021223 Flashcards by Rob Glover | Brainscape

Q

ir de copas

A

to go out for drinks

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el miedo escenico

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stage fright

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autóctono

A

indigenous

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los metales

A

brass players

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los vientos

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brass instruments

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cobrar una dueda

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to collect a debt

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condonar una dueda

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to cancel / write off a debt

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vitalicio

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lifelong

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un quilombo

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mess / brothel (Arg)

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denunciar

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to sue / denounce / report

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el respaldo

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support / backing / backup

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raso

A

even / level, low ranking

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un concejal

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councillor

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el embate

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pounding, battering, onslaught

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caer de pie

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to fall on your feet

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sobreponerse

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to overcome / recover from

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el culmen

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peak / height

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mermar

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to diminish

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un escaño

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bench / seat (in a parliament)

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un indulto

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pardon / reprieve

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una enmienda

A

amendment

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a sabiendas de que …

A

knowing that …

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está por ver

A

it remains to be seen

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no tiente a la suerte

A

don´t push your luck

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Estar sin blanca / pelado

A

to be broke

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Estar en la gloria

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to be very well

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Estar empanado

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to be in a world of your own

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Estar hecho polvo

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to be very tired - exhausted (colloq)

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liarse / estar liado / tener mucho curro

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to be busy (colloq)

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el morro / los morros

A

snout / lips (colloq)

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morro

A

cheeky

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tener morro

A

to be cheeky

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lo más posible

A

as much as possible

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dispuesto / servicial

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helpful

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salir natural

A

to come naturally

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Estar de morros

A

to be angry (colloq)

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Estar hasta en la sopa

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to be everywhere (colloq)

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Estar al caer

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to be almost there (a punto de llegar)

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Estar en todo

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to be doing everything at once (colloq)

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Estar de más

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to be excess to requirements (colloq)

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la aldea

A

village

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echar la vista atrás

A

to look back

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a toro pasado

A

in hindsight / retrospect

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el jarabe

A

syrup