Set 20 Flashcards

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el secretario de prensa/la secretaria de prensa, el encargado de prensa/la encargada de prensa

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the press secretary

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la conferencia de prensa, la rueda de prensa

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the press conference

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la eficacia, la efectividad

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the efficacy

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el crucigrama, las palabras cruzadas

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the crossword

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el paso de peatones, el paso de cebra, el cruce peatonal, el cruce de peatones, la senda peatonal

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the crosswalk (pedestrian crossing)

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la tabla cruzada

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the crosswalk (type of table in accounting)

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el guardia de cruce escolar/la guardia de cruce escolar

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the crossing guard

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la resistencia es inútil, es inútil resistirse, resistirse es inútil

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resistance is futile

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transcurrir

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to pass (elapse or occur), to go by (elapse), to take place, to go (to occur - eg it went smoothly)

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el transcurrir, el trascurrir

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the pass (of time), the passing (of time)

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el transcurrir de los años, el trascurrir de los años

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the pass of time, the passing of time, the pass of years, the passing of years

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el ultimátum

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the ultimatum

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transcurrido un tiempo

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over time, after some time

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Avatar: la leyenda de Aang

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Avatar: The Last Airbender

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el avatar de algo, la encarnación de algo

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the avatar of something (both are personification of a deity, 1st is also a computer avatar)

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la personificación de algo, la reencarnación de algo

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the avatar of something (personification of a concept)

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los avatares

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the ups and downs, the vicissitudes, the phase, the change, the transformation

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el avatar histórico

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the historic change

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el avatar político

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the political change, the political transformation, the political avatar (political change)

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el cretino/la cretina, el imbécil/la imbécil

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the cretin

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el gruyer

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the Gruyere

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tengo un gusto horrible en hombres

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I have a horrible taste in men, I have an awful taste in men

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la sede de un club, la casa club, el clubhouse, la casita

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the clubhouse (last is kids’ playhouse, rest are where sports equipment is stored)

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la pantera

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the panther (puma or leopard), the yellow agate, the daring person (used in Cuba and Mexico), the risk-taker (used in Cuba and Mexico), the effective person (used in Uruguay), the leg (used in El Salvador), the foot (used in El Salvador)

