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1
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Inconcientemente / involuntariamente

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Unwittingly, Unconsciously, Thoughtlessly

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Celeridad, prontitud, rapidez, velocidad, agilidad

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Celerity, readiness, promptness, speed, velocity, quickness, swiftness, fastness, agility, nimbleness

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Sublime, excelso

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Sublime, very elevated

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Apología, homenaje, tributo, alabanza

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Defense of, homage, tribute, praise

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Desilusionar

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Dissillusion / Disappoint / Let down / disabuse

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Reforzar / fortalecer

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Bolster / reinforce / strengthen

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Se me olvidó por completo!

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It totally slipped my mind!

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Pinchazo / pene

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Prick

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Acérrimo / decidido / convencido / radical o extremado / intransigente

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Die-hard / radical / intransigent

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Ahorrativo / frugal / económico

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Thrifty / frugal / sparing

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Repulsivo

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Repulsive

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Sensible

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Sensitive

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Escrúpulos, remordimiento

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Qualms, scruples, remorse, regrets

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Y así sucesivamente

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And so on and so forth

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Ayudar/colaborarle a alguien

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To give someone a hand

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Todo lo que quieras / tanto como quieras

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As much as you want

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Ser conocedor / ser consciente (de algo)

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To be cognizant (of something)

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Sobre mi cadaver

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Over my dead body

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Empujar

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To thrust / push / shove

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Atizar

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Stir up, fan

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Al borde de….

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On the verge of…

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Desperdiciar / malgastar

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Squander / waste / fritter

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Vida lujosa y exuberante

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Lush life

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Indignante / atroz / escandaloso

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Outrageous / atrocious / scandalous

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Horrorizado / aterrorizado / asustado / atemorizado

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Appalled / horrified / scared / frightened / terrified / aghast

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Rara vez

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Seldom / rarely

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Estertor (ruido de respiración, propio de la agonía y el coma)

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Rattle, death rattle

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Ganado

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Livestock / cattle

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29
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Continuar / seguir adelante

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Carry on

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30
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Causar estragos

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Wreak havoc

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31
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Innumerable

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Myriad / countless / innumerable

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32
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Creer que es verdad lo que uno quiere creer

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Wishful thinking

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33
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Frenillo (caballo)

Desenfrenado / descontrolado

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Bridle

Unbridled

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Frenético

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Hectic / frantic / frenetic

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35
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Encantador

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Endearing, charming

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36
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Transmitir (conocimiento / sabiduría)

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Pass on / transmit (knowledge / wisdom)

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Sin dificultad

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Seamlessly

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38
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Ordinario

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Cheesy / inauthentic

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39
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Quedarse atrás / rezagarse

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Lag behind

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40
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Para que se sepa

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For the record

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41
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Dificultad encontrada / trampa

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Pitfall

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42
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Me da escalofríos !

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It gives me the creeps!

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43
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En regocijo

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Exhilarated / elated / rejoiced

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Absorto

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Absorbed, intensely engaged, engrossed

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Mordaz (muy crítico), cáustico

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Scathing, caustic, biting

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Concomitante

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Concomitant

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47
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Equivalente

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Equivalent / tantamount

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48
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Excesivamente / desmesuradamente

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Unduly / excessively

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49
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Por la misma razón

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By the same token

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50
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Aclarar

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Clear up / clarify

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51
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Seguirle el paso a / ir al paso de

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Keep up with

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52
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Poco probable y convincente / inverosímil

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Far-fetched / unlikely and unconvincing

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Producir, generar

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Bring forth, produce, generate, bring about

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54
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Hacer más propicio

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Make more auspicious

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55
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Desovar (v) huevos de animal / engendro (n)

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Spawn

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Rollo / enrollar

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Coil / to coil

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57
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Tribulación (situación adversa o desfavorable), adversidad

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Tribulation (a cause of great trouble or suffering), adversity

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Influencia / Balanceo (n)
Influenciar / balancear (v)

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Sway

“The part of the continent under Russia’s sway”

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Corpúsculo, partícula

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Corpuscule, particle

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60
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Quisiera comentar / señalar varias cosas

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I would like to point out several things

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61
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Relajarse

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Wind down / unwind / relax / chill out

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62
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Agacharse / acuclillarse

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Crouch (down)

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Arrogante, pretencioso

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Haughty, arrogant, conceited, pretentious

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Voraz

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Ravenous / voracious

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65
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Atormentar

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Torment, tantalize

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66
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Error vergonzoso o torpe en publico

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Blooper / faux pas

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67
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De la manera opuesta

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The other way around

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Escueto (simple, sin adornos, detalles superfluos ni cosas innecesarias)

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Short and plain

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Agotador, extenuante

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Grueling / strenuous / frazzling / exhausting

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70
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Una expresión usada con humor o con enojo para decir “haz lo que quieras hacer”

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Suit yourself!

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71
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Explorador / guardabosque

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Ranger

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72
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Revés / percance / contratiempo / peripecia / dificultad

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Setback / mishap / misadventure / contretemps / difficulty

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73
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Eradicar

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Eradicate / wipe out / put an end to / remove

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74
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Principalmente

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Primarily / mainly / principally / mostly

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75
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Sin ataduras

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Untethered

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76
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Puerto / albergue

Albergar (un sentimiento o pensamiento) / hospedar

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Harbor

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77
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Malicia / malevolencia

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Malice / wickedness / mischief / malevolence

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Hegemonía, supremacía, poderío o dominación

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Hegemony, supremacy, power, domination

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Impartir / comunicar

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Impart / communicate

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80
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Ayudar

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Help out, aid, assist

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81
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Azotar, flagelar, latigazos (v)

Azote, flagelo, látigo

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Scourge, whip, flagellate, lash

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82
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Usurpar

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Usurp (take over / take possession of)

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83
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Profusamente / exuberantemente / abundantemente / extravagantemente

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Profusely / exuberantly / abundantly / lavishly / extravagantly / flamboyantly

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84
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A pesar de

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In spite of / despite / notwithstanding

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85
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Deferencia / sumisión y respeto

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Deference

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86
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Sacar / quitar

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Dislodge (remove)

“Tony was having trouble dislodging a piece of popcorn from his teeth”

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Agitar, confundir, azorar, aturdir

Agitado, confundido, azorado, aturdido

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Fluster

Flustered

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Afluente, rico, opulento, adinerado

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Affluent, rich, opulent, wealthy

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Resarcirse, reivindicarse

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Make up, compensate, make amends

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Tenso, lleno de tensión

Lleno de / destinado a resultar en (algo indeseable)

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Fraught, tense, strained, full of tension

(of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable).

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Huelga

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Strike

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92
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Estafa

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Swindle / scam

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Adusto, hosco

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Surly

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Enajenar

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Dispose of or transfer

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(Gracias) Es muy amable de su parte

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It’s very kind / It’s very nice of you

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Sello distintivo / marca distintiva / distintivo

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Hallmark (distinctive characteristic)

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Luego / después

Antes

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Subsequently / afterwards

Previously, beforehand

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98
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De suma importancia

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Of utmost importance

Of paramount importance

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Raído, deteriorado, desgastado

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Threadbare, frayed, tatty, shabby, worn, deteriorated, decayed

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Estado de disturbio, confusión e incertidumbre

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Turmoil

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101
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Caprichoso

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Whimsical / capricious

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102
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En contraposición a / en contraste con

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As opposed to / in contrast to

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Apogeo (climax o culminación)

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Apogee (climax or culmination)

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Tomar/adoptar una postura

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Take a stance / adopt a posture

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Conflagración (guerra)

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Conflagration (war)

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106
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Ilusión / espejismo / engaño

Delirante

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Delusion / mirage / deception

Delusional, delirious

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Pulla / mofa

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Taunt

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108
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Severo, grave / siniestro, macabro

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Grim

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109
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Pasar la factura (figurado)

Cobrar un precio (figurado)

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Take a toll (have a negative impact)

Take its toll on

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Empezar o continuar con una cosa

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Go about, start, begin, commence

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Apaciguar

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Appease

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Subsistir / sobrevivir / prevalecer

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Subsist / survive / prevail

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De vez en cuando

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Every now and then / From time to time

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114
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Ensimismado, abstraído

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Abstracted, lost in thought

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Producción, producto, rédito/rendimiento (n) producir, proporcionar, dar, ceder

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Yield

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Evento desastroso (especialmente en la rápida caída del precio de las acciones)

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Meltdown

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117
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En ruinas

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In shambles

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118
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Sobrepasar

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Surpass

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Rechazar / desairar

Rechazo / desaire

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Reject, refuse, decline, turn down, rebuff (v)

Rejection, refusal, rebuff (n)

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Dar / pasar

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Hand in

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121
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Lujoso, pródigo, abundante

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Lavish

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122
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Con disgusto, a regañadientes, de mala gana

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Begrudgingly / reluctantly / unwillingly

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Izar / levantar con cuerdas o poleas

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Hoist / raise / lift

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124
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Avergonzado

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Abashed / embarrassed /ashamed / shamefaced, remorseful

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125
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Ya voy para allá

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I’m coming right up / right away / straightaway

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Es decir / a saber

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That is / that is to say (i.e) / Namely

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Coadyuvar, contribuir

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Contribute, help in

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128
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Esquivo

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Elusive

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Ardiendo en llama

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Ablaze

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Acechar

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Stalk / Lurk / Prowl

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Poderosamente / ferozmente / fuertemente

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Powerfully / mightily / fiercely / strongly

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Un embudo

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A funnel

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Apuntalar

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Underpin (give support, strength or structure to something)

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Fomentar / alentar / promover

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Foster / encourage / promote

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Prevenir, adelantarse a, anticiparse a

Apropiarse de o adquirir por adelantado

Acción preventiva

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Preempt / forestall / anticipate

Preempt

Preemptive action

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Minucioso, meticuloso, cuidadoso, detallado, esmerado.

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Thorough, meticulous, careful, detailed

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Desconocido / ignoto

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Unbeknownst / unknown

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Quebrar, ir a la quiebra

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Go bust, go bankrupt, become bankrupt

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Emolumento, remuneración, retribución o compensación económica

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Emolument, remuneration, retribution, economic compensation

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Empezar a tener sentido

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Start to make sense

Things start to fall into place

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Mientras tanto / en el entretanto

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Meanwhile / in the meantime

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Eminencia

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Eminence

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En tanto que / en la medida en que

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Insofar as

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Sigamos en contacto!

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Lets stay/keep in touch!

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Merodeador, intruso

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Marauder, intruder

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Vallas (de atletismo) / obstáculo

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Hurdle / obstacle

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Gemido

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Moan / groan

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Profundizar / ahondar

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Delve / deepen

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Aislar a alguien

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Seclude / isolate someone

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Privado

Cómplice / implicado

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Privy / private / secret

Accomplice

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Asolar, devastar, arrasar

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Devastate, raze

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Anhelar algo

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Covet / yearn for / long for / crave / hanker for

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Hasta donde yo sé….

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As far as I can tell

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Apoderarse de, embargar, agarrar/asir

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Seize

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Envidiar

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Begrudge / envy

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Ondulación

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Undulation (waviness)

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Extrudir

Impeler / impulsar

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Extrude / force out / thrust out

Impel / propel

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Sentimental, llorón

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Maudlin / sentimental / weepy

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Hacer que las cosas funcionen

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To make things work

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Incuria, negligencia, descuido, abandono

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Mismanagement, negligence, carelessness, disregard, inattention, abandonment

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Reducir el tamaño

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Downsize

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Inexorablemente, inevitablemente, ineludiblemente, indefectiblemente

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Relentlessly, inevitably, inescapably, unfailingly

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Inútil / sin sentido / fútil

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Futile / fruitless / pointless / useless / vain / unavailing / ineffective

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Cuidar, vigilar, hecharle un ojo a algo/alguien

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Keep an eye on something/someone

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Matorral

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Thicket

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Por la presente / por este medio

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Hereby (in this act)

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Asombroso

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Astonishing / Astounding

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Esconder

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Stash (v), hide

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Pinchar o empujar a alguien con el dedo

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Prod (v) / poke with finger

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Maldito

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Pesky / fucking / damn

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Mesura, moderación

Mesurado, moderado, medido

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Moderation

Measured

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Significado o sentido de algo (por lo general texto o discurso) (n)

Pretender falsamente (v)

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Purport

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De este modo / de esta manera

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Thereby (by that means)

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Fibra

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Fiber, roughage

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Golpe fuerte

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Thump

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Cisma / division

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Schism / split / division

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Hasta el punto que

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To the extent / to the degree that / to a point where

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178
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Pila, montón

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Heap, stack, pile

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Traer a colación un tema

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Bring up or introduce into discussion a topic/subject

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Collapsar / desplomarse / derrumbarse

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Collapse / fall in / keel over

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Convulsión / Ruptura o perturbación violenta y repentina

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Upheaval

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Vertiginoso

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Vertiginous

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Persona demasiado directa o contundente

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Blunt

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184
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Bajar, disminuir, aquietar/apagar, hundirse

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Subside

“Residents will be allowed back in when the water subsides”

“A year after her death, his grief has begun to subside”

“The land has subsided”

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Hincharse / inflamarse

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Bloat / swell

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Entendimiento, perspicacia

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Insight

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Ascuas

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Ember

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Proeza

Hazaña

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Prowess

Feat

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Suave (carácter, sonido, color o sabor)

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Mellow

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Embrollar

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Embroil

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Trepar

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Climb up / clamber up / scramble

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Dubitativo, vacilante, titubeante

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Hesitant, shilly-shally

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Asombrado / sorprendido / atónito

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Startled / astonished / astounded / thunderstruck, flabbergasted / shocked / baffled / dumbfounded

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Entusiasmo / fervor

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Zeal, enthusiasm / fervor

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Inquebrantable

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Unfaltering / unwavering

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Alardear / jactarse / presumir / ufanarse / pavonear / lucirse /vanagloriarse / fanfarronear

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Show off / brag / boast / flaunt

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Marca registrada / característica distintiva

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Trademark

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Lo que quieras! / Lo que necesites!

