DELE BOOK VOCABULARY Flashcards

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Con posterioridad

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subsequently, later

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La directriz

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guideline, principle;directive

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siempre y cuando (+ subj)

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provided (that)

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La directrix girar en torno a algo

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The conversación/debate revolves or centers around sth;

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constar (figurar) ~ en algo ‹en acta/documento›

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to be stated o recorded in sth;

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filial‹compañía/asociación›

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affiliate (before n), subsidiary

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partidario,-a

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to be in favor of

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suministrar a

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to supply/provide something to somebody

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no ser partidario de,

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to be against sthg

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suministrar:

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to provide, supply

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diáfano,-a

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(explicación) clear, (bien iluminado) well-lit (sin obstáculos) clear, open, translucent

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propocionar algo a algn

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to provide sb with sth;

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Penuria (escasez)

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shortage, dearth;

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constatar

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to verify (frml); to establish

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una auténtica penuria de medios

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a real shortage o dearth of resources

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pudo constatar que la muerte se había producido por asfixia

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he was able to establish that death had been caused by suffocation

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remitir a algo

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to refer to sth

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sin previo aviso

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without (prior) warning

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a menos que

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unless;

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si bien

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although;

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acuñar

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to mint, to coin an expression

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menos mal

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just as well, thank goodness;

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desembocar en

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to flow into, to lead to, to culminate in, to lead to

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menos mal que no me oyó

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just as well o it’s a good thing he didn’t hear me;

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asimismo
also, likewise
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El Tajo desemboca en el Atlántico
The Tagus flows into the Atlantic
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Esta carretera desemboca en la autopista
This road comes out onto the motorway
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Puede desembocar en una tragedia
It may end in tragedy
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esto facilitará, asimismo, un aumento de la productividad
likewise, this will increase productivity
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pauta
guideline;
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pautas de comportamiento
rules o norms of behavior;
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eso me dio la pauta de lo que pasaba
that gave me a clue as to what was happening
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impugnar
(una ley, decisión) to challenge, contest (refutar una teoría, interpretación) to refute, disprove
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la cinética
kinetics
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el azar
(suerte, fortuna) chance (imprevisto, infortunio) mishap
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por azar
by chance
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al azar,
at random
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deparar
to give, provide, offer
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no sé qué me depara el destino
I don't know what fate has in store for me
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desprovisto,-a
lacking [de, in], without [de, -], devoid [de, of]
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álgido,
culminating, critical
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la crisis política alcanzó su punto álgido
the political crisis reached its climax
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sepultar
to inter, to bury (period) (cubrir):
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el pueblo quedó sepultado bajo las aguas
the town was totally submerged;
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fue sepultado por un alud de nieve
he was buried by an avalanche
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el periplo
long voyage
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nos contó emocionado su periplo de cinco años por las islas griegas,
he gave us a lively description of his five-year voyage around the Greek Islands
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comulgar verbo
to receive Holy Communion, figurado (estar de acuerdo) to share
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no comulgo con su política liberal
I don't share their liberal policy
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(coincidir) comulgar con algn en algo:
To have in common
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no comulgo con ella en nada
I have nothing in common with her;
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comulgaban en los mismos principios
they shared the same principles
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acudir
to go, to arrive, to come
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acudió a la hora prevista
she came o arrived at the arranged time;
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acudir a algo
‹cita› to turn up for sth; ‹reunión› to attend sth;
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acudir a las urnas
to go to the polls;
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la policía acudió al lugar de los hechos
the police arrived at the scene (of the incident);
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los recuerdos acuden a mi mente
(liter) memories come flooding back to me;
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señorita Fernández, acuda al teléfono
telephone call for Miss Fernández
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nadie acudió en su ayuda
nobody came to his aid;