Transferred - Vocabulary Mental Processes (2) Flashcards
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to make fun of
aRE YOU MAKING FUN OF ME?
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Burlarse
?Te estás burlando de mí?
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total revenge
Juan avenged himself for his brother’s murder
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vengarse
Juan se vengó por el asesinato de su hermano
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to abuse, to take under advantage of
The mayor abuses his authority
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abusar
El alcalde abusa de su autoridad
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to take advantage of, to make the most of
Don’t take advantage of your friends
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aprovecharse
¡No te aproveches de los amigos!
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irresponsible
It is irresponsible that so many children die of hunger
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irresponsable
Es irresponsable que mueran tantos niños de hambre
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to oppose
the miners opposed the closing of the mine
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oponerse
Los mineros se opusieron al cierre de la mina
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to give up, to abandon
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abandonar
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crime
It’s a crime that animals are abandoned when they are no longer wanted
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el crimen
Es un crimen que se abandonen animales cuando ye an se quieren
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to commit
The crime was committed between 2 and 5 in the morning
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cometer
El crimen se cometió entre las 2 y las 5 de la mañaa
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thief
The thief entered through the window.
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el ladrón, la ladrona
El ladrón entró por la ventana.
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theft, robbery
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el robo
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to steal
Last summer our car was stolen while we were at the beach.
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robar
El verano pasado nos robaron el coche mientras estábamos en la playa
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to assault
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asaltar
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assault, attack
Did you read the news about the assault on the savings bank?
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el asalto
?Has leído las noticias sobre el asalto a la Caja de Ahorros?
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to kill
During the war many people were killed
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matar
Durante la guerra mataron a mucha gente
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contraband
Right now there is a lot of drug smuggling
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el contrabando
Actualmente se está haciendo mucho contrabando de drogas
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clandestine, secret
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clandestino, clandestina
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xenophobic
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xenófobo
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xenofobia
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la xenofobia
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characteristic, feature
Humour is a positive characteristic
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la característica
El humor es una característica positiva
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characteristic, typical
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característico, característica
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personality
Maria has personality
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la personalidad
Marata tiene personalidad
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individual, personal
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individual
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mentality
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la mentalidad
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goodness, kindness
| Be so kind as to fill out the form
la bondad
| Tenga la bondad de rellenar la ficha
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malice
| The criminal acted with malice
la malicia
| El delincuente ha actuado con malicia
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well-bred, polite
| He is a very polite boy
educado, educada
| Es un chico muy bien educado.
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honest, decent
honesto, honesta
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honorable, honest, reputable
honrado, honrada
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just, fair
justo, justa
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sincere, honest
| To be honest, I don't like your perfume
sincero, sincera
| Si te soy sincero, no me gusta tu perfume
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attentive, polite, courteous
| You are a very courteous boy
atento, atenta
| Eres un chico muy atento
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prudent, careful, wise
| Maris is a careful driver
prudent
| María es una conductora prudente
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attention
| she is very attentive to me
la atención
| Tiene muchas atenciones conmigo
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careful
| Alberto is very careful
cuidadoso, cuidadosa
| Albero es muy cuidadoso
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ambitious
ambicioso, ambiciosa
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brave, valiant
| The mother was very brave when she rested her child
valiente
| La madre fue muy valiente salvando a su hijo
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quiet, calm
| Rosa is very quiet
callado, callada
| Rosa es muy callada
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romantic
romántico, romántica
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proud
| I am proud of you
orgulloso, orgullosa
| Estoy orgulloso de ti
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optimistic
optimista
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pessimistic
pesimista
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realistic
realista
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intelligent
inteligente
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severe, strict
severo, severa
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aggressive, hostile,
| many people become aggressive behind the wheel
agresivo, agresiva
| la gente se vuele agresiva al volante
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arrogant
arrogante
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greedy
avaro, avara
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insupportable, intolerable
| Bureaucracy is intolerable
insoportable
| La burocracia es insoportable
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scoundrel;l, brazen, shameless person
| some waiters in this hotel are scoundrels
el sinverguenza, la sinverguenza
| Algunos camareros de este hotel son unos sinverguenzas
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fresh, impertinent, insolent
Fresco, fresca
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stubborn
| My father is very stubborn
terco, terca
| Mi padre es muy terco
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coarse, vulgar
| Antonia don't be vulgar
vulgar
| Antonia, ¡no seas vulgar!
