4.2.1 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

Use this deck to learn advanced law, sleep, and travel words. This roughly covers cards 8020-8220 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

1
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Translate to Spanish:

ballet

e.g. Do you prefer jazz, tap, or ballet?

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el ballet

ej. ¿Prefieres el jazz, el tap o el ballet?

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a ballerina

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una bailarina de ballet

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to waltz / to dance waltz

e.g. Do you know how to waltz?

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bailar vals

ej. ¿Sabes bailar vals?

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a waltz

e.g. This song is more of a waltz than a march

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un vals

ej. Esta canción es más un vals que una marcha

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tap-dancing

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el baile de claqué / el baile de tap

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a concentration

e.g. There’s a high concentration of acid in the stomach

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una concentración

ej. Hay una alta concentración de ácido en el estómago

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dense / concentrated

e.g. The arrangement of trees in this forest is very dense

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denso / compacto

ej. La disposición de los árboles en este bosque es muy densa

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density

e.g. What is the population density of Shanghai?

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la densidad

ej. ¿Cuál es la densidad de población de Shanghai?

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sparse / scattered

e.g. The desert has a very sparse population

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escaso / esparcido / disperso

ej. El desierto tiene una población muy escasa

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scarce

e.g. In this region, water is scarce

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escaso

ej. En esta región, el agua es escasa

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a shortage / a scarcity / a lack

e.g. a shortage of water

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una escasez / una falta / una carencia

ej. una escasez de agua

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to devastate / to destroy / to ruin

e.g. The tornado completely devastated the small town

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arrasar / devastar / arruinar

ej. El tornado arrasó por completo con el pequeño pueblo

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devastated / inconsolable / grieved

e.g. She was devastated when he left

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desolado / devastado / inconsolable

ej. Ella estaba desolada cuando él se fue

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devastating

e.g. a devastating war

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desolador / devastador

ej. una guerra devastadora

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to employ

e.g. This factory employs over half the town

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emplear

ej. Esta fábrica emplea a más de la mitad del pueblo

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an employer

e.g. My employer provides very good health insurance

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un empleador

ej. Mi empleador proporciona muy buen seguro médico

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employment

e.g. The employment level in the country has been rising for months

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el empleo

ej. El nivel de empleo en el país ha subido varios meses seguidos

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unemployment

e.g. the unemployment rate

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el desempleo / el paro

ej. la tasa de desempleo

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unemployed / jobless / out of work

e.g. My brother has been unemployed for three months, since the factory closed down

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desempleado / cesante / en paro

ej. Mi hermano ha estado desempleado tres meses, desde que cerró la fábrica

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a temp / a temporary worker

e. g. Before I go on maternity leave, I have to train the temp who will do my job

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un trabajador temporal / un temporal

ej. Antes de tomar mi maternidad, tengo que entrenar al trabajador temporal que hará mi trabajo

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the staff / the personnel

e.g. I’m planning a small Christmas party for the staff

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el personal / los empleados

ej. Estoy organizando una pequeña fiesta de navidad para el personal

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to enlarge / to blow up

e.g. Can you enlarge this photo?

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ampliar

ej. ¿Puedes ampliar esta foto?

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enlarged

e.g. an enlarged gland

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aumentado / ampliado / extendido

ej. una glándula extendida

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to expand

e.g. My company recently expanded into Europe

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expandir / ampliar

ej. Mi compañía se expandió recientemente a Europa

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expansion

e.g. We can’t stop the political party’s rapid expansion

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expansión

ej. No podemos detener la rápida expansión del partido político

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a filter

e.g. an air filter

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un filtro

ej. un filtro de aire

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to filter / to filter out

e.g. Use this filter to filter out all the seeds

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filtrar

ej. Usa este filtro para filtrar todas las semillas

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free time / leisure time

e.g. I never have enough free time

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el tiempo libre

ej. Nunca tengo suficiente tiempo libre

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freelance

e.g. a freelance writer

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independiente / freelance

ej. un escritor independiente

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on the house / gratis / complimentary

e.g. The restaurant owner gave me two drinks on the house

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cortesía de la casa / gratis

ej. El dueño del restaurante me dio dos bebidas cortesía de la casa

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courtesy of / compliments of

