from class - July 2015 Flashcards by Paul Berry

Q

a claw (animal)

A

uña / zarpa / garra

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Duchess

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una Duquesa

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through thick and thin

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tanto en las duras como en las maduras

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you can rely on him, through thick and thin

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puedes contar con él tanto en las duras como en las maduras

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to take over (a task from another person)

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asumir / hacerse cargo de

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tipsy (adj)

A

achispado

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to win somebody over / to sweet-talk somebody

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camelar

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to hold someone in high opinion

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tener buena opinión de alquien

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first thing (in the the morning)

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a primera hora

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a season ticket

A

un abono

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a bullring

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la plaza de torros

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a bottleneck

A

cuello de botella / embotellamiento

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day-to-day

A

cotidano / diario

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a typo

A

errata

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a spelling mistake

A

una falta de ortografía

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to toss and turn

A

dar vueltas (en la cama)

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to burn your bridges

A

quemar las naves

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to appoint

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nombrar / designar

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the underdog

A

el que tiene menos posibilidades

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a blue joke

A

un chiste verde

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to sign up for

A

inscribirse / apuntarse a

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a hurdle

A

un obstáculo

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next of kin

A

familiar(es) / pariente(s) más cercano(s)

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a bank holiday

A

un día festivo

to tie up loose ends

atar cabos sueltos

as soon as...

tan pronto como / en cuanto

patronizing

condescendiente

newsworthy

de interés periodístico

to have the upper hand

tener ventaja

to gain the upper hand

sacar ventaja

in layman's terms (i.e. in simple words)

en lenguaje llano

to bamboozle

enredar

to hibernate

hibernar / estar inactivo

a ballpark figure

una cifra aproximada / un cálculo aproximado

to pip someone to the post

derrotar en el último momento / vencer en el último momento

a blackout / a power cut

un apagón

an oil slick

una merea negra

to break up (a ship)

desgauzar

to ground (a ship on the rocks)

hacer encallar

to ground (a plane)

retirar del servicio / no despegar

to capsize

volcarse / hacer volcar

shipping lanes

ruta marítima/de navegación

to sail

navegar

to appease somebody

apaciguar

to be in limbo

estar a la expectativa / a la espera