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ENGLISH VOCABULARY I Flashcards

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Rinse

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Enjuagarse

  • Hurry up!!
  • can I rinse off?
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Fickle

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Caprichoso/variable

“People are fickle fucks” Red

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Doormat

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Felpudo/exclavo de alguien

“I used to be a doormat.
Yeah but a doormat to where”

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Hauling

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Tirar/arrastrar

“You said nothin’ about hauling weeds”

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Kudos

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Felicitaciones/genial

“Kudos to the government because its genious”

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Heist

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Atraco

I dont want that the novel turns into a hollywood heist” prediction

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Scathing

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Feroz/cruel

“I send a scathing mail for them” Amy

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Turf

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Terreno/cesped

“Go away lady, this is his turf”bernadette

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Poppycock

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Necedades/tonterías/paparruchas

“The story of me sewing the american flag is unsopported poppycock” Sheldon

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Heinous

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Cruel/inhumano/atroz

” is time to teach her something. It had have to be something heinous” sheldon

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Quince

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Membrillo/arbol carnivoro

“In spring the quince was lit”

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Thatch

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Cubrir con paja

“I believe they use the palm fronds to thatch the roofs of their traditional chickee huts” adaptation

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Poaching

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Caza furtiva

“And i stop future poaching by making the flowers readily available in stores” adaptation

Note: to poach ( hervir)

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Skim

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Echar un vistazo/ leche desnatada

“Skim milk please”
“Don’t just skim over the text. Memorize it”

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Thrive

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Prosperar/ progresar

” it means you figure out how to thrive in the world” adaptation

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Whittle

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Tallar/reducir

” it whittles the world down” adaptation

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Mutton

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Carne de carnero

” your mutton was too rare” galavant

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Abreast

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Estar al corriente de/ al lado de.

“I was never quite abreast of which class was and when” the other side of you

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Clout

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Tortazo/dar una bofetada

” combined with his personality gave him clout” tosou

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Adrift

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A la deriva/sin rumbo

“After the explosion, michael and sawyer goes adrift” lost

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Peevish

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Irritante/molesto

“I was aware that my tone was peevish enough”tosou

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Poised

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En equilibrio/preparado/tranquilo

“The shape of tom poised on the fence”tosou

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Brittle

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Frágil/quebradizo

“I have unnaturally brittle ankles” tbbt

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Biding

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Esperar/aguardar

“Im biding the day i can buy a wii U!”yo

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Reckless
Imprudente/insensato "Do you have idea how reckless was that?" Tbbt
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Pesky
Molesto/inoportuno/incómodo "What if you have that pesky little muffin top"galavant
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Smudge
Mancha "Clean all the smudges" boyhood
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Pledge
Prometer/dar tu palabra "If you delete your facebook page ill follow you, im pledging"boyhood
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Stilted
Forzado/poco natural "A long legged stilted gait" tosou
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Gait
Andares/marcha | "Long legged stilted gait"tosou
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Muzzle
Boca/hocico "Vigilant muzzles" tosou
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Strait
Estrecho/apuro "The metal strait jacket is my fav film"
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Fathomed
Entender/comprender/desentrañar "I'd never fathomed what his own brand of suffering consisted of"tosou
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Baffling
Desconcertante/incomprensible "This is nothing but baffling" ttoe
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Muddled
Confuso/liado/confundido "A physicist can't allow his calculations to be muddled by a a belief in a supenatural creator" ttoe
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Stem the tide
Detener la marea de
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Berk
Imbecil/idiota/gilipollas "Stephen i'm just being berk"ttoe
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Snug
Acogedor/cómodo y caliente "And once we are up the top, it's very snug"ttoe
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Haywire
Caótico/desastroso "If you add peas to the menu, the thing goes...haywire"ttoe
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Janitor
Conserje/bedel "I'm the janitor of this school" 3ds
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Staunch
Acérrimo/devoto "He might have proved the staunchest of allies"tosou
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Awry
Incorrecto/mal/desviado "The customers expects results, and when these get awry, he's crucified"tosou
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Dredge
Sacar a la luz/espolvorear/excavar "I tried to dredge from memory the story behind the caravaggio painting"tosou
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Knave
Truhán/granuja "Who is this knave? I heard a noise" rf4
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Poach
Hervir/cazar en propiedad ajena "It looks that he poached from me"empire
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Strapped
Corto de dinero/ strap (tirante) "Be cool rashees i aint strapped" empire
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Roster
Alineación/listado | " you are in the roster, get your money back" empire
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Barren
Estéril "Your family tree will be a barren one" in2thewoods
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Glade
Claro "There's something in the glade there"in2tw
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Sling
Cabestrillo, tirachinas "I made a sling from my cape" in2tw
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Stash
Esconder "I had stashed the gold in a big coffin"
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Ganged up
Confabularse | " i ganged up with my boyfriend for this prank"
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Assuage
Aliviar/saciar "His mother's insatiable discontent was left unassuaged" tosou
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Leash
Correa/atadura "Gratitude. What an effective leash" the strain
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Swab
tomar una muestra | "We swab the thing. Is clean" the strain
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Petty
Mezquino "I'm just helping the guy. You've being petty" tbbt
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Cull
Sacrificio "The chinese culled the birds for the.. We don't cull people!" The strain
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Constable
Agente de policía "I have a job for you. You will be our constable. with michonne" twd
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Dunk
remojar/ en líquido "Is the perfect place for them. Dark and dunk" the strain
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Looter
Saqueador "-You seem like a couple of looters to me - We are cops, and you? - I'm a looter" the strain
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Nick
Muesca/corte "Is just a nick... No... It's a worm" the strain
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Bereft
Deapojado/desprovisto "You are bereft after finishing that superb project" the strain
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Pluck
Agallas/coraje/puntear "I so admire your pluck" the strain
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Boggles
Pasmado/quedarse atónito "The mind boggles ar the absurdity of the plan" the strain
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Hurl
Arrojar/tirar/lanzar "Why do you think I just hurled a chair over your head?" Whiplash
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Tarnish
Deslustrar/manchar/mancillar "I'll not have my reputation tarnished by a couple of cocksuckers" whiplash
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Jeopardize
Arriesgar/poner en peligro "Fudd has a chance of getting put back in, so why would he jeopardize that?" Whiplash
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Cue
Dar el pie/dar la entrada "Andrew what are you doin' man" I'll cue you" whiplash
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Furlough
Licencia/permiso "I know you don't have the furlough to do this but my grandma is ill"oitnb
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Quotation
Presupuesto "Ill give you the quotation of my bachelor party" english class

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