El general en su laberinto 41-60

Question 1

Congratulations (2 alt)

Answer 1

1. Felicitaciones
   [FEL-ICI-TAC-IONES]
2. Enhorabuena
   [EN-HORA-BUENA]

Question 2

(the) Omen

Answer 2

(el) Presagio

Question 3

(a) Deposit (of minerals)

Answer 3

(un) Yacimiento

Question 4

To extend / To run along

My father’s land extends from the house to the trees you can see in the distance.

Answer 4

Extenderse (por)
(extiendo/as/a/an)
El terreno de mi padre se extiende desde la casa hasta los árboles que se ven a lo lejos.

Question 5

To manage / run / direct

My father runs his own organic goods business.

Answer 5

Dirigir
(dirijo i presens, annars helt regel)

Mi papá dirige su propia empresa de productos orgánicos.

Question 6

Tangled (jumbled) (2 alt)
Ex 1:
Do you have a brush? My hair is tangled.
Ex 2:
I tried to pull my headphones out of my bag, but they were all tangled.

Answer 6

1. Enredado/a [EN-RE-DADO/A]
   Ex 1:
   ¿Tienes un cepillo? Tengo el pelo enredado.
2. Enmarañado/a [EN-MARAÑ-ADO/A]
   Ex 2:
   Intenté sacar los audífonos de mi bolsa, pero estaban completamente enmarañados.

Question 7

1. (the) Playing Card (i.e. one card)
2. (the) Deck of Cards

Answer 7

1. (el) Naipe
2. (la) Baraja

Question 8

(the) Truce

Answer 8

(la) Tregua

Question 9

(the) Drowsiness (2 alt)

Answer 9

1. (la) Somnolencia
2. (el) Sopor

Question 10

(the) Rib

The doctor said the car crash broke one of my ribs.

Answer 10

(la) Costilla

El médico dijo que me había roto la costilla tras el accidente de coche.

Question 11

To Appreciate
Ex:
I really appreciate a good cup of coffee when it’s cold in the morning.

Answer 11

Apreciar (reg)
(Aprecio/Aprecias/Aprecia/ec.)
Ex:
Aprecio mucho una buena taza de café cuando hace frío en la mañana.

Question 12

(the) Delay (3 alt)

Answer 12

1. (el) Retraso
2. (la) Demora
3. (la) Dilación

Question 13

(the) Swamp (2 alt)

Answer 13

1. (el) Pantano
2. (la) Ciénaga

Question 14

To Decimate

The bubonic plague decimated a large portion of the population.

Answer 14

Diezmar

(Diezmo/as/etc. regel alla tempus)

La peste bubónica diezmó a gran parte de la población.

Question 15

Stubborn (adj) (2 alt)
Ex 1: Stop being so stubborn and take your medicine already.
Ex 2: You’re such a stubborn girl!
.
(söker inte tenaz som dock kan vara rätt)

Answer 15

1. Terco/a
   Ex 1: Deja de ser tan terco y toma tu medicina ya.
2. Testarudo/a
   Ex 2: ¡Qué niña tan testaruda!

Question 16

(the) Stubbornness (2 alt)

Answer 16

1. (la) Terquedad
   [TER-QUE-DAD]
2. (la) Testarudez
   [TE-STAR-U-DEZ]

Question 17

1. To be delayed (verb)

If the first leg of the trip is delayed, you won’t make your connecting flight.

2. To be delayed (verb) (Latin America)

I was delayed because of a family emergency.

Answer 17

1. Retrasarse

Si el primer vuelo del viaje se retrasa, perderás el vuelo de enlace.

2. Demorarse

Me demoré debido a una emergencia familiar.

Question 18

To Deny (2 alt)
Ex 1:
The senator denied having committed a crime.
Ex 2:
The writer denied the plagiarism allegations.

Answer 18

1. Negar
   (pres: Niego/as/a/an)
   (pret: Negué)
   Ex 1:
   La senadora negó haber cometido un crimen.
2. Desmentir
   (pres: Desmiento/as/a/an)
   (pre: Desmentí/iste/Desmintió)
   Ex 2:
   El escritor desmintió las acusaciones de plagio.

Question 19

To Claim/Demand
(obs, synonym till demandar)
Ex:
The neighbors are demanding the park they had been promised.

Answer 19

Reclamar (reg)
[RE-CLAM-AR]
Ex:
Los vecinos están reclamando el parque que se les había prometido.

Question 20

(the) Mishap / Setback (2 alt)
Ex 1:
Losing its star player is a serious setback for the team.
Ex 2:
The Naked Gun is a comedy about a series of mishaps that befall an inept detective.

Answer 20

1. (el) Contratiempo
   Ex 1:
   La pérdida del jugador estrella supone un gran contratiempo para el equipo.
2. (el) Percance
   Ex 2:
   La pistola desnuda es una comedia sobre una serie de percances que sufre un detective inepto.