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Set 16 Flashcards

1
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todo despejado, vía libre, fin de la alerta, no hay moros en la costa

A

all clear (interjection)

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el visto bueno

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the all clear, the approval, the go-ahead, the seal of approval

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darle su visto bueno a algo

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to approve something, to give something one’s approval, to give something the OK, to give something the go-ahead

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¡Y al cabo que ni quería!

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So there!

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desencadenar algo

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to unleash something (to set a dog free or to provoke), to unchain something (to set something free), to trigger something (provoke), to set something off (provoke), to let something loose (provoke)

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desencadenarse

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to burst (general or of a storm), to blow up (of wind), to strike (of an earthquake), to break out (to happen suddenly), to erupt (to emerge), to break loose

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exponerse, ponerse a cabo allí

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to put oneself out there

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8
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el culo, el ojete, el ano

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the asshole (body part)

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el cabrón/la cabrona, el pendejo/la pendeja, el gilipollas/la gilipollas (España), el huevón/la huevona (Andes), el pelotudo/la pelotuda (Sudamérica), el forro/la forra (Argentina), el mamón/la mamona (España/México), el culero/la culera (México), el hijo de la gran yegua/la hija de la gran yegua

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the asshole (person)

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el auxiliar de vuelo/la auxiliar de vuelo, el sobrecargo/la sobrecargo, el asistente de vuelo/la asistente de vuelo, el aeromozo/la aeromoza, el azafato/la azafata, el tripulante de cabina de pasajeros/la tripulante de cabina de pasajeros

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the flight attendant (last is technical)

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congénito/congénita, innato/innata

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congenital (1st is medical, 2nd is general - innate)

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12
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la malformación congénita

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the birth defect, the congenital defect

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la cardiopatía congénita

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the congenital heart disease

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14
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viajar

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to travel (go on trips or move forwards or of light/sound), to travel around

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ir, propagarse, viajar

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to travel (move forwards)

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16
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ir a toda pastilla

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to travel (move quickly - colloquial)

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17
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ser viajante de algo

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to travel in something (do business in something)

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18
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dar pasos, hacer pasos

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to travel (in basketball)

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recorrer algo, viajar por algo

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to travel something (e.g. the world)

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20
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los viajes

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the travel (act of traveling), the travels

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el desplazamiento, el recorrido

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the travel (in mechanics)

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22
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viajar, propagarse

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to travel (of light or sound)

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23
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el viaje, los viajes

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the travel (act of traveling)

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24
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el tráfico

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the travel (on a road), the traffic (of cars, slaves, or drugs), the trade (legal or of slaves or firearms), the dealing (in arms or drugs)

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25
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atravesar algo

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to travel over something (cross/traverse something), to travel through something

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viajar a través de algo, cruzar algo, atravesar algo

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to travel through something

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27
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viajar a algo, visitar algo

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to travel to something

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28
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el viajero/la viajera, el viajante/la viajante

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the traveler (1st is general, 2nd is for business)

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29
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el viajar, los pasos

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the traveling (1st is act of traveling, 2nd is in sports)

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30
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ambulante, itinerante, de viaje

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traveling (1st and 2nd are that travels, 3rd is for traveling)

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31
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el circo ambulante, el circo itinerante

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the traveling circus

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la solitaria, la tenia, la lombriz solitaria

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the tapeworm

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33
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la alcantarilla, la cloaca, el alcantarillado

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the sewer (pipe for waste)

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el alcantarillado

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the sewers (pipe system), the sewer (pipe for waste)

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la cloaca, la alcantarilla

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the sewer (figurative - vile place)

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36
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el costurero/la costurera

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the sewer (person who sews), the seamster/seamstress, the dressmaker, the tailor

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37
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el sumidero, el albañal

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the open sewer

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38
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el gas de cloaca, el gas de alcantarilla

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the sewer gas

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39
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las cloacas, el sistema de alcantarillado

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the sewer system

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40
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el desagüe, la alcantarilla, la boca de tormenta

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the storm drain, the storm sewer

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las aguas residuales, las aguas negras, las aguas servidas

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the sewage, the raw sewage

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42
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la eliminación de aguas negras, la remoción de aguas servidas

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the removal of sewage

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43
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la depuración de las aguas residuales, el tratamiento de aguas residuales

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the sewage disposal

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44
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los lodos de depuradora

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the sewage sludge

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45
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el sistema de cloacas, el sistema de alcantarillas

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the sewage system

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46
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el empleado en la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales/la empleada en la planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales

