290323 Flashcards
1
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empedernido
A
inveterate
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repostero
A
pastry chef
3
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un apartado
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section / post box
4
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el pimentón
A
paprika
5
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las migas
A
fried breadcrumbs
6
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el grito
A
shout (n)
7
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la grita
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uproar / disturbance
8
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la chuche
A
sweet / candy
9
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si mal no recuerdo
A
if I remember rightly
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por poco se me olvida
A
I almost forgot
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lo tengo en la punta de la lengua
A
it´s on the tip of my tongue
12
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magistral
A
masterly
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un timo
A
rip off / swindle
14
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la clase magistral
A
master class
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escatimar
A
to skimp on
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el boletín de notas
A
report card
17
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sobado
A
worn out
18
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la papilla
A
baby food
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la lupa
A
magnifying glass
20
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la chamusquina
A
singeing or scorching
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un internado
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boarding school
22
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parvulario
A
kindergarten
23
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no hubo cuatro gatos
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there were very few people
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se encarecen los precios
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prices get higher
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ponerse nervioso
to get worked up / uptight
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producto interior bruto
gross domestic product
27
llana / aguda
word stressed on the penultimate / last syllable
28
la ortografia / grafía
spelling
29
un vocablo
word
30
acaecer
to happen
31
de improviso
unexpectedly
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soslayar
to avoid / dodge
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desentenderse
to pretend not to know / wash ones hands of
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despreciar
to despise / disdain / reject / spurn
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en torno a
about / around
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desdoblar
to unfold / separate
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una mentada
insult
38
nena / nenaza
little girl / kid
39
una verdulera
fishwife / coarse woman (perj)
40
un verdulero
greengrocer
41
reinvindicar
to claim / demand
42
afectivo
emotional
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precipitadamente
rashly / hurriedly
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irreflexivamente
thoughtlessly / unthinkingly
45
nombrar
mention,name, appoint
46
el lastre
burden, ballast
47
el patrón
pattern
48
postularse
to put yourself forward / stand (as a candidate)
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con mimo
with care
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el desconcierto
confusion, disorder, uncertainty
