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April 2024 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Inexorable

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Relentless

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Una reaccion negativa frente al racismo

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A public backlash against racism

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El tweet era un retroceso en la lucha contra el racismo

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The tweet was a pushback in the fight against racism

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El probelma detras de esto en adelante sera otro

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The underlying problem will be another one moving forward

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5
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Texto de carril

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Boilerplate text

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Clausulas ambientales

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Coolerplate clauses

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Ser cuidadoso de afamarlo demasiado

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Being wary of hyping it up too much

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Un restaurante muy afamado

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A highly regarded restaurant

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Automovil

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Automobile

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10
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Aprisa! (informal)

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Nudge nudge!

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Fin de semana estupendo (informal)

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Cracking weekend

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El partido de esta noche se juega

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Tonight’s game is on

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13
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Estamos achatarrando un justo 11

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We’re scraping over a bare 11

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14
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KO (2 alternatives)

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Kick-off/Knockout

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El tren te dejara puntualmente (not punctually)

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The train will get you there in good time

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Estoy congestionado y tengo muchos mocos (2 alternatives)

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I’m congested and have a runny nose/a tone of mucus

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17
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Becario de verano (informal)

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Vac schemer

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18
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Tienes un par de sobras de la talla 11?

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Do you have a spare pair size 11s?

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19
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Vas a ir ahora o ir despues

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Are you going to head over now or later?

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Acabo de ver este mensaje justo despues de cruzarme contigo

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I’ve just seen this message right after coming across you

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21
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Avellanas

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Hazelnuts

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22
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Toallita

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Cleaning wipe

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23
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Lugar de culto

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Place of worship

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Lo que has ido pensando durante el día (2 alternatives)

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What you’ve been thinking throughout/during the day

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Anacardo

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Cashew nut

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26
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Lo que es mas importante es el color

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What’s most important is colour

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27
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Recepción del edificio

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Building reception

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28
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Hablador avanzado

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Proficent speaker

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29
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“Pica” (2 alternatives)

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Sink/washbasin

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30
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Clases de inglés periódicas

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Periodic English classes

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31
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Manguera

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Hose

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32
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No es nada diferente a eso

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It’s nothing different from that

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33
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Armario

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Cupboard

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34
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Ayer investigue (business)

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Yesterday I had a dig around

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35
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Esto ha estado en mi cabeza recientemente (not recently/lately)

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This has been on my mind of late

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36
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Candidatura

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Candidacy

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37
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El Arsenal disfruta de un cambio de roles contra el Bayern

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Arsenals relishes a role reversal against Bayern

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38
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Los dos luchadores luchaban con feroz pasion (not figthers/fought)

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The two wrestlers grappled with fierce passion

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39
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Dar un paso adelante al plato

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Step up to the plate

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40
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Liderar causas ambientales (not lead)

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Champion environmental causes

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41
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Un faro de la sostenibilidad

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A beacon of sustainability

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42
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Enviar al frente

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Send to the forefront

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43
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Hay un murmullo sobre ese sitio

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There is a buzz about that place

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44
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Palabreria

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Buzzword

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45
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Anunciar una cosa (not announce)

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To herald a thing

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46
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chiflado/apasionante viaje (informal)

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kooky journey

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47
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Es un de los factores mas evidentes

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It is one of the most conspicuous factors

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48
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Una de las zancadas mas importantes en el mundo de la sostenibilidad (not step/world)

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One of the most important strides in the sustainability realm

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49
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Pasar por alto algo

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Overlook something

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50
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Arnes del escalador

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The climber’s harness

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51
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Los paneles “atrapan/aseguran” la energia del sol (metaphorical)

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The panels harness the solar energy

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52
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Paracaidista

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Paratrooper

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53
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Efecto domino

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Ripple effect

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54
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Olas pequenas

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Ripples

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55
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Aixo esta prenent embrenzida

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This is gaining traction

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56
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Promover

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Foster

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57
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Brote

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Burgeon

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58
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Floreciente (not flourishing)

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Burgeoning

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59
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Mejora de todos (not improvement)

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Betterment of all

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60
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Los lideres ejercen influencia

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Leaders wield influence

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Los principios de la esencia del futbol (not principles/essence)

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The tenets of the ethos of football

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Estereotipos debastadores (not stereotypes/devastating)

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Shattering clichés

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63
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pomposo (2 informal alternatives)

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glitzy/showy

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Has perdido contacto con la base de la sociedad

