Part 2 Flashcards
(185 cards)
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To hit or kick something with a lot of force. (Golpear, pegar)
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Hammer
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(on beliefs) So firmly held that they are not likely to change. (Arraigado)
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Ingrained
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Extremely dangerous. (Arresgado, peligroso)
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Perilous
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Feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen. (Ansioso, preocupado)
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Apprehensive
2
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- A line of light that shines from a bright object. (Rayo) - A line of radiation or particles flowing in one direction.
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Beam
3
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An illness. (Enfermedad, mal)
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Ailment
4
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A rough voice because of a sore or dry throat. (Ronco)
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Croaky
4
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The careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army. because of a crime that has happened or is expected. (Vigilancia)
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Surveillance
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Power, strength, or force. (Fuerza, poder)
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Might
6
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To annoy or upset someone. (Provocar)
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Wind up
7
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An organ of the body or of a plant that secretes (=produces) liquid chemical that have various purposes. (Glándula)
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Gland
7
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Something that is said or offered to people in order to make them react in a particular way. (‘Trampa’, ‘anzuelo’)
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Bait
7
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The long piece of wood or metal along the bottom of a boat that forms part of its structure and helps to keep the boat balanced in the water. (‘Columna vertebral’ de un barco)
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Keel
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To eat a lot of good food and enjoy it very much. (Festejar, hacer un banquete)
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Feast
8
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To catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law. (Arrestar)
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Apprehend
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A large flat area of land that is high above sea level. (Meseta)
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Plateau
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To cause strong feelings or ideas in someone. (Despertar una emoción)
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Kindle
10
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The material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow. (Tierra)
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Soil
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If someone’s unkind remarks _, they make you feel upset and annoyed. (Herir)
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Sting
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Something such as food, clothing, or money that is given free to someone who has a great need for it. (Limosna, donativo)
A
Handout
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For a long time into the future, or across a long distance. (De largo alcance, a largo plazo)
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Long-range
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To provide with (a kit of personal effects and necessities)
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Kit up
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Help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money. (Prestación social)
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Welfare
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To swim with a snorkel. (Bucear con un tubo)
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Snorkel
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Soft and wet and hanging shape easily when pressed. (Blanducho)
Squidgy
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Rock or soil from which metal can be obtained. (Mineral)
Ore
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A heavy vehicle with a large blade in front, used for pushing earth and stones along and for making areas of ground flat at the same time. (Escavadora topadora)
Bulldozer
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A narrow piece fixed to the end of a tube so that the liquid or air that comes out can be directed in a particular way. (Boquilla)
Nozzle
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To destroy something completely. (Barrer, aniquilar)
Wipe out
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(of something that should be in a pair or set) Separated from its pair or set. (Desparejado)
Odd
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To keep someone's attention completely. (Captar la atención)
Grip
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A heavy metal ball attached to a chain that is thrown as part of a sports event. (Lanzamiento de martillo)
Hammer
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- Very bad. (Horrible, terrible) - Shocking and very bad. (Terrible)
Appalling
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A safe of peaceful place. (Refugio)
Haven
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To hit someone or something with the hand or with a heavy object. (Dar un tortazo)
Clout
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To make something dirty, especially with solid waste. (Ensuciar, manchar)
Soil
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(Literary) The activity of farming. (La tierra)
Soil
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A line where two things join, especially a line of sewing joining two places of cloth or leather. (Costura)
Seam
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To try to deal with something or someone. (Abordar, afrontar, encarar)
Tackle
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Physical and mental health and happiness, especially of a person. (Bienestar)
Welfare
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To produce large amounts of something quickly, usually something of low quality. (Producir en masa)
Churn out
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To give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought. (Hacer un comentario)
Remark
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To remove a part of something to make it smaller or shorter, using a sharp tool such as a knife. (Cortar)
Cut off
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US: To lose control, especially in a vehicle, and have an accident.
Wipe out
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The captain of a ship or boat, a sports team, or an aircraft.
