4.1.7 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

This deck presents advanced vocab dealing with directions, emotions, and luck. This roughly covers cards 7400-7600 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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to clog / to clog up / to plug up

e.g. The sand clogged up the drain

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obstruir / bloquear / tapar

ej. La arena obstruyó el desagüe

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to get clogged / to get clogged up / to get plugged up

e.g. The drain got clogged

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obstruirse / bloquearse / taparse

ej. El desagüe se tapó

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a clog / an obstruction

e.g. I think there is a clog in your drain

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una obstrucción

ej. Creo que hay una obstrucción en tu drenaje

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clogged / clogged up

e.g. a clogged sink

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tapado / bloqueado

ej. un lavamanos tapado

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content

e.g. This website looks beautiful, but its content is useless

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el contenido

ej. Este sitio web se ve muy bonito, pero su contenido es inútil

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the contents of / what’s inside

e.g. the contents of a can

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el contenido de / lo que está dentro de

ej. el contenido de una lata

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to your heart’s content / as much as you want

e.g. At a buffet, you can eat to your heart’s content

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hasta estar satisfecho / todo lo que quiera

ej. En el bufé, puedes comer todo lo que quieras

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to manipulate

e.g. She manipulated the software to allow universal access

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manipular

ej. Manipuló el software para permitir acceso universal

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manipulation

e.g. Manipulation of these documents can result in jail time

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la manipulación

ej. La manipulación de estos documentos puede conllevar prisión

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manipulative

e.g. I don’t trust anything she says. She is so manipulative

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manipulador

ej. No confío en nada de lo que dice. Siempre es tan manipuladora

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to rein in / to put a stop to / to bring under control

e.g. He’s partying too much these days. We need to rein him in

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controlar / frenar / poner un alto a

ej. Está festejando demasiado estos dias. Necesitamos frenarlo

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invalid / void

e.g. This marriage is invalid, since she was already married to someone else

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inválido / nulo

ej. Este matrimonio es inválido, dado que ella ya estaba casada con alguien más

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to be off / to miss

e.g. His calculations were off by 5

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fallar / errar

ej. Sus cálculos fallaron por cinco

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to be dead-on / to be spot-on / to be on-target

e.g. Your assessment of the situation is spot-on

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dar en el blanco

ej. Tu evaluación de la situación da en el blanco

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valid

e.g. a valid passport, a valid argument, etc.

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válido

ej. un pasaporte válido, un argumento válido, etc.

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to get choked up / to get teary-eyed

e.g. When they kissed at the end of the movie, I got a bit choked up

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emocionarse hasta las lágrimas / aguársele los ojos

ej. Cuando se besaron al final de la película, se me aguaron los ojos

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to break down crying / to burst out in tears

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romper a llorar / estallar en llanto

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to sob / to bawl / to weep

e.g. She bawled for days after her dog died

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sollozar

ej. Ella sollozó durante días después de que murió su perro

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to tear up / to get teary / to well up with tears

e.g. He started tearing up

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aguarse los ojos / lagrimear / brotarle las lágrimas

ej. Se le aguaron los ojos

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a diagnosis

e.g. What was the doctor’s diagnosis?

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un diagnóstico

ej. ¿Cuál fue el diagnóstico del doctor?

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to diagnose

e.g. They diagnosed him with cancer

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diagnosticar

ej. Le diagnosticaron cáncer

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a sense of direction

e.g. I have no sense of direction

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sentido de orientación

ej. No tengo ningún sentido de orientación

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southwest / southwestern

e.g. the southwestern United States

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suroeste

ej. el suroeste de los Estados Unidos

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northeast / northeastern

e.g. The ship is heading northeast

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noreste

ej. El barco va hacia el noreste

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southeast / southeastern

e.g. The compass is pointing southeast

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sudeste

ej. La brújula apunta hacia el sureste

“Sudeste” is a more general term for southeast, while “sureste” is more specific and often used in geographical or locational contexts.

