English C1+ vocabulary 4T - verbs Flashcards
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Separarse (de)
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Break away (from) They were impatient to break away from communism
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Ir tirando
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Bump along
You can bump along with this old model
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Irrumpir en
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Burst into
The angry man burst into the room
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Colgar el teléfono, cortar
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Hang up
It’s rude to hang up in the middle of a telephone conversation
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Temblar, estremecerse
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Tremble
She began to tremble all over
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Silbar
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Whistle
He was whistling a tune to himself
7
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Pinchar un teléfono
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Wiretap
You can wiretap a telephone ilegally
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Ir a buscar, traer
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Fetch
She’s gone to fetch her mother
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Refunfuñar, gruñir
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Growl
The dog growls at strangers
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Tiritar, temblar
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Shiver
The snow makes us shiver
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Domesticar, amansar
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Tame
The challenge is to tame the predators
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Desentrañar, limpiar pescado, vaciar una casa
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Gut
The hotel was gutted by fire
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Inclinarse
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Lean
The tower of Pisa leans away from the sea
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Asentir con la cabeza, cabecear
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Nod
He nodded when I asked him about it
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Limpiar, pasar un trapo
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Wipe
Let me wipe away your tears
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Pasar hambre, privar
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Starve
To starve SO of ST
To starve to death
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Caerse, desplomarse
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Slump
We slump in front of the television
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Brotar, pegar el estirón
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Spring up
Seedings spring up at the beginning of the growing season
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Madurar
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Ripen
These strawberries will ripen in a day
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Ser propenso a algo
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Be prone to ST/doing ST
My mother is prone to colds
This plant is prone to being attacked by insects
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Transmitir, conducir
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Convey
These pipes convey water to the boiler, convey the idea
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Desterrar, apartar, proscribir, deportar
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Banish
I was banished to low works again
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Sondear, investigar
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Probe
Geologists can hardly wait to probe the cave
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Empantanarse, atascarse en el barro
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Bog down
It’s pointless getting bogged down in stupid debates
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Dejarse ir llevando, sumergirse lentamente
Drift into
| I was drifting into an exhausted sleep
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Ahogar(se), sumergir
Drown
| To drown your sorrows
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Retener a alguien
Hold SO down
| She held her arms down
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Frotar, restregar
Rub
| Rub the chicken with the juice
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Regañar
Scold
| She is a wicked girl, I scold her every day
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Tomar por la fuerza, agarrar, apoderarse
Seize
| They were plotting to seize power
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Podar, recortar
Prune
| Prune the tree with the pruning shears
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Despertar, excitar, provocar
Arouse
| Arouse suspicion, arouse curiosity, arouse the crowd
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Transmitir, pasar
Relay
| Satellites relay endless weather information to us
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Desmontar, desarmar
Take apart
| He took the engine apart
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Usar incorrectamente, abusar
Misuse
| The modern world casually misuses air-conditioning
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Agregar, añadir (COL)
Tag on
| Just tag a few lines on at the end for me
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Planear, organizar, preparar (COL)
Tee up
| They are teeing up for the conference tomorrow
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Adherirse
Adhere (to)
| When you are wet, sand adheres to you
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Mover, quitar, desplazar, cambiar
Shift
| Sand adheres to you and cannot be shifted, shift the table one meter to the left, shift gears
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Acicalar, cepillar
Groom
| She is always beautifully groomed
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Dejar pasar, desperdiciar, pasar las horas muertas
Idle away
| He idles away his days in the garden
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Arrastrar algo pesado
Lug
I had to lug my bags all the way
Haul
I hauled myself out
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Atraer, tentar, lanzar el anzuelo
Lure
| I had lured my friend into joining me with a promise
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Disiparse, desvanecerse, atenuarse
Fade
| Fade from memory, fade away, fade in, fade out
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Poblar, ingresar datos
Populate
| Computer modelling allows us to create landscapes and populate them
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Repartir(se) el trabajo
Muck in
| In this community everyone mucks in
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No querer pasar
Hang back
| If you hang back for too long you'll lose your chance
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Impulsar, promover, hacer ir más allá