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the sewage worker

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47
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la línea de puntos, la línea punteada

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the dotted line

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48
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firmar en la línea punteada

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to sign on the dotted line

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49
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la plantilla, el patrón, el formato (México)

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the template (physical pattern)

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la plantilla, el formulario

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the template (digital pattern for something on the computer)

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51
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el templo, la iglesia, la pagoda

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the temple (1st is general, 2nd is in Christianity, 3rd is in Asia)

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52
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la sien

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the temple (in anatomy)

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53
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el CI, el coeficiente intelectual, el cociente intelectual

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the IQ

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54
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el coeficiente intelectual, el cociente intelectual

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the intelligence quotient

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55
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humilde, modesto/modesta

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humble (simple or modest, 1st is also low - eg humble beginnings)

56
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humilde, simple

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humble (simple)

57
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humillar a alguien, degradar a alguien, sobajar a alguien (México)

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to humble someone (humiliate someone)

58
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darle una lección de humildad a alguien

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to humble someone (make someone humble)

59
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tragárselas como puños (España), comérsela (Argentina)

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to eat humble pie

60
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humillado/humillada

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humbled, humiliated

61
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de humildad, aleccionador/aleccionadora, que enseña humildad, que llena de humildad, que te baja los humos (España)

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humbling

62
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el cheque de bienestar, el cheque de asistencia social, la ayuda social

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the welfare check

63
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la asistencia de menores, el bienestar infantil, los Servicios Sociales para Menores (España)

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the child welfare

64
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el bienestar, la felicidad

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the welfare (both are well-being, 2nd is also happiness)

65
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la asistencia social

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the welfare (the public assistance)

66
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las prestaciones sociales, los beneficios sociales

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the welfare (benefit payments)

67
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el bienestar físico, la salud

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the welfare (health)

68
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vivir de las prestaciones sociales, vivir de la beneficencia pública (España), vivir de la asistencia social, vivir de los subsidios estatales

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to be on welfare

69
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la previsión social

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the social welfare (system of pensions & benefits)

70
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el fondo de previsión social, la caja de previsión

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the welfare fund

71
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las prestaciones sociales, los subsidios sociales

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the welfare payment

72
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el programa de bienestar social, el sistema de protección social (Chile), el plan de prestaciones sociales (España), el plan de subsidio (España)

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the welfare program

73
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el estado benefactor, el estado de bienestar, el estado subsidiario

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the welfare state (nation with social welfare program)

74
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la asistencia social, los Servicios Sociales

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the welfare work (social services)

75
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el asistente social/la asistente social, el trabajador social/la trabajadora social

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the welfare worker

76
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la resistencia, la capacidad de recuperación, la resiliencia

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the resilience (of a person - perseverance)

77
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la elasticidad, la resiliencia, la resistencia

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the resilience (of a material - elasticity)

78
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elástico/elástica, resiliente, resistente

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resilient (of a material - not easily damaged)

79
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resiliente, con capacidad de recuperación, resistente, fuerte

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resilient (of a person - persevering)

80
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el mantenimiento, el cuidado

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the upkeep (maintenance)

81
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los gastos de mantenimiento, el costo del mantenimiento, el coste del mantenimiento, el gasto de mantenimiento, el mantenimiento

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the upkeep (cost of maintenance)

82
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mantenerse al día con algo, estar al corriente con algo, mantenerse al tanto de algo, mantener el ritmo de algo

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to keep up with something (stay current with something)

83
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seguir el ritmo de algo/alguien, no quedarse atrás de algo/alguien

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to keep up with something/someone (maintain the speed of something/someone)

84
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competir con alguien

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to keep up with someone (compare with someone), to compete with someone

85
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seguir en contacto con alguien, mantenerse en contacto con alguien

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to keep up with someone (stay in contact with someone)

86
Q

el ciberpunk

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the cyberpunk

87
Q

el asesinato en masa, el asesinato masivo, la masacre, la matanza

A

the mass murder

88
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resoplar

A

to chug (to huff and puff - of an engine), to puff, to pant, to snort, to huff and puff

89
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tragarse algo, pegar tragos de algo, dar tragos de algo

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to chug something (a drink)

90
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el resoplido

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the chug (snorting sound), the snort (out of anger), the puff (out of fatigue), the panting breath (out of fatigue), the wheeze

91
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circular por algo, avanzar por algo

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to chug through something (move slowly and steadily through something)

92
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trabajar sin prisa y sin pausa