e.g. a free bottle of wine, courtesy of the hotel manager

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cortesía de / de parte de

ej. una botella de vino gratis, cortesía del gerente

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a beach chair / a deckchair

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una silla de playa

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seated

e.g. He was seated in the back of the car

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sentado

ej. Él estaba sentado en la parte de atrás del carro

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a throne

e.g. The king sat on the throne

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un trono

ej. El rey estaba sentado en el trono

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a wheelchair

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una silla de ruedas

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to give up your seat

e.g. If you see an old lady standing, then you should give up your seat

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dar la silla / ceder la silla / ceder el asiento

ej. Si ves a una viejita de pie, deberías ceder la silla

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an armchair

e.g. We have a giant armchair in our living room, next to our couch

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un sillón / una butaca

ej. Tenemos un enorme sillón en la sala, junto al sofá

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a stool / a step stool

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un taburete / un banquito

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furnished

e.g. The furnished apartment costs $200 more per month than the one without furniture

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amoblado / amueblado

ej. El departamento amueblado cuesta $200 más al mes que el que no tiene muebles

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a hammock

e.g. a nap in a hammock

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una hamaca

ej. una siesta en una hamaca

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to generalize

e.g. It’s difficult to generalize a single Arabic language, since there are so many dialects

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generalizar

ej. Es difícil generalizar un solo idioma árabe, ya que hay tantos dialectos

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momentous / historically significant

e.g. a momentous event

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trascendental

ej. un momento trascendental

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trivial / unimportant / petty

e.g. Let’s not get distracted by trivial issues

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trivial / insignificante / sin importancia

ej. No nos distraigamos con asuntos insignificantes

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crucial / critical / vital

e.g. This program is critical to the survival of our company

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crucial / crítico / vital

ej. Este programa es vital para la supervivencia de nuestra empresa

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priority

e.g. Communication is our top priority

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la prioridad

ej. La comunicación es nuestra primera prioridad

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to prioritize

e.g. I have to prioritize my tasks for the week

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priorizar

ej. Tengo que priorizar mis tareas para la semana

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minute / negligible / trivial

e.g. a minute detail

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pequeño / trivial / insignificante

ej. un detalle trivial

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to improvise / to wing it / to ad-lib

e.g. I forgot my notes for the presentation, so I just had to improvise

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improvisar / inventar sobre la marcha / inventar

ej. Olvidé mis notas para la presentación, así que tuve que improvisar

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improv comedy / improv

e.g. The improv comedians can create humor from almost any prop

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la comedia improvisada / la impro

ej. Los comediantes de impro pueden crear humor con casi cualquier pieza de utilería

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off the cuff / without preparation

e.g. The congressman made his remarks off the cuff, without any notes

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sin preparación

ej. El congresista hizo sus comentarios sin preparación y sin notas

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the authorities

e.g. Have you alerted the authorities yet?

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las autoridades

ej. ¿Ya avisaste a las autoridades?

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the defendant

e.g. The defendant claimed that the killing was in self-defense

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el demandado / el acusado

ej. El acusado aseguró que el homicidio fue en defensa propia

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the plaintiff

e.g. The plaintiff was seeking damages of $5 million

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el demandante / el acusador / el actor civil

ej. El demandante buscaba daños por $5 millones

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a ban

e.g. a ban on smoking in restaurants

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una prohibición

ej. una prohibición de fumar dentro de los restaurantes

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a clause / a condition

e.g. I won’t sign the contract, because I disagree with one of the clauses

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una claúsula / una estipulación / una condición

ej. No firmaré el contrato, porque no estoy de acuerdo con una de las cláusulas

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custody / guardianship

e.g. Which parent got custody of the children in the divorce?

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la custodia / la tutoría

ej. ¿Qué padre obtuvo la custodia de los hijos en el divorcio?

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a verdict

e.g. a guilty verdict

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un veredicto

ej. un veredicto de culpable

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a disclaimer / a clause guaranteeing exemption of responsibility

e.g. Did you read the disclaimer at the bottom of the package, in tiny print?

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un descargo de responsabilidades / una cláusula de exención de responsabilidad

ej. ¿Leíste el descargo de responsabilidades en la parte de abajo del empaque, en letra pequeñísima?