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Just name it!

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199
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Ordalías (experiencia dolorosa y/o terrible)

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Ordeal

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Limpio y ordenado

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Neat and tidy

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Entumecido / sin sensibilidad

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Numb

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Cansado / fatigado / exausto

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Tired / fatigued / exhausted / weary / worn out / drained

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¿Y eso? (¿Cómo? ¿Por qué?)

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How come…?

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De máxima importancia

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Of utmost importance

Of paramount importance

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Moho

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Mold / mildew

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Q

Vamos!!

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Come on!! Lets go!!

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Remolino (de agua)

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Whirlpool, maelstrom

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Intimación / señal / indicación

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Intimation / hint / indication

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Incansable / persistente / tenaz

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Unflagging / tireless / persistent / tenacious

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Fornido / curpulento / acuerpado / robusto

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Stout / well-built / corpulent / sturdy

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Encender (una llama)

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Kindle / light / ignite

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Innovador

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Groundbreaking / innovative

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Sin barnizar, no barnizado

Sin adornos, a calzón quitado

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Unvarnished

Not softened

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Temporalmente

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Temporarily

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Adepto / experto / habilidoso / competente

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Adept / expert / skillful / proficient

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¡Qué vergüenza!

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Shame on you!

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Q

Decir lo que piensas

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To speak your mind / Say what you think about

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Q

Olvídalo!

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Never mind / whatever!

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Mirada penetrante o feroz / brillo deslumbrante

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Glare (fierce or angry stare / strong and dazzling light)

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Investigación / encuesta

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Inquiry

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Trivial, irrelevante, insignificante

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trivial, petty, irrelevant, insignificant, unimportant, trifle, meaningless

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Emprender

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Undertake

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Marginado / paria

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Outcast / pariah

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Cotización

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Quotation

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Q

Roer / carcomer

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Gnaw

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Q

Tomar posición de ataque

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Square off

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Q

Adicionalmente / además

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Furthermore / moreover / additionally / on top of that

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Q

Vicario

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Vicarious

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Q

Costal

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Sack

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Q

Película (film), golpecito (n)

Dar un golpecito (v)

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Flick

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Imprescindible, indispensable, necesario, vital, esencial

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Essential, indispensable, necessary, vital

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Q

Una zanja / una cuneta

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a ditch

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Q

Así como también

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As well as

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Q

Varado

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Stranded

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Emanar, exudar, irradiar

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Emanate, exude, radiate

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Q

Letanía (lista o enumeración larga y monótona), retahíla

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Litany, string

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Asiduo, constante, continuo, frecuente, perseverante

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Assiduous, constant, continuous, frequent, perseverant

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Q

Recrudecer, empeorarse, agravarse o degradarse

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Recrudesce, get worse, aggravate, degrade

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Q

Mostrar / exhibir

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Display / exhibit / show

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Q

Talento / aptitud / estilo

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Flair

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Q

Hacer algo una y otra vez

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Do something over and over again

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Q

Valerse por sí mismo

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Fend for oneself

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Q

Mejoramiento / mejoría

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Betterment, improvement, amelioration, upgrading

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Q

Discrepancia

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Discrepancy

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Q

Preocuparse / inquietarse

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Fret (about) / worry (about)

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Q

Si es necesario

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If need be / If it’s necessary

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Q

La llegada

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Advent / arrival

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Q

Esencia, quid, sentido, punto principal

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Gist, essence, substance, sense, meaning, core

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Q

Perturbar

Perturbación

A

Disturb / disrupt

Disturbance / disruption

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Q

Aglomerar

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Bind together, stick together

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Q

Centellear, titilar

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Twinkle / flicker / sparkle

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Q

Intercalar

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Interleave

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Q

Extracto de cuenta (bancaria)

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Bank statement

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Q

Hay alguna fiesta para este fin de semana?

A

Are there any parties to crush this weekend?

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255
Q

Fantasioso

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Fanciful

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256
Q

Rechazar

A

Turn away / turn down / reject / refuse

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257
Q

Mientras que

A

Whereas / while

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258
Q

Absorber

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To soak up

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259
Q

Rechazar con desdeño / desprecio

A

To spurn

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260
Q

Vibración

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Judder / vibration

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Caída / hundimiento / depresión

Caer fuertemente / bajar catastróficamente

A

Slump / fall / sink / plunge / go down

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Sucedáneo, imitación, sustituto

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Ersatz, imitation, substitute

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Aliviar

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Assuage / relieve / ease / alleviate

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264
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Una y otra vez

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Time and again
Over and over
Again and again

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265
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Delito serio / crimen

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Felony / crime

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266
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Saquear / robar algo

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Plunder / loot / pillage

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267
Q

Avezado, ducho, versado, instruido, experimentado en algo

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Experienced, skilled, skillful, versed, expert, knowing, knowledgable

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Grande, pesado y/o fuerte / fornido

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Hefty (large, heavy and/or powerful)

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269
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Visualizar, concebir, imaginar

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Envision, visualize, imagine, conceive

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270
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Exiguo, escaso, insuficiente

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Exiguous, meager, scarce, scant, scanty

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Voluble, variable, cambiante

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Fickle

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Plaga (n)

Arruinar (v)

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Blight / Plague (n)

Blight / ruin / wreck / mess up

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273
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Situación difícil, desagradable o vergonzosa / apuro

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Predicament / trouble

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En curso / en marcha / en desarrollo

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Ongoing / continuing / in progress

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275
Q

Por el contrario

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On the contrary

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276
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Reacción fuerte y adversa

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Backlash

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277
Q

Diluvio

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Deluge

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278
Q

Lo que es más importante

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What’s more (important)

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279
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Antinomía

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Antinomy

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280
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Indiferencia / descuido

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Disregard / indifference / nonchalance / carelessness

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Creciente / cada vez mayor

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Mounting / increasing

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282
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Hasta el momento / hasta este momento

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Hitherto / until now / up to this moment / so far

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283
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Excepto

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Barring / except for

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284
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Métete en tus asuntos

No te incumbe / no es de tu incumbencia

No te metas en lo que no te importa

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Mind your own business

It’s none of your business

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285
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Demacrado

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Haggard / gaunt

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286
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De mal gusto / ordinario / vulgar

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Tacky / of bad or poor taste

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287
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Ponerse al día con / ponerse al corriente con

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Catch up on

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288
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Arremeter, acometer, atacar

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Charge at, lunge at, attack

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289
Q

Es una molestia / Es un fastidio

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It’s a pain in the ass

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290
Q

Meditar sobre / reflexionar sobre

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Mull over / ponder / reflect on

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291
Q

Se te comieron la lengua los ratones?

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A cat got your tongue?

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292
Q

Manera de caminar

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Gait (manner of walking)

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293
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Paradero

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Whereabouts

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294
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Aparente, supuesto, presunto

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Putative, apparent, supposed, reported, presumed

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295
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Pueril, infantil

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Puerile, childish, infantile, childlike

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296
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Belicoso / confictivo / contensioso

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Bellicose / Pugnacious

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297
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Encontrarse con alguien

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To bump into / to come across with / run into / stumble upon (someone)

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298
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Adjudicarse, apropiarse o atribuirse

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Appropriate, attribute oneself

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299
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Acumular / acaparar / amontonar / acopiar

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Hoard / amass / stockpile

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300
Q

Salto hacia adelante

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Leap forward

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301
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Caminar arrastrando los pies

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Shamble

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302
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Somero, poco profundo, superficial

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Shallow, superficial

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303
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Agotar (recursos)

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Deplete (resources)

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Inveterado (antiguo y arraigado, por lo general una costumbre o hábito)

Empedernido (persona con un hábito, costumbre o vicio antiguo y arraigado)

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Inveterate

Ex: inveterate gambler, inveterate smoker

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305
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Envuelto / cubierto

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Shrouded / covered / enveloped / wrapped

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306
Q

Puedes pasar (venir) cuando quieras!

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You can stop by anytime!

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307
Q

Espera un momento!

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Hold on a minute(second) / hang in there (for a moment)

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308
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Con advertencia repentina o sin notificación oportuna

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On short notice

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309
Q

Matanza / carnicería

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Slaughter

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310
Q

Mentirita, pequeña mentira

Decir una mentira pequeña

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Fin (v)

“You shouldn’t tell a fin, no matter how small it is”

Fib (n)

“Julius got in trouble for fibbing to his mother”

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Injuria (insulto, acusación u ofensa presuntamente injusta o falsa)

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Insult, accusation, offense

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312
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Arreglar las cosas (una situación)

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To sort things out

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313
Q

Para nada

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(negative phrase) Whatsoever / at all

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314
Q

Algo con lo que la gente se puede sentir identificado o relacionado

A

Something relatable

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Q

Desenterrar / sacar a la luz / revelar

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Dredge up / bring to light / make something come to light

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316
Q

Rellenar

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Stuff

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317
Q

Manso / dócil / sumiso

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Meek / docile / submissive

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318
Q

No te preocupes / tranquilo(a)

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No worries

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319
Q

inclinación / pendiente

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Slant / slope

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320
Q

Obstrucción / bloqueo / taponar

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Obstruction / block / clog /

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321
Q

Colgar un teléfono

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Hang up

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322
Q

Angustia

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Distress / anguish

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323
Q

Descubrimiento o progreso repentino, dramático e importante

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Breakthrough / major discovery

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324
Q

Anticipado

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Anticipatory (in advance / in anticipation)

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325
Q

Prístino / original

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Pristine / unspoiled / original

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326
Q

Ser propenso a / ser proclive a

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To be prone to

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327
Q

Comezón / picazón

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Itching

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328
Q

Perpetrar / cometer

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perpetrate / commit

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329
Q

Parar, detenerse / parada

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Halt / stop

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330
Q

Disuasión

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Deterrence, dissuasion

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331
Q

Disidente

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Maverick / dissident

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332
Q

A la deriva

Ir a la deriva

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Adrift

Drift

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333
Q

Ofrecer algo a alguien como incentivo

Incentivar a alguien con algo

A

Dangle something in front of someone.

Dangle something before someone.

“Dangle a raise in front of him and see what happens.”

“The boss dangled extra overtime pay before the employees for working on the holiday.”

