Set 9 Flashcards

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1
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cuidar de alguien

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to take care of someone, to care for someone, to look after someone

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cuidarse de algo

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to look out for something

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el gremio comercial

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the trade guild

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el gremio, la asociación

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the guild (both are association/group, 1st is also medieval organization)

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Los Picapiedra

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the Flintstones

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el mall, la plaza comercial, el centro comercial

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the strip mall

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armar lío, armar jaleo, armar alboroto

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to roughhouse

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tratar mal a alguien

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to roughhouse someone, to treat someone badly

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9
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la pelea, la riña

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the roughhouse, the roughhousing

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en el lecho de muerte, al borde de la muerte

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on one’s deathbed

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la política de la tienda, las normas de la tienda, las políticas de la tienda

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the store policy

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la quintilla jocosa, el poema gracioso, el epigrama

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the limerick

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quedarse en blanco, no llegar a nada, no obtener resultado

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to draw a blank (1st is to be unable to remember something, 2nd and 3rd are to fail to obtain something)

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14
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común y corriente, reglamentario/reglamentaria, típico/típica

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standard-issue

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hablar en sueños, hablar dormido/hablar dormida, soñar en voz alta, hablar en su sueño

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to talk in one’s sleep

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16
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el sonido envolvente

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the surround sound

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17
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el himen

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the hymen

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18
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el ecologismo, el ambientalismo, la ecología

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the environmentalism

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el ecologista/la ecologista, el ambientalista/la ambientalista, el defensor del medio ambiente/la defensora del medio ambiente

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the environmentalist

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20
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el grupo ecologista

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the environmentalist group

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21
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la viga de madera

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the balk (in a building), the timber, the lumber, the wooden beam

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22
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la cabaña

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the balk (in sports), the cabin, the hut, the shack, the livestock, the cattle-breeding ranch (used in Southern Cone), the goal (in sports - used in Mexico), the bungalow, the cottage, the small house

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23
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el caballón

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the balk (in agriculture), the ridge, the levee

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24
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mostrarse reacios a algo, negarse a hacer algo, resistirse a hacer algo, resistirse a algo

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to balk at something/at doing something (to refuse to do something)

