24. January 31,2023 Flashcards

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Recién entonces

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Just then

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conscious, aware (with knowledge)

Don’t worry. I’m conscious of what I’m doing.

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consciente (kohn-syehn-teh)

No te preocupes. Estoy consciente de lo que estoy haciendo.

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junk food

Junk food is very detrimental to reflux for various reasons.

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comida chatarra
(koh-mee-dah chah-tah-rrah)

La comida chatarra resulta muy perjudicial para el reflujo por diversas razones.

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advertisement, add, commercial

Call the number on the ad if you are interested.

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el anuncio (ah-noon-syoh)
el publicitario

vallas publicitarias
Possible= aviso

Si te interesa, llama al número que aparece en el anuncio.

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handyman

The handyman arrived to fix a few things around the house.

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el ganapán
el obrero
la manita
el todero

El ganapán llegó para arreglar algunas cosas en la casa.

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anger

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la ira
la rabia

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presumir
presumido

No sé qué pensar. Quizá lo hizo solo para presumir.

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to show off
sustantivo: show off

I don’t know what to make of it. Maybe she did it just to show off.

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canvas, cover, tarp

We covered the furniture with a tarp.

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la lona

Cubrimos los muebles con una lona.

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out of place, inappropriate

Mara’s outfit was vulgar and inappropriate. The invitation clearly said that it was a formal event.

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fuera de lugar

El atuendo de Mara se veía vulgar y fuera de lugar. La invitación claramente decía que era un evento formal.

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common sense, sense, brain (anatomy)

Paulina applies a lot of common sense when taking her decisions.

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el seso

Paulina toma sus decisiones con mucho seso.

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by far

I think this hotel is by far better.

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por mucho

Este hotel me parece mejor por mucho.

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recently (in the immediate past) (x3)

I’ve recently received a letter from the bank.

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hace poco
recién
recientemente (rreh-syehn-teh-mehn-teh)

Recientemente, he recibido una carta del banco.

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recaudar

La tienda recaudó más en el primer día de rebajas que en todo el mes anterior.

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to collect (funds), to earn money

The store made more money on its first day of sales than the previous month’s total.

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to fast (go without eating)

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ayunar

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hammer

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el martillo

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staircase

Going up and down the staircase left me gasping.

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la escalinata (ehs-kah-lee-nah-tah)

Subir y bajar la escalinata me dejó sin aire.

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lineage, tock, progeny

He comes from a long line of fishermen and smugglers.

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la estirpe

Viene de una larga estirpe de pescadores y delincuentes.

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taste, liking (NOUN)

Piazzolla’s new tango didn’t appeal to popular taste at the beginning.

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el paladar (sustantivo)

Al principio, el nuevo tango de Piazzolla no era apreciado por el paladar popular.

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to emphasize (x4)

The incident has highlighted the social inequality that exists in the country.

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poner de relieve ( rreh-lyeh-beh)
enfatizar
resaltar
destacar

El incidente ha puesto de relieve las desigualdades sociales que existen en el país.

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unemployment

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el desempleo

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accomplice (to a crime)

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el cómplice

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tiny

A tiny butterfly landed on the sleeping kitten’s nose.

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diminuto (dee-mee-noo-toh)

Una mariposa diminuta aterrizó sobre la nariz de la gatita dormida.

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eyelid (anatomy)

She pretended to be asleep, but her eyelids were half-open.

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el párpado (pahr-pah-doh)

Fingía estar dormida, pero tenía los párpados entreabiertos.

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la capacitación

La empresa ofreció cursos de capacitación en liderazgo a sus directivos.

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training (entrenamiento)

(formación is more deep, more of the philosophy of education)

The company offered leadership training courses to all the managers.

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la redacción Tengo que escribir una redacción acerca de la Revolución francesa.
essay, composition, writing (act of drafting) I have to write an essay on the French Revolution.
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to tangle up (to interlace), to make complicated Make sure that you don't tangle up the cables when you put them away.
enredar (ehn-rreh-dahr) Asegúrate de no enredar los cables cuando los guardes.
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to move, cause emotion The scene moved her to tears.
conmover La escena la conmovió hasta el llanto.
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satellite The satellite transmits information about space to Earth.
satélite (sah-teh-lee-teh) El satélite transmite a la Tierra información sobre el espacio.
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la llanura el llano
plain (geography) they are both the same words
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deambular + por Había muchísimos niños deambulando por las calles expuestos al frío sin abrigo.
to wander ***also vagar *** There were lots of children wandering the streets exposed to cold weather without proper clothing.
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desplazar Fue desplazado por un empleado más joven y más veloz.
to be substituted with also to scroll (computer) He was displaced by a younger and faster employee.
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fate They don't like to plan; they prefer to leave the outcome to fate.
azar No les gusta planear; prefieren dejar el resultado al azar.
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intersection (point where roads meet) When you get to the intersection, turn right.
cruce (kroo-seh) Cuando llegues al cruce, gira a la derecha.
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ambitious (greedy) He had already earned millions, but he was ambitious and wanted more.
ambicioso Ya había ganado millones, pero era ambicioso y quería más.
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to group together I grouped the eggs by color.
agrupar Agrupé los huevos por color.
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to subtract, to discount, to play down/minimize Lastly, you have to take the freight charges away from the profits.
**restar** Rastrear is to track down Por último, tienes que restar los gastos de transporte de las ganancias.
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transitions to suggest consequence (like por eso)
***can use all interchangeably*** así que (indicativo) por eso (indicativo) de modo que (indicativo) de allí que (subjuntivo) O sea que (indicativo)
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