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Vocab-22.8 Flashcards

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reputable

a reputable source

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acreditado / respetable

una fuente acreditada

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a reputation

Don’t worry too much about your reputation. Just be yourself

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una reputación / la fama

No te preocupes demasiado por tu reputación. Simplemente sé tú mismo

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He has a bad reputation

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Él tiene mala fama / Él tiene mala reputación

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a rule of thumb / a general rule

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una regla práctica / una regla general

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to rule out / to reject

They ruled out the possibility that the murderer was a stranger

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descartar

Descartaron la posibilidad de que el asesino era un desconocido

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rust

There’s rust all over this old bike

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el óxido / la herrumbre

Hay óxido en toda esta bicicleta vieja

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rusty

a rusty knife

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oxidado / herrumbrado

un cuchillo oxidado

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to be rusty / to be out of practice

I’m a little rusty. I need to practice more

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estar oxidado / estar fuera de práctica

Estoy un poco oxidado. Necesito practicar más

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to set yourself apart / to make yourself stand out

She set herself apart by writing an impressive essay

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destacarse

Ella se destacó escribiendo un ensayo impresionante

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to set aside / to save for the future

She ate one apple and set the other aside for later

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apartar / reservar / guardar para el futuro

Se comió una manzana y reservó la otra para después

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to set off / to trigger / to trip

The loud thunder set off the car alarm

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hacer sonar / desencadenar / estallar

Los truenos fuertes hicieron sonar la alarma del carro

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to set the table

You can set the table while I finish cooking dinner

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poner la mesa

Puedes poner la mesa mientras termino de hacer la cena

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to set out / to put out

Please set these pamphlets out on all the seats

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disponer / colocar

Por favor coloca estos folletos en todas las sillas

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sociology

I’m taking a sociology class this semester

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la sociología

Estoy tomando una clase de sociología este semestre

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a sociologist

The sociologist studied the audience’s reactions

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un sociólogo

El sociólogo estudió las reacciones del público

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first-class

We received first-class service at our hotel in Athens

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de primera clase

Recibimos un servicio de primera clase en nuestro hotel en Atenas

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second-class

The snobby rich people treat me like a second-class citizen

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de segunda clase

Los ricos pretenciosos me tratan como cuidadano de segunda clase

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sociopolitical

The sociopolitical landscape in his home country is tense

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sociopolítico

El paisaje sociopolítico en su país natal es tenso

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to socialize

He didn’t mind socializing with strangers

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socializar

No le molestaba socializar con extraños

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aloof / distant / detached

My brother has always been pretty aloof

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apartado / distante / indiferente

Mi hermano siempre ha sido bastante apartado

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low-class

a low-class lifestyle

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de clase baja

un estilo de vida de clase baja

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middle-class

a middle-class family

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de clase media

una familia de clase media

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high-class

He comes from a high-class family

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de clase alta

Él viene de una familia de clase alta

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as soon as possible / ASAP

Please call me back as soon as possible

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cuanto antes / lo más pronto posible / con la mayor brevedad

Por favor devuélveme la llamada cuanto antes

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as soon as

As soon as he gets here, we can leave

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tan pronto como

Tan pronto como él llegue, podemos irnos

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crude / unrefined / vulgar

a crude joke, a vulgar man, etc.

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crudo / inculto / basto

una broma cruda, un hombre inculto, etc.