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334
Q

Drenado

A

Drained

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335
Q

Agacharse

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Bend down

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336
Q

En pocas palabras / en resumidas cuentas

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In short / in a few words

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337
Q

Fisgonear / entrometerse / abrir con una palanca (v)

Palanca (n)

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Pry

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338
Q

Decorar

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Garnish / decorate / embellish

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339
Q

Colindante, adyacente, contiguo

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Neighboring, adjacent, contiguous, adjoining

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340
Q

Realizar una investigación / encuesta / estudio

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Conduct a research / survey / study

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341
Q

Completamente, absolutamente, totalmente

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Utterly, completely, absolutely, totally

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342
Q

Búsqueda, persecución

Perseguir, buscar

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Pursuit, search, persecution

Pursue, chase, follow, search, persecute, seek

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343
Q

Poco dispuesto

A

Unwilling / loth / reluctant

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344
Q

Flaqueza, falencia, debilidad, carencia

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Frailty, weakness, lack

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345
Q

Refrendar

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Endorse, countersign

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346
Q

Flexible

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Flexible / supple

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347
Q

Amortiguar

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Cushion, soften, buffer

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348
Q

Una fechoría

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A misdeed / a misdoing

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349
Q

Taco de electricidad

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Circuit breaker

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350
Q

Exhaustivo / minucioso / profundo / meticuloso

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Comprehensive / exhaustive / thorough / in-depth / meticulous

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351
Q

Símil

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Simile

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352
Q

Desplegar

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Deploy

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353
Q

Causar o generar

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To beget / give rise to / bring about

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354
Q

Maldecir

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To curse at

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355
Q

Amontonar, apilar

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Stack up, pile up, heap

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356
Q

Infalible

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Infallible, unfailing, unerring, foolproof

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357
Q

Arredrar, atemorizar, intimidar, amenazar

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Daunt, frighten, intimidate, threaten, menace

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358
Q

Faro / guía

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Beacon / lighthouse / guide

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359
Q

Encogerse del miedo.

Retroceder rápidamente por miedo, dolor o sorpresa.

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Cower / cringe

“He cringed away from the blow.”

Flinch / wince

“She flinched at the acidity in his voice.”

“He drew back with a wince when I inserted the needle.”

“I winced when she described the accident.”

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360
Q

Despedir a un empleado

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To fire / to lay off an employee

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361
Q

Hábilmente, diestramente (con destreza)

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Deftly (with dexterity)

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Q

Abstruso

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Abstruse

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363
Q

Lento / perezoso / inactivo / lánguido

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Sluggish / slow moving / lazy / inactive / languid / lackadaisical

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364
Q

Todos los que quieras / tantos como quieras

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As many as you want

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365
Q

Borbotear

A

Gurgle, burble

“The stream gurgled through the forest”

“The gurgle from the toilet told the plumber there was a problem”

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366
Q

Refutar, rebatir (rechazar la validez de un argumento o afirmación)

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Refute, rebut, disprove

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367
Q

Inefable / indescriptible / inexpresable / indecible

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Ineffable / indescribable / inexpressible / unspeakable

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Q

Soldado

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Trooper / soldier

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Q

Extraño, misterioso

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Uncanny, eerie, mysterious, puzzling

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370
Q

Deshacerse de algo

A

Throw off / throw away / get rid of

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371
Q

Supuestamente

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Allegedly / supposedly

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372
Q

Conducente a

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Conducive to

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373
Q

Relájate

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Take it easy

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Q

Notablemente / marcadamente

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Noticeably / markedly

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Q

Ruego, súplica, petición

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Plea, entreaty, earnest or humble request

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Q

Igualmente

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Likewise / equally / same here

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Q

Al mismo tiempo

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Concurrently / at the same time

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378
Q

Media vuelta!

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Turn around!

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379
Q

Desviado de lo apropiado, planeado o esperado

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Awry

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Q

Terco / obstinado / pertinaz / empecinado / firme

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Stubborn / obstinate / pertinacious /adamant

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381
Q

Insuficiencia / deficiencia

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Inadequacy / insufficiency / deficiency

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382
Q

Peculiaridad

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Quirk / peculiarity

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383
Q

Reducir / restringir en número las posibilidades

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Narrow down

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Q

Amonestar / regañar / reprender

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To admonish / to scold / rebuke / berate

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Q

Improvisar

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To wing it / to improvise

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386
Q

Confeccionar

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Concoct

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387
Q

Impregnar

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Pervade / Impregnate

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388
Q

Inquieto / intranquilo / agitado

A

Antsy / restless / uneasy / agitated / wired

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Saliente, prominente, protuberante, sobresaliente

A

Salient, prominent, protruding, outstanding

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390
Q

A quién le importa si…. o no

A

Who cares whether … Or not

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391
Q

Claro / bien definido

A

Clear-cut / well-defined

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392
Q

Remolcar

A

Tug / tow

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393
Q

Cursi

A

Corny / tawdry

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394
Q

Predispuesto, prejuiciado

Ictérico

A

Jaundiced, prejudiced

Yellow skinned

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395
Q

Ir a visitar / pasar a visitar

A

Come over

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396
Q

Engatusar o convencer con halagos

A

Cajole / coax

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397
Q

Fuertes dificultades

A

Hardships

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398
Q

Apestar

A

To reek / to stink

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399
Q

Depende de ti

A

It’s up to you / It depends on you

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400
Q

Abandonar a alguien

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To ditch someone

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401
Q

Perentorio (último y definitivo, que no se puede aplazar o modificar)

A

Peremptory

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402
Q

Tardío

A

Tardy

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403
Q

Señalar

A

To point out, indicate or specify

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404
Q

Leer entre líneas (interpretar el mensaje o la intención verdadera de algo)

A

To read between the lines

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405
Q

Con respecto a / respecto de / en lo que concierne a / en lo concerniente a

A

With regard to / regarding

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406
Q

Atestiguar / garantizar / confirmar

A

Vouch for / attest / witness / guarantee

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407
Q

Anotar / hacer anotaciones

A

Write down / jot down / make notes

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408
Q

Energúmeno

A

Madman

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409
Q

Humedecer

Disminuir

A

Dampen

“If you dampen the sponge slightly, it makes it easier to wipe off the counters”

“Not even this bad weather can dampen my enthusiasm for running”

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410
Q

Otorgar

A

Bestow

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411
Q

Ominpresente / ubicuo

A

Ubiquitous, omnipresent

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412
Q

Nunca me ha interesado….

A

I’ve never been that keen on…

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413
Q

Transmitir (un mensaje)

A

Convey / transmit / pass on (a message)

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414
Q

Asignar

A

Allocate / allot / assign

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415
Q

Fatídico (que conlleva desgracia y es inevitable)

A

Fateful, fatidical

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416
Q

Diezmar

A

Decimate (kill, destroy or remove a large percentage or part of)

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417
Q

A su disposición

A

At your disposal

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418
Q

Cuidar a / cuidar de

A

Look after / take care of

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419
Q

Te lo mereces!

A

It serves you right (you got what you deserved)!

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420
Q

Lenitivo / paleativo

A

Lenitive / palliative

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421
Q

Desconcertante

A

Staggering / baffling / disconcerting / bewildering

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422
Q

Imposibilitar / evitar

A

Preclude / impede

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423
Q

Serendipia

A

Serendipity / happy coincidence or accident

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424
Q

Acurrucarse / arruncharse

A

Snuggle / curl up / huddle up / cuddle up

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425
Q

Socavar, deteriorar, menoscabar, debilitar

A

Undermine, deteriorate, weaken, enfeeble

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426
Q

Ya voy en camino!

A

I’m on my way!

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427
Q

Bulto, hinchazón, chichón (n)

Agrupar (v)

A

Lump (n)

Lump (v) (lump together, group together)

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428
Q

Detentar

A

Hold unlawfully

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429
Q

Desaprobar

A

Disapprove / deprecate

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430
Q

Factible

A

Feasible

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431
Q

La naturaleza llama

A

Nature calls

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432
Q

Pago inmediato
Por por adelantado

A

Upfront payment
Advance payment

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433
Q

Resentido

A

Resentful

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434
Q

Infundir, imbuir, instilar, inculcar

A

Infuse, imbue, instill, inculcate

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435
Q

Montículo

A

Mound

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436
Q

Sin vida, sin signos vitales, exánime, muerto

A

Lifeless, exanimate, dead, deceased, no longer alive

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437
Q

Invectiva, diatriba

A

Invective, diatribe

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438
Q

Lujurioso

A

Lustful

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439
Q

Grito agudo / chillido

A

Shriek / screech / squeal

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440
Q

Crees que tienes lo necesario para hacerlo?

A

Do you have what it takes?

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441
Q

Insuperable

A

Insurmountable / unbeatable

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442
Q

Retraso / retardo

A

Delay / Lag

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443
Q

Controvertido

A

Controversial

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444
Q

Despojado de / privado de

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Shorn of / stripped of / bereft / deprived of

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445
Q

Concatenación, enlace / encadenamiento

A

Concatenation, connection / link

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446
Q

Conflicto / fuerte desacuerdo

A

Strife / conflict

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447
Q

En resumen (de una historia o relato)

A

Long story short

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448
Q

Tierras estériles, infructuosas, áridas

A

Barren lands (sterile, infertile, arid, bleak and lifeless)

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449
Q

Desventaja / inconveniente

A

Drawback /Downside / disadvantage

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450
Q

Trepidación / miedo / pavor

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Trepidation / fear / dread

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451
Q

Factible

A

Feasible

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452
Q

¿Qué te está pasando (de repente)?

¿Por qué te pones así de repente?

A

What’s with you all of the sudden?

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453
Q

Tengo muchas cosas que hacer hoy

A

I have a bunch of things that I need to get done today

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454
Q

Atribuir, asignar

A

Ascribe (attributing something to someone)

“How can you ascribe such motives to me without any evidence?”

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455
Q

Engañar a, embaucar a, timar a (v)

Ingenuo, crédulo (adj)

A

Dupe(v), deceive, trick, beguile, ruse

Dupe someone into something

“The salesman duped Paul into buying a warranty that he didn’t needed”

“Every prominent American artist has been beguiled by Maine”

“Eleanor tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house”

Dupe (adj), gullible, naive

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456
Q

Plétora (exceso)

A

Plethora (excess, overabundance)

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457
Q

Esencia / Quid

A

Gist

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458
Q

Ya basta!

A

Knock it off!
Drop it!
Cut it out!
That’s enough!

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459
Q

Travieso / malicioso

A

Mischievous / naughty /

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460
Q

Prolongado / alargado

A

Protracted / extended / long-lasting / elongated

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461
Q

Intrincado

A

Intricate

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462
Q

Engendrar un niño

A

To beget / engender a child

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463
Q

En resumen

A

In summary / to summarize / to sum up / all in all / to wrap up

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464
Q

Condonar (perdonar / olvidar)

A

Condone

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465
Q

Firme / constante

A

Steadfast/ steady / firm / constant

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466
Q

En otras palabras

A

In other words / to put it in another way

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467
Q

Distinguir, reconocer

A

Distinguish, recognize

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468
Q

Poco, poquito (informal)

A

(A) tad

“Would you like some? Just a tad, thanks”

“Please move a tad so that I can sit down”

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469
Q

Hacer un cumplido o piropo

A

Compliment

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470
Q

De lunes a viernes

A

Monday through Friday

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471
Q

Resultar ser

A

To turn out to be

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472
Q

Adivinanza

A

Riddle / conundrum

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473
Q

Estirpe, linaje, alcurnia, casta

A

Lineage, ancestry, caste

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474
Q

Hacer señas con la mano para llamar

A

Beckon

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475
Q

Inaprensible, incomprensible

A

Inapprehensible, incomprehensible

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476
Q

Cautivador / irresistible

A

Compelling / captivating / irresistible

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Q

Peligroso, arriesgado

A

Perilous, dangerous, risky

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478
Q

Neófito

A

Neophyte

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479
Q

Banal, frívolo

A

Frothy, frivolous , banal

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480
Q

Flujo y reflujo

A

Ebb and flow

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481
Q

Asaltante

Atacar / asaltar / bombardear

A

Raider

Raid

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482
Q

Vilipendiar / injuriar

A

Revile / vilify

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483
Q

Enredar / enmarañar / entrelazar

A

Entangle / intertwine

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484
Q

Dormirse

A

Doze off / fall asleep / slumber

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485
Q

Enfurecer o perder el control de la sorpresa

A

To flip out

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486
Q

Ya mencionado / Ya citado

A

aforementioned

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487
Q

Ve al grano! / ve al punto!

A

Get to the point

Go straight to the point

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488
Q

Estropear, interferir para causar daños o alteraciones, entrometerse

A

Tamper (with)

“Someone tampered with the brakes on my car.”

“The project manager reminded everyone not to tamper with the database.”

“Somebody had tampered with the evidence and it could no longer be used.”

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489
Q

Te lo dije!

A

I told you so!

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490
Q

Supervisar

A

Oversee / Supervise

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Q

Empedernido / inveterado

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Inveterate

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492
Q

Inocuo, inofensivo

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Innocuous, harmless

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493
Q

Enclave

A

Enclave

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Q

Molestar insistentemente o repetidamente

A

To pester

495
Q

En general / en su totalidad / en su conjunto

A

Overall

496
Q

Inervación

A

Innervation

497
Q

Subir muy alto / elevarse mucho sobre el suelo

A

Soar

498
Q

No podrías haberlo dicho mejor!