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vengeful
| There's no need to be vengeful
vengativo, vengativa
| No hay que ser vengativo
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coward
el cobarde, la cobarde
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cowardly
| What cowards you are
cobarde
| ¡Que cobardes son!
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trusting, unsuspecting
| Rafa is too trusting
confiado, confiada
| Rafa es demasiado confiado
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unreliable, informal
| Unreliable people annoy me
informal
| Me fastidia la gente informal
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absent-minded
despistado, despistada
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lazy, idle, vague
vago, vaga
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careless, sloppy, abandoned
abandonado, abandonada
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disorderly, messy
desordenado, desordenada
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conduct, behaviour
| The prisoner was released for good behaviour
la conducta
| El preso fue puesto en libertad por buena conducta
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attitude
| Miguel's attitude is very strange
la actitud
| La actitud de Miguel es muy extraña
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to behave, to conduct oneself
| Antonio behaved very nicely toward us
portarse
| Antonio se portó muy buen con nosotros
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reaction, behaviour
| I don't understand his behaviour
la reacción
| No entiendo su reacció˜
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calm, quiet
la calma
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indifferent
| I don't care whether you wear the red dress or the black one
indiferente
| Me es indiferente si te pones el vestido rojo o el negro
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spontaneous
espontáneo, espontánea
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take notice of, pay attention to
| Did you notice the hat the woman was wearing
fijarse
| ?Te has fijado en el sombrero que lleva la señora?
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to imitate
| Roberto can imitate birdcalls
imitar
| Roberto sabe imitar el canto de los pájaros
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to confuse
| Casimiro confused reverse with first gear
confundir
| Casimiro confundió la march atrás con la primera
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to utilise, to make good use of
| You have to make better use of your time
aprovechar
| Tiene que aprovechar mejor el tiempo
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oppirtunity
la oportunidad
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interested, mercenary, selfish
Luisa is interested in buying the apartment
He is a very mercenary type. He only wants to earn money.
interesado, interesada
Luisa está interesada en comprar el piso.
Es un tipo muy interesado. Sólo quiere ganar dinero
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to interest
interesar
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wil
| Did you do it of your own free will?
la voluntad
| ?Lo has hecho por tu propia voluntad?
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intention, purpose, aim
| I have made up my mind to study English
el propósito
| Me ha hecho el propósito de estudiar inglés
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to exert oneself, to try hard
| Juan is trying hard to learn Portuguese
esforzarse
| Juan se esfuerza por aprender portugués
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earnest desire, effort
el empeño
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to insist
| Rosa insists that we buy a VCR
empeñarse
| Rosa se empeña en que compremos un vídeo
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to try
| we try to get along well with everyone
procurar
| Procuramos estar bien con todo el mundo
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to obtain, succeed
| Did you succeed in reaching your boss by phone?
lograr
| ?Logró hablar por teléfono con su jefe?
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fiasco, failure
| Your brother's business is a failure
el fracaso
| El negocio de tu hermano es un fracaso
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responsibility
| I accept no responsibility
la responsabilidad
| No cargo con la responsabilidad
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faithfulness, honesty, constancy
la fidelidad
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to obey
| always obey the traffic regulations
obedecer
| Obedezcan siempre las leyes del tráfico
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pretext
| Marisa did not attend the wedding on the pretext of being ill
el pretexto
| Marisa no vino a la boda con el pretexto de estar enferma
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advantage, gain, profit
| He thinks only of his own profit
el provecho
| Sólo piensa en su propio provecho, es un egoísta
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to save, to rescue
| the fire saved the people from the flames
salvar
| Los bomberos salvaron a la gente de las llamas.
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morals, morality, morale
| We have to raise Malena's molare.
