First stack Flashcards

(93 cards)

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Vicinity

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Proximidades / Alrededores / Cercanías

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Although

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Aunque

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Though

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Sin embargo

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4
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Carat

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Kilate (de oro) = 200 miligramos

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5
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Be reluctant to

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Ser contrario a

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Threaten with

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Amenazar con

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Charge somebody with

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Acusar a alguien públicamente de…

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Have it on good authority

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Saber de buena fuente

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To bribe / bribery

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Sobornar / Soborno

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10
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Rehab / Rehabilitation

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Rehabilitación

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Autocracy

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Autocracia (Una sola persona tiene el poder)

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12
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Workout

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Ejercicio

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13
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Opt out (of)

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Optar por no…

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14
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Phase out

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Reducción gradual

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15
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Stand out

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Destacar

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16
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Take over

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Tomar el mando

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17
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Lock up

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Encerrar

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18
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Slip out

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Escurrirse, escaparse, salir, deslizarse

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19
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Turn a blind eye

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Pretend not to notice something

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20
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SOURCE:

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https://intercambioidiomasonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/C1-VOCABULARY-PACK.pdf

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21
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Let the cat out of the bag

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To reveal a secret

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Bury your head in the sand

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Ignore a situation

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23
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Smell a rat

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To sense something is wrong

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Be under someone’s thumb

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Be controlled by someone

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Curiosity killed the cat
To be curious and get into trouble
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The powers to be
The people in control (las autoridades). For example: English: Hopefully, the powers to be will also agree. Spanish: Con suerte, las autoridades también estarán de acuerdo,
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On a whim
Por capricho
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Candy floss
Algodón de azúcar
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To butt in
Interrumpir a alguien en una conversación
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Mess
Desastre, desorden
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Mess with someone
Meterse con alguien
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Prone
Propenso
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Lean
Delgado
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Gorgeous
Precioso
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Burnout
Agotamiento
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Claw machine
Máquina de garra
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Throat
Garganta
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Wellbeing
Bienestar
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Committed
Comprometido
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Loan
Préstamo
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Roll over
Darse la vuelta
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Buffeted
Abofeteado
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Tossed
Arrojado
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To lurch
Tambalearse
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Raw
Crudo
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Be a know-it-all
Ser un sabelotodo
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Pull a few strings
Use your influence to your own advantage
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Gain the upper hand
Take advantage of something
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Have a cat nap
Sleep for a short time
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To give green light
Give permission
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Be a busy body
Be nosy/gossip about something, a person who is too interested in things that do not involve them,
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Nosy
Fisgón
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Gossip
Cotilla / cotilleo
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Stool
Heces / taburete (becareful)
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Tailored
A medida
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Nod head
Mover la cabeza de arriba a abajo
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Headshake
Mover la cabeza de izquierda a derecha
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Touch and go
Difícil, dudoso
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Bore no resemblance
No parecerse en nada
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To be at odds
Estar en conflicto con
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Virtually
Prácticamente
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Blatantly
Descaradamente
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Halted
Detenido
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Laborers
Obreros
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A teenth
Unos gramos / cantidad indeterminada, pero pequeña de droga
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Freebie
Obsequio/regalo
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Deposit
Fianza
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I'd better hit it
Será mejor que me pire
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Wounded
Herido
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Lousy
Muy mal
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Shrink
Psiquiatra
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Overlap
Superposición
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Busted
Arrestado
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Chrissake
Por el amor de dios
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Felony
Delito
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Reprisals
Represalias (acto de venganza)
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Shanking
Cargárselo / matar / apuñalar
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Chow
Comida
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Ashtray
Cenicero
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Snappy
Rapido
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I'm teasing
Estoy bromeando
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Shrunk
Encoger
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Blindfolded
Con los ojos vendados
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Upshot
Consecuencias
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Call it a day
Terminar
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Holler
Gritar (avisar, llamar)
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Rot
Putrefacción
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Hollow
Hueco
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Stashed
Escondido
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Eyeballed
Look or stare at closely
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Endulzante
Sweetner
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Tapa
Lid
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Tapa
Lid