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English C1+ vocabulary - verb patterns Flashcards

1
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Acusar

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Accuse SO of doing ST

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Aconsejar

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Advise SO to do ST
I advise you to stay in your job
Advise doing ST
He advised starting at once

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Estar de acuerdo

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Agree to do ST
We agreed to split up
Agree to SO’s doing ST
We agree to your living abroad

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Disculparse

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Apologize (to SO) for doing ST

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Conminar, pedir

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Ask SO to do ST

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Evitar

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Avoid doing ST

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Culpar

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Blame SO for doing ST

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Alabar

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Compliment SO on doing ST

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Felicitar

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Congratulate SO on doing ST

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Criticar

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Criticise SO for doing ST

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Negar, desmentir

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Deny doing ST

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Desalentar, desanimar

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Discourage SO from doing ST

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Permitir, (posibilitar)

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Enable SO to do ST
I will enable you to take part in the race
Allow SO to do ST
They allowed me to get out once a week

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Alentar, animar

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Encourage SO to do ST

She encouraged me to carry on

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Prohibir

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Forbid SO to do ST

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Forzar

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Force SO to do ST

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17
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Llegar a, ponerse a, empezar a

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Get to do ST
I never really got to know him
Get doing ST
Right, let's get moving!
Get SO to do ST
They got Saddam to withdraw from Kuwait
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18
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Insistir

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Insist on doing ST
The strikers insist on higher wages
Insist that…
I would insist that these multiple problems are difficult to solve

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19
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Tener la intención

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Intend to do ST
What do you intend to do?
Intend SO to do ST
I intended him to do my homework
Intend doing ST (rare, very formal)
I intend writing to the press
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20
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Invitar

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Invite SO to do ST

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Dejar, hacer que, causar

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Let SO do ST

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Esperar con anhelo

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Look forward to doing ST

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Hacer que, obligar

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Make SO do ST

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Lograr, poder

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Manage to do ST

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Oponerse a, no estar de acuerdo con

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Object to (SO’s) doing ST

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Ofrecer

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Offer to do ST

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Ordenar

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Order SO to do ST

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Permitir (dar permiso)

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Permit SO to do ST

I will not permit you to insult my family

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29
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Impedir, (prevenir)

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Prevent SO from doing ST
She was prevented from attending the conference
Prevent (SO’s) doing ST
I want to prevent your dying early

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30
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Prometer

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Promise to do ST

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Rehusar, rechazar

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Refuse to do ST

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32
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Recordar

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Remind SO to do ST

She reminded me to pay the rent

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33
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Salvar

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Save SO from doing ST

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34
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Parar

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Stop SO from doing ST
Can't you stop him from doing that?
Stop to do ST
I stopped to have a break
Stop doing ST
I stopped laughing when I saw her
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35
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Tener éxito, surtir efecto

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Succeed in doing ST

Finally she succeeded in being a model

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36
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Decir

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Tell SO to do ST

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37
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Dar las gracias

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Thank SO for doing ST

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38
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Amenazar con

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Threaten to do ST

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39
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Querer

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Want to do ST
I want to break free
Want SO to do ST
I want you to stay

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40
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Advertir

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Warn SO to do ST

We had been warned not to go

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41
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Tener ganas

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Fancy doing ST

Do you fancy going to see a movie?

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42
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Sugerir

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Suggest doing ST
I suggest going somewhere for a drink
Suggest that…
All these signals suggest that we must go

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43
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No aguantar

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Can’t stand doing ST

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44
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Parecer

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Appear to do ST

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45
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Exigir, demandar

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Demand to do ST

We demanded to see the Principal

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46
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Disfrutar, gustar

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Enjoy doing ST
I enjoy playing the piano
Enjoy (SO’s) doing ST
I enjoy your playing the piano

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47
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Esperar con esperanza

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Hope to do ST
What do you hope to gain from that?
Hope SO do ST
I hope she comes soon

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48
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Importar, molestar

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Mind doing ST

Do you mind waiting for me?

