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Caracas 2023 Flashcards

1
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a vulture

a parrot
Venezuelan parrot

Strange sound birds

A

un zamuro

un loro
el guacamayo

una guacharaca

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Everything went to shit

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Todo se fue al carajo

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Wallet (2)

Purse

A

la cartera, la billetera

el monedero

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Papaya

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la lechosa

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Snake (2)

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Una culebra
Una serpiente

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Hurricane

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el huracán

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A European country

European Union

Europe

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Un país europeo (aye-you-row-PAY-oh)

La unión europea
(aye-you-row-PAY-ah)

Europea

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As soon as (3)

As soon as possible (3)

The soonest would be…

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Tan pronto como
En cuanto
Luego que

Lo antes posible
Lo más pronto posible
Cuanto antes

Lo más pronto sería…

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A fine
To fine

To ban
a ban

To bar

To censor
Censorship

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Una multa
Multar

Prohibir
La prohibición

Excluir

Censurar
La censura

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Cricket-like insect

Pork scratchings

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Una chicharra

Los chicharrones

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Casual (3)

A

Desenfadado,a
Despreocupado,a
Informal

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Chance

By chance (2)

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El azar

Por casualidad
Al azar

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A psychopath

A sociopath

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Un psicópata

Un sociópata

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A stage (2)

The world stage

A spectacle

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El escenario
Una tarima (vz)

El escenario mundial

Un espectáculo

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Bring up to date (2)

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Poner al día
Poner al tanto

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Be alert!

You have to be alert

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Ponte pilas!

Hay que estar pilas

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Be careful!
Watch out!

MX version

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Mosca allí!
Ponte mosca!

Aguas!

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17
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On one’s back/shoulders

A

A cuestas

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Pending (adj)
The pending budget

Attentive
We’ll keep an eye on your son

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Pendiente
El presupuesto pendiente

Estaremos pendientes de tu hijo

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Unforgettable

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Inolvidable

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Chlorine

Dollar, 121 dollars

The lack of (2)

A

El cloro

Dólar, cien veintiuno dólares

La carencia, la falta

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Homogenous

It’s a homogeneous society

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Homogéneo (homo-HEYNAY-oh)

Es una sociedad homogénea

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The drop in prices

The rise in costs

The growth in reliance

The decrease in spending

A

La caída en precios

La subida de costos

El crecimiento de la dependencia

la disminución del gasto

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The best battle is the one where you avoid getting shot

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La mejor batalla, es la que uno evita que le metan un tiro.

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To pay attention to, to listen to

A

Hacerle caso a

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To exceed (physically), to overflow, I exceed
The outburst, flooding

To exceed expectations

To pour, I pour

To spill, I spill

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Desbordar
El desborde

Superar la expectativas

Verter, vierto

Derramar, derramo

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To divert

A diversion (2)

A tangent

Off topic
You’ve gone off topic

A

Desviar

Una desviación
Un desvío

Un tangente

Fuera de tema
Te has ido del tema

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Round

To round-up (gather)
To round-up (numbers)

A

Redondo,a

Rodear
Redondear

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Burning, scalding, passionate

Scorching

To burn (3)
To set on fire (2)

A

Ardiente

Abrasador

Quemar, incendiar, abrasar
prender fuego, incendiar

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29
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The punch line (3)

To finish off

A

El toque
El remate
El final

Rematar

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30
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The final touch

Over the top (2)

A

El toque final

Exagerado, excesivo

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To be surrounded

To surround

To immerse
To be immersed in something

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Estar rodeado de

Rodear

Sumergirse
Estar inmerso en algo

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Convincing

Convenient

A

Convincente

Conveniente

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33
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Join me at the mall.

You’re joining me at the mall?

We’re joining her at the mall.

A

Acompáñame al centro commercial

Me acompañas al centro commercial

La acompañamos al centro commercial

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34
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They’re going to love it

She would love it

A

Les va a encantar

Le encantaría

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35
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Un gallego

A

A Gallecian

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36
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To crack

The earth cracked because of the drought.

A crack

A

Agrietar

La tierra se agrietó debido a la sequía

Una grieta

37
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To crack

The earth cracked because of the drought.

A

Agrietar

La tierra se agrietó debido a la sequía

38
Q

From start to finish

The tail (2)

The tail end (2)

A

De cabo a rabo

El rabo, la cola

El final, la última parte

39
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To bet

A bet

Gambling

A

Apostar

Una apuesta

El juego

40
Q

Politics

A

La política

41
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The crowd (2)

To follow the crowd (2)

A

La muchedumbre
La multitud

Seguir la corriente, la multitud

42
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A nerve

The nerve, boldness (2)

Shameless, cheeky

To be cheeky
Don’t be cheeky with the police officer

A

Un nervio

El descaro, la cara dura

Descarado,a

Descararse
No te descares con el policía

43
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I’m glad you liked it

A

Me agrada que te haya gustado

44
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Do a wash

A

Hacer un lavado

45
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Venezuelan (derogative)

A

Veneco

46
Q

A mess

A

Un reguero

47
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Seagull

A

Una gaviota

48
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Stale, stuffy (air)

To corrupt

Vice

A

Viciado, a

Viciar

El vicio

49
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The benefit of the doubt

Devil’s advocate

A

El beneficio de la duda

El abogado del diablo

50
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An arrow

A sign

A notice

A billboard (2)

