Ultralingua 7/31/13 1 Flashcards
(190 cards)
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to demolish, knock down
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abatir
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to be heading for disaster
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estar abocado al desastre
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to tackle, to deal with
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abordar
4
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the book tackles some controversial subjects
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El libro aborda temas controvertidos
5
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he refused to deal with the subject at the press conference
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se negó a abordar la cuestión en la rueda de prensa
6
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to overwhelm, oppress, wear out
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abrumar
7
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My family’s problems are overwhelming, I can’t eat or sleep
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Me abruman los problemas de mi familia, no puedo comer ni dormir.
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steep, rugged, rough
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abrupto
9
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To get to the summit it is necessary to ascend a steep path
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Para llegar a la cima era necesario subir por un sendero abrupto.
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abrupt, sudden
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abrupto
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to shrink
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achicar
archiqué
archique/es/e/emos/en
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The drier shrunk this sweater
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La secadora de ropa achicó este suéter.
13
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to undertake, take up
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acometer
14
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we are going to undertake this project
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Vamos a acometer este proyecto
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to stockpile, stock up on, gather
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hacer acopio de
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He stocked up on food prior to his journey
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Hizo acopio de comida antes de su viaje.
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to agree on
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acordar
acuerdo/as/acordamos/acuerdan
acuerde
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to agree to do sth
to agree that
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acordar hacer algo
acordar que
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that is not what we agreed on
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eso no es lo que acordamos
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i remember reading an article about that
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me acuerdo de haber leído un artículo sobre eso
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to remember to do something
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acordarse de hacer algo
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to hound, harass, pursue relentlessly
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acosar
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watercolor
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una acuarela
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Mr. Martinez, please go to the information desk
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señor Martínez, acuda a información por favor
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they went to his aid
he did not keep the appointment
acudieron en su ayuda
no acudió a la cita
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to come to one's mind
acudir a la mente
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to assault, set upon, attack
agredir
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gorged, satiated
| fed up, sick of
ahíto
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After the huge meal we were too gorged to move
I'm sick of your cries and complaints
Después de la comilona estaban demasiado ahítos para moverse.
Estoy ahíto de tus lloros y quejas.
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a display of patriotism
un alarde de patriotismo
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in a show of generosity
en un alarde de generosidad
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random, contingent
aleatorio
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The future is uncertain, it depends on many variables
El futuro es aleatorio, depende de muchas variables.
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a tray (2)
una bandeja, una batea
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a raid
un allanamiento
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the judge granted the police a search warrant for the house
el juez dispuso el allanamiento del domicilio
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to level out, make even
allanar
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to raid, break into
allanar
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before planting grass you should level out the area
Antes de plantar el césped debes allanar la zona.
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If you enter your neighbor's yard he can accuse you of breaking into his property
Si entras en el jardín del vecino te puede acusar de allanar su propiedad.
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the battlements
las almenas
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a machine gun
una ametralladora
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friendly, sociable
amigable
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to reprimand, admonish
amonestar
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The teacher reprimanded two students for not turning in the homework
El maestro amonestó a dos alumnos por no haber entregado la tarea.
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shelter, refuge
el amparo
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under the protection of the law
al amparo de la ley
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to extend, increase, enlarge
ampliar
amplío/as/as/ampliamos/amplían
amplíe/es/e/emos/en
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widen your vocabulary
increase your knowledge of something
broaden your horizons
ampliar su vocabulario
ampliar sus conocimientos en algo
ampliar sus horizontes
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they are going to increase the number of teaching posts
van a ampliar las plazas de profesor
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they have put back the closing date for registration
han ampliado el plazo de matricula
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to narrow (get narrower) (2)
angostar(se), estrechar(se)
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narrow (2)
angosto, estrecho
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the narrows, straight, the narrowness
la agnosture
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longing, desire
anhelo
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His wish was to become a famous writer
Su anhelo era llegar a ser un reconocido escritor.
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to beat, thrash
apalear
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to authorize, empower
apoderar (a)
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to pass, approve, endors
aprobar
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i haven't passed mathematis
no he aprobado las matemáticas
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the treaty was approved by parliament
el parlamento aprobó el tratado
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to scratch (2)
arañar, rasgar
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to raze to the ground, to devastate (everything) (everything in it's paty)
arrasar (con todo) (con todo en su paso)
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Rebel troops razed the second most important city in the country
Las tropas rebeldes arrasaron la segunda ciudad más importante del país.