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northwest / northwestern

e.g. Ireland is to the northwest of France

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noroeste

ej. Irlanda está al noroeste de Francia

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northbound

e.g. a northbound train

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en dirección norte / hacia el norte / con dirección hacia el norte

ej. un tren con dirección hacia el norte

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southbound

e.g. southbound traffic

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en dirección sur / hacia el sur / con dirección hacia el sur

ej. el tránsito hacia el sur

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westbound

e.g. westbound traffic

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en dirección oeste / hacia el oeste / con dirección hacia el oeste

ej. tráfico en dirección oeste

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eastbound

e.g. an eastbound train

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en dirección este / hacia el este / con dirección hacia el este

ej. un tren hacia el este

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to instruct / to direct / to tell

e.g. He told us to come early

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mandar / ordenar / decir

ej. Nos dijo que viniéramos temprano

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to go towards / to be earmarked for

e.g. I want this money to go towards the starving children in Africa

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ir hacia

ej. Quiero que este dinero vaya hacia los niños hambrientos en África

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upright / facing-upward

e.g. Hold the bottle in an upright position

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hacia arriba / vertical / recto

ej. Sostén la botella en posición vertical

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sideways / on its side

e.g. The airplane was flying sideways

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de lado

ej. El avión estaba volando de lado

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horizontal

e.g. horizontal stripes

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horizontal

ej. rayas horizontales

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vertical

e.g. vertical blinds

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vertical

ej. persianas verticales

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diagonal

e.g. diagonal lines

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diagonal

ej. líneas diagonales

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parallel

e.g. These lines are parallel. They never cross

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paralelo

ej. Estas líneas son paralelas. Nunca se cruzan

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perpendicular

e.g. These lines are perpendicular. They meet at a 90 degree angle

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perpendicular

ej. Estas líneas son perpendiculares. Se cruzan en un ángulo de 90 grados

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to be down / to be depressed

e.g. You look a bit down. Do you want some ice cream to cheer you up?

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estar deprimido

ej. Te ves un poco deprimida. ¿Quieres algo de helado para alegrarte?

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to be down / to have dropped

e.g. Sales are down by 15% this month

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haber bajado

ej. Las ventas han bajado en un 15% este mes

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to come down to / to boil down to

e.g. It all comes down to how much you wanna spend

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resumirse a / reducirse a

ej. Todo se resume a cuánto quieres gastar

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to get down

e.g. They’re coming! Get down, and hide

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agacharse / acuclillarse

ej. ¡Ya vienen! Agáchate y escóndete

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biodegradable

e.g. Styrofoam is not biodegradable. Paper is

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biodegradable

ej. La espuma de poliestireno no es biodegradable. El papel sí

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eco-friendly / green / environmentally friendly

e.g. eco-friendly practices

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que no daña el medio ambiente / ecológico / verde

ej. prácticas que no dañan el medio ambiente

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ecological

e.g. ecological studies

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ecológico

ej. estudios ecológicos

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an ecosystem

e.g. Bees are an important part of the ecosystem

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un ecosistema

ej. Las abejas son una parte importante del ecosistema

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renewable

e.g. renewable resources

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renovable

ej. los recursos renovables

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to get close to someone

e.g. She got very close to him while working together on that project

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encariñarse con alguien

ej. Se encariñó mucho con él cuando trabajaron juntos en ese proyecto

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affection

e.g. She rarely shows him affection in public

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el cariño / el afecto

ej. Casi nunca le muestra cariño en público

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from the bottom of my heart

e.g. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart

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desde el fondo de mi corazón

ej. Gracias, desde el fondo de mi corazón

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intimate / personal

e.g. an intimate phone call

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íntimo / personal

ej. una llamada íntima

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an intimate relationship / a close relationship / a relationship

e.g. The two girls share an intimate relationship, but it’s not sexual

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una relación íntima / una relación estrecha

ej. Las dos chicas tienen una relación íntima, pero no es sexual

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bliss / ecstasy

e.g. After she got married, she was in a total state of bliss

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el éxtasis / la felicidad absoluta

ej. Después de casarse, ella estaba en estado de felicidad absoluta

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lust

e.g. I know you’re attracted to her, but be careful. Lust is not the same as love

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la lujuria

ej. Sé que te sientes atraído a ella, pero ten cuidado. La lujuria no es lo mismo que el amor