Skipper
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A relation who lived in the past. (Antepasado, ancestro)
Forebear / Ancestor
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To make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval. (Horrorizar)
Appal (US: Appall)
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To stop people from continuing a phone conversation by breaking the phone connection. (Cortar la línea)
Cut off
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To stumble. (Tropezarse)
Blunder into/about
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Stored loose, and not wrapped in separate boxes or containers. (A granel)
Bulk
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Allowing a secret to become known. (Indicador, chivato)
Telltale
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- To produce a strong, regular beat. (Palpitar) - If a part of your body \_, you feel pain in it in a series of regular beats.
Throb
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A special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people. (Banquete, comilona, festín)
Feast
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- The empty space to the side of the text on a page, sometimes separated from the rest of the page by a vertical line. (Margen) - The outer edge of an area.
Margin
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To criticize someone or something strongly.
Hammer
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(especially of soldiers or the police) To go around an area or a building to see if there is any trouble or danger. (Patrullar)
Patrol
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A day on which a religious event or person is remembered and celebrated. (Festivo)
Feast
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- An insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops. (Plaga, peste) - An annoying person, especially a child. (Lata, pesado)
Pest
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To intentionally make a person angry by saying or doing things to annoy them. (Provocar, atormentar)
Bait
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If an insect, plant, or animal \_, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole under the skin. (Picar)
Sting
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A period during which there are no large changes. (Estancamiento, punto muerto)
Plateau
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A small amount of food on a hook (= curved piece of wire) or in a special device used to attract and catch a fish or animal. (Anzuelo)
Bait
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(of numbers) Not able to be divided wxactly by two. (Impar)
Odd
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A sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people. (Furor, furia)
Furore
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Small in numbers or amount, often spread over a large area. (Disperso, escaso)
Sparse
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- A bird with black and white feathers and a tail. (Urraca) - Someone who likes to collect many different types of objects, or use many different styles.
Magpie
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- A place, especially a small group of buildings or a town, that represents the authority or business interests of a government or company that is far away. (Puesto remoto/fronterizo) - A rare example of something that is disappearing.
Outpost
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- Something that is very enjoyable to see, hear, experience, etc. (Deleite) - A collection of something to be enjoyed
Feast
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A line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea, often dangerous to ships. (Arrecife)
Reef
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The act of hitting someone or something with your hand or with a heavy object. (Tortazo)
Clout
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To not be important
Be of no/little account
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To make a long, deep cut in something, especially the skin on a part of the body. (Acuchillar, cortar, hacer una tajada)
Gash
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A written or spoken description of an event. (Informe)
Account
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To send out a beam of light, an electrical or radio signal, etc. (Emitir, brillar)
Beam
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To take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally. (Contrabadear)
Smuggle
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To understand something. (Entender, comprender)
Apprehend
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All the objects needed for a particular activity. (Equipo)
Tackle
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- US: A clever and complicated act of stealing. (Timo) - US: A police action to catch criminals in which the police pretend to be criminals.
Sting
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If you _ a clock or watch, you cause it to work by turning a key, handle, or other device. (Dar cuerda)
Wind / Wind up
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Very likely to happen. (Probable)
Liable
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\_ dirt has got under the surface of something as is difficult to remove. (Incrustado)
Ingrained
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To move in an awkward way. (Ir dando tumbos)
Blunder
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(In the past in South Africa) A political system in which people of different races were separated.
Apartheid
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To cause a person or place to become separate, or cause someone to be or feel alone. (Desterrar)
Cut off
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A hole that is made in a wall or another structure used for protection during an attack. (Brecha, fisura, grieta)
Breach
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An entrance through a wall, fence, etc. where there is a gate. (Entrada)
Gateway
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One of the parts of a piano that hits the strings to make a sound.
