Set 41 Flashcards

1
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el guérrido

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the water strider

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la bomba atómica, la bomba nuclear

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the atomic bomb

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tirar una bomba atómica (en un lugar)

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to atom-bomb (a place) (throw an atomic bomb on)

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4
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la bomba atómica

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the atomic bomb, the atom bomb, the A-bomb (atom bomb)

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darse el tiempo para (+infinitivo), tomarse el tiempo para (+infinitivo), tomarse un tiempo para (+infinitivo), dedicar tiempo a (+infinitivo)

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to take the time to (+infinitive)

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tomarse el tiempo, dedicar tiempo

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to take the time

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llevar tiempo, tomar tiempo, requerir tiempo

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to take time (require time)

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8
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el engaño, el ardid, la farsa

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the deviousness (deception/dishonesty)

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9
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taimado/taimada, artero/artera, enrevesado/enrevesada, retorcido/retorcida, ladino/ladina

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devious (of a person - cunning/dishonest)

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retorcido/retorcida

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devious (of a person - cunning - OR twisted - eg devious mind), twisted (literal or figurative), warped (figurative - eg warped mind - OR convoluted - eg warped argument), involved (complicated), convoluted

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sinuoso/sinuosa, tortuoso/tortuosa

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devious (indirect - eg of a road)

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tortuoso/tortuosa, enrevesado/enrevesada, sinuoso/sinuosa

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devious (of an action - dishonest)

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solapadamente, sinuosamente, engañosamente, taimadamente

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deviously

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14
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la típula, la mosca grúa

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the daddy longlegs (cranefly - used in UK)

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15
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el segador, el murgaño, el opilón

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the daddy longlegs (type of arachnid)

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16
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prolongado/prolongada, extendido/extendida, largo/larga

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protracted (prolonged)

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17
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alargar algo, prolongar algo, extender algo

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to protract something (prolong something)

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18
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jurar en falso, perjurar

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to perjure (lie in court)

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perjurarse, cometer perjurio

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to perjure oneself (to lie in court)

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20
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el perjurio

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the perjury (lying in court)

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21
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el perjuro/la perjura

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the perjurer (person who lies in court)

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22
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perjurar

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to perjure, to commit perjury, to swear over and over (that something is true)

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perjuro/perjura

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perjured (involving/characterized by perjury)

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24
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el derrocamiento

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the ousting (forcing out of power), the overthrow

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25
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la destitución

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the ousting (forcing out of a competition), the dismissal (of someone from a position), the removal (of someone from a position), the discharge (of someone from a position), the firing (of someone)

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26
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la expulsión

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the ousting (driving out from a place), the expulsion (of a substance or person), the sending-off (of an athlete from a sports field), the ejection (of an athlete from a sports field)

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27
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la expulsión, la destitución

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the ouster

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28
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desbancar a alguien, destituir a alguien, remover a alguien, despedir a alguien

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to oust someone (remove someone from a position)

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29
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desalojar a alguien, expulsar a alguien

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to oust someone (remove someone from a place)

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30
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el autorretrato

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the self-portrait

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31
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la picada

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the morsel, the snack, the snacks, the appetizer, the appetizers, the hors d’oeuvre, the bite (eg mosquito bite OR when a fish bites bait), the strike (when a fish bites bait), the sting (eg wasp sting), the nose-dive (literal - of a plane), the path, the trail (path), the cheap restaurant (used in Chile), the bad temper (used in Southern Cone), the street race (used in River Plate; preceded by correr)

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32
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caer en picada, caer en picado

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to plummet, to plunge, to dive (drop sharply), to drop sharply, to take a nosedive (of a plane)

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33
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en picada

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in a nosedive, plummeting

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34
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la preocupación

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the concern (anxiety or nervousness), the worry (anxiety or nervousness), the fear (anxiety)

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35
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¡Vamos, equipo!, ¡Arriba, equipo!, ¡Adelante, equipo!

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Go, team!

