B1 Self Flashcards

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1
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gossip

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cotilleo

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to recount

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narrar

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human beings

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los seres humanos

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survey

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encuesta

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crime (adj) eg. Film

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policíaca

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plot

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argumento

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to get hooked

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engancharse

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survivor

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superviviente / sobreviviente

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witness

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testigo

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news bulletin

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informativo

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magazine (tv or radio also_

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magacín

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needlework/ dressmaking

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costura

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blindly

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ciegamente

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inheritance

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herencia

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debt

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deuda

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this is how

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es así como

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to provide / make easier

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facilitar

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to owe

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deber

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to find out

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enterarse

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to murder / commit suicide

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suicidar/se

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elderly

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anciano/a

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abundant, boundless

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desbordante

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murder

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asesinato

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to take refuge

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refugiarse

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worm

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gusano

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centipedes

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ciempiés

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to be set

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ambientar (Está ambientada)

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journalistic office

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redacción

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29
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duckling

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patito

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30
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It’s about..

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Va de.. / Trata de..

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31
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ant

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hormiga

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32
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to oppose

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oponerse

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jail

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cárcel

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stupid

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tonto

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conceited

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engreído / creído

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uneducated

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inculto

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egocentric

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egocéntrico

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honest

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honesto / honrado

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39
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wave / surge

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oleada

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40
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plot

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argumento

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news

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actualidad

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to premiere / premiered

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estrenar / estrenada

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to portray

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retratar

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plot

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trama

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cast

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reparto

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picturesque

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pintoresco

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47
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belief

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creencia

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48
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to pretend

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fingir

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49
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wave / ripple

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onda

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barrier

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barrera

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viewer

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espectador

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52
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room and board

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pensión

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53
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rise

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subida

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54
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VAT

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IVA

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55
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survey

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encuesta

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56
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demand / complaint

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reclamación (reclamar)

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57
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to condemn

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denunciar

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58
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followed by

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seguido de

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59
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health / public health

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sanidad

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60
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cuts

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recortes

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budget

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presupuesto

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62
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mayor

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alcalde

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63
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graduate

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graduarse

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64
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bring up to someone

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plantearle

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65
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region

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comarca

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66
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the below signatories

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los abajo firmantes

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merchant / shopkeeper

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comerciantes

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68
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representative

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representante

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69
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secondary school

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instituto de enseñanza media

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70
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study/do

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cursar

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71
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high school

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bachillerato

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72
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ministry

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Consejería

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73
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threaten

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amenazar

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74
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going and return

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de ida y vuelta

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75
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to involve

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comportar

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reduce

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disminuir

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77
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investment / to invest

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inversión / invertir

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78
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educated / trained

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formado

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79
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for this reason / therefore

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por todo ello

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80
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to demand / call for

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exigir

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81
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save

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salvar

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82
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call / appeal

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llamamiento

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prompt

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pronta

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84
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demonstration

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manifestación

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85
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demand / claim

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reivindicación / reivindicar

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86
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to belong to

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pertenecer

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87
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unemployed

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parados

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88
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enough

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basta de

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89
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death

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muerte

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90
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nuance

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matiz

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91
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to leave

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abandonar

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92
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solitude / loneliness

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soledad

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despido

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sacking

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raffle / lottery for a prize

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sorteo

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95
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to raise their voice against

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levantar su voz contra

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crime

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delito

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97
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citizen

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ciudadano/a

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98
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take seriously

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tomar en serio

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99
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law and orden

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el orden público

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100
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interfere in matters

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interferir en los asuntos

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101
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set an example

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poner un ejemplo

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102
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milkmaid / milk jug

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lechera

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103
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only just / recently in the past

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recién

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104
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whenever

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cada vez que

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105
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whenever / provided that

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siempre que

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106
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as soon as

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tan pronto como / en cuanto (+ subj)

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107
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until

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hasta que (+subj)

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108
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daydream

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soñar despierta

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109
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to milk / to pick (in farming)

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ordeñar

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110
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shake the head

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manear la cabeza

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to spill

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derramar

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112
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to urge / encourage

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incitar

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113
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hectic

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movido

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114
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to convene/ call

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convocar

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115
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cause / reason

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el porqué

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116
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felling

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tala(s)

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117
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to reach rock bottom

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tocar fondo

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118
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to take the side of

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tomar partido por / de

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119
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to die out / become extinct

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extinguirse

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120
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to be ruined (impoverished)

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arruinarse

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121
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leftovers of food

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las sobras

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122
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showings of movies

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cartelera

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123
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real estate agency

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inmobiliaria

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124
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related to temperature

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térmicas

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125
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furniture

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mobilario

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126
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move on with your life

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seguir adelante con tu vida

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127
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measurement

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medida

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128
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monthly

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mensual

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129
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every 2 months