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crude / rudimentary / primitive

primitive tools

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primitivo / rudimentario / tosco

herramientas primitivas

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to have class / to be sophisticated / to be classy

a classy lady

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tener clase

una mujer con clase

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lush / verdant

a lush forest

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frondoso

un bosque frondoso

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luxurious / lush / opulent

a luxurious hotel

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lujoso / opulento / suculento

un hotel lujoso

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extravagant / overly luxurious

an extravagant lifestyle

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extravagante / excesivamente lujoso

un estilo de vida extravagante

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sophisticated

a sophisticated party filled with intellectuals

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sofisticado

una fiesta sofosticada llena de intelectuales

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sophisticated / complicated / advanced

a sophisticated machine

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sofisticado / complicado / avanzado

una máquina sofisticada

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graceful

a graceful dancer

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con gracia / airoso / elegante

un bailarín airoso

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gracefully / elegantly / with grace

She walked gracefully

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graciosamente / elegantemente / con gracia

Ella caminó elegantemente

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glamor / elegance

She was distracted by the glamor of the decorations

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glamour / la elegancia

La distrajo la elegancia de las decoraciones

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glamorous / elegant

a glamorous party for celebrities

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glamoroso

una fiesta glamorosa para celebridades

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deaf

He is deaf, so you’ll have to communicate with sign language

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sordo

Él es sordo, así que tendrás que comunicarte con lenguaje de señas

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hearing

hearing loss

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el oído / la audición

la pérdida de audición

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a sound effect

This movie has cool sound effects

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un efecto de sonido

Esta película tiene buenos efectos de sonido

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an echo

When you yell in the mountains, you can hear an echo

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un eco

Cuando gritas en las montañas, puedes escuchar un eco

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deafening

The sound was deafening

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ensordecedor

Ese sonido era ensordecedor

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to squeak

I hear a mouse squeaking

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chillar

Oigo un ratón que chilla

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to squeak / to creak / to screech

The door squeaks

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rechinar / chirriar

La puerta rechina

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to tick

The clock was ticking

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hacer tictac

El reloj estaba haciendo tictac

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to resonate / to reverberate

His voice resonated throughout the entire canyon

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resonar / reverberar

Su voz reverberaba por todo el cañón

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spare / replacement / backup

a spare key

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de repuesto / de sustitución

una llave de repuesto

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to speculate

Without more information, we can only speculate

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especular

Sin tener más información, solo podemos especular

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speculation / conjecture

That’s not fact. That’s just speculation

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especulación

Eso no es un hecho. Es solamente especulación

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a spring / a mountain spring / a natural spa

This town gets its water from fresh mountain springs

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un manantial

Esta pueblo obtiene su agua de frescos manantiales

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a spring / a metal spring

It has springs on the bottom, so it can bounce very high

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un resorte / un muelle

Tiene resortes en la parte de abajo, entonces puede rebotar muy alto

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to straighten

She straightens her hair once a week

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alisar

Ella se alisa el cabello una vez por semana

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to straighten / to straighten out / to make straight

Please straighten out this row of chairs

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enderezar / poner derecho

Por favor endereza esta fila de sillas

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to flatten / to smooth

He flattened the pancakes before serving them

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aplanar / allanar

Aplanó las tortitas antes de servirlas

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by far / hands down / without a doubt

This is his best movie, by far

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sin lugar a dudas / sin duda

Ésta es su mejor película, sin lugar a dudas

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certainty / sureness / certitude

The doctor’s certainty in her diagnosis eased my worries

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certeza / seguridad

La certeza del doctor en su diagnóstico aplaca mis preocupaciones

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decisive

a decisive vote

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decisivo

un voto decisivo

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indecisive / undecided / ambivalent

The president remained indecisive until the final moment

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indeciso

El presidente permaneció indeciso hasta el último momento

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to make sure that / to be sure that / to ensure that

Make sure that he gets the message

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asegurarse de que

Asegúrate de que reciba el mensaje

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to finalize

Have you finalized your plans for this summer yet?

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finalizar

¿Ya has finalizado tus planes para este verano?

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a tank / a reservoir

a fuel tank

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un depósito / un tanque / una cisterna

un depósito de combustible

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a fish tank / an aquarium

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un acuario / una pecera

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to tempt / to entice / to seduce

Don’t tempt me with cookies. I’m on a diet!

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tentar / atraer / seducir

No me tientes con galletas. ¡Estoy a dieta!