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36
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reclamar algo

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to claim something (ask for something - eg an inheritance), to demand something (ask for something - eg an inheritance - OR require something), to require something, to need something, to file a claim (legal)

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37
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reclamar a alguien que (+indicativo)

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to complain to someone that (+indicative), to protest (complain) to someone that (+indicative)

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38
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reclamarse

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to call to one another (eg of birds)

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39
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reclamar a alguien, requerir a un prófugo

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to seek a fugitive (legal)

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reclamar contra algo, quejarse de algo, protestar por algo

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to complain about something

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41
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reclamar dinero

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to demand money, to claim compensation

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42
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la fuente de calor

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the heat source

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43
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verdaderamente, realmente, de verdad

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truly (very)

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44
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sinceramente, de verdad, de veras

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truly (sincerely)

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45
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sinceramente, de verdad, de veras

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truly (sincerely)

46
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con exactitud, perfectamente

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truly (exactly - eg truly express oneself)

47
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bien, perfectamente

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truly (properly - eg I truly understood)

48
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de veras, verdaderamente

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truly (indeed - eg he is truly a comedian)

49
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este servidor/esta servidora, su servidor/su servidora, un servidor/una servidora, este humilde servidor/esta humilde servidora

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yours truly (humorous - I/me)

50
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atentamente

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yours truly (at the end of a letter), yours (at the end of a letter), yours sincerely (at the end of a letter), sincerely yours (at the end of a letter), sincerely (at the end of the letters), attentively, carefully, cordially, kindly

51
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atentamente le saluda, (+nombre); le saluda atentamente, (+nombre)

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yours respectfully (formal closing at the end of a letter)

52
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despedirse atentamente

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to send kind regards (in a letter), to send best wishes (in a letter)

53
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el campo de minas, el campo minado

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the minefield (literal or figurative)

54
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el polvorín, el campo minado, el campo de minas

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the minefield (figurative)

55
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chapotear en algo

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to splash around in something (eg a pool), to splash about in something, to splash in something, to slosh in something

56
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la misión, el viaje misionero, el viaje de misión

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the mission trip (1st is used with en to mean to, others are used with a)

57
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las castañuelas

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the castanets

58
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la castañuela

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the castanet, the damselfish

59
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el talento oculto

A

the hidden talent

60
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¿Sientes mi mano en tu pierna?

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Do you feel my hand on your leg?

61
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siéntate en mi regazo, siéntate en mis piernas

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sit on my lap

62
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descruzar algo

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to uncross something (legs), to unfold something (arms)

63
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descruzar las piernas

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to uncross one’s/your legs

64
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descruzar los brazos

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to unfold one’s/your arms

65
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darle una puñalada por la espalda a alguien (coloquial), traicionar a alguien, darle un puñalada trapera a alguien (coloquial), patearle en contra a alguien (coloquial)

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to double-cross someone

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la puñalada por la espalda (coloquial), la puñalada trapera, la traición

A

the double-cross

67
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la puñalada

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the blow from the spur (of a rooster), the stab, the stabbing (act of stabbing), the stab wound, the knife wound, the stab in the back (figurative), the treachery, the terrible blow (figurative - calamity), the blow (calamity)

68
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la puñalada trapera

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the stab in the back (literal or figurative), the backstabbing (figurative)

69
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el arma blanca (f)

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the bladed weapon, the knife

70
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el puñal

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the dagger, the dagger blow (figurative - emotional blow), the knife blow (figurative - emotional blow), the stab (figurative - emotional blow), the fag (gay person - used in Mexico)

71
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clavarle un puñal a alguien

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to stab someone in the back (figurative), to throw someone under the bus (figurative - stab someone in the back)

72
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clavarle un puñal por la espalda a alguien

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to stick a dagger in someone’s back (figurative - betray someone), to stick a knife in someone’s back (figurative - betray someone), to stab someone in the back (figurative - betray someone)