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You’ve lost contact with the grassroots of society

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Anonimo (not anonymous)

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Unsung

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66
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Proteger a los ninos (not protecting)

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Nurturing the children

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67
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Afilar (2 alternatives) una cuchilla

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To hone/sharpen a blade

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68
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Piedra angular

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Cornerstone

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69
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Empeno

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Endeaviour

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70
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Lanza

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Spear

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71
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Era la punta de lanza del movimiento

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He was spearheading the movement

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72
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Desatendido

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Underserved

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73
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Las ventajas florecen entonces

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Advantadges flourish then

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74
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Inculcar

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Instil

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75
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Columna vertebral

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Backbone

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76
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Granero

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Garner

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77
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Recabar apoyos

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Garner support

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Evidencia (not evidence/demonstration)

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Testament

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79
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Social (not social)

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Societal

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Norma (not regulation/rule)

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Norm

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81
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Felipe es el Rey mas preparado (not prepared)

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Felipe is the most poised king

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Dirigir en una direccion

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Steer in one direction

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82
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Fijar el recorrido (idiom)

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Charting the course

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83
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Rol fundamental (not foundamental)

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Pivotal role

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84
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Agudo

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Acute

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85
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Partidario de algo

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Advocate of something

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86
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momento de impulso

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Momentum

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87
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Constante y estoico

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Steadfast

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88
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Adelante (not forward)

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Forth

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89
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Rebosante (2 alternatives)

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Overflowing/Brimming

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Moda efimera

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Fleeting trend

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91
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Masticar ruidosamente

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Munch

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92
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Semillas para masticar

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Munchy seeds

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93
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Espacio marcado (trafico)

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Marked bay

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Mercadillo de segunda mano

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Flea market

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95
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Pulga

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Flea

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96
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Asome mi cabeza por la ventana

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I poked my head into the window

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Cliente (not client)

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Patron

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Callejoncillos

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Mews

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99
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Aseo masculino

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Men’s grooming

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Hacer de menos (2 alternatives)

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To put down/Belittle

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101
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Enchufalo en el enchufe

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Plug it into the socket

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Diferente de - opuesto a - comparad con

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Different from - opposite to - compared to

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Has estado esperando mucho tiempo? (2 alternatives)

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Have you been waiting for a long time/for long

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Estrangular

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Strangle

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105
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Tener cogido por el cuello a los proveedores

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Have a stranglehold on your suppliers

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106
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Se sirven fermentos en el bar

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Brews are served in the bar

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107
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Me he empachado

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I’ve overeaten

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108
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Determinado (pronounciation)

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Detèrmint

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109
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Isquiotibiales

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Hamstrings

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110
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Ire a pie (2 alternatives)

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I’ll go on foot/by walking

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111
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Residuos domesticos voluminosos

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Bulky household waste

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Apoderado

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Proxy

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Entendimiento pormenorizado (2 alternatives)

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Acute/thorough understanding

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Me gusta que simplemente estes presente

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I like that you simply stand by

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115
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El lider se retiro del partido

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The leader stood down from the party

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116
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Exclusiva en portada

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Front-page splash

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117
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Activismo sindical

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Industrial action

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118
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El diputado mas intranquilo

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The most restive MP

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119
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Te estan pisando los talones

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They are hot on your heels

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120
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Zanja

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Ditch

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121
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Se deshizo de su marido (informal)

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She ditched her husband

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122
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Desprestigiar a alguien

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Smear someone

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Un aumento en diez veces

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A tenfold increase

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124
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Caja de herramientas

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Toolkit

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125
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Corriente del rio

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The river’s stream

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126
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Radiador

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Radiator

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127
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DAB

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Digital audio bradcasting

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128
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Eso puede continuar perfectamente (not perfectly)

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That may well continue

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129
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Aprensivo

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Squeamish

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130
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Bear in mind (pronunciation)

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Bèr in main

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131
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Transmitir

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Transmit

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132
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Campana de extraccion

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Fume cupboard

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133
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Humo (not smoke)

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Fume

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134
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Vender humo

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Pool the wool over someone’s eyes (not sell smoke)

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135
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Adquisicion (3 alternatives)

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Acquisition/buyout/takeover

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136
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Cosechando dividendos

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Reaping dividends

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137
Q

Ladrido (2 alternatives)

A

Barking/Yapping

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
138
Q

Charlatan

A

Yapper

139
Q

Sirvete tu mismo!

