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Question 1

never risked

I would never risk my life for that

Answer 1

nunca se arriesgaba

Nunca arriesgaría mi vida por eso

arriesgar - to risk

Question 2

to roll one’s eyes

I rolled my eyes when she said that!

Answer 2

poner los ojos en blanco

¡Puse los ojos en blanco cuando ella dijo eso!

Question 3

velvet

The coat was a beautiful velvet

Answer 3

terciopelo

El abrigo era de un hermoso terciopelo

Question 4

cord

the cord was wound tightly around her hands

Answer 4

cuerda

la cuerda estaba fuertemente enrollado alrededor de sus manos

Question 5

to deny

She denied me the right to vote

Answer 5

negar

Ella me negó el derecho a votar

Question 6

bald (head)

I started to go bald in my forties

Answer 6

calva / calvo

Empecé a ponerme calvo en mis cuarenta años

Question 7

to be pushed to one side

I was pushed to one side while waiting in the queue

Answer 7

echar a algien a un lado

Me echaron a un lado mientras esperaba en la cola

Question 8

to catch

I caught my brother out with a brilliant trick

to catch someone out

Answer 8

pillar

pillé a mi hermano con un truco brillante

te pille - to catch you out

Question 9

to disappoint

He could disappoint people with his actions

Answer 9

decepcionar

Podría decepcionar a la gente con sus acciones

Question 10

what, which,

My sister is going to have her first child, which makes us very happy,

Answer 10

lo que

Mi hermana va a tener su primer hijo, lo que nos hace muy felices.

used when separating two conjugated verbs.