73
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la pena

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the shame, the embarrassment (shame), the pity, the sadness, the sorrow, the problem (trouble - eg tell me your problems), the (prison) sentence, the trouble (effort - eg not worth the trouble), the struggle, the hardship, the difficulty, the ghost

74
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la peña

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the rock, the crag, the cliff, the circle (group of people), the fan club, the club, the group, the crew (of friends - used in Spain), the gang (of friends - used in Spain), the crowd (used in Spain), the folk club (for music - used in Southern Cone)

75
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penar por algo/alguien

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to brood over something/someone, to suffer over something/someone, to agonize over something/someone, to pine for something/someone, to yearn for something/someone, to long for something/someone

76
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penar a alguien

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to punish someone (in legal context), to penalize someone, to sanction someone

77
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penar (Andes)

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to be in torment (of a soul in purgatory)

78
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penar por hacer algo

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to pine to do something, to long to do something, to yearn to do something

79
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a título de pena por algo

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as a penalty for something, as punishment for something

80
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el alma en pena (f)

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the soul in Purgatory, the lost soul (disgraced person)

81
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aplicar una pena sobre alguien

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to carry out a sentence on someone, to issue a sentence to someone

82
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la conmutación de pena

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the commutation of sentence (reduction of punishment)

83
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me da mucha pena

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I’m sorry, it makes me feel embarrassed, it makes me feel ashamed

84
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dar pena

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to be pitiful, to be sad (pitiful)

85
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darle pena a alguien

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to make someone feel sorry, to make someone feel pity, to make someone feel embarrassed, to make someone feel sad, to make someone feel sorry

86
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(ser) de pena (coloquial)

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atrocious, terrible, shameful

87
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(ser) de puta pena (coloquial)

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appalling, shocking, horrible

88
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el delito punible con pena de muerte

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the capital crime, the crime punishable by the death penalty

89
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hecho una pena/hecha una pena

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in a mess, in disarray

90
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merecer la pena

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to be worth it, to be worth something, to be worth the effort, to be worth the hassle, to be worth the trouble

91
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no merecer la pena

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to not be worth it, to not be worthwhile

92
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la pena accesoria

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the secondary sentence, the secondary punishment

93
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la pena ajena

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the secondhand embarrassment (Mexico/Nicaragua/Costa Rica/Guatemala/San Salvador/Honduras), other people’s sorrow

94
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la pena capital, la pena de muerte

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the capital punishment

95
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la pena de muerte

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the death penalty, the capital punishment

96
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la pena de multa, la multa, la pena pecuniaria

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the fine

97
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la pena infamante

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the ignominious punishment (contemptible/degrading punishment)

98
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¡Qué pena!

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What a shame!, What a pity!, That’s a shame!, I’m so sorry! (Colombia)

99
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es una pena que (+subjuntivo)

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it’s a shame that (+subjunctive), it’s too bad that (+subjunctive)

100
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hacer algo sin pena ni gloria

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to do something unnoticed, to do something without a fuss, to do something unceremoniously

101
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so pena de algo, bajo pena de algo

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under penalty of something

102
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valer la pena

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to be worth it, to be worth the effort, to be worth the trouble

103
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penarse por alguien/penarse algo

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to grieve for someone/something, to mourn someone/something

104
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penar algo (Andes), rondar algo, aparecerse en algo

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to haunt something (of a ghost - to haunt a place)

105
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frecuentar algo, ir seguido/seguida a algo

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to haunt something (to frequent a place)

106
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obsesionar a alguien, perseguir a alguien

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to haunt someone (of memories)

107
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el lugar predilecto, el lugar favorito, el lugar que suele frecuentar

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the haunt (someone’s favorite spot)

108
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el lugar frecuentado por alguien, el punto de encuentro de alguien, la guarida de alguien

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the haunt for someone (place that attracts a certain kind of person - eg celebrities/thieves)

109
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perseguir a alguien, acosar a alguien

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to haunt someone (cause someone trouble in the future)

110
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eso se te va a volver en contra, vas a pagar eso caro

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that’s going to come back to haunt you (cause you regret later)