3. Tricksters* Flashcards

1
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“to lie down”

A

acostar

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2
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“to accost”

A

acosar

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3
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“I’m going to lie down”

A

Me voy a acostar

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4
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“current” or “present”

A

actual

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5
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“the current administration”

A

“la actual administración”

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“factual” or “genuine”

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verdadero, auténtico, genuino, real

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“This is an actual Picasso”

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Este es un auténtico Picasso

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8
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“Actually, . . . “

A

“La verdad es que . . .

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9
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“He actually ate it”

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“Realmente se lo comió” or “Sí se lo comió” or “¡De verdad se lo comió!”

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10
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“He has a heart condition”

A

Tiene una afección cardiaca.

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11
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To convey your affection use:

A

afecto or cariño

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12
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“U.S. imports”

A

productos gringos

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13
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“argument”

A

discussión

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14
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fight- like with throwing pots and pans- in descending order of intensity:

A

pleito, disputa, disgusto

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15
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carefully reasoned “argument” (such as lawers’ summations)

A

argumento

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16
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“attendance”

A

asistencia

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17
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“a person who is attending something”

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asistente

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18
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“assistant manager”

A

subgerente

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19
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“to assist”

A

ayudar

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20
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“to attend”

21
Q

“to attend to”

22
Q

you can ____ a patient but you can’t ____ a concert.

23
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“private interview granted to you by someone more important than you”

24
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“The minister granted us an interview”

A

El ministro nos concedió audiencia.

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"the audience"
la asistencia, el auditorio, el público
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"bucket"
balde
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"bald"
calvo (polite) or pelón (irreverent)
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common word for "ball"
balón
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"smaller balls"
bolas or pelotas
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"balloon"
globo
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"trillion"
billón
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"billion"
mil millones
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"chivalrous" or "brave"
bizarro
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"bizarre"
extraño or raro
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"capable"
capaz
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"incapable" or "incompetent"
incapaz
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"cargo" (like on a ship)
carga
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"job position" or "post"
cargo
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"portfolio for carrying papers" or "folder"
carpeta
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"carpet"
alfombra or tapete
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"a crash"
un choque
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"a state of shock"
un choque
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"to shock (electrically)"
dar choque or dar toques (un choque will kill you while toques won't)
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"The lamp gave me a shock"
La lámpara me dió toques
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"shocking"
chocante
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offensive/rude
chocante
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Colloquial way of saying: "I hate chocolate."
Me choca el chocolate.
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A person's general physical structure (i.e. fat, skinny, etc)
complexión