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to chug (through work)

93
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tomar algo de un trago, beber algo de un trago

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to chug-a-lug something (to chug a drink)

94
Q

el acento provinciano, el acento de la provincia, el acento country

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the country accent

95
Q

la música country

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the country music

96
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la logopedia, la fonoaudiología, la terapia del habla, la terapia del habla y del lenguaje, la foniatría

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the speech therapy (last is treating voice defects - eg stutters - rest are general)

97
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el logopeda/la logopeda, el fonoaudiólogo/la fonoaudióloga, el terapeuta del habla/la terapeuta del habla

A

the speech therapist

98
Q

si eres bueno/buena en algo, nunca lo hagas gratis

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if you’re good at something, never do it free

99
Q

el geek/la geek, el friki/la friki

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the geek (enthusiast)

100
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el geek de computadoras/la geek de computadoras, el friki de computadoras/la friki de computadoras, el genio de los ordenadores, el friki de los ordenadores/la friki de los ordenadores, el genio informático, el chiflado por los ordenadores/la chiflada por los ordenadores

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the computer geek

101
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el geek de la tecnología/la geek de la tecnología, el friki de la tecnología/la friki de la tecnología

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the technology geek

102
Q

el bicho raro, el nerd/la nerd, el ñoño/la ñoña

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the geek (socially awkward person)

103
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geek, friki (España), obseso/obsesa

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geeky

104
Q

el néctar

A

the nectar (in botany or a human drink or drink for gods), the nectar of the gods

105
Q

el néctar de los dioses, la ambrosía, la bebida de los dioses, el néctar

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the nectar of the gods

106
Q

la nectarina, la pavía, el pelón (Argentina)

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the nectarine

107
Q

pagar impuestos, pagar los impuestos, pagar tributos

A

to pay taxes

108
Q

la sirena, la bocina de aire

A

the air horn

109
Q

que tiene solución, resoluble

A

solvable

110
Q

irresoluble, insoluble

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unsolvable

111
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sin resolver, no resuelto/no resuelta, sin esclarecerse, irresoluto/irresoluta, no esclarecido/no esclarecida, sin esclarecer

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unsolved (last 2 are of a crime, rest are general)

112
Q

empalmar algo a algo, unir algo a algo

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to splice something to something (connect something - used for wood or film tape)

113
Q

ayustar algo

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to splice something (a rope - to interweave)

114
Q

el empalme, el ayuste, la unión

A

the splice (union of 2 things)

115
Q

el corte y empalme, el empalme, el ayuste

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the splice (of genes)

116
Q

la coma indebida

A

the comma splice

117
Q

la propaganda, el texto de contraportada, la publicidad en la tapa, la nota publicitaria en la solapa trasera, la publicidad en la sobrecubierta

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the blurb (on a book)

118
Q

la propaganda, la publicidad, el anuncio, el comercial

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the blurb (publicity notice - last is on TV, rest are general)

119
Q

el mueble

A

the piece of furniture, the furniture (in plural form)

120
Q

mueble, móvil, movible, portátil

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movable (transportable)

121
Q

el bien mueble

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the movable property, the personal property

122
Q

la cosa mueble

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the movable item, the consumable item

123
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la industria del mueble

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the furniture industry

124
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el mueble-bar, el mueble bar

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the drinks cabinet, the (personal) bar

125
Q

los bienes muebles, los muebles

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the movables (1st is in legal matters, 2nd is furniture)

126
Q

movible, variable, móvil

A

movable (not fixed - eg of dates)

127
Q

la mortaja, el sudario

A

the shroud (burial garment)

128
Q

el velo, el halo

A

the shroud (figurative - veil)

129
Q

el velo de secreto, el halo de secreto

A

the shroud of secrecy

130
Q

el obenque

A

the shroud (nautical - type of rope)

131
Q

envolver algo, cubrir algo, tapar algo

A

to shroud something (veil/cover something)

132
Q

amortajar algo/a alguien

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to shroud something (eg a corpse)/someone (dress for burial)

133
Q

cubrir algo/a alguien con algo, envolver algo/a alguien con algo

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to shroud something/someone in something (cover something/someone)

134
Q

el paracord, la cuerda de paracaídas

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the shroud (parachute rope), the shroud line (parachute rope)

135
Q

la cortina de algo, el velo de algo, la capa de algo

A

the shroud of something (something that covers something)

136
Q

el costurero

A

the sewing box, the sewing basket, the workbox, the sewing kit, the sewing room

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