2014 Good vocab Flashcards

(69 cards)

1
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La acera

A

The pavement (UK) / The sidewalk (US)

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Alegre

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Cheerful

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Claro / Por supuesto (afirmacion)

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Certainly / Absolutely / Sure

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4
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Una carencia de

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A lack of

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5
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Viuda / Viudo

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Widow / Widower

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6
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Raza (de animal)

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Breed

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7
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Dicho

A

Saying

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Frase

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Sentence

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9
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Parte de una frase

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Phrase

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10
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A pesar de

A

In spite of / Despite

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11
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No tanto

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Not as much

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12
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Fomentar

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Foster

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13
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Animar

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Encourage

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14
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Conceder algo

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Trade-off (also a noun)

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15
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To withdraw (as a person)

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=Become insular

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16
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Un colchón (de dinero o tiempo)

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Un buffer

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17
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La interacción entre cosas

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The interplay

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18
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Convocar una reunion

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Call a meeting

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19
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Cancelar una reunion (phrasal verb)

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Call off a meeting

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20
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Infantil

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Childish

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21
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Regalar (una cosa extra gratis)

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To throw in

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22
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Etiqueta

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Label

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23
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Cajón

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Drawer

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Perder el conocimiento

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To pass out

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TLC
Tender, loving care (cariño y atención)
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Despertar a alguien
To wake someone up / To awaken someone
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Lema
Motto (MOTOU)
28
Calma!
Chill! (colloquial)
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Reanudar
Resume
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Un logro / gran avance / verdadero descubrimiento
A breakthrough
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Estar dispuesto
To be willing
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Casi nunca
Hardly ever / Seldom
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Acojonar a alguien
To shit someone up (very colloquial, informal)
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Enchufe (del aparato)
Plug
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Enchufe (de la pared)
Socket
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Pecado
Sin
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Castigar
Punish
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Prever
Foresee
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Cuerda / Cabo
Rope
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Medir
Measure (MESHA)
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Una persona insulsa
A dull person
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Altura
Height (HAIT)
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Grieta
Crack
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Hormigon
Concrete
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Romo
Blunt
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Forzejeo
Struggle
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Alfombra
Rug
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Moqueta
Carpet
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Nuez
Walnut
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Frutos secos
Nuts
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Adicto al trabajo / chocolate / compras
Workaholic / Chocaholic / Shopaholic
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Higado
Liver
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Cuartel
Barracks
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Internado
Boarding school
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Canasta
Crate
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Reinar
Reign
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Obligar
Force / Oblige
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Bautizo
Baptism (BAPTIZEM)
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Una polemica / Un asunto polemico
A controversy / A controversial issue
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Del interior de un pais (no la costa)
Inland
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Una morena (color pelo)
A brunette
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Una rubia / Un rubio (color pelo)
A blonde
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Ahogarse
To drown
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Un matón (del patio del colegio o en el trabajo)
A bully
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Un aumento (de sueldo)
A raise
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Merecerse
To deserve
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Tan... como
as.... as
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Es verdad
It is tru
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Es la verdad
It's the truth