Q

Very poor, impoverished

A

Paupérrimo

130
Q

Everything’s running smoothly

A

Todo marcha sobre ruedas

131
Q

Bunch, bouquet

A

Ramo

132
Q

In the flesh

A

En carne propia

133
Q

Pride

A

Orgullo

134
Q

In person

A

Presencial

135
Q

To tread carefully

A

Tratar con pinzas

136
Q

Agreeable, engaging, pleasant

A

Ameno

137
Q

Eagerness, desire; effort

A

Afán

138
Q

Very softly, quietly, gently

A

Quedito

139
Q

The X possible

Soonest, longest, briefest etc

A

Lo más X posible

140
Q

To do a bit of exercise (Mx phrase)

A

Hacer pierna

141
Q

In retrospect

A

En retrospectiva

142
Q

To take matters into your own hands

A

Tomar cartas en el asunto

143
Q

To spend like crazy, squander

A

Despilfarrar

144
Q

As time passes, I get hungrier

A

Conforme pasa el tiempo, tengo más hambre

145
Q

I’ve got no other choice

A

No me queda de otra

146
Q

Something very difficult or impossible (Mx phrase)

A

Está en Chino

147
Q

To agree

A

Acordar

148
Q

To try to remember

A

Hacer memoria

149
Q

In a personal view

A

A título personal

150
Q

He that is silent, gives consent

A

El que calle, otorga

151
Q

A person or thing that is everywhere (phrase)

A

El ajonjolí de todos los moles

152
Q

To be caught off guard

A

Agarrar en curva

153
Q

Only! (With emphasis)

A

Tan sólo!

154
Q

Secular

2 forms

A

Secular

Laico

155
Q

To standardise, classify

A

Tipificar

156
Q

Bow tie

To push your luck

A

Moño

Ponerse moños

157
Q

To turn a blind eye

A

Hacerse de la vista gorda

158
Q

Brick

A

Ladrillo

159
Q

Zipper

A

Cierre

160
Q

Fish tank

A

Pecera

161
Q

To burp

A

Eructar

162
Q

Kid (slang)

A

Chamaco

163
Q

Cot

A

Cuna

164
Q

A draft (written)

A

El borrador

165
Q

Coastal

A

Costera

166
Q

Yacht

A

El yate

167
Q

To cheat on a partner

Person cheated on; deceived

A

Poner los cuernos

Cornudo

168
Q

A vessel, craft or boat

A

La embarcación

169
Q

A finding

A

El hallazgo

170
Q

A leak

A

La fuga

171
Q

Tissue (anatomy)

A

Tejido

172
Q

Womb

A

Matriz

173
Q

Vein

A

La vena

174
Q

Relationship (with family member)

A

Parentesco

175
Q

To wrinkle, crease
A wrinkle, crease
Wrinkled, creased

A

Arrugar
Arruga
Arrugado

176
Q

To snub or reject something

Colloquial

A

Hacer el feo

177
Q

To not be working nor studying (Mx phrase)

A

Estar de nini

178
Q

To pick apart, scrutinise

A

Desmenuzar

179
Q

Everywhere!

Mx phrase

A

Aquí y en China

180
Q
To praise (2 forms)
A praise
A

Elogiar; echarle flores

Elogio

181
Q

To knock over

A

Volcar

182
Q

Stranded

A

Varado

183
Q

To hoard; to hog

A

Acaparar

184
Q

Weights

A

Pesas

185
Q

To put off, defer

A

Postergar

186
Q

To lose weight

2 forms

A

Adelgazar

Enflacar

187
Q

To mist up; to tarnish

A

Empañar

188
Q

Carriage; hearse

A

Carroza

189
Q

To run into, charge towards

A

Embestir

190
Q

To snatch

A

Arrebatar

191
Q

Transmitter

A

El emisor

192
Q

A bump

A

Batacazo

193
Q

It’s well known that…

A

Es bien sabido que…

194
Q

It can be assumed that…

A

Es de suponer que…