Ultralingua 7/19/13 1 Flashcards
(148 cards)
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a verdict of not guilty
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un fallo absolutorio
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to comply with (2)
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acatar, obedecer
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You have to comply with my orders and do what I tell you
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Tienes que acatar mis órdenes y hacer lo que te diga.
4
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to get right
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acertar
5
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he got five answers right
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acertó cinco preguntas
6
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see if you can guess what I brought you
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a ver si aciertas lo que traigo
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to hit the target
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acertar
8
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the bullet hit him right in the hart
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la bala le acertó de lleno en el corazón
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I can’t understand it
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no acierto a comprenderlo
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to manage to find
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acertar con
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after a lot of thought we managed to find the solución
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tras mucho pensarlo acertamos con la solución
12
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sharp
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afilado
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a hole
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un agujero
14
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to hang (execute)
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ahorcar
15
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the murderer was hung in the town square
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Ahorcaron al asesino en la plaza del pueblo
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to praise
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alabar
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to praise sb for sth
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alabar a algn por algo
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the scope, range, reach
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el alcance
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(to be) available to somebody/in reach of somebody
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estar al alcance de algn
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to be out of sb’s reach
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estar fuera del alcance del algn
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to store
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almacenar
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upset
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alterado
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to take the hint
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darse por aludido
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to alude to, to mention
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aludir a
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moorings
las amarras
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to break loose, cut adrift
cortar/romper las amarras
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to fasten, tie up
amarrar
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to anchor, to drop anchor
anclar
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to be anchored to
estar anclado a/en algo
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to encourage, give life to (2)
animar, alentar
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to encourage sb to do sth
alentar/animar a algn a hacer algo
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to cheer up
animarse
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annoying (2)
molesto, irritante
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to station, position
apostar
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tariff, duty
el arancel
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a battering ram
un ariete
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a frame, framework, chassis
un/a armazón
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to give asylum to (2)
asilar, dar asilo politico a
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to institutionalize, put into a home
asilar
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to take refuge/political asylum
asilarse
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to concern, to have to do with
atañer a
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My relation with my wife does not concern you
La relación que llevo con mi pareja no le atañe.
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landing (of a plane)
el aterrizaje
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to land
aterrizar
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to take off
despegar
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the peak, hight (2)
el auge, el apogeo
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the heyday of techno is over
ya ha pasado el auge del tecno
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the rapid rise of fundamentalism
el rápido auge del fundamentalismo
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a time of industrial growth
un momento de auge de la industria
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the growth (2)
el auge, la ascendencia
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to notify, inform (2)
avisar, informar
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let me know as soon as she comes
en cuanto ella llegue me avisa
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to warn (2)
avisar, advertir
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(glazed) floor tile
el azulejo
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a mouthful, a bite
un bocado
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to have a bit of eat
tomar un bocado
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i haven't had a bite to eat all day
no he probado bocado en todo el día
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a bookshelf
un estante
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mailbox
el buzón
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to post a letter
echar una carta al buzón
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to mark, grade
calificar
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lacking in, devoid of
carente de
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to lack, not have
carecer de
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He lacked the courage needed to face up to the situation.
Carecía del valor necesario para afrontar la situación.
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carrion
la carroña
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nothing happens by chance
nada es casual
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We caught five salmon in the river.
Cogimos cinco salmones en el río.
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He caught two trout
Pescó dos truchas.
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to fit tightly
ceñir
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the dress was very tight fitting
el vestido le ceñía el cuerpo
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the dining room
el comedor
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a guilty verdit (2)
un fallo condenatorio, un fallo de condena
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to be stated, to appear
constar
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your name doesn't appear on the list
Usted no consta en la lista de aprobados.
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to confirm
constatar
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i was able to establish that it was true
pude constatar que era verdad
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this data proves the existence of life on the planet
estos datos constatan la existencia de vida en el planeta
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the password
la contraseña
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to fit together, to tally
cuadrar
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everything seems to fit together perfectly
todo parecía cuadrar perfectamente
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to suit sb
cuadrar a algn
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come tomorrow if it suits
venga mañana si le cuadra
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to fit in with
cuadrar con algo
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bucket, pail, trashcan
el cubo
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bowl, basin *geography
la cuenca
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a raven
un cuervo
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the matter, the question
la cuestión
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that's another matter
eso es otra cuestión
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it's only a matter of time
es sólo cuestión de tiempo
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to raise doubts about
poner algo en cuestión
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to denounce, give away, betray
delatar
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an informer
un/a delator/a
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to overthrow, topple, oust (government, minister)
derrocar
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ballot box
la urna
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a military coup overthrew the elected government
El golpe militar derrocó el gobierno elegido en las urnas.
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to defeat, beat (military, sports)
derrotar
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direction, path, course
el rumbo
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I don't like the direction your life is taking
No me gusta el rumbo que está tomando tu vida.
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eviction, abandonment
el desalojo
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to break down, rot, decompose
descomponer(se)
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all this noise really gets to me
me descompongo con tanto ruido
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a slip
un desliz
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the indiscretions of youth
los deslices de la juventud
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to take the place of, oust
desplazar
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a cran
una grúa
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the statue weighs so much that they had to move it with a crane
La escultura pesa tanto que la tuvieron que desplazar con una grúa.
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outstanding, noteworthy
destacado
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it's very far from the truth
dista mucho de la verdad
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is it far?
¿dista mucho?
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sleeping
durmiente
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really, indeed
efectivamente
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if it really is like that
si efectivamente es asi
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i thought he would be late and, indeed, he was
pensé que iba a llegar tarde y, efectivamente, así fue
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to electrocute
electrocutar
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indigestion
el empacho
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to pledge, to pawn
empeñar
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to get into debt (2)
empeñarse, endeudarse
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to poison
envenenar
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(a map drawn) to scale
(un mapa hecho) a escala
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production on an industrial scale
la producción a escala industrial
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a non-stop flight
un vuelo sin escalas
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to split, divide
escindir
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to escort, guard, protect
escoltar
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naked, concise, succinct
escueto
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He answered me with a curt "No. Period."
Me contestó con un escueto "no y punto."
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skimpy
esueto
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She was wearing a skimpy red bikini
Llevaba un escueto bikini rojo.
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to spread, disseminate
esparcir
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to relax, amuse oneself
esparcirse
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skeleton
un esqueleto
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exciting (2)
emocionante, apasionante
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belt, sash, strap
una faja
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to force
forzar
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to force sb to do sth
forzar a algn a hacer algo
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a rifle
un fusil
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a galley slave
un galeote
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bargain prices
precios de ganga
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managerial
gerencial
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to heap/pile up
hacinar
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They stacked the stacks of feed at the entrance of the kennel
Hacinaron los sacos de pienso en la entrada de la perrera.
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to pack into/cram into
hacinarse
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a discovery, a find
un hallazgo
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the latest scientific discoveries
los últimos hallazgos cientificos
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after the discovery of incriminating documents
tras el hallazgo de unos documentos que le incriminaban
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to emphasize/stress
hacer hincapié en
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an ant hill
un hormiguero
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harassment
el hostigamiento
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a vegetable garden
una huerta
