Set 4 Flashcards

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silenciosamente, sin hacer ruido

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quietly (silently)

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en voz baja, bajito, quedito

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quietly (of talking)

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tranquilamente, discretamente

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quietly (both are without complaining; 1st is also calmly, 2nd is also unobtrusively)

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alto/alta, a todo volumen

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loudly (of a sound/music)

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fuertemente, alto/alta, con intensidad

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loudly (intensely/forcefully)

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alto/alta, en voz alta, fuerte

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loudly (at a high volume)

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llamativamente

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loudly (dressing garishly), strikingly, horrifically, appealingly, arrestingly, doggishly

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reír a carcajadas, reír con ganas, reír estentóreamente

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to laugh loudly

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el picador/la picadora

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the picador (bullfighter’s assistant), the face worker (miner), the horse trainer

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ruidoso/ruidosa, bullicioso/bulliciosa, escandaloso/escandalosa

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noisy

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ruidosamente

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noisily

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feroz, fiero/fiera

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ferocious (of an animal)

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feroz, violento/violenta, atroz

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ferocious (1st is of a battle or criticism, 2nd is of a storm, 3rd is of heat)

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ferozmente, intensamente, con ferocidad

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ferociously (1st is intensely OR of an animal, bark, glare, fight, or attack; 2nd is intensely, 3rd is of a bark or glare)

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la ferocidad, la furia, la fiereza

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the ferocity

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la barra de chocolate, la tableta de chocolate, el chocolate, el chocolatín (Cuba), la chocolatina (pequeña, España)

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the chocolate bar

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la furia, la ira

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the fury (anger)

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la furia, la violencia, el furor

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the fury (a person’s violence)

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el furor, la ferocidad, la furia, la violencia

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the fury (a thing’s violence)

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la Furia

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the Fury (Greek goddess)

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furioso/furiosa, colérico/colérica, rabioso/rabiosa

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furious (of a person)

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furioso/furiosa, furibundo/furibunda, airado/airada, colérico/colérica

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furious (of an action)

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frenético/frenética, furioso/furiosa, feroz

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furious (of an activity/pace - energetic)

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furioso/furiosa, violento/violenta, feroz, malo/mala, vertiginoso/vertiginosa

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furious (1st is of a storm, 2nd is of a storm or struggle, 3rd is of a struggle, 4th is of a temper, 5th is of a speed)

