vocab 140522 Flashcards by Rob Glover

Q

they worked things out without fallling out

A

no llega la sangre al río

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milestone, landmark

A

un hito

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sow seeds

A

sembrar las sembrillas

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a can of worms

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una caja de sorpresas

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a cold

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un constipado

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to have a cold

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estar constipado

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taking into account that

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teniendo en cuenta que

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childminder / babysitter (Sp)

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un / una canguro

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= dar a luz

A

parir

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labour (child birth) / delivery room

A

el paritorio

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hurtful

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hiriente

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parental leave (maternity / paternity leave)

A

la baja por maternidad / paternidad

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relating to summer

A

veraniego

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claiming - laying claim to

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la reivindicación

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to award (give prize)

A

galardar

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a prize - award

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un galardón

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orchestra pit / stalls (in a theatre)

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el patio de butacas

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award winner / award winning

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galardonado

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to champion / support

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abanderar

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the start or outbreak (of emotion)

A

el arranque

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to the extent that

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en la medida en que

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death row

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A

el corredor de la muerte

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to guarantee

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A

avalar

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hackneyed

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trillado / manido

stage fright

el miedo escenico

slovenliness

la dejadez

to take a weight off your shoulders

quitarse un peso de encima

to give a slap

dar un tortazo / una torta / un bofetón / una bufetada

to say something in the cold light of day

decir algo en frio

to say something in the heat of the moment

decir algo en caliente

cautious

cauto

to not go down well (food or words spoken)

sentarse mal

mask

la careta

shield

la coraza

platform / dais

el estrado

emphasis

al hincapié

either, or

bien, bien

boosting, strengthening, promotion

la potenciación

a drill

un taladro

to embarrass

abochornar

to lengthen

alargar

soft / runny

blandengue

ruckus, racket, uproar

la bulla

candy / sweets

la chuchería

to plot / conspire

confabular

implausible / improbable

inverosímil

astonished / stunned

pasmado

suspicion / mistrust

el recelo

to grumble

refunfuñar

defect / blemish

la tara

to stutter

tartamudear

aches & pains (Sp) / shoelaces (Mexico)

las agujetas

gardening

la jardinería

DIY

el bricolaje