ultra 1.23.14 Flashcards

(80 cards)

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to demolish, knock down, fell

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abatir

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downcast, dejected, depressed

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abatido

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3
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to tackle, deal with, approach

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abordar

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4
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the book tackles some controversial subjects

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el libro aborda temas controvertidos

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5
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heavy, overwhelming

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abrumador

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6
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perhaps, maybe

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acaso

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7
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perhaps it’s not true

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acaso no es verdad

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8
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just in case

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por si acaso

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9
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take it, just in case you need it

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llévalo, por si acaso hace falta

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10
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riddle, puzzle

A

un acertijo

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to stock up on

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hacer acopio de

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to hound, harass (pester with questions)

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acosar (a algn a preguntas)

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13
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to be sexually harassed

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ser acosado sexualmente

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14
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to take a liking to/ to like

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tomar/tener afición a

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to crouch down, to hide

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agazaparse

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16
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she was hidden behind the rocks

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estaba agazapada tras las rocas

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17
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gorged, satiated

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ahíto

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18
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trade winds

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los vientos alisios

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19
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mad, crazy, wild

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alocado

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20
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to reprimand

A

amonestar

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21
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to annihilate, destroy

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aniquilar

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22
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hardly, scarcely

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apenas

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23
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he barely said a word during the entire dinner

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apenas nos habló durante toda la cena

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24
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i hardly ever go now

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ahora apenas voy

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they cook with hardly any oil
cocinan sin apenas aceite
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it's hardly a year ago that we met
hace apenas un año que nos conocimos
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he's only just turned 15 when...
apenas había cumplido quince años cuando...
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as soon as i arrive i'll call you
appenas llegue, te llamo
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to stack up
apilar
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in honor of/in the interest of
en aras de
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to scratch
arañar
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to arrive (into port)
arribar
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to move nearer, move closer
arrimar
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bring your chair nearer to mine
arrima tu silla a la mía
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push the sofa against the wall
arrima el sofá contra la pared
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to come closer to something/someone
arrimarse a algn/algo
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cunning, crafty
artero
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handly, skillful
mañoso
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to assert
aseverar
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to rob, hold up
atracar
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a holdup, a robbery
un atraco
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to stammer, to babble
balbucear
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a racket, ruckus (3)
un barullo, un alboroto, un bochinche
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to gush out | to talk a lot *a blue streak
salir a borbotones | hablar a borbotones
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rubbish, brushwood, dead leaves
la broza
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brothel
un burdel
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course, clumsy, crude
burdo
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He made a crude bed with sticks and leaves
Hizo un burdo lecho con ramas y hojas.
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His father was a course man
Su padre era un hombre burdo
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mocking, sardonic, teasing
burlón
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capacity, room, space
cabida
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we need a tank with a greater capacity
necesitamos un depósito de mayor cabida
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the theater has a capacity of 750
el teatro tiene cabida para 750 personas
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there is not room for avant-garde ideas in this newspaper
en este periódico no se da cabida a las ideas de vanguardia
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a skull
una calavera
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a sticker, decal
una calcomanía
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a marble (round glass toy)
una canica
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to dodder, to be senile
chochear
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doddering, senile, soft, sentimental
chocho
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to produce an alibi
alegar una coartada
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i am sure that/i have evidence that/it's certain
me consta que...
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The exam is made up of two parts, one theoretical and one practical
El examen consta de dos partes, una teórica y una práctica.
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treasury inspectors office
la contraloría
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to invite, to offer
convidar
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to invite sb to do sth
convidar a algn a hacer algo
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to by sb a beer
convidar a algn a una cerveza
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to taste, to sample
degustar
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to depend on
contar con
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can we depend on you to do it?
¿podemos contar contigo para hacerlo? | ¿podemos confiar en que tú lo hagas?
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to depend on (be dependent)
depender de
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to do something reluctantly/unwillingly
hacer algo a/con desgana
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to have no appetite | halfhearted
(estar/sentirse) desganado
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to dazzle
deslumbrar
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The car's headlights blinded/dazzled me | His talent for music dazzles ms
Los faros del coche me deslumbraron. | Su talento para la música me deslumbra.
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to strip, divest
despojar
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to be stripped of one's authority
verse despojado de su autoridad
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to relinquish
despojarse de
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scorn, contempt
desprecio
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they snubbed him by not comming
le hicieron el desprecio de no asistir
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she looked at him contemptuously
lo miró con desprecio