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49
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Apetecer

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Feel like doing ST

I don’t feel like going out, I’m tired

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Permitirse, tener dinero

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Afford to do ST

I can’t afford to go to Japan

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51
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Implicar, suponer

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Involve doing ST

My job involves travelling a lot

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52
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Atreverse a, retar a

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Dare to do ST
I dare not to tell him
Dare SO to do ST
I dare you to run faster!

53
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Solicitar, pedir, (requerir)

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Request SO to do ST

54
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Posponer

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Postpone doing ST

I always postpone calling to the doctor

55
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No poder soportar

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Can’t bear doing ST
The dog can’t bear being shut
Can’t bear to do ST
I can’t bear to look

56
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Fallar en

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Fail to do ST

I failed to pass my exam

57
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No poder evitar

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Can’t help doing ST

I can’t help eating chocolate

58
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Mencionar

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Mention doing ST
I mentioned having gone out with her
Mention (SO’s) doing ST
I can’t mention your giving up so early

59
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Anhelar

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Long to do ST
I long to be with you
Long for SO to do ST
I long you to come here

60
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Lamentar, molestarse

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Resent doing ST

He resents having lost his job

61
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Valer la pena

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Be worth doing ST

It’s not worth staying here

62
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Proponerse, tomar como objetivo

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Aim to do ST

I aim to drink five glasses of water a day

63
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No poder afrontar

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Can’t face doing ST

I can’t face making my exam

64
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Consentir en hacer algo

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Consent to do ST

65
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No servir para nada hacer algo

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Be no good doing ST
It's no good staying here, the time is over
There's no point (in) doing ST
There's no point (in) being good
It's no use doing ST
It's no use waiting, she will not come
66
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No ser bueno hacer algo

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Be not good to do ST

It is not good to eat too much

67
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Quedar en hacer algo

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Arrange to do ST

I arranged to meet him at the cafe

68
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Echar de menos

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Miss doing ST

I miss having a garden

69
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Hacer más fácil

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Make it easier for SO to do ST

I’ll make it easier for you to leave home

70
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Hacer más difícil

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Make it more difficult for SO to do ST

She makes it more difficult for me to sleep

71
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Persuadir

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Persuade SO to do ST

I persuaded her to go out with me

72
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Ser obligado a hacer algo

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Be made to do ST

The prisoners are made to dick holes

73
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Tender a

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Tend to do ST

74
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Ser ordenado (orden verbal) a hacer algo

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Be told to do ST

75
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Acostumbrarse a hacer algo

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Get used to doing ST

76
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Estar acostumbrado a hacer algo

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Be used to doing ST
I’m not used to speaking English
Be accostumed to doing ST
I’m accostumed to running everyday

77
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Ir a hacer algo en un momento cercano

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Be about to do ST

78
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Estar a punto de hacer algo

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Be on the point of doing ST

79
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Tener que hacer algo, alguien espera que hagamos algo

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Be supposed to do ST

You were supposed to be in bed by ten

80
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Suponerse que vas a hacer algo

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Be meant to do ST

It’s meant to be a good car

81
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Instar, animar, alentar, (urgir)

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Urge SO to do ST

82
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Esperar que alguien haga algo

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Wait for SO to do ST

83
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Tomarse la molestia de hacer algo

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Bother to do ST

He didn’t even bother to write

84
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Anunciar

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Advertise for SO to do ST

I have to advertise for someone to share my flat with me

85
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Apreciar, tener en cuenta

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Appreciate SO('s) doing ST
We really appreciate your helping us
86
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Garantizar

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Guarantee to do ST

I don’t guarantee to reply inmediately

87
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Oir

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Hear SO doing ST
We heard him talking about you
Hear SO do ST
I’ve never heard him shut at anyone

88
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Pillar, atrapar

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Cath SO doing ST

We catched him stealing some money

89
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Estar preparado para

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Be prepared to do ST

He wasn’t prepared to sack his own son!

