Ultra 6/10/14 Flashcards

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foot and mouth disease

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la fiebre aftosa

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it’s a nice place

its was not a pretty site

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es un sitio agradable

no era muy agradable a la vista

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to please, to like

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agradar

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to settle accounts with sb

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ajustar cuentas con algn

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the shoe should fit the foot as well as possible

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el zapato debe ajustarse al pie lo mejor possible

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the story agrees with the facts

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la narración se ajusta a la verdad

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7
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a pin

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un alfiler

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The explorer arrived at the other side of the sea

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El explorador llegó allende los mares.

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On the other side of the Pyrenees

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allende los Pirineos

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10
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an amulet, charm

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un amuleto

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a shelf 3

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un anaquel, un estante, una repisa

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his study contributes nothing new

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su estudio no aporta nada nuevo

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13
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All members will contribute 200 euros a month

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Cada socio aportará cincuenta euros al mes

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Before the battle, they exhorted (or: rallied) the soldiers in order to instil bravery in them.

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Antes de la batalla arengaban a los soldados para luchar con valor.

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to roll up one’s sleeves

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arremangarse

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to help up, lift, hoist

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aupar

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He lifted (or: hoisted) his daughter so that she could see over the others’ heads.

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Aupó a su hija para que pudiera ver por encima de las cabezas de los demás

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18
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a pothole

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un bache

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19
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creative block

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un bache creativo

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20
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a scalpel

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un bisturí, un escalpelo

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21
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a bunch

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un manojo

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22
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what size shoe to you wear?

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que calza ud? que número calza ud?

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23
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an exchange, a swap

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un canje, un trueque

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to swap

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canjear

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After the battle, the opposing faction exchanged prisoners.
Después de la batalla ambos bandos canjearon prisioneros
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a sheep, a ram
un carnero
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low, squat, low poor, mediocre
chato
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wild, untamed, shy
chúcaro
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a guest
un convidado/a
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to invite sb to do sth
convidar a algn a hacer algo
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to buy sb a beer
convidar a algn a una cerveza
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sane, sensible, wise
cuerdo
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My boss is a sensible type, he doesn't act without reflecting before
Mi jefe es un tipo cuerdo, no actúa sin reflexionar antes
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heartless, bastard, scoundrel
(un) desalmado
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a setback, a disaster
un descalabro, un contratiempo, una adversidad
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shamelessly, brazenly
descaradamente
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the foreman shamelessly steals from his workers
el capataz roba descaradamente a sus trabajadores
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shameless, brazen, cheeky, insolent
descarado
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a breakdown, itemization | to break down, itemize
un desglose | desglosar
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to undress
desnudar
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strip to the waist
desnudarse de cintura para arriba
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he was undressing her with his eyes
él la desnudaba con la mirada
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to waste, squander he wasted all his money on gambling and drink
desparramar, derrochar desparramó todo su dinero en el juego y la bedida
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to spill, slosh he broke the bottle and spilled the liquid over the table
desparramar, derramar rompió la botella y desparramó el líquido por la mesa
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to scatter he scattered over the table the papers that we had to fill out
desparramar, dispersar desparramó sobre la mesa los papeles que teníamos que rellenar
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to charge (at), attack, assault
embestir (contra)
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The bull charged at the picador
El toro embistió al picador
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pregnant
encinta, embarazada
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a henchman
un esbirro, un matón a sueldo, un secuaz
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a bundle, package (paquete envuelto en tela y atado fuerte)
un fardo
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the flesh of fruit
la pulpa
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a wide range of
una amplia gama de
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tonal range
una gama tonal
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loose, baggy comfortable
holgado
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they won easily
consiguieron una victoria holgada
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The Titanic sunk in it's first crossing
El Titanic se hundió en su primera travesía
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you're driving me to despair
me hundes en la miseria
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a tenant, a lessee
un inquilino
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a landlord
el propietario, el dueño
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to border, adjoin
lindar
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Several countries border the Mediterranean sea
Varios países lindan con el mar Mediterráneo
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that is bordering on racism
eso linda con el racismo
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the bank is adjacent to the library
el banco linda con la biblioteca
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to crush, mash, pound
machacar
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When I make salso I like to crush the chiles in a mortar
Cuando preparo salsa, me gusta machacar los chiles en un mortero
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lean, skinny, meagre
magro
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a handful, a bunch
un manojo
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a marshal, field marshall
un mariscal
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deadly, lethal
mortífero
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a mote (of dust), speck, tiny bit
una mota (de polvo)
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a crutch
una muleta
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withered, limp, droopy
mustio
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gradual, slow
paulatino
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urgent, pressing
perentorio/a
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final deadline, fixed time limit
el plazo perentorio
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a building, property, real estate
inmueble
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skill, expertise
la pericia, la maña, la habilidad
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to go too far, overstep the bounds, take liberties (sexually)
propasarse
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to leave/send a message
dejar/mandar recado
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to go out on an errand
salir a hacer un recado
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errand boy
chico de los recados
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to recoil | to back up, reverse
recular
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the horsed backed up upon hearing the explosions of the cannons
Los caballos recularon al oír las explosiones de los cañones
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heading, title
el rubro
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scabious, mangy
sarnoso
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to bury
sepultar, enterrar
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to stir up, rouse, incite to revolt
soliviantar
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Subversive groups incited the university students.
Los grupos subversivos soliviantaron a los estudiantes de la universidad.
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a liberal minded man
un hombre de talante liberal
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to be in a bad/good mood
estar de buen/mal talante
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to trip, stumble
dar un traspié | tropezar
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a blunder, slip up
un traspié, un error
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a pot, dish
una vasija
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executioner
el verdugo, el ejecutor
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Her own husband became her tormentor/persecutor
Su propio esposo se convirtió en su verdugo.