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(n)mito, creencia
myth
(v.phr) verificar los hechos
verify facts
(n) valla, obstáculo, a problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve something
hurdle
- His horse fell at the final hurdle.
- to clear a hurdle (= jump over it successfully)
- the 300 m hurdles
- The next hurdle will be getting her parents’ agreement.
- Well we’ve cleared the first hurdle; let’s see what happens next.
(adj)connected with or that belonged to people in your family who lived a long time ago. ancestral
ancestral
-her ancestral home
(n) a collection of historical documents or records of a government, a family, a place or an organization; the place where these records are stored
archive
(v) confrontar, enfrentar, afrontar
confront
(n) verificador
verifier
(n) something that has developed from something similar in the past
descendencia
descendant
(n) pendiente, cuesta, descendiente, empeoramiento
descent
(v.phr) reunir (informacion, gente)
put together (from)
(n.phr) esqueleto en el armario
skeleton in the cupboard
(v.phr) decir algo de forma no oficial
(say sth) off the record
(adj) valioso, costoso
valuable
(v)cavar, remover, excavar
dig
(v) documentar, registrar
document
(v) verificar, comprobar, confirmar
verify
(n)procedimiento, proceso
process
(adv)in a strange, mysterious and frightening way. siniestramente, espeluznante
eerily
-The streets are eerily quiet here at night.
(v.phr) trabajar hacia atras en el tiempo
work backwards
(n) acumulación
accumulation
- the accumulation of wealth
- an accumulation of toxic chemicals
(n)a particular quality in something, for example in somebody’s voice or the atmosphere at an event. an official document with a particular purpose a sick note from your doctor. nota
note
- There was a note of amusement in his voice.
- The year ended on an optimistic note.
- On a more serious note (= speaking more seriously)…
- On a slightly different note (= changing the subject slightly), let’s talk about…
- The buyer has to sign a delivery note as proof of receipt.
(v.phr)to consider something carefully before making a decision
weigh up (a decision)
(v) formular, expresar, preparar
formulate
- She has lots of good ideas, but she has difficulty formulating them.
- The compost is specially formulated for pot plants.
(v.phr)exponer secretos
expose secrets
(v.phr) acumular informacion
accumulate information
(n) rama, filial, sucursal,
branch
(v.phr) dibujar la linea/limites
draw the line
(v) abrir. to discover something and let it be known.
unlock
- The divers hoped to unlock some of the secrets of the seabed.
- Drama helps to unlock young people’s creative talents.
(v) acumular, aumentar, incrementar
accumulate
(adj) numeroso, abundante
numerous
(v.phr) recordar de forma espeluznante, inquitante?
be eerily reminiscent of sth
(n) the act of choosing a person for a job or position of responsibility; the fact of being chosen for a job, etc.
a job or position of responsibility a permanent/first appointment
cita, hora, nombramiento
appointment
- her recent appointment to the post
- his appointment as principal
- the appointment of a new captain for the England team
- The department wished him success in his new appointment as sales manager.
(n) misterio
mystery
(n) autobiografía
autobiography
(adj) very succesful, enorme
huge
- I think this band is going to be huge.
(v) divulgar, revelar
disclose
- The door swung open, disclosing a long dark passage.
- I cannot disclose what we discussed.
- The report discloses that human error was to blame for the accident.
(adj) verificable, comprobable, confirmable
verifiable
(adj) adornado
embellished
(n) multitud
multitude
(v.phr) resolver un misterio
unlock a mystery
(v)rememorar, evocar
reminisce
-We spent a happy evening reminiscing about the past.
(n) antepasado, especie primitiva, ascendente, predecesor
ancestor
-His ancestors had come to America from Ireland.
(n.phr) un gramo de verdad
grain of truth
(n) the facts that are known about somebody/something’s past behaviour, character, achievements, etc The report criticizes the government’s record on housing. anotacion, registro, cronica, documento, record
record
- The airline has a good safety record.
- He has an impressive record of achievement.
