Vocab. 4,5 & 6 Flashcards

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a hard act to follow

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muy difícil de igualar

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action-packed

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lleno/a de acción,

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adhere to

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ajustarse (a)

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astound

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sorprender

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at the expense of

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a costa de

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awkwardness

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torpeza

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baffled / confounded

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desconcertado

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bring the house down

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poner al público en pie

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capture the imagination

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cautivar la mente

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cite as

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señalar como

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clean up your act

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cambiar de actitud

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clumsiness

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torpeza

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collision

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choque

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compelling

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apasionante

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crucial stepping stone

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paso crucial

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displaced

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sustituir

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mundane/dull

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aburrido

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elated

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eufórico

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endurance

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resistencia

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endure

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aguantar

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21
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envisage

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imaginar

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exhilarated/elated

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eufórico/a,

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go so far as to

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llegar al punto de

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hectic

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ajetreado/a

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en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
in a fraction of a second
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insightful
profundo
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muddled
confundido
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mundane
boring
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of sorts
atípico/a
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en ascuas
on the edge of my seat
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portray as
describir como
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portrayal
interpretación
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proporcionar
provide with
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ser el narrador
serve as the narrator
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socially inept
incapaz de relacionarse
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stem from
derivar(se)
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hasta qué punto
to what extent
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top-grossing
taquillero/a,
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unassuming
humilde,
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accident-prone
propenso/a a los accidentes
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attention span
capacidad de atención
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blend
combinación
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career-wise
profesional
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abarcar mucho contenido
cover a lot of ground
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crude
rudimentario/a
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customise
personalizar
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embedded
integrado/a
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engrossed
absorto
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endurance/stamina
resistencia
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engagement
compromiso
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error-prone
propenso/a al error
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full spectrum
repertorio completo
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have it down to a fine art
hacer algo de maravilla
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foolproof
easy
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learn by rote
aprender de memoria
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like-minded
con formas de pensar parecidas
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literacy
alfabetización
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pave the way
sentar las bases
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pull an all-nighter
pasar la noche en vela
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pursue
seguir
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safety-conscious
precavido/a,
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riveted
embobado/a,
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school of thought
corriente de pensamiento
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setback
contratiempo
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single-minded
determined, focused
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underpin
respaldar
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utter
absoluto/a
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allocate funds
invertir fondos
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by and large
en general
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commonly held belief
creencia extendida
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counter-intuitive
contradictorio/a
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detach
distanciar
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detachment
distanciamiento/ indiferencia
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discrepancy
diferencia
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displeasure
disgusto
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envy
envidia
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draw on
recurrir a
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dwell on
obsesionarse con
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experiential purchases
inversiones en experiencias
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fade into the background
desaparecer
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implication
conclusion
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in the long run
a largo plazo
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sacar conclusiones
jump to conclusions
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make a name for itself
forjarse una reputación
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ser comprensivo/a con
make allowances for
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make waves
armar líos
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make way for
dar paso a
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único/a,
one-off
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prominence
fama
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pursuit of happiness
búsqueda de la felicidad
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informarse sobre
read up on
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recreational facility
zona de ocio
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regardless of
independientemente de
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encontrarse con
run up against
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settle on
decidirse por
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scores of
multitud de
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steadily
de manera constante
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steer
dirigir a
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unaltered
sin cambios
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on the wane
en decadencia
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weigh up
compare
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workforce
total de trabajadores