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temptation

I could not resist the temptation

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la tentación

No pude resistir la tentación

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tempting

Your offer is very tempting

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ser tentador

Tu oferta es muy tentadora

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to come together / to join together / to unite

The two companies united against the government

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unirse / aunar esfuerzos

e.g. Las dos compañías se unieron en contra del gobierno

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to bring together / to unite / to combine

They brought together the two teams

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unir

Unieron a los dos equipos

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to reunite / to bring back together

The brothers were reunited after 20 years apart

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reunir / volver a reunir

Los hermanos se reunieron después de estar separados 20 años

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a reunion

a family reunion

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una reunión / un reencuentro

una reunión familiar

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to tag along with / to accompany

She let her little sister tag along with her

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pegarse a / colarse a / acompañar a

Ella dejó que su hermana menor se le pegara

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to escort / to accompany

The usher escorted her into the limousine

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acompañar / escoltar

El acomodador la escoltó a la limusina

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to go together / to be compatible

Peanut butter and jelly go together

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combinar bien / ir bien juntos / hacer juego

La mantequilla de maní y la jalea combinan bien

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to be in cahoots with / to be an accomplice of / to conspire with

The store owner is in cahoots with the mafia

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confabularse con / estar compinchado con / conspirar con

El dueño de la tienda está confabulado con la mafia

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a thingy / a thingamajig / a whatchamacallit

i.e. an item whose name is not known

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una cosita / un coso / una cosa

i.e. un artículo cuyo nombre no se conoce

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to get rid of / to dispose of

I had to get rid of my old bike

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desechar / deshacerse de

Tuve que desechar mi bici vieja

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disposable

disposable batteries

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desechable

pilas desechables

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a dump / a landfill

We took the broken couch to the dump

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un vertedero / un basural / un basurero

Llevamos el sofá roto al basural

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a garbage man

John is a garbage man

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un basurero

John es un basurero

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junk / crap

You have so much junk you don’t need

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la chatarra / las baratijas / basura

Tienes tanta chatarra que no necesitas

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litter

There’s so much litter in the street

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la basura en la calle / los desperdicios

Hay tanta basura en la calle

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to litter

Please don’t litter

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tirar basura / contaminar

Por favor no tires basura

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refuse / waste

A pile of refuse littered the kitchen

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los residuos / los desperdicios / la basura

Un montón de basura estaba esparcida en la cocina

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waste

industrial waste

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el desecho / los residuos

el desecho industrial

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to turn up / to appear / to show up

I’m sorry you lost your keys. Hopefully, they will turn up soon

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aparecer

Siento que hayas perdido tus llaves. Espero que aparezcan pronto

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to turn on / to turn against

The Vice President turned against the President and backed the rival bill

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volverse en contra de

El vicepresidente se volvió en contra del presidente y apoyó la propuesta de ley de los rivales

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to turn to / to rely on

Whenever he’s in trouble, he always turns to his mother for help

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acudir a / recurrir a

Siempre que tiene problemas, acude a su madre para que lo ayude

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to turn your back on

Just when I needed her most, she turned her back on me!

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voltearle la espalada a / volverle la espalda a

Justo cuando más la necesitaba, me volteó la espalda

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the turnout / the attendance

What was the turnout at yesterday’s party?

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la asistencia / la concurrencia

¿Cómo estuvo la concurrencia a la fiesta de anoche?

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to turn over a new leaf / to start afresh

He stopped drinking, smoking, and cursing. He’s really turned over a new leaf

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pasar la página / empezar de nuevo / borrón y cuenta nueva

Dejó de beber, fumar y maldecir. Realmente ha hecho borrón y cuenta nueva

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to tilt

Tilt your head

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inclinar / ladear

Ladea la cabeza

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universal

Music is a universal language

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universal

La música es un idioma universal

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universally / globally

This law is universally accepted

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universalmente / globalmente

Esta ley es aceptada universalmente

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vain / useless / futile

a vain attempt

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vano / inútil

un intento vano

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to no avail / in vain / unsuccessfully

