Mixt part 2 Flashcards by Alejandro Villalba | Brainscape

Flashcards in Mixt part 2 Deck (10)

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1

Seguir el ritmo

Keep up with (trans)  
Stay level with, go as fast as  
He raced ahead of me and I couldn't keep up with him

2

Permitir que alguien sepa algo

Let SO in on ST (trans)  
Allow to know about  
He promised to let me in on the secret

3

Recordar, mirar hacia el pasado

Look back on (trans)  
Remember, reminisce about  
Occasionally he would look back on his time as a long-haired hippy

4

Inventar, imaginar

Make up (trans)  
Invent, create, come up with  
You should be a writer, you make up such interesting stories

5

Compensar por

Make up for (trans)  Compensate for  
He made up for her absence by working overtime

6

Despedir, decir adiós

See off (trans)  
Say good-bye to, bid farewell to  
He came to the airport with me to see me off

7

Sustituir, reemplazar

Stand in for (trans)
 Step in for (trans)  
Substitute, replace temporarily  
Your teacher had an emergency so I will stand in for her for this class

8

Defender, alzarse en defensa de

Stand up for (trans)  
Defend  
We must all stand up for what we believe in

9

Hacer frente, enfrentarse

Stand up to (trans)
 Confront
 The best form of defence is attack. Stand up to whoever is nasty to you

10

Erosionar(se), desgastar(se), borrar(se)

Wear away (trans) (intrans)  
Decrease, erode, wash out  
The wind and rain wear away the stone of buildings