9 Flashcards
(200 cards)
1
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At ease, comfortable
A
A gusto
2
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To compare
2 forms
A
Cotejar
Comparar
3
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Congratulations
3 forms
A
Enhorabuena
Felicidades
Felicitaciones
4
Q
To scrub; to annoy
A
Fregar
5
Q
Contribution
2 forms
A
Aportación
Contribución
6
Q
To burst; to break up
Exhausted
A
Tronar
Tronado
7
Q
To function, work
3 forms
A
Funcionar
Servir
Jalar
8
Q
Bound, linked
A
Ligado
9
Q
To heal
Healing
A
Sanar
Sanador
10
Q
To line up
A
Enfilar
11
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To sadden, shame or embarrass
A
Apenar
12
Q
To resign
2 forms
A
Dimitir
Renunciar
13
Q
To get straight to the point, cut to the chase
A
Ir al grano
14
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To collapse
A
desplomar
15
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The length
2 forms
A
El largo
La longitud
16
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To go full steam ahead, to cruise along, to go well
A
Ir viento en popa
17
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To make a fool (of someone, yourself)
A
Hacer el oso
18
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With regards to…
A
En cuanto a…
19
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To pass (a law)
A
Promulgar
20
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A broom To sweep (2 forms)
A
Escoba
Barrer, escobar
21
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Dustpan
A
El recogedor
22
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A mop
To mop
A
El trapeador
Trapear
23
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Packaging or container
A
El envase
24
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The most important (general)
The most important (specific)
A
Lo más importante
Él más importante
25
To waste
Desperdiciar
26
To stop or detain
Detener
27
A builder
Albañil
28
Politician
Político
29
Spelling
Ortografía
30
To point out or indicate
Señalar
31
Politics; policy
Política
32
Quotation
Cita
33
Disagreement
| To disagree
Desacuerdo
| Estar en desacuerdo
34
To take the reins
Tomar las riendas
35
Cautious
Precavido
36
To be there when
Tocarse
37
To beat up
| To be in pieces
Madrear
| Estar madreado
38
Shortcut
Atajo
39
Time zone
Huso horario
40
To apprehend
Aprehender
41
Waste, rubbish
Desechos
42
To make a mistake
| If im not wrong...
Errar
| Si no erro...
43
To get right (2 forms)
Acertar
| Atinarle
44
To glance, look over
Ojear
45
To refuse
| 2 forms
Rehusar
| Negarse a
46
Exchange rate
| Interest rate
Tasa de cambio
| Tasa de interés
47
To leaf through
Hojear
48
Deep
| 2 forms
Profundo
| Hondo
49
Hitman
Sicario
50
Non-stop; fluently
De corrido
51
Thigh
Muslo
52
Calf (muscle)
Pantorrilla
53
To straighten
Enderezar
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Resentment, hard feelings
Rencor
55
To dissolve
Disolver
56
Rewarding
Retroalimentante
57
```
A breakdown (i.e. analysis)
To breakdown
```
El desglose
| Desglosar
58
Broadly speaking, a summary
| 3 forms
A grosso modo
A grandes rasgos
A grandes líneas
59
Everything turned out as hoped / perfectly
Todo salió a pedir de boca
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As we go
Sobre la marcha
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You want the moon on a stick! Beggars can't be choosers!
Limosnero y con garrote
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To bring up or mention
| Phrase, 3 possible verbs
Salir / sacar / traer a colación
63
A person who is up-to-date with current affairs etc
Una persona actualizada
64
Elections
| 2 forms
Las elecciones
| Los comicios
65
The media
| Through the media
Los medios
| Mediático
66
To coin (a phrase)
Acuñar
67
Either... or...
Podría ser... o bien...
68
Sovereign
| Sovereignty
Soberano
| Soberanía
69
Lizard; push-up
La lagartija
70
To raise
| On the rise
Alzar
| A la alza
71
A space or gap (non-physical e.g. emotional)
Un vacío
72
To handle
Manejar
73
To untie; to trigger or cause
Desatar
74
Remittance
Remesa
75
To stall or hold back
Estancar
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To weaken
Debilitar
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I would appreciate...
Agradecería
| Only 'lo...' to substitute something
78
To perform
| To give up
Rendir
| Rendirse
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To have a function as
Desempeñarse
80
```
The performance (e.g. effectiveness)
(2 forms)
```
Desempeño
| Rendimiento
81
To fire
| 4 forms
Despedir
Dar las gracias
Dar de baja
Correr
82
To tangle
| Tangled
Enredarse
| Enredado
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Indisputable
Indiscutible
84
Mortgage
Hipoteca
85
Likewise
Asimismo
86
To disadvantage
Disadventejar
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To be in mourning
Estar de luto
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To impose
Imponer
89
Literacy
Alfabetismo
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Worse still (inf.)
Peor tantito
91
Leader
Líder
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Of the capital
Capitalino
93
To counteract
| Pissed off
Contrariar
| Contrariado
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Everyone doing their own thing...
Cada quien en su rollo...
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What a pain / bore!
Qué rollo!
