Set 38 Flashcards
(140 cards)
1
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el alminar, el minarete
A
the minaret
2
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la estocada
A
the stab, the thrust, the stab wound, the sword thrust (in bullfighting), the death blow (in bullfighting)
3
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la cúpula
A
the cupola, the dome, the turret (on a ship), the leadership, the leaders, the upper echelons
4
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el espadachín
A
the swordsman, the swashbuckler
5
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escaso/escasa, exiguo/exigua, insuficiente
A
scant (insufficient)
6
Q
sucinto/sucinta, corto/corta, pequeño/pequeña, estrecho/estrecha
A
scant (skimpy - of clothes)
7
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escaso/escasa, poco/poca
A
scant (both are little in quantity, 1st is also in short supply) (both are used before noun)
8
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desatender algo
A
to scant something (ignore something), to neglect something, to disregard something, to ignore something, to shrug something off
9
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escatimar algo
A
to scant something (limit/hold something back - eg details), to skimp on something, to be sparing with something, to stint with something (skimp on), to spare something (skimp on - eg spare no expense), to be unstinting in something (NOT skimp on - when used in the negative)
10
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un poco menos de algo, casi algo
A
a scant something (slightly less than something)
11
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escaseando, que escasea(n)
A
in scant supply
12
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desatender a alguien
A
to neglect someone, to disregard someone, to ignore someone
13
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no escatimar gastos, no escatimar en gastos, no reparar en gastos
A
to spare no expense
14
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escasamente (+adjetivo)
A
scantily (+adjective) (NOT used for clothing), barely, hardly, scarcely, slightly, sparsely, poorly, with difficulty
15
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insuficientemente vestido/insuficientemente vestida, ligero de ropas/ligera de ropas, medio desvestido/medio desvestida, con poca ropa, ligero de ropa
A
scantily clad, scantily-clad, scantily dressed, scantily-dressed (last is adverb)
16
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la obertura
A
the overture (in music)
17
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la insinuación, la propuesta, la proposición
A
the overture (proposition to someone - 1st is sexual, others can be general or sexual)
18
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esta noche, hoy en la noche
A
tonight (today after sundown)
19
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esta noche, hoy por la noche
A
tonight (today in the evening)
20
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esta noche
A
tonight (today after sundown, today in the evening, this day’s night, or this day’s evening), last night
21
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el armónico, el sobretono
A
the overtone (in music - acoustical frequency of an instrument)
22
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el tinte, el matiz, la connotación, la alusión, la insinuación
A
the overtone (connotation)
23
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el trasfondo, el mensaje de fondo
A
the undertone (underlying quality/meaning)
24
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la voz baja, el tono bajo
A
the undertone (low voice)
25
decir algo en voz baja, decir algo en tono bajo
to say something in an undertone
26
el matiz
the undertone (muted color or scent), the overtone (connotation), the tinge (nuance in meaning), the nuance (meaning), the touch (nuance in meaning), the subtle difference (nuance in meaning), the shade (slight color or shadow), the hue (slight color or shadow), the tint (slight color), the aspect (part of something - especially part of meaning/perspective)
27
la alta abstención de votantes, la baja participación de votantes, el bajo número de votantes, la baja participación electoral
the low voter turnout
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el gran número de votantes, la alta participación de votantes, la alta participación electoral, la elevada participación electoral, la elevada participación de votantes
the high voter turnout
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la concurrencia de votantes, la participación de electores, la participación electoral, la participación de votantes, la participación de los votantes
the voter turnout
30
el bombardero
the bombardier (air soldier who drops bombs), the bomber (plane that drops bombs)
31
bombardero/bombardera, de bombardeo
bombing (1st is that drops bombs, 2nd is related to bombing)
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el caza-bombardero, el cazabombardero, el avión de cazabombardero
the fighter-bomber (military plane)
33
el bombardeo
the bombardment (literal or figurative - torrent of something - or in physics - intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance), the bombing, the shelling, the air raid, the air attack, the barrage (figurative - torrent of something), the volley (figurative - torrent of something)
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apuntarse a un bombardeo
to be game for anything, to be up for anything
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el bombardeo publicitario
the advertising blitz, the publicity barrage
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bombardear algo/a alguien, acribillar algo/a alguien
to bombard something/someone (1st is literal or figurative - barrage with something - 2nd is only figurative) (both can be used with con + noun)
37
la Mancomunidad, la Commonwealth, la Comunidad Británica de Naciones
the Commonwealth (former members of British Empire - eg Canada)
38
el estado
the Commonwealth (US State - Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia), the state (condition OR country OR part of country OR in physics), the condition, the statement (in finance), the status (online), the phase (in physics), the stage (in physics)
39
el Estado, la Mancomunidad, el estado libre asociado, el territorio autónomo
the Commonwealth (self-governing part of US - eg Puerto Rico)
