Ultralingua 7/19/13 2 Flashcards

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to strike, move, impress, affect

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impressionar

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the news of his death had a profound effect on me

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la noticia de su muerte me impresionó mucho

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to reprimand, rebuke

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increpar

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the professor rebuked the students who had not done their homework

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El profesor increpó a los alumnos que no habían hecho los deberes.

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an investigation, inquiry

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una indagación

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the investigation was fruitful and we found the information we needed

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La indagación dio sus frutos y conseguimos la información que necesitábamos.

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unhurt, unharmed

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indemne

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he left unharmed

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él salió indemne

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ungrateful, thankless

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ingrato

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straight (hair)

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(pelo) lacio

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smart, shrewd, cunning

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ladino

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that cunning man swindled me

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Ese hombre ladino me estafó.

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13
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knot, bow

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un lazo

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slogan, motto

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un lema

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15
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slow-witted, clumsy

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lerdo

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to fight (against) [for]

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lidiar (con, contra) [por]

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to contend/deal with

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lidiar con

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The fought ferociously with the enemy army and were victorious

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Lidiaron ferozmente con el ejército enemigo y resultaron victoriosos.

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I have to deal with capricious clients every day

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Hay que lidiar con clientes caprichosos todos los días.

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fuss, mix-up, muddle

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un lío

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to make a fuss

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armar un lío

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my desk is a real mess with all these papers

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en mi mesa hay un lío enorme de papeles

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23
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to get into trouble

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meterse en un lío

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24
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a (sexual) affair

