from class - October 15 Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
Q

to hit the nail on the head

A

dar en el clavo

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2
Q

to forecast

A

prever

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3
Q

a seat belt

A

la cinturon de seguridad

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4
Q

to catch someone red-handed

A

coger a alguien con las manos en la masa

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5
Q

a sin

A

un pecado

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6
Q

a whip

A

un látigo

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7
Q

better to be safe than sorry

A

más vale prevenir que curar

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8
Q

to rub

A

frotar

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9
Q

a first-aid kit

A

un botiquín

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10
Q

to hold

A

sostener

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11
Q

a crack

A

una grieta

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12
Q

concrete

A

hormigón

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13
Q

to be right

A

tener razón / estar en lo cierto

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14
Q

key (adj)

A

clave

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15
Q

growth

A

crecimiento / aumento

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16
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at the helm (to be in charge)

A

estar al mando / al timón

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17
Q

first thing… (in the morning etc)

A

a primera hora

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18
Q

string

A

cuerda

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19
Q

welfare states

A

estado de bienestar

20
Q

to pour money into something

A

invertir dinero

21
Q

left-leaning (politically)

A

con tendencias a la izquerda

22
Q

to speed the push…

A

acelerar el pulso de

23
Q

a white elephant (an expensive thing that isn’t currently used)

A

elefante blanco

24
Q

in stark contrast to

A

en marcado contraste a

25
to scrap
abandonar / abolir
26
no-nonsense (adj)
sensato / serio / sólido
27
a reservoir
embalse / presa
28
a dam (the wall of a reservoir)
dique / presa
29
to store
guardar
30
a theme park
un parque temático
31
to aim to do something
tener algo como objectivo
32
it rings a bell
me suena
33
crockery
la vajilla
34
a whim / treat
un capricho
35
a piggy bank
una hucha
36
a jab
una vacuna
37
a slot
una ranura
38
to witness
ser testigo a
39
depth
profundidad
40
revenge
la venganza
41
naïve
ingenuo
42
accuracy
precisión
43
to delight
encantar
44
a scapegoat
una cabeza de turco
45
inadvertantly
sin querer / sin darse cuenta