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Set 17 Flashcards

1
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el informante/la informante, el informador/la informadora, el confidente/la confidente

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the informant (someone who informs police)

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el informante/la informante, el informador/la informadora, el chivato/la chivata

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the informant (someone who provides information to researchers; last is colloquial)

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el publirreportaje, el infomercial, el infocomercial

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the infomercial

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el chat grupal, el chat del grupo

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the group chat

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suceder, pasar, caer en su lugar, encajar

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to fall into place (last is literal, rest are figurative - to occur with ease)

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sonrosado/sonrosada, rosado/rosada

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rosy (pink - of cheeks)

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rosa, rosáceo/rosáceo, rosado/rosada

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rosy (pink in color, usually of objects)

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halagüeño/halagüeña, de color de rosa, prometedor/prometedora, optimista

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rosy (optimistic; 2nd is used with ser)

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de mejillas rosadas, de cachetes rosados

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rosy-cheeked

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10
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el vataje

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the wattage

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11
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el megavatio

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the megawatt

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12
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el carrete, el peine de cejas

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the spoolie

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13
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la denominación

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the name, the naming (act of naming), the denomination (of dollar bills)

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14
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la denominación de origen

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the certificate of origin

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15
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la denominación de venta

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the sales description (legal)

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16
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idealizar algo/a alguien

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to romanticize something (followed by definite article)/someone, to idealize something/someone, to put someone on a pedestal (figurative)

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17
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fantasear sobre algo, fantasear con algo

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to romanticize about something

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18
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fantasear

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to romanticize, to fantasize (followed by que+indicative/con/sobre)

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19
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fantasear con algo

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to romanticize about something, to dream about something, to fantasize about something, to daydream about something

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20
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el Romanticismo/el romanticismo

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the Romanticism (in fine arts & literature)/the romanticism (romance/idealism)

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21
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los modales en la mesa

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the table manners

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22
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los buenos modales en la mesa

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the good table manners

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23
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los malos modales en la mesa

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the bad table manners

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24
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la rana de árbol, la rana arborícola, la rana arbórea

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the tree frog

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25
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antiguamente, anteriormente, con anterioridad

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formerly

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26
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tener la última risa, tener la última palabra, tener la última carcajada

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to have the last laugh

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27
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el anglicismo, el anglicismo británico

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the anglicism (1st is English term used in a different language, 2nd is British English word that has a different meaning in American English)

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28
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anglicanizar algo

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to anglicize something

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29
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up, uy, chin, huy, jo

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oops (last is vulgar)

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30
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ups, uh

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whoops, oops

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31
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pachoso/pachosa

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faint, shy, feeble, timid, bashful

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32
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pasmarse

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to be amazed, to freeze (get very cold, used in Spain), to dry up without ripening (of food), to not fully develop as expected, to be disappointed, to become pale due to illness

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33
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pasmar a alguien

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to surprise someone, to amaze someone, to stun someone (amaze/surprise), to dumbfound someone

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34
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pasmado/pasmada

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frozen stiff (used in Spain), perishingly cold (used in Spain), bewildered, confounded, stupid (bewildered), astonished, surprised, gob-smacked, perplexed, embarrassed, scared (all can be followed by de algo)

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35
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el antitranspirante, el antiperspirante

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the antiperspirant

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36
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antitranspirante, antiperspirante

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antiperspirant

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37
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las campanillas de viento, el móvil de campanillas, el móvil, el carrillón, el carillón, el caireles, el despertador de ángel (Panamá)

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the wind chimes

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38
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la halitosis, el mal aliento

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the bad breath

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39
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el bahameño/la bahameña

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the Bahamian (person)

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40
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bahameño/bahameña

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Bahamian

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41
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las Bahamas, las Islas Bahamas

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the Bahamas

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42
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de mierda, puto/puta, pinche (México), jodido/jodida

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fucking (adjective - goddamned; 1st is after noun)

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43
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del carajo, puto/puta

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fucking (adjective - total/complete; 1st is after noun)

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44
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puto/puta, jodido/jodida, maldito/maldita, chingado/chingada (México), pinche (México)

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fucking (adverb - totally/utterly/very; all come before noun used as adjective)