A

You couldn’t have said it better!

499
Q

Argumento claro, lógico y convincente

A

Cogent argument

500
Q

Espeluznante / horripilante / miedoso / escalofriante

A

Grisly / Ghastly / Frightening / Frightful / gruesome / creepy / lurid / terrifying

501
Q

Yermo o baldío

A

Wasteland

502
Q

Apreciar / valorar

A

Cherish / appreciate / value

503
Q

Dar codazos o empujarse bruscamente

A

Jostle

504
Q

Defecto / deficiencia

A

Shortcoming / defect / flaw / deficiency

505
Q

Instigar

A

Instigate (bring about or initiate an action or event)

506
Q

Corroborar / confirmar

A

Corroborate / confirm

507
Q

Un lote de productos

A

A batch of products

508
Q

En conclusión

A

In conclusion

509
Q

Tensión / presión

Hacer un gran esfuerzo

A

Strain (n)

Strain (v)

510
Q

Aprovechar / hacer uso de

A

Harness, tap into, take advantage of, benefit from, use, utilize, avail

511
Q

Proliferación

A

Proliferation

512
Q

En vano

A

In vain / to no avail / without avail / for nothing

513
Q

Pretérito, pasado, anterior

A

Preterite, past, previous, former, prior, erstwhile

“His erstwhile rivals”

514
Q

Extraviado / perdido

A

Stray / lost

515
Q

Complacerse

A

Indulge

516
Q

Similar a

A

Akin to / similar to

517
Q

Indómito, indomable, indócil

A

Indomitable, indocile

518
Q

Establecer firmemente (un hábito, una actitud o una creencia)

A

Entrench

519
Q

Enconarse / supurar

A

Fester / suppurate

520
Q

Me da igual / No me molesta / Me da lo mismo

A

I don’t mind

521
Q

Preponderante, predominante

A

Preponderant, predominant

522
Q

Ya quisieras!

A

You wish!

523
Q

Auspicio

A

Auspice

524
Q

Farsa

A

Hoax

525
Q

Coágulo

A

Clot

526
Q

Desolado

A

Bleak / desolate

527
Q

Reincidencia

A

Recidivism

528
Q

Desterrar

A

Banish

529
Q

Duelo (luto)

Duelo (competencia)

A

Bereavement / Duel / Mourning / Grief

Duel

530
Q

Enjambre (de abejas)

A

Swarm (of bees)

531
Q

Aseverar, afirmar

A

Asseverate, assert, affirm

532
Q

Luchar o aferrarse/agarrarse

A

Grapple

533
Q

Luchar / esforzarse

A

Strive / struggle / make an effort / tussle

“There was a tussle for the ball.”

“The kids tussled with each other.”

534
Q

De conocimiento público

A

Overt / disclosed / of public knowledge

535
Q

Aplicar / ejercer

A

Apply / exert (power, influence, etc)

536
Q

Conducto / ducto / tubo

A

Conduit / duct / pipe / tube

537
Q

Golpear fuertemente

A

Bash, thump, whop, strike/hit/beat hard

538
Q

Solucionar / clasificar

A

Sort out

539
Q

Canalizar

A

Funnel / canalize / channel

540
Q

Intranquilizante

A

Unsettling

541
Q

Engrama / rastro de memoria

A

Engram / memory trace

542
Q

Ya casi es (la) hora / Ya es hora

A

It’s about time

543
Q

Tener en cuenta / tener presente / tomar en cuenta

A

Keep in mind / bear in mind / take into account / take into consideration

544
Q

Extraviarse

A

Go astray

545
Q

Advertencia / aviso

A

Heads up / warning / caveat

546
Q

A este paso…

A

At this rate ….

547
Q

Corazonada

A

Hunch

548
Q

Tener la piel de gallina

A

To get goose bumps

549
Q

Construcción mental o conceptual

A

Construct

550
Q

Conceder

A

Grant / Concede

551
Q

A menudo

A

Oftentimes

552
Q

Contaminar / ensuciar / manchar

A

to taint / to pollute / to befoul / besmirch / tarnish

553
Q

Inexplorado

A

Untrodden, unexplored, uncharted

554
Q

Estás vestida(o) muy bien!

A

You’re dressed to kill!

555
Q

Enunciar

A

Enunciate, set forth

556
Q

Penetrante / que impregna todo

A

Pervasive / penetrating / permeating

557
Q

No es nada de otro mundo

A

It’s nothing out of this world

558
Q

Brillo suave e intermitente

A

Shimmer

559
Q

Secuestrar

A

Sequester / kidnap / hijack

560
Q

Valentía / coraje

A

Fortitude / courage / bravery

561
Q

En consecuencia

A

Accordingly / consequently / in consequence / thus / as a consequence

562
Q

Idóneo / apropiado / adecuado / conveniente

A

Suitable / appropriate / convenient / adequate / fitting

563
Q

Compórtate bien!

A

Behave yourself! / Behave well!

564
Q

Cúspide, cima, cumbre, pico, ápice, culmen, pináculo

A

Cusp, top, summit, peak, cuspid, pinnacle, acme, apogee

565
Q

Hacer recados / mandados / diligencias

A

Run errands

566
Q

Ambivalencia

A

Ambivalence

567
Q

Crucial / crítico / decisivo / esencial

A

Crucial / critical / decisive / pivotal / essential

568
Q

Aguzar (afilar)

A

Sharpen, hone

569
Q

Suspicaz, escéptico

A

Suspicious, distrusting, wary, skeptical

570
Q

Perpetuar

A

Perpetuate

571
Q

Embestir

A

To tackle / to make a lunge

572
Q

Rifa

A

Raffle

573
Q

Estrepitoso (ruidoso y difícil de controlar)

A

Obstreperous

574
Q

A mi parecer

A

It seems to me that

575
Q

Empujoncito / codazo suave

A

Nudge / poke

576
Q

Sin solicitarlo, sin pedirlo, sin invitación

Voluntario

A

Unbidden (not invited, not asked for, voluntary)

577
Q

Mezclar / mezclarse

A

To mingle / to mix / to blend / to meld

578
Q

Primitivo

A

Primitive / primeval

579
Q

Pre-programado

A

Preset / pre-programmed

580
Q

Hincapié, énfasis

Enfatizar, hacer énfasis, hacer hincapié

A

Emphasis, stress, accent

Emphasize, stress, underline, highlight

581
Q

Impacto o choque principal

A

Brunt

“The houses along the coast will take the brunt of the storm”

582
Q

Frustrar, obstruir o bloquear algo el desarrollo o progreso de algo

A

Stymie

583
Q

Una pista / un ayuda / un consejo

A

A hint / a tip

584
Q

Augurio, auspicio, predicción, pronóstico, presagio

A

Augury, auspice, prediction, forecast, omen,

585
Q

Ocioso

A

Idle, inactive, unused, unemployed

586
Q

Atraer

A

To lure / to attract /

587
Q

Pervertido

A

Pervert / kinky

588
Q

Dilema, disyuntiva

Poner a alguien en un dilema

A

Quandary, dilemma, disjunctive

Put someone in a quandary

“The quandary is whether to sell the house now or wait and see”

589
Q

Impresionantemente / sorprendentemente

A

Strikingly / impressively /surprisingly

590
Q

Vadear, caminar por el agua o con dificultad

A

Wade

591
Q

Oscuridad o penumbra

A

Gloom

592
Q

Cascabeleo / traqueteo (cascabel)

A

Rattle

593
Q

Denuedo / determinación / decisión

A

Resolve / determination / decision

594
Q

Capcioso (conducente al error), engañoso

A

Captious (tending to find fault), misleading, deceitful, tricky

595
Q

Tambalearse

A

Wobble

596
Q

Te molesta si… / Te importa si…

A

Do you mind if I…

597
Q

Recuperar (algo)

A

Regain / recover / get back / win back (something)

598
Q

En un arranque / en el calor del momento

A

On the spur of the moment

599
Q

Réplica (respuesta), contra argumento (por lo general ingeniosa o inteligente)

Contestar sagazmente

A

Retort, riposte (estocada)

“I got an angry retort when I asked about the money”

“You can’t control me, the angry teenager retorted to his mother”

600
Q

Escuchar a escondidas

A

To eavesdrop

601
Q

Pernicioso, dañino, perjudicial

A

Pernicious, harmful, damaging, prejudicial

602
Q

Alegar o declarar

A

Plead

603
Q

Escudriñar, examinar, hacer escrutinio, inquirir o averiguar cuidadosamente algo

A

Scrutinize, examine, inspect, inquire, find out, sift through, peruse

604
Q

Incompetente, vago, encorvado (n)

Moverse de forma perezosa, encorvada y desganada

A

Slouch

Hunched (encorvado)

605
Q

Pegarse a / adherirse a

A

To Cling / adhere / stick / attach to

606
Q

Comienzo, principio (especialmente de algo duro o desagradable)

A

Onset, beginning, start

607
Q

Sigue, no te rindas!

A

Keep going, don’t give up!

608
Q

Presentar / proponer (ideas)

A

Bring forward / put forth (ideas)

609
Q

Reducir, cortar, eliminar (algo)

A

Whittle something down, whittle something away

610
Q

Inoportuno, intempestivo

A

Unseasonable, untimely, inopportune

611
Q

Menguar

A

Wane

612
Q

Propugnar (Defender, respaldar o abogar por algo)

A

Advocate (defend, support, recommend)

613
Q

Babear, salivar

Gotear, escurrir

Driblar

A

Drible (v)

“The old man dribbled as he sipped the water”

“Water dribbled slowly out of the leaky faucet”

“The soccer players practiced dribbling during the practice”

614
Q

Extenuado por el trabajo

A

Overworked, burnt out

615
Q

Estar harto/cansado/aburrido de…

A

To be sick and tired of…

616
Q

Atadura (n)

Atar (v)

A

Tether

617
Q

Sin embargo / No obstante

A

Nonetheless / nevertheless / however / yet

618
Q

Filtrarse

A

Percolate, filter, leak

619
Q

Depender de

A

Hinge on / depend on / depend upon

620
Q

Tumulto

A

Tumult

621
Q

Ganar acceso a un recurso

A

Tap into

622
Q

Desenmarañar / desenredar / descifrar / decodificar

A

Unravel / untangle / disentangle / decipher / decode

623
Q

Sensato / razonable

A

Sensible

624
Q

Superioridad / inferioridad

A

Superiority / inferiority

625
Q

Pícaro / Pillo

A

Rogue

626
Q

Remojar algo / empaparse

A

To soak

627
Q

Recortar (en extensión o en cantidad)

A

Curtail / cut down

628
Q

A temporary interruption or problem.

A knot used for fastening a rope to another rope or something else.

A

Hitch

629
Q

Falso, farsante

A

Phony, fake, untrue

630
Q

Infatuación

A

Infatuation

631
Q

Inexorable
Inevitable
Ineludible
Indefectible
Insoslayable

A

Inexorable
Inevitable, unavoidable
Inescapable
Indefectible, unfailing

632
Q

Arisco, malhumorado, quisquilloso

A

Cantankerous, grumpy, grouchy, morose, peevish, sulky, surly

633
Q

Hacer mejor oferta / sobrepujar (licitación)

A

Outbid / make a better offer (at a bid)

634
Q

Avalar

A

Endorse

635
Q

A través del cual / por medio del cual

A

Whereby (through which)

636
Q

Aducir (exponer evidencias para demostrar o justificar algo)

A

Adduce (cite as evidence)

637
Q

Prevenir que alguien se acerque / prevenir que algo pase

A

Fend off someone / fend off something

638
Q

Ingente, enorme, colosal, gigantesco, descomunal

A

Humongous, huge, enormous, colossal, gigantic, gargantuan

639
Q

Amplitud / ancho / envergadura

A

Breadth / broadness / wideness

640
Q

Licitación

A

Tender

641
Q

Despreciar / detestar / aborrecer

A

Despise / hate / detest / loathe / abhor

642
Q

Hacer responsable / responsabilizar a alguien

A

To hold someone/somebody accountable

643
Q

Resentimiento, ofensa o molestia

A

Umbrage, resentment

644
Q

Inminente / próximo

A

Imminent, impending / next, near, close

645
Q

Cargado / sobrecargado

A

Encumbered / Burdened

646
Q

Salirse con las suyas

A

To get away with something

647
Q

Presentarse en o asistir a un lugar

A

Show up

648
Q

Tedioso

A

Tedious

649
Q

Bribón / pícaro

A

Rascal

650
Q

Immanente / inherente

A

Immanent / inherent

651
Q

Propicio / favorable

A

Propitious / favorable

652
Q

Desenvolverse, desdoblarse, desplegarse

A

Unfold / develop / unwrap

653
Q

Prescindir de, abstenerse de, privarse de

A

Do without, manage without, get by without, dispense with, abstain from, refrain from, deprive yourself from

654
Q

Artimañas

A

Sleight

655
Q

Salir del camino trillado o común

A

Get off the beaten track

656
Q

Libertad de acción

A

Leeway

657
Q

También podrías

A

You migh as well

658
Q

Lapso

A

Span

659
Q

Arraigado

A

Entrenched / ingrained / deep-rooted / deep-seated

660
Q

Una moda / una tendencia

A

A fad / a trend

661
Q

Acuciante, apremiante, urgente

A

Pressing, urgent, critical

662
Q

Crédulo / ingenuo

A

Gullible, credulous, naive, dupe

663
Q

Frescura

A

Crispness / freshness

664
Q

Grillete

A

Fetter

665
Q

Dejar a alguien perplejo o atontado.