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obstaculizar algo/a alguien, impedir algo/a alguien, entorpecer algo/a alguien
to balk something/someone (prevent something/someone)
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oponerse cuando alguien sugiere algo
to balk (to refuse to do something) when someone suggests something
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rehuir algo, retroceder ante algo
to balk at something (reject something)
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la hemorragia, la pérdida de sangre, el sangrado
the bleeding
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sangrante
bleeding (losing blood), outrageous (cruel)
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maldito/maldita, condenado/condenada, pinche (México), jodido/jodida
bleeding (like British "bloody")
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motorizado/motorizada, a motor
motorized
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me parece bien, suena bien, vale (España), dale (Argentina)
sounds good
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el body slam
the body slam
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el foco, el faro, el foco delantero
the headlight (of a car)
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la lámpara de cabeza, la linterna de cabeza
the headlight (light worn on the head - eg by miners)
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la luz trasera, la calavera (México), el farol posterior
the taillight
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el bagre, el siluro, la corvina, la guabina, el cachicata, el cici, el roncador, el barbudo, el boquicolorado, el barbú, el bariblance, el cachito
the catfish (fish)
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el bagre, el siluro
the catfish (food)
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el impostor/la impostora, el farsante/la farsante, la persona con un perfil falso en el Internet
the catfish (person)
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engañar a alguien, embaucar a alguien, mentirle a alguien
to catfish someone
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el bidé, el bidet
the bidet
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la peluca de encaje frontal
the lace front wig
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tengo cosas más importantes que hacer, tengo mejores cosas que hacer
I have better things to do
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he aprendido a no hacer eso
I know better than to do that
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hacerlo mejor
to do better, to do something better
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aspirar a algo mejor
to do better (aspire to something better)
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cada uno por su lado, sálvese quien pueda
every man for himself
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lo que te vaya mejor, lo que a ti te vaya mejor, lo que funcione mejor para ti, lo que sea mejor para ti
whatever works best for you
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el bollo, el escón, el bísquet (México), el scon (Argentina)
the scone (small bread)
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el bollo, el panecito, el bollito, el bizcochito, el escón (Argentina), el bísquet (México)
the scone (pastry)
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el aplique, el candelabro de pared, el candelero
the sconce (decorative light fixture)
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el fortín
the sconce (military fortification), the fort, the pillbox (military defense/fortification), the small fort, the bunker
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el tragallamas/la tragallamas, el tragafuegos/la tragafuegos
the fire-eater, the fire eater
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sato/sata
not purebred; imposing on the opposite sex (derogatory use); being a mutt; affectionate (derogatory use); womanizing; small, yappy, and roaming (of a dog or cat)
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la tierra de nadie, el territorio de nadie
the no-man's-land (both are in war, 1st is also figurative)
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los equis y ceritos, el tres en línea, el tatetí (Río de la Plata), el gato (Chile/México), el tres en raya (Ecuador/España), el michi (Perú), el equis-cero (El Salvador/Panamá), el triqui (Colombia), el ta-te-tí (Argentina)
the tic tac toe
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partir de ahí
to go from there
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partiremos de ahí
we'll go from there
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las gafas de lectura, los anteojos de lectura, las gafas para leer, los anteojos para leer, las gafas de leer, los anteojos de leer, los lentes para leer, los anteojos de ver de cerca (Argentina)
the reading glasses
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la arpillera, el yute
the burlap
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de arpillera, de yute
burlap
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la capacidad de reflexión
the reflectiveness
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pensativo/pensativa, razonadamente, deliberadamente
reflectively
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reflectante, brillante
reflective (reflecting light)
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pensativo/pensativa, reflexivo/reflexiva, meditabundo/meditabunda, distraído/distraída
reflective (contemplative)
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que refleja algo, que sirve de ejemplo para algo
reflective of something
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mordaz, cáustico/cáustica, feroz
scathing
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con mordacidad, mordazmente
scathingly
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dañar a alguien, lastimar a alguien
to scathe someone (physically wound someone)
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vituperar algo/a alguien, fustigar algo/a alguien
to scathe something/someone (to criticize something/someone harshly)
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ileso/ilesa, indemne
unscathed
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la intensidad de luz, la intensidad de la luz, la intensidad luminosa
the light intensity
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los pies de la cama, el final de la cama, la piecera (México/Uruguay)
the foot of the bed
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a los pies de la cama, al final de la cama
at the foot of the bed
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es por una buena causa, es para una buena causa, es por una causa buena
it's for a good cause
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el Inkling
the Inkling (Splatoon)
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Splatoon
Splatoon
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la idea (ni idea cuando negativo), la noción, el pálpito, la corazonada
the inkling (the slight idea)
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el indicio, la noción
the inkling (the vague indication)
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sospechar que, presentir que, sentir que, llevar un tan tan que
to have an inkling that