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un lío de faldas

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to get mixed up
hacerse un lío
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crying, tears
el llanto
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you could hear a child's crying
se oía el llanto de un niño
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(to feel) lonely
(sentirse) solo, solitario
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a bruise (2)
una magulladura, un moretón
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the weeds, undergrowth
la maleza
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to boss about, meddle
mangonear
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a scale model, mock-up
una maqueta
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thicket, bushes
el matorral
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cord, twine
el mecate
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thorough, meticulous very detailed
minucioso
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He is a meticulous analyst, he leave nothing to chance
Es un analista minucioso, no deja nada al azar.
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a detailed study
Un estudio minucioso
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rust, mold
el moho
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rust
el óxido, la herrumbre
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corrosion
la corrosión
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sharp, scathing, caustic
mordaz
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a mule
un mulo
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narrow (2)
estrecho, angosto
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in a narrow sense
en sentido estricto
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to get narrow(er)
estrecharse
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to deny doing something | he denied that they had blackmailed him
negar haber hecho algo | negó que lo hubieron chantajeado
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we were refused entry to the building
nos negaron la entrada al edificio
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to refuse to do sth
negarse a hacer algo
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snowfall
la nevada
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snow covered
nevado
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to force sb to do sth
obligar a algn a hacer algo
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i have to force myself to go to the gym everyday
tengo que obligarme al ir al gimnasio cada día
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(to contemplate) the landscape, scenery
contemplar el paisaje
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stockade, wooden fence
el palenque
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we went past your house
pasamos por delante de tu casa
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just past the town hall
un poco más allá del Ayuntamiento
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in past years
en años anteriores
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the past few weeks
las últimas semanas
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front leg
la pata delantera
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back leg
la pata trasera
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yokel, hick
un patán
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skin, hide
el pellejo
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cowardly, yellow, a coward
(un) pendejo
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to fight, exchange blows
darse piñas
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pious
pío
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to prune, trim
podar (ramas)
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puddle, pool
una poza
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a well
un pozo
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to be a fount of wisdom
ser un pozo de sabiduría
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an oil well
un pozo de petróleo
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when it becomes necessary
cuando sea preciso
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it's essential to have a car
es preciso tener coche
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on purpose, deliberately
a propósito
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good intentions
buenos propósitos
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intention to
propósito de
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to swarm (around)
pulular (por)
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The people swarmed around the booths in the fair
La gente pululaba por los puestos de la feria.
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(to declare) bankruptcy
(declararse en) quiebra
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the breakdown of traditional values
la quiebra de los valores tradicionales
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a cut, gash
una raja
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a slice (of melon)
una raja (de melón)
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strictly, to the letter
a rajatabla
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you have to follow my orders to the letter
Tienes que cumplir mis órdenes a rajatabla.
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she had to drag me out
tuvo que sacarme a rastras
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she was dragging the bag along behind her
llevaba la bolsa a rastras
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the injured man dragged himself to the door
el herido fue a rastras hasta la puerta
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to trawl, comb
rastrear
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to comb the woods
rastrear el monte
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the ship dragged the net along the bottom of the sea
El barco rastreaba la red a lo largo del fondo del mar.
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to track, follow the trail of
rastrear
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a dog specially trained for tracking
un perro especialmente entrenado para rastrear.
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the dredging, trawling
el rastreo
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mean, despicable
rastrero
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a rake
un rastrillo
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to raise funds
recabar fondos
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the cooperative is raising fund for growing the school
La cooperadora estaba recabando fondos para la ampliación de la escuela
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a walk, tour, journey
un recorrido
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to water, irrigate
regar
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to rule, govern
regir
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the current month
el mes que rige
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in reprisal for
como represalia por
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to retaliate (against)
tomar represalias (contra)
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rubbish, junk
porquerías
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to creep, crawl, slither
reptar
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to slip (on)
resbalar (en, sobre)
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tears were trickling down her cheeks
le resbalaban las lágrimas por las mejillas
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in response to
como respuesta a
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response time
tiempo de respuesta
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to burst, blow up
reventar(se)
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the robbers blow open the safe
los ladrones reventaron la caja fuerte
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the waves were crashing against the rocks
Las olas reventaban contra las rocas.
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i hate it when...
me revienta que...
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to go off course
perder el rumbo
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to set a course for
poner rumbo a
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aimless, with no fix desination
sin rumbo (fijo)
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a saw
una sierra
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to saw (2)
serrar, cortar con una sierra
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monitoring (of)
el seguimiento (de)
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the breast, bosom
el seno
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shelf (fixed to wall, in shop)
el estante
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shelf (in cupboard)
la tabla
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damager, wrecked, crashed
siniestrado
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the disaster zone, affected area
la zona siniestrada
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to bribe
sobornar
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bribe, bribery
el soborno (pago o delito)
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to weld, to wolder
soldar
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to knit together
soldarse
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sunny
soleado
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the spread (3)
la propagación, la difusión, la proliferación
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a sidelong look (2)
una mirada de soslayo, de reojo
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to stab someone in the bak
apuñalar a algn por la espalda
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a stab wound
una puñalada
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a stutter
un tartamudeo
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to stutter
tartamudear
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a sigh
un suspiro
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to breath one's last
exhalar el último suspiro
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suddenly, unexpectedly
de súbito
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sudden, unexpected
súbito
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the stem, stalk
el tallo
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will, testament
el testamento
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to testify, to bear witness
testimoniar
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canopy (of forest), sunshade, awning
el toldo
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to leak out, get out (information)
transcender
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the news has leaked out at last
por fin ha trascendido la noticia
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to transcend, go beyond sth
trascender de algo
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to extend to something
trascender a algo
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his influence extends to the most remote countries
su influencia trasciende a los países más remotos
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the expiration date
el vencimiento
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expiring on march 1st
con vencimiento el 1 de marzo
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to do a U-turn
dar media vuelta
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to turn around
dar la vuelta
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to go around the world
dar la vuelta al mundo
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to turn or spin around on axis
dar vueltas
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to go around something
dar vueltas a
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to turn over
dar la vuelta a
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on the way back
de vuelta
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we went for a stroll in the park
dimos una vuelta por el parque
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a road with lots of turns in it
una carretera con muchas vueltas
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i did three laps of the track
di tres vueltas a la pista
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wide
ancho, amplio
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it's ten cm wide
tiene 10 cm de ancho/anchura
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to lie (on the ground)
yacer
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here lies the cadaver of the national hero
Aquí yace el cadáver del héroe nacional.
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the woman was laying fainted in the ground
la muchacha yacía desmayada en el piso.