5. vocabFeb24,Mar14,26,apr14, Flashcards

from corrections by walter of my CNN recordings

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  • to demand , to call for, to require, to ask strongly
  • to demand, to sue, to take up time-resources, to demand some right
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  • exigir
  • demandar - more legal connotations, or to take up time-resources - the kid is very demanding
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Ramadán is the Muslim holy month.

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El Ramadán es el mes sagrado musulmán.
O el mes sagrado de los muselmanes.

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to get, to win, to obtain, to achieve

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conseguir - really more to get,
lograr - implies personal effort and is like to achieve something more difficult

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Can Donald Trump be sued for lack of common sense?

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¿Puede Donald Tramp ser demandado por falta de sentido común?
Also carencia de

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the law of supply and demand

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la ley de la oferta y la demanda
Oferta - offer, tender, bid, supply
Proporcionar - to provide/supply

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