Box 5 S->E Flashcards
(280 cards)
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Una cuantiosa cantidad
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A large/ hefty amount of
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Doble
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Dual/double (adj)
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Calmarse; tranquilizarse
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To calm down
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Un tope
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A doorstop
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El antecedente
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Background history (noun)
Previous/ proceeding (adj)
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Un asueto
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Time off; break rest
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Untar
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To lather; to spread
(Butter; jam)
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El/la magnate
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The tycoon
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La trampa
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The trap; the trapdoor
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Travieso
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Naughty; mischievous (adj)
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Los trastes
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The dishes; the kitchen utensils; the cutlery
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Un cangrejal
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A place that cooks & sells crabs
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Contiguo
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Adjacent (adj)
Contiguous “48 contiguous states”
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Ambulante
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Street vender (noun)
Walking; traveling (adj)
“Walking circus act”
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“Ni modo” “nada que hacer” “es lo que hay”
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It is what it is
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Una agrupación
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The grouping
The group (large); the association
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Radicar
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To lie in; to be situated
“It lies in your ability.” “It’s situated in the out skirts.”
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La amabilidad
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The pleasantness; the kindness
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Los añicos
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Pieces of glass shards
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Un amargado
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Bitter (adj)
A bitter person (noun)
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Exprimir
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To squeeze (out)
lemoms, sponge
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El delantero
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The forward (soccer)
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(Asiento) delantero
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Front (seat)
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El trapo; el paño
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The cloth; the rag
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Un abusón
An abuser
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El rubro
The heading (printing)
Area; field
“It’s in the following area”
“Field of medicine”
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Siento decepcionarte
I hate to disappoint you!
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Un temático
A subject matter
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El azar
The chance; the fate
“Game of chance” “leave it to fate”
30
Parlante
Speaking; talking (adj)
Speaker (noun)
“Talking dog”
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Proceder de
To come from
To originate in
To date back to
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Alterar se
To falter (voice)
To get agitated
To get flustered
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La plomeria
The plumbing
34
Terrorífico
Terrifying
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El jugular
The jugular
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Convalidar
To recognize; to accept
“I recognize Taiwan as a country.”
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Agacharse
To squat
To duck
To crouch down
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Arrastrar
To drag
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La betarraga
The beet (veggie)
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Psicológico
Psychological
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Hambriento
Starving; hungry (adj)
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Obrero
Worker; laborer (noun)
Working-class (adj)
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Un anfibio
An amphibian
Amphibious (adj)
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Un tronco
A trunk (botany)
A log
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Un medallero
A medal display
The medal count
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Desapercibido
Unnoticed (adj)
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Empedernido
Hardened (smoker) (drinker)
Compulsive (liar)
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Un candelabro
A candelabra
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Precipitarse
To rush
To make haste
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Un parto
A birth; a labor
“In labor”
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Retroceder (a)
To go back (to)
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“Los yunaites”
The USA
Jerga “United”
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Forcejear
To struggle
To struggle
To wrestler
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Chulear
To make fun of
To compliment (Guatemala)
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Reventar
To burst (pressure)
To blow up; to shatter
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“Trabajando duro o durando en el trabajo”
“Working hard or hardly working”
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“Ha de ser duro”
“It must be hard”
“It must be tough”
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El control (remoto)
The (remote) control
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El vecindario
The neighborhood
The residents of the neighborhood
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El consuelo
The consolation
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Descarado
Blatant
Shameless
Sassy
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“Esto marcha bien”
“This is going well”
“This is going smooth”
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Una predilección
A preference
“I have a preference for Italian food.”
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Un obsequio
A gift; a present
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Acobardar
To cower
To get scared
To get frightened
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Con lujo de detalles
In great detail
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“Me pillaste”
“You got me!”
“Okay caught me off guard.”
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Salvo que …
Except that …
Unless …
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Llevo aquí 5 años
I’ve been here 5 years
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La gama
The range
The spectrum
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Debidamente
Properly; correctly
“Do it properly.”
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Irremediablemente
Inevitably
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La cotización
The estimate; the quote
The price; the value
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Vale que (subjunctive)
Better that …
“I better not see you…”
“You better thank me.”
