Set 22 Flashcards

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confiar en algo, tenerle fe a algo, apostar por algo

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to swear by something

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corpulento/corpulenta, grueso/gruesa, rollizo/rolliza

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portly

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hombre bien vestido, nunca mal parecido

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clothes make the man

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mal parecido/mal parecida

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bad-looking, ill-favored

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malparecido/malparecida

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of evil aspect or countenance, ugly, unseemly

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darle una paliza a alguien, pegarle a alguien, aporrear a alguien, apalear a alguien, golpear a alguien, moler a palos a alguien, cagar a palos a alguien (Argentina)

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to beat someone up

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comerse la cabeza, mortificarse, culparse, castigarse

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to beat oneself up (feel bad about something)

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destartalado/destartalada, cagado a palos/cagada a palos (Argentina)

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beat-up (of a vehicle)

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golpeado/golpeada, cansado/cansada

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beat-up (1st is injured, 2nd is tired)

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irse, marcharse, largarse

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to go away (to leave)

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desaparecer

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to go away (to dissipate), to disappear, to go missing, to vanish, to cease to exist

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irse de vacaciones, irse fuera, irse de viaje

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to go away (on vacation)

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vete, lárgate, largo, vete a la potoroca, chíllalas, chíllalas que está verde, tómatelas (Argentina), rajá (Argentina)

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go away (command)

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desaparecer, desaparecerse

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to disappear

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desaparecer a alguien

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to make someone disappear, to do away with someone, to kidnap someone

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el temblor, el temblor de tierra, el seísmo, el tremor

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the tremor (mild earthquake)

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el temblor, el estremecimiento

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the tremor (trembling; 1st is in medical terms, both are general)

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el terror nocturno, el temor nocturno

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the night terror, the sleep-terror disorder

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el comportamiento autoestimulatorio, la autoestimulación

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the stimming, the self-stimulatory behavior

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el acicate

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the stimulant (stimulus), the spur (incentive or in horseback riding), the incentive, the stimulus

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el estimulante

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the stimulant (stimulating substance)

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estimulante

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stimulant, stimulating, invigorating

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el pronóstico, el diagnóstico

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the prognosis (for an illness)

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la prognosis, el pronóstico

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the prognosis (general forecast/outlook)

