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Set 20 Flashcards

1
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el secretario de prensa/la secretaria de prensa, el encargado de prensa/la encargada de prensa

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the press secretary

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la conferencia de prensa, la rueda de prensa

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the press conference

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la eficacia, la efectividad

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the efficacy

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el crucigrama, las palabras cruzadas

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the crossword

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el paso de peatones, el paso de cebra, el cruce peatonal, el cruce de peatones, la senda peatonal

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the crosswalk (pedestrian crossing)

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la tabla cruzada

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the crosswalk (type of table in accounting)

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el guardia de cruce escolar/la guardia de cruce escolar

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the crossing guard

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la resistencia es inútil, es inútil resistirse, resistirse es inútil

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resistance is futile

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9
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transcurrir

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to pass (elapse or occur), to go by (elapse), to take place, to go (to occur - eg it went smoothly)

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10
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el transcurrir, el trascurrir

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the pass (of time), the passing (of time)

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el transcurrir de los años, el trascurrir de los años

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the pass of time, the passing of time, the pass of years, the passing of years

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12
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el ultimátum

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the ultimatum

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13
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transcurrido un tiempo

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over time, after some time

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14
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Avatar: la leyenda de Aang

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Avatar: The Last Airbender

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15
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el avatar de algo, la encarnación de algo

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the avatar of something (both are personification of a deity, 1st is also a computer avatar)

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16
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la personificación de algo, la reencarnación de algo

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the avatar of something (personification of a concept)

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17
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los avatares

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the ups and downs, the vicissitudes, the phase, the change, the transformation

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18
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el avatar histórico

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the historic change

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19
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el avatar político

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the political change, the political transformation, the political avatar (political change)

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20
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el cretino/la cretina, el imbécil/la imbécil

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the cretin

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21
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el gruyer

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the Gruyere

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22
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tengo un gusto horrible en hombres

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I have a horrible taste in men, I have an awful taste in men

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23
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la sede de un club, la casa club, el clubhouse, la casita

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the clubhouse (last is kids’ playhouse, rest are where sports equipment is stored)

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24
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la pantera

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the panther (puma or leopard), the yellow agate, the daring person (used in Cuba and Mexico), the risk-taker (used in Cuba and Mexico), the effective person (used in Uruguay), the leg (used in El Salvador), the foot (used in El Salvador)

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25
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pantera (m y f) (Cuba/México)

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daring (bold)

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26
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la pantera negra

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the black panther

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27
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la licencia, la licencia de conducir, la licencia de manejo, la licencia para conducir (Bolivia/México/Venezuela), la licencia de conductor (Chile/Uruguay), la licencia de conducción (Colombia/España), el permiso de conducir (España), el permiso de conducción (España), el carnet de conducir (España), la licencia de manejar (México)

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the driver’s license

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28
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sacar la licencia, obtener una licencia, conseguir una licencia

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to get a driver’s license

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29
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la recapitulación, el resumen

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the recap

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30
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resumir, recapitular, hacer resumen

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to recap (intransitive)

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31
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resumir algo, recapitular algo

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to recap something

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32
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ser un bueno para nada/ser una buena para nada, no servir para nada

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to not amount to anything (1st is of a person, 2nd is of an action)

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33
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la rojez, el enrojecimiento

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the redness

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34
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tomar partido, ponerse del lado de alguien

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to take sides (1st doesn’t take object, 2nd does)

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35
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el acoso, el mensaje amenazante, el correo amenazante, el email amenazante

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the hate mail

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36
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drogarse, usar drogas, motearse, meterse un tabaco

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to do drugs

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37
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exclusivamente, en exclusiva

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exclusively (1st is only/solely, 2nd is in press/journalism - as an exclusive)

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38
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la clavícula

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the collarbone, the collar bone, the clavicle

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39
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estancado/estancada

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stagnant (of a liquid), bogged down, at a standstill, blocked (of a liquid - not moving)

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40
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el agua estancada

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the stagnant water

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41
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estancar algo

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to dam something, to hold something back, to block something up, to stall something, to deadlock something, to bring something to a halt, to bring something to a standstill, to hold something up (stall something), to impede something

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42
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estancarse

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to stagnate (of liquid or general), to become stagnant (of liquid or general), to come to a halt, to come to a standstill

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43
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la camarilla, la clica, la hermandad, la peña, la piña (Centroamérica)

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the clique

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44
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exclusivista