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45
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el cabrón/la cabrona, el puto/la puta, el hijo de puta/la hija de puta, el hijo de la chingada/la hija de la chingada (El Salvador/México)

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the fucker

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46
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las tonterías, las niñerías (España), las boberías, la changuería, la chunguería, la pavera, el papelazo, las babosadas (México/Guatemala/Panamá/Colombia/Costa Rica/El Salvador)

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the tomfoolery

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47
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el cloroformo

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the chloroform

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48
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cloroformizar a alguien, cloroformar a alguien

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to chloroform someone

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49
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intemporal, atemporal

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timeless (not affected by the passing of time - eg something’s popularity)

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50
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eterno/eterna

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timeless (everlasting/eternal), eternal, everlasting, never-ending, endless

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51
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el descanso eterno

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the eternal rest (death), the rest in eternal peace (death)

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52
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el sueño eterno

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the eternal rest (death), the eternal sleep (death), the death

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53
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el hijo de puta/la hija de puta, el malparido/la malparida (Centroamérica/Sudamérica), el hijo de la chingada/la hija de la chingada (México), el hijoputa/la hijaputa (España)

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the motherfucker (1st can be positive, all are negative)

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54
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la mierda, la madre

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the motherfucker (object)

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55
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hijo de puta, carajo, coño, puta madre, (México), joder (España), hijoputa (España), chingada madre (México)

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motherfucker (interjection)

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56
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la funda para celular, el estuche para celular, el forro para celular (Colombia), la carcasa para celular (Colombia/México/Venezuela), la funda para móvil (España), la carcasa para móvil (España)

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the phone case

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57
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el desafío de baile, el reto de baile

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the dance challenge

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58
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el ejercicio ligero, el ejercicio suave, los ejercicios suaves

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the light exercise

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59
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en la oscuridad, a oscuras, en las tinieblas

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in the dark (literal; last is formal)

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60
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en la oscuridad (en lo que a algo se refiere), a oscuras (en lo que a algo se refiere), ajeno (de algo)/ajena (de algo)

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in the dark (figurative)

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61
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el plaf

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the splat

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62
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¡plas!, ¡plaf!

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splat!

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63
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leer detenidamente algo, ojear algo, explorar algo

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to peruse something (1st is to read in detail, 2nd and 3rd are to browse)

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la lectura, el examen, el escrutinio, la lectura atenta, la lectura cuidadosa

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the perusal

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65
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que comience el juego, que empiece el juego

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let the game begin

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66
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la dermolipectomía

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the dermolipectomy (removal of skin and fat from one part of the body without tightening muscles)

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67
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el mazo, la almádena, el marrón

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the sledgehammer

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68
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dar mazazos a algo

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to sledgehammer something (hit something with a sledgehammer)

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69
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aconsejarle algo a alguien, recomendarle algo a alguien

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to advise someone to (do) something (recommend something to someone; 2nd is also intransitive)

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70
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asesorar a alguien, aconsejar a alguien

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to advise someone (counsel someone)

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71
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informar a alguien sobre algo, notificar a alguien sobre algo, notificarle a alguien de algo, informarle a alguien de algo

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to advise someone about something (inform someone about something)

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72
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advertirle a alguien que haga algo

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to advise someone to do something (warn someone to do something)

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73
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aconsejar a alguien en algo, asesor a alguien en algo

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to advise someone on something (counsel someone on something)

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74
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aconsejarle a alguien que haga algo, sugerirle a alguien que haga algo

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to advise someone to do something (suggest that someone do something)

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75
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informarle a alguien que (+indicativo), notificarle a alguien que (+indicativo)

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to advise someone that (+indicative) (notify someone that . . .)

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76
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dar consejos, recomendar

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to advise (intransitive - to give advice)

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77
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aconsejar en contra de algo, desaconsejar algo, no recomendar algo, advertir contra algo

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to advise against something

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78
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solicito instrucciones, espero instrucciones, dígame qué hacer

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please advise (used to request assistance)

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79
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regatear, saber regatear, saber negociar, regatear al máximo

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to drive a hard bargain

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80
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no sabría, yo no sabría

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I wouldn’t know

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81
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el cascanueces, el rompenueces

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the nutcracker (1st is tool and type of bird, 2nd is only tool)

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82
Q

el centro de gravedad

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the center of gravity (literal - where weight is focused)