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bimestral

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130
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to unfold (a plot) / to progress

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desenvolverse

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message

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mensaje / recado

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132
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we are loving Portugal

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nos estamos encantando Portugal

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133
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commitment

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compromiso

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134
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due date / expiry date

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vencimiento

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135
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policy

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póliza

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to request / beg

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rogar (ruego)

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137
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get in touch

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ponerse en contacto (Eg. Le rogamos que se ponga en contacto)

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update

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actualizar

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139
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order (for example, online)

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encargar / pedir

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140
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to remind, remember

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recordar

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141
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congratulate

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felicitar

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142
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inattentive

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despistado

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143
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recipient

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destinario

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144
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downtime

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horas muertes

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145
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we are sending each other

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estamos enviandonos

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146
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make up for

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suplir

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147
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eliminate

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suprimir

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148
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replace

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reemplazar

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149
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spread (news or ideas)

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difundir

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150
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to impoverish / impoverishment

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empobrecer / empobrecemiento

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151
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tighten the ties

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estrechar los lazos (estrechar = make narrow, lazos = bonds)

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152
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belonging / membership / affiliation

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pertenencia

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153
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pay for the course

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pagar el curso

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154
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composition

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redacción

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whose

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cuyo

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@

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arroba

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jargon

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jerga

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after realising / doing

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tras realizar

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as chance would have it

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quiso el azar que

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graphic design

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grafismo

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vase

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ánfora

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wildest dreams

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delirantes fantasías

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scribble

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garabato

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border/ limit

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frontera

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future

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el porvenir

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heading

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encabezamiento / título

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shot / throw

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tiro

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kill two birds with one stone

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matar dos pájaros de un tiro

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multi-purpose

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polivalente

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to expand / make wider

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ensanchar

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busy

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atareado

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vosotros form of salir/venir, present

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salís / venís

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to forward (an email)

A

reenviar

174
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attach

A

adjuntar

175
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file

A

archivo

176
Q

refresh

A

actualizar

177
Q

subject (Email)

A

asunto

178
Q

cc

A

poner en copia

179
Q

bcc

A

copia oculta

180
Q

highlight

A

destacar

181
Q

perfect destination

A

destino predilecto / idóneo / ideal / perfecto

182
Q

to have / to count on

A

contar con

183
Q

wide range of

A

amplia oferta de

184
Q

Types of tourism

A

turismo de aventura, turismo de sol y playa, turismo rural / urbano, turismo cultural / deportivo / gastronómico

185
Q

to stay

A

hospedarse (alojarse, quedarse)

186
Q

wall / fortress, walled

A

muralla, amurallado/a

187
Q

advance notice

A

antelación

188
Q

accommodation

A

alojamiento

189
Q

iron

A

plancha

190
Q

first aid kit

A

botiquín

191
Q

far sighted / prudent

A

previsor/a

192
Q

brave

A

valiente

193
Q

complaint

A

queja

194
Q

workers’ strike

A

huelga

195
Q

lost (for example, luggage, toy, stray animal)

A

extraviar / extraviado

196
Q

anger / rage

A

rabia

197
Q

so / so that

A

así que / de modo que

198
Q

trick (Card games) / chance

A

baza

199
Q

road / track / trail

A

pista

200
Q

layover

A

escala

201
Q

the previous week

A

la semana anterior

202
Q

defeat

A

derrota

203
Q

to shoot a film

A

rodar

204
Q

discover / find out

A

averiguar

205
Q

puncture

A

pinchazo

206
Q

traffic jam

A

atasco

207
Q

decide on the go

A

decidir sobre la marcha

208
Q

to invoice / to check-in

A

facturar

209
Q

stingy

A

tacaño, agarrado (colloquial)

210
Q

to become

A

llegar a ser, hacerse, convertirse en, quedarse, ponerse, volverse

211
Q

appropriate grammar / record

A

registro

212
Q

to smoothen out

A

suarizar

213
Q

argue against

A

contraargumentar

214
Q

I can’t stand

A

no soporto / no aguanto (aguantar, soportar)

215
Q

compulsion / mania / maniac

A

manías / maníatico

216
Q

brother in law

A

cuñado

217
Q

fish hook / bait

A

anzuelos

218
Q

tummy

A

barriga / barriguita

219
Q

help

A

socorro

220
Q

guy (colloquial) / uncle

A

tío

221
Q

allow

A

consentir (consiento..)