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passion

e.g. I admire your passion for your work

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la pasión

ej. Admiro tu pasión por tu trabajo

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passionate / intense

e.g. passionate feelings for someone

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apasionado / intenso

ej. sentimientos apasionados por alguien

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sentimental / emotional

e.g. She’s so sentimental. She cries in almost every movie

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sentimental / emocional

ej. Ella es tan sentimental. Llora en casi cualquier película

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expressive

e.g. Her face was expressive

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expresivo

ej. Su cara era expresiva

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touched / emotionally moved

e.g. I’m touched by the sweet card you sent me

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conmovido / emocionado

ej. Estoy conmovido por la linda tarjeta que me mandaste

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touching / moving

e.g. a moving story

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enternecedor / conmovedor

ej. una historia enternecedora

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distraught / distressed

e.g. She was completely distraught when her brother was killed

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consternado / desconsolado / angustiado

ej. Estaba completamente desconsolada cuando murió su hermano

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desperate

e.g. a desperate attempt to win

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desesperado

ej. un intento desesperado por ganar

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despair / desperation

e.g. Despair over his failed political campaign drove him to depression

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la desesperación

ej. La desesperación sobre su fallida campaña política lo llevó a la depresión

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emptiness

e.g. She had a feeling of emptiness after her last child went away to college

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el vacío / un vacío

ej. Ella sintió un vacío después de que su último hijo se fue a la universidad

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hollow

e.g. a hollow tree

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hueco

ej. un árbol hueco

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to abolish

e.g. Slavery was abolished in 1922 in Morocco

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abolir

ej. En Marruecos se abolió la esclavitud en 1922

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abolition

e.g. the abolition of slavery

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la abolición

ej. la abolición de la esclavitud

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endless / infinite / interminable

e.g. This drive through the desert seems endless

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infinito / interminable / sin fin

ej. Este trayecto por el desierto parece interminable

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a dead end

e.g. This road is a dead end. We have to turn around

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un camino sin salida / un callejón sin salida

ej. Éste es un camino sin salida. Tenemos que dar la vuelta

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to end up / to wind up

e.g. We ended up not going to the party

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acabar / terminar / resultar

ej. Terminamos por no ir a la fiesta

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to end up with / to wind up with / to get stuck with

e.g. At the end of the long dinner, we got stuck with the bill

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acabar con / terminar con

ej. Al final de la larga cena, terminamos con la cuenta

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to conclude that / to come to the conclusion that

e.g. He concluded that she was an impostor

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concluir que / llegar a la conclusión de que

ej. Él concluyó que ella era una impostora

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to fizzle out / to peter out

e.g. The party began to fizzle out at around 11 pm

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irse apagando / extinguirse

ej. La fiesta comenzó a extinguirse alrededor de las 11 pm

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to phase out

e.g. Apple is starting to phase out the older iPhone models

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retirar paulatinamente / dejar paulatinamente

ej. Apple comienza a retirar paulatinamente los modelos viejos del iPhone

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to put a stop to / to put an end to

e.g. Let’s put a stop to domestic violence

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poner un paro a / poner un fin a

ej. Pongámosle un fin a la violencia doméstica

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to overthrow / to depose / to topple

e.g. The rebels overthrew the government

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derrocar / derribar

ej. Los rebeldes derrocaron al gobierno

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to model

e.g. She models clothing

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modelar

ej. Ella modela ropa

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a stylist

e.g. Many celebrities look great because they have personal stylists

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un estilista

ej. Muchas celebridades se ven maravillosas porque tienen estilistas personales

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fearless / unafraid / brave

e.g. a fearless leader

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intrépido / sin miedo / valiente

ej. un líder intrépido

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a phobia / a complex / a fear

e.g. I have a phobia of spiders

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una fobia / un miedo

ej. Tengo fobia a las arañas

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to scare away / to scare off / to frighten away

e.g. Your loud noises scared all the birds away

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ahuyentar

ej. El ruido que hiciste ahuyentó a todas las aves

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shyness / self-consciousness / inhibition

e.g. The kids were timid at first but they eventually lost their inhibitions

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la timidez / la inseguridad / la inhibición

ej. Los niños actuaron tímidos al principio, pero con el tiempo perdieron su inhibición

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to shudder

e.g. I shuddered at the thought of his scary face

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estremecerse

ej. Me estremezco sólo de pensar en su cara espantosa

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to conflict with / to be at odds with

e.g. His statements conflict with the evidence

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no concordar con / estar en desacuerdo con / entran en conflicto con

ej. Sus declaraciones no concuerdan con la evidencia

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to confront

e.g. Mary confronted Jim about his alleged transgressions

A

confrontar

ej. Mary confrontó a Jim sobre sus supuestas transgresiones

87
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confrontational

e.g. I prefer not to be confrontational; I generally avoid conflict

A

beligerante / polémico

ej. Prefiero no ser beligerante; usualmente evito el conflicto

88
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to combat / to fight

e.g. We’re fighting the spread of AIDS

A

combatir / luchar contra

ej. Estamos combatiendo la propagación del SIDA

89
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to pick a fight with / to start a fight with

e.g. Don’t pick a fight with your brother

A

empezar una pelea / meterse con

ej. No te metas con tu hermano

90
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to put up a fight / to put up a struggle

e.g. She knew she would get hurt anyway, so she didn’t even put up a fight

A

dar pelea / dar batalla

ej. Ella sabía que saldría lastimada de todas formas, así que ni siquiera dio batalla