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pantera (m y f) (Cuba/México)
daring (bold)
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la pantera negra
the black panther
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la licencia, la licencia de conducir, la licencia de manejo, la licencia para conducir (Bolivia/México/Venezuela), la licencia de conductor (Chile/Uruguay), la licencia de conducción (Colombia/España), el permiso de conducir (España), el permiso de conducción (España), el carnet de conducir (España), la licencia de manejar (México)
the driver's license
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sacar la licencia, obtener una licencia, conseguir una licencia
to get a driver's license
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la recapitulación, el resumen
the recap
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resumir, recapitular, hacer resumen
to recap (intransitive)
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resumir algo, recapitular algo
to recap something
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ser un bueno para nada/ser una buena para nada, no servir para nada
to not amount to anything (1st is of a person, 2nd is of an action)
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la rojez, el enrojecimiento
the redness
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tomar partido, ponerse del lado de alguien
to take sides (1st doesn't take object, 2nd does)
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el acoso, el mensaje amenazante, el correo amenazante, el email amenazante
the hate mail
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drogarse, usar drogas, motearse, meterse un tabaco
to do drugs
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exclusivamente, en exclusiva
exclusively (1st is only/solely, 2nd is in press/journalism - as an exclusive)
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la clavícula
the collarbone, the collar bone, the clavicle
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estancado/estancada
stagnant (of a liquid), bogged down, at a standstill, blocked (of a liquid - not moving)
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el agua estancada
the stagnant water
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estancar algo
to dam something, to hold something back, to block something up, to stall something, to deadlock something, to bring something to a halt, to bring something to a standstill, to hold something up (stall something), to impede something
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estancarse
to stagnate (of liquid or general), to become stagnant (of liquid or general), to come to a halt, to come to a standstill
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la camarilla, la clica, la hermandad, la peña, la piña (Centroamérica)
the clique
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exclusivista
cliquey, exclusive, select, clannish, snobbish, snobby, elitist, exclusivist, exclusionary
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el exclusivista/la exclusivista
the exclusivist
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el patio
the patio, the courtyard, the yard, the playground, the orchestra (seating section in a theater), the backyard, the orchestra section (theater seating)
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el patio de butacas, el patio
the stalls (orchestra seating section)
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cómo está el patio (España)
things are crazy, everything is crazy
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la vieja de patio (Costa Rica)
the old gossiper
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el activo, el bien, el bien mueble
the asset (in finance)
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la ventaja, el valor, la acción
the asset (1st is advantage; 2nd and 3rd are stock from stock market)
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el valor, el recurso
the asset (valuable person)
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tengo más de un millón de dólares en activos
I have over a million dollars in assets
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el recurso, la herramienta
the asset (useful item)
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la administración de activos
the asset management (auditing of business assets)
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el vaciamiento de activos, la liquidación de activos
the asset stripping (selling a company's assets)
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el activo fijo, el activo financiero, el activo de capital
the capital asset
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el activo sin valor
the dead asset (in accounting - asset with no value)
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la cantidad de activos, la cantidad de bienes
the estimated assets (in business - approximate total value)
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el activo fijo
the fixed asset, the capital asset
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el valor del activo neto
the net asset value
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el activo social
the partnership asset (in business - property of partnership)
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los valores materiales
the physical assets (cash & property)
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las bienes raíces, las bienes inmuebles
the real assets (in business - something tangible)
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pienso, luego existo; pienso, por lo tanto, existo
I think, therefore I am
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el patrimonio neto, el coste total, el valor neto
the net worth
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el patrimonio neto negativo
the negative net worth
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los altos ingresos
the high income, the high net worth
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de altos ingresos
high-net-worth (of a person or company)
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hasta que lo aprendí
until I learned it
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erudito/erudita, docto/docta, instruido/instruida, ilustrado/ilustrada, entendido/entendida
learned (knowledgeable)
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aprendido/aprendida, adquirido/adquirida
learned (that has been taught/learned)
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el comportamiento aprendido, la conducta aprendida
the learned behavior
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el principiante/la principiante
the learner (beginner), the beginner, the novice, the apprentice, the noob, the newbie, the greenhorn
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el estudiante/la estudiante, el aprendiz/la aprendiza, el principiante/la principiante, el novato/la novata
the learner (student)