Estar perplejo o atontado.

A

Befuddle, stump (v)

Befuddled, stumped

666
Q

Abandonar / desamparar

A

Forsake / abandon / desert

667
Q

Excelente, superior, destacado

A

Sterling, excellent, first-rate, first-class, dandy, outstanding

668
Q

Intimidante

A

Daunting / intimidating

669
Q

Vé y consíguelo / Vé y lógralo !

A

Go for it!

670
Q

Canoso (adj)

A

Hoary (adj)

671
Q

Angustiante / horroroso

A

Harrowing / very distressing

672
Q

Dulces sueños / duerme bien

A

Sweet dreams / sleep tight / sleep well

673
Q

No podría estar más de acuerdo contigo

A

I couldn’t agree with you more

674
Q

Exacerbar, agravar, intensificar

A

Exacerbate, worsen, make worse, aggravate, intensify

675
Q

Parecido a

A

Alike

676
Q

Gravitar, ser atraído por

A

Gravitate towards

677
Q

Discernir

A

Discern, pick out

678
Q

Encontrar una diferencia

A

Spot a difference

679
Q

Indagar

A

Inquire

680
Q

Romper la tendencia

A

Buck the trend

681
Q

Insensible

A

Insensitive / callous / heartless / unfeeling / cold-hearted / uncaring

682
Q

LLorar

A

Cry / shed tears / weep

683
Q

De baja categoría, servil

A

Menial

684
Q

Subido / petulante / engreído

A

Smug (excessively self-satisfied)

685
Q

Proponer una idea/solución/plan

A

To come up with an idea/solution/plan

686
Q

Revolcarse / complacerse

A

Wallow

687
Q

Esquivar

A

Dodge

688
Q

Fruncir el ceño

A

Scowl / frown

689
Q

Disminuir / encogerse

A

Dwindle / diminish / shrink

690
Q

Tener afecto o cariño por

A

Be fond of

691
Q

Ínfimo, minúsculo, diminuto, pequeñísimo

A

Tiny, minuscule, very small

692
Q

Rezagado, retrasado (peyorativo)

A

Laggard, lagging, lagger, straggler

“There was no time for laggards”

693
Q

Taciturno, melancólico, apesadumbrado

A

Taciturn, untalkative, uncommunicative, melancholic

694
Q

Representar, describir, pintar

A

Depict / portray / represent

695
Q

Optimista / animado

A

Upbeat / cheerful

696
Q

Medrar, prosperar, florecer

A

Prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish

697
Q

Vicisitud

A

Vicissitude

698
Q

Estimular / (Espuela)

A

Spur / Stimulate / (Spur)

699
Q

Podar, ciruela pasa

A

Prune

700
Q

En general / grosso modo / a grandes rasgos / generalmente

A

By and large / in general / generally

701
Q

Hacer frente a / lidiar con / manejar (una situación)

A

To cope with / to handle / to deal with (a situation)

702
Q

Darse besos con alguien

A

Make out (kiss) with someone

703
Q

Implacable / férreo

A

Unrelenting / implacable / determined / relentless

704
Q

Ilimitado, sin límites

A

Unstinting, unlimited, limitless, boundless

705
Q

Dilucidar, elucidar, explicar, aclarar, esclarecer o resolver

A

Elucidate, explain, make clear, clarify, clear up

706
Q

Centro de actividad

A

A hub

707
Q

Comprender o entender intuitivamente

A

Grok

708
Q

Apreciación, opinión / evaluación (empleados)

A

Appraisal

709
Q

Me he dado cuenta de que…

A

I have come to realize that…

710
Q

Arquetipo

(Modelo original que sirve como pauta para imitarlo, reproducirlo o copiarlo, o prototipo ideal que sirve como ejemplo de perfección de algo.)

A

Archetype

711
Q

Desprovisto de

A

Devoid of

712
Q

Temple, entereza, fortaleza de carácter, brío

A

Mettle (strength of character)

“The team showed their true mettle in the second half”

713
Q

Aburrido / aburridor

A

Dull / uninteresting / boring

714
Q

Vehemente, irreflexivo, apasionado

A

Vehement, unthinking, thoughtless, passionate

715
Q

Desde cuándo…?

A

Since when…?

716
Q

Acabar o concluir algo

A

Wind up / complete / finish

717
Q

Discrepar, discrepar de, disentir

A

Disagree, differ from, dissent

718
Q

A propósito de / hablando de / por cierto

A

Speaking of which / by the way

719
Q

Por lo tanto

A

Hence / therefore

720
Q

Disquisición

A

Disquisition

721
Q

Delitos menores

A

Misdemeanors

722
Q

Inversamente

A

Conversely / inversely / contrariwise

723
Q

Afectar negativamente

A

Impinge

724
Q

Conspicuo / sobresaliente

A

Conspicuous / Outstanding

725
Q

Próximo / venidero

A

Forthcoming / coming / upcoming

726
Q

Señuelo

A

Lure / bait

727
Q

Circunloquio

A

Circumlocution

728
Q

Planear / deslizarse

A

To glide

729
Q

Frustrar algo

A

Thwart something

730
Q

Andrajoso, harapiento

A

Ragged, tattered

731
Q

Mendacidad, deshonestidad

A

Mendacity, dishonesty

732
Q

Evitar / abstenerse de

A

Eschew (avoid / abstain from)
esˈCHo͞o

733
Q

Astuto (en un sentido negativo)

A

Cunning / wily / astute / shrewd

734
Q

Ostentar, lucir, hacer gala de, alardear con

A

Flaunt / show-off

735
Q

Apabullar, abrumar, agobiar, intimidar

A

Overwhelm

736
Q

Ridiculizar / burlarse de (alguien)

A

Deride / mock / ridicule / make fun of / scoff at (somebody)

737
Q

Boyante (en una situación próspera y favorable o de mucha actividad)

A

Buoyant

738
Q

Solvencia

A

Solvency / soundness

739
Q

(una persona ) Peculiar

A

Quirky / peculiar (person)

740
Q

Abrirle el camino a algo (haciendo su progreso o desarrollo más fácil o rápido)

A

Pave the way for

741
Q

Ordenado / metódico

A

Orderly / methodical

742
Q

Arrepentirse

A

Regret / be sorry about / repent

743
Q

Estar determinado a

A

Be determined to / set your mind to

744
Q

Lo lograste!

A

You made it!

745
Q

Adagio / proverbio / dicho

A

Adage / proverb / saying

746
Q

Sucinto / conciso / breve / lacónico

A

Succinct / concise / brief / laconic

747
Q

Considerar

A

Deem / consider

748
Q

Botín

A

Loot

749
Q

Infracción / violación / contravención / transgresión

A

Breach / infringement / violation / contravention, transgression

750
Q

Adocenado, mediocre, que no destaca

A

Commonplace, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, mediocre, undistinguished, unremarkable, unexceptional

751
Q

Cambio (de posición)

A

Shift

752
Q

Inculcar / instilar

A

Instill / inculcate

753
Q

Conferir

A

Confer

754
Q

Consternación

A

Dismay / consternation

755
Q

Anticipación, antelación, anterioridad, antecedencia

A

Advance, anticipation, anteriority, antecedence

756
Q

Hacerle la vida complicada a alguien

A

To give someone a hard time

757
Q

Fuerza bruta

A

Brawn

758
Q

Desarrollar habilidades

A

Build on (develop) skills

759
Q

Fugarse, escaparse, huir

A

Abscond, escape, flee, run away

760
Q

La nada / nada

A

Naught / nothingness

761
Q

Quehaceres

A

Chores

762
Q

Inescrutable

A

Inscrutable,

763
Q

Ajetreo / bullicio

A

Hustle / bustle

764
Q

Fallecimiento / muerte

A

Demise / death / decease

765
Q

Sin restricciones

A

Unfettered

766
Q

Obliterar / eliminar / aniquilar

A

Obliterate / wipe out / annihilate

767
Q

Aparecer o surgir de forma amenzante

A

Loom

768
Q

Estafador / timador

A

Hustler / swindler

769
Q

Notorio

A

Notorious

770
Q

Desengañar a alguien

A

Disabuse someone

771
Q

Empujar

A

To hustle

772
Q

Reluctancia, reticencia, renuencia

A

Reluctance, reticence, unwillingness

773
Q

Estulticia, ignorancia, necedad, estupidez, idiotez

A

Stupidity, foolishness, ignorance, silliness, idiocy

774
Q

Sucumbir / ceder, rendirse, entregarse

A

Succumb / give in / give up / surrender

775
Q

Pelea(r) / altercado / pendencia / riña / confrontación / enfrentamiento

A

Quarrel / fight / argument / dispute / confrontation

776
Q

Perspectiva o posibilidad futura / potencial cliente

A

Prospect

777
Q

Desatento / descuidado / distraído

A

Heedless / Unheeding

778
Q

Con suerte… (algo sucederá)

A

Hopefully… (something will happen)

779
Q

Rebelde / insurgente

A

Rebel / insurgent

780
Q

En retrospectiva

A

In retrospect / in retrospective

781
Q

Admirar

A

Look up to / admire

782
Q

Periodo intenso y corto de actividad

A

Bout / fray

783
Q

Decidir / Decidirse

A

Make up your mind

784
Q

Conjetura, suposición, especulación, juicio

A

Conjecture, surmise, assumption, speculation, judgment

785
Q

Confiable (persona)

A

Dependable / reliable / trustworthy

786
Q

Arrugarse / encogerse

A

Shrivel

787
Q

Competidor con pocas posibilidades, desvalido, débil, incapaz

A

Underdog

788
Q

Hedor / mal olor / fetidez

A

Reek / stench

789
Q

Impedir / dificultar / obstruir

A

Hamper / hinder / impede / obstruct

790
Q

Repleto / totalmente lleno

A

Replete / full / packed

791
Q

Hebra / hilo

A

Strand / thread

792
Q

Suscitar, provocar

A

Elicit, provoke

793
Q

Tropezar

A

To stumble / to trip

794
Q

Adelantar o renunciar a

A

Forego

795
Q

Frágil / delicado

A

Brittle / fragile / delicate

796
Q

Incorporado / incrustado

A

Embedded

797
Q

Gracias a Dios!

A

Thank Goodness!

798
Q

Realzar (resaltar) o aspecto destacado o interesante

A

Highlight

799
Q

Entusiasmado

A

Keen, eager, enthusiastic

800
Q

Por otro lado

A

On the flip side / on the other hand

801
Q

Prolífico (productivo, creativo, fecundo)

A

Prolific, creative, productive

802
Q

Sobrevenir

Pasar u ocurrir después de o como resultado de

A

Ensue

803
Q

Fungir

A

Serve

804
Q

Inflingir

A

Inflict / wreak

805
Q

Brumoso / neblinoso / nublado

A

Foggy / hazy / misty

806
Q

Algún tipo de….

A

Some sort of….