(n.phr) a multitud de
a multitude of
(v) pesar, sopesar
weigh
(adj)erroneo, equivocado, incorrecto.
innaccurate
(n) rastro, pista, huella, marca, vestigio, indicio, señal, calco.
trace
(v) to defeat somebody. derrotar, vencer
overcome
In the final game Sweden easily overcame France.
(v) embellecer, adornar, engalanar
to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true
embellish
- His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he met.
(n)adorno, decoracion, embellecimiento
embellishment
- Good pasta needs very little embellishment.
- a 16th century church with 18th century embellishments
(n.phr) record mundial
world record
(v.phr) dictar el curso de
dictate the course of
(n) a spoken or written description of something that somebody remembers about their past life.
the act of remembering things that happened in the past.
something that reminds you of something similar
evocativo
reminiscence
- The book is a collection of his reminiscences about the actress.
- reminiscences of a wartime childhood
- The role of reminiscence in family history research should never be underestimated.
- Her music is full of reminiscences of African rhythms.
(n.phr) antecedentes penales
criminal record
(n)a short fight or disagreement. trozo, fragmento, retal, sobras, chatarra
scrap
- It won’t make a scrap of difference.
- There’s not a scrap of evidence to support his claim.
- Give the scraps to the dog.
- He was always getting into scraps at school.
(n.phr) ramificacion de tus raices?
branch of your roots
(n) the state of being exact or correct; the ability to do something skilfully without making mistakes
exactitud, precision
accuracy
- They questioned the accuracy of the information in the file.
- Candidates are judged on technical accuracy as well as artistic expression.
- She hits the ball with great accuracy.
(v.phr) llevar a cabo una investigacion
conduct an investigation
(v)exponer, revelar, exhibir.
to let somebody find out about something by giving them experience of it or showing them what it is like.
expose
- We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible.
- mountain communities that had not been exposed to tourism before
(v) considerar, tener en cuenta
consider
(v.phr) documentar los hechos
document facts
(n) fragmento, trozo
fragment
(v.phr) ganar entrada
gain entry
(v.phr) make evidence more difficult or impossible to find
muddy the waters
(v) originar, desarrollarse, producir, to create something new
originate
-Locke originated this theory in the 17th century.
(v)acopiar, abastecerse, acaparar, acumular, guardar
hoard
(v.phr) investifate to find unpleasant or damaging information
dig up dirt on sb
(n.phr) entrada a mitad de precio
half-price entry
(v.phr), not share information with people who are interested
keep sb in the dark
(v)conducir, dirigir, llevar a cabo, gestionar
conduct
(adj) genealogico
genealogical
(adj) preciso, exacto, riguroso
accurate
(n)the place where a river or stream starts.
fuente, causa, nacimiento.
source
-the source of the Nile
(n) realidad, información, hecho, dato
fact
(n)linaje
ancestry
- to have Scottish ancestry
- He was able to trace his ancestry back over 1 000 years.
(n)acceso, inscripción, entrada
entry
(n)linaje, raiz, origen
root
(adj)showing that you are thinking about the past, especially in a way that causes you pleasure . evocativo, evocador
reminiscent
-a reminiscent smile
(adj) valioso, precioso. used to show you are angry that another person thinks something is very important.
(especially of people and their behaviour) very formal, exaggerated and not natural in what you say and do
precious
-I didn’t touch your precious car!
(adj) acumulado, apilado, amontonado
accumulated
(n.phr) grandes cantidades de informacion
huge amounts of information
(adj) incontable, innumerable
countless
(adj)en blanco, vacío, virgen, inexpresivo, sin expresion, cartucho de fogueo
blank
-dont worry, the gun is only loaded with blanks
(n) the act of showing or checking that something is true or accurate. verificacioón, autentificación
verification
-the verification of hypotheses
(adv) salvajemente, incontroladamente
wildly
(n.phr) secreto guardado durante mucho tiempo
long-buried secret
(adj) verificado
verified
(v.phr) cubrir tus huellas
cover your tracks
(n.phr) linea de descendencia
line of descent
