Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Empero

A

However,
Sin embargo
No obstante

Por más que
Por menos que

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inmiscuirse …
Me inmiscuyo …

Se inmiscuye….

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inmiscuirse EN
Me inmiscuyo EN
Se inmiscuye. EN
To interfere

I interfere

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3
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Talando

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Cutting
Cortar

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4
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Está ensoberbecido

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He Is arrogant (temp)
Soberbio-superb, proud
Terco- stubborn
Arrogante

Él es sabio.
He is wise

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5
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un afán creciente

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A growing desire

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desvalijando y envileciendo

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Looting and debasing/degrading

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Baladí

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Trivial

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8
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Las Aquejas

La queja

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Afflicts/aliaments

The complaint

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9
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Demoledor

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Demolishing

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10
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Se obstina … mejorla

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Se obstina EN mejorla
Obstinarse en

Is stubborn/persistant/insists in improving it

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Liberarse. …..

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Liberarse DE prejuicios

Get rid of….

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12
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Tiende…
Tender…

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Tiende A mejorar

Tender A: to tend to …

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13
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Terminar…

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Terminar POR
Periphasis
Finished by

Acabar POR

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14
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Oscilar …

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Oscilar ENTRE
Oscilar between

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15
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No cesar …

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No cesar DE llover

Will not cease from

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16
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Atender …

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Atender A

Cater for/to
Serve
Care
Tend to

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17
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Servirse…

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Servirse DE sus influencias

Make Use of their influences

Help oneself/ayudarse

18
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Aspirar …

A

Aspirar A

Aspire to mejorar su situacion

19
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Aproximarse …

A

Aproximarse A la policía

Approach

20
Q

Aun

Aún

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Even, including, despite, even if. Aun siendo

Todavía …Still, yet, nonetheless, not yet

21
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Ya que

A

Since, being that, (consecuencias)

22
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Por lo tanto

A

Therefore (consequences)

23
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Sino

A

But
If not

Sino la pura verdad

24
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lo que se juega

A

What is at stake

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Voluntad
Willpower, Will Voluntaria- volunteer
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la mar de bien
Very good, very well
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Viejísimo
Very old
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Tejanos
Jeans
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Estar por ….. Estar de…. Ser de…
….At the point…salir …temp profession …to be of …. Mi opinion Soy patologa. Estoy DE voluntaria
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En la actualidad
Currently
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Exigencias
Demands
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Advertir
To warn To note
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Estar de juerga
A night on the town Juerga-spree Estar de (temp activity)
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Dar la lata
To be a nuisance
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Pasar la noche en blanco No pegar ojo
Spread the night awake Not sleep a wink Pegar: paste, stick, glue
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Armar jaleo
To make a fuss jaleo-fuss. (Jaula-cage) Armar: to kick up
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Estar hasta la coronilla Estar hasta las narices de…
To be fed up with Corolla : crown, top
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Dichosos
Blessed
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No hay para tanto
It’s not that bad Para tanto: for so much
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Sacar de quicio
Rile, madden, irritate Quicio (door jam, hinge) Sacar: to take out, to get (To get hinged?)
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menos mal que
menos mal que llegaste Thank goodness that you arrived
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A costa de
At the expense of Viva a costa de sus padres