8.22.13 Flashcards

1
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to hoard, monopolize

A

acaparar

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2
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they have a monopoly on gas distribution in the area

A

acaparan la distribución de gas en la zona

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3
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the documentary which took all the prizes

A

el documental que acaparó todos los premios

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4
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to lie in wait

A

estar al/en acecho

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5
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to happen, occur

A

acontecer (ocurrir, suceder)
acontece, acontecen
sub: acontezca, acontezcan

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6
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an event

A

un acontecimiento

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7
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to adjust, adapt (to)

A

adecuarse (a)

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8
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It is necessary that the newcomers adjust to our customs

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Es necesario que los nuevos se adecuen a nuestras costumbres.

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9
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to admire

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admirar

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10
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his progress is admirable

A

sus progresos son de admirar

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11
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your ingenuity amazes me

A

me admira tu ingenuidad

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12
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to steal, pinch, swipe

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afanar

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13
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to endeavor, make an effort

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afanarse

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14
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He endeavored so that nothing would be lacking in his daughter’s birthday

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Se afanaban para que no faltara de nada en la fiesta de cumpleaños de su hija.

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15
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to strengthen, secure

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afianzar
afiancé, afianzaste, afianzé, afianzamos, afianzaron
subj: afiance, es, e, emos, en

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16
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If we do not secure the table it is going to fall

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Si no afianzamos bien la mesa, se va a caer.

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17
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to become strong, established

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afianzarse

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18
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the swaying, rocking, fluctuations

A

el vaivén

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19
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the fluctuations of the economy

the swing was moving with her swinging

A

El vaivén de la economía

El columpio se movía con su vaivén.

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20
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oppressive, stifling, stressful, overwhelming

A

agobiante

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21
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to turn sour, to sour

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agriar, amargar

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22
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he’s turned into a sour old man

A

con la eded se le ha agriado el carácter

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23
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the drain, sewer

A

la alcantarilla

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24
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to put up, accommodate

A

alojar

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25
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Put him up in your house, there are no hotels free

A

Alójalo en tu casa, no hay hoteles libres.

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26
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to stay, lodge, board

A

alojarse

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27
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He was staying in the presidential suite

A

Se alojaba en la suite presidencial.

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28
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raised

A

alzado

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29
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to suckle, nurse

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amamantar (a)

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30
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The woman looked for a comfortable place to nurse her baby

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La mujer buscó un lugar cómodo para amamantar a su bebé.

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31
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ambiguous

A

ambiguo

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32
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to pile up, to heap up, to accumulate

A

amontonar

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33
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we stacked our coins by tens

A

Amontonó las monedas en grupos de diez.

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34
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Don’t pile your clothes in the chair

A

No amontones la ropa en la silla

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35
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My life goal is to amass great wealth

A

La ilusión de mi vida es amontonar muchas riquezas.

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36
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The trash piled up at the door of his house

A

La basura se amontonaba en la puerta de su casa.

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37
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to furnish (with)

A

amueblar (de)

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38
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a broadside, a reprimand, telling off

A

andanada

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39
Q

The pirate ship was left destroyed with the first broadside

A

El barco pirata quedó destrozado con la primera andanada.

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40
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His father gave him a telling off for arriving late

A

Su padre le soltó una andanada por llegar tarde.

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41
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stunned, astonished, flabbergasted

A

anonadado

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42
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She was left stunned when she discovered that her husband was cheating on her

A

Se quedó anonadado cuando descubrió que su esposa lo engañaba.

43
Q

hardly, scarcely

A

apenas

44
Q

i hardly ever go no

he hardly said a word during the whole dinner

A

ahora apenas voy

apenas nos habló durante toda la cena

45
Q

it’s only a year ago that we met

A

hace apenas un año que no conocimos

46
Q

I’ll phone you as soon as I arrive

A

apenas llegue, te llamo

47
Q

we hardly know eachother

A

apenas nos conocemos

48
Q

he could hardly speak after the accident

A

apenas podía hablar después del accidente

49
Q

to stink, reek (of)

A

apestar (a)

50
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When he entered the room he reeked of marijuana

A

Cuando entré al cuarto apestaba a mariguana.

51
Q

The homeless man reeked and his clothes were very dirty

A

El vagabundo apestaba y sus ropas estaban más que sucias.

