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1
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At ease, comfortable

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A gusto

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To compare

2 forms

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Cotejar

Comparar

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Congratulations

3 forms

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Enhorabuena
Felicidades
Felicitaciones

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To scrub; to annoy

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Fregar

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Contribution

2 forms

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Aportación

Contribución

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To burst; to break up

Exhausted

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Tronar

Tronado

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To function, work

3 forms

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Funcionar
Servir
Jalar

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Bound, linked

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Ligado

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To heal

Healing

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Sanar

Sanador

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To line up

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Enfilar

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To sadden, shame or embarrass

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Apenar

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12
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To resign

2 forms

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Dimitir

Renunciar

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To get straight to the point, cut to the chase

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Ir al grano

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To collapse

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desplomar

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The length

2 forms

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El largo

La longitud

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To go full steam ahead, to cruise along, to go well

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Ir viento en popa

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To make a fool (of someone, yourself)

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Hacer el oso

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18
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With regards to…

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En cuanto a…

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19
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To pass (a law)

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Promulgar

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A broom
To sweep (2 forms)
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Escoba

Barrer, escobar

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Dustpan

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El recogedor

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A mop

To mop

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El trapeador

Trapear

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Packaging or container

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El envase

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The most important (general)

The most important (specific)

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Lo más importante

Él más importante

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To waste

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Desperdiciar

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To stop or detain

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Detener

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27
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A builder

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Albañil

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Politician

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Político

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29
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Spelling

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Ortografía

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30
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To point out or indicate

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Señalar

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31
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Politics; policy

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Política

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32
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Quotation

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Cita

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33
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Disagreement

To disagree

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Desacuerdo

Estar en desacuerdo

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To take the reins

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Tomar las riendas

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35
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Cautious

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Precavido

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36
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To be there when

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Tocarse

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37
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To beat up

To be in pieces

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Madrear

Estar madreado

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38
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Shortcut

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Atajo

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39
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Time zone

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Huso horario

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40
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To apprehend

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Aprehender

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41
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Waste, rubbish

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Desechos

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42
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To make a mistake

If im not wrong…

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Errar

Si no erro…

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To get right (2 forms)

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Acertar

Atinarle

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44
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To glance, look over

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Ojear

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45
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To refuse

2 forms

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Rehusar

Negarse a

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46
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Exchange rate

Interest rate

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Tasa de cambio

Tasa de interés

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47
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To leaf through

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Hojear

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48
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Deep

2 forms

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Profundo

Hondo

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Hitman

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Sicario

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50
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Non-stop; fluently

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De corrido

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51
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Thigh

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Muslo

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52
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Calf (muscle)

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Pantorrilla

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53
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To straighten

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Enderezar

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54
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Resentment, hard feelings

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Rencor

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55
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To dissolve

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Disolver

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56
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Rewarding

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Retroalimentante

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57
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A breakdown (i.e. analysis)
To breakdown
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El desglose

Desglosar

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58
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Broadly speaking, a summary

3 forms

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A grosso modo
A grandes rasgos
A grandes líneas

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59
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Everything turned out as hoped / perfectly

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Todo salió a pedir de boca

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60
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As we go

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Sobre la marcha

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61
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You want the moon on a stick! Beggars can’t be choosers!

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Limosnero y con garrote

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62
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To bring up or mention

Phrase, 3 possible verbs

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Salir / sacar / traer a colación

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A person who is up-to-date with current affairs etc

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Una persona actualizada

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64
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Elections

2 forms

A

Las elecciones

Los comicios

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65
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The media

Through the media

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Los medios

Mediático

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66
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To coin (a phrase)

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Acuñar

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67
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Either… or…

A

Podría ser… o bien…

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68
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Sovereign

Sovereignty

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Soberano

Soberanía

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69
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Lizard; push-up

A

La lagartija

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70
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To raise

On the rise

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Alzar

A la alza

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71
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A space or gap (non-physical e.g. emotional)

