ultra 3.8 Flashcards
(142 cards)
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European
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europeo
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European Union
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Unión Europea
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haulage, carriage (charges)
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(gastos de) acarreo
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to bring together, draw together, gel
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aglutinar(se)
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a rise (trend)
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un alza
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on the rise
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en alza
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Bollywood cinema is on the rise
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El cine de Bollywood está en alza.
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to be scared, intimidated
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amedrentarse
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anxious, distressed
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angustiado
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longed for
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ansiado
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to attack sb, launch os. at sb
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arremeter contra algn
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repentant, sorry
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arrepentido
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to regret sth
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arrepentirse de (haber hecho) algo
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to have no regrets
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no arrepentirse de nada
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a pea
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un arveja
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a shortcut
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un atajo
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a watchtower, vantage point
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un atalaya
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to be on the alert, vigilant
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estar ojo avisor
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a cowpatty
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una boñiga
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kid, boy
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un/a chamaco/a
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to agree with sb
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coincider con algn
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international observers all agree that
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los observadores internacionales coinciden en afirmar que
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to coincide with
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coincidir con algo
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My vacations never vacations with those of my wife
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Mis vacaciones nunca coinciden con las de mi mujer
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to mention, to bring up
sacar/traer a colación
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to counteract
contrarrestar
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the antidote counteracts the effect of the scorpion's venom
El antídoto contrarresta el efecto del veneno del escorpión
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the antidote counteracts the effect of the scorpion's venom
El antídoto contrarresta el efecto del veneno del escorpión
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a sketch
un croquis (dibujo rapido, una esquema)
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Lent
la cuaresma
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a commercial, slot, brief item
una cuña
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curiously
curiosamente
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it's a city in decline
es una ciudad en declive
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alcohol consumption is on the decline
el consumo de alcohol está/va en declive
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to decree, to order
decretar
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the purification/treatment
la depuración
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refined, pure
depurado
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to purge. to purify
depurar
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this word derives from the Greek
esta palabra deriva del griego
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this crisis stems from bad financial policy
seta crisis derive de una mala política financiera
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this led to the loss of the colonies
esto derivó en la pérdida de la colonias
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to spill (liquid, blood)
derramar
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drainpipe, drainage
(tubo de) desagüe
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to skin, flay (somebody alive)
desollar (vivo a algn)
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dash it all
diantre!
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to disagree with sty (w/ shy over sty)
diferir de (algn en) algo
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I disagree with what you have said, Paco
Difiero de lo que ha dicho Paco
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a cabinetmaker, furniture repairperson
una ebanista
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milieu, setting, environment
el entorno
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meanwhile, meantime
entretanto
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bloodcurdling
escalofriante
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hair-raising, horrifying
espeluznante
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a nuisance, a hindrance
un estorbo
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narrow, tight
estrecho
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broken down, busted, damaged
estropeado
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to squeeze, press, wring
estrujar
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He squeezed the remaining oranges to make juice
Estrujé las naranjas que quedaban para hacer zumo.
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He racked his brains and finally found the solution.
Se estrujó la cabeza y encontró la solución.
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He was squeezing her arm hard enough to injure it.
Estrujaba su brazo hasta hacerle daño.
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unsuccessful, bankrupt
fallido
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judgement, decision, ruling
un fallo
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a mistake, error
un fallo
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fateful 2
fatídico, profético
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feasible 2
factible, viable
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flat
plano, llano
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to turn down sth flatly
rechazar algo rotundamente
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wrapped up, upholstered (can be in jacket)
forrado
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to be loaded, rolling in it
estar forrado
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He made a killing selling fancy houses
Se forró vendiendo casas de lujo.
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lining, cover, fleece
el forro
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framework 2
un armazón, una estructura
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within the framework of the constitution
dentro del marco de la constitución
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cattle raising
ganadería
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the management, steps
la gestión
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take the necessary steps for something
hacer las gestiones necesarias para algo
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a discovery, finding
un hallazgo
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that latest scientific discoveries
los últimos hallazgos científicos
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astride
a horcajadas (sobre)
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riverbed, river basin
una hoya
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language faculty, style of speech
el languaje
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foreign language
una lengua, una idioma
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close/far adj.
cercano/lejano
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clos/far adv.
cerca/lejos
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a far-off country
un país lejano
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in those distant times
en aquellas épocas lejanas
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my house is far from yours
mi casa está alejada de la tuya
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Guatemala is a country bordering/adjacent to Mexico
Guatemala es un país limítrofe con México.
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to have fun. to try to get a girl to be ur gf (pachuco)
matizar
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a matrix, a mold/die
una matriz
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meanwhile
mientras tanto, entretanto
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decreasing, diminishing, waning
menguante
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growing, waxing
creciente
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the opponent, candidate in public recruitment process
el opositor
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Every candidate for the post of professor will need to present herself for the morning test
Todo opositor al puesto de profesor deberá presentarse al examen de mañana.
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the one-time ruler of the country
el otrora señor del país
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one-time, former
otrora
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stupid person, idiot
una palangana
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a paragraph
un párrafo
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biased
parcial
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midwife
una partera
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bald, hairless
pelón
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to burst, puncture
pinchar
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my tires have been slashed
me han pinchado las ruedas
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to DJ
pinchar discos
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to poke
pinchar
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Juan got a flat 5km from his house and had to change the tire
Juan pinchó cinco kilómetros de su casa y tuvo que cambiar la rueda.
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to puncture (mx)
ponchar
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the dosage
la posología
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to predict, forecast
predecir
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favorable
propicio
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This is a good moment for you to tell us what you feel
Este es el momento propicio para que nos digas lo que sientes.
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for this purpose, with this in mind
para lograr este propósito
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good intentions
buenos propósitos
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aimlessly
sin propósito
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on purpose, right
a propósito
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by the way/speaking of which, what are you doing for semana santa?
a propósito, ¿qué vas a hacer en Semana Santa?
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reluctant, unwilling
reacio
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to resist/be unwilling to
ser reacio a (hacer algo)
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to be reliant on
depender de
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remorse, regret
remordimiento
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income
la renta
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a setback, a backward movement, a retreat
un retroceso
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the recoil of a gun
el retroceso
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a jumble, confusion, mess
un revoltijo
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to clean up
sanear
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a sentence of ten years
una (larga) condena de diez años
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servitude, the servants
la servidumbre
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biased, slanted
sesgado/a
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The information from some programs is biased
La información de algunos programas es sesgada.
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smooth
liso
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without lumps
sin grumos, homogénea
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to smooth down, flatten
alisar, pulir
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to underlie something
subyacer a algo
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the felling, tree-cutting
la tala
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to distort/twist the sense of
tergiversar
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He accuses the magazine of distorting his statements
Acusa a la revista de tergiversar sus declaraciones.
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stubborn, obstinate
tozudo
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obstinacy, stubbornness
tozudez
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uneasy
inquieto, incómodo, molesto
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the people are uneasy about their future
la gente está preocupada por el futuro
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a seam/vein (mineral) (of gold)
una veta (de oro)
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I felt uneasy about doing it on my own
me inquietaba la idea de hacerlo solo