He pleaded with the judge, to no avail

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en vano / para nada

Él le suplicó al juez pero fue en vano

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to whip

He whipped the horse to make it run faster

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fustigar / azotar / latigar

Fustigó al caballo para que fuera más rápido

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a whip

a dungeon full of whips and chains

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un látigo

un calabozo lleno de látigos y cadenas

97
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to whip up / to improvise

I’ll try to whip up a meal with these basic ingredients

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improvisar

Intentaré improvisar una comida con estos ingredientes básicos

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grouchy / bad-tempered / ill-tempered

a grouchy old man

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malhumorado / malgeniado

un viejo malhumorado

99
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a sin

Adultery, murder, and blasphemy are examples of sins

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un pecado

El adulterio, el asesinato y la blasfemia son ejemplos de pecados

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to sin

I’m sorry, God, for I have sinned

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pecar

Perdóname Dios, pues he pecado

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a vice

I have many vices, including chocolate, alcohol, and smoking

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un vicio

Tengo muchos vicios, incluyendo el chocolate, el alcohol y fumar

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a beam

The building was supported by large metal beams

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una viga

El edificio estaba sostenido por grandes vigas de metal

103
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a ray / a beam

a beam of light

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un rayo

un rayo de luz

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bleak / gloomy / somber

a bleak future

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sombrío / decaído

un futuro sombrío

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bleak / deserted / desolate

a bleak landscape

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desolado / oscuro / desierto

un paisaje desolado

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bulk / volume / mass

Adding oil helps add bulk to the dough

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el bulto / la masa / el volumen

Agregar aceite ayuda a darle volumen a la masa

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bulky / cumbersome / unwieldy

I can’t lift this box – not because it’s too heavy, but because it’s too bulky

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voluminoso / engorroso / incómodo

No puedo levantar esta caja, no porque sea muy pesada, sino porque es muy voluminosa

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to bulk up / to become more muscular / to gain weight

He’s trying to bulk up, so he drinks a protein shake every morning

A

ganar músculo

Está intentando ganar músculo, así que toma un licuado de proteínas cada mañana

109
Q

stocky / bulky

a short, stocky man

A

fornido

un hombre bajo y fornido

110
Q

to come up against / to encounter / to face

Our proposal came up against strong opposition in parliament

A

tropezar con / vérselas con / encontrarse con

Nuestra propuesta se tropezó con fuerte oposición en el parlamento

111
Q

to be up against / to be facing

She’s up against a lot of opposition in Congress

A

enfrentarse a

Ella se enfrenta a una fuerte oposición en el Congreso

112
Q

to come out / to come out of the closet

He finally came out of the closet. Now we all know he’s gay

A

salir del armario / salir del clóset

Finalmente salió del clóset. Ahora todos sabemos que es gay

113
Q

to come out / to be released / to be launched

Batman 17 is coming out soon

A

salir a la venta / ser publicado / ser lanzado

Batman 17 saldrá a la venta pronto

114
Q

to come by / to stop by / to visit

You should stop by our place some time

A

visitar brevemente / visitar / pasar a saludar

115
Q

to come around / to come to / to regain consciousness

She was unconscious for 10 minutes until she finally came around

A

volver en sí / recobrar la consciencia

Ella estuvo inconsciente 10 minutos hasta que finalmente volvió en sí

116
Q

to come to / to come down to

It’s unfortunate that it has come down to this

A

llegar a

Es una lástima que haya tenido que llegar a esto

117
Q

to come up / to arise

I’m sorry I couldn’t make it to your party. A crisis at work came up this afternoon

A

surgir / presentarse

Perdón por no haber podido ir a tu fiesta. Esta tarde se presentó una crisis en el trabajo

