Unit 2 vocabulary 1 Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
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puenting.
¿Alguna vez has probado el puenting?

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Bungee jumping (Bán-yi Yampin)
“Have you ever tried bungee jumping?”

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Resistencia. También puede traducirse como aguante, duración, o persistencia dependiendo del contexto.
Las negociaciones pusieron a prueba su aguante.
La batería tiene una larga duración.

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endurance (indoorens)
“The negotiations tested his endurance
“The battery has a long endurance”

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Pasar sin comer, quedarse sin comida.
“Después de la tormenta, muchas personas tuvieron que pasar sin comer durante varios días.”

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Go without food (Gou wi-zaut fuud)
“After the storm, many people had to go without food for several days.”

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mantener sujetar
Mantén la puerta abierta, por favor
Creo (mantengo mi punto de vista de) que la educación es muy importante

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hold (jould)
Hold the door open, please.”
“I hold the view that education is very important.”

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Contener, caber.
Esta botella puede contener dos litros de agua.

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Hold (jould)
“This bottle can hold two liters of water.”

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Aguantar la respiración, contener la respiración.
“Necesitas aguantar la respiración cuando vayas debajo del agua.”
“Todos contuvieron la respiración mientras el equilibrista cruzaba la cuerda.”

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Hold one’s breath (Hould wans brez)
“You need to hold your breath when you go underwater.”
Everyone held their breath as the tightrope walker crossed the wire.”

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Abandonado/a.
“Encontramos un coche abandonado al lado de la carretera.”

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Abandoned (əˈband(ə)nd)
“We found an abandoned car by the side of the road.”

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Contra todo pronóstico, pese a todas las dificultades.
“Contra todo pronóstico, logró ganar la carrera.”

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Against all odds (Uh-genst ol odz)
“Against all odds, he managed to win the race.”

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Apenas, escasamente, por poco no.
“Apenas podía oír lo que estaba diciendo.”

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Barely (Bear-li) / hardly
“I could barely hear what she was saying.”

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Rama.
El pájaro estaba sentado en una rama del árbol.
La lingüística tiene muchas ramas diferentes.
Hay una sucursal de ese banco cerca de mi casa.

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Branch (bræntʃ)
“The bird was sitting on a branch of the tree.”
“Linguistics has many different branches.”
“There’s a branch of that bank near my house.”

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Recorrer una distancia.
“Necesitamos recorrer una distancia de 500 kilómetros hoy.”

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Cover a distance (Ka-ver uh dis-tans)
“We need to cover a distance of 500 kilometers today.”

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gatear o moverse muy lento “El bebé empezó a gatear por el suelo.”
Castellano: “El tráfico iba muy lento esta mañana.”

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crawl (crool)
The baby started to crawl across the floor.”
“The traffic was crawling this morning.”

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Daño, dañar, perjudicar
“El escándalo causó un grave perjuicio a su reputación.”
“La tormenta causó mucho daño a los edificios.”

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Damage (Daaa-mich)
“The scandal did serious damage to his reputation.”
“The storm caused a lot of damage to the buildings.”

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Bajar la temperatura, descender la temperatura.
“Se espera que la temperatura baje esta noche.”

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Drop temperature (drop temperchuur)
“The temperature is expected to drop tonight.”

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Ahogarse.
“Casi se ahoga en la piscina.”

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Drown (draun)
“He nearly drowned in the swimming pool.”

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Finalmente, al final, con el tiempo.
“Finalmente encontraremos una solución.”

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Eventually (evéntchualii)
“We will eventually find a solution.”

17
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Forma, manera.
“¿Qué forma de pago aceptan?”

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Form
“What form of payment do you accept?”

18
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Daño, perjuicio.
“El incendio no causó ningún daño grave.”

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Harm
“The fire caused no serious harm.”

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Senderista, excursionista.
“Vimos varios senderistas en el sendero de la montaña.”

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Hiker (Hai-ker)
“We saw several hikers on the mountain trail.”

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Herir, lesionar.
“Se hirió la pierna jugando al fútbol.”

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Injure (ínyer)
“He injured his leg playing football.”

21
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Uno por uno, de uno en uno.
“Los niños entraron en la habitación uno por uno.”
“Abordemos estos problemas de uno en uno.”

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One by one (Uan bai uan)
“The children entered the room one by one.”
“Let’s address these issues one by one.”

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Transeúnte.
“Un transeúnte vio el accidente y llamó a la policía.”

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Passerby (Pa-ser-bai)
“A passerby saw the accident and called the police.”

23
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Guardabosques, guardaparque.
“El guardaparque patrulla el parque para prevenir incendios y proteger la vida silvestre.”

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Ranger (Rein-yer)
“The ranger patrols the park to prevent fires and protect wildlife.”

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Varios, varias.
“Vi a varias personas esperando en la parada de autobús.”

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Several (Se-vral)
“I saw several people waiting at the bus stop.”

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Refugio. "Nos refugiamos de la lluvia bajo un árbol."
Shelter (Shel-ter) "We took shelter from the rain under a tree."
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Ver, divisar, detectar Finalmente pude detectar al pájaro raro en el árbol.
spot ( Es-pot) see, notice, detect I was finally able to spot the rare bird in the tree.
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Alcanzar, dar en La flecha acertó justo en el centro de la diana.
Strike ( Straik) hit, reach The arrow struck right in the center of the target.
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Atónito, pasmado, estupefacto Estaba atónito por la noticia inesperada.
Stunned (Stond) astonished, surprised I was stunned by the unexpected news.
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Traducción: Suministros, provisiones, existencias Necesitamos comprar más provisiones para la oficina.
supplies ( sa-pláis) provisions, We need to buy more supplies for the office.
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Traducción: Atrapado, encerrado El gato quedó atrapado en el armario.
Trapped (Trapt) confined, stuck, The cat got trapped in the closet.
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Espectador, transeúnte Un transeúnte grabó el accidente con su teléfono móvil.
bystander (Bái-stan-der) onlooker, witness, A bystander recorded the accident with his mobile phone.
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Revocar, anular, volcar
Overturn
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patinar, resvalar El coche patinó en la carretera mojada.
Skid (skid) The car skidded on the wet road.
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Ventisca Nevada fuerte con viento La ventisca hizo imposible conducir
Blizzard (Blí-zard) The blizzard made it impossible to drive.
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Soplar El viento comenzó a soplar con fuerza.
Blow (Blóu) The wind began to blow strongly.