UNIT 7 vocabulary 1 Flashcards

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for a moment
Por un instante, pensé que había perdido mis llaves

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Fo an instant / for an ínstant/
For an instant, I thought I had lost my keys

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mirada fija / mirar fijamente
Ella miraba las estrellas en silencio

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gaze /géiz/
stare
She gazed at the stars in silence

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Catch
Él agarró el libro del estante

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Grab /grab/
seize
He grabbed the book from the shelf

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derribar / tumbar
Él derribó accidentalmente el jarrón

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Knock over /nok óu-ver/
topple
He accidentally knocked over the vase

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superar / vencer
Ella superó su miedo a hablar en público

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Overcome /óu-ver-kam/
conquer
She overcame her fear of public speaking

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oír por casualidad / escuchar sin querer
Escuché sin querer que hablaban sobre la fiesta sorpresa

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Overhear /óu-ver-jir/
eavesdrop
I overheard them talking about the surprise party

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apresurarse / prisa
No te apresures, tenemos mucho tiempo

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Rush /rash/
hurry
Don’t rush, we have plenty of time

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tragar
No olvides tragar tu medicina

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swallow /suá-lou/
gulp
Don’t forget to swallow your medicine

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especies en peligro de extinción
Los tigres son una de las especies en peligro de extinción más conocidas

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endangered species /in-déin-yerd spí-shis/
threatened species
igers are one of the most well-known endangered species

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10
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variety

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range

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I’m not certain
No puedo decir con certeza si ella vendrá a la fiesta

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I can’t say for sure
I can’t say for sure if she will come to the party

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I’m sure that

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I know for fact that

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13
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in danger

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at risk

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14
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promedio / media
La temperatura promedio en julio es de 25 grados

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Average /á-ver-ich/
The average temperature in July is 25 degrees

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crear conciencia / aumentar la conciencia
La campaña tiene como objetivo crear conciencia sobre el cambio climático

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rise awareness / réis a-wér-nes/
increase awareness
The campaign aims to raise awareness about climate change

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16
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goal
Tiene como objetivo…

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aim
It aims to…

17
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confiar / depender
Puedes confiar en mí para ayudarte

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Rely /ri-lái/
You can rely on me to help you

18
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sufrir de / padecer
Ella sufre de alergias cada primavera y lucho con ellas todos los meses

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Suffer from /sá-fer from/
She suffers from allergies every spring and I struggle with them every month

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dar algo por sentado / no valorar algo
No des tu salud por sentada

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take something for granted /teik sám-zing for gránt-id/
Don’t take your health for granted

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pasar por alto / no darse cuenta de algo
Él pasó por alto un gran error en el informe

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overlook /óu-ver-luk/
ignore
He overlooked a big mistake in the report

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agotar / consumir completamente
Agotamos toda la leche esta mañana

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use up /iús ap/
exhaust
We used up all the milk this morning

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escasez de agua
El pueblo está sufriendo una grave escasez de agua

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water shortage /wó-ter shór-tich/
water scarcity
The village is suffering from a serious water shortage

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escasez / falta
Hay una escasez de médicos en el hospital

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shortage /shór-tich/
lack
There is a shortage of doctors in the hospital

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asombrado / sorprendido
Me quedé asombrado con la noticia

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astonished /as-tó-nisht/
amazed
I was astonished by the news

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calmarse / disminuir / apagarse poco a poco El viento finalmente se calmó después de la tormenta
die down /dái daun/ fade The wind finally died down after the storm
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dirty Su ropa estaba sucia después de trabajar en el jardín
filthy /fí-lthi/ His clothes were filthy after working in the garden
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áspero / duro / difícil La carretera estaba áspera y llena de baches
rough /raf/ harsh The road was rough and full of potholes
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casi me muero del susto
I nearly jumped out of my skin
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Me puse rojo como un tomate / me puse muy rojo
I went as red as beetroot /aɪ wɛnt æz rɛd æz ˈbiːtruːt/ I blushed deeply
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Estaba caminando por la calle, y lo siguiente que supe, empezó a llover
I was walking down the street, and the next thing I knew, it started to rain
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Después de intentar todo, no quedaba esperanza
After trying everything, there was no hope left
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La ambulancia llegó en cuestión de minutos después del accidente
The ambulance arrived within minutes of the accident