A sign (gesture)

A sign (of the times)

A placard

Public relations

A

Una flecha

Una señal

Un letrero

Una valla publicitaria, la cartelera

Una seña

Un signo (de los tiempos)

La pancarta

Las relaciones públicas

51
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A fence (2)

A wire fence

Barbed wire

Sharp point

To fence with wire

A

Una valla, una cerca

Una alambrada

El alambre de púas

Una púa

Alambrar

52
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You can have as much as you like

You can have as many as you like

A

puedes tener todo lo que quieras

puedes tener tantos como quieras

53
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Mint

Mind

A

Una menta

La mente

54
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Scant, scarce, insufficient

A

Escaso, a

55
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They stabbed him, hit him, choked him, shot him and killed him

A

Lo apuñalaron, le pegaron, lo asfixiaron, le dispararon y lo mataron

56
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Oyster

A river bed

A

Una ostra

Un lecho

57
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With regard to

A

En cuanto a

58
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They hit him (golpear) and beat him (pegar)

A

Lo golpean y le pegan

59
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To run late (2)

To delay (2)

To lengthen (2)

A

Demorarse, Alargarse

Demorar, retrasar

Alargar, prolongar

60
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Reliable (2)

Trustworthy

A

Fiable, confiable

Fidedigno,a

61
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New Year’s Eve

New year’s day

Happy New Year!

A

La Nochevieja

El día de Año Nuevo

Feliz Año Nuevo!

62
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Joint (anatomy) (2)

Joint (mechanical, plumbing) (2)

Group, ensemble
Joint (adj)

A

La articulación, la coyuntura

La juntura, la junta

El conjunto
Conjunto,a

63
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A lie, bullshit (Vz)

A milestone (2)

A

Un mojón

Un mojón
Un hito

64
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Ridicule, derision

A

El escarnio (ace-CAR-neeoh)

65
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A wet dream

A

Un sueño húmedo

66
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Hypocrisy

The hypocrite

Hypocritical

The hypocrisy of the hypocritical hypocrite!

She called her parents hypocritical because they drank wine with dinner after they’d told her that she couldn’t.

A

La hipocresía

El/la hipócrita

Hipócrita

La hipocresía del hipócrita hipócrita

— Llamó a sus padres hipócritas porque bebieron vino con la cena después de decirle que ella no podía hacerlo.

67
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They either love you or they hate you

1) Natural way of saying it

2) To practice grammar

A

O te aman o te odian

O les encantas o te odian

68
Q

I don’t give a shit (Vz slang)

A

Me sabe a culo

69
Q

To be in force, to govern, to rule

We hope our new president will govern the country with honesty and a firm hand.

The new passport law has been in effect since last month.

A

Regir

Esperamos que el nuevo presidente rija el país con honestidad y mano firme

La nueva ley sobre los pasaportes rige desde el mes pasado.

70
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Get ready!

I feel rested

A

Prepárate!

Me siento descansado

71
Q

Cavity (tooth)

Cavity (hollow space)

A

Una caries

Una cavidad

72
Q

Dying (adj)

The dying plant is dying

A

Moribundo, a

la planta moribunda se está muriendo

73
Q

Although (2)

A

Si bien
Aunque

74
Q

Along, throughout (time)

A

A lo largo de

75
Q

To annihilate

The annihilation

A

Aniquilar

La aniquilación

76
Q

To unleash (3)

A

Soltar
Desatar
Desencadenar

77
Q

To obliterate, raise to the ground / to sweep

A

Arrasar

78
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To devastate (2)

The devastation

A

Devastar
Asolar (ue)

La devastación

79
Q

For a reason, not for nothing

A

Por algo es

80
Q

Unit

Unit (furniture)

A

La unidad
Un módulo

81
Q

Rather, on the contrary (2)

A

Antes bien
Al contrario

82
Q

The early 90s (2)

The early 20th century

The mid 90s

The late 90s

A

A principio de los noventa
A comienzos de los noventa

A principios del siglo veinte

A mediados de los noventa

A finales de los noventa

83
Q

Something to aim for (3)

To aim at something

A

Algo a lo que aspirar
Un objetivo a conseguir
Algo por lo que trabajar

Apuntar a algo

84
Q

To bar, block/box in

A

Trancar

85
Q

By the time

By the time that (2)

By the time we return, you will have left (2)

A

Para cuando

En el momento en que
Para el momento en que

Para cuando regresemos, te habrás ido

para el momento en que volvamos, te habrás ido

86
Q

Welcome back (2)

To welcome back

A

Bienvenido de vuelta
Bienvenido de nuevo

Recibir de nuevo

87
Q

A plateau (2)

The intermediate plateau

A

La meseta
Un estancamiento

La meseta intermedia

88
Q

A spokesman (2)

A

Un portavoz
Un vocero, a

89
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A charitable organisation

The philanthropy of the philanthropical philantropist (male)

The philanthropy of the philanthropical philantropist (female)

A

Una organización de beneficencia

la filantropía del filántropo filantrópico

La filantropía de la filántropa filantrópica

90
Q

A syringe

To inject

Surgical knife

Scalpel (2)

A

Una jeringa

Inyectar

Un cuchillo quirúrgico (key-ROOR-hee-co)

Un bisturí
Un escalpelo

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