52
Q

to position oneself in a place

A

apostarse en un lugar
apuesto, as, a, apostamos, apuestan
apueste/es/e/emos/en

53
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to bet on

A

apostar a
apuesto, as, a, apostamos, apuestan
apueste/es/e/emos/en

54
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I bet Alberto a dinner that I’d be the one to get promoted.

A

Aposté una cena con Alberto a que el ascenso sería para mí.

55
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to aim at (someone with a gun)

A

apuntar a (algn con una arma)

56
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he pointed out the need for a strike

A

apuntó la necesidad de una huelga

57
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to make a note of, to note down (2)

A

apuntar, anotar

58
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to suggest

A
sugerir 
sugiero, es, e, sugerimos, sugieren 
sugerí, iste, sugirió, sugerimos, sugirieron 
sugiera
sugiriera
59
Q

I suggest that before you take a decision you listen to what I have to tell you

A

Te sugiero que antes de tomar una decisión escuches lo que tengo que decirte.

60
Q

take aim! fire!

A

¡Apunten! ¡Disparen!

61
Q

one hypothesis suggests that the site is of Roman origin

A

una hipótesis apunta al origen romano del yacimiento

62
Q

could you put me down for the Christmas dinner?

A

¿me puedes apuntar para la cena de Navidad?

63
Q

his statements pointed in the opposite direction

A

sus declaraciones apuntaban en la dirección opuesta

64
Q

i’ve signed up for an English course

since the trip is so cheap we’ve put our names down to go

A

me he apuntado a un curso de inglés

como el viaje es tan barato nos hemos apuntado

65
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is anyone interested?

A

¿alguien se apunta?

66
Q

in a hurry, in a rush

A

apurado

67
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to rush, hurry (vt)

A

apurar

68
Q

to be pressed for cash, short on cash

A

andar algo apurado de dinero

69
Q

public funds

A

arcas públicas

70
Q

a ring, a wedding ring

A

una argolla

71
Q

deep rooted, deep seated, settled

A

arraigado

72
Q

I interviewed a famous writer living in Mexico

A

Entrevisté a famosa escritora irlandesa arraigada en México.

73
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The town is very stuck in its traditions

A

El pueblo está muy arraigado a sus tradiciones.

74
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It is a family with a deep seated sense of solidarity

A

Es una familia con un arraigado sentido de solidaridad.

75
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to drag, tow, pull

A

arrastrar

76
Q

to pull, haul, work

A

jalar

77
Q

to drag one’s fet

A

arrastrar los pies

78
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to slur one’s words

A

arrastrar las palabras

79
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to drag somebody into doing something

A

arrastrar a algn a hacer algo

80
Q

the current swept the branches along

A

la corriente arrastró las ramas

81
Q

to draw a card (naipes)

A

arrastrar

82
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to kneel, kneel down

A

arrodillarse

83
Q

to be kneeling

A

estar arrodillado

84
Q

wage earning, wage earner

A

asalariado

85
Q

ancestry, origin 2

A

ascendencia, linaje

86
Q

the elevator

A

el ascensor

87
Q

settled, located, situated, positioned

A

asentado

88
Q

Israelis settled in the West Bank

A

los israelíes asentados en Cisjordania

89
Q

the table is wobbly

A

la mesa no está bien sentado

90
Q

a company that has been established in Spain for many years

A

una empresa asentada en España desde hace años

91
Q

to deal/deliver a blow

A

asestar

92
Q

to stab somebody

A

asestar una puñalada a algn

93
Q

to take on, take up, assume

to accept, come to terms with

A

asumir

94
Q

The colonel assumed command of the army.

A

El coronel asumió el mando del ejército.

95
Q

I accept responsibility for my actions.

A

Yo asumo las consecuencias de mis actos.

96
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Your son will have to accept that he can’t go to university because you can’t afford it.

A

Tu hijo tiene que asumir que no podrá ir a la universidad porque no tenéis dinero.

97
Q

Anna can’t come to terms with her husband’s death.

A

Ana no consigue asumir la muerte de su marido.

98
Q

he has taken control of the company

A

ha asumido la dirección de la empresa

99
Q

to stop, intercept, catch, catch in flight

A

atajar

100
Q

to parry a blow

A

atajar un golpe

101
Q

we have to put an end to this evil

A

este mal hay que atajarlo

102
Q

They undertook immediate measures to stop the economic crisis

A

Se pusieron medidas inmediatas para atajar la crisis económica.

103
Q

to take a short cut

A

atajar

104
Q

To arrive first we took a shortcut through the open area

A

Para llegar antes atajaremos por el descampado.