2014 Good Vocab Flashcards by Jamie Young | Brainscape

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Fingir

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Pretend

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Un pesado

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A pest / A pain in the neck

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Tropezar con alguien

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To bump into / run into someone

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Me enteré

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I found out

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Es de vital importancia

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It is vitally important

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Reforma / Reformar

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Refurbishment / Refurbish

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Servil

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Servile

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Conseguir terminar algo

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To get something finished

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Apetecer algo o hacer algo

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To fancy something or fancy doing something

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Quedarse dormido

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To oversleep

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Un pelin

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A tad

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Cambiar de tema

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To change the subject

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Estar harto de

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To be fed up with

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Su sitio adecuado está alli

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It belongs in there

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Tentador

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Tempting

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Incluir algo con una compra, para lo cual no se cobra

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To throw in

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Elegante / Lujoso

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Fancy

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Perspicaz

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Insightful

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Cabezota

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Stubborn

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Despedir (por “mal comportamiento”)

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Fire / Sack

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Despedir (porque la empresa tiene que cortar puestos)

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To make someone redundant / To lay someone off

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Poco afinado (persona)

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Blunt

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Disposición

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Willingness

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Estar dispuesto

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To be willing

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Emprendedor

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Entrepreneur

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Guasa

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Banter

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Aproximado

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Approximate / Rough

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Broma pesada

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Prank / Practical joke

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Sin piedad

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Ruthless

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Ingenioso

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Witty (funny in a clever way)

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Conflictivo

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Abrasive

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Llegar a

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Arrive at

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El mismo… que…

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The same… as…

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Comercio exterior

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Foreign trade

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Estar exento de algo

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To be exempt from something

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Sobacera

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Holster

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Consejo de ministros

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The Cabinet

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Desmayarse

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To faint

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Decepcionado

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Disappointed

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Lenguage florido

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Flowery language

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Un discurso para vender algo

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A pitch (It is also a verb: to pitch)

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Some aspect of something that helps sell it

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A selling point

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A very short, concise pitch

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An elevator pitch