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ultra 4.27 Flashcards

1
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to be lost in thought

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estar absorto en sus pensamientos

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2
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to come to one’s mind

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acudir a la mente

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3
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he did not keep the appointment

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no acudió a la cita

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4
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gills

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las agallas

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5
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in a display of generosity

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en un alarde de generosidad

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6
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to brag about

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alardear de

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7
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to shriek, yell

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dar alarido

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8
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a day off

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un día de asueto

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9
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the lamppost fell across the street

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la farola quedó atravesada en la calle

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10
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good natured, easy-going

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bonachón

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11
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spirit, verve

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brío

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12
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dead leaves, brush, rubbish

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la broza

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13
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to fall flat on one’s face

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caer de bruces

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14
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old fashioned, anticuated

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caduco

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15
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the brass band

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la charanga

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16
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wild, untamed

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cimarrón

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17
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The wild horse lives in the grassland

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En la pradera vive el caballo cimarrón

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18
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he’s never satisfied

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no se conforma con nada

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19
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a baby animal, cub

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la cría

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20
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to spoil, thwart, disrupt

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desbaratar

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21
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His maneuvers spoiled (or: ruined) our plans, and we couldn’t win

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Sus maniobras desbarataron nuestros planes y no pudimos vencer

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22
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El hombre se desbarató al conocer la noticia y empezó a llorar

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The man lost his composure at hearing the news, and began to cry.

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23
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to (get) discourage(d), dishearten(ed)

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descorazonar(se)

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24
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to break one’s neck

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desnucarse

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25
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to give off, shed

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desprender

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26
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a sparkle, glint

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un destello

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27
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he sometimes shows glimmers of intelligence

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tiene a veces destellos de inteligencia

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28
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to break up, disperse

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disgregar(se)

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29
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The police dispersed the demonstrators,

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La policía disgregó a los manifestantes

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30
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a star

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divo/a

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31
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to sit on, incubate

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empollar

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32
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a spell, charm

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un ensalmo

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33
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as if by magic

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como por ensalmo

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34
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They tested (or: tried) the new medicine on volunteer patients before marketing it.

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Ensayaron el nuevo medicamento en pacientes voluntarios antes de ponerlo en el mercado.

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35
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They were rehearsing all night until the dance was perfect.

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Estuvieron ensayando toda la noche hasta que el baile salió perfecto.

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36
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to (get) corrupt(ed)

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enviciar(se)

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37
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to become addicted to

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enviciarse con/en

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38
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diving suit, wet suit, space suit

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una escafandra

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39
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frost

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la escarcha

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40
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brook, swamp, marsh

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un estero

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41
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lineage, stock, race

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la estirpe

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42
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The lineage will continue with the two recently born grandkids

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La estirpe continuará con los dos nietos recién nacidos.

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43
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thunderous

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estruendoso

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44
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(a) criminal, evil, wicked (person)

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(un/a) facineroso/a

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45
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boaster, braggert (boastful)

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fanfarrón(a)

46
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sumptuous

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fastuoso

47
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sanctimonious, prudish

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gazmoño/a, gazmoñero/a

48
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pleasant, pleasing, welcome

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grato/a

49
Q

the fauet, tap

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el grifo

50
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gullible

A

crédulo

51
Q

rust

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la herrumbre

52
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shy, unsociable

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huraño

53
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stealthily, on the sly

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a hurtadillas

54
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unknown, undiscovered

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ignoto

55
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The explorer wants to see the undiscovered parts of the junle

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El explorador quiere abarcar los sectores ignotos de la jungla.

56
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to include, span, encompass

A

abarcar

57
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The project’s scope includes the development of traffic safety policies.

A

El alcance del proyecto abarca la formulación e implementación de políticas de seguridad vial

58
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The tasks and activities that a politician must take on are often complex.

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Las tareas y actividades que un político debe abarcar son a veces complicadas.

59
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unusual, rare

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inusitado

60
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playful, fun, festive

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lúdico

61
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lean, meager, skinny

A

magro

62
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affectations, prudery

A

los melindres

63
Q

don’t be so finicky and just eat it

A

déjate de melindres y comélo

64
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brains, head, sense

A

la mollera

65
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to be close minded

to be dim, pigheaded

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ser cerrado de mollera

ser duro de mollera

66
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a born actor

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un actor nato

67
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the palate (both senses)

A

el paladar

68
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the floor, arena

A

la palestra

69
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to take the floor

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salir/saltar a la palestra

70
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pending, outstanding

A

pendiente

71
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the slope, gradient, pitch

A

la pendiente

72
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it is still pending/outstanding

A

sigue/queda pendiente

73
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vicissitude, adventure, incident

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una peripecia

74
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The finding of the baby by the panther is the incident that triggers the story

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El hallazgo del bebé por parte de la pantera es la peripecia que desencadena la historia.

75
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to trigger, set off, unleash, let loose

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desencadenar

76
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His statements triggered (or: let loose) a wave of criticism

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Sus declaraciones desencadenaron una oleada de críticas

77
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to catch

A

pillar

78
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the police nabbed him

A

lo pilló la policía

79
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got you!

A

te he pillado!

80
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i caught him smoking

A

lo pillé fumando

81
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to thin out, become sparse

A

ralear

82
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rickety, meager, stunted

A

raquítico

83
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In that bar they serve some dishes so meager you’ll still be hungry after

A

En ese bar sirven unos platos de comida tan raquíticos que siempre te quedas con hambre.

84
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to track (to comb the woods)

A

rastrear (el monte)

85
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The boat dragged the net along the bottom of the sea.

A

El barco rastreaba la red a lo largo del fondo del mar.

86
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to scramble for sth, fight over sth

A

andar a la rebatiña de algo

87
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to reconsider, think again

A

recapacitar

88
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carefully, thoroughly

A

detenidamente

89
Q

a feature, documentary

A

un reportaje

90
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extremely…

A

requete

91
Q

a really attractive girl

A

una chica requeteguapa

92
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it seems absolutely splendid to me

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me parece requetebién

93
Q

a spring, the elastic

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un resorte

94
Q

a rematch

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una revancha

95
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plump, chubby, buom

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rollizo

96
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skeptical (of about)

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escéptico (acerca) de

97
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trafic light

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un semáforo

98
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sly, underhanded

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solapado

99
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I couldn’t find out his intentions because he is very underhanded

A

no pude averiguar sus intenciones porque es muy solapado.

100
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spell, charm

A

el sortilegio, hechizo

101
Q

The witch cast a spell on him and turned him into a frog

A

La bruja le lanzó un sortilegio y lo convirtió en rana.

102
Q

stiff

A

rígido, tieso, duro

103
Q

stiff (joints, limbs, muscles)

A

entumecido, agarrotado, rígido

104
Q

to distort, twist (the sense of)

cambiar el sentido de lo dicho

A

tergiversar

105
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He accuses the magazine of distorting his statements

A

Acusa a la revista de tergiversar sus declaraciones.

106
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The groups traded weapons for drugs.

A

Las bandas trocaban armas por drogas.

107
Q

Her laugh turned into a cry.

A

Su risa se trocó en llanto

108
Q

barter

A

el trueque

109
Q

a vineyard

A

un viñedo

110
Q

in exchange for

A

a trueque de, a cambio de

111
Q

to shear, to cut roughly/badly

A

tusar, trasquilar, esquilar

Spanish Vocabulary 14 (6 decks)

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