Argentina 1985 Flashcards
(104 cards)
1
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overthrow
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derrocar, derrumbar, deponer
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raid
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allanamiento, redada
3
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restore
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restaurar, restituir
4
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to defeat
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derrotar
5
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to break up, disperse
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disgregar
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to hinder, obstruct; to strike up
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trabar
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to gag, muzzle
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amordazar
8
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garnish, adornment
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guarnición
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to strip, divest, rob
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despojar
10
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to fill to the brim, to fulfil
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colmar
11
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to banish, exile, dismiss
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desterrar
12
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blowing up, crazy idea (colloquial)
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voladura
13
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execution by firing squad
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fusilamiento
14
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beforehand
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de antemano
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surgical
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quirúrgico
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executioner, tormentor
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verdugo (also means balaclava, lash)
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to skin; criticise harshly
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despellejar
18
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hostage
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rehén (pl. rehenes)
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to forge, harden
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fraguar (also to think up, conceive, fabricar), forjar, endurecerse
20
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irrigation ditch
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acequia
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reprisal (revenge), retaliation
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represalia
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to untie, loosen, spark off
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desatar, desamarrar, aflojar, desencadenar (unleash)
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injury, wound, graze
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lastimadura
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ending, top, final touch
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remate, desenlace (ending)
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to end, conclude, finish off (kill); to top
rematar, clausurar, apurar, culminar
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climax
colofón
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grand finale
la apoteosis
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bloody, fierce, bitter
encarnizado
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to make cruel, enrage; to fight fiercely
encarnizar
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sample, sampling
muestreo
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to overthrow, exceed, break through
desbordar, rebosar (overflow)
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frightening, terrifying, hideous
espantoso, escalofriante, espeluznante, horripilante, pavoroso, estremecedor
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to surface, rise to the surface
aflorar, asomar (to come out), brotar (to arise)
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to dive, scuba dive
bucear
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lacustrine (of a lake)
lacustre
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to pile up, mount up
apilar, amontonar, hacinar (to heap)
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heading, statement
enunciado
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to throw, produce, spew out
arrojar
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to carpet
alfombrar
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to stammer, babble, mumble
balbucear
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to subdue, submit (a proposal)
someter
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to subdue, conquer, subjugate
avasallar, sojuzgar, oprimir, conquistar, subyugar, vencer (defeat)
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to clear up, clarify
esclarecer, aclarar, despejar, dilucidar
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to stab
apuñalar, acuchillar, rajar, dar una puñalada a
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seedbed, hotbed
semillero, vivero (breeding ground)
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shake, beat
sacudir
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to scorch, burn, char
calcinar
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to climb, scale; climb the social ladder
trepar
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to pave, to surface
pavimentar
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freeze
congelar
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a blow from the butt of a gun
culatazo
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damaging, devastating, fulminant (sudden and fatal)
fulminante
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ineptitude, incompetence
inepcia, la ineptitud
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to atrophy
atrofiarse
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to shoot down, take down, demolish
abatir, derribar (bring down), derrumbar (demolish)
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to annihilate
aniquilar
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to undertake, embark on
emprender, acometer, lanzarse, llevar a cabo
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amazement, surprise
asombro, estupefacción, estupor, sobrecogedor (awe, shocking, horrible)
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customs tariffs
aranceles aduaneros
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foreign, stranger
foráneo, advenedizo, alienígena, extrajero, ajeno forastero (strange)
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evil, villain
malvado
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to defraud, swindle, con
estafar
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stateless, stateless person
apátrida
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overwhelming
abrumador, apabullante, aplastante, arrollador, avasallador
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ill-fated
infausto, aciago, funesto
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damage, ruin
estrago
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investigate, enquire into
indagar, averiguar, investigar, interpelar (to question)
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ruthless, heartless
despiadado, desalmado, implacable
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to take place, occur
acontecer, acaecer, sobrevenir, pasar, ocurrir
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kidnapping, hijacking
secuestro, prendimiento (capture)
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power, wealth
poderío, dominio, poder, potencia
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criminal (adj.)
delictivo, malhechor (adj. or n.)
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gloomy, dark, dismal; sinister shady
tenebroso, fúnebre, lóbrego
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crime against humanity
crimen de lesa humanidad
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erect, raise, build
erigir, alzar, edificar, levantar
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to step on, trample
pisotear, patear (stamp on), aplastar (crush)
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to cover with a hood
encapuchar
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to drag, pull
arrastrar
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to take root
arraigar, enraizar
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unsteady, shaky
vacilante, tambaleante
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hesitant
vacilante, titubeante, dubitativo
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demential, senile, crazy
demencial, descabellado, disparatado
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to promote, foster; lead to
propiciar (create favourable atmosphere for), posibilitar, propulsar (propel, promote)
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den, dump, dive; cave (poetic)
antro, tugurio (hovel)
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snatch, grab, take away
arrebatar
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plea, appeal, prayer
ruego, súplica (plea)
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possessed; wicked, evil
endemoniado, poseído
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unpredictable, unforeseeable
imprevisible, insospechado
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fortuitous
fortuito, aleatorio
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inhabitant, denizen
morador, habitante, poblador
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ashes (of a body)
cenizas
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helpless, defenceless
desamparado, vulnerable, desvalido, inerme, desprotegido
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abandonment, neglect, helplessness
desamparo
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protection, refuge
amparo, refugio
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barely, hardly; as soon as
apenas
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rebuild, repair
recomponer, reconstruir, remediar, reparar
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meticulously, thoroughly
minuciosamente, exhaustivamente, diligentemente
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exemplary (serve as a warning), enlightening, instructive (educational)
aleccionador
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confirm, verify, establish, validate
constatar, cerciorarse (make sure), verificar, dar validez a
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entrust, hand over, commend
encomendar, otorgar (to grant)
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same old, well-known
consabido
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trade union
sindicato, sindicatoria
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cleverly, skilfully, craftily
mañosamente
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false, apocryphal
apócrifo
