From class - April and May Flashcards

(56 cards)

1
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a bend

A

una curva

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2
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to speed

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ir a exceso de velocidad

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3
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a fine

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una multa

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4
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lo multaron por exceso de velocidad

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He was fined for speeding.

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5
Q

split ends (hair)

A

las puntas abiertas

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6
Q

gossipy (adjective)

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chismoso

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7
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rehearsal

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un ensayo

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8
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stage (of a process)

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ciclo

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9
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a double-decker bus

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un autobús de dos pisos

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10
Q

to belly flop

A

darse un planchazo

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11
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land-line (telephone)

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el teléfono fijo

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12
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a hamlet

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una aldea

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13
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to paddle

A

mojar los pies

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14
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to water (flowers, plants etc)

A

regar

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15
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to make a pig’s ear of something

A

hacer algo muy mal

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16
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to put your foot in it

A

meter la pata

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17
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to row /ro/ a boat

A

remar

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18
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to row /rao/

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pelearse / reñir

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19
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a holdall

A

bolsa de viaje

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20
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a stroke

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un enfarto cerebral

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21
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to go hiking

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hacer senderismo

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22
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a publicity campaign

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una campaña de publicidad

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23
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the customs (airport/port etc)

24
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to call on somebody

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a plank of wood
tabla / tablón de madera
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to double back
volver sobre sus pasos
27
a cash machine
un cajero automático
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to pay in (money)
ingresar dinero
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to drop out of (a course / university)
abandonar
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a penknife
navaja
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the Inland Revenue
La Hacienda
32
a payslip
una nomina
33
serious
grave
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lately
ultimamente
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a check up (with the Dr or dentist)
una revisión
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scatterbrained / absent-minded (adj)
despistado
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A tax bracket
Banda impositiva
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A tax return
la declaración de la renta
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Capital Gains Tax
impuesto sobre la plusvalía
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Tax-deductable
Desgravable
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Cash-in-hand
En negro
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A tax loophole
Una fisura fiscal
43
tax-exempt
extento de impuestos
44
The Inland Revenue (UK)
La Hacienda
45
The Internal Revenue Service (US)
La Hacienda
46
A sitcom (situation comedy tv show)
comedia (acerca de situaciones de la vida diaria)
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to swear (in court)
jurar
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to swear (to say bad words)
decir tacos
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a swear word
un taco
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stage (of a process)
etapa / fase
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to rent out
alquilar / arrendar
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the small print
la letra pequeña
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to make a pact with
pactar con alguien/ hacer un pacto con alguien
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exploit
explotar / aprovecharse de
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dual nationality
nacionalidad doble
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to flourish
florecer / prosperar