Ultra 2.25.14 Flashcards
(133 cards)
1
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haulage, carriage
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acarreo
2
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transport charges
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gastos de acarreo
3
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well off, affluent
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acaudalado
4
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leader, champion
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un adalid
5
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training (of an animal)
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adiestramiento de animal
6
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to train, to drill
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adiestrar
7
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an offense, insult, affront
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un agravio
8
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He took it as an insult
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Se lo tomó como un agravio
9
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busy
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ajetreado
10
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a builder, construction worker, bricklayer
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un albañil
11
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rustic, provincial, village (adj)
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aldeano/a
12
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to encourage sb to do sth
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alentar a algn a hacer algo
13
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to provide, contribute
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aportar
14
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All members will contribute 50 euros monthly
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Cada socio aportará cincuenta euros al mes.
15
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to hit the target
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atinar en el blanco, dar en el blanco `
16
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he always gets it right
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siempre atina
17
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to join, unite
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aunar
18
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They joined (or: combined) forces and managed to knock down the door.
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Aunaron fuerzas y lograron derribar la puerta.
19
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a berry
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una baya
20
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behavioral
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conductual
21
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a hole 4
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un boquete, un hoyo, un agujero, un hueco
22
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a ringleader
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un/a cabecilla
23
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town council, lobby, chapter
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el cabildo
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closed under lock and key
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cerrado a cal y canto
25
foreman, overseer
el/la capataz
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the high price/cost of living
la carestía de la vida
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a period of shortage
una época de carestía
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to gossip
chismorrear
29
a schism, split
una cisma
30
the sewer, drain
la cloaca
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The wound is consistent with a blow to the head.
La herida es consecuente de un golpe en la cabeza.
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He is one of the few politicians who is consistent in his ideology.
Es uno de los pocos políticos que es consecuente con su ideología
33
Is this theory consistent with the other one?
¿Esta teoría es congruente con la otra?
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He is a very consistent worker. He rarely makes mistakes.
Es un trabajador constante. Es raro que cometa errores.
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continuous, constant
continuo
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a crybaby
un/a llorón/a
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affected, tacky, kitsch
cursi
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a decade
un decenio, una década
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too much, excess
con/en demasía
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the rest
lo demás
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otherwise, apart from that
por lo demás
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and so forth
y demás
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and everything else
y todo lo demás
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to provide, afford
deparar
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to wear out
desgastar
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erosion, wear, wearing away
el desgaste
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to gut, disembowel
destripar
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a skit, act
una dramatización
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boarding pass
la tarjeta de embarque
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a loan
un empréstito
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to fit something into sth
encajar algo en algo
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he couldn't handle the blow
no supo encajar el golpe
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to fit into sth
encajar en algo
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to get stuck
encajarse
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to climb onto sth
encaramarse a algo
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to rase the price of (to get more expensive)
encarecer(se)
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to shrink
encoger
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to cower (to shrug one's shoulders"
encogerse (de hombros)
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to emphasize, stress
enfatizar
60
rough, uneven, steep (terreno, problema)
escabroso
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risque, salacious
escabroso
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to work one's way up the ladder
ascender en el escalofón
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frightening, chilling, bloodcurdling
escalofriante
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rung, step
un peldaño, un escalón
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puny
esmirriado
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stagnant, at a standstill
estancado
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to get into a rut
quedarse estancado
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stagnation, deadlock
estancamiento
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to prove, demonstrate, make clear
evidenciar
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His shaken face evidences the tension that he was undergoing
Su rostro desencajado evidenciaba la tensión que sufría.
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to exclude, exempt, leave out (2)
exceptuar, excluir a algn
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've stated that you will all be punished, without excepting (or: excluding) anyone.
He dicho que están todos castigados sin exceptuar a nadie.
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legal standing
figura legal
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frailty, weakness
la flaqueza
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the main pack of the runners
el grueso del pelotón
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the main part
el grueso
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harshly
duramente
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a comic strip, cartoon
una historieta
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face, mug
la jeta
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you've got nerve
| to have a nerve
¡qué jeta tienes!
| ser un/a jeta
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to run, flow with
manar
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blood gushed from the wound
la herida manaba sangre
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to abound in sth
manar en algo
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a shade, touch, nuance
un matiz
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The touch of irony that she gave to her comment took away the importance of the compliment
El matiz irónico que dio a su comentario restó importancia al cumplido.
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a compliment
un cumplido
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sharp clear
nítido
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a nuisance
un fastidio
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what a nuisance
¡que lata!
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similar
parejo
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The seat i bought myself is similar to the one you have
El sillón que me compré es parejo al que tú tienes.
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misfortune, setback, accident, incident
un percance
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Two people died of asphyxiation in the accident
Dos personas murieron asfixiadas en el percance.
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he is dogged by bad luck
lo persigue la mala suerte
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hoof
la pezuña
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critical
criticón
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the masses, the mob
la plebe
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overripe, past its best
pocho
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This fruit is overripe and you can't eat it
Esa fruta está pocha y no se puede comer.
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to continue, carry on
proseguir
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wealthy, well-to-do
pudiente
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modesty
el pudor
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The actress said that for shyness/modesty she would never undress in a movie
La actriz dijo que por pudor nunca se desnudaría en una película.
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rarely
rara vez, raramente
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to exceed, go beyond, surpass, overflow
rebasar
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The swimmer overtook/surpassed the other participants
El nadador rebasó a los demás participantes.
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The water overflowed the edge of the pool
El agua rebasaba el borde de la piscina.
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to stress, emphasize
recalcar
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to stress the importance of sth to sb
recalcar algo a algn
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He stressed his words so that there would be no doubt that he was speaking seriously
Recalcó sus palabras para que no quedara duda de que lo decía en serio
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This is an important point that you have to emphasize in the conference
Ese es un punto importante que tienes que recalcar en la conferencia.
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to correct, rectify
rectificar
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submissive
sumiso
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dominant
dominante
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to suppress, abolish, eliminate
suprimir
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Delete this paragraph and later print the document
Suprime ese párrafo y luego imprimes el documento
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un tacho
large container, rubbish bin, garbage can
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to cross out
tachar
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to attribute a fault, fault
tachar
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I don't think you can fault her for being irresponsable
no pienso que se la pueda tachar de irresponsable.
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to lay, spread, stretch
tender
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he stretched/held out his hand to me
me tendió la mano
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to make the bed
tender la cama
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to set the table
tender la mesa
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to lie down, stretch out
tenderse, acostarse
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to prohibit, ban
vedar
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foul, corrupt, contaminated, stale
viciado
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The hunting of seals in Canada and Greenland should be banned
Debería estar vedada la caza de focas en Canadá y Groenlandia
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The foul environment of the marginal neighborhoods is not appropriate for children
El ambiente viciado de los barrios marginales no es adecuado para los niños.
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We are going to lay an ambush for the enemy
Vamos a tenderle una emboscada al enemigo.
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to tend
tender
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The explications of that professor tend to be confusing
Las explicaciones de ese profesor tienden a ser confusas.
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María tends to make a scene over whatever small issue
María tiende a hacer una escena por cualquier tontería.