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to triumph, be victorious en
arrasar en
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a rage, ecstasy, rapture
un arrebato
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in an outburst of anger
en un arrebato de cólera
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to rush forward, attack, charge
arremeter (contra)
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The bull charged the bullfighter, leaving him badly wounded on the ground
El toro arremetió contra el torero dejándolo malherido en el suelo.
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to be under arrest
estar detenido
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to arrest, detain
arrestar
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to risk, hazard, venture
arriesgar
| subj: arriesgue
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you should not risk your job with your lateness
No debes arriesgar tu trabajo con tu impuntualidad.
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The firefighters risk a lot to put out fires
Los bomberos se arriesgan mucho al apagar incendios.
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to clean up, tidy up
asear
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My husband tidies up the house every day
Mi esposa asea la casa todos los días.
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cleanliness, washing
el aseo
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to assert, affirm, claim
aseverar
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He claims that this painting was painted by Dalí
Aseveró que este cuadro fue pintado por Dalí.
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to grasp, take hold of (with/by) (of)
asirse (con/de) (a)
asgo/ases/e/e/imos/en
asga/as/a/amos/an
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to destroy, devastate
asolar
asuelo/as/a/asolamos/asuelan
asuele/es/e/asolemos/asuelen
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The army destroyed everything the crossed its path
El ejército asoló todo lo que se le cruzaba en el camino.
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dazed (2)
aturdido, atarantado
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to fill, stuff (with)
atiborrar (de)
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crucial, decisive (moment)
álgido
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In the crucial moment of the meeting a cell phone rang
En el punto álgido de la reunión sonó un teléfono móvil
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to shoot at (2)
balear, disparar contra
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a bellow, roar
un bramido
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to sprout, bud
brotar
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sects have sprung up all over the place
han brotado sectas por todos sitios
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ship, boat
un buque
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flagship
un buque almirante
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tanker
un buque cisterna
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a small bit (2)
un cacho, un trozo
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a horn (2)
un cacho, un cuerno
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a bell
la campana
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a campaign
una campaña
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an election campaign
una campaña electoral
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foreperson, overseer
el capataz
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a loud laugh, guffaw
una carcajado
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to burst out laughing
soltar una carcajada
suelto/soltamos/sueltan
suelte/soltemos/suelten
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cartridge case
el casquillo
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caution, wariness
cautela
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very cautiously
con mucha cautela
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a pan, casserole dish
una cazuela
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bait (fishing, hunting)
el cebo
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You use the bait so that the fish will bite the hook
El cebo se utiliza para lograr que los peces muerdan el anzuelo.
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A frown, scowl
| to frown, knit one's brows
el ceño
| arrugar/fruncir el ceño
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to creak, squeak, screech
chirriar
chirrío/chirriamos/chirrían
chirrié/chirriemos/chirríen
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I heard you arrive because the door was squeaking
Te oí llegar porque la puerta chirría.
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a hut, shack
un choza
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to fill to the brim, fill to overflowing
colmar
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Don't fill your spoon when you eat soup or you will spill it on your clothes
No colmes la cuchara cuando comas sopa o se derramará sobre tu ropa.
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a commitment
una obligación
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to answer, reply (the phone)
contestar (al teléfono)
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It's a fact that two people entered here
Aquí consta que entraron dos personas.
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The exam consists of (or: is made up of) two parts, one theory and one practice.
El examen consta de dos partes, una teórica y una práctica.
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let it be clearly understood that i did not approve
que conste que yo no di mi aprobación
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his age is not state on his licence
en el carnet no consta su edad
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to counteract, resist
contrarrestar
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The increased the number of police to resist the crime wave
Aumentaron el número de policías para contrarrestar la ola de crimen.
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a (building) contractor
un contratista (de obras)
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to agree on (to do) something
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convenir en (hacer) algo
convengo, vienes, viene, convenimos, convienen
convine/iste/o/imos/ieron
convendré/
convendría
convenga
conveniera
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Both countries agreed to immigration reform
Ambos países convinieron en una reforma migratoria.