91
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to fight off / to fend off / to resist

e.g. She fought off the attacker and then called the police

A

resistir

ej. Resistió a su atacante y luego llamó a la policía

92
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to pin down / to hold down

e.g. They pinned him down on the ground until the police got there

A

sujetar a / sujetar contra / sujetar a la fuerza

ej. Lo sujetaron contra el suelo hasta que llegó la policía

93
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a flower arrangement / a floral arrangement

A

un arreglo floral

94
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a florist

e.g. I went to the florist to buy some roses for my wife

A

un florista

ej. Fui al florista a comprar unas rosas para mi esposa

95
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to blossom / to bloom / to flower

e.g. Have your flowers blossomed yet?

A

florecer / brotar

ej. ¿Ya florecieron tus flores?

96
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a bouquet

e.g. a bouquet of flowers

A

un ramo / un ramillete

ej. un ramo de flores

97
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a vase

e.g. Please put the flowers in that tall vase

A

un jarrón / un florero

ej. Por favor pon las flores en ese florero alto

98
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a fold / a crease

e.g. There is a crease down the center of this piece of paper

A

un doblez / un pliegue

ej. Hay un doblez en el centro de esta hoja de papel

99
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folding / collapsible / foldable

e.g. a folding chair

A

plegable

ej. una silla plegable

100
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noble / benevolent / gracious

e.g. a noble act

A

noble / benévolo

ej. un acto noble

101
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a rifle / a shotgun

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un rifle / un fusil / una escopeta

102
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a shot

e.g. a gun shot

A

un balazo / un tiro

ej. un balazo de pistola

103
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a scope

e.g. He peered through the scope and aimed the rifle at his target

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una mira

ej. Él observó a través de la mira y apuntó el rifle hacia su blanco

104
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a silencer

i.e. the aparatus that deadens the sound of a shotgun

A

un silenciador

i.e. el aparato que calla el sonido de un disparo

105
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a pistol

e.g. A pistol is much smaller than a shotgun

A

una pistola

ej. Una pistola es mucho más pequeña que una escopeta

106
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a revolver

A

un revólver

107
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a hacker

e.g. Hackers broke into the government computers and stole military secrets

A

un pirata informático / un hacker

ej. Unos piratas informáticos se metieron en las computadoras del gobierno y robaron secretos militares

108
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to hack / to hack into

e.g. My account was hacked

A

piratear / hackear

ej. Mi cuenta fue pirateada

109
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an obstacle / a hurdle

e.g. Stay strong. We can overcome any obstacles

A

un obstáculo

ej. Mantén la fuerza. Podemos sobrellevar cualquier obstáculo

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a difficulty / a hardship / an ordeal

A

una dificultad

111
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to innovate / to develop / to invent

e.g. Apple has innovated many new products this past decade

A

innovar / desarrollar

ej. Apple ha inovado muchos nuevos productos esta última década

112
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innovation

e.g. Innovation is important for economic growth

A

la innovación

ej. La innovación es importante para el crecimiento económico

113
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innovative / ground-breaking

e.g. a ground-breaking new product

A

innovador / rompedor / parteaguas

ej. un nuevo producto innovador

114
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insurance

e.g. health insurance

A

el seguro

ej. el seguro de salud

115
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to insure

e.g. He insured his car

A

asegurar

e.g. Él aseguró su carro

116
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insured

e.g. insured by the government

A

asegurado

ej. asegurado por le gobierno

117
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maintenance / upkeep

e.g. building maintenance

A

el mantenimiento

ej. el mantenimiento de un edificio

118
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to keep back / to stay back / to stand back

e.g. Please stand back – if you don’t want to get wet

A

mantenerse atrás / mantenerse alejado

ej. Por favor manténganse atrás – si no quieren mojarse

119
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to keep off

e.g. Please keep off the grass

A

no pisar

ej. Favor de no pisar el pasto

120
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to keep out

e.g. Please keep your dog out of the kitchen while I’m cooking

A

mantener afuera

ej. Por favor mantén a tu perro fuera de la cocina cuando estoy cocinando

121
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to keep up / to continue