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Estar a mano
To be even
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Mayormente
Mainly; mostly
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Una celebridad
A celebrity
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La nómina
The payroll; the pay slip
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Raspar
To graze
To scrape (off)
To sand (sandpaper)
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Aflojar
To loosen (less tight)
To slacken (cable slack)
To relax (muscles)
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El chupasangres
The bloodsucker
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Lo cual
Which (not question)
“Like ‘lo que’”
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Rectas paralelas
Parallel lines (math)
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El desapego
The lack of attachment
The indifference
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La hipocresía
The hypocrisy
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Limítrofe (adj)
Bordering; neighboring
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Atragantarse
To choke (swallow)
To lose one’s thought
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El transbordo
The transfer (plane; train)
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Transbordar
To transfer (trains, plane)
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Científico
Scientific (adj)
Scientist (noun)
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El limpiacristales
The window washer fluid
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Insípido
Insipid; tasteless
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Engrandecer
To magnify
To make bigger
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La escobilla
The brush for cleaning toilets
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Un criticón
Someone who likes to criticize people
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Un comilón
Someone who likes to eat too much
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El estándar
The standard (n)
Standard (adj)
“Standard questions”
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Una peliculita
A low quality bad movie
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Un hombretón
A manly man
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Una minuta
A first draft; a rough draft
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Un cuartucho
A messy; dirty room
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Abrocharse
To fasten (seatbelt)
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(Ir/ marchar) viento en popa
On a roll
“We’re on a roll!”
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Desembuchar
“To spit it out”
“To spill the beans”
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Un ornitorrinco
A platypus
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Un intento
A try; an attempt
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Descorchar
To uncork
To remove cork (wine)
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Espeluznante
Terrifying; hair-rising; horrifying
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Comprometer
To compromise
To jeopardize
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Olvidado
Forgotten (adj)
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La paliza
The beating
The thrashing
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Ambicioso
Ambitious
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Un becario
A grant holder
A scholarship holder
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Un asesino en serie
A serial killer
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Desvirgar
To take virginity of
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Bangladés
Bangladesh
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Un iglú
An igloo
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Los insumos
The supplies
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Estremecer
To shake (building)
To make shudder (person)
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Cuando gustes
Whenever you want
Whenever you like
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Gusto en verte
Good to see you
Nice to see you
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El cianuro
The cyanide
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Un cepo
A boot (car)
*lock for the wheels*
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Los pitufos
The Smurf
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Un parche
The eyepatch
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Guiñar
To wink; to blink
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El padrino (boda)
The best man
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Un vermut
Vermouth (drink)
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Sudoroso
Sweaty
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Una azotea
A terraced roof; a roof top
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Ulular
To howl (wolf; dog; wind)
To wail (person)
To hoot (owl)
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Un encendedor
A lighter
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Un ascenso
A promotion
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La ginebra
The gin (alcohol)
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La regla tácita
The unspoken role
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Simular
To pretend
To stimulate
To fake (death)
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“Hacer frente a”
To face up; to stand up to
To cope with
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Un varón
Male; man; a boy
“It’s a male of 10 years”
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Una madera blanda
Flimsy wood (arts & crafts)
Thin sheets
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resoplar
To puff; to pant
*breathe in gasps*
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Amarico
Amharic (Ethiopian language)
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El clarinete
The clarinet
The clarinetist
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Los caza fantasmas
Ghostbusters
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Whisky escocés
Scotch (spirit)
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La trompeta
El/la trompeta
The trumpet
The trumpet player
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El bajo
The bass (instrument)
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Desperdiciar
To throw away
To dispose
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Extender
To spread out
To extend
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Arrancar
To pull out; to gouge out
To start up (car; computer)
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El recorte
The trimming (haircut)
A clipped item (clipped news articles)
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La correa
The leash (dog)
The strap (backpack)
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Balbucear
To stutter
To stammer
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Transparentarse
To show through
To see through
To become obvious
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trabajar/ hacer hasta tarde (horas extras)
To work overtime
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Desaparecer
To disappear
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Entretanto
Meanwhile; meantime
“In the meantime”
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Declarar quiebra
To declare bankruptcy
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Ansiar
To long for
To yearn for
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Una palmada
A pat; a slap; a clap
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Las astillas
The woodchips
The splinters
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Hacer diligencias
To run errands
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El caparazón
The turtle shell
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Una carretilla
A wheelbarrow
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Un saltamontes
The grasshopper
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Un trombón
A trombone
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Importarse un carajo
To give a shit
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Impugnar
To refute
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Un muelle
A pier
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Docente
“Teaching assistant”
Teaching (adj)
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Postularse a
To run for
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Un(a) proxeneta
A pimp
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Un adivino
A mind reader
A fortune teller
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La chatarra
The scrap metal
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“Estimad@ Jacqueline”
“Dear, Jacqueline”
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La adultez
The adulthood
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Una fraternidad
A frat
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El auge
The peak; the heyday
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Musicalizar
To set to music (movie score)
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Una granja avícola
A chicken farm
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Basarse en
To be based on
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“Acaso”
“Perhaps”. *rhetorical question*
“Perhaps you weren’t listening.”
