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12.5.2014 2 Flashcards

1
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the scenery, set

A

el decorado

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2
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the set changed at the start of the second act of the performance

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El decorado cambió al comienzo de la segunda parte de la función.

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to taste, sample 3

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degustar, paladear, saborear

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to converse (with)(about) /formal

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departir (con) (de)

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tasteless, bland, sin sabor

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desabrido

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boring, surly (person), disagreeable, sharp

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desabrido

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This apple is tasteless; it doesn’t taste like anything

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Esta manzana es desabrida, no sabe a nada.

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8
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disappearance, extinction

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la desaparición

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9
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(to show) indifference, indifference (towards)

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(mostrar) desapego (hacia)

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He displayed a certain disregard for the norms of behavior of the high school

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Mostraba cierto desapego por las normas de comportamiento del colegio

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11
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to lose one’s concentration, get distracted

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desconcentrarse

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12
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to distract

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desconcentrar

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13
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to despair, lose all hope

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desesperarse

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14
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to lose all hope of doing something

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desesperar por hacer algo

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15
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to tear, rip, destroy

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desgarrar

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16
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the cat tore my shirt

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el gato desgarró mi camisa

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17
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Narcissus broke Echo’s heart

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Narciso desgarró el corazón de Eco

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18
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disjointed, incoherant (historia, trama)

A

deshilvanado

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19
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detachable, can be taken apart

A

desmontable

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20
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to detach, get rid of

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desprender

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21
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Ana got rid of all her clothe’s from the previous season

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Ana se desprendió de toda la ropa de la temporada anterior.

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22
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all over, everywhere

A

por doquier

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23
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During the celebrations, we can see people dancing and drinking everywhere.

A

Durante las fiestas podemos ver gente bailando y bebiendo por doquier

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24
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a dose

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una dosis

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25
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in small doses

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en pequeñas dosis

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26
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to give (get) indigestion

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empachar(se)

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27
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nevertheless, however (literary)

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empero

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28
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He was her enemy; nevertheless, she did not want him to die.

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Era su enemigo, empero no le deseaba la muerte.

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29
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to dazzle, stoke, blind, excite

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encandilar

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30
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Juan was taken with Maria as soon as he saw her

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Juan se encandiló de María en cuanto la vio.

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31
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The light of the spotlight dazzled everyone in the theater

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La luz del reflector encandila a todos en el teatro.

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32
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bloody, fierce, inflamed, bloodshot

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encarnizado

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33
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conflicting, opposite, facing

A

encontrado

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34
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They placed the statues opposite one another.

A

Pusieron las estatuas encontradas la una con la otra.

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35
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I have mixed feelings with this situation; on one hand I like him, but on the other not so much.

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En esta situación tengo sentimientos encontrados por una parte me gusta y por otra no.

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36
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they have opposing views on abortion

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tienen opiniones encontradas sobre el aborto

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37
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to cajole, wheedle, coax

A

engatusar

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38
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to coax sb into doing sth

A

engatusar a algn para que haga algo

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39
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bother, nuisance

A

un engorro

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40
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to initiate, start a conversation. strike up

A

entablar

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41
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to start a relationship, friendship

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entablar

42
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he had the facility of starting up conversations with complete strangers

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Tenía la facilidad de entablar conversaciones con absolutos desconocidos

43
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The started a friendship by mail

A

Entablaron una amistad por carta.

44
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the ins and outs

A

los entresijos

45
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The still haven’t clarified the ins and outs of this case

A

Aún no se han aclarado los entresijos de este caso

46
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The still haven’t clarified the ins and outs of this case

A

Aún no se han aclarado los entresijos de este caso

47
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to swipe, take, whisk away

A

escamotear

48
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With a play of the hands he nicked the coin

A

Con un juego de manos escamoteó la moneda.

49
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a sphinxq

A

una esfinge

50
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to enamel, glaze, varnish

A

esmaltar

51
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to take great paints, do one’s best, go to a lot of effort

A

esmerarse

52
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she doesn’t take any care over her work

A

no se esmera nada en su trabajo

53
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I have taken great pains so that the presentation is perfect and without errors

A

Me he esmerado mucho en que la presentación quede perfecta, sin fallos.

54
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to overexploit, exaust

A

esquilmar

55
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They exhausted the natural resources by consuming without control

A

Esquilmaron los recursos naturales por consumir sin control.

56
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(social) stratum

A

un estrato (social)

57
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the chorus, refrain

A

el estribillo

58
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The members of the chorus sung the chorus in unison

A

Los miembros del coro cantaban el estribillo al unísono.

59
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exiled, in exile

A

exiliado

60
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under the aegis of

A

bajo la égida de

61
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a bundle, sheaf

A

un fajo

62
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to show of

A

fardar (de)

63
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a doormat

A

un felpudo

64
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weakness, defect, failing

A

una flaqueza

65
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His weakness of character makes him an easy man to manipulate

A

Su flaqueza de carácter hace que sea un hombre fácil de manipular.

66
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thinness skinniness

A

flaqueza

67
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flabby, soft, spongy

A

fofo

68
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After several months without working out his muscles have gotten flabby

A

Después de varios meses sin entrenarse los músculos se le habían quedado fofos.

69
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to shine, glow

A

fulgurar

70
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futile

A

fútil

71
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pregnant (animal)

full of, heavy with (literary)

A

grávido

72
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I was weighed down with emotions

A

me sentí grávido de emociones

73
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glove compartment

A

la guantera

74
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to put together, string together, link

A

hilar, establecer una conexión

75
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I have been linking together all the details but something doesn’t sit right with me

A

He estado hilando todos los detalles pero hay algo que no me cuadra.

76
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the spider was spinning her web

A

la araña hilaba su telaraña

77
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It is better but he still can’t put together a complete sentence

A

Está mejor pero aun no puede hilar una frase completa.

78
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This is where the monks spin

A

Aquí es donde hilaban las monjas

79
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to cobble together, join together, put together

A

hilvanar

80
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First organize your thoughts and then speak

A

Primero hilvana tus pensamientos y luego habla.

81
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well put together/constructed

A

bien hilvanado

82
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to kneel

A

hincarse

83
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to drive, thrust, ram

A

hincar

84
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He drove the pole into the ground to fasten the tent.

A

Hincó el palo en la tierra para sujetar la tienda de campaña.

85
Q

mortgage

A

la hipoteca

86
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a stitch, pain in the side

A

una ijada

87
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flank/side (animal)

A

la ijada

88
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beardless, inexperienced

A

imberbe

89
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At 20, he was still immature.

A

A los veinte años todavía era imberbe

90
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to make impatient, exasperate

A

impacientar

91
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to get impatient with

A

impacientarse (con/por/ante)

exasperarse

92
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to rule, reign, prevail

A

imperar

93
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I want to return to the times when peace reigned in my country

A

Quiero que regresen los tiempos en que la paz imperaba en mi país.

94
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an insult

to curse

A

un improperio

soltar improperios

95
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to influence, affect, have a bearing on

A

incidir en

afectar

96
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The boss’s death had an impact on everyone’s attitude.

A

La muerte del jefe incidió en el ánimo de todos.

97
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unrelated, unconnected, disjointed

A

inconexo

98
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nuisance, pain in the neck

A

un incordio

99
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It was a pain to have to wash the windows with ammonia

A

Es un incordio tener que lavar las ventanas con amoníaco.

100
Q

a pardon, reprieve

A

un indulto

101
Q

The condemned received the pardon

A

El condenado a muerte recibió el indulto.

Spanish Vocabulary 19 (4 decks)

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