Part 1 Flashcards
(201 cards)
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- Not proud of or not believing that you are important. (Humilde) - Poor or of a low social rank. (Modesto) - Ordinary; not special or very important.
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Humble
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To connect electronic or phone equipment to a system.
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Patch
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A place where animal are killed for their meat. (Matadero)
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Abattoir
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To use force or law to remove someone from their own country. (Expatriar)
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Expatriate
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To make a hole in something using a special tool. (Taladrar, perforar)
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Drill
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If unwanted people or things _, they fill a place quickly and in large numbers. (Invadir)
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Overrun
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To move or travel freely. (Deambular)
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Range
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The period of time in the future within which something is planned or expected to happen.
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Range
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To leave a company or organisation in order to work for another, especially in order to get a better salary or better working conditions.
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Jump ship
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A short hairstyle. (Pelo corto)
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Crop
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A field full of water in which rice is grown. (Arrozal)
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Rice paddy
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- A large, angry crowd, especially one that could easily become violent. - An organization of criminals. (Mafía)
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Mob
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The degree to which a material can be made longer or wider by pulling. (Elasticidad)
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Stretch
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The fact that an actor finds it difficult to play a character who is very different from their own personality.
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Stretch
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- A small piece of material fixed over something to cover it. (Parche) - A small piece of material that can be stuck to the skin, from which particular substances can be absorbed into the body. (Parche)
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Patch
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A vehicle or aircraft that travels regular between two places.
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Shuttle
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A small cut in a surface or an edge. (Corte, arañazo)
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Nick
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(Expression) A very short distance. (A tiro de piedra)
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A stone’s throw
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Informal for helicopter
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Chopper
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- (Usually passive) To come together around someone in a crowd to express admiration, interest, or anger. (Congregarse, apiñarse) - When birds or small animals _ a bigger or more frightening bird or animal that is hunting them, they attack it together and force it to go away.
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Mob
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To grow, develop, or be successful. (Prosperar, proliferar)
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Thrive
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(Especially for soldiers) To come together, especially in preparation for fighting, or to cause to do this. (Reunir, congregar)
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Muster
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The quality or power that something or someone has that makes them attractive. (Encanto, atractivo)
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Lure
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To produce or encourage something such as an emotion of support. (Armarse de valor)
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Muster
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A chemical element that is very heavy, soft, dark grey, poisonous metal, used especially in the past on roofs and for pipes and also for protection against radiation. (Plomo)
Lead [led]
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A group of people, especially soldiers, who have been brought together. (Aglomeración)
Muster
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In weaving, a device that is used to carry the thread that goes along the cloth between the threads that go down the cloth.
Shuttle
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To make the same journey regularly between work and home.
Commute
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To make animals move together as a group. (Mover en manada)
Herd
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A very untidy or dirty place.
Pit
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(Sacrificio)
Cull
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A curved container that is used to hold liquid. (Vasija, recipiente)
Vessel
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To fasten something with a zip. (Cerrar con cremallera)
Zip
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A usually large amount of something that has been stolen or its illegal. (Botín)
Haul
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Rude and showing no respect, or referring to sex, especially in a humorous way. (Descarado, provocativo)
Saucy
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(Exceso de presupuesto)
Overrun
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The way in which cloth has been woven, for example with the threads pulled firmly together, or the pattern produced by this process. (Tejido)
Weave
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To write or charge a piece of music for particular instruments or voices. (Instrumentar)
Score
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(Old expression) To (promise to) marry.
Plight your troth
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An opening through a wall, floor, etc, or the cover for it. (Escotilla)
Hatch
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To search for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the earth. (Explorar)
Prospect
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An area where people can practise shooting or where bombs or other weapons can be tested. (Campo de tiro)
(Shooting) range
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A coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging. (Mina)
Pit
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An unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad or difficult one. (Apuro, aprieto)
Plight
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Used to express surprise or disappointment. (¡Hala!)
Strewth
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(Expression) A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something. (Regla general)
Rule of thumb
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(Expression) Something that is extremely difficult to find or get.