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la ensalada de guarnición, la ensalada de acompañamiento, la ensalada pequeña
the side salad
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el chinche apestoso
the stinkbug, the stink bug
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llegar a hacer algo, encontrar el momento para hacer algo, sacar el tiempo para hacer algo, decidirse a hacer algo
to get around to something, to get around to doing something
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el cuchifrito, el cochifrito
the fricassee of lamb, mutton, etc.; the lamb fricassee; the fricassee of kid/lamb
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carnal
blood (family - e.g. blood sister), carnal
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el conocimiento carnal, las relaciones sexuales
the carnal knowledge
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el carnal/la carnala (México)
the friend, the buddy, the mate (friend), the brother/sister
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la matanza, la carnicería
the carnage
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el intermedio, el intervalo, el entreacto, el interludio
the intermission (in film/theater)
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la interrupción
the intermission (general pause), the interruption, the termination (of a pregnancy)
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la interrupción del embarazo
the termination of pregnancy, the abortion, the miscarriage
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el agroglifo, el círculo en los cultivos, el círculo en las cosechas, el círculo en el pasto
the crop circle
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la inquietud, la agitación, el temor, el miedo, la trepidación, la turbación
the trepidation
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salado/salada, con sal, sazonado/sazonada
salted
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sin sal, no salado/no salada
unsalted
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salado/salada
salty (of food - having a salty flavor or containing salt), salted, savory, amusing (used in Spain), charming (used in Spain), witty (used in Spain), unfortunate, unlucky, jinxed, expensive (used in Southern Cone), pricey/pricy (used in Southern Cone)
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picante, saleroso/salerosa, agudo/aguda
salty (inappropriate/crude)
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resentido/resentida
salty (angry/annoyed), resentful, bitter (resentful), hurt (resentful), painful (sore), angry, embittered, piqued (angry), butthurt
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el resentido/la resentida
the resentful person, the bitter person, the person with a chip on their shoulder
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dominante, controlador/controladora
controlling (domineering)
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mayoritario/mayoritaria
controlling (in finance), majority (most common), main
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el socio mayoritario/la socia mayoritaria
the majority shareholder, the majority stockholder, the main shareholder, the main stockholder
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a cargo
in control, in charge
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a cargo de algo
in control of something, in charge of something, heading up something
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a cargo de alguien
in someone's care, under someone's care, in the charge of someone
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correr a cargo de algo/alguien
to be borne by something/someone, to be chargeable to something/someone
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el controlador/la controladora
the controller (person who directs traffic - eg air traffic controller - OR accountant), the air traffic controller
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el interventor/la interventora, el controlador/la controladora, el director/la directora
the controller (accountant; 3rd is also general - director/person in charge)
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el controlador, el control, el mando
the controller (device)
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el controlador/la controladora, el controlador aéreo/la controladora aérea
the air traffic controller
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esos días han terminado, esos días se acabaron, esos días se terminaron
those days are over
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con retraso, atrasado/atrasada, demorado/demorada
belatedly
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tardío/tardía, atrasado/atrasada
belated
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el paseo de la vergüenza
the walk of shame
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las bajas, el número de víctimas, el número de bajas
the body count (number of deaths; last is specifically as a result of conflict)
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el bote de propinas, el bote
the tip jar
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en múltiples ocasiones, en varias ocasiones, en numerosas ocasiones
on multiple occasions
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liso y brillante/lisa y brillante, brillante, liso/lisa
sleek (glossy)
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acicalado/acicalada, arreglado/arreglada, pulcro/pulcra
sleek (of a person - neat & trim or elegant & thin)
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elegante
sleek (stylish), elegant, fashionable, chic, gracious (refined/elegant), polished (refined/elegant), classy
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alisar algo
to sleek something (make something smooth), to smooth something, to smooth something down, to smooth something out, to straighten something (hair), to make something flat, to polish something, to shine something, to flatten something (hair)
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liso/lisa
sleek (smooth), smooth, even (smooth), flat, straight (of hair), plain, flat-chested, sassy (Andes/Southern Cone), rude (Andes/Southern Cone), cheeky (Andes/Southern Cone), unwrinkled (of skin)
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pulido/pulida
sleek (polished - of a word or behavior), refined (sophisticated), polished (sophisticated OR clean & shiny), well-polished
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la media melena
the sleek bob (hairstyle), the medium-length hair, the mid-length hair
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alisarse algo
to straighten something (hair), to brush something out (hair), to comb something (hair)
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alisarse
to smooth out, to become bare, to smooth down
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la lisa
the mullet (fish), the beer (used in Venezuela)
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el pulido
the polishing (act of polishing), the polish (act of polishing)
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a media melena
bobbed (of hair)
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excelente, de primera clase, de primera categoría, de primera, de excelencia, chuchinesco/chuchinesca, chevrón/chevrona, cheverón/cheverona, nice
first-rate