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Set 18 Flashcards

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la sierra de cadena, la motosierra

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the chainsaw

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serrar algo, cortar con motosierra algo

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to chainsaw something (cut something with a chainsaw)

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pasarse de la raya

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to go way too far, to be out of line, to cross the line, to overstep one’s boundaries

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raparse

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to shave one’s head (intransitive), to shave something off (followed by algo), to shave something (followed by algo)

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rapar algo/raparle (algo) a alguien

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to shave something, to shave someone’s head, to shave something off, to crop something (cut something very short), to snatch something (used in Colombia), to trim something

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la telaraña

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the cobweb, the spiderweb, the spider’s web, the net (literal or figurative), the tangle (mess of something), the rat’s nest (tangled mess), the trap (figurative)

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cubrir de telaraña algo

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to cobweb something (cover something with cobwebs)

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el toque de queda, el horario límite, la hora límite, el límite

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the curfew (1st is legal and general, rest are only general)

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el muerto en el ropero

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the skeleton in the closet

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¿A que no lo adivinas?, ¿Sabes qué?, Adivina qué, A que no sabes, ¿Qué crees? (México)

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Guess what?

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la exposición, la presentación

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the exposition (presentation of something)

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el planteo, la introducción

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the exposition (of a book or movie)

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la exposición, la explicación

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the exposition (clear explanation of something)

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expositivo/expositiva, declarativo/declarativa

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expository

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el diálogo explicativo

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the expository dialogue (scripted conversation)

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el texto expositivo

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the expository writing

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el almacén, el depósito

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the repository (a place where something is stored; both are general; 2nd is also of natural resources, data, or knowledge)

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el depositario de algo/la depositaria de algo

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the repository of something (person knowledgeable about something), the repository for something (person entrusted with something)

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el pelagatos/la pelagatos

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the nobody, the small fry, the ragamuffin

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concluyente, final

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concluding

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concluir algo, finalizar algo, terminar algo, cerrar algo

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to conclude something (finish something)

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cerrar algo, firmar algo, concertar algo, llegar a algo, pactar algo

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to conclude something (settle something)

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concluir que . . ., llegar a la conclusión de que . . .

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to conclude that . . . (followed by indicative)

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terminar, concluir

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to conclude (intransitive - to finish)