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83
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el centro, el centro gravitacional

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the center of gravity (figurative - a person who is the focus of activity)

84
Q

el putero, el burdel, el prostíbulo, el lupanar, el congal (México)

A

the brothel

85
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el forro

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the lining (of clothing), the upholstery (of a seat), the cover (of a book), the jacket (of a book), the condom (used in River Plate), the tire (bicycle wheel - used in Chile), the foreskin (used in Chile), the stunner (beautiful woman - used in Chile), the swindle (cheat - used in Chile), the fraud (cheat - used in Chile), the asshole (person - used in Argentina)

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llevadero/llevadera, soportable, tolerable

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livable (tolerable/bearable)

87
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habitable

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livable (habitable), habitable, inhabitable, fit to live in

88
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insostenible, insoportable, inaguantable

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unlivable (of conditions - intolerable)

89
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inhabitable

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unlivable (of a building - not habitable), uninhabitable

90
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escucha, pon atención

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listen up

91
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hereditario/hereditaria, heredado/heredada

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hereditary (1st is in biology and of something inherited, 2nd is only of something inherited)

92
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la costumbre

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the custom (general or in law), the habit, the tradition, the common law

93
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la buena costumbre

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the good habit

94
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la mala costumbre

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the bad habit

95
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como viene siendo costumbre, . . .

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as has become customary, . . . ; as is increasingly the custom, . . . ; as is becoming the custom, . . . ; as per usual, . . .

96
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es la costumbre

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it’s tradition, it’s custom, it’s the done thing, it’s customary, it’s force of habit

97
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la fuerza de la costumbre

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the force of habit

98
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de partículas, particulado/particulada

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particulate

99
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el material particulado, la partícula

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the particulate

100
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las partículas en suspensión, el material particulado

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the particulate matter

101
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la partícula, la pizca

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the particle (both are very small piece; 1st is also in physics & grammar)

102
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el ápice

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the particle (figurative - iota), the tip (end of something), the apex (end or top of something), the peak (top of something or figurative - culminating point), the iota (small amount), the inch (small amount), the ounce (small amount), the shred (small amount), the speck (small amount)

103
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la partícula de aerosol

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the aerosol particle

104
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la partícula alfa

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the alpha particle (particle with a positive charge)

105
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la partícula beta

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the beta particle (electron or positron)

106
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la partícula elemental

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the elementary particle

107
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el acelerador de partículas, el acelerador

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the particle accelerator

108
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la física de partículas

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(the) particle physics

109
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el aglomerado, el tablero de partículas

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the particleboard

110
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la partícula subatómica

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the subatomic particle

111
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el tope, la cuña

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the doorstop (1st is general, 2nd is specifically a wedge)

112
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de transición, en transición, transitorio/transitoria

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transitional

113
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la transición

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the transition (general change or in music)

114
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hacer la transición de algo a algo/convertirse en algo

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to transition from something to something/to transition into something (general change)

115
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cambiarse de género, hacerse el cambio de género, convertirse

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to transition (to change sex)

116
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hacer la transición de algo de algo en algo, transformar algo/a alguien en algo, preparar algo/a alguien para algo

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to transition something/someone into/to/from something

117
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la transición vítrea

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the glass transition (when liquid glass cools and becomes solid)

118
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el punto de inflexión, el punto de transición

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the transition point

119
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la temperatura de transición

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the transition temperature

120
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la palabra conectora, el nexo, el enlace, el relacionante, la conjunción

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the transition word

121
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sentirse atraído/atraída por algo/alguien, verse atraído/atraída por algo/alguien, gravitar hacia algo/alguien

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to gravitate towards something/someone (be attracted/drawn to something/someone)

122
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gravitar hacia algo, dirigirse hacia algo

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to gravitate towards something (1st is in physics, 2nd is to move towards something)

123
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gravitar lejos de algo

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to gravitate away from something

124
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diario/diaria, cotidiano/cotidiana

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day-to-day (everyday, daily)

125
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día tras día, día a día, a diario, cotidianamente, diariamente

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day-to-day (on a daily basis)

126
Q

en la vida real, en la realidad

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in real life

127
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el signo &, el y comercial, el ampersand, el signo et