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la Comunidad
the Commonwealth (former members of Soviet Union)
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la Commonwealth
the Commonwealth (former members of British Empire OR federal union of states - eg Commonwealth of Australia), the Commonwealth of Nations (British-controlled countries), the British Commonwealth (British-controlled countries)
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la República
the Commonwealth (United Kingdom), the republic (when lowercase)
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de la Commonwealth
Commonwealth (of the British Commonwealth)
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la CEI (la Comunidad de Estados Independientes)
the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) (former Soviet states)
45
el país de la Commonwealth, el país miembro de la Commonwealth
the Commonwealth country (nation in British Commonwealth)
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la Mancomunidad de Australia, la Commonwealth de Australia
the Commonwealth of Australia
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la Mancomunidad de Naciones
the Commonwealth of Nations (countries of former British Empire)
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el MREMN (el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y de la Mancomunidad de Naciones)
the FO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (government agency in UK)
49
el Estado
the state (country), the nation
50
la comunidad
the community (society OR group of people), the association, the service charge (used in Spain), the service fee (used in Spain)
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la comunidad autónoma (España)
the autonomous community, the autonomous region
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la comunidad científica
the scientific community
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la comunidad de bienes
the joint ownership (of a property), the community property
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la Comunidad de Madrid
the Community of Madrid, the Autonomous Community of Madrid
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la comunidad de propietarios
the residents' association, the homeowners' association
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la comunidad de vecinos
the neighborhood association, the homeowner's association
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la comunidad educativa
the educational community (students, teachers, parents, school administrators, as well as businesses, charitable organizations, and neighborhoods that are interested in the wellbeing of the school)
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la comunidad escolar
the school community (students, teachers, parents, school administrators, as well as businesses, charitable organizations, and neighborhoods that are interested in the wellbeing of the school)
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la comunidad humana
mankind, the human race
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vivir en comunidad con alguien
to live in a community with someone, to commune with someone
61
Bulgaria, la República de Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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Bulgaria, la República de Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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Irán, la República Islámica de Irán
Iran
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Portugal, la República Portuguesa
Portugal
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la presidencia de la república
the presidency of the republic (rule of head of state of a republic)
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la República Checa, Chequia
the Czech Republic
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la República Dominicana
the Dominican Republic
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Sierra Leona, la República de Sierra Leona
Sierra Leone
69
Sudáfrica, la República de Sudáfrica
South Africa
70
Túnez, la República Tunecina
Tunisia, Tunis (capital of Tunisia)
71
la gravedad, la seriedad
the severity (seriousness - eg of an illness)
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la severidad, el rigor, la gravedad
the severity (harshness - eg punishment, winter)
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la intensidad
the severity (intensity - eg of pain), the intensity (strength/power OR vehemence OR of sound), the strength (intensity - eg of an earthquake - OR of electricity), the heaviness (intensity - eg of rain), the brightness (of a color OR electricity/light), the passion (of feelings), the force (intensity), the acuteness (of pain/illness), the vehemence, the passion, the poignancy, the volume (of sound), the amplitude (of sound)
74
la austeridad
the severity (austerity), the austerity, the frugality, the simplicity (austerity)
75
la severidad
the severity (harshness - eg of punishment, winter - OR austerity OR seriousness/sternness OR gravity - eg of an illness), the harshness (intensity), the strictness, the sternness (austerity - eg of someone's expression)
76
la seriedad
the severity (seriousness - eg of an illness - OR seriousness in expression), the seriousness (eg of an illness OR earnestness), the gravity (seriousness - eg of an illness), the responsibility (sense of responsibility), the sense of responsibility, the reliability
77
la intensidad horaria
the workload, the hours per week (of work)
78
severamente, con severidad, duramente
severely (strictly - eg severely punished)
79
gravemente, seriamente
severely (critically - eg severely damaged)
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duramente, severamente, cruelmente
severely (rigorously/harshly - eg severely criticized)
81
austeramente
severely (plainly - eg severely dressed), austerely, sternly
82
severamente, gravemente, seriamente
severely (extremely/seriously - eg severely high)
83
severo/severa, duro/dura, riguroso/rigurosa, fuerte, grande, difícil
severe (1st is of punishment/criticism, 2nd is of punishment/criticism OR weather/winter OR situation/training, 3rd is of rules OR weather/winter, 4th is of pain or frost, 5th is of pain or shortage, 6th is of situation/training)
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severo/severa, serio/seria, grave, de pocos amigos
severe (stern - of a look or expression)
85
sobrio/sobria, austero/austera
