Set 25 Flashcards

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hoy en día, actualmente, en estos días, en la actualidad

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these days

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cansinamente, lánguidamente, sin energía, sin fuerza, apáticamente

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listlessly (last is without enthusiasm, rest are without energy)

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la languidez, el desgano, la apatía, la desgana

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the listlessness (1st and 2nd are lack of energy, 3rd and 4th are lack of direction)

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apático/apática, indiferente, lánguido/lánguida

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listless

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medieval, del medioevo

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medieval (literal - of/relating to the Middle Ages)

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arcaico/arcaica, prehistórico/prehistórica, de la Edad Media

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medieval (figurative - primitive/outmoded)

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la época medieval, los tiempos medievales, la Edad Media

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Medieval times

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las circunstancias atenuantes

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the extenuating circumstances

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la alegación de circunstancias atenuates

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the plea of extenuating circumstances (legal - request for special treatment)

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la tortuga, el arranado/la arranada (México), el pausado/la pausada

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the slowpoke

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la estampa

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the picture, the holy card, the prayer card, the appearance (look - eg the appearance of a farmer), the image (shape/form/silhouette of something OR exact likeness), the spitting image, the trading card (used in Mexico), the card (trading card - used in Mexico - OR image on paper), the picture card (image on paper), the silhouette, the figure (silhouette)

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la vastedad, la amplitud, la inmensidad

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the vastness (literal - spaciousness)

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la vastedad, la enormidad

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the vastness (figurative - enormity)

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infinitamente, enormemente, muchísimo/muchísima

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vastly

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enorme, inmenso/inmensa, extenso/extensa, vasto/vasta, amplísimo/amplísima

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vast (enormous)

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vasto/vasta, gran (m y f), grande (m y f)

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vast (of great area - 1st is of geography, 2nd and 3rd are general)

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vasto/vasta, grande (m y f), amplio/amplia

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vast (extremely big or wide)

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vasto/vasta, dilatado/dilatada, grande (m y f), inmenso/inmensa

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vast (figurative - immense/tremendous)

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la mayoría, la gran mayoría

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the vast majority

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el vestuario, el vestidor, los vestuarios, los vestidores

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the locker room

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del vestuario, de los vestidores

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locker-room (adj)

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22
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las bromas de vestuarios

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the locker-room jokes

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23
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la catacumba

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the catacomb

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el aura (f)

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the aura, the gentle breeze, the turkey vulture, the turkey buzzard, the halo (aura/feeling - not angel halo), the new world vulture, the elegant trogon (type of bird)