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to appeal

e.g. He appealed the judge’s decision

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apelar

ej. Apeló la decisión del juez

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arbitration

e.g. If you can’t settle the dispute on your own, you will have to go to arbitration

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arbitraje

ej. Si no pueden resolver la disputa ustedes solos, tendrán que ir ante arbitraje

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to abandon / to ditch

e.g. She abandoned her children

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abandonar

ej. Abandonó a sus hijos

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abandoned

e.g. an abandoned home

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abandonado

ej. una casa abandonada

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to leave on

e.g. You left the light on in the bathroom

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dejar encendido / dejar prendido

ej. Dejasta la luz del baño encendida

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an omission

e.g. The journalist had no excuse for his omission of the critical facts

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una omisión

ej. El periodista no tenía excusa por la omisión de los hechos críticos

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exclusive

e.g. an exclusive club

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exclusivo

ej. un club exclusivo

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exclusively / strictly

e.g. The bathroom is strictly for customers

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estrictamente / exclusivamente

ej. El baño es estrictamente para los clientes

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to ease off / to ease up / to let up

e.g. Ease off the gas pedal a bit. We’re going too fast

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amainar / suavizar / aflojar

ej. Suaviza el acelerador un poco. Vamos demasiado rápido

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to let it slide

e.g. Usually, I would send you to jail for this crime, but this time I will let it slide

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dejarlo pasar / dejarlo resbalar

ej. Usualmente, lo mandaría a la cárcel por este crimen, pero esta vez lo dejaré pasar

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to let go / to let out / to set free

e.g. He was supposed to be in jail for 5 years, but they let him out after 2

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dejar ir / dejar salir / soltar

ej. Él debía haber permanecido en la cárcel 5 años, pero lo dejaron salir después de 2

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to let go / to dismiss

e.g. The teacher let the children out early

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dejar salir / despachar

ej. La profesora dejó salir a los estudiantes temprano

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resemblance

e.g. His resemblance to his father is striking

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el parecido / la semejanza

ej. El parecido a su padre es asombroso

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to glare / to scowl

e.g. He glared at her angrily

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mirar enfurecido

ej. Él la miró enfurecido

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to look back on

e.g. I love visiting my grandmother and looking back on fond memories together

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rememorar sobre

ej. Me encanta visitar a mi abuela y rememorar sobre los buenos tiempos que hemos pasado

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to look out for / to watch out for

e.g. Watch out for falling rocks

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estar alerta de

ej. Está alerta de las piedras que se deslicen

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to look to / to count on

e.g. Children look to their parents for guidance

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recurrir a / contar con

ej. Los niños recurren a sus padres para que los guíen

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to go through / to sort through / to look through

e.g. I went through all of my old notes

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ojear / revisar / recoger

ej. Revisé todos mis apuntes viejos

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to look into / to check into / to investigate

e.g. The manager will look into your complaint

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investigar / examinar

ej. El gerente investigará su queja

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to look down on / to look down upon

e.g. What a snob! She looks down upon poor people

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mirar por debajo / mirar con desdén / mirar con menosprecio

ej. ¡Qué arrogante! Mira con desdén a los pobres

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piercing / penetrating

e.g. Her eyes are so piercing, it feels like she’s looking straight through you

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penetrante

ej. Sus ojos son tan penetrantes, que parece que te atraviesa con la mirada

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a mine

e.g. a gold mine

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una mina

ej. una mina de oro

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a miner

e.g. The miners were trapped under the rubble

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un minero

ej. Los mineros quedaron atrapados bajo el escombro

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mining

e.g. Mining is one of Australia’s largest exports

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la minería

ej. La minería es una de las exportaciones más importantes de Australia

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the peak of / the prime of / the apex of

e.g. the peak of my career

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la cumbre / la cúspide

ej. la cumbre de mi carrera

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to peak

e.g. His wealth peaked when he was 50 years old

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alcanzar el punto máximo

ej. Su fortuna alcanzó su punto máximo cuando él tenía 50 años

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a predator

e.g. Due to their size, elephants have few natural predators

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predador

ej. Debido a su tamaño, los elefantes tienen pocos predadores naturales

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prey

e.g. The lion watched quietly, ready to attack its prey at any moment

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la presa

ej. El león observaba silenciosamente, listo para atacar a su presa en cualquier momento

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to prey on / to prey upon / to hunt

e.g. Sharks often prey on seals and dolphins

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predar / cazar

ej. Los tiburones a menudo predan focas y delfines

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a refuge / a shelter

e.g. a homeless shelter; a refuge for war victims

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un refugio / un albergue / un asilo

ej. un albergue para indigentes, un asilo para víctimas de la guerra, etc.