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the ampersand

128
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en tiempo real

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in real time

129
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cursi, empalagoso/empalagosa, almibarado/almibarada

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cutesy

130
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en tránsito, en camino

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in transit

131
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de camino a, en tránsito a

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in transit to

132
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perdido en ruta/perdida en ruta

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missing in transit, lost en route

133
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la interrupción de un servicio de transporte, la suspensión de un servicio de transporte

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the stoppage in transit (canceled delivery)

134
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deslumbrar a alguien

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to bedazzle someone, to dazzle someone (impress or blind someone), to blind someone, to leave someone speechless, to blow someone away (impress someone)

135
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deslumbrarse

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to be astonished, to be amazed, to get blinded, to be blinded, to become dazzled (blinded), to be dazzled (blinded), to become astonished, to become amazed, to become fascinated

136
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el antojo, la marca de nacimiento, la mancha de nacimiento, el angioma (f)

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the birthmark

137
Q

la clave, la contraseña, el código

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the code word (1st and 2nd are word to break a code, 3rd is disguised reference for something)

138
Q

la contraseña, el santo y seña

A

the code word (password)

139
Q

el pavimento

A

the pavement, the road surface, the asphalt, the tarmac

140
Q

el pasillo rodante, el camino rodante, la cinta desplazadora

A

the mechanical walkway, the moving walkway, the moving pavement

141
Q

patear la calle, recorrer las calles

A

to pound the pavement (to look for work)

142
Q

el artista del asfalto/la artista del asfalto

A

the sidewalk artist

143
Q

abrir el camino para algo/alguien, abrir el camino hacia algo/alguien, abrir puertas para algo/alguien, ser pionero/pionera en algo, allanarle el camino a algo/alguien

A

to pave the way for something/someone (be the first to do something)

144
Q

allanar el camino para algo/alguien, abrir camino para algo/alguien

A

to pave the way for something/someone (lead to something)

145
Q

sentar las bases con algo

A

to pave the way with something (be a pioneer in something)

146
Q

el hertz, el hercio

A

the hertz

147
Q

Hz

A

Hz

148
Q

en hertz, en hercios

A

in hertz

149
Q

la secuela

A

the consequence, the (negative) effect, the (negative) sequel (negative effect), the sequel (in film, literature, or television), the (negative) aftereffect, the result

150
Q

la secuela física

A

the long-term physical damages

151
Q

el decibelio, el decibel

A

the decibel

152
Q

Matusalén

A

Methuselah

153
Q

tocarse los pies, tocarse los dedos de los pies

A

to touch one’s toes

154
Q

pasarse algo

A

to pass something (to each other), to forget something (used as “se me pasó”), to miss something (fail to notice something or be too late for something) (used as “se me pasó”), to spend something (eg time - “se pasa todo el tiempo”), to have something slip one’s mind (used as “se me pasó”), to overlook something (used as “se me pasó”), to get over something (an illness - used as “se me pasó”), to get better (from an illness - used as “se me pasó”), to recover from something (an illness - used as “se me pasó”)

155
Q

pasarse a algo

A

to go over to something (a different side), to come over to something (the speaker’s side)

156
Q

pasarse

A

to go bad (of food in general), to go soft (of cookies or fruit), to go stale (of bread, cake, or cookies), to fade (to wilt - eg of flowers), to be overdone (to be overcooked), to be overcooked, to go too far

157
Q

pasarse con algo

A

to overdo something

158
Q

pasarse de (+adjetivo)

A

to be too (+adjective)

159
Q

pasar de alguien (España)

A

to ignore someone, to take no notice of someone

160
Q

pasar

A

to happen, to come in, to go ahead, to go by (of time - to elapse), to go past, to get through, to proceed (followed by a), to go (followed by a), to take place

161
Q

pasar algo

A

to pass something (give something to someone OR pass a test), to cross something (eg a road), to meet something (eg standards), to go through something (suffer something), to spend something (time), to feed something (a wire or cable - followed by por), to run something (a wire or cable - followed by por), to smuggle something, to distribute something (illegally), to sell something (illegally)

162
Q

pasar por algo

A

to go by something (pass along something), to pass through something, to cross something (pass through something), to go through something (pass through something OR experience something), to experience something, to stop over in a place, to make a stopover in a place, to come across as something/someone, to look like something/someone, to have the appearance of something/someone, to happen for a reason

