2020-04-06 Flashcards

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“worst case scenario”

A

el peor de los casos

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thermometer (n)

A

el termómetro

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gestures (hand) (n)

A

las ademanes

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“high five” (used in Mexico)

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“chocalas”

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“(something) to become less important”

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“pasar a segundo plano”

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some time (some amount of time) (n) (used in Mexico)

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el rato

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fan (machine) (n) (2)

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el ventilador, el abanico

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“my guess is that”

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“mi conjetura es que”

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disability (n) / disability physical o mental

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la discapacidad / discapacidad física o psíquica

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human resources (n)

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los recursos humanos

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tonsillitis (n)

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la amigdalitis

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to flirt (v) / a flirt (n)

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coquetear (con) / el coqueto

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strong (adj) / weak (adj)

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fuerte / débil

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crime, criminal offence (n) / minor offence (n) / major offence (n)

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el delito / delito menor / delito mayor

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mask (n) (2)

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la mascarilla, la tapaboca

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nationalist (adj)

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nacionalista

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disaster (n) (coloquial term used in Panamá)

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“el acabose”

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foolish, stupid (adj) (2)

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tonto/a, necio/a

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“to do something very quick” (coloquial)

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“ran plan”

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the police (n) / the military (n)

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la policía / los militares

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abruptness, suddenness | abrupt, sudden (adj) | harshly, abruptly (adv)

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brusquedad | brusco/a | bruscamente

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to make up (v) / to fit in, to integrate (v)

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integrar / integrarse

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fair (event) (n)

A

la feria

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rusty (adj)

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oxidado/a

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track, trail (n) (2)

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la pista / el rastro

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to pass, approve, to endorse (v)

A

aprobar

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Latin America (n) (2)

A

Latinoamérica / América Latina

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unforeseen, unexpected (n)

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imprevisto/a

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emergency (n) (2)

A

la urgencia (=apresuramiento)

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to clarify, to clear up, to solve (v)

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aclarar

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to carry out, to achieve, to fulfill (v)

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cumplir

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to mess up, to make a mess of, to fail, to be unsuccessful (v)

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fracasar

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smell, sense of smell (n)

A

el olfato

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illness, sickness, disease (n)

A

la enfermedad

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“I am proud of you.”

A

Estoy orgulloso/a de ti.

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person who has a sweet tooth (n) (2)

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ser dulcero / persona dulcera

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to chat (v) / chat, conversation (n) (2)

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charlar / la charla, la conversación

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season (n)

A

la temporada

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challenge (n) (2)

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el reto, el desafío

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quota (n)

A

el cupo

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“suppression of voting” (f)

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“supresión del voto”

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trick (n) (e.g. “I’m giving you a trick to learn this.”)

A

el truco

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secular (independent of any organization) (adj) / to be independent of any organization

A

laico/a | estado laico

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“to give priority to white people”

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dar prioridad a los blancos

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minority (n)

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la minoría

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savings (n)

A

los ahorros

47
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“a person infected”

A

una person está contagiada

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citizens (n) / do pronunciation of work

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ciudadanos (“ciu da da nos”)

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to exhibit, to show, to put on show, to exhibit (v)

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exponer

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greedy (adj)

A

codicioso/a

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epidemic (n)

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la epidemia

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to strengthen (v) / to become stronger (v)

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fortalecer / fortalecerse