la moral
| Tenemos que levantar la moral de Malena
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to provoke, to irritate
| You're providing me with your words
provocar
| Me está provocando con sus palabras
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to insult
| excuse me, I didn't meant to insult you
insultar
| Perdone, no le he querido insultar
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offense, insult
la ofensa
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threat
| She emphasised her threat by pulling the pistol out of her handbag
la amenaza
| Subrayó su amenaza sacando la pistola del bolso
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revenge, vengeance
| The revenge will be terrible
la venganza
| La venganza será terrible
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misuse, abuse
| The minister is accused of abusing his authority
el abuso
| Se acusa al ministro de abuso de poder
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to abuse, to rape
abusar (De)
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sloppiness, messiness
el abandono
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illegal
illegal
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criminal, delinquent
el delincuente, la delincuente
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crime
el delito
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violence
la violencia
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to kill, murder, assassinate
| Garcia Lorca was murdered
Asesinar
| Garcia Lorca fue asesinado
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murderer, killer, assassin
| The murderer was the gardener
el asesino, la asesina
| El asesino fue el jardinero
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murder
| It was murder with robber
el asesinato
| Ha sido un robo con asesinato
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homicide
| The driver committed homicide
el homicidio
| El conductor cometió un homicidio
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pickpocket
el ratero, la ratera
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bank robber, gangster
el atracador, la atracadora
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to swindle
estafar
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swindler
el estafador, la estafadora
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blackmail
el chantaje
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assassination
| the assassination attempt failed
el atentado
| El atentado fracasó
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to rape
violar
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frightful, awful
espantoso, espantosa
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horror
| I am horrified by the increase in crime
el horror
| Me da horror el aumento de los crimines
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to be able, can, may
poder
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competence, aptitude, jurisfiction
| This matter is not within her jurisdiction
la competencia
| Este asunto no es de su competencia
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intelligent
| You're an intelligent girl but you've done something enormously foolish
inteligente
| Eres una chica inteligente pero has hecho una tontería enorme
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to be capable of
| Corín is capable of swimming for two Horus without stopping
capaz de
| Corín es capaz de nadar dos horas sin parar
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skilful, capable, gifted
hábil
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diplomatic,
| you need to be a little diplomatic with the boss
diplomático, diplomática
| Hay que ser un poco diplomático con el jefe
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to plan
| have you planned your vacation yet?
planear
| ?Ya han planeado las vacaciones?
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orderly, tidy
ordenado, ordenada
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dynamic
| stockbrokers are very dynamic
dinámico, dinámica
| Los agentes de Bolsa son muy dinámicos
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reliable, serious
| Carlos is a serious businessman
formal
| Carlos es un comerciante formal
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open, frank
| To be frank, I don't know how I could have forgotten your name day
franco, franca
| Para ser franco, no sé cómo me he olvidad de tu santo
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to prevent
| Miguel couldn't keep the warehouse from burning down
impedir
| Miguel no pudo impedir que el almacén se quemara
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to decide, to determine
| I've decided to study medicine
decidirse
| Me he decidido a estudiar Medicina
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determined
| Marta is a very determined actress
decidido, decidida
| Marta es una artista muy decidida
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indecisive
| I've very indecisive when I have to pick out a gift
indeciso, indecisa
| Cuando tengo que elegir un regalo soy muy indeciso
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considerate, prudent, thoughtful
| Your behaviour doesn't seem very prudent to me
considerado, considerada
| Tu comportamiento me parece poco considerado
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capable of understanding
| Yesterday we met an understanding police officer
comprensivo, comprensiva
| Ayer encontramos un policía comprensivo
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objective
objectivo, objectiva
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impartial
| Judges ought to be objective and impartial
imparcial
| Los jueces deberían ser objetivos e imparciales
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generous
generoso, generosa
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to convince
| Your arguments don't convince me
convencer
| tus argumentos no me convence
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convinced
| Miguel is convinced that he's rifght
convencido, convencida
| Miguel está convencido de que tiene razón
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to talk, to speak
| Can I spek to the manager of the firm?
hablar
| ?Puedo hablar con el director de la empresa?
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to say
| what is he saying
decir
| ?Qué dice?
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word
palabra
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to repeat
| Can you repeat your question more slowly
repetir
| ?Puede repetir su pregunta más despacio?
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to express
| Honorio expressed his discomfort
expresar
| Honorio expresó su malestar
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to chat
| Yesterday I chatted with Ángel about my trip
charlar
| Ayer estuve charlando con Ángel sobre mi viaje
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conversation
| Carlos and maybe were in conversation during the entire class
la conversación
| Carlos y Mayte estuvieron de conversación durante toda la hora de clase
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to call
llamar
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to shout, to scream
| Esmeralda talks at the top of her voice
gritar
| Esmeralda habla a gritos
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voice
| Rafael has a pleasant voice
la voz
| Rafael tiene una voz agradable
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lour
| Don't talk so loud
alto, alta
| No hables tan alto
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low
| Talk in a lower voice
bajo, baja
| Hablen más bajo
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news
la noticia
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recent
| I have just received recent news from Colombia
reciente
| Acabo de recibir noticias recientes de Colombia
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to inform
| We will inform you when we have more news
informar
| Les informaremos cuando tengamos más noticias
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to inquire into, to find out about
| I'd like to ask about flights to Toledo
informarse
| Quiero informarme sobre las excursiones a Toledo
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information
| I can't give you any more informtion
información
| No puedo darle más informaciones
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matter
el asunto
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to propose, to suggest
| What do you propose to use in order to resolve this?
proponer
| ?Qué nos propone para resolver este asunto?