Hammer
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To hold very tightly. (Agarrar)
Grip
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(Literary) A country. (Suelo de un país)
Soil
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A game for two people, each with twelve circular pieces that they move on a board with black and white squares. (Damas)
UK: Draughts US: Checkers
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A person whose job is to protect a forest or natural park. (Guardabosques)
Ranger
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Needing a lot of time and effort. (Laborioso)
Laborious
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To hit something with a hammer. (Martillear)
Hammer
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A long, deep cut, especially in the skin. (Tajada, herida profunda)
Gash
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To stop providing something such as electricity, supplies, etc. (Interrumpir, cortar el suministro)
Cut off
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To cause sharp but usually temporary pain. (Escocer, picar, arder)
Sting
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To break a law, promise, agreement, or relationship. (Traspasar, violar, infringir)
Breach
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Unexpected and not convenient or unpleasant. (Inapropiado, inadecuado)
Untoward
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A sudden burning pain in your eyes, on your skin, etc. or the ability to cause such pain. (Punzada, escozor, ardor)
Sting
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A birdwatcher (=someone whose hobby is studying wild bird in their natural environment)
Twitcher
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To cause a fire to start burning by lighting paper, wood, etc. (Encender, prender)
Kindle
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An extremely unpleasant man, especially one who is not physically attractive. ("Sapo")
Toad
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The idea of something that will or might happen in the future. (Expectativa, posibilidad)
Prospect
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A tool consisting of a piece of metal with a flat end that is fixed onto the end of a long, thin, usually wooden handle, used for hitting things. (Martillo)
Hammer
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- To use something or someone, especially in an effective way. (Usar, hacer uso de) - To move soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed. (Desplegar)
Deploy
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Worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen. (Apresión)
Apprehension
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To put things into a large, untidy pile. (Apilar, amontinar)
Heap
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A time when something suddenly begins especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant. (Brote)
Outbreak
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To find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do. (Acabar)
Wind up
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A long, thin layer of a substance such as coal that has formed between layers of other rocks
Seam
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- A container that is heated to a very high temperature, so that substances that are put inside it, such as metal, will melt or burn. (Horno de fundición) - US. A piece of equipment for heating a building. (Caldera)
Furnace
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To think of someone or something in the stated way. (Considerar, juzgar, creer)
Account
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A bag for travelling that is smaller that a suitcase. (Maletín)
Grip
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To smile with obvious pleasure. (Sonreír)
Beam
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In very large amounts. (Al por mayor)
In bulk
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The depth of water needed for a boat to be able to float.
UK: Draught US: Draft
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To make dogs attack an animal for cruel entertainment. (Hacer rabiar)
Bait
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A document given to students or reporters which contains information about a particular subject. (Folleto)
Handout
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A current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room. (Corriente)
UK: Draught US: Draft
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The main or longest part of something. (La mayor parte, la mayoría)
The bulk of something
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A system of storing and serving drinks from large containers, especially barrels. (Barril)
UK: Draught US: Draft
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The act fo checking that there is no trouble or danger in a building or area. (Ronda)
Patrol
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A small, black creature with a large head and long tail that lives in water and develops into a frog or a toad. (Renacuajo)
Tadpole
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To notice something and make a remark on it. (Comentar, observar)
Remark
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In the sport of women's gymnastics, a wooden bar on which the competitors balance and perform movements. (Barra de equilibrio)
The beam
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An untidy pile or mass of things. (Pila, montón)
Heap
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Especially of a disease or a condition, regularly found and very common among a particular group or in a particular area. (Endémico, habitual)
Endemic
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(especially in football or hockey) To try to take the ball from a player in the other team, or (in rugby or American football) to do this by taking hold of the player and making them fall. (Football: Entrar. Rugby: Placar)
Tackle
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New or almost new, and in very good condition. (Impoluto, inmaculado)
Pristine
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A long thick piece of wood, metal, or concrete, especially used to support weight in a building or other structure. (Viga)
Beam
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A good view of a large land area or of a city. (Perspectiva)
Prospect
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- The number of people or the amount of something that can be transported by a boat. - A large amount.
Boatload
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The possibility of being successful, especially at work.
Prospects
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The possibility that something good might happen in the future. (Posibilidad)
Prospect
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A small group of soldiers or military ships, aircraft, or vehicles, especially one that patrols an area. (Patrulla)
Patrol
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A tight hold on something or someone. (Apretón)
Grip
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Describes hair or fur that is very thick. (Espeso, tupido)
Bushy
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(Helipuerto)
Helicopter landing pad
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To make a serious mistake, usually because of not taking care or thinking. (Meter la pata, equivocarse)
Blunder
133
The part of a gun that hits another part when you pull the trigger to send out the bullet.
