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English C1+ vocabulary 2T - adjectives Flashcards

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Sensato, sólido, sano (y salvo), en buen estado

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Sound

Sound of mind, sound arguments, safe and sound, a sound health

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Alto físicamente, alto (volumen), (ya es) hora, culminante

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High

He’s high and mighty, the music is high, it’s high time you did (UNR) ST, the high point

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Gracioso, rico, sabroso

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Rich

This joke was rich, the country is rich in petrol, the dessert is rich

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Férreo, ajustado, comprometido, unido (cercano), conciso

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Tight
Security was very tight, tight trousers, found yourself in a tight spot/situation, we were tight at school, a tight sentence

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Incisivo, con ganas, entusiasta, marcado, afilado

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Keen

A keen sense of smell, keen to go to the match, I am keen on you, a keen interest, a keen edge to her tongue

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Básico, desnudo

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Bare

The bare essentials, the bare feet, with my bare hands

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Medio (promedio), tacaño, malo (cruel)

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Mean

The mean rainfall this year, he’s mean and doesn’t buy anything, be nice not mean

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Engañoso, desorientador

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Misleading

The statement is misleading

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Infundado, sin fundamento

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Unfounded

An unfounded generalisation

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Completo, amplio

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Comprehensive

A comprehensive selection of the better impresionists

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Puro, bruto, en crudo

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Raw

Raw materials such as timber, water and minerals

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Tranquilizador, reconfortante

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Reassuring

Despite all these threats there are reassuring signs

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Rígido, agarrotado, tieso, con agujetas

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Stiff

People posed stiffly

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Descarado, desvergonzado

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Brazen-faced

He was so brazen-faced, always telling me lies

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Estrafalario, estrambótico

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Off the wall

These new sports are off the wall

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Amable, suave, moderado

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Gentle

A gentle person, gentle breeze, gentle slope, gentle spirit, gentle touch

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Inclinado, empinado, exorbitante

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Steep

A steep path, a steep slope, a steep price

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Arrollador, apabullante

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Overwhelming

An overwhelming urge to eat chocolate

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Resentido, amargado

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Resentful

I felt very resentful about having to work at the weekend

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Frenético, agitado, muy ocupado

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Hectic

I am too much hectic to sit down

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Puro, transparente, fino

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Sheer

He loves the sheer thrill of going extremely fast

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Que da vergüenza, embarazoso

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Embarrasing, cringe-worthy, cringe-making

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Ridículo

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Ludicrous, ridiculous

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Entusiasmado, encantado, tocando el cielo

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Thrilled, delighted, over the moon

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Autorrealizado

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Self fulfilled

Self fulfillment

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Cauteloso

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Cautious

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De buen trato

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Easy-going

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Sociable

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Outgoing, gregarious

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Franco

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Outspoken, frank, direct

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Apasionado

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Passionate

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Reservado

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Reserved

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Lleno de recursos

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Resourceful

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33
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Despiadado

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Ruthless

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34
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Listo

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Clever, bright

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Tacaño

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Mean, stingy, a Scrooge

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Afable, amable

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Kind, good-natured

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Engreído, snob, pretencioso

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Conceited, snobbish, stuck-up, toffee-nosed

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Cerrado de mente

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Narrow-minded

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Abierto de mente

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Open-minded

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Prejuiciado, parcial, partidista

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Prejudiced, biased

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Astuto, habilidoso

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Cunning, crafty

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Muy nervioso

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Highly-strung, excitable

43
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Justo

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Fair, even-handed

44
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Melancólico

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Glum, miserable

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Alegre

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Jolly, cheerful

46
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Gruñón, arisco

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Surly, grumpy

47
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Insincero

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Insincere, two-faced

48
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Bonito y barato

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Cheap and cheerful

49
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Sorprendido y alucinado

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Shocked and stunned

He was shocked and stunned when he heard the result of the match

50
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Vivo y coleando

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Alive and kicking

Our Latin teacher is still alive and kicking after all these years

51
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Lleno de moratones

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Black and blue

He fell down the stairs and was black and blue for ages

52
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Sin rival

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Unrivalled
Second to none
As far as swimming is concerned Tarzan is second to none

