20.2 Flashcards

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1
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Bárbara won the gold medal in gymnastics.

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Bárbara ganó la medalla de oro en gimnasia.

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He was a professional player and has a room full of basketball trophies.

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Fue jugador profesional y tiene un cuarto lleno de trofeos de básquet.

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My big toe hurts because I have an ingrown nail.

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El dedo gordo del pie me duele, pues tengo una uña enterrada.

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The dog buried a bone in the yard.

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El perro enterró un hueso en el jardín.

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He won an award for his groundbreaking research

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Ganó un premio por su investigación innovadora

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I gave my son a reward for his good behavior

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Le di una recompensa a mi hijo por su buen comportamiento

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We want to reward him for his service

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Queremos recompensarlo por su servicio

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Her efforts were rewarded when she won first prize.

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Sus esfuerzos se vieron recompensados cuando ganó el primer premio.

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The company will have to compensate those customers who were without electricity for several days.

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La empresa tendrá que recompensar a los clientes que quedaron varios días sin luz.

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The town council granted the contract to G&G Construction.

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El consejo del pueblo otorgó el contrato a G&G Construction.

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They awarded him a medal of honor

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Le otorgaron una medalla de honor

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12
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My work is very rewarding

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Mi trabajo es muy gratificante

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13
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She babysits my kids

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Ella cuida a mis hijos

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When we go out, we have to call a babysitter to watch our kids

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Cuando salimos, tenemos que llamar a una niñera para que cuide a nuestros hijos

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15
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The nanny has lived with them for 5 years

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La nana ha vivido con ellos durante cinco años

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16
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She pushed her baby in the stroller

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Empujó a su bebé en la carriola

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17
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Juan bought diapers so that the baby could sleep through the night.

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Juan compró pañales para que el bebé durmiera toda la noche.

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18
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She gave birth to her first child while stuck in an elevator

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Dio a luz a su primer hijo cuando estaba atorada en un elevador

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The bathtub drain became clogged with hair.

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El desagüe de la bañera se atoró con pelos.

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20
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I have to rush to the hospital because my wife is giving birth.

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Tengo que irme corriendo al hospital porque mi esposa está pariendo.

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21
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Can you take Maya to preschool tomorrow?

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¿Puedes llevar a Maya al jardín de niños mañana?

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22
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The baby crawled into the other room

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El bebé gateó hasta el otro cuarto

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23
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She is worried because her baby doesn’t crawl yet.

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Está preocupada porque su bebé todavía no gatea.

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The wounded soldier crawled behind the tank for cover.

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El soldado herido se arrastró detrás del tanque para protegerse.

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25
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One aspect of the policy is that it benefits senior citizens

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Un aspecto de la política es que beneficia a los adultos mayores

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26
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She has some interesting traits: a big nose, small eyes, and very red lips

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Tiene unos rasgos interesantes: la nariz larga, los ojos pequeños, y los labios muy rojos

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He was offended by her negative comment

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El se ofendió por su comentario negativo

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28
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Antarctica is mostly covered with ice

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La Antártida está cubierta de hielo en su mayoría

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29
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I can’t accept this work. It’s incomplete

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No puedo aceptar este trabajo. Está incompleto

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30
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I thoroughly reviewed the document, and I found no errors

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Revisé el documento minuciosamente, y no encontré errores

31
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Don’t pull the alarm unless it’s absolutely necessary

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No hagas sonar la alarma a menos que sea absolutamente necesario

32
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They fought for control of the coastline

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Lucharon por tener el control de la costa

33
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She has it under control

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Ella lo tiene bajo control

34
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To take control of a situation

A

asumir el control de la situación

35
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This situation is totally out of control!

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¡Esta situación está completamente fuera de control!

36
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The anger was mounting as they continued to argue.

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El enojo iba aumentando mientras discutían.

37
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The government tried to regulate the trade of cotton

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El gobierno trató de regular el comercio del algodón

38
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He needs to find ways of dealing with his anger.

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Tiene que buscar métodos de manejar la rabia.

39
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There are too many environmental regulations in this country

A

Hay demasiadas regulaciones ambientales en este país

40
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There’s a huge crowd in front of the building

A

Hay una enorme muchedumbre frente al edificio

41
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jam-packed stadium

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un estadio abarrotado

42
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That child has some serious anger management problems.

A

Ese niño tiene problemas serios de manejo de ira.

43
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She cuts the fruit thinly so the children can chew it.

A

Ella rebana la fruta finamente para que los niños puedan masticarla.

44
Q

I cut my hand on the broken glass.

A

Me corté la mano con los vidrios rotos.

45
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Please cut up this onion for me

A

Por favor corta esta cebolla en pedazos para mí

46
Q

Chop up the onion

A

Pica la cebolla

47
Q

They chopped down my favorite tree

A

Talaron mi árbol preferido

48
Q

. I have to trim the bushes before my wife gets home

A

Tengo que recortar los arbustos antes de que regrese mi esposa

49
Q

I don’t need a major haircut. Just a trim

A

No necesito todo un corte de cabello, sólo una despuntada

50
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I have to trim my mustache once a week.

A

Tengo que recortar mi bigote una vez a la semana.

51
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The heat from the sun began to thaw the snow.

A

El calor del sol empezó a derretir la nieve.

52
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If you melt a little bit of butter, it goes really well with the lobster.

A

Si derrites un poco de mantequilla, va muy bien con el bogavante.

53
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The lobster walked along the sea floor.

A

El bogavante se fue caminando por el fondo del mar.

54
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He melted down all the gold his family had in order to buy a car.

A

Derritió todo el oro que tenía la familia para comprarse un coche.

55
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The lobster came out of his burrow to look for food

A

La langosta salió de su madriguera para buscar comida.

56
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Leave the meat out to thaw

A

Deja la carne afuera para que se descongele

57
Q

The lake is frozen

A

El lago está congelado

58
Q

It’s freezing!

A

¡Está helado!

59
Q

I left my tea outside and it froze

A

Dejé mi té afuera y se congeló

60
Q

Whatever we don’t eat of the fish, we can freeze for another day.

A

Lo que no comamos del pescado lo podemos congelar para otro día.

61
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How are you not freezing in that T-shirt?

A

¿Cómo es que no te estás congelando con esa camiseta?

62
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Your drink will freeze if you leave it in the car.

A

Tu bebida se congelará si la dejas en el coche.

63
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The robber froze when he saw the dog in the living room.

A

El ladrón se quedó inmóvil cuando vio al perro en la sala.

64
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It’s a miracle that no one was injured in the plane crash.

A

Es un milagro que nadie saliera herido del accidente de avión.

65
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The software crashed just as I was about to save my work, so I lost everything.

A

El programa se bloqueó justo cuando estaba a punto de guardar el trabajo, así que lo perdí todo.

66
Q

When we were kids, my sister and I always pretended to be pirates.

A

Cuando éramos niños, mi hermana y yo siempre fingíamos que éramos piratas.

67
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they pretended that nothing had happened

A

hicieron como si no hubiera pasado nada

68
Q

He pretended to be her brother

A

Se hizo pasar por su hermano

69
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She pretended to be asleep

A

Se hizo la dormida

70
Q

. Is that a real Prada bag? No it’s a knock-off

A

Es esa cartera una Prada de verdad? No, es de imitación

71
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He faked being sick

A

Fingió estar enfermo

72
Q

I didn’t like the start of the book but it got interesting towards the end.

A

No me gustó el principio del libro, pero se puso interesante hacia el final.

73
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He is an upright man who has never betrayed his principles.

A

Es un hombre íntegro que jamás traicionó sus principios.