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DD 4.15 Flashcards

1
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self-sacrificing, self-denying

A

abnegado

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2
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to instruct, enlighten, lecture

A

aleccionar

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3
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miserly, stingy, cheap

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avaro/a

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4
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a miser

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un/a avaro/a

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5
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He is so cheap that he has never bought a new suit

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Es tan avaro que nunca ha comprado un traje nuevo.

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6
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to egg on, put pressure on, urge on

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azuzar, animar

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7
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Los cazadores azuzaron a los perros.

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The security guard set the dogs on the intruder.

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8
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to struggle (with), to slog

A

bregar (con

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9
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wild, untamed

A

chúcaro

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10
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to crackle, sizzle

A

crepitar

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11
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to neglect

A

descuidar

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12
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Don’t worry! there’s nothing to fear

A

¡Descuida! No hay nada que temer.

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13
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to get careless

to let oneself go

A

descuidarse

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14
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the moment i dropped my guard they stole it from me

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en cuanto me descuidé me lo robaron

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15
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to flow into, run into

to lead into, end in, result in

A

desembocar en

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16
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this ended in tragedy

A

esto desembocó en una tragedia

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17
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to do piecework

A

trabajar a destajo

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18
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to sculpt, carve

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esculpir

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19
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He sculpted the king’s image, in order to present it to him on his anniversary.

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Esculpió la imagen del rey en mármol para regalársela en su aniversario.

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20
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to pillage, sack

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expoliar

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21
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to strip, despoil, divest, sace

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despojar

22
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alien, strange

a stranger, outsider

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(un/a) forastero/a

23
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a lackey

A

un lacayo

24
Q

to spoil, ruin

A

malograr

25
Q

a maneuver

A

una maniobra`

26
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to maneuver

to handle, operate

A

maniobrar

27
Q

onerous, burdensome

A

oneroso

28
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to perish, die

A

perecer

29
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a squad, small group, party (in a strike)

A

un piquete

30
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a bite, prick, jab

A

un piquete

31
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a list of accusations

a list of demands

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un pliego de accusations

un pliego de demandas

32
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high-handedness, arrogance

A

la prepotencia

33
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to deprive sb of sth

A

privar a algn de algo

34
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we found ourselves deprived of her company

A

nos vimos privados de su compañía

35
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the don’t want for anything

A

no se privan de nada

36
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booming, strong, thriving

A

pujante

37
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I work in a thriving business who sector has not suffered the effects of the crisis

A

Trabajo en una empresa pujante en su sector que no ha padecido los efectos de la crisis.

38
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the strength, power (of a group, country, business, industry, economy, etc.)

A

la pujanza

39
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to rejuvenate, brighten up

A

remozar

40
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she looks so much younger

A

la encuentro muy remozada

41
Q

servility, obsequiousness

A

el servilismo

42
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to finance, subsidize

A

subvencionar, financiar

43
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They financed the project to build a school in an Andean village

A

Subvencionaron el proyecto para hacer una escuela en una aldea andina.

44
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stinginess, meanness

A

tacañería

45
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It is stingy to not want to pay him what he is owed

A

Es una tacañería no querer pagar lo que le corresponde.

46
Q

flattery

A

zalamería

47
Q

stop trying to butter me up

A

no me vengas con zalamerías

48
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a flatterer

flattering, affectionate

A

(un/a) zalamero/a

49
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He’s an affectionate child only when he wants something

A

Es un niño zalamero solo cuando quiere algo.

50
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to cool down, moderate, temper

to control, restrain, calm

A

templar

51
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Everyone who is arguing needs to calm their emotions.

A

Hay que templar los ánimos en la discusión.

52
Q

I’m cooling down the water to take a bath.

A

Estoy templando el agua para bañarme.

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