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to suit, to be in someone's interest
convenir
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that time is not convenient for me
esa hora no me conviene
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It's in your interest to have a high rotation of inventory in your business
Te conviene tener una alta rotación de inventarios en tu empresa.
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we met at the agreed time
nos vimos a la hora convenida
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it should be remembered that this is a serious matter
conviene recordar que ésta es un tema serio
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belt, strap
la correa
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to make/pay contributions
cotizar
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to be valued at
cotizarse
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knowledge of English is highly valued
los conocimientos de inglés se cotizan muy alto
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to create, set up, form
crear
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God created man
| John set up an advertising company with his brother.
dios creó al hombre
| Juan creó una empresa de publicidad con su hermano
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my house is at the top of the hill
| a steep slope
mi casa está al final de la cuesta
| una cuesta empinada
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observance, completion
el cumplimiento
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he congratulated him on achieving all the proposed aims
le felicitó por el cumplimiento de todos los objetivos propuestos
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to study, take, read
cursar
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He son is currently in his sixth year of primary school
Su hijo actualmente cursa el sexto año de primaria.
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to process, dispatch, deal with
cursar
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To be able to process you request it is first necessary to fill all the spaces
Para poder cursar la solicitud primero es necesario llenar todos los campos.
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to wander about
deambular
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to decree, order
decretar
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The closing of the premises was ordered
Se decretó el cierre del local.
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a proof, demonstration
una demostración
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they gave a demonstration of how it worked
hicieron una demostración del funcionamiento
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to knock down, pull down, batter down
derribar
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the hurricane brought down a number of houses
el huracán derribó varias casas
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a waste, squandering (of)
un derroche (de)
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to describe, summarize, to review
reseñar
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All of the monuments appear described in the book
Todos los monumentos aparecen reseñados en el libro.
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to subtract, deduct, take away
restar
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you have to deduct the expenses from this figure
a esta cifra hay que restarle los gastos
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to take authority away from somebody
restar autoridad a algn
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a portrait
un retrato
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a flutter, fluttering, stir, commotion
un revuelo
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to cause a great stir
armar/levantar un gran revuelo
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to satiate, satisfy
saciar
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He satisfied his thirst drinking a beer
the book satisfied his longing to know
He indulged/satisfied himself eating the whole pie
Sació su sed bebiendo cerveza.
El libro sació su ansia de saber.
Se sació comiéndose toda la tarta.
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safe from
a salvo de
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except for those we have already counted
salvo aquellos que ya contamos
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unless
salvo que/si
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safe
salvo
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a draw, raffle (2)
un sorteo, una rifa
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a swamp
un pantano
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unequivocal, emphatic
tajante
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he answered with an emphatic "no"
contestó con un "no" tajante
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to fell, cut down, chop down
talar
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tenacious, persistent
tesonero
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to swindle, con (someone)
timar (a alguien)
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to process, negotiate
tramitar
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they have started divorce proceedings
ya están tramitando su divorcio
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a disruption, disturbance, upheaval, inconveniene
un trastorno
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He has a severe personality disorder
Tiene un trastorno severo de la personalidad.
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I hope I am not inconveniencing you with my visit
Espero no causarte mucho trastorno con mi visita.
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life has been very kind to her
la vida la ha tratado muy bien
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this matter should be handled carefulluy
este asunto debe ser tratado con cuidado
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I no longer have any dealings with him
ya no lo trato
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which doctor is treating you?
¿qué médico le está tratando?
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to be about, to talk about, to discuss
| what is it about?
tratarse de
| ¿de qué se trata?
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i deal with all sorts of people
trato con todo tipo de gente
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a crowd, throng, mob
una turba
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unless
a menos que + subj, a no ser que + subj
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to upset, knock over, overturn
volcar
vuelco/cas/ca/volcamos/vuelcan
volqué/volcaste/có/camos/caron
vuelque
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Be careful not to knock over the vase while you clean the table
Ten cuidado al limpiar la mesa no vayas a volcar el jarrón.
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to capsize
volcarse
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to throw oneself into an activity
| He threw himself into the new project
volcarse en una actividad
| Se volcó en el nuevo proyecto
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a worm (2)
un gusano, un lombriz
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wrath
la cólera
