from class - September 15 Flashcards

(38 cards)

1
Q

shrewd

A

astuto

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2
Q

publisher

A

editorial

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3
Q

encourage

A

animar / alentar

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4
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to be fed up

A

estar harto

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5
Q

to turn out

A

resultar / salir

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6
Q

a tax haven

A

paraíso fiscal

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7
Q

a blue joke

A

un chiste verde

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8
Q

to find out

A

enterarse

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9
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a go-between

A

intermediario

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10
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to add fuel to the fire

A

echar leña al fuego

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11
Q

to be the spitting image of (someone)

A

ser idéntico a alguien

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12
Q

clockwise

A

de las agujas del reloj

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13
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anticlockwise

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en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj

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14
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to not give someone the time of day

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no sentir nada más que desprecio por alguien

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15
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the umpteenth time

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por enésima vez

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16
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to take ages (doing something)

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tardar mucho en hacer algo

17
Q

to run out of time

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acabarse / agotarse el tiempo

18
Q

What time do you make it?

A

Que hora tienes?

19
Q

The time may come when…

A

Llegará el momento cuando…

20
Q

The clock keeps perfect time

A

El reloj mantiene la hora perfecta

21
Q

to lose track of time

A

perder la noción del tiempo

22
Q

to hug

23
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the dining room (in an office)

24
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press-up

25
to lose your inhibitions
perder las inhibiciones
26
to fit in
encajar (con amigos nuevos)
27
upbringing
educación (de la familia)
28
to bring up
criar
29
sales pitch
argumento de un vendedor
30
helpful
servicial
31
posh
pijo
32
matter-of-factly
con total naturalidad
33
likely
probable
34
jungla
la selva
35
to turn back (to go back to the original destination)
volver / regresar
36
back-to-back
consecutivo
37
it's water off a duck's back
resbalarse / como quien oye llover
38
I keep telling her to study but it's water off a duck's back
estoy constantemente diciéndole que estudie pero le resbala / pero es como quien oye llover