e.g. Keep up the good work

A

mantener / continuar

ej. Mantén el buen ritmo de trabajo

122
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to keep up with

e.g. He’s driving too fast. I can’t keep up with him

A

seguir el ritmo de

ej. Está manejando demasiado rápido. No le puedo seguir el ritmo

123
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to keep up with / to stay up to date with

e.g. I’ve been keeping up with Apple news since the launch of the first iPhone

A

mantenerse al día con / mantenerse al corriente de

ej. Me he mantenido al día con las noticias de Apple desde que salió el primer iPhone

124
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to service / to maintain / to perform maintenance

e.g. I hadn’t maintained my motorcycle well, and it broke down

A

dar mantenimiento / hacer mantenimiento / dar servicio

ej. No había dado buen mantenimiento a mi motocicleta, y se averió

125
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linguistic

e.g. linguistic studies

A

lingüístico

ej. estudios lingüísticos

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a linguist

e.g. We worked with many linguists to create this language-learning product

A

un lingüista

ej. Trabajamos con muchos lingüistas para crear este producto de aprendizaje de idiomas

127
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Good thing / We’re lucky that

e.g. Good thing we left early, the traffic was really bad

A

menos mal que / es una suerte que / hicimos bien en

ej. Menos mal que salimos temprano, el tráfico estuvo muy pesado

128
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to be out of luck

e.g. If you came to see the show, you’re out of luck. Tickets are sold out

A

tener mala suerte / estar de mala racha

ej. Si viniste a ver el espectáculo, tienes mala suerte. Los boletos están agotados

129
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to luck out / to get lucky

e.g. You lucked out. We have one more ticket left, and you can have it

A

estar de suerte / estar de buena racha / tener golpe de suerte

ej. Tuviste suerte. Tenemos un boleto más, y es tuyo

130
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a migrant

e.g. He is a migrant from Africa

A

un migrante / un emigrante

ej. Él es un emigrante de África

131
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a migrant worker

A

un trabajador migrante / un trabajador migratorio

132
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a nomad

e.g. The tribe of nomads traveled from town to town with their camels

A

un nómada

ej. La tribu de nómadas iba de pueblo en pueblo con sus camellos

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migrant

e.g. a migrant bird species

A

migrante / migratoria

ej. una especie de ave migratoria

134
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migration

e.g. He studied the migration of birds during the winter

A

la migración

ej. Estudió la migración de las aves durante el invierno

135
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to stimulate

e.g. They gave the cancer patient a drug to help stimulate his appetite

A

estimular

ej. Le dieron al paciente con cáncer un medicamento para ayudar a estimular su apetito

136
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stimulation

e.g. The rat’s brain responded to the electrical stimulation

A

la estimulación

ej. El cerebro de la rata respondió a la estimulación eléctrica

137
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to evoke / to stir up / to bring to mind

e.g. The smell of fresh strawberries evokes sharp childhood memories

A

evocar / suscitar / traer a la mente

ej. El olor de las fresas frescas evoca fuertes memorias infantiles

138
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evocative of / reminiscent of / suggestive of

e.g. This abstract painting is reminiscent of a war scene

A

evocador de / reminiscente de / que sugiere

ej. Esta pintura abstracta es reminiscente de una escena de guerra

139
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a mentality / a mindset / an outlook

e.g. a positive mentality

A

una mentalidad / una actitud

ej. una mentalidad positiva

140
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___ came to mind / I suddenly realized ___ / ___ occurred to me

e.g. I was sure we were stuck, but then an idea came to mind

A

se me ocurrió ___ / ___ me vino a la mente / de repente caí en cuenta de que ___

ej. Estaba seguro de que estábamos atorados, pero entonces se me ocurrió una idea