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a refugee

e.g. There are many North Korean refugees in China

A

un refugiado / un asilado

ej. Hay muchos norcoreanos refugiados en China

90
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a grudge

e.g. Don’t hold a grudge against him just because he’s handsome

A

el rencor / la rencilla / resentimiento

ej. No mantengas un resentimiento contra él sólo porque es guapo

91
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begrudgingly

e.g. The boy begrudgingly washed the dishes after his mom asked him to do it for a third time

A

de mala gana / a regañadientes

ej. El niño lavó los platos de mala gana después que su madre se lo pidiera tres veces

92
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to resent / to begrudge / to hold something against

e.g. She resents the comments you made

A

resentirse / ofenderse / agraviarse

ej. Ella se ofendió por los comentarios que hiciste

93
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to have something against / to resent / to dislike

e.g. I think he has something against blondes

A

tener algo en contra de

ej. Creo que él tiene algo en contra de las rubias

94
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resentful / bitter

e.g. His mother was resentful towards his new wife

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resentido / amargo

ej. Su madre estaba resentida contra su nueva esposa

95
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spite / resentment / bitterness

e.g. Do you think she stole her mother-in-law’s jewelry out of spite, or simply because she needed a new necklace?

A

el rencor / el resentimiento / el despecho

ej. ¿Crees que se robó la joyería de su suegra por rencor, o simplemente porque necesitaba un collar nuevo?

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spiteful / vindictive

e.g. He continued to harbor vindictive feelings toward his ex-teammates

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rencoroso / vengativo

ej. Continuó teniendo sentimientos rencorosos contra sus antiguos compañeros de equipo

97
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contempt / disdain / defiance

e.g. an act of contempt toward the unfair new laws

A

el desprecio / el desdén / el desafío

ej. una acción de desafío hacia la injusta ley nueva

98
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to scorn / to disdain

e.g. She scorned the new rules, but she realized she would have to accept them

A

desdeñar / despreciar / mofar

ej. Ella desdeñaba las nuevas reglas, pero se dio cuenta de que tendría que aceptarlas

99
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to seize / to forcibly grab / to take control of

e.g. The police seized the drug dealer’s possessions

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incautar / tomar por la fuerza / tomar control de

ej. La policía incautó las posesiones del traficante de drogas

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the seizure / the capture

e.g. the seizure of illegal goods

A

la toma / la captura

ej. la toma de bienes ilegales

101
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to take seriously

e.g. You don’t ever take anything seriously

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tomarse en serio

ej. Nunca te tomas nada en serio

102
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to take lightly

e.g. Don’t take this disease lightly. It might be serious

A

tomar a la ligera / tomarse a la ligera

ej. No tomes esta enfermedad a la ligera. Puede ser grave

103
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a shed / a hut

e.g. I have a tool shed in my backyard

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un cobertizo / una caseta

ej. Tengo un cobertizo para herramientas en el patio trasero

104
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to shed / to molt

e.g. The snake sheds its skin every 4-8 weeks

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desprenderse / mudar

ej. Las serpientes mudan de piel cada 4 a 8 semanas

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a symbol

e.g. This statue is a symbol of our appreciation for the president

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un símbolo

ej. Esta estatua es un símbolo de nuestro aprecio por el presidente

106
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to symbolize / to embody / to signify

e.g. The stripes on the American flag symbolize the original 13 colonies

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simbolizar

ej. Las rayas en la bandera estadounisense simbolizan los 13 estados originales

107
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an omen / a sign

e.g. Did you see the black cat? That’s a bad omen

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un augurio / un presagio / una señal

ej. ¿Viste el gato negro? Ese es un mal augurio

108
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a bunk bed

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una litera / una cucheta

109
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to sleep in / to sleep late

e.g. I love sleeping in on Sundays, since I don’t have to work

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levantarse tarde / dormir hasta tarde

ej. Me encanta dormir hasta tarde los domingos, ya que no tengo que trabajar

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snooze

e.g. I didn’t want to get up when my alarm went off, so I snoozed another 10 minutes

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dormitar

ej. No quise levantarme cuando sonó mi alarma, entonces dormité otros 10 minutos

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to be dozing / to be dozing off / to be falling asleep

e.g. I was dozing off during the movie

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estar dormitando / estar cabeceando de sueño

ej. Estaba dormitando durante la película

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to oversleep

e.g. I was late because I overslept

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quedarse dormido / pegarse las sábanas

ej. Llegué tarde porque me quedé dormido/a.