222
Q

male / young man

A

varón

223
Q

period / stage of life

A

etapa

224
Q

get into a fury

A

ponerse hecho una furia

225
Q

to check / prove

A

comprobar / comprobación

226
Q

horrify

A

horrorizar

227
Q

misfortune / tragedy

A

desgracia

228
Q

for having forgetten

A

por haber olvidado

229
Q

disgust / disgusting

A

asco / me da asco

230
Q

to get infected

A

contagiarse

231
Q

case

A

estuche

232
Q

step / stair

A

peldaño

233
Q

at any cost

A

a toda costa

234
Q

to fear

A

temer

235
Q

return

A

devolución

236
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to agree with / suit

A

sentar bien

237
Q

snores

A

ronquidos

238
Q

context / area

A

ámbito

239
Q

distribution

A

reparto

240
Q

infatuation / falling in love

A

enamoramiento

241
Q

even if / not even if

A

siquiera / ni siquiera

242
Q

in front of (the court, eg) / compared to

A

ante

243
Q

puzzlement

A

perplejidad

244
Q

similar

A

semejante

245
Q

to age

A

envejecer

246
Q

silent, still

A

callado/a, quieto/a

247
Q

itself / in itself

A

en sí

248
Q

by himself / herself

A

por su cuenta / por sí mismo/a / solo

249
Q

to arise

A

surgir

250
Q

to provide / supply

A

proporcionar

251
Q

exhibit

A

exponer

252
Q

to fold

A

plegar

253
Q

golden

A

dorado/a

254
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silver

A

plateado/a

255
Q

unexpected

A

inesperado

256
Q

conceive

A

concebir (concibo..)

257
Q

commitment / engagement

A

compromiso

258
Q

earthenware drinking jug

A

botijo

259
Q

device

A

dispositivo / aparato

260
Q

container

A

recipiente

261
Q

comb

A

el peine

262
Q

controversy

A

polémica

263
Q

outpatient clinic

A

ambulatorio

264
Q

daring

A

atrevido

265
Q

to dirty

A

ensuciar/se

266
Q

battery

A

pila

267
Q

more… than it seems

A

más … de lo que parece

268
Q

to soften / tenderise (meat)

A

ablandar

269
Q

corkscrew

A

sacacorchos

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Q

pencil sharpener

A

sacapuntas

271
Q

cotton

A

algodón

272
Q

to not know / be familiar with

A

desconocer

273
Q

What a face of panic he had!

A

Menuda cara de pánico tenía!

274
Q

to mean (to say)

A

querer decir

275
Q

wrinkle

A

arrugar / arruga

276
Q

is fashionable

A

pasa de moda

277
Q

looks good to me

A

a mí me parece muy bonito / lo veo muy bonito

278
Q

displease

A

desagradar (like gustar)

279
Q

frankly

A

francamente, sinceramente

280
Q

I’m not convinced / just doesn’t convince me

A

no me convence / no me acaba de convencer

281
Q

too much

A

demasiado / excesivamente

282
Q

really

A

verdaderamente / realmente

283
Q

brightly coloured / colourful

A

alegre / colorido

284
Q

to show off

A

presumir

285
Q

subj of caber

A

quepa, quepas…

286
Q

lend a helping hand

A

echar una mano

287
Q

earplugs

A

tapones

288
Q

proposual

A

propuesta

289
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to face up to / stand up to

A

hacer frente a / afrontar

290
Q

creativity / ingenuity

A

ingenio

291
Q

puddle

A

charco

292
Q

marbles

A

las canicas

293
Q

to plug in, is plugged into the current

A

enchufar, se enchufa en la corriente

294
Q

tongs / pliers

A

tenaza

295
Q

wire

A

cable

296
Q

with which

A

con el que (if specific), lo que if not known

297
Q

closure

A

cierre

298
Q

buttonhole

A

ojal

299
Q

hook

A

gancho

300
Q

to insert / to fit

A

encajar

301
Q

lightning

A

relámpago

302
Q

from / come from

A

proveniente de / provenir de

303
Q

piece of cloth

A

paño

304
Q

to have a custom of using

A

tener por costumbre usar

305
Q

to hold / fasten

A

sujetar

306
Q

date from

A

datar de

307
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lightly coloured

A

ligeramente colorado

308
Q

until well into the 60s

A

haste bien entrado los años 60

309
Q

sober

A

sobrio

310
Q

cross out

A

tachar

311
Q

becoming / flattering

A

favorecedor

312
Q

vegetable garden

A

huerto

313
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dejected

A

abatido

314
Q

precocious

A

precoz

315
Q

to remain in a place

A

permanecer

316
Q

to settle

A

instalarse

317
Q

to let oneself

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dejarse

318
Q

to devise / conceive

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concebir

319
Q

to deliver / dictate

A

dictar

320
Q

magnitude

A

envergadura

321
Q

to start / initiate / undertake

A

emprender

322
Q

footprint

A

huella

323
Q

religious

A

fraile

324
Q

journalist / report

A

cronista

325
Q

buying and selling

A

compraventa

326
Q

to note down

A

apuntar

327
Q

check / prove

A

comprobar

328
Q

to link

A

vincular

329
Q

typical of

A

propio de

330
Q

extract

A

extraer

331
Q

announce or make known

A

dar a conocer

332
Q

environment - setting / situation

A

entorno

333
Q

storage room

A

trastero

334
Q

attached / duplex

A

adosado

335
Q

complex

A

compleja

336
Q

conflicting

A

encontrada

337
Q

merchandise

A

mercancía

338
Q

however

A

no obstante

339
Q

any (person / object when it’s indefinite)

