Vocabulary Flashcards

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an exotic dish

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un plato exótico

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outside

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al aire libre

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shame

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la vergüenza

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to be in trouble

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estar en un apuro

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gossip

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el cotilleo

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Really?

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¿Ah, sí? ¿De verdad?

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What?

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¿Qué?

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No way!

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¡No!

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Yeah, I understand/I know

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Ya

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Thank goodness!

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¡Menos mal!

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Why?

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¿Por qué?

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What happened?

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¿Y qué pasó?

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Bad luck!

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¡Qué mala suerte!

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How did it end?

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¿Y cómo terminó?

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What did you do?

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¿Y qué hiciste?

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Really!

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¡No me digas!

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to tell (a story)

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contar

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Do you know what happened to me/us the other day?

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¿Sabes lo que me/nos pasó el otro día?

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You wouldn’t believe what happened to me/us the other day.

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No te imaginas lo que me/nos pasó el otro día.

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And suddenly

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Y de repente/de pronto

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In that moment

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en ese momento

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Just when…

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justo cuando…

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and on top of that

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y encima

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and what was missing

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y lo que faltaba

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and last but not least
y por si fuera poco
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Fortunately/luckily
por suerte/afortunadamente/menos mal que
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At the end
al final
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summarising
resumiendo
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the fair
la feria
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bumper cars
los autos de choque
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aim
la puntería
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cotton candy
algodones de azúcar
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a shortcut
un atajo
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weeping
llorosos
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Linguistic skills
las habilidades lingüísticas
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business
el negocio
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career
la carrera profesional
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international dealings
las transacciones internacionales
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The learning of...
el aprendizaje de...
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to challenge yourself
retarse
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to appreciate
apreciar
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to achieve
lograr
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to face up to
afrontar
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challenge
el reto
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smug
presumidos
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helpful
provechoso
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to welcome
acoger
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generous
generoso
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wasteful
derrochador
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serious
serio
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stingy
tacaño
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rude
rudo
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vague
vago
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eaters
comilones
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proud
orgulloso
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practical
práctico
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sincere
sincero
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overbearing
prepotentes
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revelers/partiers
juerguistas
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hospitable
hospitalario
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exaggerated
exagerados
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pimp/cool
chulos
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humorous
chistoso
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strong
fuertes
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to emigrate
emigrar a
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to make a bargain
tener un chollo
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to copy
dar la réplica
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to registar
matricularse
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to marry
contraer matrimonio
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an apothecary
un boticario
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Prestigious/famous/notorious
notoriedad
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to break records
batir récords
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to achieve
lograr
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someone that organises a party
los anfitriones
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It cost me an arm and a leg!
¡Me costó un ojo de la cara!
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the outskirts
las afueras
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a taxi driver
un taxista
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to fly
pilotear
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passenger
un pasaje
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the sequins
las lentejuelas
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miniskirt
minifalda
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cheek
la mejilla
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calves
las pantorrillas
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humble
humilde
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carpet
la alfombra
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to be enough
bastar
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shadow
la sombra
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the suburbs
los arrabales
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care
esmero
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owl
un búho
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to meow
maullar
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candle
la vela
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a shout/cry
el grito
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to turn on
encender
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broken glass
cristales rotos
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forest
el bosque
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stairs
las escaleras
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a matchstick
una cerilla
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to mastar
dominar
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to shine
brillar
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to seep/waft
colarse
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to demonstrate
manifestar
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a race against time
una carrera contrarreloj
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drunk
borracho
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compliments
un piropo
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sacred
sagrada
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interspersed
entremezclado
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chats
las charlas
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elbows
los codos
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paw
la pata
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to add
agregar
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to resume
retomar
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to be wrong
equivocarse
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foreigners/outsiders
los foráneos
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to punish/penalise
penalizarse
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to complain
quejarse
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daily
cotidiana
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student residence
la residencia estudantil
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visiters
los visitantes
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the counter/desk
el mostrador
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practical joke
la novatada
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refrigerator
la nevera
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putting up (of)
la colocación (de)
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heater
la estufa
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the aforementioned
las citadas
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auditorium
el auditorio
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silverware
la vajilla
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glassware
la cristalería
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a stir/commotion
un revuelo
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to move (house)
trasladarse
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a dissertation
un tesina
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to carry out
realizar
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a wall
un mural
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an order
el encargo
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frightening
aterradoras
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a bombing
un bombardeo
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to transfer/give
cederse
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to express/to broadcast news
hacerse eco de
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streetwise
espabilado
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to print out
imprimir
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to amount
ascender
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the proximity
la cercanía
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distance
dista
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a rising/tendency to grow
alcista
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a person who earns more that 1000€ a month
un mileurista
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a city with a large population
un urbe
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slums
los cuchitriles
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maintenance of kids
la manutención
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The money parent's give to the supporting parent after a divorce
una pensión
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to scar
espantar
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trustworthy/free of debt
solvente
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a tap