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el mal pronóstico
the poor prognosis (prediction that an illness will worsen)
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el buen pronóstico
the good prognosis (prediction that an illness will improve)
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el depresor, el sedante, el calmante, el tranquilizante
the depressant
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depresor/depresora, sedante, calmante, tranquilizante
depressant
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la alogia
the alogia (poverty of speech)
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agradable, placentero/placentera, divertido/divertida
enjoyable
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la ayuda está en camino, la ayuda viene en camino
help is on the way
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¿Parezco tener veinte años?
Do I look like I'm twenty years old?
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¿Crees que tengo veinte años?
Do you think I'm twenty years old?
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tienes razón
you're right, you're correct
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te equivocas, estás equivocado/estás equivocada
you're wrong
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de tal manera que (+subjuntivo)
in such a way that, so that (para que), in order to
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de tal manera que (+indicativo)
so that (therefore), therefore
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la escuela de ingeniería, la facultad de ingeniería, la escuela superior de ingeniería (México)
the engineering school
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la rama
the bough, the bundle of leaves forming on the crown of a pineapple, the tip of sugar cane (which when green is used to feed cattle), the pineapple crown (the part with leaves), the sugar cane shoot, the branch (general division or of a tree), the limb (of a tree)
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la canela en rama
the cinnamon stick
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la rama de ciencias
the field of science (education in science - eg pursuing it in college)
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la rama del saber
the branch of knowledge
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expiatorio/expiatoria, sacrificial, sacrificatorio/sacrificatoria
sacrificial (1st and 3rd are used in a sacrificial rite, 2nd is killed as a sacrifice)
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el altar de sacrificios
the sacrificial altar
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el chivo expiatorio
the sacrificial lamb (someone who must suffer for others' good)
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el candidato sin posibilidades de ganar/la candidata sin posibilidades de ganar
the sacrificial lamb (figurative - candidate chosen to contest an election despite the fact that he or she has little chance of victory)
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el desengaño amoroso, la pena, el sufrimiento, la congoja, el dolor, el desamor, la angustia
the heartbreak (1st is only romantic, rest are general but can also be romantic)
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desconsolado/desconsolada, con el corazón destrozado, descorazonado/descorazonada, afligido/afligida, con el corazón roto
heartbroken
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desgarrador/desgarradora, desolador/desoladora, doloroso/dolorosa, que parte el corazón
heartbreaking
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el rompecorazones/la rompecorazones
the heartbreaker
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desconsolado/desconsolada, desolado/desolada, descorazonado/descorazonada, abatido/abatida
brokenhearted
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el corazón roto, el corazón herido, el corazón partido
the broken heart
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romperle el corazón a alguien, partirle el corazón a alguien, partirle el alma a alguien, romperle el alma a alguien
to break someone's heart (make someone sad)
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romperle el corazón a alguien, terminar con alguien, dejar a alguien
to break someone's heart (end a relationship with someone)
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agregar algo al carrito
to add something to cart
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el vestido de novia, el traje de novia
the wedding dress, the wedding gown, the bridal gown
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el anillo de casado, el anillo de matrimonio, la alianza, la argolla de matrimonio
the wedding ring
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el día de la boda
the wedding day
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el bizcocho de boda, el pastel de boda, la torta de boda (Sudamérica), la torta de casamiento (Sudamérica), la torta de novios (Sudamérica), la tarta nupcial (España)
the wedding cake
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la sobremordida, la sobremordida vertical, el retrognatismo, el entrecruzamiento vertical
the overbite
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la submordida
the underbite
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el gene, el gen
the gene
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el flujo genético, la migración
the gene flow
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el acervo génico, el pool génico
the gene pool (of humans)
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el empalme génico, el corte y empalme génico
the gene splicing
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la ingeniería genética
the gene technology, the genetic engineering
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la terapia génica
the gene therapy
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el marcador genético
the genetic marker, the (genetic) marker, the marker gene
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el gen saltarín
the jumping gene (DNA sequence that moves from one location on the genome to another)
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genético/genética, hereditario/hereditaria
genetic (1st is relating to genes, 2nd is hereditary)
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la genética, la herencia
the genetics (1st is heredity or genetic makeup or study of genes, 2nd is only heredity)
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el código genético
the genetic code
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la enfermedad genética
the genetic disease, the genetic disorder
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la deriva genética, la deriva alélica
the genetic drift
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la huella genética, el perfil de ADN
the genetic fingerprinting, the DNA fingerprinting
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el mapa genético
the genetic map, the linkage map
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la prueba de marcador genético
the genetic marker test (test using DNA for identification)
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el cribado genético, el análisis genético
the genetic screening (1st is for congenital defects, 2nd is at work & for general illness)
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genéticamente
genetically
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el genetista/la genetista
the geneticist
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transgénico/transgénica, modificado genéticamente/modificada genéticamente, genéticamente modificado/genéticamente modificada
genetically-modified, genetically modified
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el organismo transgénico, el organismo modificado genéticamente, el organismo genéticamente modificado
the genetically-modified organism
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el OGM, el OMG, el organismo transgénico, el transgénico
the GMO
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la datación mediante carbono 14, la datación por carbono 14
the carbon dating, the carbon-14 dating, the radiocarbon dating
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el talán, el tolón
the bong (sound bells make)
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la pipa de agua, el bong, la pipa de vidrio, la cachimba (España)
the bong (for smoking)
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tañer, doblar
to bong (make a reverberating sound)
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proclamar algo, declarar algo, anunciar algo, pregonar algo
to proclaim something ( publicly declare something - eg independence)
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revelar algo, anunciar algo, indicar algo, demostrar algo, proclamar algo
to proclaim something (reveal something)
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proclamar que (+indicativo), anunciar que (+indicativo)
to proclaim that (+indicative)
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la proclamación, la proclama, el anuncio
the proclamation
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el narguile, la cachimba
the hookah
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la noción superficial de algo, los conocimientos rudimentarios de algo, la pizca de algo
the smattering (minimal knowledge of something; last is also small quantity of something)
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sé una pizca de portugués
I know a smattering of Portuguese, I have a smattering of Portuguese
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una pizca de pecas
a smattering of freckles
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de lo contrario, si no, de otra manera, de otro modo
otherwise (as a conjunction - or else)
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de otra manera, otra cosa
otherwise (1st is adverb - in a different manner - or conjunction - or else) (2nd is adverb - in a different manner - typically used after hacer)
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por lo demás, aparte de eso
otherwise (adverb - excepting all else)
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diferente, de otra manera
otherwise (adjective - different)
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a menos que se indique lo contrario, a no ser que se indique lo contrario
unless noted otherwise
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por decreto real
by royal decree
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el subordinado/la subordinada, el subalterno/la subalterna
the underling
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ve lo mucho que me importa, mira lo mucho que me importa
see how much I care (sarcastic)
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mira cuánto me preocupo por ti, mira cuánto me importas, ve cuánto me importas
see how much I care about you (genuine)
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a este ritmo, a este paso
at this rate (both used with indicative)
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el trabajo soñado, el trabajo ideal, el trabajo de ensueño, el trabajo de mis/tus/sus sueños
the dream job
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la plata de ley, la plata esterlina, la plata fina
the sterling silver
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los cubiertos de plata, los cubiertos de plata de ley
the sterling silver flatware
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la libra esterlina
the sterling (currency - British pound), the pound sterling
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en libras, en libras esterlinas
sterling (relating to the currency)
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de ley
sterling (relating to silver), of course (used in Ecuador), obvi (used in Ecuador), obviously (used in Ecuador), pure (of gold), true (real), proper (real - eg a proper gentleman)
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excelente, destacado/destacada, admirable, superior
sterling (excellent)