The holy grail
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An arfificial insect or other animal that is put on the end of a fishing line to attract fish. (Cebo)
Lure
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(especially of roads, paths, doors, signs, information, etc.) To go in a particular direction or have a particular result, or to allow or cause this. (Conducir, llevar)
Lead
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To steal something. (Mangar, afanar, robar)
Nick
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The amount, number, or type of something between an upper and a lower limit. (Rango)
Range
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- If a plant \_, it produces fruit, flowers, etc. (Cosechar) - To grow _ on land
Crop
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To make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they thought they were. (Humillar)
Humble
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- A device that allows turning movement to be sent from one part of a machine to another. - The pedal or handle in a vehicle that is used to operate the engine's clutch. (Embrague)
Clutch
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An activity that practises a particular skill and often involves repeating the same thing several times, especially a military exercise intended to train soldiers. (Entrenamiento, simulacro)
Drill
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(The narrow strip of) coloured material, usually black and made of graphite, in the centre of a pencil. (Mina)
Lead [led]
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A part of the throat in many birds where food is stored before going into the stomach. (Buche)
Crop
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Looking too bright, big, and expensive in a way that is intended to get attention and admiration. (Llamativo, chillón)
Flashy
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To smell something by taking air in through your nose. (Oler, olfatear)
Sniff
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To make a plan, especially a secret one. (Tramar)
Hatch
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To persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting. (Tentar, "lanzar el anzuelo")
Lure
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A thin tube made of plastic or waterproof paper that is used to suck liquid into the mouth. (Paja)
Straw
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UK slang for prison
The Nick
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- To destroy something completely so that nothing is left. (Aniquilar) - (Informal) To defeat completely.
Annihilate
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To position people or things together, especially in rows. (Ordenar)
Range
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To spread over a large area or distance. (Exterderse)
Stretch
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Energy or speed. (Brío)
Zip
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The number of points, goals, etc. achieved in a game or competition. (Puntuación, resultado)
Score
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To go as far or past the usual limit of something. (Aprovechar al máximo)
Stretch
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A large group of animals of the same type that live and feed together. (Manada, jauría, rebaño)
Herd
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To move about or travel, especially without a clear idea of what you are going to do. (Vagar, deambular, vagabundear)
Roam
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If the police _ someone, they catch them for commiting a crime. (Detener, cazar)
Nick
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(Expression) To be a great achievement.
Be no mean feat
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A sheltered area of deep water where boats are kept. (Dársena)
Basin / Harbour
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Someone who does not live in their country. (Emigrante)
Expatriate
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The space inside a pipe or tube, or the diameter (=measurement across the widest part) of this space. (Calibre)
Bore
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- To spread over a long period of time. (Extenderse) - (Also stretch out) to make a process or task continue for a longer period of time than was orginally planned.
Stretch
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A river or stream that flows into a larger river or a lake. (Afluente)
Tributary
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To cause someone to do something, especially something bad.
Lead
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- To (cause a material to) become longer or wider than usual as a result of pulling at the edges. (Alargar, estirar) - If a material \_, it can become longer or wider when pulled and then return to its original size,
Stretch
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- An open, round container shaped like a bowl with sloping sides used for holding food or liquid. (Cuenco, tazón) - The amount of something that a _ can hold.
Basin
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When people _ animals, they kill them, especially the weaker members of a particular group of them, in order to reduce or limit their number. (Sacrificar)
Cull
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A tube that carries liquids such as blood through the body.
Vessel
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And old type of cooker, with one or more ovens and cooking surfaces, that is heated with wood or coal, and is kept hot all the time. (Cocina antigua, estufa)
Range
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An argument or disagreement that has existed for a long time. (Cuentas pendientes)
Score
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To live a particular way of life.
Lead
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The top part of the inside of your mouth. (Paladar)
Palate
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An area of water where fish are caught so they can be sold. (Pesquería)
Fishery
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The eggs of fish, frogs, etc. (Huevos)
Spawn
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The amount of fish caught. (Captura)
Haul
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A bowl that is fixed to the wall in a bathroom or near a toilet and has pipes to supply and carry away water, in which you wash your hands, face, etc. (Lavabo)
Basin / Washbasin
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To put a patch on something.
Patch
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To speak in an unpleasant way, showing that you have a low opinion of something. (Desdeñar)
Sniff
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A button, zip, or other device for temporarily joining together the parts or things such as clothes. (Cierre)
Fastener
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A small computer program that can be added to an existing program in order to make an existing program work as it should.
Patch
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(Formal) 20 or approximately 20. (Veintena)
Score (Plural: Score)
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To treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs.