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cliquey, exclusive, select, clannish, snobbish, snobby, elitist, exclusivist, exclusionary

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45
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el exclusivista/la exclusivista

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the exclusivist

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46
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el patio

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the patio, the courtyard, the yard, the playground, the orchestra (seating section in a theater), the backyard, the orchestra section (theater seating)

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47
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el patio de butacas, el patio

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the stalls (orchestra seating section)

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48
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cómo está el patio (España)

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things are crazy, everything is crazy

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49
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la vieja de patio (Costa Rica)

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the old gossiper

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50
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el activo, el bien, el bien mueble

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the asset (in finance)

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51
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la ventaja, el valor, la acción

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the asset (1st is advantage; 2nd and 3rd are stock from stock market)

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52
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el valor, el recurso

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the asset (valuable person)

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53
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tengo más de un millón de dólares en activos

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I have over a million dollars in assets

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54
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el recurso, la herramienta

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the asset (useful item)

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55
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la administración de activos

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the asset management (auditing of business assets)

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56
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el vaciamiento de activos, la liquidación de activos

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the asset stripping (selling a company’s assets)

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el activo fijo, el activo financiero, el activo de capital

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the capital asset

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58
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el activo sin valor

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the dead asset (in accounting - asset with no value)

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59
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la cantidad de activos, la cantidad de bienes

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the estimated assets (in business - approximate total value)

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60
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el activo fijo

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the fixed asset, the capital asset

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61
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el valor del activo neto

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the net asset value

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62
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el activo social

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the partnership asset (in business - property of partnership)

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63
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los valores materiales

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the physical assets (cash & property)

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64
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las bienes raíces, las bienes inmuebles

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the real assets (in business - something tangible)

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65
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pienso, luego existo; pienso, por lo tanto, existo

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I think, therefore I am

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66
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el patrimonio neto, el coste total, el valor neto

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the net worth

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67
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el patrimonio neto negativo

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the negative net worth

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68
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los altos ingresos

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the high income, the high net worth

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69
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de altos ingresos

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high-net-worth (of a person or company)

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70
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hasta que lo aprendí

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until I learned it

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71
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erudito/erudita, docto/docta, instruido/instruida, ilustrado/ilustrada, entendido/entendida

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learned (knowledgeable)

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72
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aprendido/aprendida, adquirido/adquirida

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learned (that has been taught/learned)

73
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el comportamiento aprendido, la conducta aprendida

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the learned behavior

74
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el principiante/la principiante

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the learner (beginner), the beginner, the novice, the apprentice, the noob, the newbie, the greenhorn

75
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el estudiante/la estudiante, el aprendiz/la aprendiza, el principiante/la principiante, el novato/la novata

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the learner (student)

76
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novicio/novicia, de aprendiz, en prácticas

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learner (in training)

77
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el estudiante adulto/la estudiante adulta

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the adult learner (student over 18 years old)

78
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el principiante/la principiante, el conductor en prácticas/la conductora en prácticas (España), el aprendiz de conductor/la aprendiza de conductor

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the learner (person learning to drive)

79
Q

centrado en el alumno/centrada en el alumno

A

learner-centered

80
Q

el permiso de conductor principiante, la licencia de conductor principiante

A

the learner’s permit

81
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espabilado/espabilada, listo/lista (España), rápido/rápida (España)

A

a quick learner (all adjectives used with ser)

82
Q

la persona de aprendizaje lento

A

the slow learner

83
Q

principiante

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inexperienced, novice, beginning, newbie (adjective)

84
Q

la suerte de principiante

A

the beginner’s luck

85
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antideportivo/antideportiva, poco deportivo/poco deportiva, de competencia desleal

A

unsportsmanlike

86
Q

el comentario de odio

A

the hate comment

87
Q

ensombrecer algo, restar importancia a algo, desviar la atención de algo, empequeñecer algo

A

to overshadow something (1st is spoil something, rest are detract from something)

88
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eclipsar a alguien, hacerle sombra a alguien, ensombrecer a alguien

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to overshadow someone (eclipse/outshine someone)

89
Q

hacerle sombra a algo, darle sombra a algo, proyectar una sombra a algo

A

to overshadow something (cast a literal shadow on something)

90
Q

reiniciar algo, reinicializar algo

A

to reboot something (a computer)

91
Q

reiniciar, reinicializar

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to reboot (of a computer)

