25. February 9th, 2023 Flashcards

1
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predicament (difficult position)

I find myself in a predicament: my grades are not good enough to get me accepted into a good college.

A

el aprieto (ah-pryeh-toh)

Me encuentro en un aprieto: mis notas no alcanzan para que me acepten en una buena universidad

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as (time)

As the movie progressed, he became more and more interested in it.

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a medida que

A medida que avanzaba la película, iba interesándole más y más.

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3
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screw

A

el tornillo

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4
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screwdriver

A

el destornillador (dehs-tohr-nee-yah-dohr)

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5
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speech (address)

A great speech can change the world.

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el discurso

Un gran discurso puede cambiar el mundo

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precipitarse (preh-see-pee-tahr-seh)

No te precipites en tu decisión.

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to rush (to act impulsively or in haste)

Don’t rush into any decisions.

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7
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cable, or electricity cord

Be careful with those bare wires.

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el cable (kah-bleh)

Ten cuidado con esos cables pelados.

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8
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desde luego

Desde luego que estoy en contra de la desigualdad laboral

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of course

Of course I’m against work inequality.

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9
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el estrépito (ehs-treh-pee-toh)

Se me cayeron las sartenes al suelo y el estrépito despertó al bebé

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bang, crash

The frying pans fell on the floor and the crash woke the baby up.

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10
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adrede

No rompí el plato adrede. Fue un accidente.

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on purpose

I didn’t break the plate on purpose. It was an accident.

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11
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parecerse

vs

parecer

Parecer and parecerse a both mean “to resemble” or “to look like” but they cannot be used interchangeably

A
  1. parecerse is used to compare between items, such as “He looks like my teacher Mr.

Te pareces mucho a tu papá cuando tenía tu edad.
Se parece a un vaquero con esas botas y esa actitud.

  1. Parecer is used to describe the appearance of something, such as “He looks like a teacher”

to seem like
Pareces cansado. ¿Dormiste bien anoche?
Pareces triste. ¿Qué pasó?
Parece que va a nevar.

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12
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rendir cuentas (x2)

  1. Esperamos que rindan cuentas sobre el desvío de recursos.
  2. En mi puesto actual, tengo que rendirle cuentas al Lic. Gómez.
A

1. to account for
We expect them to account for the diversion of resources.

2. to report to
En mi puesto actual, tengo que rendirle cuentas al Lic. Gómez.

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13
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shingles

The dermatologist confirmed that the rash was caused by shingles.

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la culebrilla (koo-leh-bree-yah)

El dermatólogo confirmó que la erupción cutánea se debía a la culebrilla.

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14
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gout

A

la podagra

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15
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fire place (x2)

A
  1. el hogar (also means home)
  2. la chimenea
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16
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to expire (to go bad)

The carton says the milk you’re drinking expired two weeks ago.

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caducar (kah-doo-kahr)

El envase dice que la leche que estás bebiendo caducó hace dos semanas.

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expirar

vs

caducar

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expirar (ehks-pee-rahr)= to cease to be valid (i.e. lease for apartment)

caducar= to go bad (food)

18
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to not be all it’s cracked up to be

Everybody’s praising the movie to the skies, but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.

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to ser para tanto

Todos hablan maravillas de la película, pero no es para tanto.

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stab, thrust, stab wound

The armored knight’s stab wounded his enemy in the chest.

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la estocada (ehs-toh-kah-dah)

La estocada del caballero de la armadura hirió a su enemigo en el pecho.

20
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exaltar

La historia ha exaltado a varios artistas que en su época pasaron inadvertidos

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to extol (to praise, to work up/get excited) to glorify
also to emphasize

History has extolled several artists who went unnoticed in their days.

21
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vuelco

Como consecuencia de la colisión se produjo el vuelco del camión y el incendio de dos carros.

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radical change, complete change, act of overturning

As a result of the collision the truck overturned and two cars caught fire.

22
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usurpar (oo-soor-pahr)

El candidato manipuló el apoyo dentro del partido para permitirle usurpar el poder.

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to take illegally, to steal

The candidate manipulated support within the party to enable him to usurp power.

23
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raffle (pulling name out of a hat to win something) (x2)

I won a coat at the raffle.

A

el sorteo
la rifa

Me gané un abrigo en el sorteo.

24
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culto

A

educated, cultured

25
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atónito (ah-toh-nee-toh)

Pedro se quedó atónito cuando vio a María maquillada y arreglada.

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astonished, amazed, astounded

Pedro was astonished when he saw Maria all made up and wearing nice clothes.

26
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por lo tanto

Has incurrido en una infracción, por lo tanto vas a la cárcel.

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therefore

You have broken the law; therefore, you are going to prison.

27
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despectivo

Hay palabras que pueden ser despectivas dependiendo de a quién vayan dirigidas.

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perjorative, contemtuous (disrespective)

Some words can be pejorative depending on who they are referring to.

28
Q

Frase: Can you scroll down?.

A

Puedes desplazar hacia abajo?

29
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nada más (+infinitive)

A

as soon as