vocab 300722 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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sorpresivo
A
unexpected, sudden
2
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defenderse de algo
A
to get by
3
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añicos
A
pieces / smithereens
4
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una caseta
A
shed
5
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una asociación benéfica
A
a charity
6
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saltón
A
bulging
7
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aguzar el oido
A
prick up your ears
8
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una niña bien
A
rich girl (born into money)
9
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puntilloso
A
detail conscious / punctillious / touchy OR easily angered
10
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el/la adalid
A
Champion / leader
11
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horario de oficina
A
office hours
12
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un as
A
ace
13
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altibajos
A
ups and downs
14
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a lo mejor, lo mismo, igual
A
maybe (alternative expressions)
15
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turbiedad
A
murkiness / cloudiness
16
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merodear
A
To prowl
17
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el cobertizo
A
Shed
18
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el papel de lija
A
sandpaper
19
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un cachete
A
cheek (same as mejilla)
20
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logrado
A
well executed / successful
21
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de cabo a rabo
A
from beginning to end
22
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Ascender de puesto
A
get a promotion
23
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ojos rasgados
A
almond shaped eyes
24
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enterarse
A
find out
25
un amasijo
jumble - hotch potch
26
constar de
to consist of
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constar en
to appear in - on
28
constar
to know for a fact - be sure of
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que conste
for the record
30
la capa
layer
31
el cielo plomizo
leaden sky
32
codiciado
sought after / coveted
33
la tierra natal
homeland
34
a destajo
continual / without end
35
experimentar sentimientos encontrados
to experience conflicted feelings
36
el desarraigo
uprooting
37
pacer
to graze
38
sentirse un cero a l'izquierda
to feel ignored
39
ir sobre ruedas / ir rodado
to go well
40
a cierto punto
to a certain extent
41
trabajo por turnos
shift work
42
las francas horarias
time zones
43
una faena
task, job
44
agoobiar
to overwhelm
45
paliar
ease, relieve, alleviate
46
sin rumbo
aimlessly
47
golpe de realidad
reality check
48
una encrucijada
crossroads
49
la comparecencia
appearance
50
el chupinazo
fierce shot
