Jan 2024 Flashcards

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The variety

The potential

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La variedad

El potencial

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Elucidate

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dilucidar

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Spiky

Sharp

Crooked

Smooth (flat) (2)

To smooth (2)

Blunt (2)

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puntiagudo (poon-tee-ah-GOO-doh)

afilado, a

torcido, a

Liso, a
Terso, a

Alisar, pulir (to polish)

Desafilado, contundente

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Centimetres, metres, kilometres

Centigrams, kilograms

An inch, a mile

It’s five miles from here

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Centímetros, metros, kilómetros

Centigramos, kilogramos

Una pulgada, una milla

está a cinco millas de aquí

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To roar, I roar
To pray, I pray
To water, I water

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Rugir, rujo
rezar, rezo
Regar, riego

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Swear word (2)

to swear

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Una grosería, una palabrota

Decir groserías, decir palabrotas

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To negotiate (2)

Mgmt (of a company)
Mgmt (team)

A management consultancy
A consultant (2)

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Negociar, gestionar

Gestión
Los directivos

Una consultoría de gestión
Un consultor, consultora
Un asesor, asesora

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Essential (2)

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esencial, imprescindible

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To equip with

An NGO will provide the clinic with better equipment.

The benefactor endowed the foundation with resources.

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Dotar (con/de)

Una ONG dotará a la clínica con mejores equipos.

El benefactor dotó a la fundación de recursos.

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Performance (measurement) (3)

To carry out
To pawn

The intern has carried out all his assignments efficiently.

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El rendimiento
el desempeño
el comportamiento

Desempeñar
Empeñar

El becario ha desempeñado todas sus tareas de manera eficiente

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To laugh at someone

Are you laughing at me? - No! I was laughing at someone on the TV.

To smile at someone
She smiled at me

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reírse de alguien

¿Te ríes de mí? - ¡No! Me reía de alguien en el programa que está en el televisor.

sonreír a alguien
ella me sonrió

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He likes you but they won’t like him.

You like me but I like him. However, they like us despite the fact that you never liked them

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Le gustas, pero no les gustará.

A ti te gusto y a mí me gusta él. No obstante, les gustamos a pesar de que nunca te gustaron.

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A disorder (medical) (2)

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Un trastorno
una dolencia

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The Gaza Strip

The West Bank

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La Franja de Gaza

Cisjordania

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American

The American woman

American citizens

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Estadounidense
(ehs-tah-dohoo-nee-DEN-seh)

la mujer estadounidense

Los ciudadanos estadounidenses

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Blunt, forceful, convincing

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Contundente

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The disappearance

To disappear, I disappear, they disappear
I disappeared, he disappeared, we disappeared

The appearance

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La desaparición

Desaparecer, desaparezco, desaparecen

Desaparecí, desapareció, desaparecemos

La aparición

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With regards to

Insofar as

As soon as

As soon as possible

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En cuanto a

En cuanto que

En cuanto

Cuanto antes

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The notion

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La noción

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Sovereign

Sovereignty

A sovereign state

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El soberano

La soberanía

un estado soberano

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Famine
The Great Famine

Drought

The plague

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La hambruna
La gran hambruna

La sequía

La plaga

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If it was up to me (2)

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Sí fuera por mí
Sí dependiera de mí

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I would admit it if it were true

I would have admitted it if it were true

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Lo admitiría si fuera cierto

Lo habría admitido si fuera cierto

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Autoimmune disease

Penicillin

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una enfermedad autoinmune
(ow-tow-in-MOO-nay)

