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ultra 4.13 2 Flashcards

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an improvement, progress

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una mejora

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We waited for an improvement in his physical condition, but he stayed in a coma

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Esperábamos una mejora en su estado físico, pero sigue en coma.

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to market

to haggle, deal, trade

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mercadear

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to undermine

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minar, socavar, debilitar

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to mine (military: poner minas)

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minar

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a mutiny, rebellion

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un motín

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The incompetence of the captain provoked a mutiny on the ship

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La incompetencia del capitán provocó un motín en el barco.

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a gift, present

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un obsequio

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a complimentary copy

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un ejemplar de obsequio

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I don’t object

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yo no me opongo

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to be against sth

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oponerse a algo

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to get some fresh air, take a breather

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orearse

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to air (a room, clothes, a house)

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orear

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to flaunt, show off

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ostentar

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he’s a braggart, he likes to show off everything he has

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Es un presumido, le gusta ostentar todo lo que tiene.

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The found the boy curled up next to the river

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Encontraron al niño hecho un ovillo junto al río.

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You left the clothes balled up instead of hanging them

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Has dejado la ropa hecha un ovillo en lugar de colgarla.

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to curl up into a ball

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hacerse un ovillo

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a pattern, standard, norm

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un patrón

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First, the pattern of the garment is copied onto paper.

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Primero se copia el patrón del vestido en papel.

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the seem cast in the same mold

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parecen cortados por el mismo patrón

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a large rock, boulder

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un peñasco

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a hip flask/cigarette case/suitcase

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una petaca

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to be on the payroll

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estar en planilla

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the payroll/staff
la planilla | la plantilla
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stoppage, protest, strike
el plante
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leggings, leg warmers
la polaina
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precarious, unstable
precario
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to live from hand to mouth
vivir en precario
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to be on one's guard, take precautions (against)
precaverse (contra)
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cautious
precavido
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firm bodied
de carnes prietas
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slim fitting, tight | skinny
prieto/a
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dark skinned
prieto
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to advocate, support, defend
propugnar
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The constitution advocates democratic values
La constitución propugna valores democráticos.
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a pimp/procurer/procuress
un/a proxeneta
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boxing | conflict
el pugilato
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a cutting/wounding remark
una pulla
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Luis got angry when the let slip a nasty comment about his parents' separation
Luis se enfadó cuando le soltaron una pulla sobre la separación de sus padres.
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a whore
una ramera
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a rash 2
una erupción | un sarpullido
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to repudiate, disown, renounce
renegar
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I reject you as a father, since you never were one.
Reniego del padre que nunca has sido.
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to grumble, curse, blaspheme
renegar
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to ring (bells)
repicar las campanas
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to stand out
resaltar
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to highlight something
hacer resaltar algo
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to emphasize, stress
recalcar
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to put up resistance
oponer resistencia
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to move back, fall back, retreat
retroceder
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smiling, cheerful
risueño
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grease, fat, tallow
sebo
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similar, alike
semejante
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he never did any such thing
nunca hizo cosa semejante
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have you ever seen such cheek?
¿se ha visto frescura semejante?
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sole of a shoe
la suela
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the sole of a foot
la planta
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the sunrise
la salida del sol
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from sunrise to sunset
de sol a sol
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sunset
la puesta del sol
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a furrow, groove, score, rut
un surco
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a thin wall, pratition
un tabique
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a cardsharp | a cheater
un/a tahúr
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a cut, slash
un tajo
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to slice sth off
cortar algo de un tajo
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to carve, work, sculpt
tallar
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this shirt is too tight for me
esta camisa me talla
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a social/literary gathering
una tertulia (literaria)
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to thrive
medrar (en la vida), prosperar
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to blacken, smudge, stain
tiznar
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to return, go back
tornar(se)
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to strike up a friendship/conversation/debate
trabar amistad/conversación/debate
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to jam, seize up | to get tongue tied
trabarse
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He gets tongue tied when he gets nervous
Se le traba la lengua cuando se pone nervioso.
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to get involved in an argument
trabarse en una discusión
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a section, stretch, span | flight of stairs
un tramo
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He fell in the last flight of stairs
Se cayó en el último tramo de las escalera.
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the move, switch, reshuffle
el trasiego
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The move of the gas from the deposit to the tanks poses a fire risk
El trasiego de combustible del depósito a los tanques representa un riesgo de incendio.
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a trajectory | a trip, journey
un trayecto
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we'll eat on the way
comeremos durante el trayecto
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payment, taxation
tributación
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This sale is subject to european taxes
Esta venta esta sujeta a la tributación europea
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to offend, insult, abuse
ultrajar
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He was condemned to death for insulting the king
Fue condenado a muerte por ultrajar al rey.
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an insult, an outrage
un altraje
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to be on the threshold/verge of sth
estar en los umbrales de algo
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a ford
un vado (de río)
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garage entrance/keep clear
vado permanente
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offspring, descendents
el vástago
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a shoot, a stem
un vástago
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The plant is blossoming, it is full of shoots
La planta está floreciendo, está llena de vástagos.
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the ban/prohibitino
la veda
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a funeral wake
un velorio
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advantageous, profitable
ventajoso
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a path, lane, sidewalk
la vereda
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veined, streaky
veteado
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to force, bust
violentar
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The managed to enter by forcing the lock on the door
Consiguieron entrar violentando la cerradura de la puerta.
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a visor
una visera
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a visit, call
una visita
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to go visiting
ir de visita
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an official visit | a courtesy visit
una visita oficial | una visita de cortesía
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living
viviento
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watercress
berro
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the sugar harvest
la zafra
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as such, as it is, in fact | per se
de por si
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in case
por si acaso
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Mathematics are already regarded as complicated as such.
Las matemáticas se consideran complicadas de por si.
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climate change increases the difficulties for the sustainable development of our country, which is already fragile.
el cambio climático añade nuevas dificultades al desarrollo sostenible de nuestro país, ya de por si frágil.

Spanish Vocabulary 14 (6 decks)

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