807
Q

Perplejo / atontado

A

Perplexed / befuddled / stumped / bewildered

808
Q

Conmovedor

A

Poignant / touching / moving

809
Q

De manera similar / de forma similar

A

In a similar fashion / in a similar way

810
Q

Plazo perentorio

A

Peremptory term

811
Q

Piedra angular

A

Corner stone

812
Q

Apartado / distanciado / asocial

A

Aloof / distant / unsociable / unfriendly

813
Q

Ávido, deseoso, ansioso, anhelante

A

Avid / desirous / anxious / yearning/ wistful (regretful longing)

814
Q

Arremeter / atacar

A

Lash out / attack

815
Q

Echar una ojeada

A

Peek

816
Q

Porte / elegancia / equilibrio

A

Poise

817
Q

Medios de transporte

A

Means of transport

818
Q

Atropellar (un transeúnte)

A

To run over a pedestrian

819
Q

Instalarse en un lugar

A

Establish / settle / ensconce

820
Q

Prevenir / mantener a raya

A

Stave off / ward off / prevent

821
Q

Puntualmente / a tiempo

A

Promptly / punctually / on time

822
Q

Tentar

A

To tempt / to entice

823
Q

Caminar pavoneándose / o actuar de manera presumida

A

To swagger

824
Q

Rimbombante / llamativo

A

Bombastic, flamboyant, showy

825
Q

Escalón (metafóricamente)

A

Stepping stone

826
Q

Aparentemente

A

Apparently / seemingly

827
Q

Rotundo (que no deja lugar a la duda)

A

Emphatic, categorical, resounding, unmistakable

828
Q

Redención

A

Redemption

829
Q

Construir sobre

A

Build on

830
Q

Tómate un descanso

A

Take a break

831
Q

No te metas en problemas!

A

Stay out of trouble!

832
Q

Heraldo

A

Herald, harbinger

833
Q

Exudar / mostrar abiertamente (una cualidad o emoción)

A

Exude

834
Q

Apúrale que vamos a llegar tarde!

A

Hurry up we’re gonna be late!

835
Q

Es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo

A

It’s easier said than done

836
Q

Pacto / acuerdo / convenio

A

Covenant / pact / agreement

837
Q

Inventarse algo

A

Make up (invent)

838
Q

Proveer / proporcionar / suministrar / facilitar

A

Provide / supply / furnish / facilitate

839
Q

Animal / criatura

A

Animal / creature / critter

840
Q

Intento / tentativa / esfuerzo por hacer algo

A

Endeavour

841
Q

Perdición

A

Bane

842
Q

De ahora en adelante / de aquí en adelante

A

Henceforth / from now on / as of now

843
Q

(Precios / valor ) - cae / disminuye / se reduce

A

(Prices/value) drop / decrease / plummet / fall / slump / sink / plunge

844
Q

(Idiom) cuando alguien pide más tolerancia, entendimiento o libertad en su actuar.

Dame un chance / pásame una / no seas tan estricto.. etc

A

Cut me some slack !

845
Q

Amigote, compinche, cuate/parcero

A

Friend, chum, buddy

846
Q

Comienzo de algo indeseado (estallido de una guerra o brote de una enfermedad)

A

Outbreak

847
Q

Inerme, desarmado, indefenso, desvalido

A

Unarmed, defenseless, helpless

848
Q

La proa y la popa de un barco

A

The bow and the stern of a ship

849
Q

Arpa

Hablar persistente y tediosamente de algo

A

Harp

850
Q

Lamentar

A

Bemoan / lament / be sorry for

851
Q

Ágil / rápido

A

Nimble / agile / quick

852
Q

Consolación / consuelo

A

Solace / consolation

853
Q

Sincronicidad

A

Synchronicity

854
Q

Conglomerar

A

Conglomerate, unite, join

855
Q

Inclinarse

A

Bend over / lean over

856
Q

Declive económico o de negocios

A

Downturn

857
Q

Dudoso

A

Doubtful / dubious

858
Q

¿Qué es lo que está sucediendo?

¿Qué sucede?

A

What’s going on?

859
Q

Manejar con torpeza una situación / estropear

A

Muff

860
Q

Restarle importancia a

A

Downplay

861
Q

Caerse

A

Topple over / fall down

862
Q

Proferir, pronunciar, decir

A

Utter, pronounce, say

863
Q

Desaliñado / desaseado / despeinado

A

Unkempt / scruffy / untidy / messy / disheveled

864
Q

Santificar / bendecir

A

Sanctify, hallow / bless

865
Q

Por encima de todo

A

Above all / what is more

866
Q

Poner mala cara sacando el labio inferior

A

Pout

867
Q

Detallar, explicar detalladamente, desarrollar la idea

A

Elaborate

868
Q

Dale mis saludos a todos

A

Give my regards to everyone

869
Q

Inadvertidamente

A

Inadvertently

870
Q

Consultarlo con la almohada

A

To sleep on it

871
Q

Según se informa / según se dice

A

Reportedly

872
Q

Error torpe

A

Blunder / clumsy mistake / desatino

873
Q

Ingenioso / sagaz

A

Witty, ingenious, clever / sagacious, sharp

874
Q

Tierno

A

Tender

875
Q

(Precios / valor ) - aumenta / sube / incrementa

A

(Prices/value) skyrocket / increase / soar / climb / rise / augment

876
Q

Alegremente / felizmente

A

Blithely / mirthfully / merrily

877
Q

Álgido, punto álgido

A

Algid, decisive point

878
Q

Me podría comer una vaca entera!

A

I can eat a horse!

879
Q

Desanimado, desalentado, decaído, cabizbajo, abatido

A

Despondent, discouraged, crestfallen, dejected

880
Q

Sombrío / oscuro (n)

Reducir la intensidad de / oscurecer (v)

A

Dim

881
Q

Robusto / fuerte / vigoroso

A

Sturdy / robust / vigorous

882
Q

Adherirse / agarraste

A

Latch onto / stick / cling

883
Q

Noción superficial / conocimiento mínimo / una pizca

A

A smattering / a smatter

“Do you know french? Just a smattering.”

“There was a smattering of mud on the wall”

884
Q

Diametralmente opuestos

A

Diametrically opposed

885
Q

Evasivo

A

Evasive, elusive

886
Q

Punto clave o idea para recordar

A

Takeaway

887
Q

Elogiar, alabar, ensalzar, exaltar

A

Praise, extol, exalt

888
Q

Inclinarse hacia / tener inclinación por / preferir

A

Lean towards / prefer / tilt towards

889
Q

Extravagante / estrambótico / estrafalario / excéntrico / raro

A

Outlandish / extravagant / eccentric / weird / flamboyant

890
Q

Con buena reputación

A

Well reputed

891
Q

Entender / comprender

A

Understand / comprehend / fathom

892
Q

Morigerar (moderar los excesos)

A

Moderate, control, restrain

893
Q

Como resultado

A

As a result

894
Q

Arrogancia y altanería

A

Haughtiness

895
Q

Atascado

A

Jammed / stuck

896
Q

Superlativo

A

Superlative

897
Q

Retroceder

A

Recoil / move backwards

898
Q

De modo similar

A

In a similar way / in a similar fashion / similarly

899
Q

Grabar sobre una superficie / inscribir

Esculpir

A

Engrave, etch / inscribe

Carve / sculpt

900
Q

Endilgar

Imponer un trabajo o una cosa que resulta pesada o molesta.

A

Foist

Impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.

“Don’t let anyone foist inferior goods on you”

901
Q

Directo / franco / honesto

A

Up front / bold / honest / frank / forthright

902
Q

Pusilánime

A

Pusillanimous

903
Q

Renunciar (a algo)

A

Relinquish / renounce to / give up (something)

904
Q

Soez, indecente, grosero, ordinario, mal hablado, vulgar

A

Indecent, rude, ordinary, foul-mouthed, vulgar, coarse

905
Q

Frenesí, desenfreno, locura, arrebato

A

Frenzy, wildness, outburst

906
Q

En lo que a mi concierne

En lo que a mi se refiere

En lo que me respecta

A

As far as I am concerned

907
Q

Estar aburridísimo

A

To be bored to death

908
Q

Resultado

A

Outcome / result / bottom line

909
Q

Bucle

A

Loop

910
Q

Es mejor que me vaya

A

I should better get going

911
Q

Atracón de comida

A

Binge eating

912
Q

Pensándolo bien…

A

On second thought…

913
Q

Resumen / recapitulación

Resumir / recapitular

A

Wrap up

To wrap up

914
Q

Lograr / conseguir / alcanzar / cumplir

A

Accomplish / Achieve / Attain / Reach

915
Q

Portarse mal

A

Misbehave

916
Q

Lascivo

A

Lewd / lascivious

917
Q

Sindicato

A

Trade Union / Labor Union / Union

918
Q

(Parte del cuerpo) adolorida / que duele

A

Sore (part of the body)

919
Q

Por asi decirlo

A

So to speak

920
Q

Ciertamente

A

Admittedly / certainly / indeed

921
Q

Derrochar dinero
Malgastar dinero

A

Splurge money
Squander money

922
Q

Es muy fácil

A

It’s a piece of cake

923
Q

Falla (repentina y temporal)

A

Glitch, malfunction

924
Q

Bravo, qué buena idea!

A

It’s a good idea, good thinking

925
Q

Despreciable

A

Despicable

926
Q

De hecho

A

As a matter of fact / In fact / actually / in actuality

927
Q

Insulso, insípido, simplón, soso, desabrido

A

Flavorless, insipid, tasteless, bland

928
Q

Involucrado, metido en, enredado en

A

Involved, enmeshed

“The senator became quickly enmeshed in the scandal”

929
Q

Vámonos de acá!

A

Lets get out of here!

930
Q

Sacar una conclusión

A

Draw a conclusion

931
Q

garabatear / garabato

A

(To) scribble, doodle

932
Q

Hormigueo

A

Tingle / prickling

933
Q

Lisiado

A

Cripple

934
Q

Tarde o temprano

A

Sooner or later

935
Q

Sintonizar / armonizar

A

Attune

936
Q

Fehaciente, irrefutable, indudable, fidedigno, confiable, innegable

A

Reliable, unfailing, irrefutable, indubitable, trustworthy, undeniable

937
Q

Desprecio / Desdén

A

Scorn / Contempt / Disdain

938
Q

Sin lujos

A

With no frills

939
Q

Halagar / adular

A

Flatter / fawn, adulate

940
Q

Maña / truco

A

Knack / Gimmick

“She got the knack of it in the end.”

“It is not so much a program to improve services as a gimmick to gain votes.”

941
Q

Pasar / suceder / ocurrir / tener lugar

A

Come about / happen / occur / take place / go on

942
Q

Disparidad, desigualdad, inequidad, desemejanza, desimilitud

A

Disparity, imparity, inequality, dissimilarity, dissimilitude

943
Q

Sabrososo / suculento / rico

A

Palatable / succulent / tasty / delicious

944
Q

Césped, pasto

Territorio

A

Lawn, grass, sward, turf

“The gardener walked across the turf to the vegetable plot”

Turf (territory)

“Confident that he was on his own turf, the minister began to explain the issues she had researched so thoroughly”

945
Q

Evitar a alguien o algo

A

Shun (avoid someone or something)

“The whole class shunned Gavin when they found out what he’d done”

“The teenager shunned his homework, preferring to play video games”

946
Q

Efímero, pasajero, fugaz, transitorio

A

Ephemeral, fleeting, fugacious, transitory, transient

947
Q

Llegar a una conclusión

A

Arrive at the conclusion / come to the conclusion that

948
Q

Fraude

A

Fraud

949
Q

Seguir adelante

A

Follow through, keep going, carry on

950
Q

Rudimentario, básico, elemental

A

Rudimentary, basic, elementary

951
Q

Ataque violento

A

Onslaught

952
Q

Condescendiente

A

Patronizing / condescending

953
Q

Sesgar

Sesgado

Torcido / ladeado

A

Skew

Skewed

Askew

954
Q

Dobladillo

Coser un dobladillo

A

Hem (n)

Hem (v)

955
Q

Retrógrado

A

Retrograde

956
Q

Propiciar

A

Propitiate

957
Q

Divagar

A

Ramble on

958
Q

Hecatombe, desastre, calamidad o catástrofe

A

Hecatomb, disaster, calamity, catastrophe

959
Q

Desinteresado / indiferente (adj)

De improviso / sin pensarlo / improvisado (adv)

A

Careless / uninterested / indifferent / unconcerned / offhand

offhand / impromptu / improvised

960
Q

Malhumorado

A

Sulky / Sullen / ill-tempered / bad-tempered / Cranky / Curmudgeon

“The old curmudgeon refused to donate money to the orphanage.”