118
Q

to come up with / to think up

We were stuck, but then Mary came up with a solution

A

Ocurrirsele

Estábamos atorados, pero entonces a Mary se le ocurrió una solución

119
Q

to come out of your shell / to branch out / to become less shy

She was so quiet as a kid, but then she really came out of her shell

A

dejar de ser tímido / volverse más seguro

Ella era tan callada cuando era niña, pero luego realmente se volvió más segura

120
Q

conventional / traditional

a conventional approach

A

convencional / tradicional

un enfoque convencional

121
Q

unconventional / unusual

an unconventional way of doing the project

A

inusual / no convencional

una manera inusual de hacer el proyecto

122
Q

a craft / a trade

Carpentry is a craft that has existed for thousands of years

A

un oficio / una ocupación

La carpintería es un oficio que ha existido durante miles de años

123
Q

a craftsman / an artisan

These figurines were made by native craftsmen

A

un artesano

Estas figurinas fueron hechas por artesanos locales

124
Q

a clipping

a newspaper clipping

A

un recorte

un recorte de periódico

125
Q

to cut in line / to cut the line / to cut in front

Hey! He just cut in front of me!

A

colarse

¡Oye! ¡Él se acaba de colar frente a mí en la fila!

126
Q

to be cut out for

He’s not cut out for this kind of hard labor

A

estar hecho a la medida / estar hecho para / estar a la altura

No está hecho para labor ardua

127
Q

to cut out / to cut off / to remove by cutting

They cut the tumor out of his abdomen

A

recortar / quitar cortando / remover cortando

Le removieron el tumor, cortándolo de su abdomen

128
Q

to cut back on / to lay off of / to cut down on

I’ve been eating too many cookies. I need to cut back on them

A

reducir / recortar

He estado comiendo demasiadas galletas. Debo reducirlas

129
Q

to cut down / to chop down

The lumberjack chopped down all the trees

A

cortar / talar / tumbar

El leñador taló todos los árboles

130
Q

a splinter

I climbed the fence, and now I have a splinter in my finger

A

una astilla / una esquirla / una espina

Trepé la barda, y ahora tengo una astilla en el dedo

131
Q

dim / poorly lit

a dim room

A

poco iluminado / medio oscuro / a media luz

un cuarto poco iluminado

132
Q

dim / dull

a dim light

A

tenue / débil

una luz tenue

133
Q

disgraceful / shameful

Her behavior was disgraceful

A

vergonzoso

Su comportamiento fue vergonzoso

134
Q

shameless

The shameless politician cut benefits for the poor

A

sinvergüenza / desvergonzado

El político desvergonzado cortó los subsidios para los pobres

135
Q

facial

facial features

A

facial

los rasgos faciales

136
Q

a facial

She got a facial while I got a manicure

A

una limpieza facial / una limpieza de cutis

A ella le hicieron una limpieza facial mientras a mí me hacían una manicura

137
Q

my features / my traits / my facial features

He has very masculine features

A

mis facciones / mis rasgos faciales

Él tiene facciones muy masculinas

138
Q

a grimace

Why the grimace? Does this hurt?

A

una mueca

¿Por qué la mueca? ¿Te duele esto?

139
Q

to smirk / to show a smirk

When I asked him to tell me the secret, he merely smirked and looked away

A

mostrar una sonrisa de petulancia

Cuando le pedí que me contara el secreto, simplemente mostro una sonrisa de petulancia y miró hacia otro lado

140
Q

to face / to be facing

My house faces the ocean

A

dar a

Mi casa da al océano

141
Q

to face / to confront

We have to face reality

A

enfrentar / confrontar / hacer frente a

Tenemos que enfrentar la realidad

142
Q

face-to-face

There I stood, face-to-face with my childhood hero

A

cara a cara

Ahí estaba, cara a cara con el héroe de mi infancia

143
Q

a smiley face / a smiley

He always writes smiley faces in his emails

A

una carita sonriente

Siempre pone caritas sonrientes en sus correos electrónicos

144
Q

to scowl / to furrow your brow

Don’t scowl so much when you’re angry, you’ll get wrinkles

A

fruncir el ceño

No frunzas el ceño tanto cuando te enojes, te van a salir arrugas

145
Q

to pout / to sulk / to mope

I grounded her for missing curfew, and she spent the weekend sulking

A

hacer la pataleta / enfurruñarse

La castigué por haber llegado tarde, y pasó el fin de semana haciendo la pataleta

