VOCABULARY UNIT 5 Flashcards

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1
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above board

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de hecho y de derecho, en regla

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2
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behind bars

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entre rejas

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3
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breed

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criar

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4
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burglary

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robo con allanamiento de morada

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5
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bypass

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burlar, saltarse; evitar

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catch red-handed

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pillar (a alguien) con las manos en la masa / infraganti

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cell

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celda, calabozo; célula

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charge with

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acusar de

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compliance

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cumplimiento

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comply

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obedecer, acatar, cumplir

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concerned

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preocupado/a

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12
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convict

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condenar

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13
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court

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tribunal(es), corte, juzgado; cancha

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14
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cover their tracks

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borrar sus huellas

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15
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daylight robbery

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robo, estafa

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16
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defiant

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rebelde

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17
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defy

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quebrantar, desobedecer

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18
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encourage

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impulsar (a), fomentar; animar (a)

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19
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enforce

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aplicar, hacer cumplir

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20
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fine

A

multar (con), poner una multa (de)

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21
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forbidden

A

prohibido

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22
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gambling

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juego/s (de apuestas)

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23
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get into trouble

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meterse en un lío, buscarse problemas

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24
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go straight

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enderezar el rumbo, reformarse

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25
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grab

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coger, agarra

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guilty

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culpable

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hardened criminal

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delincuente curtido/a / habitual

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horrifying

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horripilante, horroroso/a

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inmate

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recluso/a, preso/a

30
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let (someone) off the hook

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absolver (a alguien); librarse (alguien de algo); levantar el castigo (a

31
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life of crime

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vida delictiva

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mend his ways

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enmendar la conducta, reformarse

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offender

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infractor/a, delincuente

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on the run

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a la fuga

35
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outlaw

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prohibir, declarar ilegal

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pay (one’s) debt to society

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saldar (alguien su) deuda con la sociedad

37
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pick up

A

aprender; recoger; mejorar

38
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pool

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arsenal; conjunto; suma; piscina; grupo

39
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prevention

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prevención

40
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punishment

A

castigo

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put down

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soltar, dejar; menospreciar; anotar, apuntar

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repeal

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derogar, abolir

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restrict

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restringir, limitar

44
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reward

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recompensa; compensación

45
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robbery

A

robo

46
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shoplifter

A

ladrón/ona de tiendas

47
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shoplifting

A

hurto / robo en tiendas

48
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term

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término

49
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theft

A

hurto, robo

50
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think through

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reflexionar sobre, considerar

51
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thoroughly

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concienzudamente, detenidamente

52
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trial

A

juicio

53
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turn a blind eye

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hacer la vista gorda

54
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vandalise

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vandalizar

55
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crack down on

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tomar medidas

56
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lay down the law

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poner claras las reglas

57
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participate in

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participar en

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known for

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conocido por

59
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face with

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encontrarse cara a cara

60
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provide with

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proporcionar

61
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object to

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oponerse