961
Q

Defender, apoyar, confirmar

A

Uphold, support, confirm

962
Q

Justo después de

A

Right after

963
Q

Lema

A

Motto

964
Q

Deslucido / sombrío / lóbrego / lúgubre

A

Dingy / drab / gloomy / lugubrious / somber

965
Q

Ahogar / sofocar

A

Smother / suffocate / choke

966
Q

Falso

Fingir / simular

A

Sham / fake / bogus

Sham/ fake / feign / pretend

967
Q

Llevar a cabo / realizar / hacer

A

Carry out

968
Q

Punto de vista

A

Point of view / viewpoint / view

969
Q

Revisión de una maquinaria o un sistema y reparación

A

Overhaul

970
Q

Menear / menearse

A

To wiggle

971
Q

Resplandecer, brillar

A

Shine, glow, glitter

972
Q

Enmendar, rectificar, remediar

A

Amend, rectify, remedy,

973
Q

Acción , intento, suposición con muy pocas posibilidades de suceder o cumplirse

A

Long shot

974
Q

Escatimar / economizar

A

Skimp / economize on

975
Q

Estribar, fundarse en, radicar en, consistir en, apoyarse en, basarse en

A

Lie in, be based on, be founded on, consist in

976
Q

Permitirse / darse el lujo de

A

Indulge in

977
Q

Perspectiva / panorama

A

Outlook

978
Q

Por antonomasia / por excelencia

A

Par excellence

979
Q

Epítome, compendio

A

Epitome, compendium

980
Q

Es algo temporal

A

It’s something temporary

981
Q

Embelesar, cautivar, fascinar

A

Captivate, fascinate, bewitch, enchant

982
Q

Someterse a / experimentar / sufrir

A

Undergo / suffer / experience something

983
Q

Vislumbrar

A

Glimpse / catch a glimpse

984
Q

Quedar en shock

A

To get shocked

985
Q

Moderno / de última generación / ultra moderno

A

State-of-the-art, cutting-edge, modern, latest, most advanced

986
Q

Fascinante / cautivador

A

Enthralling / Spellbinding / entrancing / fascinating / engrossing / riveting

987
Q

Confirmado

A

Confirmed / borne out

988
Q

Resentimiento

Resentir

A

Grudge

989
Q

Adelantar un evento

A

Bring forward an event

990
Q

Hueco / ahuecado / vacío

A

Hollow / empty / void

991
Q

Obnubilar, cegar, nublar.

A

Obscure, blind, befog

992
Q

No me molestes! / Déjame en paz! (idiom)

A

Get off my back! / leave me alone!

993
Q

Organizado al azar

A

haphazard

994
Q

Estar parado sin hacer nada / holgazanear

A

Loiter / putter

995
Q

Resolver, averiguar, descifrar algo

A

To figure out something

996
Q

Principios / doctrinas

A

Tenets, principles / doctrines

997
Q

Locura

A

Madness, insanity, craziness, folly, lunacy

998
Q

Disuadir

A

Deter, dissuade, discourage

999
Q

Lealtad

A

Loyalty / Allegiance

1000
Q

Resistencia, flexibilidad , capacidad de recuperación y adaptación

A

Resilience

1001
Q

Atinente a, pertinente a

Que atañe a

A

Pertinent to

That concerns

1002
Q

Dominar / controlar / subyugar

A

Subdue / dominate / master / control / subjugate

1003
Q

Para todos los efectos

A

For all intents and purposes

1004
Q

Indemne, ileso

A

Unscathed, unharmed, unhurt, uninjured

1005
Q

Propensión

A

Propensity / proclivity

1006
Q

Molestia, fastidio

A

Nuisance, annoyance

1007
Q

Alud, avalancha

A

Avalanche

1008
Q

Premeditado / deliberado

A

Aforethought / premedidated / deliberate

1009
Q

Enfermedad / padecimiento / malestar

A

Ailment / illness / disease / sickness

1010
Q

desagradable / antipático

A

Disagreeable / unpleasant / unfriendly

1011
Q

Contrito, compungido, arrepentido

A

Contrite, remorseful, repentant, regretful, sorry

1012
Q

(una persona) severa y estricta

A

Stern / unrelenting

1013
Q

Presciente / predictivo / clarividente

A

Prescient / predictive / clairvoyant

1014
Q

Repisa

A

Shelf / Ledge

1015
Q

Tándem

A

Tandem

1016
Q

Reunir, acumular, recolectar

A

Muster (up), garner, assemble, gather, collect

1017
Q

Vestirse para impresionar / vestirse bien

A

Dress to impress!

1018
Q

Letárgico

A

Lethargic / sluggish

1019
Q

Persona desagradable, corrupta o inmoral

A

Skank / sleazy

1020
Q

(Hacer) Berrinche / pataleta

A

(To throw a) Tantrum

1021
Q

Se podría decir que…

A

Arguably…

1022
Q

Gremio

A

Guild

1023
Q

Listo / inteligente

A

Smart / clever

1024
Q

Audaz / intrepido

A

Bold / audacious / fearless / daring

1025
Q

Craso, irremisible

A

Severe, grave, inexcusable, irremisible, unforgivable

1026
Q

Ejemplo / modelo / pauta

A

Paragon

1027
Q

Incitar / persuadir / convencer

A

Incite, urge, persuade, encourage, convince

1028
Q

Denigrar

A

Denigrate

1029
Q

Conjurar / evocar

A

Conjure / evoke

1030
Q

Poner nervioso y agitado a alguien

A

To fluster

1031
Q

Asustadizo

A

Skittish

1032
Q

Salir con alguien a pasar el rato

A

Hang out

1033
Q

Es demasiado….

A

It’s way too…

1034
Q

Golpe

A

A blow, a hit

1035
Q

Pergeñar, esbozar, bosquejar

A

Sketch out, draft, outline

1036
Q

Desplomarse / caer en picada

A

To plummet / to slump

1037
Q

Reconfortante, calmante, relajante, tranquilizador, analgésico

A

Soothing, comforting, calming, analgesic

1038
Q

Por un lado… por el otro

A

On the one hand… On the other hand

1039
Q

Por último, pero no menos importante

A

Last but not least

1040
Q

Malísimo (mala calidad) y/o desagradable

A

Lousy / disgusting

1041
Q

Estoy cruzando los dedos

A

I’m keeping my fingers crossed

1042
Q

Consumo / toma

A

Intake / consumption

1043
Q

Accesible / inaccesible

Alcanzable / inalcanzable

A

Attainable / unattainable

Reachable / unreachable

1044
Q

Marchitarse

A

To wither

1045
Q

Qué has hecho últimamente?

A

What have you been up to lately?

1046
Q

Insinuar / dar un indicio

A

To hint / to insinuate / to imply

1047
Q

Funda (de una espada)

A

Sheath

1048
Q

Balbucear

A

Burble, Babble

1049
Q

Degradar algo o a alguien

A

Demean / degrade someone or something

1050
Q

Recuperar / recobrar

A

Regain / recover / retrieve

1051
Q

Césped

A

Lawn / grass / sward

1052
Q

Rígido

A

Stiff / rigid / stark

1053
Q

Espumoso / chispeante

A

Sparkling

1054
Q

Primer plano / Primera línea

A

Forefront

1055
Q

Aunque

A

Albeit / although / even though

1056
Q

Vagabundo / indigente

A

Hobo / vagrant / tramp / homeless

1057
Q

Empapado

A

Drenched

1058
Q

Medir / calibrar

Medidor / calibrador

A

To gauge

Gauge

1059
Q

Subrepticio, secreto, oculto, escondido, clandestino

A

Surreptitious, secret, hidden, clandestine

1060
Q

Atávico, arcáico, ancestral, antiguo

A

Atavistic, archaic, ancestral, ancient, old-world

1061
Q

Ignominia

A

Ignominy (public shame or disgrace)

1062
Q

Reaccionar fuertemente

A

React strongly, overreact

1063
Q

Mutilar

A

Maim

1064
Q

Imprevisto, espontáneo

A

Unprompted, unexpected, spontaneous, unforeseen

1065
Q

Contrario a

A

Contrary to

1066
Q

Punto de inflexión (momento decisivo)

A

Turning point (decisive point)

1067
Q

Principal

A

Foremost

1068
Q

Mesuradamente, moderadamente, con mesura

A

Measuredly, moderately, with moderation

1069
Q

Mareado / atolondrado / que causa vértigo

A

Giddy (dizzy / silly / causing vertigo)

1070
Q

Rumiar / darle vueltas a un pensamiento

A

Brood over / ruminate / overthink

1071
Q

Falaz / erróneo / incorrecto / equivocado

A

Fallacious / erroneous / incorrect / mistaken

1072
Q

Horno

A

Furnace / oven

1073
Q

No correspondido

A

Unrequited / unreciprocated

1074
Q

acatar (las reglas)

A

Abide by (the rules)

1075
Q

Es muy…

A

It’s quite….. / It’s very…./it’s pretty

1076
Q

Escasez / carestía / falta de / precariedad

A

Dearth / scarcity / scarceness / shortage / lack / precariousness

1077
Q

Es un asunto importante!

A

It’s a big deal!

1078
Q

Estragos / Destrucción

A

Havoc / destruction

1079
Q

Sofocar / ahogar

A

Stifle / suffocate / choke

1080
Q

Arar/labrar para sembrar

A

Till /plow (or plough) to sow

1081
Q

Molesto

A

Bothersome / annoying / obnoxious

1082
Q

Menospreciar / subestimar

A

Disparage / underestimate / underplay

1083
Q

Entiendo

A

Fair enough

1084
Q

Funesto, nefasto, fatal, desastroso, calamitoso, catastrófico, triste, tétrico

A

Fatal, disastrous, catastrophic, dismal

1085
Q

Escondite

A

Hideout, stash, hideaway

1086
Q

Ridículo / absurdo / irrisorio

A

Preposterous / ridiculous / absurd / foolish / ludicrous / derisory

1087
Q

Laborioso, arduo

A

Laborious, arduous

1088
Q

Incesante

A

Incessant / relentless / unremitting / ceaseless / unceasing

1089
Q

Extrapolar

(aplicar una cosa conocida a otro dominio para extraer consecuencias e hipótesis / inferir)

A

Extrapolate

(Extend the application of something to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable)

1090
Q

Apagar el fuego

A

To put out the fire

1091
Q

Poner en marcha / poner en funcionamiento

A

Put in place

1092
Q

Que expresa de ironía, sarcasmo o disgusto

A

Wry

1093
Q

Un puesto de comercio (en un mercado o feria)

A

Stall / stand

1094
Q

Ir a tientas

A

Grope

1095
Q

Conveniencia, oportunidad

A

Convenience, expediency

“The plan was both practical and has expediency”

“Clark is more interested in expediency than compassion”

1096
Q

Comparado con

A

Compared to / in comparison with

1097
Q

Desfallecer

A

Falter

1098
Q

Estratagema / plan

A

Contrivance / stratagem

1099
Q

Provocar

A

to taunt / to provoke

1100
Q

Avergonzado / apenado

A

Abashed / embarrassed / ashamed

1101
Q

Establecido

A

Vested

1102
Q

Disipar

A

Dispel / dissipate / vanish

1103
Q

Terrible / horrible / espantoso / horroroso

A

Dire / dreadful / appalling / awful / horrible / terrible

1104
Q

Diferenciar entre

A

Tell apart

1105
Q

Atención

Poner/prestar atención

A

Heed / attention

(Pay) heed / pay attention

1106
Q

Suspicacia

A

Suspicion, mistrust, distrust

1107
Q

Grandísimo (adj) Golpe fuerte (n)

Pegar muy duro (v)

A

Whopping (adj)

Whop (n & v)

1108
Q

Agallas / valentía y determinación

A

Spunk

1109
Q

Extremadamente caliente / abrasador

A

Scorching

1110
Q

Una fosa

A

A pit

1111
Q

Atrofiar o impedir el desarrollo (v)

Hazaña acrobática (n)

A

Stunt

1112
Q

Completamente, totalmente

A

Completely, totally, altogether

1113
Q

Descarado, insolente

A

Blatant, shameless, insolent

“His blatant disregard for authority got him in serious trouble”

1114
Q

La embarré! / Cometí un error! / Lo arruiné! / Metí la pata!