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Un vacío

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72
Q

To handle

A

Manejar

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73
Q

To untie; to trigger or cause

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Desatar

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74
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Remittance

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Remesa

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75
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To stall or hold back

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Estancar

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76
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To weaken

A

Debilitar

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77
Q

I would appreciate…

A

Agradecería

Only ‘lo…’ to substitute something

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78
Q

To perform

To give up

A

Rendir

Rendirse

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79
Q

To have a function as

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Desempeñarse

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80
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The performance (e.g. effectiveness)
(2 forms)
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Desempeño

Rendimiento

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81
Q

To fire

4 forms

A

Despedir
Dar las gracias
Dar de baja
Correr

82
Q

To tangle

Tangled

A

Enredarse

Enredado

83
Q

Indisputable

A

Indiscutible

84
Q

Mortgage

A

Hipoteca

85
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Likewise

A

Asimismo

86
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To disadvantage

A

Disadventejar

87
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To be in mourning

A

Estar de luto

88
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To impose

A

Imponer

89
Q

Literacy

A

Alfabetismo

90
Q

Worse still (inf.)

A

Peor tantito

91
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Leader

A

Líder

92
Q

Of the capital

A

Capitalino

93
Q

To counteract

Pissed off

A

Contrariar

Contrariado

94
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Everyone doing their own thing…

A

Cada quien en su rollo…

95
Q

What a pain / bore!

A

Qué rollo!

96
Q

To talk a lot (phrase)

A

Echar rollo

97
Q

Letter (of the alphabet)

A

La letra

98
Q

To underline

A

Subrayar

99
Q

Renowned

A

Renombrado

100
Q

In due course

With all due respect

A

A su debido tiempo

Con el debido respeto

101
Q

In the year so far…

A

En lo que va del año…

102
Q

Average

2 forms

A

El promedio

La media

103
Q

On doing…; by doing…

A

Al hacer…

104
Q

A hard worker

A

Chambeador

105
Q

A shape

A

La forma

106
Q

To dunk or dip

A

Sopear

107
Q

I’m about to…

A

Estoy por…

108
Q

Abbreviation

A

Sigla

109
Q

Pile, heap

2 ways

A

Montón

Cerro

110
Q

Shitty, bad
Very cool
To do something bad to someone
To rob

A

De la fregada
Fregón
Fregar
Fregar

111
Q

Album
Great album
Great success, smash hit

A

Disco
Discaso
Exitazo

112
Q

Practice (noun)

A

Práctica

113
Q

To supply

To be unable to cope

A

Dar abasto a

No dar abasto

114
Q

It’s never too much…

A

Nunca está de más…

115
Q 
To catch (a ball; in the act)
(2 forms)
A

Atrapar

Cachar

116
Q

Wow; how outrageous!

I can’t believe it!

A

¡Qué bárbaro!

¡Qué barbaridad!

117
Q

Astonished, astounded

A

Atónito

118
Q

I have a feeling that…

A

Tengo el presentimiento de que..

119
Q

To have nothing (phrase)

A

Estar en la calle

120
Q

To have absolutely no effect (phrase)

A

No hacer ni cosquillas

121
Q

To experiment with, to dabble, to venture

A

Incursionar

122
Q

To ice or frost

A

Escarchar

123
Q

Joint (anatomy)