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cerrar algo, llegar a algo
to conclude something (to reach a deal or agreement)
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concluir algo, firmar algo, pactar algo, decidir algo
to conclude something (state one's last words)
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para concluir, . . . ; en resumen, . . . ; resumiendo, . . .
in conclusion, . . .
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instigar algo, incitar algo, inducir algo
to incite something (provoke something)
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instigar a alguien a hacer algo, incitar a alguien a hacer algo, inducir a alguien a hacer algo
to incite someone to do something (provoke someone)
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iniciar algo, promover algo
to instigate something (initiate something)
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estoy haciendo lo que me dijeron
I'm doing what I was told
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estoy haciendo lo que puedo
I'm doing what I can
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estoy haciendo lo que me programaron para hacer, estoy haciendo lo que estaba programado/programada para hacer
I'm doing what I was told to do
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subestimar algo/a alguien, infravalorar algo/a alguien
to underestimate something/someone
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subestimado/subestimada, infravalorado/infravalorada
underrated (used with estar)
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sobrevalorar algo/a alguien, sobrestimar algo/a alguien, sobreestimar algo/a alguien
to overestimate something/someone
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sobrevalorado/sobrevalorada, sobreestimado/sobreestimada, sobrevaluado/sobrevaluada
overrated (used with estar)
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el cuento chino
the tall tale, the lie, the bullshit
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impertérrito/impertérrita
unmoved (emotionally), unafraid, undaunted, fearless, impassive
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la consecuencia lógica, la vinculación
the entailment (1st is something involved/necessitated, 2nd is in law - act of entailing property OR entailed property itself)
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implicar algo, conllevar algo, suponer algo, acarrear algo
to entail something (involve something)
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la restricción de herencia
the entail (law - restriction on inheritance)
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vincular algo a alguien
to entail something upon someone (in law - limit inheritance to owner's descendants)
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con tropiezos, a trompicones, a tropezones, entrecortado/entrecortada
stumbling (1st, 2nd, and 3rd are falling over; 3rd and 4th are floundering/hesitating - eg of speech)
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el tambaleante/la tambaleante, el incompetente/la incompetente, el torpe/la torpe
the stumbler (1st is a person who trips a lot while walking, 2nd and 3rd are a person who makes many mistakes)
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el tropezón, el traspié, el trastabillón, el trompicón
the stumble (act of tripping)
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tropezar, dar un traspié, tropezarse
to stumble (trip while walking; 1st and 3rd are used with "con" to mean "over")
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atrancarse, trastabillar, trabarse, tartamudear
to stumble (when speaking; 1st is used with "con" to mean "over")
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la traba, el tartamudeo
the stumble (hesitation in speech)
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dársela contra algo, toparse con algo, tropezarse con algo
to stumble against something
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atravesar con dificultad algo, pasar con dificultad por algo
to stumble through something (make one's way with difficulty)
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pronunciar con dificultad algo
to stumble through something (when speaking)
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tirado/tirada
slovenly (used with estar), sloppily dressed (used with estar), lying (scattered or sprawled - used with estar), strewn (used with estar), a cinch (something easy - used with ser), really easy (used with ser), dirt cheap (used with estar), stranded (used with dejar), in the lurch (stranded - used with dejar), easy as pie (used with estar), dead easy (used with estar), dead cheap (used with estar)
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el tirado/la tirada, el mamalón/la mamalona, el vago/la vaga, el zángano/la zángana, el holgazán/la holgazana
the bum
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pícaramente, socarronamente, con malicia, de forma traviesa
impishly (1st and 2nd are of saying or smiling, 3rd and 4th are general)
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el diablillo, el granuja, el pillín/la pillina
the imp (1st and 2nd are monster, 1st and 3rd are mischievous child)
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travieso/traviesa, pícaro/pícara, endiablado/endiablada
impish
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cabrearse, calentarse (Argentina/Chile)
to throw a fit (get mad), to pitch a fit (get mad)
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encapricharse, hacer un berrinche
to throw a fit (of a child - to have a tantrum), to pitch a fit (of a child - to have a tantrum)
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sin liberar, no liberado/no liberada, cautivo/cautiva
unreleased (of a person or animal - held captive)
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sin divulgar, confidencial, secreto/secreta
unreleased (of information - not made available)
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sin lanzar, inédito/inédita, sin estrenar
unreleased (of a CD, movie, or book - not out yet) (3rd is only for movies)
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activado/activada, sin soltar
unreleased (of a device - still engaged) (2nd is of a brake)
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agarrado/agarrada
unreleased (of a grip - still held), stingy, cheap (stingy), tightfisted (stingy), tight (stingy), cheek-to-cheek (physically close)
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atrapado/atrapada
unreleased (of gas or heat - trapped), trapped
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liberado/liberada, puesto en libertad/puesta en libertad
released (set free)
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el bocadillo de medianoche, el tentempié de medianoche
the midnight snack
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la cicatrización
the healing, the cicatrization, the scarring
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el tejido cicatrizal, el tejido de la cicatriz, el tejido blando
the scar tissue
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cicatrizado/cicatrizada, con cicatriz
scarred (in medicine - having a scar)
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marcado/marcada
scarred (figurative - emotionally wounded), marked (obvious), noticeable, troubled, distraught
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el marcado
the set (type of hairstyle), the branding (of livestock), the dialing (act of dialing on a phone)
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las instrucciones de marcado
the dialing instructions (for a phone)
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la cicatriz, la huella
the scar (1st is literal and figurative, 2nd is only figurative)
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cicatrizar
to scar (form a scar), to form a scar, to heal (literal or figurative - literal can also be transitive), to heal up, to scar over
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dejar una cicatriz en algo/alguien, dejar cicatriz en algo/alguien, dejarle una cicatriz a alguien, marcar algo/a alguien, hacer una cicatriz en algo/hacerle una cicatriz a alguien
to scar something/someone (literal - leave a scar on)
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marcar a alguien, hacerle mella a alguien, afectar a alguien
to scar someone (figurative - emotionally wound)
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marcar de por vida a alguien, traumatizar de por vida a alguien
to scar someone for life (traumatize for life)
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cicatrizarse
to form a scar, to heal (literal or figurative), to heal up
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bochechudo/bochechuda, rechoncho/rechoncha, regordete/regordeta, gordinflón/gordinflona, rollizo/rolliza
chubby
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el cacho, el barbo, el bagre
the chub (type of fish)
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el estornino, la caballa del sur
the chub mackerel
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chambeador/chambeadora (México), trabajador/trabajadora, cruento/cruenta, fajón/fajona, duraco/duraca
hardworking
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el chambeador/la chambeadora (México), el buen trabajador/la buena trabajadora, el trabajador dedicado/la trabajadora dedicada, trabajador/trabajadora
the hard worker (last is an adjective)
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dejar de lado algo/a alguien
to put something/someone aside, to leave something/someone aside, to neglect something/someone, to forget about something/someone
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la eyaculación prematura, la eyaculación precoz
the premature ejaculation
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prematuro/prematura
premature (of a baby or an event or a conclusion), too early
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precoz, prematuro/prematura, intempestivo/intempestiva, precipitado/precipitada
premature (of an event - occurring too early)
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apresurado/apresurada, prematuro/prematura, precipitado/precipitada
premature (of a conclusion - rash/hasty)
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el bebé prematuro/la bebé prematura, el prematuro/la prematura
the premature baby
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el prematuro/la prematura
the premature baby, the premature infant, the preemie
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prematuramente, antes de tiempo, precipitadamente
prematurely (early)
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prematuramente, anticipadamente
prematurely (in medicine)
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prematuramente, precozmente
prematurely (at an early age)
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enfermizo/enfermiza, enclenque, pálido/pálida
sickly (looking unwell; 1st is also prone to illness)
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nauseabundo/nauseabunda, repugnante, empalagoso/empalagosa
sickly (sickening)
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forzado/forzada
sickly (weak - eg a sickly smile), forced, unnatural, enforced, obliged, rehearsed, planned, stiff (rehearsed)
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asquerosamente dulce, exageradamente dulce, empalagoso/empalagosa
sickly sweet (of a flavor - too sugary)
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asquerosamente
sickly (sickeningly), disgustingly, revoltingly, insanely, ridiculously
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volverse enfermizo/volverse enfermiza, volverse propenso a enfermarse/volverse propensa a enfermarse
to grow sickly (become sickly)
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demasiado sentimental/demasiada sentimental
sickly sweet (overly sentimental), too sentimental
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la teleconferencia, la llamada en conferencia, la conferencia telefónica, la reunión telefónica
the conference call
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el forzado/la forzada, el galeote
the galley slave (person forced to row)
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el perejil
the parsley

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