A

I blew it / I screwed it / I messed it up

1115
Q

Inequívocamente

A

Unequivocally

1116
Q

Tiene que ser una broma /chiste

A

You’ve got to be kidding

1117
Q

Despiadado

A

Ruthless / merciless / pitiless / heartless

1118
Q

Ahínco, empeño, diligencia

A

Hard work, effort

1119
Q

Atascado en algo (difícil o complicado)

A

Get/be bogged down

1120
Q

Inquieto / tenso / nervioso

A

Edgy / restless / uneasy / tense / nervous

1121
Q

Irrealista

A

Unrealistic

1122
Q

Abismo

A

Chasm / abyss

1123
Q

Fuerte o acalorado desacuerdo

A

Contention, heated disagreement

1124
Q

Complejo / enrevesado / enredado / complicado / inextricable

A

Convoluted / complex / complicated / inextricable

1125
Q

Únicamente, solamente, solo

A

Solely, only, just

1126
Q

Distribuir / repartir

A

Hand out

1127
Q

Estar en apuros

A

To be in dire straits, to be in trouble

1128
Q

En medio de

A

Amid

1129
Q

Basta con decir que

A

Suffice to say that

1130
Q

Siéntete libre de…

A

Feel free to….

1131
Q

Acumularse

A

Accrue

1132
Q

Permanecer en un lugar o pensamiento

A

Linger

1133
Q

Interrumpir hablando

A

Chime in

1134
Q

Muy doloroso

A

Excruciating

1135
Q

Léxico

A

Lexicon

1136
Q

Desviarse, cambiar de dirección

A

Veer off

“He veered off the road into the bushes to avoid hitting a dog.”

“We started discussing politics but somehow veered off onto religion again.”

1137
Q

Pertenecer, estar relacionado con, concernir, corresponder a, atañer

A

Pertain to, appertain to, concern, correspond to

“The answers generally appertain to improvements in standards of service.”

1138
Q

Presentar, exponer

Salir de viaje, partir

Disponerse a algo

A

Set out

“The constitution sets out the council’s decision-making procedures.”

“They set out for London early the following day.”

“He set out to find the answer”

1139
Q

Dominante, global, generalmente aceptado o aplicado

A

Overarching, all-encompassing

“The overarching aim of the National Archives policies is to improve public access to archives.”

“The overarching principle at work is that everyone contributes to the common need.”

1140
Q

Muy perturbado, inquieto, consternado

A

Distraught

“The distraught parents waited for news of their child.”

1141
Q

Trabajar muy fuertemente

A

Slog, work one’s tail off

“They were slogging away to meet a deadline.”

1142
Q

Tristemente, con pena.

A

Ruefully, sorrowfully, mournfully

“The actor ruefully remarked that you are only as good as your last film.”

1143
Q

Acre, con sabor u olor extremadamente fuerte

A

Pungent

“The pungent smell of frying onions.”

1144
Q

Reprimir, sofocar, apaciguar, normalmente mediante el uso de la fuerza.

A

Quell

“Extra police were called to quell the disturbance.”

“His early appearance quelled our worries that he wouldn’t show.”

“What can I say to quell your anxiety about this evening?”

1145
Q

Sin más preámbulos

A

Without further ado

1146
Q

Gama, rango, abanico

A

Gamut, range, spectrum

1147
Q

Detraer, disminuir, desvirtuar

A

Detract, diminish

1148
Q

Vía principal pública

A

Thoroughfare

“Jackie decided not to buy the house because it was on a thoroughfare.”

“This is the only thoroughfare through town; all of the other roads are flooded.”

1149
Q

Aumentar, intensificar, reforzar

A

Ramp up

“The company hopes to boost sales by ramping up its advertising.”

1150
Q

Concienzudo

A

Thoroughgoing

“A thoroughgoing reform of the whole economy.”

1151
Q

Hacer un recuento numérico o narrativo, contar

A

Recount

“I recounted the tale to Steve.”

“The children arrange and rearrange the objects in a set and recount them each time.”

1152
Q

Hábito o patrón de comportamiento que se ha vuelto aburrido e improductivo pero que es difícil de cambiar.

A

Rut

“The administration was stuck in a rut and was losing its direction.”

1153
Q

En el transcurso de varios años

A

Over the course of many years

1154
Q

Al cabo de x días, meses, años (tiempo)

A

x days, months, years down the road /down the line

1155
Q

Tragar o sumergir completamente

A

Engulf

1156
Q

(Por) casualidad

A

(By) chance / happenstance / fluke

“We didn’t plan to meet at the cafe, we just saw each other there by happenstance”.

“Their triumph was no fluke.”

1157
Q

Áspero, tosco, burdo

A

Coarse, rough, harsh

1158
Q

Revoltoso, rebelde, indomable

A

Unruly

1159
Q

Afectado, afligido

Enamorado, embelesado, infatuado

A

Smitten by

“Cattle smitten by the disease had to be put down.”

Smitten over/with

“Smitten teenagers often imagine that life won’t get better.”

“He was smitten over the beautiful actress.”

1160
Q

A pasos agigantados, rápidamente, velozmente

A

By leaps and bounds

“The city has grown by leaps and bounds–the population has doubled in the last ten years.”

“He is making progress by leaps and bounds.”

1161
Q

Esquemático

A

Diagrammatic, schematic

“A diagrammatic representation of the system.”

1162
Q

Dentado

A

Jagged, dented, cogged

“The jagged edges gashed their fingers.”

1163
Q

Combinar

A

Conflate, combine

“The urban crisis conflates a number of different economic and social issues.”

1164
Q

Palpitar, latir, batir

A

Throb, beat, pound

“The war drums throbbed.”

“The throb of the ship’s engines.”

1165
Q

Enchapado

A

Veneer

1166
Q

Multitud, muchedumbre, gentío

Amontonarse

A

Throng, multitude, crowd

“He pushed his way through the throng.”

Throng (v)

“A crowd thronged the station”

1167
Q

Hacer pequeños movimientos, especialmente de manos y pies, por nerviosismo o impaciencia.

A

Fidget, squirm

1168
Q

En términos generales

A

By and large
Generally speaking

1169
Q

No es la persona más brillante

A

He/She is not the smartest tool in the shed

1170
Q

Independientemente de

A

Regardless of - irrespective of

1171
Q

Dar crédito a

A

Lend credence to

1172
Q

Deslumbrar / causar gran impresión

A

Bedazzle

1173
Q

Conjetura, suposición

Conjeturar, suponer, asumir

A

Surmise, suppose, assume

1174
Q

Examinar detenidamente
Leer atentamente

A

Peruse (read thoroughly and carefully)

1175
Q

Alcance, competencia o influencia de alguien sobre un tema

A

Purview - scope of influence or concern

“Such a case might be within the purview of the legislation”

1176
Q

Por excelencia

A

Quintessential (perfect o typical example of something)

“He was the quintessential tough guy -strong, silent and self-contained.”

1177
Q

Pertinente o relevante con respecto a un tema

A

Germane (pertinent, relevant)

That is not germane to our theme.

1178
Q

Desviarse

A

Veer off (deviate)

1179
Q

Pertenecer a, ser propio de, relacionarse con

A

Pertain (concern to, relate to)

1180
Q

Exponer, presentar un/una

A

Set out (expose, present) a/an

1181
Q

General
(Principio o ley general)

A

Overarching (general)

“The overarching principle of this relationship is…”

1182
Q

Arrendamiento vs propiedad de una propiedad

A

Leasehold (holding of property by lease)

Vs

Freehold (permanent absolute tenure of land or property)

1183
Q

Directo, franco, rotundo

A

Forthright (direct, outspoken, straightforward, honest frank)

1184
Q

Angustiado, muy perturbado

A

Distraught (Deeply upset and agitated, mad)

1185
Q

Caprichos, cambios inesperados e inexplicables en el comportamiento de algo o alguien

A

Vagaries (whims)

The vagaries of the weather

1186
Q

Trabajar arduamente

A

Slog (work very hard, drudge)

1187
Q

Retroceder, echarse a atrás

A

Flinch (recoil, back away)

1188
Q

Malhumorado, irritable fácilmente

A

Peevish (grumpy, grouchy, sulky, sullen, morose)

1189
Q

Tímido

A

Bashful (shy, timid)

1190
Q

Inactivo, quieto

A

Quiescent (in a state or period of inactivity)

1191
Q

Incumbir a, corresponder a

A

Behoove (be incumbent of)

“It behooves any coach to study his predecessors”

1192
Q

Ruidoso, bullicioso, estrepitoso

A

Boisterous (obstreperous)

1193
Q

Mostrar, hacer evidente

A

Evince (show, display, exhibit, intimate)

“His letters evince the excitement he felt at undertaking this journey.”

1194
Q

Parrandear

A

Carouse

Drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.

“they danced and caroused until the drink ran out”

1195
Q

Saborear, paladear

A

Relish (n-great enjoyment, v-enjoy greatly)

1196
Q

Experto, especialista

A

Maven (an expert or connoisseur)

1197
Q

Superponer, traslapar

A

Superimpose, overlap

1198
Q

Fungible

A

Fungible

Of goods contracted for without an individual specimen being specified) able to replace or be replaced by another identical item; mutually interchangeable.

“it is by no means the world’s only fungible commodity”

1199
Q

Tomar parte

A

Partake, join in (an activity)

1200
Q

Chiripa

A

Fluke

“Their triumph was no fluke”

1201
Q

Discorde, incongruente

A

Jarring/ discordant / incongruous

1202
Q

Interacción, dinámica entre dos o más cosas

A

Interplay, interaction
Interplay, interact

1203
Q

Muy atento al detalle y al correcto comportamiento

A

Punctillious

1204
Q

De buena fe, genuino, real

A

Bona fide, genuine, real

“The court will assume that they have acted bona fide”

1205
Q

Indicador, señal

A

Telltale, giveaway

1206
Q

Eterno

A

Eternal, everlasting

1207
Q

Sabihondo, sabelotodo

A

Wiseacre, a know-it-all

1208
Q

Plantear, postular, proponer

A

Posit

“The Confucian view posits a perfectible human nature”

1209
Q

Verbosidad

A

Verbiage

1210
Q

Apodo, sobrenombre

A

Sobriquet, nickname

1211
Q

Brote, retoño (n)
Brotar, retoñar (v)
Floreciente

A

Burgeon

“The city’s suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the center”

Burgeoning / flourishing

“Manufacturers are eager to cash in on the burgeoning demand.”

1212
Q

Leal, confiable, firme de palabra y compromiso.

A

Stalwart

“He remained a stalwart supporter of the cause.”

Staunch

“A staunch supporter of the antinuclear lobby.”

1213
Q

Maleducado, tosco, sin buenos modales.

A

Uncouth, unrefined, uncivilized

“He is unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time.”

1214
Q

Libertino, derrochador

A

Profligate, wasteful

1215
Q

Implorar, rogar, suplicar

A

Beeseech, implore, beg, supplicate

“They beseeched him to stay.”

1216
Q

Numinoso, sobrenatural, divino, sagrado

A

Numinous, supernatural, divine, sacred

1217
Q

Socorro

A

Succor

“The wounded had little chance of succor.”

1218
Q

Desconcertado (de forma cómica)

A

Discombobulated

“He is looking a little pained and discombobulated.”

1219
Q

Arrogancia

A

Hubris, arrogance, conceit, conceitedness

“The self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s.”

1220
Q

Desventurado, sin suerte, desafortunado

A

Hapless, unfortunate, unlucky

1221
Q

Monótono, aburrido, tedioso

A

Humdrum, monotonous, boring, dull, tedious

“Humdrum routine work.”

1222
Q

Excepcionalmente malo, escandalosamente malo

A

Egregious

“Egregious abuses of copyright.”

1223
Q

Picos y valles

A

Peaks and troughs

1224
Q

Completamente desarrollado o establecido

A

Full-fledged

“He had now passed his Bar exams and was a full-fledged lawyer.”

“Symptoms that never quite develop into full-fledged colds”

1225
Q

Ilógico

A

Illogical, Non sequitur

“His weird mixed metaphors and non sequiturs”

1226
Q

Paralizado / petrificado

A

Paralized, transfixed / petrified

“He was transfixed by the pain in her face”

1227
Q

Hipnotizar

A

Hipnotize, mesmerize

“She was mesmerized by the blue eyes that stared so intently into her own.”

1228
Q

Callejón sin salida

A

Dead end, impasse

1229
Q

Acostumbrarse, habituarse

A

Accustom, habituate, inure

“This children have been inured to violence”

1230
Q

Conocimiento, entendimiento, comprensión

A

Knowledge, understanding, comprehension, ken

“Such determination is beyond my ken”

“The major neurological mechanisms of learning —pattern recognition, memory consolidation, network construction— are, by design, beyond our ken”

1231
Q
A
1232
Q

Chusma, plebe

A

Rabble

“he was met by a rabble of noisy, angry youths”

1233
Q

Chusma, plebe

A

Rabble

“he was met by a rabble of noisy, angry youths”

1234
Q

Contactar

A

Contact, reach out

English Vocabulary NGC (1 decks)

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