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to keep in mind / to remember

e.g. Thanks for the advice. I’ll keep that in mind

A

tener en mente / recordar / tener presente

ej. Gracias por el consejo. Lo tendré en mente

142
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It’s all in your mind / It’s all in your head

e.g. Stop being so paranoid. It’s all in your head

A

todo está en tu cabeza / todo está en tu mente

ej. Deja de ser tan paranóico, todo está en tu cabeza

143
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anonymous / nameless

e.g. an anonymous donor

A

anónimo / sin nombre

ej. un donador anónimo

144
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a pseudonym / a pen-name

i.e. a fictitious name used by authors

A

un seudónimo / un nombre de pluma

i.e. un nombre ficticio como el que utilizan los escritores

145
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a nickname

e.g. My name is Jonathan, but my nickname is Johnny

A

un apodo / un sobrenombre

ej. Me llamo Jonathan, pero mi apodo es Johnny

146
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an alias / a false name

e.g. The criminal used an alias when registering for the account

A

un alias / un nombre falso

ej. El criminal usó un alias para registrar la cuenta

147
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my middle name

e.g. My name is John Brian Smith. Brian is my middle name

A

mi segundo nombre

ej. Me llamo John Brian Smith. Brian es mi segundo nombre

148
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to appoint / to name / to designate

e.g. She was appointed president

A

nombrar / designar como / apuntar

ej. Ella fue nombrada presidente

149
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to name after

e.g. They named me after my great grandfather

A

ponerle el nombre de

ej. Me pusieron el nombre de mi bisabuelo

150
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to name / to call

e.g. They named him Jonathan

A

nombrar / llamar / poner

ej. Lo nombraron Jonathan

151
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so-called

e.g. a so-called expert in art

A

llamado / supuesto / presunto

ej. un supuesto experto en arte

152
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my initials

e.g. My initials are ASC

A

mis iniciales

ej. Mis iniciales son ASC

153
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to initial

e.g. Please initial each page of the document

A

poner las iniciales

ej. Por favor ponga sus iniciales en cada página del documento

154
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to reminisce

e.g. The old women sat on the porch, reminiscing about old times

A

rememorar / evocar

ej. La anciana estaba sentada en el porche, rememorando los viejos tiempos

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nostalgia

e.g. Nostalgia can be distracting. Let’s think about the future instead

A

la nostalgia

ej. La nostalgia puede distraer. Mejor pensemos en el futuro

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nostalgic

e.g. I am feeling nostalgic for the summers I spent working on the farm

A

nostálgico

ej. Me siento nostálgico por los veranos que pasé trabajando en la granja

157
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an outline / an abstract / a summary

e.g. He wrote the outline of the story before writing the complete book

A

una descripción / un bosquejo / un esbozo

ej. Escribió un bosquejo de la historia antes de escribir el libro completo

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the outline

e.g. I traced the outline of my hand on the paper

A

el contorno / el perfil / la silueta

ej. Trazé el contorno de mi mano en el papel

159
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a passage / a reading

e.g. Please read this passage and tell me what you think

A

un pasaje / una lectura

ej. Por favor lee este pasaje y dime lo que piensas

160
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a passage / a corridor / a pathway

e.g. a narrow passage between the buildings

A

un corredor / un pasaje

ej. un estrecho corredor entre los edificios

161
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the passage / the passing / the course

e.g. the passage of time

A

el paso / el transcurso

ej. el transcurso del tiempo

162
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a patch

e.g. His mother sewed a patch on his jeans to cover the hole

A

un parche

ej. Su madre cosió un parche en sus vaqueros para tapar el hoyo

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to patch / to patch up / to mend

e.g. I patched up the hole in my sock

A

parchear / parchar / arreglar

ej. Parché el agujero en mi media

164
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prepaid

e.g. a prepaid cell phone

A

prepagado / de prepago

ej. un celular prepagado

165
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to pay back / to repay / to reimburse

e.g. Thanks for letting me borrow $5. I’ll pay you back

A

devolverle el dinero a / reembolsar

ej. Gracias por prestarme $5. Te devolveré el dinero

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unpaid

e.g. an unpaid vacation

A

no remunerado / no pagado

ej. unas vacaciones no remuneradas

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well-paid

e.g. a well-paid secretary

A

bien pagado / bien remunerado

ej. una secretaria bien remunerada

168
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to pay off

e.g. I’m still paying off my college student loans

A

pagar / saldar / liquidar

ej. Sigo pagando el préstamo universitario

169
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to pay off / to be worth it

e.g. Our patience paid off

A

ser compensado / ser recompensado / valer la pena

ej. Nuestra paciencia fue compensada

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to pay an arm and a leg / to pay through the nose

