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spanish 110922 Flashcards

1
Q

dar la chapa/vara/lata/tabarra

A

molestar repetidamente o serpesadocon alguien, normalmente por cosas inoportunas

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2
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sucumbir

A

to succumb

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3
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tener mano izquierda

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to handle a delicate situation well / be tactful

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4
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seductor

A

seductive

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5
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un imán

A

magnet

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6
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astucia

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astuteness / cunning

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7
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tener un pico de oro

A

to have the gift of the gab (inf)

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8
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elocuente

A

eloquent

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9
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entre comilla

A

in quotation marks

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10
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abordable

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approachable - manageble

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11
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atraerle a algn - sentirse atraída por algn

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to attract someone / to be attracted by someone

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12
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llamativo

A

striking

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13
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rodear / rodar

A

to be surrounded by / to film

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14
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el anhelo

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desire - longing

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15
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sin remedio

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inevitably / hopelessly

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16
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el ingenio

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wit (humour)

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17
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ingenioso

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witty

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18
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acepción

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sense / meaning

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19
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la maña

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skill

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20
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un / una estratega

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strategist

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21
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caer en picado

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to plummet

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22
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manirroto

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spendthrift - extravagent

23
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desprendir

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to remove / give off

24
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despilfarrar

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to squander / waste

25
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un augurio

A

omen

26
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un / una quejica

A

moaner

27
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dar un aire a algn

A

to make a face at someone

28
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desencajada

A

dislocated / contorted / shaken

29
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un achaque

A

ailment

30
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Tener / sentir morriña

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to feel homesick

31
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Tener cuentitis

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to procrastinate / make excuses for not doing something you don’t want to do

32
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Dar un soponcio

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to feel sick or faint on receipt of bad news or a shock

33
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Dar un patatús

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to have a dizzy spell (caused by a sudden shock)

34
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Dar un telele

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to have a soponcio or patatús caused by anguish

35
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malgastar

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to waste / squander

36
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el regadío

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irrigation

37
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ingente

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huge

38
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un embalse

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resevoir

39
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el trasvase

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decanting

40
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un vertido

A

spillage

41
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pagar a escote

A

go 50-50 or go dutch

42
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contados

A

little or few (poco)

43
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hacer la mar de cosas

A

to do many things

44
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una gozada

A

a delight

45
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una barbaridad de

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much / lots of

46
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y pico

A

approximately (when following an expression of quantity or number)

47
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un mogollón de

A

lots of

48
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estancado

A

stagnant

49
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distraer

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to entertain (as well as to distract)

50
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mortificar

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to torment / plague / mortify

51
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dar por descontado

A

take for granted

52
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en sintonía con

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in harmony with / in tune with

53
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hacer gala de

A

to display / show off

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