un grifo
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a blanket
una manta
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a hanger
una percha
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a drawer
un cajón
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a lighter
un encendedor
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a screw driver
un destornillador
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a tray
una bandeja
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a corridor/hallway (in a house)
un pasillo
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a vase
un jarrón
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a pillow
una almohada
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an answer phone
un contestador
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a feather duster
un trapo
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a plug
un enchufe
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to tighten
apretar
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to loosen
aflojar
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screws
los tornillos
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dust
el polvo
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a rug
la alfombra
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furniture
un mueble
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a handyman
un manitas
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a breakdown
una avería
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a wardrobe
el armario
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a saucepan
una olla
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lentils
las lentejas
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a cigarette butt
una colilla
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accounting
el contable
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office for one person
el despacho
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to advise
asesorarse
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to aspire
aspirar
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a hit
un golpe/una colleja
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sky scraper
el rascacielos
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greenhouse
un invernadero
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to harvest
cosechar
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ilegal
ilícitas
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a lack of something
la escasez
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support
el apoyo
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a compliment
un piropo
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contraceptives
los anticonceptivos
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sexism
el machismo/sexismo
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creepy
asqueroso
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disgusting
asco
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to be subject to
estar sujeta a
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availability
la disponibilidad
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to add
añadir
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regulation
la regulación
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to please
complacer a
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a swipe
un zarpazo
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angry residents
soliviantados
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to come nearer
avecinarse
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truthful
veraz
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to move closer
aproximarse
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to slide
deslizar
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to avoid a problem and not face it
escurrir el bulto
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leaflets
buzoneo
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giant posters
vallas publicitarias
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a radio jingle
cuñas de radio
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devices
los dispositivos
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to predict
augurarse
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a lens
una lente
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spelling
la ortografía
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a scheme
un esquema
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given that
dado que
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the emergence
la aparición
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machinery
la maquinaría
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bold/audacious
audaces
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the cutting edge
la vanguardia
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through
mediante
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redundancy
la redundancia
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location
el emplazamiento
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to acquire something
adquirir
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a brand
una marca
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a demand
una demanda
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the advertiser
un anunciante
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the audience
la audiencia
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the sponsor
el patrocinador
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to invest
invertir (radical changing verb)
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education
la enseñanza
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budget cuts
los recortes de presupuesto
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drowned
ahogadas
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plastic surgery
la cirugía estética
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medical titles
las titulaciones médicas
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tissue (scientific meaning)
tejido
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burnt
quemado
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removed
extirpado
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tumour
el tumor
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rhinoplasty
la rinoplastia
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breast implants
el implante mamario
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anaesthesia
anestesista
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wrinkles
las arrugas
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single parents
los monoparentales
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the field/scope
el ámbito
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caption
el subtítulo
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to equate
equiparar
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benefits
las prestaciones
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percibir
to perceive
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a parent
un progenitor
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Registration fees
tasas de matriculación
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facilities
las instalaciones
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timetable
el horario
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level of difficulty
grado de dificultad
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head of faculty
el decano
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mark/grade
la nota
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dissertation
el tesis
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university fees
tasas universitarias
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to pass
aprobar
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to fail
suspender
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to registar
matricular
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subject
la asignatura
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A levels
el bachillerato
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Secondary education
ESO
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bursary
una beca
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scholarship
matrícula de honor
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degree
Grado de Letras/Grado de Ciencias
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manufactured
elaborado
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to snack
merendar
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A+E
ingresar por urgencias
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visiting hours
Horario de visitas
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family doctor
médico de cabecera
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treatment
el tratamiento
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rehabilitation
la rehabilitación
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sick leave
baja por enfermedad
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symptoms
los síntomas
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first aid
primeros auxilios
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consultation
pasar consulta
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operating theatre
Quirófano
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a chiropodist
un podólogo
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an ointment
una pomada
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liquid medicine
el jarabe
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an optician
un oculista
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a twinge
una punzada
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meniscus
menisco
283
a tingle
un hormigueo
284
debts
las deudas
285
wild
salvaje
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visual impact
impacto visual
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in the centre of the park
en pleno corazón del parque
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concrete
el hormigón
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the centre/bowels of...
las entrañas de...
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to escape
sustraerse
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oppressive
abrumadora
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drilled
horadado
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to shelter
albergar
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respondents
los encuestados
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building development
el desarrollo del ladrillo
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to collapse
derrumbarse
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a cliff
barranco
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a fairytale
cuenta de hadas
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foundations
los cimientos
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landslide
corrimiento de tierra
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ambitious
ambicioso/a
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to become rich
enriquecerse
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disappear
la desaparición
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to go clubbing
irse de juerga
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pregnancy
el embarazo
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rum and coke
las cubatas
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to melt
derretirse
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global warming
el calentamiento global
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desertification
la desertización
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ice
el deshielo
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forest fires
los incendios forestales
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marine ecosystem
el ecosistema marino
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a drought
una sequía
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deforestation
la deforestación
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contamination
la contaminación
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acid rain
la lluvia ácida
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flooding
la inundación
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greenhouse effect
efecto invernadero
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heatwave
la ola de calor
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a hurricane
el huracán
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to cut down trees
talar
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waste/rubbish
la basura
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water shortage
la escasez de agua