163
Q

dejar correr algo, dejar pasar algo

A

to let something go, to let something ride (let something go), to drop something (let something go)

164
Q

dejar hacer dejar pasar

A

let do, let pass; go with the flow; let things be

165
Q

dejar pasar a alguien

A

to let somebody pass (through a crowd), to let somebody in(to a theater)

166
Q

dejar pasar el tiempo

A

to waste time, to dawdle, to dawdle away time

167
Q

hacerse pasar por alguien

A

to pass oneself off as someone, to impersonate someone

168
Q

mirar la vida pasar

A

to watch life pass by, to watch life go by

169
Q

no pasar a mayores

A

to be just a shock, to not lead to serious consequences

170
Q

pasar a la historia

A

to go down in history as something (followed by como), to be one for the record books

171
Q

pasar a limpio algo, pasar en limpio algo

A

to write something out, to make a neat copy of something

172
Q

pasar a mejor vida

A

to go to a better place (to die)

173
Q

pasársele algo por las mientes a alguien

A

to occur to someone, to pass through someone’s mind

174
Q

pasar crujía

A

to have a hard time, to have a tough time

175
Q

pasar de agache (Colombia/Ecuador)

A

to act slyly, to be slick, to not be obvious, to pull a sly one

176
Q

pasar de castaño oscuro (España)

A

to go too far, to go one step too far, to get out of hand

177
Q

pasar de largo por algo

A

to go by something, to go past something

178
Q

pasar de moda

A

to go out of fashion

179
Q

pasar de noche por algo (México)

A

to go through something with one’s eyes shut (without paying attention)

180
Q

pasar desapercibido/pasar desapercibida

A

to go unnoticed, to go unseen

181
Q

pasar el Rubicón

A

to cross the Rubicon (pass the point of no return)

182
Q

pasar en blanco algo, pasar en claro algo

A

to not do anything during something (eg a day), to sit around during something (eg a day)

183
Q

pasarle factura a alguien

A

to take its toll on someone, to catch up with someone (take a toll on)

184
Q

pasar la aspiradora por algo

A

to vacuum something

185
Q

pasar la noche en blanco, pasar la noche en vela

A

to not sleep a wink

186
Q

pasarle la palabra a alguien

A

to pass the mic to someone (let someone speak), to let someone speak, to pass it over to someone (let someone speak), to hand it over to someone (let someone speak), to give someone the floor

187
Q

pasar lista

A

to take attendance, to do a roll call

188
Q

pasar necesidades, pasar necesidad

A

to be in dire straits, to suffer hardships, to go hungry

189
Q

pasar por alto algo

A

to let something pass, to overlook something

190
Q

pasar por caja

A

to check out (to pay), to go to checkout

191
Q

pasar por el aro (España)

A

to fall into line, to jump through hoops

192
Q

pasar por el bisturí

A

to go under the knife (get surgery), to go under the surgeon’s knife, to have plastic surgery

193
Q

pasar por el tamiz

A

to go through screening, to be screened

194
Q

pasar por la vicaría

A

to take the plunge (get married), to tie the knot (get married)

195
Q

pasar por una prueba

A

to go through a test, to undergo a test, to go through a hard time, to have a hard time

196
Q

pasar revista

A

to inspect the troops, to take attendance (in school)

197
Q

pasar revista a algo

A

to inspect something (troops), to look over something (review something), to review something, to take a look at something

198
Q

pasar tiempo

A

to spend time

199
Q

ha pasado un ángel

A

everyone has gone quiet, an angel has passed (everyone has gone quiet)

200
Q

pasar volando

A

to fly by (of time), to go by so fast (of time)

201
Q

pasarlo en grande, pasar en grande

A

to have a great time, to have a whale of a time

202
Q

seguir de largo, pasar de largo

A

to keep on going, to keep going, to go on by, to pass without heeding, to go past

203
Q

suele pasar

A

it often happens, it usually happens

204
Q

voltear la página, volver la página, pasar la página

A

to turn over a new leaf (figurative), to turn the page (figurative), to move on, to get over something

205
Q

volver a pasar

A

to happen again

Spanish - Random Vocabulary (43 decks)

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