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to sleepwalk

e.g. My wife sleepwalks all the time. It’s creepy

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caminar dormido / caminar sonámbulo

ej. Mi esposa camina dormida a cada rato. Me da un poco de miedo

114
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to put to sleep / to put down / to euthanize

e.g. My dog was old and sick, so we had to put him to sleep

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sacrificar / poner a dormir / hacer la eutanasia

ej. Mi perro estaba viejo y enfermo, así que lo tuvimos que poner a dormir

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to sleep on it

e.g. I’ll have to think about it before giving an answer. Let me sleep on it

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consultarlo con la almohada

ej. Tendré que pensarlo antes de darte una respuesta. Déjame consultarlo con la almohada

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to sleep through

e.g. I can’t believe the baby slept through that loud concert

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no despertarse durante / mantenerse dormido durante

ej. No puedo creer que el bebé no haya despertado durante ese ruidoso concierto

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to sleep over / to spend the night / to stay over

e.g. Mom, can my friend sleep over tonight?

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quedarse a dormir

ej. Mamá, ¿puede quedarse a dormir mi amiga esta noche?

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to take a stand against / to stand up to / to oppose

e.g. to take a stand against human trafficking

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adoptar una postura en contra / tomar una postura en contra

ej. adoptar una postura en contra del tráfico humano

119
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to stand a chance / to have a chance

e.g. We don’t stand a chance against this team

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tener una oportunidad / tener un chance

ej. No tenemos ninguna oportunidad en contra de este equipo

120
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to stand up for / to stick up for / to defend

e.g. Thank you for standing up for me when they made fun of my clothes

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defender / apoyar / respaldar

ej. Gracias por defenderme cuando se burlaron de mi ropa

121
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to stand up to

e.g. Don’t let your boss be so mean to you. Stand up to him

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hacer frente

ej. No dejes que tu jefe sea tan malo contigo. Házle frente

122
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to stand by / to stick with / to be loyal to

e.g. The president’s wife stood by him, despite his infidelities

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mantenerse al lado de / ser fiel a

ej. La esposa del presidente se mantuvo a su lado, a pesar de sus infidelidades

123
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to step aside / to move aside / to stand aside

e.g. Please stand aside while the limousine passes

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apartarse / hacerse a un lado

ej. Por favor háganse a un lado mientras pasa la limusina

124
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to intervene / to step in

e.g. When the husband and wife could not settle their differences, the mediator stepped in

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intervenir / tomar cartas en el asunto

ej. Cuando el marido y la mujer no podían resolver sus diferencias, intervenía el mediador

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to step out

e.g. The manager is not in; he stepped out for a moment

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salir a dar una vuelta / salir por un momento

ej. El gerente no está; salió por un momento

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an anchor

e.g. The ship lowered its anchor

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un ancla

ej. El barco bajó su ancla

127
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a bulldozer

e.g. The bulldozers destroyed the old house to make room for the new park

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un buldozer / una niveladora / una excavadora

ej. Las excavadoras destrozaron la vieja casa para hacer espacio para el nuevo parque

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a platform

e.g. We waited on the platform for the train

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una plataforma / un andén

ej. Esperamos el tren en el andén

129
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a crossing

e.g. a railroad crossing

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un paso / un cruce / un crucero

ej. un paso de ferrocarril

130
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cross-country

e.g. cross-country running

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a campo traviesa

ej. carrera a campo traviesa

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a crosswalk

e.g. You should always stop at the crosswalk and look both ways before crossing

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un paso de peatones / un paso peatonal

ej. Siempre debes detenerte en el paso para peatones y ver hacia ambos lados antes de cruzar