92
Q

el reinicio

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the reboot (of a computer), the resumption (act of resuming), the new beginning, the starting over, the beginning again, the restarting (of a computer)

93
Q

la nueva versión

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the new version, the reboot (of a show, movie, etc)

94
Q

la pastilla de jabón, la barra de jabón, el jabón

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the bar of soap

95
Q

el bar de ambiente, el local de ambiente

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the gay bar

96
Q

el bar de barrio

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the neighborhood bar, the local bar

97
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el mueble-bar, el mueble bar

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the (personal) bar, the drinks cabinet

98
Q

sintetizar algo, combinar algo

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to synthesize something (connect something - eg ideas; 1st is also in chemistry)

99
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sintetizar algo con algo, combinar algo con algo

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to synthesize something with something (both are general, 1st is also in chemistry)

100
Q

sintetizarse

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to synthesize (in chemistry - to combine)

101
Q

el sintetizador

A

the synthesizer, the synth

102
Q

el sintetizador de voz

A

the speech synthesizer

103
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sintetizador/sintetizadora

A

synthesizing

104
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el aparato sintetizador

A

the synthesizing device

105
Q

la loquera

A

the absurd act, the outrageous act, the loss of reason, the extraordinary strength, the loss of good judgment, the dementia, the insanity, the sudden impulse, the madness (general or in psychology), the moment of craziness, the madhouse

106
Q

el loquero/la loquera, el psiquiatra/la psiquiatra

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the shrink (psychiatrist)

107
Q

el loquero

A

the loony bin, the nut house

108
Q

la locura

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the madness (general or in psychology), the insanity (in psychology), the crazy thing, the chaos, the dementia

109
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cometer una locura

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to do something rash, to do a crazy thing

110
Q

con locura

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madly, like crazy

111
Q

te quiero con locura

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I love you like crazy, I love you madly

112
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la locura pasajera

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the passing madness, the fleeting lunacy

113
Q

el boconeo, la diatriba, la bronca

A

the rant

114
Q

despotricar contra/acerca de algo/alguien, vociferar sobre algo/alguien, echar pestes

A

to rant about something/someone (last is intransitive followed by diciendo que)

115
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despotricar

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to rant, to rant and rave

116
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a diferencia de, en contraposición a, en lugar de

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as opposed to (1st and 2nd are compared to, 3rd is rather than)

117
Q

la matriz, el útero, el vientre

A

the womb

118
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el dador de nacimiento/la dadora de nacimiento, el dador de vida/la dadora de vida

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the birth giver

119
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dar a luz, parir, ser madre, esbarrigarse

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to give birth (of humans)

120
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dar a luz algo, parir a algo, traer al mundo algo

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to give birth to something (a baby; all are of humans, 2nd without “a” is also of animals)

121
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dar origen a algo, fundar algo, dar a luz algo

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to give birth to something (figurative - lead to something)

122
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esbarrigarse, tener cría, parir

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to give birth (of animals)

123
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la compañía, la troupe, la pandilla

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the troupe (1st and 2nd are in theather, 3rd is general - group of people)

124
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la compañía de teatro

A

the theater troupe

125
Q

la troupe de baile

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the dance troupe

126
Q

pensar por uno mismo/pensar por una misma

A

to think for oneself

127
Q

piensa por ti, piensa por ti mismo/misma

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think for yourself (command)

128
Q

divertir a alguien, hacer reír a alguien, hacerle gracia a alguien, causarle gracia a alguien

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to amuse someone (make someone laugh)

129
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entretener a alguien, distraer a alguien, divertir a alguien

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to amuse someone (entertain someone; can also be used for animals without “a”; 1st can also be to hold someone’s attention)

130
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entretenido/entretenida

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amused (entertained), entertaining, enjoyable, busy, painstaking, time-consuming, involved (painstaking), demanding (painstaking)

131
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la diversión, el entretenimiento

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the amusement (enjoyment)

132
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el entretenimiento, la distracción, la entretención

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the amusement (pastime)

133
Q

el centro de entretenimiento, la sala de maquinitas

A

the amusement arcade (gambling venue)

134
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el parque de atracciones, el parque de diversiones, la feria

A

the amusement park

135
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la atracción

A

the amusement (ride), the amusement ride, the attraction

136
Q

de modo ameno, graciosamente

A

amusingly

137
Q

divertido/divertida, gracioso/graciosa

A

amusing (funny)

138
Q

entretenido/entretenida, ameno/amena, agradable

A

amusing (entertaining/enjoyable)