severe (plain - 1st is of style, 2nd is pejorative and is of style or suit)
86
fuerte, serio/seria, severo/severa
severe (very bad/intense - eg of illness)
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serio/seria, grave
severe (serious/stern)
88
la prueba extrema, la dura prueba
the severe test (ordeal)
89
separarse de algo, escindirse de algo, abrirse de algo (Argentina)
to secede from something (1st can also be intransitive)
90
la secesión (de algo), la separación (de algo)
the secession (from something) (1st is US Civil War or general, 2nd is general)
91
la sezession, la secesión
the Secession (modernist arts movement from Germany and Austria)
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retroceder, alejarse, recular
to recede (to move further away - eg of a river)
93
desvanecerse, esfumarse, borrarse
to recede (to fade - eg of memories)
94
tener entradas, ralear
to recede (to be going bald)
95
verse hundido/verse hundida
to recede (to slope backwards - eg of a chin), to look sunken (immersed or deep-set), to look deep-set, to look depressed, to look downcast
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la recesión
the recession (financial OR movement of a planet away from the sun OR figurative - step backwards), the step backwards (figurative)
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el retroceso, la retrocesión, la regresión
the recession (act of receding)
98
la doble recesión
the double dip, the double-dip recession (relatively rare economic phenomenon where a recession is followed by a brief recovery and then another recession)
99
hacia la recesión, camino de la recesión
recession bound, recession-bound (heading for economic downturn)
100
el titular/la titular
the incumbent, the holder (of an object or a position), the owner (of an object), the titleholder (owner of a property)
101
incumbirle a alguien hacer algo, corresponderle a alguien hacer algo, ser deber de alguien hacer algo, deber hacer algo
to be incumbent upon someone, to be incumbent on someone (to be necessary) (last uses person as subject)
102
actual, de turno, en funciones, en ejercicio
incumbent (of a person - currently in office)
103
el actual senador/la actual senadora, el senador de turno/la senadora de turno, el senador en funciones/la senadora en funciones, el senador en ejercicio/la senadora en ejercicio
the incumbent senator
104
el titular, el encabezado
the headline (1st is title of main news article OR main news item, 2nd is only main news item)
105
titular
permanent (of a person - tenured), principal (of a music director), chief (of a music director)
106
titular algo algo
to title something something, to entitle something something, to call something something
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titularse algo
to be called something, to be titled something
108
titularse en algo
to graduate in something, to graduate from somewhere, to receive a degree from somewhere
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el académico titular/la académica titular
the member of the academy (eg member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
110
el asegurado titular/la asegurada titular, el asegurado/la asegurada, el titular de la póliza/la titular de la póliza, el tomador de la póliza/la tomadora de la póliza
the (insurance) policy holder
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el docente a cargo/la docente a cargo, el docente titular/la docente titular
the head teacher, the teacher in charge
112
el juez titular/la jueza titular
the presiding judge, the acting judge, the incumbent judge
113
encabezar el reparto de algo, encabezar la lista de algo, encabezar algo, ser el/la artista principal de algo
to headline something
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el resumen de noticias
the headlines (outstanding news), the news brief, the news roundup, the news summary, the news digest
115
el titular
the headline (main news item OR title of main news article), the banner headline (main title on newspaper)
116
el fraude electoral
the election fraud, the electoral fraud, the vote rigging
117
en funciones, en el poder, en el cargo
in office
118
la permanencia en el cargo
the tenure in office (a leader's term in power)
119
el mújol, el salmonete
the mullet (fish - live or cooked; 1st is red, 2nd is gray)
120
el mullet, el playero, las greñas (España), el peinado corto por delante y largo por detrás
the mullet (hairstyle)
121
el salmonete
the mullet (red fish - live or cooked), the red mullet, the goatfish
122
memorablemente, recordablemente
memorably
123
memorable, sobresaliente
memorable (notable/impressive)
124
recordable, fácil de recordar
memorable (easy to remember)
125
la notabilidad
the noteworthiness, the notability (noteworthiness), the notable person
126
notable, digno de atención/digna de atención, considerable, digno de ser tenido en cuenta/digna de ser tenida en cuenta
noteworthy
127
notable por algo, digno/digna de tener en cuenta por algo, conocido/conocida por algo
noteworthy for something
128
echar leña al fuego, echarle leña al fuego
to fan the flames, to add fuel to the fire, to add fuel to the flames, to fan the fire, to make things worse, to make a situation worse, to make it worse
129
estoy en camino a matar a alguien, estoy de camino a matar a alguien
I'm on my way to kill someone
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este, esto (España), hm, um
um
131
andariego/andariega
fond of walking, restless
132
el andarivel
the (nautical) lifeline, the cable ferry, the rope bridge, the rope barrier, the lane (of a pool)
133
andar en automático
to perform as if on autopilot, to do things unconsciously due to habit, to perform an action automatically by force of habit
134
decir mentiras, mentir, meter paquetes, meter embustes
to tell lies
135
él/ella me quiere por quien soy, él/ella me quiere por lo que soy, él/ella me ama por quien soy, él/ella me ama por lo que soy
he/she loves me for who I am
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la cuenta regresiva, el conteo regresivo
the countdown
137
estar en la cuenta regresiva (para algo)
to be countdown (to something - a day)
138
estamos ya en la cuenta regresiva para la Navidad
it's now the countdown to Christmas
139
está en cuenta regresiva
it's counting down
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punzante
sharp (pointy eg of a weapon - or intense - eg of pain - or of words/comments), stabbing (intense - eg of pain), shooting (intense - eg of pain), biting (of words/comments), caustic (of words/comments)