146
Q

a frown

A frown is just an upside-down smile :)

A

un mohín

Un mohín es sólo una sonrisa al revés

147
Q

to frown / to make a sad face

She frowned when she heard the bad news

A

hacer pucheros / poner cara triste / hacer mohín

Ella puso cara triste cuando supo la mala noticia

148
Q

to wince / to grimace / to cringe

He winced when the doctor gave him the shot

A

hacer un gesto de dolor / hacer una mueca de dolor

Él hizo un gesto de dolor cuando el doctor lo inyectó

149
Q

a wrinkle

facial wrinkles

A

una arruga

las arrugas en la cara

150
Q

a gesture

a facial gesture

A

un gesto

un gesto facial

151
Q

to gesture

He subtly gestured to the woman at the other end of the table

A

hacer gestos / gesticular

Él hizo gestos sutiles a la mujer que estaba del otro lado de la mesa

152
Q

to swipe

Swipe to the left on the screen to go to the next picture

A

deslizar / deslizar el dedo / dar un toque

Deslice el dedo hacia la izquierda en la pantalla para pasar a la siguiente imagen

153
Q

fertile / fruitful

fertile soil

A

fértil / fecundo

suelo fértil

154
Q

infertile / sterile / barren

She is infertile. She cannot have children

A

infértil / infecundo / estéril

Ella es infértil. No puede tener hijos

155
Q

fertility

The couple visited a fertility clinic to help them get pregnant

A

la fertilidad

La pareja visitó una clínica de fertilidad para que les ayudara a quedar embarazados

156
Q

a firecracker

The kids were setting off firecrackers in the backyard

A

un petardo

Los niños estaban echando petardos en el jardín trasero

157
Q

a campfire / a bonfire

We all sat around the campfire and sang songs

A

una hoguera / una fogata

Nos sentamos todos alrededor de la fogata y cantamos canciones

158
Q

fireworks

We set off fireworks to celebrate the victory

A

los fuegos artificiales / los juegos pirotécnicos

Echamos fuegos artificales para celebrar la victoria

159
Q

forgotten

a forgotten story

A

olvidado

una historia olvidada

160
Q

unforgettable

an unforgettable experience

A

inolvidable

una experiencia inolvidable

161
Q

forgettable

a forgettable movie

A

fácil de olvidar / poco memorable

una película poco memorable

162
Q

to live on / to endure / to persist

Although he is dead, his legacy lives on

A

ser recordado / perdurar / persistir

Aunque haya muerto, su legado perdura

163
Q

to neglect

She neglects her pets

A

descuidar / desatender

Ella descuida sus mascotas

164
Q

neglect / negligence

Neglect is a form of child abuse

A

la negligencia

La negligencia es una forma de abuso infantil

165
Q

neglected

a neglected child

A

abandonado / descuidado

un niño abandonado

166
Q

absent-minded / inattentive / forgetful

an absent-minded professor

A

despistado / desmemoriado

un profesor desmemoriado

167
Q

a gene

I have good genes

A

un gen

Tengo buenos genes

168
Q

genetic

a genetic birth defect

A

genético

un defecto genético de nacimiento

169
Q

genetically-modified

GMO (Genetically Modified Organism)

A

genéticamente modificado

OGM (Organismo geneticamente modificado)