53
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Rubio

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Blonde, fair
Fair hair, blond tobacco
Bleach blonde

54
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Claro, legal, de confianza

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Above board

Everything was completely above board, so there was nothing illegal or wrong

55
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Buen/mal perdedor

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A good/bad sport

56
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Aburrido

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Bored, fed up
Be bored with ST
Become bored, get bored
Boring, tedious

57
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Llano, plano, soso, monótono, desafinado

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Flat
A flat landscape, a flat stomach, we expected a rich taste but it was flat, a flat speaker’s delivery, his voice was flat and sounded awful

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Predominante, preponderante, primordial

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Over-riding, overriding
Our overriding concern is to save the whales
There is one overriding feeling in Spain: resignation

59
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No dañado, fresco, conservado, impecable

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Unspoiled

It is a paradise with unspoiled landscapes

60
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Peligroso, arriesgado, nocivo

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Hazardous
Improve the hazardous track
Hazardous to the health

61
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En buenas condiciones

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In good condition

The camera is in good condition

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Desconcertante, confuso

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Bewildering

The result is a bewildering cacophony

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Somnoliento, adormilado

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Drowsy

Make drowsy, feel drowsy

64
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Atónito, estupefacto, de una pieza

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Flabbergasted

I was flabbergasted when she told me she had won the prize

65
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Bullicioso, escandaloso, ruidoso

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Boisterous
It was a boisterous gathering
Boisterous weather

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Excitado, especialmente enamorado

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Head over heels

She fell head over heels in love with this beautiful boy

67
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Angustioso, estresante

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Nerve-racking

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Necesitado de manera acuciante

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In dire need of

He was stranded in dire need of provisions

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Afilado, agudo, avispado, elegante

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Sharp

A sharp knife, a sharp vision, a sharp mind, a sharp pain, a sharp rise, he was sharp with his new suit

70
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De humor variable

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Moody

71
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Accesible

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Approachable

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Trabajador, industrioso

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Industrious

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Considerado

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Considerate

74
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Maduro

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Mature

75
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Pomposo

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Pompous

76
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Torpe, patoso

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Clumsy

77
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Inequívocamente muerto

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As dead as a dodo

78
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Echado a perder, mimado

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Spoilt

79
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Mandón

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Bossy

80
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Perezoso, vago

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Lazy

81
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Ingenioso

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Witty

82
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Agitado, alborotador, pendenciero

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Rowdy

83
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Rápido, adelantado, firme, astuto

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Fast

A fast cheetah, you arrived five minutes fast, the handle is fast now, fast Eddie was a famous thief

84
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Influido por, formado por

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Shaped by

Women have had their careers shaped by the toys they played with as chidren

85
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Patas arriba, dado la vuelta

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Upside down, upside-down

He wore his suglasses upside down

86
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Flojo, aflojado, suelto, libre, indefinido, libertino

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Loose
Her teath is very loose, her clothes are too loose, the horse got loose from the stable, only a loose outline of the plan, a loose girl

87
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Muy parecido, similar

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Alike (in)
The faces of the father and the son are alike
Alike in appearanceAlike in all respects

88
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Que siempre lleva la contraria

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Contrary

89
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Pueril, inmaduro, infantil en sentido negativo

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Childish

90
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Infantil en sentido neutro

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Childlike

91
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Estresado, con mucha presión

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Stressed-out

We all get stressed out at exam time

92
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Icómodo, molesto

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Uneasy

I was slightly uneasy I was not ready to face it

93
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Cercano, parecido, apretado, íntimo, disputado

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Close
Their views are extremely close, to be close in appearance, my sweater has a close weave, to be close, a close game, pay close attention

94
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Febril

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Feverish

95
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Desaliñado

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Scruffy

96
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En forma de

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Shaped like

The resort is shaped like a foot

97
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Relacionado con

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Connected with

Related to

98
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Fuera de forma, no en forma

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Out of condition

You should not be extremely overweight or out of condition

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