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El lóbulo
The lobe “frontal lobe”
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Un cable maestro
A master cable
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Un bocado
A bite; a nibble; a snack
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Un repartidor
A delivery man
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Un civil
A civilian
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La jardinería
The gardening
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Estrepitosamente
Noisily; sporadically
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La hotelería
Hotel management business
Hospitality (hotel)
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Manosearse
To grope
To be touched (hands)
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La Courlafobia
The fear of clowns
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Un anzuelo
A fish hook
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Una tea
A torch
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Un imperdible
A safety pin
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Un(a) literato(a)
A bookworm
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La terminal
The terminal
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Disimuladamente
Slyly
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El quitapelusas
The lint roller
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El desatascador
The plunger
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La cancha (de tenis)
The (tennis) court
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El/la polizón
The stowaway
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Sumamente
Extremely
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Andar a hurtadillas
To sneak around
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No me malinterpretes
“Don’t get me wrong”
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Una trituradora
A crushing machine
A shredder
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La membresía
The membership
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Tartamudear
To stutter
To stammer
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El marco
The framing; the goalposts
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Aderezar
To season (food)
To dress (salad)
To garnish
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Un nubarrón
A storm cloud
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La tipografía
The typography
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Tocayo
*instance when someone has the same name*
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Un estupro
Statutory R
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Estuprar
To commit statutory R *learning purposes only*
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Una cafetera
A coffee maker
A coffee pot
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El tocador (mueble)
The dressing table
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Un alquilar
The renting/ leasing
The rental
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Un cuartucho
A messy dirty; room
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El óxido
The rust
The oxide (chemistry)
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La Epifanía
The epiphany
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Un visionario
A visionary
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Achicarse
To be intimidated
To become smaller
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Susodicho
Aforementioned
“Mentioned previously/ above”
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Quisquilloso
Fussy; touchy (sensitive)
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Una espinilla
A pimple
A zit
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La vinegreta
Vinaigrette
French dressing
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La racha
The streak; the run; the string
“A loosing streak”
“A run of bad luck”
“A string of coincidences”
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Tener altibajos
To have ups & downs
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Un(a) acompañante
A companion
An escort
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Una enseñanza
An education/ a teaching (general)
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Una colmena
A beehive
A hive
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Una serenata
A serenade
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Un buen juicio
A good judgement
“With my own good judgment”
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El respaldo
The support; the backing
The back *back rest* *reverse*
“Back of the seat” “back of the document”
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Colorear
To color
To dye
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Una bajeza
A vile deed
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Sobresalir
To stick out
To stand out
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Un(a) cocinero(a)
A cook
A chef
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Gratificante
Gratifying
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Resbalarse
To slip
To slide
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Juerguista (adj/noun)
Fun-loving; pleasure seeking (adj)
A party animal, a raver (noun)
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Una cita a ciegas
A blind date
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“Cara o Cruz”
Heads or tails
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El delantal
An apron
A smock
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El/la interrogante
The question (mystery)
The question mark
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La juguera
The juicer
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El siglo veintiuno
The 21st century
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Salir adelante
To get ahead
To get by
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Así se habla!
“That’s the spirit!”
“Now you’re talking!”
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Un lienzo
A canvas (painting)
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“Jaque mate”
Checkmate!
252
Divagar
To digress
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La pasantía
The internship
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Un nubarrón
A storm cloud
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Un cerrajero
A locksmith
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Comprensible
Comprehensible
Understandable
Easy to understand
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El cronograma
The schedule
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La flema
The phlegm
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Enervado
To get one’s nerve
To drive one mad
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El repertorio
The index, the catalog (list)
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Alocar
To drive crazy
To go crazy
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Estrellarse
To crash; to smash (violently)
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Metiste la pata
You screwed up!
You messed up!
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Plegar
To fold (*doblar* *poker*)
“Fold it into 3’s”
“I fold!”
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Una plegaria
A prayer
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(Yo) convenzo
Convencer (yo, present)
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Adelantarse a
To get ahead of
To stay ahead of
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Las papilas gustativas
The tastebuds
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No tomes a pecho
“Don’t take it personally.”
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Una bofetada
A slap in the face
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El banquete
The banquet/ reception
The feast
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La salsa de manteca
The butter sauce
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La persona indicada
The right person; the best guy
“I have the right guy for it.”
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Volcar
To knock over
To tip over
To empty out
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El almíbar
The syrup
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Un neumático
Pneumatic (adj)
A tire (noun; *car*)
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Hacer un papelón
To make a fool of oneself
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Hojear
To “leaf” through
To “glance” through
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El crucigrama
The crossword puzzle
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Diversificar
To diversify
