2015 Aug Flashcards

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the stitch

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la puntada

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the bruise

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la contusión

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black and blue (bruising)

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amoratado

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cute->attractive->pretty->beautiful (people)

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linda->guapa(people only)->bonita->hermosa/bella (hermosa more common)

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cute->attractive->pretty->beautiful (men)

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(trick question!)(from women) guapo / (from men) bien parecido (only!)

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very very sexy (implies body)

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buenote/a / papacito/mamacita (both nouns and adjs) / ¡Eres super rica mami! / Te vez bien buena.

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the sleeves

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las mangas

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the half

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la mitad (medio is just a fraction)

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to take a look at / to glimpse / to skim (reading)

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dar una ojeada

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following (adj)

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siguiente

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I am proud of you.

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Estoy orgulloso de ti/ud.

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I make her do push-ups

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La hago hacer lagartijas / La pongo a hacer lagartijas / La pongo a que haga lagartijas

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the pension

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la pensión

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bankrupt

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en quiebra / en bancarrota

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the union (industry)

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el sindicato

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It makes me hungry.

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Me da hambre. / Me pone hambriento.

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the agent

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el/la agente

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to humiliate

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humillar

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the enemy

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el enemigo

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sustainable

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sostenible

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the bond (finance)

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el bono

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the fund (of money)

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el fondo

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the bully

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el matón

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the proof

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la prueba

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the pension
la pensión
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to message (text message / chat)
mensajear
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the pattern (design)
el diseño
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warm (heat)
cálido
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the contestant / competitor
el concursante
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the cleavage / neckline
el escote
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the invoice / bill
la factura
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the asshole (person)
pendejo/a
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the countertop (part where you store stuff or along the wall) / the parapet
el pretil
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the countertop (kitchen workspace)
la cubierta (MX) / la encimera (SP) / la barra de cocina (favor when there are stools)
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the countertop (in a shop) / the service desk (i.e. library or airport)
el mostrador
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the island (kitchen)
la isla
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the stool / bench
la banqueta / el banco
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great-grandfather
tatarabuelo
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to click
cliclear / hacer clic
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the drought
la sequía
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apologist
apologista
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the treaty
el tratado
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I hope you feel better.
Que te sientas mejor.
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parallel
paralelo
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perpendicular
perpendicular
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the loser
el/la perdedor(a)
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the winner
el/la ganador(a)
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to wrap
envolver
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to overcook / overcooked
sobre cocinar / sobrecocinado
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to approximate
aproximarse
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approximate (adj)
aproximado
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the strategy
la estrategia
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crunchy
crujiente
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the minority
la minoría
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the majority
la mayoría
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the monk
el monje
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the nun
la monja
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the lentils
las lentejas
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to film
filmar / grabar
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the strain (muscular injury)
el esguince
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to take it easy
llevarla tranquilo
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to rub elbows with
codearse con
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the luxury / luxury (adj)
el lujo / de lujo
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the proof
la prueba
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the substance
la sustancia
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to procrastinate
procrastinar / posponer / aplazar (latter two mean more to postpone)
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bloody
sangriento
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the character (novel / play)
el personaje
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the character (personality)
el carácter
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to overcome (problem / obstacle)
superar
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the ballot
la papeleta
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the backup (duplicate copy)
el backup
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the weatherman
el meteorólogo
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the roof terrace
la azotea
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the appliance
el electrodoméstico
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the corridor / hallway
el pasillo
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the rapist
el violador
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Dutch
neerlandés
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Belgium
Bélgica
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the Netherlands
los Países Bajos
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the oval / oval-shaped
el óvalo / ovalado
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the resistance
la resistencia
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the walk
el paseo / la caminata
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wrinkly
arrugado
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the infrastructure
la infraestructuras
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the snail
el caracol
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pickled
al escabeche
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to marinate
marinar / adobar
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sleazy
sórdido
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the pedestrian
el/la peatón
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the barber shop
la barbería
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the barber
el barbero
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to be about / to deal with (a subject / topic)
tratar de
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to treat (eg. to treat with kindness / to treat like a dog)
tratar
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Listen to me. / Trust me. / Pay attention to me!
Hazme caso.
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to have been for (a period of time)
Llevar/Tengo (eg. Llevo/Tengo 40 años estudiando español)
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I'm a fan of / The X are my team
Le voy con _____.
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to drop (accidentally drop something)
caérsele (you literally say ‘to fall from something’ -- eg. se me cayó la taza)
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to drop (purposefully drop something)
dejar caer
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should have (eg. I should have started)
deber (cond) haber + gerund (‘Yo debería haber comenzado’)
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It’s not/wasn’t worth it (expression)
no vale/valió la pena
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to usually do / to be accustomed to
soler
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recent (adj) / recently (adv)
reciente / recien (eg. recien )
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to be laid off
hacer recorte de personal…fui tocado
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the son-in-law
el yerno
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the daughter-in-lay
la nuera
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to keep (doing something) / continue
seguir [gerund]
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Help!
¡Socorro!
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the gold digger
la cazafortunas
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to delete
borrar / eliminar
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the demon
el demonio
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reckless
imprudente
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compelling
persuasivo
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to imply
insinuar
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advisable
aconsejable
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the eyelash
la pestaña
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to infer
inferir
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the sidewalk
la acera
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at best
a lo mejor / en el mejor de los casos
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at worst
en el peor de los casos (a lo peor is NOT correct!)
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at most
a lo más
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at least
por lo menos
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the symmetry
la simetría