Unit 3 Flashcards

(50 cards)

1
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el barniz

A

varnish, glaze

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2
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la víbora

A

viper

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3
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to realize

A

darse cuenta

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4
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el porvenir

A

future

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5
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el rezagado

A

Straggler, one who is left behind on a march; tramp, one too indolent to work.
Visas: an overstay

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6
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dirt cheap; simple, dead easy

A

tirado

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7
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empaparse de

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to soak up, immerse oneself in

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8
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la queja

A

complaint

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9
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to draw up (lista); to prepare (plato)

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confeccionar

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10
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darse cuenta

A

to realize

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11
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to leave someone in the lurch

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dejar tirado

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12
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la prueba

A

proof, evidence (i.e., no tengo pruebas)

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13
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la mano de obra

A

labor

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14
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to warn

A

avisar

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15
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el asunto

A

matter, issue

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16
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avisar

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to warn

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17
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confeccionar

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to draw up (lista); to prepare (plato)

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18
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el maltrato

A

mistreatment, abuse

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19
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viper

A

la víbora

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20
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tumbar

A

to knock over or down

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21
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el recaudo

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1 (Economía) collection
2 (cuidado) care; protection; (precaución) precaution

22
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rezagar

A

to overstay, to lag/stay behind

23
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la varita

A

wand

“con la misma varita a todo el mundo” = “Paint with the same brush…”

24
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to realize

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la acotación
boundary mark, limit
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paupérrimo, -a
very poor
27
proof, evidence (i.e., no tengo pruebas)
la prueba
28
burlar(se) de
to make fun of somebody
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los nexos
connections
30
empapar
to soak
31
to dodge; To cleverly elude or shun a conflict, risk, or difficulty
sortear
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álgido, -a
critical, decisive
33
darse cuenta
to realize
34
el muro
wall
35
dejar tirado
to leave someone in the lurch
35
estar pendiente
to keep an eye on something or somebody
36
ensañar
to irritate, to enrage
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average
promedio
38
soltar
to let go of, to release
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promedio
average
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los antecedentes
precedent, records, background
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to let go of, to release
soltar
42
suceder
to happen
43
to happen
suceder
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ensañarse con
to torment, to treat cruelly
45
connections
los nexos
46
sortear
to dodge; To cleverly elude or shun a conflict, risk, or difficulty
47
tirado
dirt cheap; simple, dead easy
48
(quedar) impune
(to remain/go) unpunished
49
to knock over or down
tumbar