A

Help yourself!

140
Q

Cuantos años cumples

A

How many years are you hitting?

141
Q

Exhaustivo

A

Thorough

142
Q

Estoy un poco pillado (business)

A

I’m a little bit tied up

143
Q

Es decir (3 alternatives)

A

Namely/That is/That is to say

144
Q

La campana esta dirigida a ninos y tiene como objetivo convencerles

A

The campaign is aimed at children and aims to convince them

145
Q

Solaparse

A

Overlap

146
Q

Abrimos, así que ya estábamos abiertos

A

We opened, so we were open already

147
Q

Ya estoy aqui

A

I’m here already

148
Q

Ramas/extremidades

A

Limbs

149
Q

Filiales exentas

A

Exempted subsidiaries

150
Q

Me hice la picha un lio

A

I got myself in a bit of a muddle

151
Q

Supuse eso

A

I assumed as much

152
Q

Me alegro de que te encaje el ESG

A

I’m glad the ESG is a good fit for you

153
Q

Embrollo

A

Muddle

154
Q

Coro (pronunciation)

A

Choir (kwaiar)

155
Q

Par

A

Even

156
Q

Impar

A

Odd

157
Q

El resultado fue de dos a dos (2 alternatives)

A

The result was two-two/two to two

158
Q

Viaje de ida y vuelta (2 alternatives)

A

An outbound and return journey / round trip

159
Q

Mmmmmiercoles

A

Shhhhugar

160
Q

Surrealista

A

Dellusional

161
Q

Tirita

A

Plaster

162
Q

La renta se habia retrasado mas de 6 meses

A

The rent was overdue more than 6 months

163
Q

Tirón

A

Jerk

164
Q

Guisantes

A

Peas

165
Q

Delegar una tarea

A

Delegate a task

166
Q

Lentejas

A

Lentils

167
Q

Brillo

A

Glow

168
Q

Esta tarea es para tontos

A

This task is a no-brainer

169
Q

Desmotivado

A

Unmotivated

170
Q

Bandeja

A

Tray

171
Q

Acortar

A

Shorten

172
Q

Consumo/entrada

A

Intake

173
Q

En junio y en el fin de semana

A

In June and on the weekend

174
Q

Una imitación de Donald Trump

A

A Donald Trump impression

175
Q

Imitar el acento italiano

A

Imitate Italian accent

176
Q

Estúpido (Ben)

A

Twat

177
Q

Pezuña

A

Hoof

178
Q

WFH

A

Work from home

179
Q

El interrogatorio (2 alternatives) es la realizacion formal de preguntas al testigo

A

Interrogation/cross examination is the formal questioning of a witness

180
Q

Extrovertido y de trato facil

A

Out-going and easy-going

181
Q

Sensible

A

Sensitive

182
Q

Sensato

A

Sensible

183
Q

Alemania fue el pais mas golpeado por la crisis

A

Germany was the country most hit by the crisis

184
Q

Puede ser de utilidad

A

It can be of use

185
Q

Pervertido (informal)

A

Perv

186
Q

Exigente

A

Exigent

187
Q

Recurrentemente

A

Recurrently

188
Q

Adornos de Navidad

A

Christmas decorations

189
Q

Eres una exagerada

A

You’re exaggerating

190
Q

Grano

A

Pimple

191
Q

Acomódate y disfruta del viaje (not journey/trip)

A

Sit back and enjoy the ride

192
Q

Vamos a solucionarlo (not sort it)

A

Let´s work it out

193
Q

Haznoslo saber y nos pondremos con ello de inmediato

A

Let us know and we’ll get straight on it

194
Q

Te respaldamos

A

We’ve got your back

195
Q

Empapar

A

Soak

196
Q

Pozo de infiltración

A

Soakaway

197
Q

Drenar

A

Drain

198
Q

Alcantarilla

A

Sewer

199
Q

Igualmente!

A

Likewise!

200
Q

Punte el cinturon (not fasten your seatbelt)

A

Buckle up

201
Q

Rebanada

A

Loaf

202
Q

Temerario (de mi pitx que me enseña)

A

Reckless

203
Q

La escultura, representando 5 bombarderos

A

The sculpture, featuring 5 bombers

204
Q

Acera izquierda

A

Left sidewalk

205
Q

Alzate curratelo y desconecta

A

Raise grind and unwind

206
Q

Me podrias ayudar a avanzar con esto

A

Could you help me progress this?

