Ultralingua 7/31/13 2 Flashcards
(200 cards)
1
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to knock down, demolish
A
derrumbar
2
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to collapse
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derrumbarse
3
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They ordered the demolition of the building because it was in ruins
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Ordenaron derrumbar el edificio porque estaba en ruinas.
4
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When the police questioned Juan he broke down and confessed
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Cuando la policía le presentó las pruebas Juan se derrumbó y confesó.
5
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The building collapsed because there were cracks in the walls
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El edificio se derrumbó porque había muchas grietas en las paredes.
6
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to disband, to scatter in all directions
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desbandarse
7
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to wear out, wear down, wear away
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desgastar
8
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Run slowly at the beginning of the race so that you do not wear yourself out
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Corre despacio al iniciar la carrera para que no te desgastes.
9
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to unfold, open out, unfurl, spread
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desplegar
despliego/as/a, desplegamos, despliegan
desplegué/gaste/gó/gamos/garon
despliegue/ues/ue/uemos/uen
10
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to give off, shed, detach, get rid of
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desprender
11
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to be delirious, to rave
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desvariar
desvarío/ías/ía/iamos/ían
íe/iemos/íen
12
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the fever made you become delirious
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La fiebre le hacía desvariar
13
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to play, contest
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disputar
14
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the world cup was played in France
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el Mundial se disputó en Francia
15
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to compete for something
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disputar por algo
16
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supposedly
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dizque
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he was trying to help, supposedly
they’re supposed to be coming today
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lo hizo dizque por ayudar
dizque vendrán hoy
18
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a dose
in small doses
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una dosis
en pequeñas dosis
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effective, real
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efectivo
20
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a resevoir
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un embalse
21
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The made some reservoirs in the area to collect water for human consumption
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Se hicieron varios embalses en la zona para recoger agua de lluvia para consumo humano.
22
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to charge, asault
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embestir embisto, es, e, embestimos, embisten embestí, íste, embistió, embestimos, embistieron embista, as, a, amos, an embistiera
23
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to grasp, clutch, sieze
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empuñar
24
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When the police arrived he was still gripping the gun with which he had committed the murder
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Cuando llegó la policía aún empuñaba el arma con la que había cometido el asesinato.
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to hoist, raise
enarbolar
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to inflame, incite, fill with passio
enardecer
enardezco
enardezca/as/a/amos/an
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with his speech he inflamed the masses, who took to the streets and causes an uproar
Con su discurso enardeció a las masas que salieron a la calle y causaron desordenes.
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to go grey
encanecer
encanezco
encanezca
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to frame
enmarcar
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his work forms part of the avant garde movements
su obra se enmarca en las corrientes vanguardistas
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to widen, expand
ensanchar
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to get excited
entusiasmarse
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he's not very keen on the idea
no le entusiasma mucho la idea
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i love my work
me entusiasma el trabajo
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She got excited to hear his voice again
Se entusiasmó al escuchar de nuevo su voz.
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a statement
un enunciado
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wingspan, importance
la envergadura
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In the meeting they discussed topics of great importance
En la reunión se trataron asuntos de gran envergadura.
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An African elephant is an animal of great size
Un elefante africano es un animal de gran envergadura.
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to guard, protect, excort
escoltar
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to shield (oneself)
escudar(se)
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a shield
un escudo
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to scrutinize, examine
escudriñar
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He carefully scrutinized the location to calculate possible ways of escape
Escudriñó detenidamente el lugar para calcular las posibles vías de escape.
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Carefully, thoroughly
detenidamente
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a spur
una espuela
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a stake, post, peg
una estaca
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to swindle, defraud
estafar
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to swindle sb out of sth
estafar algo a algn
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to explode, go off, burst
estallar
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to burst into tears
estallar en llanto
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When war broke out he returned with his family
Cuando estalló la guerra volvió con su familia.