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furiosamente, frenéticamente, con furia
furiously (angrily)
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frenéticamente, enérgicamente, intensamente
furiously (energetically)
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el recambio, el cartucho
the cartridge (1st is only ink refill for pen; 2nd is in weapons, ink refill for pen, cassette (e.g. for games/printers))
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el ocho
the figure eight, the eight, the eighth
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decepcionar a alguien, desilusionar a alguien
to disappoint someone (let someone down; 1st can also be intransitive)
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defraudar algo, tirar por tierra algo, dar al traste con algo
to disappoint something (to frustrate/prevent something)
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decepcionado/decepcionada, desilusionado/desilusionada, frustrado/frustrada
disappointed (1st and 2nd are dissatisfied, 3rd is unrealized)
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decepcionantemente, desilusionadamente
disappointingly
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decepcionante, frustrante
disappointing
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la decepción, la desilusión
the disappointment (feeling of sadness OR person)
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la decepción, la desilusión, el chasco
the disappointment (letdown)
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el follaje, la vegetación, el verdor, la verdura
the greenery
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el asesino/la asesina
the killer
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matador/matadora, agotador/agotadora, agónico/agónica
killer (very difficult)
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genial, estupendo/estupenda, brutal, alucinante
killer (excellent/amazing)
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el asesinato, la matanza
the killing (1st is murder of a person, 2nd is murder of animals or many people)
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mortal, agotador/agotadora, matador/matadora, brutal
killing (all are exhausting, 1st is also fatal - of a disease or blow)
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la dentellada, la marca de una mordedura, la marca de mordedura, la marca de mordida, la marca de mordisco
the bite mark
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el mahón, los mahones, el yin, los jeans, los vaqueros, el jean, el bluyín, el pantalón de mezclilla (México), los bluejeans (Colombia), los tejanos (España)
the jeans
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de mahón, de jean, vaquero/vaquera, de mezclilla
jean (made of denim - eg jean jacket)
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el mahón, el vaquero, el jean
the jean (fabric)
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el pretendiente
the suitor (prospective husband)
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el demandante/la demandante
the suitor (in a lawsuit), the plaintiff, the complainant, the petitioner, the claimant
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el pretendiente/la pretendiente
the candidate, the applicant, the pretender (wanting a throne)
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demandante
demanding
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de hecho, en realidad, por cierto, en general, es más, por añadidura, ahora que lo pienso, ya puestos, lo que es más, para el caso, y si vamos al caso
for that matter
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la anaconda
the anaconda
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la flota
the fleet (of ships, cars, trucks, or planes), the plastering trowel
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el parque, el parque móvil, la flota, la flotilla
the fleet (of cars or trucks)
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veloz, rápido/rápida
fleet (fast)
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pesar, cargar
to weigh (something/someone) down (literal - be heavy)
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pesar a alguien, agobiar a alguien, abrumar a alguien, ahogar a alguien, asfixiar a alguien
to weigh someone down (figurative - burden someone)
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bien mantenido/bien mantenida, pulcro/pulcra, bien cuidado/bien cuidada, bien guardado/bien guardada
well-kept (1st is general - in good condition, 2nd is of an appearance, 3rd is of a garden or house, 4th is general - in good condition - or of a secret)
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un secreto bien guardado
a well-kept secret
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el bigote, el mostacho
the mustache
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el aro
the ring, the hoop (general or in rhythmic gymnastics or in basketball), the basketball hoop, the rim (in basketball), the earring, the hoop earring, the Hula-Hoop, the hoop rolling (game), the napkin ring, the underwire (of a bra), the wheel rim, the ring without adornment
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rancio/rancia
rancid (of oil or butter), stale (of bread), mellow (of wine), ancient, long-established, antiquated, old-fashioned, sour (disagreeable), unpleasant (disagreeable), rank, foul
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el rancio/la rancia
the sourpuss, the grouch, the curmudgeon
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la rancidez, la ranciedad
the rancidity, the age (of wine), the mellowness (of wine), the staleness (of butter or bacon), the great age, the antiquity, the antiquatedness
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abombarse, dañarse, pasarse, echarse a perder, estropearse (España), pudrirse, ponerse feo/fea, ponerse malo/mala
to go bad (to rot - literal)
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echarse a perder, ir por mal camino, torcerse
to go bad (of a person - figurative)
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hasta la médula
to the core
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con nueces, a nueces, a nuez
nutty (of food)
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tostado/tostada, chiflado/chiflada, loco/loca, chalado/chalada (España)
nutty (crazy)
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chiflado por algo/chiflada por algo, loco por algo/loca por algo, chalado por algo/chalada por algo (España)
nutty about something (crazy about/obsessed with something)
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el corte mohicano
the mohawk (hairstyle)
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mohawk
Mohawk (of Mohawk origin)
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el mohawk/la mohawk
the Mohawk (Native American)
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el mohawk
the Mohawk (language of Mohawk people)
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el bufón
the jester (in a royal court), the buffoon (court jester), the fool (court jester), the blowhole (geographical land feature)
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el bufón/la bufona
the clown (ridiculous person), the buffoon, the jerk, the twat, the dingbat, the flake (person)
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bufón/bufona
silly, wacky, jokey, clownish
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pisar rueda, salir pitando, pirarse, largarse corriendo
to hightail it
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hervir algo a fuego lento, cocer algo a fuego lento
to simmer something (food)
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hervirse a fuego lento, cocerse a fuego lento, hervir a fuego lento
to simmer (intransitive - of food)
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estallar de la rabia, hervir de rabia, estar a punto de estallar de rabia
to simmer with rage
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fermentar, acumular
to simmer (to develop - of a disagreement, anger, etc.)
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tranquilizarse, calmarse, bajar las revoluciones (Chile), bajar los decibeles (Argentina)
to simmer down
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el churrasco
the churrasco, the grilled steak, the grilled meat, the steak (Southern Cone), the steak sandwich (Chile), the barbecued steak
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ji, ji; je, je
tee-hee (onomatopoeia)
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frío/fría, fresco/fresca, fresquito/fresquita
cool (of weather)
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indiferente, frío/fría
cool (indifferent/distant)
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fresco/fresca, ligero/ligera
cool (of clothing)
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sereno/serena, tranquilo/tranquila
cool (calm)
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frío/fría, fresco/fresca
cool (of a color)
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genial, chévere, bacán/bacana (Centroamérica/Sudamérica), macanudo/macanuda (Centroamérica/Sudamérica), copado/copada (Río de la Plata), padre (México), chido/chida (México), bacano/bacana (Colombia), guay (España)
cool (slang - very good)
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el derramiento de sangre, la matanza
the bloodshed
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la sangre derramada, la sangre, el hecho de sangre, el hecho sangriento, la violencia, el derrame de sangre, el derramamiento de sangre, el gore
the gore (bloodshed; 4th is usually used in plural form)
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la sangre, el crúor
the gore (blood itself; 2nd is poetic)
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cornear algo/a alguien, acornear algo/a alguien
to gore something/someone
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los detalles grotescos, los detalles explícitos
the gory details
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sangriento/sangrienta, cruento/cruenta
gory (bloody - eg of a movie)
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ensangrentado/ensangrentada
gory (covered in gore), bloodstained, covered in blood, vicious (figurative), savage (figurative)
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jugársela al canelo (Cuba), rifársela (México/Panamá/Cuba/Uruguay), arriesgarlo todo
to risk it all
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el control parental
the parental control
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suicidarse, cometer suicido, acabar con todo, terminar con todo, terminar todo
to end it all
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el azul claro, el celeste
the baby blue
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celeste
baby blue, baby-blue, of heaven, heavenly, celestial, sky blue, light blue
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los ojos celestes, los ojos claros
the baby blues (eyes)
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la depresión postparto, la depresión posparto
the postpartum depression, the baby blues (postpartum depression)
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el celeste
the baby blue, the sky blue, the light blue
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el cuerpo celeste
the heavenly body, the celestial body
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al que quiera celeste, que le cueste
no pain, no gain; if you want to make an omelet you have to break some eggs
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contar ovejas, contar borregos (México)
to count sheep
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lo que pasa es que, el asunto es que, la cosa es que, la cuestión es que
the thing is