207
Q

El contenido sobre la doble materialidad se ha estado posponiendo tiempo (not postponed)

A

The content on double materiality has been lingering for a while

208
Q

Este mas o menos primer borrador

A

This rough first draft

209
Q

La doble materialidad se presenta en varias situaciones

A

Double materiality features in various situations

210
Q

Estopa presentando a ECDL

A

Estopa featuring ECDL

211
Q

Cuerda

A

Rope

212
Q

Persuadir (not persuade)

A

Rope in

213
Q

Papeleria

A

Stationery store

214
Q

Me atracaron

A

I got mugged

215
Q

Hay que hacer estas ideas normales en la industria

A

This ideas must be mainstreamed in the industry

216
Q

Internado

A

Boarding school

217
Q

Instituto

A

Secondary school

218
Q

Colegio

A

Primary school

219
Q

Axila

A

Armpit

220
Q

Oblicuos

A

Obliques

221
Q

Nombre (3 alternatives)

A

Given name/forename/first name

222
Q

Apellido (3 alternatives)

A

Last name/surname/family name

223
Q

Estas elegante/estiloso! (Not elegant)

A

You’re looking smart!

224
Q

Azulejo

A

Tile

225
Q

EL texto con mas contenido (not the text with more content)

A

The fuller text

226
Q

Ahora que tengo la oportunidad,

A

While I’ve got the chance

227
Q

Ayer vole a Barcelona

A

Yesterday I flew to Barcelona

228
Q

Pillar con las manos en la masa

A

Catch red-handed

228
Q

Estar contra las cuerdas

A

Be in hot water

228
Q

Estar salvado (informal)

A

Be off the hook

229
Q

Hacer caer todo el peso de la Ley

A

Drop the hammer

230
Q

Carga mental

A

Mental load

231
Q

Bacalao

A

Hod

232
Q

Granizar

A

Hailing

233
Q

Mejores practicas (nor best practices)

A

Gold standards

234
Q

Enorme (not enormous)

A

Vast

235
Q

Punto de partida (not starting point)

A

Baseline

236
Q

Hay que ser responsable de lo que haces

A

You must be accountable for what you do

237
Q

Pon a Danielillo en la cadena de mails

A

Loop Danielillo into the e-mail chain

238
Q

Encargar

A

Mandate

239
Q

No invalida la obligacion de reportar

A

Does not override the reporting obligation

240
Q

Agradablemente (not kindly)

A

Pleasingly

241
Q

Bastantes cosas en mi tejado

A

Many things on my plate

242
Q

Le vacilaban porque es pequeno

A

They picked on him because he’s small

243
Q

Llamadas periodicas (not periodic/recurrent)

A

Regular calls

244
Q

Obtener el visto bueno

A

Get the nod

245
Q

Cabecear

A

Nod

246
Q

Polvillo

A

Grit

247
Q

Dos mil dolares (informal)

A

Two grands

248
Q

Hoja de calculo

A

Spreadsheet

249
Q

Lanzarse a la accion

A

Spring into action

250
Q

Dorando el lirio

A

Gilding the lily

251
Q

Recuperar la informacion del ordenador (not recover)

A

Retrieve the information from the computer

252
Q

Caracter fuerte

A

Strong character

253
Q

Me siento comprendido (not understood)

A

I feel validated

254
Q

Acido

A

Sour

255
Q

Discriminar es deiscriminatorio

A

Discriminate is discriminatory

256
Q

Gente oscura

A

Shady people

257
Q

Facilitar (2 alternatives)

A

Ease/facilitate

258
Q

No me siento comodo contigo (not confortable)

A

I don’t feel at ease with you

259
Q

Estira del todo!

A

Stretch all the way!

260
Q

Sientate con cuidado

A

Sit nice

261
Q

Ha pasado volando!

A

It has flown by!