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to get in the way, bother
estorbar
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demanding, exacting
exigente
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a girdle, sash, strip
una faja
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to fail, go wrong, disappoint
fallar
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to pass judgment
fallar
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to rule in favor of/against
fallar a favor/en contra de alguien
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to let sb down
fallar a algn
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my legs gave way
fallaran las piernas
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his memory is failing
le falla la memoria
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to miss the target
fallar el blanco
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fetid, foul smelling
fétido
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cutting edge, blade
el filo
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just before twelve o'clock
al filo de las doce
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brand new, brilliant fabulous
flamante
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a bonfire, blaze
una fogata
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foreign
foráneo
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to line/cover (de)
forrar (de)
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annoying*, lousy, tricky, fussy, damn
fregado
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truck, van, boxcar
un furgón
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a groan, moan, wail
un gemido
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to groan, moan, wail
```
gemir
gimo/es/es/gemimos/gimen
gemí/iste/gimió/gemimos/gimieron
gima
gimiera
```
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a hammering
una goleada
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to shelter, take refuge (from)
guarecerse
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a den, hideout, haunt
la guarida
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to find, discover
hallar
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tattered, in rags
harapiento
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rag, tatter
un harapo
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deep, profound
hondo
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the deep nostalgia that he felt made him cry
La honda nostalgia que sentía lo hizo llorar.
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to run away, flee (from)
```
huir (de)
huyo/es/es/huimos/huyen
huí/huiste/huyó/huimos/huyeron
huya
huyera
```
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to excite, thrill
ilusionar
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i'm really excited about this journey
me ilusiona mucho el viaje
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to get sb's hopes up
ilusionar a algn
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to get excited
ilusionarse
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to influence, affect, have a bearing on
incidir
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the groin
la ingle
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admission
el ingreso
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after he joined/his admission to the Academy
tras su ingreso en la Academia
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income, revenue
los ingresos (de persona, empresa)
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to interfere, meddle in
```
inmiscuirse en
inmiscuyo/yes/ye/inmiscuimos/inmiscuyen
inmiscuí/cuiste/cuyó/cuimos/cuyeron
inmiscuya
inmiscuyera
```
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to interest, be of interest
interesar a algn en algo
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a subject of interest to young people
un tema que interesa a los jóvenes
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the matter concerns everybody
el asunto interesa a todos
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to take an interest in
interesarse por algo
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to raise, hoist
izar
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the flag is flying
la bandera está izada
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to pant, gasp for breath
jadear
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the runners were panting from exertion
Los corredores jadeaban por el esfuerzo.
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a pack of hounds
la jauría
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the leader, chief, hierarch
el jerarca
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a hierarchy
una jerarquía
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The director is the highest position in the company hierarchy
El Director es el cargo más alto en la jerarquía de la empresa.
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hurling, dropping, throwing
el lanzamiento
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the shot/kick
el lanzamiento de bala
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the launch
el lanzamiento
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the legacy
el legado
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Freud has left a legacy that affects psychiatry to this day.
Freud ha dejado un legado que incide en la psiquiatría hasta nuestros días.
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to obtain, achieve, attain
lograr
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the gymnast won the gold medal
El gimnasta logró la medalla de oro.
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The person from the shipwreck managed to arrive on land
El náufrago logró llegar a tierra firme.
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to manage to do sth
lograr hacer algo
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to get somebody to do something
lograr que algn haga algo
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evil, wickedness
la maldad
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to squander, waste (his time)
malgastar (su tiempo)
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the handle
el mango
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broomstick
el mango de escoba
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a heavy blow
un mazazo
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it's worth it
merece la pena
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it's not worth arguing
no merece la pena discutir
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it serves him right for being so stupid
se lo merece por tonto
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a decrease, loss
una merma
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to complicate
dificultar
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The fog complicated transportation for us
La neblina nos dificultaba el transporte.
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The decrease in his salary made it hard to make it to the end of the month
La merma en su salario le dificultaba llegar a fin de mes.
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the mountain, hill, countryside, country, woodland
el monte
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the move
la mudanza
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to be moving
estar de mudanza
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the appointment
el nombramiento
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to blur, cloud
nublar
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The smoke clouded our view
El humo nos nublaba la vista.