Hammer
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Something that makes a particular thing possible, such as an extra amount of money, time, etc. allowed that makes it possible to deal with an emergency.
Margin
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Something that is not true that you tell someone in order to make a joke. (Tomadura de pelo)
Wind-up
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A tube that you hold in your mouth to help you breathe if you are swimming with your face underwater. (Tubo de buceo)
Snorkel
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Forming a whole number that can be divided exactly by two. (Par)
Even
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The feeling of being upset by something. (Punzada)
Sting
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An area of flat land near a river that is often floodes when the river becomes too full.
Floodplain / Flood plain
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To end, or to make and activity end. (Terminar, concluir)
Wind up
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Used after a number, especially a number that can be divides by ten, to show that the exact number in not known. (-tantos, alrededor de)
-odd
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As said by most people
By / From all accounts
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The act of understanding something. (Comprensión)
Apprehension
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A serious mistake, usually caused by not taking care or thinking. (Metedura de pata)
Blunder
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To close a business or organization. (Liquidar)
Wind up
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Something that you say, giving your opinion about something or stating a fact. (Comentario, observación)
Remark
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A small low island or bank composed of sand and coral segments. (Cayo)
Cay
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Having (legal) responsibility for something or someone. (Responsable)
Liable
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A situation in which you come extremely close to a dangerous or unpleasant situation or only just manage to avoid it. (Estar a un pelo)
Close shave
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To start eating something eagerly. (Engullir)
Tuck in
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When an emotion such as fear _ you, you feel it strongly. (Apoderarse)
Grip
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To charge someone a surprisingly large amount of money for something. (Clavar, cobrar)
Sting
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To make someone have a feeling that they had in the past. (Reavivar)
Rekindle
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To choose only the best or most suitable from a group of people or things. (Escoger, seleccionar)
Cherry-pick
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The amount by which one thing is different from another. (Margen)
Margin
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An act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship. (Quebrantamiento, infracción, violación)
Breach
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If someone is _ a group of people, they are part of that group, but different in important ways, and if someone is \_an activity, they are only slightly involved.
On the margins of something
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To (cause animals to) eat grass. (Pastar)
Graze
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To make an opening in a wall or fence, especially in order to attack someone or something behind it. (Romper, atravesar)
Breach
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A pointed part of an insect, plant, or animal that goes through a person's or animal's skin and leaves behind poison. (Aguijón)
Sting (US: Stinger)
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To put food on a hook (=curved piece of wire) or in a special device to attract and catch a fish or animal. (Cebar)
Bait
168
The male sexual organs
Tackle
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(Informal) To eat small amounts of food many times during the day instead of sitting down to eat meals at particular times. (Picotear)
Graze
170
The profit made on a product or service. (Margen de beneficios)
Margin
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Control over something or someone. (Control)
Grip
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A strong, regular beat. (Pulsación, latido)
Throb
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To tell someone something that is not true in order to make a joke. (Tomar el pelo)
Wind up
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The situation in which the police catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law. (Detención)
Apprehension
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To reach a particular level and then stay the same. (Estancarse, estabilizarse)
Plateau
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Because of something. (A causa de)
On account of something
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Very important because of effects on future events. (Trascendental, crucial)
Momentous
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If a place or building is \_, it is a long distance from where most people live.
Out-of-the-way
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The leaves of a plant or tree, or leaves on the stems or branches on which they are growing. (Follaje)
Foliage
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A small, brownish-green animal, similar to a frog, that has big eyes and long back legs for swimming and jumping. (Sapo)
Toad
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(especially in football or hockey) The act of tackling someone. (Entrada)
Tackle
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To defeat someone completely in a game or a fight. ("Dar una paliza", "machacar")
Hammer
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A person who has been officially ordered to stay in a prison or similar place, especially for political reasons. (Detenido, preso)
Detainee
185
Power and influence over other people or events. (Influencia)
Clout
