Ultra 5.21.14 Flashcards
(59 cards)
to deal with, tackle, approach
abordar
he refused to deal with the subject at the press conference
se negó a abordar la cuestión en la rueda de prensa
to attribut sth to, put sth down to
achacar algo a
to lay the blame on sb
achacar la culpa a algn
The accident can be blamed on the lack of visibility
El accidente se puede achacar a la falta de visibilidad.
to take in, receive, harbour, embrace
acoger (dar refugio, aceptar)
many families take in students
muchas familias acogen a estudiantes
they received us with demonstrations of affection
nos acogieron con muestra de afecto
My bosses didn’t embrace the idea with much enthusiasm
Mis jefes no acogieron la idea con entusiasmo.
in honor of, in the interests of (progress, precision)
en aras de (l progreso, de la exactitud)
to take refuge
acogerse, ampararse
flush with, level with (the floor)
a ras de (l suelo)
the audit, auditing
la auditoria
aboard (the ship)
a bordo (del barco)
drill bit
la broca (del taladro)
to link together, put together
concatenar, enlazar, unir
to drop, lay down, abandon
deponer, abandonar, dejar
depose, remove from office
deponer, destituir
There were several attempts to depose the president
Hubo varios intentos de deponer al presidente.
I suggest that you drop your negative attitude
Te sugiero que depongas esa actitud tan negativa.
to testify, state
testificar, deponer
aseverar
to break down
desglosar, separar, dividir
We’re going to break down the telephone bill call by call
Vamos a desglosar la cuenta del teléfono, llamada por llamada.
to explode, go off, burst
to break out, errupt
estallar
