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1. Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty Flashcards

1
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Acquaintance

A

Conocimiento

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2
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Tickled their keyboards

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Tocar suavemente sus teclados

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3
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Gatekeeper

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Portero

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4
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Drill

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Perforar, taladro, broca

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5
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Bolt

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Tornillo

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6
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Wit

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Ingenio

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7
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Veritable magician

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Verdadero mago. [Usado como intensificador]

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8
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Rolodex

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Desktop Card Indexer

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9
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A good friend to boot.

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Un buen amigo con el cual arrancar.

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10
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Sharp

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Agudo

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11
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Witty

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Ingenioso

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12
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Pithy advice

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Sustancial, conciso

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13
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Uncanny

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Misterioso, raro

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14
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wannabe

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Aspirante, candidato

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15
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Nor ceased to be amazed

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Ni dejó de sorprenderme

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16
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His wisdom runs the gamut

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Gama

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17
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Bows and arrows

A

Arcos y flechas

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18
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Joyride

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Fast and dangerous ride, specially one taken in a stolen car

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19
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It was a mob scene

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Multitud, muchedumbre

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20
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He speared a kielbasa

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Speared. Arponear, atravesar con algo puntiagudo

Kielbasa. Una altamente sazonada salchicha polaca.

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21
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I gulped

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Tragué, tragué saliva

22
Q

You ever hear of idiot savants?

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Sabio, erudito científico. En francés significa científico.

23
Q

Oh he just has the knack

A

Truco, maña, tino

24
Q

Came the dismissive reply

A

Desdeñosa respuesta

25
Q

What struck me the most about Ziggy’s party…

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… me pegó, golpeó, hirió

26
Q

Digging a well

A

Pozo, Fuente

27
Q

that’s a hump a lot of people never get over in other areas of their lives.

A

Joroba, loma, montecillo…

28
Q

Laborers of any stripe

A

Of any rank, of any type of uniform. Patrón en “V”, cosido que denota un rango militar.

29
Q

Start with gusto.

A

Entusiasmo

30
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Applying the shovel lavishly…

A

Shovel. Pala, mover con pala.

Lavishly. Extravagantemente, lujosamente.

31
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They stand back and survey their progress.

A

Inspeccionan, estudian

32
Q

They need to hone their skills

A

Afilar

33
Q

Not mindlessly

A

No sin pensar

34
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And not by rote

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Y no por rutina

35
Q

Nothing a man or woman ever built stayed in perfect shape without a lot of TLC.

A

Tender
Loving
Care

Cuidado Amoroso y Cariñoso

36
Q

Ditto your network.

A

Ídem; Del mismo Modo; Lo mismo

37
Q

And don’t forget about pitfalls.

A

Trampas

38
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And as you become more proficient at the process…

A

Competente

39
Q

Your well will deepen.

A

Profundizará, ahondará, hacer más profundo.

40
Q

If you got a network, you’ve always got a paddle.

Proverbial Creek (Cherokee)

A

Indio Cherokee

Remo

41
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Foursome

A

Cuarteto

42
Q

We were in the clubhouse doing the postmortem when Jerry said…

A
  1. An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of dead.
  2. Urban. After a project, everyone gets together to discuss in a meeting.
43
Q

To stop a customer not only from dumping me…

A

Me deseche, me abandone

44
Q

Bad to keep him from badmouthing me so totally my business would be ruined forever.

A

Difamar

45
Q

He was dying of thirst before he even started clawing the ground.

A

Arañando el…

46
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That’s a helluva network… (talking about because 6degrees of separation, you could be selling I’m Jack Welch Office)

A

Abbreviation of”hell of a”. Used as an intensive to emphasize certain qualities about the noun. The meaning depends on the context.

He’s a helluva driver can mean either that he’s very skillful or that he’s a terrible driver.

47
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That’s Jerry’s nonpal’s way.

A

Pal: friend, buddy….

… el método sin amigos de Jerry.

48
Q

All by your lonesome…

A

Solitario, desolado, soledad

49
Q

What have you got for collateral?

A

Garantía de un préstamo.

50
Q

2 AM is a lousy Time to try to make new friends.

A

Malísimo, horrible, terrible, vil, asqueroso.

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