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case, matter, point
| The point is that I don't have time tomorrow
el caso
| El caso es que mañana no tengo tiempo
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that is to say
es decir
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to announce
| the flight is already being announced
anunciar
| Ya están anunciando la salida del vuelo
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to indicate, show, tell
| Can you tell me the quickest connection to Seville?
indicar
| ?Me puede indicar la combinación más rápida a Sevilla?
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to give notice of
Please tell me when we get to the Plaza de Catalunya.
They warned us that the electricity would be turned off.
avisar
Por favor, avíseme cuando lleguemos a la plaza de Catalunya.
Nos avisaron que van a quitar la luz.
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to recommend
| Which restaurant can you recommend to me?
recomendar
| ?Qué restaurante me puede recomendar?
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to explain
| We're arriving late because they explained the way to us poorly
explicat
| Llegamos tarde porque nos explicaron mal el camino
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explanation
| I don't owe you an explanation
la explicación
| No tengo que darte ninguna explicación
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to describe
| your sister in law is just as you described her to me
describir
| Tu cuñada es tal como me la habías descrito
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comments, commentary
| The government's comments about the students provoked the violent demonstrations
el comentario
| El comentario del gobierno sobre los estudiantes provocó las manifestaciones violentas
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to comment, to expound
| the press comments on the latest literary arrivals
comentar
| La prensa comenta las últimas publicaciones literarias
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question
| I don't understand your question
la pregunta
| No entiendo tu pregunta
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to ask
| May I ask you something
preguntar
| ?Puedo preguntarle una cosa?
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answer
| I have no answer to such questions
la respuesta
| No tengo ninguna respuesta a tales preguntas
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to answer
| Why don't you answer me?
responder
| ?Por que no me respondes?
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to excuse
| Excuse me, is this seat free
disculpar
| Disculple, ?está libre este asiento?
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to apologise
| Hugo didn't want to apologise for what he had done
disculparse
| Hugo no quiso disculpar por lo que había hecho
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to pardon
| Pardon me for stepping on your foot
perdonar
| Perdone que le haya pisado
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to feel, to regret, to be sorry
| I'm very sorry
sentir
| Lo siento much
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to regret
| We regret having to close the restaurant on Sundays
lamentar
| Lamentamos mucho tener que cerrar el restaurante los domingos.
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unfortunately
desgraciadamente
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to console
consolar
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to console oneself, comfort oneself
| The boy consoled himself with a piece of candy
consolarse
| El niño se consoló con un caramelo
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pity
la lástima
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yes
sí
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to agree, to be in agreement
We are not in agreement with the government policy.
Do we agree?
estar de acuerdo
No estamos de acuerdo con la política del gobierno.
?De acuerdo?
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to accept
| Credit cards are not accepted here
aceptar
| Aquí no aceptan tarjetas de crédito
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fine
| It's all right that prices are rising but not so much
está bien
| Está bien que suban los precios, pero no tantos
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all right, ok, agreed
¡Vale!
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naturally, of course
por supuesto
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of course, certainly
claro
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okay, all right
¡Venga!
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no, not
no
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to reject, to repel, to resist
rechazar
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nothing
nada
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in no way, not at all, by no means
| In no way did he want to admit that I was right
de ninguna manera
| De ninguna manera quiso darme la razón
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in the wrong way, wrong side out
| You put the sweater on wrong side out
al revés
| Te has puesto el jersey al revés
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to forbid, to prohibit
| I forbid you to smoke in my car
prohibir
| Te prohibo que fumes en mi coche
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forbidden, prohibited
| No dogs are allowed in the water at the beach
prohibido, prohibida
| Está prohibido que los perros se bañen en la playas
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against
| everyone voted against your proposal
en contra de
| Todos decidieron en contra de tu propuesta
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to refuse, to decline, to renounce
| The authors refused to continue arguing with the publishers
renunciar
| Los autores renunciaron a seguir discutiendo con el editor
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to allow, permit, let
| Will you let me through?
permitir
| ?Me permite pasar?
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allowed, permitted
| In this building, visits after midnight are allowed
permitido, permitida
| En esta casa están permitidas las visitas después de las doce de la noche