La penicilina

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You hurt me (physically) (2) You hurt me (emotionally)
Me lastimaste Me hiciste daño Me heriste
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I gave up on that book (4)
Me rendí en ese libro Abandoné ese libro He dejado de lado ese libro Me aburrí ese libro
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I defend him I am defending him
Lo defiendo Lo estoy defendiendo
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Contributor Columnist
Un colaborador Un columnista
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Determination, resolve
Empeño
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Settler colonialism A settler A settlement A colonialist A colony
Colonialismo de asentamiento un colono Un asentamiento Un colonialista Una colonia
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An uprising Dissent (2) To disent
Un levantamiento El disentimiento, la disconformidad Disentir
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To flow into; to end in; result in
Desembocar
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To sleep in (2)
Dormir hasta tarde Quedarse dormido
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To predict (2) A prediction Forecast To foresee Predicted Predictable (2)
Predecir, pronosticar Una predicción Un pronóstico Prever previsto Previsible, predecible
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Skepticism Skeptical A skeptic
El escepticismo Escéptico (ay-SEP-tee-koh) Un escéptico
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Suspicious Suspicion (mistrust)(2) Suspicion (belief that something may be true) Suspiciously (3) To suspect (2)
Sospechoso El recelo, la desconfianza La sospecha Sospechosamente, con recelo, con desconfianza Sospechar, recelar
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Stuffy (2)
Sofocante, a Cargado, a
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Stalk, stem
Un tallo
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Messed up, uneven (Vz slang)
Choreto, a
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Profit, gain
El lucro
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Lethal (3)
Mortífero, mortal, letal
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Satisfying Satisfied Satisfaction
Satisfactorio Satisfecho La satisfacción
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Satire Satirical
La sátira Satírico
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To recruit A recruit Recruitment
Reclutar Un/una recluta El reclutamiento
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To wrap The wrapper Wrapping paper To cover/line The lining Packaging To package
Envolver El envoltorio El papel de regalo Forrar El foro El embalaje Embalar
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Workforce, labour (2)
La mano de obra La fuerza laboral
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Overseas Some Caribbean islands are sovereign states, but many are overseas territories of European countries. —
De ultramar Algunas islas del Caribe son estados soberanos, pero muchas son territorios de ultramar de países europeos.
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Beyond, on the other side (literary)
Allende
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Egyptian Egypt The Egyptian pyramids the arab nurse spoke arabic
Egipcio (ay-HIP-see-oh) Egipto (ay-HIP-toe) Las pirámides de Egipto La enfermera árabe hablaba árabe
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To cheer up, to make happy
Alegrar
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Around the corner
A la vuelta de la esquina
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To be one’s business It’s none of your business
Tener vela en este entierro quién te ha dado vela en este entierro?
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Finish it
Termínalo
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Stage fright The scenic route
El miedo escénico La ruta escénica
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A timer
Un temporizador
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Linda turned her head to avoid seeing the gruesome shooting .
Linda volteó la cabeza para evitar ver el grotesco tiroteo.
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To blackmail Blackmail
Chantajear El chantaje
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To crush
Aplastar
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Crick in the neck
La tortícolis
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Alone, on your own Lonely
A solas Solo, a
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A saw A hacksaw To saw A screwdriver To screw A drill To drill
Una sierra Una sierra para metales Serruchar Un destornillador Atornillar Un taladro Taladrar
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To point out, make a note of s/t
Señalar
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Given that (2)
Puesto que Dado que
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To come and go They come and go It comes and goes It’s better that they come and go as they please
Ir y venir Van y vienen Va y viene Es mejor que vayan y vengan como quieran
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An amendment To amend
Una enmienda Enmendar
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How much / how far is it?
A cuanto está?
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Surroundings, environment
El entorno
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Bias (3) Biased (2)
El sesgo, la parcialidad, el prejuicio Sesgado, partidista
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Charitable Charity - adj Charity - noun (2)
Caritativo, a Benéfico, a La caridad La beneficencia
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Military leader
El caudillo
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To digest (food) Digestion To digest (information)
Digerir La digestión Asimilar
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Just like that exactly Just as Sebastian repeated the sentence just as his father had said it, loudly and clearly.
Tal qual eso Tal qual Tal qual Sebastián repitió la frase tal cual la había dicho su padre, fuerte y claro.
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Lebanon Lebanese Middle East (2) Middle Eastern Far East Syrian Yemeni
El Líbano Libanés El Oriente Medio , El Medio Oriente Del Oriente Medio El Lejano Oriente Sirio, a Yemenita
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A trace To trace (3) The face
El rastro, Localizar, ubicar, rastrear El rostro
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It's been rough with everything and because I was away a lot. I was away from the table While I was away, the village became a ghost town
Ha sido difícil con todo y porque estuve ausente mucho. Me había alejado de la mesa. Mientras estaba de viaje, la aldea se convirtió en un pueblo fantasma
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Although I was born in Catalonia and my mother is Catalonian, I can't speak Catalan.
Aunque nací en Cataluña y mi madre es catalana, yo no sé hablar catalán. —
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To jam and to stall
Atascar y estancar
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Badge, emblem (2) Badge (of metal) A name badge
Una insignia Una emblema Una placa Una placa identificativa
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Flight attendant (3) Porter, waiter, boy (ES)
Sobrecargo, a Azafato, a Aeromozo, a Mozo
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Hypothetical Hypothetically Hypotheses
Hipotético, a Hipotéticamente La hipótesis
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A cloudy day Cloudy liquid
Un día nublado Un líquido turbio
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To insert (2) Past tense
Introducir Insertar Introduje, introdujiste, introdujo, introdujimos, introdujeron
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As long as i.e. provided that (3)
Siempre y cuando Siempre que Con tal de que
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Spanish (2)
El español El castellano
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I might as well be I might as well stay here with all my friends I’m not dying but I might as well be
Yo podría ser/estar Podría quedarme con todos mis amigos No me estoy muriendo pero podría estarlo
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Medium
Mediano, a
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The dirt
La mugre
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At all (4) eg I don’t like it at all
En absoluto En lo absoluto En lo más mínimo Para nada
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Pattern (trend, order) (2) Pattern (design)
El patrón La pauta El estampado