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novicio/novicia, de aprendiz, en prácticas
learner (in training)
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el estudiante adulto/la estudiante adulta
the adult learner (student over 18 years old)
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el principiante/la principiante, el conductor en prácticas/la conductora en prácticas (España), el aprendiz de conductor/la aprendiza de conductor
the learner (person learning to drive)
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centrado en el alumno/centrada en el alumno
learner-centered
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el permiso de conductor principiante, la licencia de conductor principiante
the learner's permit
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espabilado/espabilada, listo/lista (España), rápido/rápida (España)
a quick learner (all adjectives used with ser)
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la persona de aprendizaje lento
the slow learner
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principiante
inexperienced, novice, beginning, newbie (adjective)
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la suerte de principiante
the beginner's luck
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antideportivo/antideportiva, poco deportivo/poco deportiva, de competencia desleal
unsportsmanlike
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el comentario de odio
the hate comment
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ensombrecer algo, restar importancia a algo, desviar la atención de algo, empequeñecer algo
to overshadow something (1st is spoil something, rest are detract from something)
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eclipsar a alguien, hacerle sombra a alguien, ensombrecer a alguien
to overshadow someone (eclipse/outshine someone)
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hacerle sombra a algo, darle sombra a algo, proyectar una sombra a algo
to overshadow something (cast a literal shadow on something)
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reiniciar algo, reinicializar algo
to reboot something (a computer)
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reiniciar, reinicializar
to reboot (of a computer)
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el reinicio
the reboot (of a computer), the resumption (act of resuming), the new beginning, the starting over, the beginning again, the restarting (of a computer)
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la nueva versión
the new version, the reboot (of a show, movie, etc)
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la pastilla de jabón, la barra de jabón, el jabón
the bar of soap
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el bar de ambiente, el local de ambiente
the gay bar
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el bar de barrio
the neighborhood bar, the local bar
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el mueble-bar, el mueble bar
the (personal) bar, the drinks cabinet
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sintetizar algo, combinar algo
to synthesize something (connect something - eg ideas; 1st is also in chemistry)
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sintetizar algo con algo, combinar algo con algo
to synthesize something with something (both are general, 1st is also in chemistry)
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sintetizarse
to synthesize (in chemistry - to combine)
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el sintetizador
the synthesizer, the synth
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el sintetizador de voz
the speech synthesizer
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sintetizador/sintetizadora
synthesizing
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el aparato sintetizador
the synthesizing device
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la loquera
the absurd act, the outrageous act, the loss of reason, the extraordinary strength, the loss of good judgment, the dementia, the insanity, the sudden impulse, the madness (general or in psychology), the moment of craziness, the madhouse
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el loquero/la loquera, el psiquiatra/la psiquiatra
the shrink (psychiatrist)
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el loquero
the loony bin, the nut house
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la locura
the madness (general or in psychology), the insanity (in psychology), the crazy thing, the chaos, the dementia
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cometer una locura
to do something rash, to do a crazy thing
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con locura
madly, like crazy
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te quiero con locura
I love you like crazy, I love you madly
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la locura pasajera
the passing madness, the fleeting lunacy
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el boconeo, la diatriba, la bronca
the rant
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despotricar contra/acerca de algo/alguien, vociferar sobre algo/alguien, echar pestes
to rant about something/someone (last is intransitive followed by diciendo que)
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despotricar
to rant, to rant and rave
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a diferencia de, en contraposición a, en lugar de
as opposed to (1st and 2nd are compared to, 3rd is rather than)
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la matriz, el útero, el vientre
the womb
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el dador de nacimiento/la dadora de nacimiento, el dador de vida/la dadora de vida
the birth giver
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dar a luz, parir, ser madre, esbarrigarse
to give birth (of humans)
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dar a luz algo, parir a algo, traer al mundo algo
to give birth to something (a baby; all are of humans, 2nd without "a" is also of animals)
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dar origen a algo, fundar algo, dar a luz algo
to give birth to something (figurative - lead to something)
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esbarrigarse, tener cría, parir
to give birth (of animals)
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la compañía, la troupe, la pandilla
the troupe (1st and 2nd are in theather, 3rd is general - group of people)
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la compañía de teatro
the theater troupe
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la troupe de baile
the dance troupe
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pensar por uno mismo/pensar por una misma
to think for oneself
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piensa por ti, piensa por ti mismo/misma
think for yourself (command)