139
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no, nop, nel (México)

A

nah

140
Q

el tirano/la tirana, el déspota/la déspota

A

the tyrant (both are harsh ruler, 1st is also harsh boss)

141
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el monstruito/la monstruita, el mocoso/la mocosa, el maleducado/la maleducada

A

the tyrant (difficult child)

142
Q

la tiranía, el despotismo

A

the tyranny (despotism/cruelty, 1st is also figurative)

143
Q

la tiranía, la dictadura

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the tyranny (regime/dictatorship itself, 1st is also figurative)

144
Q

tiránicamente, despóticamente

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tyrannically

145
Q

tiránico/tiránica

A

tyrannical, tyrannic

146
Q

el enemigo/la enemiga, el rival/la rival, el oponente/la oponente

A

the foe

147
Q

el chucho, el pichicho (Río de la Plata), el sato, el perro sato

A

the mutt (dog)

148
Q

el bobo/la boba

A

the mutt (foolish person), the fool, the idiot, the simpleton

149
Q

el mestizo/la mestiza

A

the mutt (person of mixed ancestry), the mixed-race person, the half-caste, the crossbreed (animal), the mongrel (animal)

150
Q

el bobo (Río de la Plata)

A

the heart, the ticker (heart)

151
Q

bobo/boba

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silly, dumb, naive, simple (naive), stupid

152
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el pájaro bobo

A

the tropical bird, the emperor penguin, the penguin

153
Q

mestizo/mestiza

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mixed-race, racially mixed, crossbred, mongrel, hybrid (of a plant), mixed breed, mestizo, half-breed, half-caste

154
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arrugado/arrugada, abollado/abollada

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crumpled (wrinkled; 1st is general, 2nd is of metal)

155
Q

desplomado/desplomada

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crumpled (fallen - eg of a body)

156
Q

compactado/compactada

A

crumpled (crushed/compacted), compressed, compacted

157
Q

arrugar algo, abollar algo, estrujar algo

A

to crumple something (wrinkle something; 1st is general, 2nd is of metal, 3rd is of paper)

158
Q

arrugarse, abollarse

A

to crumple (become wrinkled; 1st is general, 2nd is of metal)

159
Q

desplomarse, caerse redondo/caerse redonda

A

to crumple (of a person - to fall)

160
Q

tuve cara larga por la pena

A

my face crumpled in grief

161
Q

la arruga

A

the crumple (crease), the crease (on clothes or skin), the wrinkle (on clothes or skin), the line (on skin), the (financial) debt (used in Peru), the rumple (in clothes)

162
Q

arrugar el ceño, fruncir el ceño, arrugar el entrecejo

A

to knit one’s brows

163
Q

arrugar el entrecejo, arrugar el ceño

A

to frown, to scowl, to wrinkle one’s eyebrow, to knit one’s brows

164
Q

arrugar la frente

A

to knit one’s brows, to furrow one’s forehead, to frown, to wrinkle one’s eyebrow, to knit one’s brow

165
Q

Rumpelstiltskin, el enano saltarín

A

Rumpelstiltskin

166
Q

arrugar algo, despeinar algo

A

to rumple something (1st is to crease something, 2nd is of hair)

167
Q

la estrofa

A

the verse, the stanza, the strophe, the person who dresses poorly

168
Q

al verlo/al verla

A

on sight, at sight

169
Q

disparar a alguien al verlo/verla

A

to shoot someone on sight

170
Q

el striptease, el estriptís, el estriptis

A

the striptease

171
Q

hacer un striptease

A

to striptease

172
Q

el artista de estriptis/la artista de estriptis

A

the striptease artist

173
Q

el club de striptease, el club de caballeros, el local de strip tease, el club nocturno

A

the strip club

174
Q

el stripper/la stripper, el artista de striptease/la artista de striptease, la encueratriz (México)

A

the stripper (dancer)

175
Q

el decapante, el tíner, el quitapinturas

A

the stripper (paint remover)

176
Q

el pelacables, el alicate pelacables, la pinza pelacables

A

the stripper (wire stripper), the wire strippers, the wire stripper, the strippers (wire strippers)

177
Q

imbebible, no potable

A

undrinkable

178
Q

potable, que se puede tomar

A

drinkable

179
Q

el acto fallido, el desliz freudiano

A

the Freudian slip

Spanish - Random Vocabulary (43 decks)

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