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BL May Vocab Flashcards

1
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La apertura

A

The opening / gap

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2
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El encuadre

A

The framing (photo)

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3
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La nitidez

A

The clarity

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4
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Entregar

A

To turn in / deliver / hand in

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5
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Maria me preguntó de qué era la tarea y para cuando ella debía entregarla

A

Maria asked me what the assignment was and when she should turn it in.

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6
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Mi mama me sugirió que debería hacer un trabajo que me gustara.

A

My mom suggested that I should do a job that I liked.

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7
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El nudo

A

The knot

Puedes usar con “hacer” para decir “to tie a knot” - hizo un nudo - he tied a knot

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8
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Hinchado / inflamado

A

Swollen

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9
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Lastimar

Me lastimé el pulgar

A

To hurt

I hurt my thumb.

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10
Q

No me di cuenta lo importante que es… hasta que….

A

I didn’t realise how important…. was until…

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Antes de que + subj

A

Before….

Always needs to follow with subj.

E.g. Antes de que fueramos al gimnasio.

Recuérdame que te dé el libro antes de que te vayas

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12
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No sé como me quedará

A

I don’t know how it will look on me (la ropa).

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13
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Se daño

A

Was damaged (from dañarse)
SLT: damaged itself

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14
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Está dañado / estropeado

A

It is damaged

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15
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La revista

A

The magazine

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16
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Desvincularse

A

To dissociate/distance oneself

Ivanka Trump se ha desvinculado de la campana de su padre.

Yo nunca me había desvinculado a mi familia, por lo que hubiera sido dificil vivir en el extranjero.

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17
Q

La nuera

A

Daughter-in-law

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18
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que tendrá lugar en…

A

that will take place in…

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19
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Financamiento

A

Financing / funding

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20
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La ciclovía

A

The bike path

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21
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No está bien diseñado.

A

It is not well-designed.

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22
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Aterrizar / despegar

A

To land / to take off

Specifically for planes, helicopters etc.

Espero que el avión no haya despegado todavía.

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23
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Embarcar / desembarcar

A

Embark / disembark

For ships

Sidney fue el primer lugar donde los europeos desembarcaron en Australia.

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24
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Me daría mucho miedo si no tuviera ahorros

A

It would give me a lot of fear if I had no savings.

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25
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Si estuviera soleado y frío todos los días, estaría en el cielo

A

If it was sunny and cold every day, I would be in heaven.

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26
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Algo es algo, peor es nada

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Something is something, worse is nothing.

Basically a spanish saying meaning “something is better than nothing”

27
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de posgrado

A

Postgraduate

Mi novia va a empezar clases de posgrado el proximo año

28
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Las barreras

A

Barriers

29
Q

Esparcir

Esparcieron enfermedades.

A

To scatter / spread (ideas or disease)

30
Q

Es un buen hábito seguir adelante sin mirar átras

A

It is a good habit to move forward without looking back.

31
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Cuando está lloviendo todos los días, puedes tener moho en tu ropa.

A

When it’s raining everyday, you can get mould in your clothes.

32
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Tuvieron que firmar un tratado.

A

They had to sign a treaty.

33
Q

Se fundo…

A

It was founded/established…

SLT: It found/established itself…

34
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Afrontar

A

To confront / take (something)

Al final afronté la verdad.
Afrontará consecuencias legales.

35
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Vale la pena

A

It’s worth it

36
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La sien

A

Temple (part of the head)

37
Q

No fuimos colonizados por España

A

We were not colonized by Spain

38
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Para mi solo

A

To myself / for myself

Tengo mi casa para mi solo. I have my house to myself.

39
Q

El plomero / la plomera

A

The plumber

40
Q

El jubilado / la jubilada

A

Retiree

41
Q

Desilusionar

A

To disappoint / disillusion

Nadie quería escucharme, y esta experiencia me desilusionó.

42
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Después de que + subj

A

After…

Después de que mi novia se vaya, iré al gimnasio.

43
Q

Que es lo que estaré haciendo mañana?

A

What will I be doing tomorrow?

44
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No hay ningúna persona que me observe.

A

There’s no one watching me.

Note: subjunctive of observar because of double negation.

45
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Para mantenerme ocupado

A

To keep me busy

46
Q

Rendimiento

A

Performance / yield / return

47
Q

La zona horaria

A

Time zone

48
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Engañoso/a

A

Deceiving

49
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Peor que el mío

A

Worse than mine

50
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Catar

A

To taste / sample (used with wine)

Catamos los bocadillos y el champán que servirán en nuestra boda.

51
Q

Aplastar

A

To flatten

Uso mi gora para aplastar mi cabello.

52
Q

Se está rodando

A

It is still rolling / shooting / filming

53
Q

La trama

A

The plot

54
Q

Confundo el martes con el jueves a veces.

A

I confuse Tuesday with Thursday sometimes.

55
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Pedir prestado / prestarse

A

To borrow (use temporarily).

Note: there’s no verb “to borrow” in spanish, so this is used instead. In this case the person asking for the loan becomes the subject.

E.g. Siempre le puedes pedir prestado el coche a tu padre.
SLT: Always (to him/dad) you can ask to borrow the car to your dad.

¿Me prestas la aspiradora un par de horas?
Can you lend me your vaccum cleaner for a couple hours?

56
Q

Si no te hubieras arreglado rápido, habrías salido tarde de casa.

A

If you hadn’t dressed / gotten ready quickly, you’d have left home late.

57
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Si hubiera pagado en dolares, me habría costado casi tres mil dolares

A

If I had paid in dollars, it would have cost me almost three thousand dollars.

58
Q

Tardar

A

To take (time).

Note: often infers it’s taking too long.

Si tardas, vamos a perder el tren - If you take too long, we are going to miss the train.

59
Q

Lo estoy aprovechando al máximo

A

I’m making the most of it

Note: can also put “lo” after aprovechando.

60
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Cocinaríamos, si no nos hubiera gustado comer en un restaurante

A

We would cook, if to us it was not pleasing to eat in a restaurant.

(Literal translation)

61
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Diapositiva / diapositivas

A

Slide / slides or slideshow

62
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Me sentiría triste, porque mi viaje se acabó

A

I’d feel sad, because my trip is over.

63
Q

Si me hubieras llamado, ya telo habría dicho

A

If you had called me, I would have already told (it to) you.

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