Further
| She showed no desire to further our acquaintance
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Parecerle algo a alguien
Strike (as)
| His attitude really strikes me as strange
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Señalar, seleccionar
Single out
| The inspectors singled out the school library for criticism because of its poor lightning
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Demandar, poner un pleito
Sue (SO for ST)
| Survivors of a plane crash often sue for damages
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Conformarse con
Resign oneself to ST/ING
If I can't have two cats I'll have to resign myself to having just one
Be content with
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Derrocar, derribar
Overthrow
| Einstein overthrew this notion, saying that time and space were relative
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Llevar, acompañar, guiar, escoltar
Usher
| To usher SO in/out
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Acatar, hacer caso a
Abide by
| They abide by the rules of society
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Contravenir, desobedecer
Contravene
| Such practices contravene international and humanitarian law
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Desobedecer, saltarse una regla
Flout
| They continue to flout rules and regulations
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Fomentar, promover, acoger, albergar
Foster
| Foster better relations, foster the two orphans, foster hopes of
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Pavimentar, allanar el camino
Pave
| Pave the way for a cancer vaccine
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Escurrirse por el suelo, culebrear
Slither
| I slid and slithered on the slippery ice
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Determinar, establecer, verificar, confirmar
Ascertain
| He tried to ascertain what the real attributes of life were
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Caer bien, ser bien recibido
Go down well
| His comments on the new film didn't go down well
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Extender, prolongar
Extend (to, towards, into, by)
| I will extend my stay by two weeks
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Ser cómplice en la comisión de in delito, ayudar o alentar
Aid and abet
| It is an offence to aid and abet a criminal
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Echar balones fuera, no decidirse con algo
Hem and haw
| They just hem and haw. Why can't they just decide?
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Agregar, añadir, incluir
Throw in
| You get an extra thrown in with the room
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Dar la lata con algo
Bang on about ST
| My boss is always banging on about how much money we waste
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Repartir, asignar, distribuir
Mete out
| Judges have been accused of meting out sentences that are too harsh
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Reunir a duras penas, juntar
Scrape together
| If we had only scraped together a little more money, ...
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Engañar con excusas
Fob SO off
| He tried to fob me off with a ridiculous story
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Encubrir, tapar un escándalo
Hush up
| The Government are trying to hush up any reports that the minister is involved
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Sudar tinta, trabajar muy duro
Slog away
| He's been slogging away at the decorating
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Pretender, dar a entender, aparentar
Purport
| Dave is purported to be an expert in education
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Expandirse, diversificarse
Branch out
| The company have considered branching out into new markets
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Convencer, persuadir
Coax SO into doing ST
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Subastar
Auction off
| They are going to auction off all their belongings
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Dispararse, subir como la espuma
Soar
| Our hopes soared
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Irse a pique, perder gas, cortarse el chorro
Fizzle out
| The strike at the factory fizzled out after only two days
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Darle sentido a algo, montar algo, descifrar
Piece together
| The police are still trying to piece together the sequence of events
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Desbordarse
Brim over
| My parents were brimming over with pride
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Comerse
Eat into
| The expenses of employees are eating into company benefits
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Quitarlo de las manos, agotarse muy pronto
Get snapped up
| The tickets got snapped up the morning they were put on sale
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Oir decir
Hear tell
| I have heard tell of an in-house writing opportunity
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Mortificarse por
Dwell on
| He couldn't help but dwell on the death of his mother
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Formar una relación de negocios o comprar algo a medias
Go in with SO
| The company has to decide wether to go in with the American or to stand alone
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Correr un tupido velo sobre algo
Paste over ST
| The Government tried to paste over the fact that there was a lot of disunity in the Party
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Examinar algo muy cuidadosamente, normalmente para organizarlo o encontrar algo, filtrar
Sift through
| The new computer has the capability to sift through a huge number of files in seconds
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Relajarse después de una actividad estresante
Wind down
Unwind
Kick back
After the exams the whole class went bowling in order to wind downI like to have time to kick back
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Bautizar
Baptise
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Arrodillarse
Kneel
| Kneel before SO
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Compadecer a alguien, tener lástima de alguien
Pity SO
| I pity those who are young and thier parents die
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Correr, apresurarse, cargar contra
Rush
| He rushed to the airport to catch the plane
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Liar a alguien para que haga algo
Fool SO into doing ST
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Aprobar por los pelos
Scrape through
| He was lucky to scrape through the Proficiency exam
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Atar, maniatar, restringir la libertad
Tie down
| She's never going to have children because she doesn't want them to tie her down
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Hacer preparativos para algo, mantener algo
Provide for ST
| He had a family to provide for
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Filtrar una información
Leak ST out
| If his real identity ever leaks out, ...