170
Q

genetics

Genetics is one of the most promising fields of modern research

A

la genética

La genética es una de las áreas más prometedoras de la investigación moderna

171
Q

hereditary / genetic

a hereditary trait

A

hereditario / genético

un rasgo hereditario

172
Q

the Andes

A

los Andes

173
Q

the Alps

i.e. the mountain range

A

los Alpes

i.e. la cordillera de montañas

174
Q

the Caucasus

i.e. the mountain range

A

el Cáucaso

i.e. la cordillera de montañas

175
Q

the Adriatic Sea

A

el Mar Adriático

176
Q

a hemisphere

the Southern Hemisphere

A

un hemisferio

el Hemisferio Sur

177
Q

latitude

30 degrees latitude

A

la latitud

30 grados de latitud

178
Q

longitude

187 degrees longitude

A

la longitud

187 grados de longitud

179
Q

a glacier

A

un glaciar

180
Q

a plateau / the highlands

A

un altiplano / una meseta / una altiplanicie

181
Q

a strait / a channel

the Strait of Magellan

A

un estrecho / un canal

el Estrecho de Magallanes

182
Q

a waterfall / a cascade

A

una catarata / una cascada

183
Q

an oasis

After wandering the desert for two weeks, he was happy to find an oasis

A

un oasis

Después de vagar en el desierto por dos semanas, estaba feliz de haber encontrado un oasis

184
Q

rapids / fast-moving water

The dog fell in the river, and it was swept away by the rapids

A

los rápidos / aguas turbulentas

El perro se cayó al río, y se lo llevaron los rápidos

185
Q

a reservoir / a water source

A

una represa / un embalse / una fuente de agua

186
Q

a stream / a creek

A

un arroyo / un riachuelo

187
Q

a swamp / a marsh / a bog

A

una ciénaga / un marjal / un pantano

188
Q

a peninsula

Florida is part of a large peninsula

A

una península

Florida es parte de una gran península

189
Q

a hot spring

A

un agua termal / un manantial termal

190
Q

a lagoon / a pond

A

una laguna / un pantano

191
Q

a tremor / a small earthquake

A

un temblor / un terremoto pequeño

192
Q

a volcano

The volcano last erupted 23 years ago

A

un volcán

El volcán hizo erupción hace 23 años

193
Q

lava

There is lava spewing from the volcano

A

la lava

Hay lava brotando del volcán

194
Q

a bank / an embankment

the bank of a river

A

una orilla / una ribera

la orilla de un río

195
Q

a ditch / a trench

The French dug lots of trenches to keep out the Germans

A

una zanja / un foso / una fosa

Los franceses cavaron muchas fosas para mantener fuera a los alemanes

196
Q

territory / domain

the wolves’ territory

A

el territorio / el dominio

el territorio de los lobos

197
Q

a county

Each county has its own elected representative

A

un condado

Cada condado tiene a su propio representante electo

198
Q

a district

a school district

A

un distrito

un distrito escolar

199
Q

a slum / a very poor neighborhood

A

un barrio bajo / una barriada / un barrio muy pobre

200
Q

a promenade / a boardwalk

A

una costanera / un malecón / una rambla

201
Q

underground

an underground passageway

A

subterráneo

un pasaje subterráneo

202
Q

a census

In the last census, the national population was calculated at over 300 million people

A

un censo

En el último censo, la población nacional se calculó en más de 300 millones de personas

203
Q

out of this world

I’ve never seen that kind of plant before. It’s out of this world!

A

de otro mundo

Nunca he visto ese tipo de planta antes. ¡Parece de otro mundo!

204
Q

a prodigy

I’ve never seen a kid play the piano like that. He’s a true prodigy

A

un prodigio

Nunca he visto a un niño tocar el piano así. Es un prodigio

205
Q

amazed

I was amazed by the performance

A

asombrado

Quedé asombrado con la presentación

206
Q

wonder / awe

It’s difficult to express the awe we feel when we see the Grand Canyon

A

asombro

Es difícil expresar el asombro que sentimos cuando vemos el Gran Cañón

207
Q

awe-inspiring / breath-taking

This view is truly breath-taking

A

impresionante / alucinante / asombroso

Esta vista es verdaderamente asombrosa

Old Spanish Vocab (71 decks)

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