vocab 300722 Flashcards by Rob Glover | Brainscape

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sorpresivo

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unexpected, sudden

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defenderse de algo

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to get by

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añicos

A

pieces / smithereens

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una caseta

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shed

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una asociación benéfica

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a charity

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saltón

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bulging

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aguzar el oido

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prick up your ears

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una niña bien

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rich girl (born into money)

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puntilloso

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detail conscious / punctillious / touchy OR easily angered

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el/la adalid

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Champion / leader

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horario de oficina

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office hours

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un as

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ace

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altibajos

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ups and downs

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a lo mejor, lo mismo, igual

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maybe (alternative expressions)

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turbiedad

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murkiness / cloudiness

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merodear

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To prowl

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el cobertizo

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Shed

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el papel de lija

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sandpaper

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un cachete

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cheek (same as mejilla)

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logrado

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well executed / successful

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de cabo a rabo

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from beginning to end

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Ascender de puesto

A

get a promotion

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ojos rasgados

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almond shaped eyes

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enterarse

A

find out

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un amasijo

A

jumble - hotch potch

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constar de

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to consist of

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constar en

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to appear in - on

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constar

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to know for a fact - be sure of

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que conste

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for the record

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la capa

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layer

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el cielo plomizo

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leaden sky

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codiciado

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sought after / coveted

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la tierra natal

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homeland

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a destajo

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continual / without end

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experimentar sentimientos encontrados

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to experience conflicted feelings

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el desarraigo

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uprooting

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pacer

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to graze

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sentirse un cero a l’izquierda

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to feel ignored

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ir sobre ruedas / ir rodado

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to go well

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a cierto punto

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to a certain extent

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trabajo por turnos

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shift work

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las francas horarias

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time zones

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una faena

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task, job

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agoobiar

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to overwhelm

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paliar

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ease, relieve, alleviate

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sin rumbo

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aimlessly

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golpe de realidad

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reality check

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una encrucijada

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crossroads

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la comparecencia

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appearance

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el chupinazo

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fierce shot