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To talk a lot (phrase)
Echar rollo
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Letter (of the alphabet)
La letra
98
To underline
Subrayar
99
Renowned
Renombrado
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In due course
| With all due respect
A su debido tiempo
| Con el debido respeto
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In the year so far...
En lo que va del año...
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Average
| 2 forms
El promedio
| La media
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On doing...; by doing...
Al hacer...
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A hard worker
Chambeador
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A shape
La forma
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To dunk or dip
Sopear
107
I'm about to...
Estoy por...
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Abbreviation
Sigla
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Pile, heap
| 2 ways
Montón
| Cerro
110
Shitty, bad
Very cool
To do something bad to someone
To rob
De la fregada
Fregón
Fregar
Fregar
111
Album
Great album
Great success, smash hit
Disco
Discaso
Exitazo
112
Practice (noun)
Práctica
113
To supply
| To be unable to cope
Dar abasto a
| No dar abasto
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It's never too much...
Nunca está de más...
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```
To catch (a ball; in the act)
(2 forms)
```
Atrapar
| Cachar
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Wow; how outrageous!
| I can't believe it!
¡Qué bárbaro!
| ¡Qué barbaridad!
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Astonished, astounded
Atónito
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I have a feeling that...
Tengo el presentimiento de que..
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To have nothing (phrase)
Estar en la calle
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To have absolutely no effect (phrase)
No hacer ni cosquillas
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To experiment with, to dabble, to venture
Incursionar
122
To ice or frost
Escarchar
123
Joint (anatomy)
Articulación
124
To feel free
Sentirse con la libertad
125
Anti-establishment
Contestatario
126
To rule out, dismiss
Descartar
127
Bathrobe
Bata de baño
128
Spoiled or gone off
Echado a perder
129
To top it all
The height of stupidity
The height of elegance
Para colmo
El colmo de la estupidez
El colmo de la elegancia
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To slip away, sneak out
Escabullirse
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To drive crazy
Enloquecer
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Take a peek
Echar un vistazo
133
To sue
Demandar
134
Ballot box
Urna
135
To cremate
Cremar
136
A shade, hue, touch
El matiz
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Bodyguard
El/la escolta
138
Hebrew
Hebreo
139
To attend to
Atender
140
To rule
Regir
141
To explain at length
Explayar
142
Israeli
Israelita
143
To qualify, explain; to tinge
Matizar
144
To take in, welcome or give refuge to
| A welcome or reception
Acoger
| Acogida
145
Show-off or loudmouth
| 2 forms
Farol
| Fanfarrón
146
They make me mad!
Me les pongo! (como loco!)
147
Recklessly, like it or not
A la brava
148
Half-heartedly
A medias
| A medias tintas
149
Die
| Dice
Dado
| Dados
150
To struggle
Batallar
151
Thoroughly, little by little
Detenidamente
152
Laughable, risible, ridiculous
Irrisorio
153
I am used to...
Estoy acostumbrado a....
154
To ride or mount; to set up or assemble
Montar
155
Prisoner
| 3 forms
Prisionero
Reo
Preso
156
Abortion
Aborto
157
Incidentally, whilst on the subject
| Phrase
Dicho sea de paso
158
To end with a flourish, save the best for last
Terminar con broche de oro
159
To declare or pronounce oneself
Pronounciarse
160
To be very stubborn
| Phrase
Montarse en su macho
161
Someone else's, of other people
Ajeno
162
Decree, order
Dectreto
163
True (adjective)
Verídico
164
Knackered; extremely sad
Deshecho
165
Witty, clever
Occurente
166
Straw or hay
Paja
167
Pond
El estanque
168
How am I supposed to... (e.g. know)
Cómo voy a... (saber)
169
From the north / south
Norteño
| Surteño
170
Rascal (2 forms)
Pillo
| Pilluelo
171
To be reborn
| Renaissance
Renacer
| Renacimiento
172
To plant (seeds)
Sembrar
173
Weeds
Hierbas
174
A clipping; a cutback
El recorte
175
Ire, fury
Ira
176
Ruthless
Despiadado
177
Outsider
Forastero/a
178
Lost (Mx slang)
Norteado
179
To assemble
Ensamblar
180
Mexicans
Los Mexicanos (always los)
181
Ground, floor, soil
Suelo
182
To make way for
Dar paso a
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Swaggering, cocky; a bully
Bravucón
184
Annoying person (Colloquial)
Sangrón
185
To harvest
Cosechar
186
Crux
El meollo
187
For now
Por ahora
188
In advance
Por adelantado
189
Gums
Las encías
190
Sharp (e.g. knife)
Filoso
191
Sword
Espada
192
Outside wall
Inside wall
Big wall
Barda
Pared
Muro
193
Of the border
Fronteriza
194
To live off of
Vivir de
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To fend for yourself
Valerse por sí mismo
196
Compatriot, fellow national
Connacional
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To get rid of
Deshacerse de
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To take for granted
Dar por hecho
199
I am happy to see you
| I would be content to wait
Estoy feliz de verte
| Estaría contento de esperar
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The people on the street begged for money
La gente en la calle pidió dinero