262
Q

Tu trabajo en tu sitio de origen (business)

A

Your work back at base

263
Q

Consultoras (2 alternatives)

A

Consulting/consultancy companies

264
Q

Todo es relativo

A

All is relative

265
Q

Obra faraonica

A

Monumental project

266
Q

Puedo ir hacia atrás (en el aeropuerto)

A

Can I backtrack

267
Q

Restregar/frotarse contra algo

A

Rub against something

268
Q

Muñeca y antebrazo

A

Wrist and forearm

269
Q

Bullshit (alternative)

A

Rubbish

270
Q

Estimación del recurso

A

Upholding of the appeal

271
Q

Interponer un recurso

A

Lodge an appeal

272
Q

Desestimar un recurso

A

Reject an appeal

273
Q

Defecto (not defect)

A

Flaw

274
Q

Mensajero

A

Courier

275
Q

Un centimo de libra

A

One pence

276
Q

Como es posible que (2 alternatives) siempre llegues tarde

A

How come/how on earth you’re always late

277
Q

Se puso farruca

A

She was feisty

278
Q

Dominio-dominante-dominar

A

Dominance-dominant-dominate

279
Q

Le cuesta pillarlo

A

He’s slow on the uptake

280
Q

Perdon, estoy un poco espeso

A

Sorry, I am slow on the uptake

281
Q

Vamos a desplegar una nueva estrategia

A

We’re going to deploy a new strategy

282
Q

Estaban murmurando (2 alternatives)

A

They were murmuring/muttering

283
Q

Retener

A

Withhold

284
Q

Embate

A

Onslaught

285
Q

Ser casero

A

Be a homebody

286
Q

Dación

A

Giveaway

287
Q

Cucharadas

A

Scoops

288
Q

Matices

A

Nuances

289
Q

Poner debajo de la alfombra

A

Sweep under the carpet

290
Q

Extravagancia

A

Flamboyance

291
Q

Surfear la reunion

A

Wing the meeting

292
Q

Ángulo muerto

A

Blindside

293
Q

Apuntalar

A

Brace

294
Q

Posiblemente

A

Arguably

295
Q

Bombardeo de emails

A

Barrage of emails

296
Q

Pestañas

A

Lashes

297
Q

Cualquier alternativa sirve (not any)

A

Either alternative works

298
Q

Flota de ambulancias

A

Fleet of ambulances

299
Q

Su condena fue anulada (5 alternatives - QAIRV)

A

His conviction was quashed/annulled/invalidated/revoked/voided

300
Q

Descifrar

A

Decipher

301
Q

Oruga

A

Caterpillar

302
Q

Mantecado

A

Shortbread

303
Q

Desde el principio (not beggining/start)

A

From the outset

304
Q

Evaluacion

A

Apprisal (not uppraisal)

305
Q

Vitrina

A

Showcase

306
Q

Afinidad (2 alternatives)

A

Affinity/kinship

307
Q

Despido temporal

A

Furlough

308
Q

Ira

A

Ire

309
Q

Estimacion de honorarios

A

Quote

310
Q

Impactante

A

Poignant

311
Q

Malfuncion (not malfunction)

A

Glitch

312
Q

Esforzarse

A

Strive

313
Q

Tarragona es raramente visitada por turistas (not rarely)

A

Tarragona is seldom visited by tourists

314
Q

Entrelazado

A

Interwined

315
Q

Efecto aureola

A

Halo effect

316
Q

Golpecito

A

Tap

317
Q

Amano de partidos

A

Match-fixing

318
Q

Lienzo

A

Canvass

319
Q

Lazos interpersonales

A

Bonds

320
Q

Hay que pillar las ideas

A

Ideas must be grasped

321
Q

Me interpela

A

It compells me

322
Q

Topo

A

Mole

323
Q

Pregunta tonta

A

Noddy question

324
Q

Pícaro

A

Cheeky

325
Q

Mi trabajo soñado

A

My dream job

326
Q

Dinousaurio (pronunciation)

A

Dainosaurh

327
Q

Pronunciacion (pronunciation)

A

Pronancieishon (nor pronaUnsieishon)

328
Q

Verbalizar (2 alternatives)

A

Verbalize/articulate

329
Q

Caricias

A

Caresses

330
Q

Resbalar

A

Slip

331
Q

Papelito (not sheet)

A

Slip of paper

332
Q

Doblar las rodillas

A

Bend your knees

333
Q

Doblar un papel

A

Bend a paper

334
Q

El sindicato finalmente cedió a trabajar horas extras

A

The union finally gave in to work extra hours

335
Q

Soplar

A

Blow

336
Q

Soplo

A

Blow

337
Q

Desertar a los laboristas

A

Defect to labour

338
Q

Difamación (pronunciation)

A

Libel (laibel)

339
Q

Chorreando

A

Dripping

340
Q

Peto

A

Bib

341
Q

Compensar emisiones

A

Offset emissions

342
Q

Proceder con una tarea

A

Crack on with a task

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