Subjugate
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To take air in quickly through your nose, usually to stop the liquid inside your nose from flowing out. (Sorberse la nariz)
Sniff
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US for Stone: A large, hard seed inside some types of fruit. (Hueso)
Pit
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To make a mark or cut on the surface of something bad with a pointed tool, or to draw a line through writing. (Rayar)
Score
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A group of people or things with something in common, that exist at a particular time. (Grupo conjunto)
Crop
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A plant whose long green leaves are used in salads. (Rúcula)
Rocket
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(Expression) Very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods. (De última generación)
State-of-the-art
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To make a small cut in a surface or an edge. (Cortar)
Nick
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- To cause something to reach, often as far as possible, in a particular direction. (Estirarse) - To make your body or your arms and legs straight so that they are as long as possible, in order to exercise the joints (=place where two bones are connected) after you have been in the same place or position for a long time. (Estirar)
Stretch
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The dried, yellow stems of crops such as wheat, used as food for animals or as a layer on the ground for animal to lie on, and for making traditional objects. (Paja)
Straw
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To produce eggs. (Desovar)
Spawn
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A large group, especially of people, moving towards a place. ("Manada")
Droves
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A person who has a particular quality or who is used for a particular purpose.
Vessel
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A bringing together of people, animals, things, etc. (Reunión, caza)
Round-up
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(The total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts. (Cosecha)
Crop
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The area of land from which streams run into a river, lake or sea. (Cuenca)
Basin
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A small area surrounded by a fence, especially one in which animals are kept. (Corral)
Pen
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A winning position during a race or other situation where people are competing. (Delantera, cabeza)
Lead
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A group of hills or mountains. (Cordillera)
Range
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To compress (=reduce the size of) a computer file so that if uses less space, and can be more easily sent or stored. (Comprimir)
Zip
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- A set of similar things. (Gama) - The goods made by one company or goods of one particular type that are sold in a shop. (Gama, variedad)
Range
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(Expression) To become rich suddenly and unexpectedly.
Strike it rich
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A stated condition, especially of health. (Estado)
Nick
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Describes a woman who is quite fat and untidy looking, often with badly fitting clothes. (Desaliñada)
Blowsy
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(Mainly disapproving) A large group of people that is considered together as a group and not separately. (Masa, multitud)
Herd
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To control a group of people, a country, or a situation. (Dirigir, conducir)
Lead
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- A small group of eggs produced by the same bird, especially in a nest. - A small group of people or things.
Clutch
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To move or go somewhere very quickly. (Ir pitando)
Zip
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If jobs or tasks _ you, they make you learn new things that use your skill and experience more than you have done before. (Exigir el máximo esfuerzo)
Stretch
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- Making people feel sympathy. (Lamentable) - Describes something that you consider is bad or not satisfactory or not enough. (Mísero, escaso)
Pitiful
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Something that is of extremely low quality.
The pits
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Land of animals to feed on. (Pastura, prado)
Range
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A wire covered in plastic and used to connect electrical equipment to the electricity supply. (Cable)
Lead
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To travel or take people regularly between the same two places. (Trasladar, transportar)
Shuttle
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To make a hole in something using a tool. (Perforar, taladrar)
Bore
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To rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress toward success. (Dispararse)
Rocket
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A large area of land that is in one piece and not broken up by seas. (Masa continental)
Landmass
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A short stick used to control a horse by hitting it. (Fusta)
Crop
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- US: To get something - To get illegal drugs. - If someone scores, they have sex with someone that they have usually just met.
Score
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Nothing. (Nada, cero)
Zip
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A piece of rope, chain, etc. tied to an animal, especially to a dog at its collar when taking it for a walk. (Correa)
Lead
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A act of stretching. (Estiramiento)
Stretch
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The area next to a motor race track where the cars are given fuel or repaired during a race. (Boxes)
Pit
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Extremely large. (Gigante, enorme)
Whopping
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A regular journey between work and home.
Commute
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A large boat or a ship. (Embarcación, navío)
Vessel
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A large truck for transporting heavy loads with a back part that can be raised at one end so that its contents fall out. (Camión de volteo)
Dumper truck
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An important difference between the ideas, opinions, or situations of two groups of people. (Abismo, brecha)
Gulf
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The areas of Australia that are far away from towns and cities, especially the desert areas in Central Australia.
The outback
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To pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty. (Arrastrar)
Haul
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The fact that something has gone past its usual limits. (Extensión)
Stretch
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To (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young animal to come out. (Salir del cascarón, incubar)
Hatch
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- To show the way to a group of people, animals, vehicles, etc. by going in front of them. (Guíar) - To _ a group of moving people of vehicles is to walk or dirve in front of them. - To take someone somewhere, by going with them. - To take hold of a person or an animal or of something fastened to them, and take them somewhere.