A

Articulación

124
Q

To feel free

A

Sentirse con la libertad

125
Q

Anti-establishment

A

Contestatario

126
Q

To rule out, dismiss

A

Descartar

127
Q

Bathrobe

A

Bata de baño

128
Q

Spoiled or gone off

A

Echado a perder

129
Q

To top it all
The height of stupidity
The height of elegance

A

Para colmo
El colmo de la estupidez
El colmo de la elegancia

130
Q

To slip away, sneak out

A

Escabullirse

131
Q

To drive crazy

A

Enloquecer

132
Q

Take a peek

A

Echar un vistazo

133
Q

To sue

A

Demandar

134
Q

Ballot box

A

Urna

135
Q

To cremate

A

Cremar

136
Q

A shade, hue, touch

A

El matiz

137
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Bodyguard

A

El/la escolta

138
Q

Hebrew

A

Hebreo

139
Q

To attend to

A

Atender

140
Q

To rule

A

Regir

141
Q

To explain at length

A

Explayar

142
Q

Israeli

A

Israelita

143
Q

To qualify, explain; to tinge

A

Matizar

144
Q

To take in, welcome or give refuge to

A welcome or reception

A

Acoger

Acogida

145
Q

Show-off or loudmouth

2 forms

A

Farol

Fanfarrón

146
Q

They make me mad!

A

Me les pongo! (como loco!)

147
Q

Recklessly, like it or not

A

A la brava

148
Q

Half-heartedly

A

A medias

A medias tintas

149
Q

Die

Dice

A

Dado

Dados

150
Q

To struggle

A

Batallar

151
Q

Thoroughly, little by little

A

Detenidamente

152
Q

Laughable, risible, ridiculous

A

Irrisorio

153
Q

I am used to…

A

Estoy acostumbrado a….

154
Q

To ride or mount; to set up or assemble

A

Montar

155
Q

Prisoner

3 forms

A

Prisionero
Reo
Preso

156
Q

Abortion

A

Aborto

157
Q

Incidentally, whilst on the subject

Phrase

A

Dicho sea de paso

158
Q

To end with a flourish, save the best for last

A

Terminar con broche de oro

159
Q

To declare or pronounce oneself

A

Pronounciarse

160
Q

To be very stubborn

Phrase

A

Montarse en su macho

161
Q

Someone else’s, of other people

A

Ajeno

162
Q

Decree, order

A

Dectreto

163
Q

True (adjective)

A

Verídico

164
Q

Knackered; extremely sad

A

Deshecho

165
Q

Witty, clever

A

Occurente

166
Q

Straw or hay

A

Paja

167
Q

Pond

A

El estanque

168
Q

How am I supposed to… (e.g. know)

A

Cómo voy a… (saber)

169
Q

From the north / south

A

Norteño

Surteño

170
Q

Rascal (2 forms)

A

Pillo

Pilluelo

171
Q

To be reborn

Renaissance

A

Renacer

Renacimiento

172
Q

To plant (seeds)

A

Sembrar

173
Q

Weeds

A

Hierbas

174
Q

A clipping; a cutback

A

El recorte

175
Q

Ire, fury

A

Ira

176
Q

Ruthless

A

Despiadado

177
Q

Outsider

A

Forastero/a

178
Q

Lost (Mx slang)

A

Norteado

179
Q

To assemble

A

Ensamblar

180
Q

Mexicans

A

Los Mexicanos (always los)

181
Q

Ground, floor, soil

A

Suelo

182
Q

To make way for

A

Dar paso a

183
Q

Swaggering, cocky; a bully

A

Bravucón

184
Q

Annoying person (Colloquial)

A

Sangrón

185
Q

To harvest

A

Cosechar

186
Q

Crux

A

El meollo

187
Q

For now

A

Por ahora

188
Q

In advance

A

Por adelantado

189
Q

Gums

A

Las encías

190
Q

Sharp (e.g. knife)

A

Filoso

191
Q

Sword

A

Espada

192
Q

Outside wall
Inside wall
Big wall

A

Barda
Pared
Muro

193
Q

Of the border

A

Fronteriza

194
Q

To live off of

A

Vivir de

195
Q

To fend for yourself

A

Valerse por sí mismo

196
Q

Compatriot, fellow national

A

Connacional

197
Q

To get rid of

A

Deshacerse de

198
Q

To take for granted

A

Dar por hecho

199
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I am happy to see you

I would be content to wait

A

Estoy feliz de verte

Estaría contento de esperar

200
Q

The people on the street begged for money

A

La gente en la calle pidió dinero

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