132
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aerial

e.g. aerial photography

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aéreo

ej. fotografía aérea

133
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airsick

e.g. I felt airsick, so they brought me a vomit bag

A

mareado en el avión

ej. Me sentí mareada en el avión, así que me trajeron una bolsa para el vómito

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airspace

e.g. The enemy planes have invaded our airspace

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el espacio aéreo

ej. Los aviones del enemigo han invadido nuestro espacio aéreo

135
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the cockpit

e.g. The pilot fell asleep in the cockpit

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la cabina de mando

ej. El piloto se quedó dormido en la cabina de mando

136
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aerodynamic

e.g. His paper airplane was so aerodynamic that it flew for 200 meters

A

aerodinámico

ej. Su avión de papel era tan aerodinámico que voló 200 metros

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a glider

e.g. A glider is a small airplane with no engine

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un planeador

ej. Un planeador es un pequeño avión sin motor

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hang-gliding

e.g. I went hang-gliding over the Swiss Alps

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planear en ala delta / planear en aerodeslizador / volar un aeroplano no motorizado

ej. Fui a planear en ala delta sobre los Alpes Suizos

139
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takeoff

e.g. Prepare for takeoff

A

el despegue

ej. Prepárense para el despegue

140
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to take off

e.g. The plane took off

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despegar

ej. El avión despegó

141
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to land / to touch down

e.g. The plane will land in an hour

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aterrizar

ej. El avión aterrizará dentro de una hora

142
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landing / touchdown

e.g. Please put your seat upright before landing

A

el aterrizaje

ej. Por favor coloque su asiento en posición de aterrizaje

143
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a flight attendant / a stewardess / a crew member

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una azafata / una auxiliar de vuelo / una tripulante

144
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turbulence

e.g. There was a lot of turbulence on that flight

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turbulencia

ej. Hubo mucha turbulencia durante el vuelo

145
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a trail / a pathway / a footpath

A

un sendero / un camino

146
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accommodation(s)

e.g. The guests’ accommodations will be paid for by the company

A

un alojamiento / un hospedaje

ej. El hospedaje de los huéspedes será pagado por la compañía

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to hover over / to hang over

e.g. Why is that helicopter hovering over our house?

A

cernerse sobre / mantenerse volando sobre cierto punto

ej. ¿Por qué se cierne sobre nuestra casa ese helicóptero?

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unleaded

e.g. unleaded gasoline

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sin plomo

ej. la gasolina sin plomo

149
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a life preserver / a life jacket

A

un salvavidas / un chaleco salvavidas

150
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a lifeboat

A

un bote de socorro / un bote de auxilio

151
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a lighthouse

e.g. The light from the lighthouse guided the boats during the night

A

un faro

e.g. La luz del faro guiaba los barcos durante la noche

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to make a U-turn

e.g. We’re going the wrong way. We have to make a U-turn

A

dar una vuelta en U / hacer una U / girar en U

ej. Vamos en la dirección equivocada. Tenemos que dar una vuelta en U

153
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a parking garage / a parking deck

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un estacionamiento / un aparcamiento

154
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to get pulled over / to be pulled over

e.g. I got pulled over on my way home, and the cop gave me a speeding ticket

A

ser parado en auto / ser detenido

ej. Me pararon de camino a casa, y el policía me dio una multa por exceso de velocidad

155
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a roadblock / a barricade

e.g. The police stopped us at the roadblock

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una barricada

ej. La policía nos detuvo en la barricada

156
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a stick-shift / a car with a manual transmission / a stick

e.g. Do you know how to drive a stick?

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un auto de transmisión manual / un auto de cambio manual

ej. ¿Sabes manejar un auto de transmisión manual?

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an automatic / an automatic car / a car with an automatic transmission

A

un auto de transmisión automática / un auto de cambio automático / un automático

158
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the gear shift / the stick shift

e.g. He grabbed the gearshift and put the car in reverse

A

la palanca de cambio / la palanca de velocidades

ej. Tomó la palanca de cambio y puso el carro en reversa

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the accelerator / the gas pedal / the gas

e.g. He stepped on the gas and sped off

A

el acelerador / el pedal del acelerador

ej. Pisó el acelerador y se fue a gran velocidad

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the clutch

e.g. You have to step on the clutch before you change gears

A

el embrague

ej. Tienes que pisar el embrague antes de cambiar de velocidad

161
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a stop sign

A

una señal de pare / un signo de pare / una señal de “alto”

162
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a speedboat / a motorboat / a powerboat