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sometimes my vision goes blurred
a veces se me nubla la vista
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to force somebody to do something
obligar a algn a hacer algo
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the electrical outlet
la toma
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the pavilion, block (prison), wing
el pabellón
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to suffer from
padecer de
padezco/padeces
padezca
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He suffers from a hereditary illness
Padece una enfermedad hereditaria.
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lever. leverage (influence)
la palanca
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gear shift lever
la palanca de cambio
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to touch, feel
palpar
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I touched the object inside the case to see what it was
Palpé el objeto dentro de la caja para ver que era.
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when the light went out I had to go to the bathroom feeling my way along the walls
Cuando se fue la luz tuve que ir al baño palpando las paredes.
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boggy, marshy
pantanoso
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difficult, tricky
pantanoso
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a trial (law)
un juicio
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a trial (clinical test)
un ensayo
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a cloth, dish cloth
un paño
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to chatter, prattle, ramble
parlotear
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the standard, guideline, rule (4)
la pauta, la norma, el ejemplo, el modelo
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to set the standard
marcar la pauta
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to serve as a model for
servir de pauta a
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The exemplary life of their mother was the standard that guided them along a good path
La vida ejemplar de su madre fue la pauta que los guió por el buen camino.
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the toll
el peaje
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toll motorway
autopista de peaje
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to hang (from) (over)
pender (de,en) (sobre)
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The threat of the plague hung over the city
La amenaza de la peste pende sobre la ciudad.
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to notice, realize
percatarse
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He didn't realize that the professor was close when he tried to copy
No se percató de que el profesor estaba cerca cuando intentó copiar.
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the investigation, inquiry, search (3)
la pesquisa, la investigación, la indagación
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awful, dreadful
pésimo
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scraps, worthless object, wretch
la piltrafa
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After eating we threw the scraps to the dogs
Después de comer tiramos las piltrafas a los perros.
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plagiarism (2)
el plagio, la copia
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the knob, door handle
el pomo
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dirt, muck, junk, garbage, smut
la porquería
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subsequently (subsequent to)
con posterioridad (a)
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a colt
un potro
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to preach
predicar
prediqué,cast/có/camos/caron
predique/es/e/emos/en
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practice what one preaches
predicar con el ejemplo
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to get pregnant, impregnate, fertilize (2)
preñar, fecundar
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to come from
provenir de
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the butt of a cigarette
el pucho
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a bridge
un puente
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to polish, smoothen, shine
pulir
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I have to polish this assignment before I turn it into the professor
Tengo que pulir este trabajo antes de entregárselo al profesor.
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to take aim
apuntar, pulsear
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shooting, stabbing, sharp, biting (pain, object, comment)
punzante
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rank, status, standing
el rango
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of high standing
de alto rango
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in a fit of jealousy
en un rapto de celos
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kidnapping (2)
el secuestro, el rapto
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to raise funds
recabar fondos
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recruitment
el reclutamiento
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to refuse to do something
rehusar hacer algo
rehúso/as/a/rehusamos/rehúsan
rehúse/es/e/rehusemos/rehúsen
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an oar
un remo
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to row across a river
cruzar un rio a remo
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to reassemble, put together, repair
remontar
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to go up, go upriver/upstream
remontar (el río)
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we have to go back to the 15th century
tenemos que remontarnos al siglo XV
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to divide up, share
repartir
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they lashed out at anyone who came near them
repartieron golpes a todo el que se les acercaba
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they divided the spoils amongst themselves
se repartieron al botín
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loot, booty
el botín
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to fail, to reprove, to condemn
reprobar
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to flunk a course (2)
suspender/reprobar una materia
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resentful
resentido
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he still feels resentful that you didn't congratulate him
aún está resentido porque no lo felicitaste
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resentment, bitterness (3)
el resentimiento, el rencor, la amargura
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answer, reply
la respuesta