A

cualquiera

340
Q

bug

A

bicho

341
Q

chained

A

encadenado

342
Q

turn in / deliver

A

entregar

343
Q

trustworthy

A

fiable

344
Q

discovery / finding

A

hallazgo

345
Q

rob

A

atracar / robar

346
Q

to face / to brave

A

enfrentarse a

347
Q

term / period

A

plazo

348
Q

starch

A

almidón

349
Q

damage / spoil

A

dañar

350
Q

the planet

A

el planeta

351
Q

indigenous

A

autóctono

352
Q

raw material

A

materia prima

353
Q

ancient / 1000-year old

A

milenario

354
Q

millionaire / million dollar

A

millonario

355
Q

stamp / label

A

sello

356
Q

disposable

A

desechable

357
Q

blade

A

cuchilla

358
Q

juice

A

zumo / jugo

359
Q

shadow / shade

A

sombra

360
Q

washing machine

A

lavadora

361
Q

smell

A

olor

362
Q

catchphrase / motto

A

lema

363
Q

to sense / have a feeling

A

intuir (intuyo, intuyes..)

364
Q

it’s proven

A

está probado

365
Q

fine

A

multa

366
Q

discuss some articles

A

comenta algunos artículos

367
Q

the situation is better than it was 10 years ago

A

la situación es mejor que (la de) hace 10 años

368
Q

much to do

A

mucho por hacer

369
Q

inform / notify / pay

A

enterar

370
Q

saturated fat

A

grasa saturada

371
Q

law of supply and demand

A

la ley de la oferta y la demanda

372
Q

to encourage / push

A

impulsar

373
Q

to bestow / give

A

otorgar / conceder

374
Q

strengthen

A

potenciar

375
Q

pass a law

A

aprobar una ley

376
Q

get marks

A

sacar notas

377
Q

impose a tax

A

imponer un impuesto

378
Q

campaign / company

A

campaña / compañía

379
Q

make compulsory

A

obligar

380
Q

prohibit

A

prohibir

381
Q

damaging / harmful

A

perjudicial

382
Q

living together

A

convivencia

383
Q

functioning

A

funcionamiento

384
Q

understanding

A

entendimiento / comprensión

385
Q

performance (of a machine / gadget) / to yield or do well

A

rendimiento / rendir

386
Q

prevent / foresee

A

prevenir

387
Q

event

A

suceso / acontecimiento

388
Q

for what

A

para qué

389
Q

trace / draw line or character

A

trazar

390
Q

legacy

A

legado

391
Q

the theory which

A

la teoría de que

392
Q

lizard

A

lagarto

393
Q

spider

A

araña

394
Q

hill

A

colina

395
Q

go back in time / to soar up

A

remontarse

396
Q

landing / to land

A

aterrizaje / aterrizar

397
Q

flying saucer

A

ovni / platillo volante / platillo volador

398
Q

to hold or defend a theory

A

sostener

399
Q

explanation

A

explicación

400
Q

castle

A

castillo

401
Q

dreams that come true

A

sueños que se cumplen

402
Q

premonition

A

presentimiento

403
Q

discomfort

A

malestar

404
Q

sixth sense

A

sexto sentado

405
Q

AIDS

A

sida

406
Q

Maybe

A

quizá / igual / puede que / a lo mejor

407
Q

sink

A

hundir

408
Q

self help technique

A

técnica de autoayuda

409
Q

office / study

A

despacho

410
Q

to suck up to

A

hacer la pelota a alguien

411
Q

range

A

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412
Q

to move away

A

alejarse

413
Q

get carried away by

A

dejarse llevar por

414
Q

religion / faith

A

fe

415
Q

approval / disapproval

A

aprobación / desaprobación

416
Q

assure / promise

A

asegurar / prometer

417
Q

concrete evidence

A

evidencia concreta

418
Q

satisfactorily

A

satisfactoriamente

419
Q

wisely

A

sabiamente

420
Q

clumsily

A

torpemente

421
Q

skillfully

A

habilidosamente

422
Q

gums

A

encías

423
Q

breath

A

aliento

424
Q

constipation

A

estreñimiento

425
Q

balanced diet

A

dieta equilibrada

426
Q

to deserve

A

merecer

427
Q

daughter-in-law

A

nuera

428
Q

brother in law

A

cuñado

429
Q

acquite / gain / purchase

A

adquirir

430
Q

refill

A

rellenar