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por definición
by definition
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el buen partido, la buena partida
the good game (1st is in sports, 2nd is in other games)
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¡Buen partido!, ¡Buena partida!
Good game! (1st is in sports, 2nd is in other games)
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forrarse
to make a killing, to gorge oneself (used in Mexico), to get rich
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forrar algo (con algo)
to cover something (with something) (books/furniture), to upholster something (with something) (furniture/car seat), to line something (with something) (cover the inner surface of), to wrap something (with something)
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¿Me estoy perdiendo algo?, ¿Me he perdido algo?
Am I missing something?
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operarse, someterse a cirugía
to get surgery
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operar la nariz, hacerse una rinoplastia
to get a rhinoplasty
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la sala de computación, el laboratorio de computación, el laboratorio de informática, el aula de informática, el aula de computación, la sala de ordenadores (España)
the computer lab
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la cafetería, el bistró, el bar para almuerzos
the luncheonette (diner)
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el almuerzo, la comida (México/España), la merienda
the luncheon
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el vale de almuerzo, el vale de comida
the lunch/luncheon voucher (coupon for a restaurant meal)
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la carne en lata, la jamonada, el fiambre de cerdo
the luncheon meat (processed meat - used in UK)
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el consultor/la consultora, el asesor/la asesora
the consultant (at a company)
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el consultor/la consultora, el asesor/la asesora, el consejero/la consejera
the consultant (usually at a company but also general - advisor) (1st is also the title of the job position)
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el consultante/la consultante, el consultor/la consultora
the consultant (someone who seeks advice; 2nd is rarely used)
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el cardiólogo/la cardióloga
the consultant cardiologist, the cardiologist
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el consultor financiero/la consultora financiera
the Investment Consultant (financial advisor), the financial consultant
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el consultor de gestión/la consultora de gestión
the management consultant (someone who helps a company perform better)
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el asesor de salud/la asesora de salud
the medical consultant (healthcare advisor)
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el asesor político/la asesora política
the political consultant (government advisor)
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el asesor de campaña/la asesora de campaña
the political consultant (advisor regarding political campaigns)
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bueno, ni modo, paciencia, y bueno (Argentina)
oh well
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inmensamente, infinitamente
immeasurably (long or high)
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infinitamente, sumamente
immeasurably (better or improved)
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inconmensurable, inmenso/inmensa, incalculable
immeasurable (impossible to measure OR huge)
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inconmensurable, inmenso/inmensa, incalculable, inmensurable, enorme
immeasurable (huge)
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mensurable, susceptible de ser medido/medida, medible
measurable (able to be measured)
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apreciable, perceptible
measurable (noticeable)
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mensurable
measurable, mensurable (measurable)
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intentar hacer lo mejor que puedas, dar lo mejor, hacer lo mejor posible, hacer lo mejor que puedas
to try your best
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hacer lo mejor para hacer algo, hacer lo posible para hacer algo
to try your best to do something
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hacer todos los esfuerzos
to try your level best (make every effort), to do your level best (make every effort)
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el ojo me está llorando, tengo el ojo lloroso, me está lagrimeando el ojo
my eye is watering
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ardiente, abrasador/abrasadora
searing (of heat - scorching)
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agudo/aguda, punzante
searing (intense; 1st is general, 2nd is of pain)
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mordaz, agudo/aguda
searing (harshly critical)
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chamuscar algo, quemar algo, abrasar algo
to sear something (scorch something)
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dorar algo a fuego vivo, sellar algo (Argentina), soasar algo
to sear something (food)
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secar algo
to sear something (wither something - eg a plant), to dry something, to mop something up
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atravesarle algo, recorrer algo, arder
to sear through/across (of pain - 1st and 2nd are followed by a body part)
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el sellado
the sear (of food), the sealing (of an official document), the stamping (of a letter)
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el nutricionista/la nutricionista, el dietista/la dietista, el nutriólogo/la nutrióloga (México), el especialista en dietética/la especialista en dietética
the dietitian, the dietician
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el dietista colegiado/la dietista colegiada
the registered dietitian, the registered dietician
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prepárate para que el mundo conozca tu nombre
prepare for the world to know your name
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la jamba
the doorjamb, the jamb, the doorpost (doorjamb)
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temprano es el tiempo, el tiempo es tarde y tardío es inaceptable
early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable
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saltar doble
to double jump (in video games)
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el salto doble, el doble salto
the double jump (in video games)
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¡Qué raro!, ¿Quién lo hubiera imaginado?, ¡Qué sorpresa!, ¿Quién lo hubiera dicho?
Go figure! (expressing incomprehension - 1st and 2nd are ironic)
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¿Quién lo hubiera dicho?, ¡Qué raro!, ¿Quién lo hubiera imaginado?
Go figure! (expressing surprise - 1st and 2nd are ironic)
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la atención a los detalles, el ojo para los detalles, la atención al detalle
the attention to detail
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el felpudo, el tapete de entrada, el tapete (Colombia/México), el rodapiés (Ecuador)
the doormat (furniture)
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dejarse pisotear, dejar que le traten como a un felpudo
to be a doormat (of a person)
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pisotear a alguien, tratar a alguien como a un felpudo
to treat someone like a doormat
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mira eso, mirá eso (Argentina/Uruguay)
get a load of this/that/him/her
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cometer un delito, delinquir
to do wrong (commit a crime; 2nd is formal)
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cometer un pecado, pecar
to do wrong (commit a sin)
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serle desleal a alguien, engañar a alguien, traicionar a alguien
to do someone wrong
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no equivocarse, no cometer errores
to do no wrong (make no mistakes)
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no hacer nada inadecuado, no hacer nada impropio, no hacer nada inapropiado
to do no wrong (do nothing improper)
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de niño, de pequeño, cuando era niño
as a little boy
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de niña, de pequeña, cuando era niña
as a little girl
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la lonchera, la fiambrera (España), el táper (Argentina)
the lunchbox
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el almuerzo, el almuerzo en un recipiente
the box lunch (lunch in a box)
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reutilizable
reusable
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los cursos de verano, la escuela de verano
(the) summer school
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la escuela dominical, la catequesis
(the) Sunday school
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la desconsideración
the inconsideration
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en consideración
in consideration
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en vista de algo, en consideración a algo, en atención a algo
in consideration of something
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desconsideradamente, inconsiderablemente
inconsiderately
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desconsiderado/desconsiderada
inconsiderate
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atrevido/atrevida, subido de tono/subida de tono, picante
risqué
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caerle bien a alguien, caerle en gracia a alguien
to be in someone's good graces, to get in someone's good graces