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Acicalarse, engalanarse
Spruce yourself up
| I'm going to spruce myself up for the club tonight
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Superar con facilidad, sin despeinarse
Romp through
Sail through
You should be able to romp through your exam as it's so easy
She sailed through her exams without the slightest problem
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Llamar a filas, convocar
Call upon
| To be called upon to play for your country is a great honour
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Esperar nerviosamente
Sweat ST out
| If we can sweat it out over the next few weeks it should then get easier
102
Abstenerse, privarse, renunciar
Forgo
| The workers would be willing to forgo a pay rise in favour of more motivation
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Mirar de manera amenazadora
Square up
| The two boxers squared up to each other at the start of the fight
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Obstaculizar, dificultar
Hamper
| Too much light humpers night-time observation
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Pasar por, hacer pasar por
Pass for
The insolence of shop assistants passes for egalitarianism
Pass off
He tried to pass off the painting as a work of art
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Poner la mano en el fuego por
Vouch for
| Our chief executive vouched for your personally
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Dimitir, renunciar
Stand down
| The President is going to stand down
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Quedarse en la cama hasta muy tarde
Lie in
| It's late, I think I'll lie in tomorrow
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Amasar, juntar a paladas
Rake in
| He is raking in loads of money since he set up his own business
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Escaquearse, zafarse
Duck out of
| He often tries to duck out of his boss's motivational meetings
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Robar, eliminar a alguien
Make away with
| The bank robbers made away with more than 5 million dollars
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Tachar de una lista, eliminar, borrar, excluir
Strike off
| We struck you off the list
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Echar una mano, colaborar
Pitch in
| If we all pitch in we can get this job done in no time at all
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Manipular indebidamente, alterar
Tamper with
| They refused to refund money for the computer as the customer had been tampering with it
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Atestar, llenar de porquería
Clutter up
| Please, don't clutter up my car
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Congraciarse con, caer en gracia a
Ingratiate yourself with SO
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Descartar, hacer que algo sea imposible
Rule out
They ruled out the obvious suspect
The strike ruled out any possibility of us going shopping
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Producir en masa
Churn out
| The author churned out trashy romantic novels for his entire career
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Volver a revisar
Double-check
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Suspender, interrumpir, descontinuar
Discontinue
| The product has been discontinued
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Grabarse (en la memoria)
Etch
| Some experiences etch themselves so sharply on our memory that ...
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Mezclar, involucrar
Draw into
| I found myself drawn into an unexpected aesthetic environment
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Balancearse, mecerse en el agua
Bob about
| The bottle is bobbing about on the surface of the sea
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Consentir, tener predilección por
Dote on
| He dotes on his daughter, and spoils her rotten
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Disparar (preguntar)
Fire away
| If anyone has any question to ask please fire away
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Fomentar, tratar de obtener, suscitar
Drum up
| TV commercials drum up interest in their product
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Volver atrás a
Go back over
| The speaker went back over the points he had talked about
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Integrarse con, mimetizarse con
Blend in with
| This animal can blend in with its surroundings
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Formar una piña, aliarse
Band together
| If they band together the will be more likely to survive
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Declarar siniestro total
Write off
| Danny has written off his car in an accident
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Tratar por encima, pasar de puntillas, disimular
Gloss over
| The spokesman tried to gloss over the poor opinion poll figures
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Animar, acicatear
Spur on
| It was my teacher's talent for art that spurred me on to take up a similar career
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Subrayar, enfatizar
Underline
| The school reports started to underline just how poorly he was faring
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Ahorrar o guardar cosas valiosas
Stash away
| He has a lot of money stashed away in the bank
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Sacar de un apuro, ofrecer algo de dinero en momentos de dificultades
Tide over
| My parents gave me some money to tide me over until my grant for university arrived
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Agarrar el micrófono, hablar mucho rato con un tono aburrido
Drone on
| The Manager is boring, he must have droned on for an hour at least
137
Acumularse
Build up
| When rubbish is allowed to build up we can feel stuck
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Generar, desarrollar
Work up
| We have worked up an appetite
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Depender de, descansar en la responsabilidad de
Rest on
| The whole deal rests on our ability to keep our promises
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Desviar fondos
Siphon off
| He started to siphon off his money to multiple accounts
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Retroceder desvaneciéndose
Recede
| I saw Manhattan receding into the distance