90
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Odiar

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Hate doing ST
I hate having my photo taken!
Hate to do STI hate to eat too much

91
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No poder esperar

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Can’t wait to do ST

I can’t wait to see your face again

92
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Darse prisa

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Hurry to do ST

I have to hurry to go to the airport

93
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Preferir

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Prefer doing ST
I prefer going to the cinema
Prefer to do ST
I prefer not to sleep with you
Prefer SO to do ST
I prefer your sister to be my friend
94
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Fingir

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Pretend to do ST

I pretended to be talking on my mobile

95
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Escoger, elegir

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Choose to do ST

The council chose to narrow the streets

96
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Renunciar a, dejar de

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Give up doing ST

I gave up smoking

97
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Tratar de, procurar hacer, buscar hacer

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Seek to do ST

I seek to reeduce my impact on the planet

98
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Proveer a alguien con algo

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Provide SO with ST

We will provide the participants with a name badge

99
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Recordar

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Remember to do ST (remember and then do ST)
Remember to turn off the lights when you leave
Remember doing ST (facts in the far past)
I rememeber going to school for the first time

100
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Intentar

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Try to do ST (attempt an activity)
I tried to go to sleep
Try doing ST (attempt a method)
I tried counting sheep

101
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Sentir o arrepentirse

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Regret to do ST (saying)
We regret to inform that you have not been selected
Regret doing ST (in the past)
I regret not learning Spanish at school

102
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Implicar o tener la intención

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Mean to do ST (intention)
We mean to go to Canada this year
Mean doing ST (involve)
My new job means getting up at six o’clock

103
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Continuar

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Go on to do ST (different activity)
After twlking about his health, he went on to talk about his family
Go on doing ST (same activity)
He went on talking about his health for hours

104
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Olvidar

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Forget to do ST (particular needed action)
She forgot to pay the rent this month
Forget doing ST (activity in the past)
She forgot reading the book when she was a kid

105
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Admitir

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Admit to doing ST

He admitted to making a bad mistake

106
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Ajustar

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Adjust to doing ST

In hard times we must all adjust to having less money to spend

107
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Adaptarse

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Adapt to doing ST

The cubs quickly adapted to being fed by their new mother

108
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Aspirar

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Aspire to doing ST

The British Empire aspired to making ever greater conquests in the first half of the 19th century

109
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Confesar

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Confess to doing ST
Own up to doing ST
He eventually confessed to having killed the children
He owned up to putting salt in the sugar bowl

110
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Confinar

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Confine to doing ST

The participants confined themselves to dealing with the most pressing issues

111
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Consentir, aceptar

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Consent to doing ST

The archbishop consented to having the new project brought to fruition

112
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Contribuir

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Contribute to doing ST

It is appropriate that we all contribute to making our organisation one of the most respected in the city

113
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Dedicar

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Dedicate to doing ST

He dedicated his life to opening up the dark heart of Africa

114
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Consagrar

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Devote to doing ST

I devote a large part of my free time to lying in bed thinking about the cosmos

115
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Conducir

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Lead to doing ST
Lead to SO(‘s) doing ST
The new legislation led to fewer people being admitted to hospital

116
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Recurrir

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Resort to doing ST

When it is cold, I have to resort to peeing out of the window

117
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Ser restringido, ser limitado

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Be restricted to doing ST

We were restricted to raising our spending by a mere 2%

118
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Arriesgarse

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Risk doing ST

119
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Imaginar

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Imagine doing ST

I can’t imagine tou living there

120
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Detestar

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Detest doing ST

I datest having to listen to old jokes

121
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Merecer, tener merecido

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Deserve to do ST

He deserves to be promoted

122
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Esperar, anticipar

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Expect to do ST

Employees are not expected to work every day

123
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Desatender, descuidar

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Neglect to do ST

124
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Panear, planificar

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Plan to do ST

125
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Recomendar

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Recommend SO do ST

We recommend you choose a six-figure combination

126
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Considerar

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Consider doing ST

Consider creating an end to your relationship

127
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Proponer algo

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Propose to do ST

What do you propose to do?

128
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Ordenar oficialmente

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Command SO to do ST

The captain commanded us to leave

129
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Conllevar, implicar

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Entail doing ST

The job entails working hard

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