A

una lancha motorizada / una lancha motora

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the speed limit

e.g. Don’t drive faster than the speed limit

A

el límite de velocidad

ej. No manejes más rápido que el límite de velocidad

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speedometer

e.g. He kept an eye on the speedometer to make sure he wasn’t going too fast

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un velocímetro

ej. Mantuvo un ojo en el velocímetro para asegurarse de no ir demasiado rápido

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an odometer

e.g. She looked at her odometer and noticed they had traveled over 1,000 miles

A

un cuentakilómetros / un odómetro

ej. Miró su odómetro y se dio cuenta de que habían viajado más de 1.000 millas

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a junction

e.g. a junction between many streets

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un cruce / un empalme

ej. un cruce entre varias calles

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a one-way street

e.g. You can’t turn there. It’s a one-way street

A

una calle de sentido único / una calle de un sentido / una calle de un solo sentido

ej. No puedes girar ahí. Es una calle de sentido único

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the curb

e.g. I think you parked a bit too close to the curb

A

el bordillo / el borde

ej. Creo que te estacionaste demasiado cerca del bordillo

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a street light / a streetlamp / a lamp post

A

un farol / un poste de luz

170
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a spare tire / a spare

A

una llanta de repuesto / un neumático de repuesto / una rueda de repuesto

171
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a terminal / a station

e.g. an airline terminal, a bus terminal, etc.

A

un terminal / una terminal

ej. un terminal de aeropuerto, de autobús, etc.

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to tune up / to get tuned up / to get a tune-up

e.g. I need to get my car tuned up

A

poner a punto / afinar

ej. Necesito llevar mi carro a que lo pongan a punto

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headlights / headlamps

e.g. It’s raining. Turn on your headlights

A

los faros

ej. Está lloviendo. Enciende tus faros

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an airbag

e.g. In a head-on accident, an airbag can save your life

A

una bolsa de aire / un airbag

ej. En un accidente frontal, una bolsa de aire puede salvarte la vida

175
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an emergency brake / a parking brake / a handbrake

A

un freno de mano / un freno de estacionamiento / un freno de emergencia

176
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a flat tire / a flat

e.g. My car got a flat

A

un reventón / una ponchadura

ej. Mi auto tuvo un reventón

177
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the windshield

e.g. There were dozens of dead bugs on his windshield

A

el parabrisas

ej. Había docenas de bichos muertos en su parabrisas

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a pilgrim

e.g. The pilgrims settled in the new country to spread their own religion and customs

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un peregrino

ej. Los peregrinos poblaron el nuevo país y propagaron sus propias costumbres y religión

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a pilgrimage

e.g. The Muslim family made an important pilgrimage to Mecca

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un peregrinaje

ej. La familia musulmana hizo un importante peregrinaje a la Meca

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a detour / an alternate route

e.g. We’re late because we had to take a detour

A

un desvío / una ruta temporal / una desviación

ej. Llegamos tarde porque tuvimos que tomar una desviación

181
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a canoe

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una canoa / una piragua

182
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a caravan

e.g. The four cars are traveling together in a caravan

A

una caravana

ej. Hay cuatro carros viajando juntos como caravana

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a carriage

e.g. a horse-drawn carriage

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un carruaje / un coche

ej. un carruaje tirado por caballos

184
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a compass

e.g. a navigation compass

A

una brújula

ej. una brújula de navegación

185
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an expedition

e.g. a scientific expedition to Antarctica

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una expedición

ej. una expedición científica a la Antártida

186
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to hitchhike

e.g. She hitchhiked her way from Paris to Berlin

A

hacer dedo / hacer autoestop

ej. Fue de París a Berlín haciendo dedo

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a hitchhiker

e.g. He stopped to pick up the hitchhiker on the side of the road

A

un autoestopista

ej. Se detuvo a recoger a un autoestopista al lado de la carretera

188
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a car jack / a jack

e.g. He used the jack to lift his car and change its tire

A

un gato para el carro / un gato

ej. Usó el gato para levantar su carro y cambiar el neumático

189
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a toll

e.g. We have to pay a toll to cross

A

un peaje / una cuota

ej. Tenemos que pagar un peaje para cruzar

190
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a dent

e.g. There’s a dent on the door of the car

A

una abolladura

ej. Hay una abolladura en la puerta del carro

191
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to dent

e.g. You dented my car’s bumper

A

abollar

ej. Abollaste el guardafangos de mi auto

192
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a pedal

e.g. a bike pedal

A

un pedal

ej. un pedal de bicicleta

193
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a dummy

e.g. a crash test dummy

A

un maniquí / un muñeco

ej. un maniquí de prueba de choque