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divertir a alguien, hacer reír a alguien, hacerle gracia a alguien, causarle gracia a alguien
to amuse someone (make someone laugh)
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entretener a alguien, distraer a alguien, divertir a alguien
to amuse someone (entertain someone; can also be used for animals without "a"; 1st can also be to hold someone's attention)
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entretenido/entretenida
amused (entertained), entertaining, enjoyable, busy, painstaking, time-consuming, involved (painstaking), demanding (painstaking)
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la diversión, el entretenimiento
the amusement (enjoyment)
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el entretenimiento, la distracción, la entretención
the amusement (pastime)
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el centro de entretenimiento, la sala de maquinitas
the amusement arcade (gambling venue)
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el parque de atracciones, el parque de diversiones, la feria
the amusement park
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la atracción
the amusement (ride), the amusement ride, the attraction
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de modo ameno, graciosamente
amusingly
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divertido/divertida, gracioso/graciosa
amusing (funny)
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entretenido/entretenida, ameno/amena, agradable
amusing (entertaining/enjoyable)
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no, nop, nel (México)
nah
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el tirano/la tirana, el déspota/la déspota
the tyrant (both are harsh ruler, 1st is also harsh boss)
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el monstruito/la monstruita, el mocoso/la mocosa, el maleducado/la maleducada
the tyrant (difficult child)
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la tiranía, el despotismo
the tyranny (despotism/cruelty, 1st is also figurative)
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la tiranía, la dictadura
the tyranny (regime/dictatorship itself, 1st is also figurative)
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tiránicamente, despóticamente
tyrannically
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tiránico/tiránica
tyrannical, tyrannic
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el enemigo/la enemiga, el rival/la rival, el oponente/la oponente
the foe
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el chucho, el pichicho (Río de la Plata), el sato, el perro sato
the mutt (dog)
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el bobo/la boba
the mutt (foolish person), the fool, the idiot, the simpleton
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el mestizo/la mestiza
the mutt (person of mixed ancestry), the mixed-race person, the half-caste, the crossbreed (animal), the mongrel (animal)
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el bobo (Río de la Plata)
the heart, the ticker (heart)
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bobo/boba
silly, dumb, naive, simple (naive), stupid
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el pájaro bobo
the tropical bird, the emperor penguin, the penguin
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mestizo/mestiza
mixed-race, racially mixed, crossbred, mongrel, hybrid (of a plant), mixed breed, mestizo, half-breed, half-caste
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arrugado/arrugada, abollado/abollada
crumpled (wrinkled; 1st is general, 2nd is of metal)
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desplomado/desplomada
crumpled (fallen - eg of a body)
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compactado/compactada
crumpled (crushed/compacted), compressed, compacted
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arrugar algo, abollar algo, estrujar algo
to crumple something (wrinkle something; 1st is general, 2nd is of metal, 3rd is of paper)
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arrugarse, abollarse
to crumple (become wrinkled; 1st is general, 2nd is of metal)
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desplomarse, caerse redondo/caerse redonda
to crumple (of a person - to fall)
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tuve cara larga por la pena
my face crumpled in grief
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la arruga
the crumple (crease), the crease (on clothes or skin), the wrinkle (on clothes or skin), the line (on skin), the (financial) debt (used in Peru), the rumple (in clothes)
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arrugar el ceño, fruncir el ceño, arrugar el entrecejo
to knit one's brows
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arrugar el entrecejo, arrugar el ceño
to frown, to scowl, to wrinkle one's eyebrow, to knit one's brows
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arrugar la frente
to knit one's brows, to furrow one's forehead, to frown, to wrinkle one's eyebrow, to knit one's brow
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Rumpelstiltskin, el enano saltarín
Rumpelstiltskin
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arrugar algo, despeinar algo
to rumple something (1st is to crease something, 2nd is of hair)
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la estrofa
the verse, the stanza, the strophe, the person who dresses poorly
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al verlo/al verla
on sight, at sight
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disparar a alguien al verlo/verla
to shoot someone on sight
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el striptease, el estriptís, el estriptis
the striptease
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hacer un striptease
to striptease
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el artista de estriptis/la artista de estriptis
the striptease artist
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el club de striptease, el club de caballeros, el local de strip tease, el club nocturno
the strip club
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el stripper/la stripper, el artista de striptease/la artista de striptease, la encueratriz (México)
the stripper (dancer)
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el decapante, el tíner, el quitapinturas
the stripper (paint remover)
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el pelacables, el alicate pelacables, la pinza pelacables
the stripper (wire stripper), the wire strippers, the wire stripper, the strippers (wire strippers)
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imbebible, no potable
undrinkable
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potable, que se puede tomar
drinkable
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el acto fallido, el desliz freudiano
the Freudian slip