5TF/6n22-23,Mar4//24// mar16 Flashcards

1
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The guards deserted the compound.

A

Los guardias desampararon el recinto. (where sins against me were committed)
desamparar - to abandon/to desert
reducto - the stronghold
el recluso - noun prisoner, adj imprisoned

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The government decided to deploy hundreds of troops.

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El gobierno decidió desplegar cientos de tropas.

desplegar - to unfold/unfurl/spread-out/to deploy

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They said they needed more investors to invest more money in order to make the business successful.

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Dijeron que necesitaban más inversores que invirtieran más dinero para que el negocio tuviera éxito.
To invest -para invertir

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It was a horrific and unimaginable tragedy.

The shooter was shooting repeatedly at children/at the target.

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Fue una tragedia espantosa e inimaginable. El tirador estaba tiroteando/estaba disparando repetidamente a los niños/al objetivo.
espantoso - adj. horrifying, horific, hideous

tirotear - shooting repeatedly at
tragedia - Tra HEY dyah

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5
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to shoot/to fire
to shoot repeatedly
the shooter

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disparar
tirotear
el tirador-la tiradora

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He was firing a shotgun or a rifle.

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Estaba disparando una escopeta o un rifle.

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With regard to the shooting, the border patrol was more active than the police.

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En cuanto/con respecto/ al tiroteo, la patrulla fronteriza fue más activa que la policía.
el policía - policeman
la policía - policewoman
la policía - the police (the body/org)
Respeto-respect

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What do those on death row think of the executioners/hangmen?

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¿Qué piensan los que están en el corredor de la muerte de los verdugos?
think ver, do, go = ver du goes
think people ver - ing the execution

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approval/endorsement/passing

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aprobación

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10
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Over the years, the third baseman made a lot of mistakes. He did not perform well even though he was a fierce competitor.

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La base
A través de los años, el pelotero de tercera base cometió muchos errores. No tuvo un buen desempeño aunque era un competidor feroz.
Desamparar-to abandon
Desempeñar-to perform
the base is FEMININE - la base

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to enter/to go in
patient/prisoner/new entrant
-to deliver

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ingresar
(think going in grey as a patient or a prisoner)
el ingresado/la ingresada
Ingresos-revenues income
- entregar - to deliver
Enterarse - to find out
Enterrar - to bury
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12
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The report said that there had been deadly street battles.

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El reportaje decía que había habido enfrentamientos callejeros mortales.
enfrentamientos = confrontations
or also las batallas callejeras

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13
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The war crimes were allegedly committed by a Russian soldier.

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Los crímenes de guerra fueron presuntamente cometidos por un soldado ruso.
GEH rrah

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He did not want to stress/emphasize the negative.

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Él no quería enfatizar:recalcar LO negativo.
lo is a neutral article that goes before an adj, adv or a phrase with que - lo que me gusta de ti es…
Didn’t want to recalculate which would give more emphasis
Destacar-to stand out
Rescatar-to rescue

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15
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I have tried to call him a few times/a couple of times.

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He tratado de llamarlo unas cuantas veces/un par de veces.

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16
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I am sick of making that mistake over and over again.

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Estoy harta de cometer ese error una y otra vez.
One and another time:vez vez es feminine

17
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He was disheartened and depressed.

A

Él estaba descorazonado y deprimido.

18
Q

One of the things we need to discuss is where I should and how I can put the files I have in my Google Drive…

A

Una de las cosas que tenemos que discutir es dónde debería y cómo puedo poner los archivos que tengo en mi Google Drive
que tenemos que discutir…after tener you need que then an inf - tengo que hacer algo

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This meeting is going to last an hour or so.

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Esa reunión va a durar una hora más o menos.

use durar-llevar-tardar BUT NOT QUERER!

20
Q

It is a podcast called CNN 5 things.

A

Es un pódcast llamado CNN 5 cosas.

Es un pódcast que se llama CNN 5 cosas.

21
Q

We will accompany you (ud.).

A

Le acompañaremos.

Although it is a DO and should be lo, LE is correct because it is a polite thing and provides clarity - so says Daniela.

22
Q

to dress in colors

A

vestirse de colores