Lead
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A tool or machine that makes holes. (Taladro, taladradora, perforadora)
Drill
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Something that a person has said or written that is very true or very wise. (Trozo de sabiduría)
Nugget
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To have an upper and a lower limit in amount, number, etc. (Oscilar)
Range
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To go or make a path by moving quickly and changing direction often, especially to avoid hitting things. (Abrirse paso)
Weave
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The distance within which you can see, hear, or hit someone. (Alcance)
Range
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Cows and bulls that are kept for their milk or meat. (Ganado)
Cattle
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A large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as a weapon. (Cohete)
Rocket
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(Especially in sport or other competitions) To be in front, to be first, or to be winning. (Ir a la cabeza, ir ganando)
Lead
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A piece of information that allows a discovery to be made or a situation to be found. (Pista)
Lead
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People who are _ hide their feelings, thoughts, intentions, and actions from other people. (Reservado, sigiloso, callado)
Secretive
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- A small area that is different in some way from the area that surrounds it. (Terreno) - A local area that someone works.
Patch
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To defeat people or a country and rule them in a way that allows them no freedom. (Dominar)
Subjugate
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Never having happened or existed in the past. (Sin precedentes)
Unprecedented
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To make people move somewhere as a group, often with force or against their wishes.
Herd
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A young animal or child. (Engendro)
Spawn
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- A continous area of land or water. (Tramo) - A stage in a race, or a part of a racetrack.
Stretch
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The control of someone: To fall into somebody's clutches. (Caer en las garras de alguien)
Clutch
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- A foreign language. (Idioma) - A type of language that contains a lot of unusual or technical expressions. (Jerga)
Lingo
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A journey, often a difficult one, or a period of effort. (Recorrido, trayectoria)
Haul
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Very obviously and clearly. (Claramente)
Starkly
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About the thing or subject that has just been mentioned. (On this/that \_)
Score
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- To win or get a point, goal, etc. in a competition, sport, game, or exam. (Anotar, sacar una nota en un examen) - To succeed in an activity or to achieve something. (Conseguir) - UK: To record the number of points won by competitors.
Score
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Red in face
Blowsy
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US for Stone: To remove the stone from a fruit. (Deshuesar)
Pit
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The main actor in a film or play. (Protagonista)
The lead
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To comfort someone and stop them from worrrying. (Tranquilizar, calmar)
Reassure
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- A continous period of time. (Momento, rato) - A period of time that a criminal spends in prison. (Condena)
Stretch
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- To (cause to) move quickly with a twisting, circular movement. (Formar remolinos) - Noun: the movement made. (Remolino)
Swirl
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- To practise something, especially military exercises, or to make someone do this. (Entrenar, practicar, instruir) - To tell someone something repeatedly to make them remember it.
Drill
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A fastener consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth-like parts that are brought together by pulling a small sliding piece over them, used for closing opening in clothing, bags, etc. (Cremallera)
Zip
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To continue past an intended limit, especially a finishing time or a cost. (Exceder, sobrepasar)
Overrun
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To cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly. (Engendrar, producir)
Spawn
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To cheat someone or to charge them too much money. (Robar, afanar)
Nick
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- A small roughly shaped piece, especially of gold. (Pepita) - A small piece of chicken or fish that has been covered in breadcrumbs and fried.
Nugget
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(Explorador)
Prospector
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A quick breath in through your nose to smell something, or to stop liquid in the nose from coming out. (Inhalación)
Sniff
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The act of showing a person or group of people what to do. (Follow my \_) (Ejemplo)
Lead
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To take or try to hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain. (Agarrar)
Clutch
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A large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface. (Hoyo, marca)
Pit
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A statement on the radio or television of the main points of the news.
Round-up
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- To make something shorter or smaller, especially by cutting. - When animals such as sheep or horses _ grass or other plants, they eat the top parts. (Pacer) - To remove some or all of the edges from a picture, leaving only the most important part. (Ajustar, recortar)
Crop
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To surprise someone very much. (Asombrar)
Astonish
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A group of people who are friends or who are similar in some way. (Pandilla)
Mob
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- To make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom (=special frame). (Tejer) - To twist long objects together, or to make something by doing this. (Entrelazar) - To form something from several different things or to combine several differerent things, in a complicated or skilled way. (Entrelazar)
Weave
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- A piece of written music showing the parts for all the instruments and voices. (Partitura) - The music written for a film, play, etc. (Banda sonora original)
Score
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A very large area of sea surrounded on three sides by coast. (Golfo)
Gulf
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A type of firework that flies up into the air before exploding. (Cohete)
Rocket / Skyrocket
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To feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like. (Animadversación)
Resent
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To change one thing into another.
Commute
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- To make an unpleasant loud, sharp cry. (Graznar) - To complain about something noisly. (Chillar)
Squawk
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An unpleasant loud, sharp cry. (Graznido)
Squawk
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(Expression) The most common stage of development in a particular type of work or activity. (La vanguardia, lo último)
The cutting edge