i.e. to pay a lot of money

A

pagar un dineral

i.e. costar mucho dinero

171
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a nudist

e.g. The couple spends their summers at a nudist colony

A

un nudista

ej. La pareja pasa sus vacaciones en una colonia de nudistas

172
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manpower

e.g. We have plenty of construction equipment, but we need more manpower

A

la mano de obra / el personal

ej. Tenemos bastante equipo de construcción, pero nos hace falta mano de obra

173
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a hippie / a bohemian

A

un hippie / un bohemio

174
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a figure

e.g. Pelé is one of the most important sports figures in history

A

una figura

ej. Pelé es una de las figuras deportivas más importantes de la historia

175
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the nobility

e.g. This law benefits both the poor and the nobility

A

la nobleza / la aristocracia

ej. Esta ley beneficia tanto a los pobres como a la nobleza

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a noble / a rich person

e.g. In medieval France, the nobles worked closely with the clergy

A

un noble / un rico

ej. En la Francia medieval, los nobles trabajaban muy de cerca con la Iglesia

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a tomboy

A

un marimacho / una mujer poco femenina

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a transvestite / a cross-dresser / a drag queen

i.e. a man who dresses as a woman

A

un travesti / un travestido

i.e. un hombre que se viste de mujer

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a plumber

e.g. My basement flooded, so I had to call a plumber

A

un fontanero / un plomero / un gasfiter

ej. Mi sótano se inundó, así que tuve que llamar a un fontanero

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plumbing

e.g. a plumbing problem

A

plomería / la fontanería

ej. un problema de plomería

181
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sanitation

e.g. The mayor increased the budget for public sanitation

A

el saneamiento

ej. El alcalde aumentó el presupuesto para el departamento de saneamiento público

182
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a drain

e.g. The water went down the drain

A

un desagüe

ej. El agua se fue por el desagüe

183
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a sewer / a sewage system

e.g. There are many rats running around the sewer

A

una alcantarilla / una alcantarillada

ej. Hay muchas ratas sueltas en la alcantarillada

184
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a pipe / a tube

e.g. a water pipe

A

un tubo / una tubería / una cañería

ej. una cañería de agua

185
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a drainpipe / a pipe

e.g. The drainpipe sprung a leak

A

un tubo del desagüe / un tubo / un caño

ej. El tubo de desagüe tuvo una gotera

186
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a janitor / a custodian / a maintenance man

e.g. The janitor cleaned up the mess and fixed the leak

A

un conserje / un portero

ej. El conserje limpió el mugrero y arregló la fuga

187
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to drain / to empty

e.g. Let the water drain out of the bathtub

A

vaciar / drenar

ej. Deja drenar el agua de la tina

188
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polish

e.g. a shoe polish

A

el betún / la crema

ej. un betún de zapatos

189
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to polish / to shine

e.g. He polished his trophies

A

lustrar / pulir / dar brillo a

ej. Lustró sus trofeos

190
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to polish up / to perfect

e.g. I need to polish up my Spanish before my business trip to Mexico

A

perfeccionar / pulir

ej. Necesito pulir mi español antes de ir de viaje de negocios a México

191
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privilege

e.g. Driving is not a right, it’s a privilege

A

el privilegio

ej. Conducir no es un derecho, sino un privilegio

192
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privileged / entitled

e.g. a privileged childhood

A

privilegiado

ej. una infancia privilegiada

193
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a publication

e.g. Magazines and newspapers are both types of publications

A

una publicación

ej. Las revistas y los diarios son tipos de publicaciones

194
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to publish

e.g. This book was published in 1927

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publicar

ej. Este libro fue publicado en 1927

195
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a publisher / a publishing company

e.g. He works for a big publisher

A

una editorial

ej. Trabaja para una gran editorial

196
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an editorial

e.g. Did you read his controversial editorial in today’s newspaper?

A

un editorial

ej. ¿Leíste su controvertido editorial en el periódico de hoy?

197
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the recipient

e.g. the recipient of a letter

A

el destinatario / el receptor

ej. el destinatario de una carta

198
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a recipient / a winner

e.g. a recipient of an award

A

un receptor / un ganador

ej. un ganador de un premio

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to narrow down / to remove options

e.g. He narrowed the candidates down to three finalists

A

reducir / quitar opciones

ej. Él redujo los candidatos a tres finalistas

200
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removable

e.g. removable labels

A

removible

ej. etiquetas removibles

201
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removal / elimination

e.g. stain removal

A

la eliminación / la extracción

ej. la eliminación de una mancha

202
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to detach / to remove

e.g. She detached the tag from the pillow

A

despegar / remover / quitar

ej. Ella despegó la etiqueta de la almohada