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English C2 vocabulary 1T - verbs Flashcards

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1
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Ponerse a la altura de, alcanzar, ponerse al corriente

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Catch up with SO/ST

Some debts finally caught up with me

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Levantar el ánimo, animar

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Cheer SO up

I was in Milan trying to cheer myself up

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Localizar, investigar hasta dar con

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Track SO down

It’s a miracle my brother ever tracked me down

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Pagar completamente, sobornar, valer la pena, compensar

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Pay off

I’ve nearly paid off my mortgage, the policeman was paid off, take care of your gums and teeth and it can pay off

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Investir, conferir

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Vest ST in SO
Vest SO with ST
The government vested powers in the legislative

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Correr como la pólvora, extenderse

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Get around

News of someone’s pregnancy soon get around

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Vaciar a cucharadas, sacar

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Scoop out

We watched the lady as she scooped out the ice cream from the container

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Trotar

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Trot (off)

The children trotted off to the park

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Engullir, comer con apetito

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Tuck in

There’s nothing I like more than getting home and tucking in to a nice big meal

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Remontarse, evocar, recordar

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Hark back to

This harks back to prohibition practices

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Poner en contra, enfrentar

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Play off

She always played the two managers off against each other

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Concluir, dar por terminado

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Wind up

A decision was made to wind up the business as it was very close to being bankrupt

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Sobresalir, proyectarse

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Jut out

The building consists of balconies jutting out from flat walls

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Encasquetar, endilgar

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Saddle

Get saddledI got saddled with a load of extra work today

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Repartir, esparcir

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Dish out

He is always dishing out advice when it’s not wanted

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Vivir más que, sobrevivir a

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Outlive

A woman is expected to outlive her husband by five years

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Quitarse de encima

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Get ST over (with)

I will be glad to get these exams over with

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Gastar, pagar, malgastar

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Fork out
Squander
Shell out
How much did you fork out for your new shoes?

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Empollar, repasar

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Swot up (on)
I must swot up on phrasal verbs
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Rumiar, meditar melancólicamente durante un tiempo

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Brood on

I wouldn’t brood on it, just get on with your life

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Descongelarse, calentarse

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Thaw out

I sat in front of the fire to thaw out

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Cantar las alabanzas, elogiar

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Rave about

She had been raving about her boyfriend

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Tintinear, campanillear

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Tinkle

They tinkled like bells when they moved

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Acuclillarse

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Squat (down)

She was squatted down on the floor next to me

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Bajar las revoluciones, calmarse

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Simmer down

It took him a while to simmer down after their argument

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Vaciar completamente, eliminar

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Strip out
We stripped out the entire ground floor to make redecorating easier
If you strip out all the excess wording, you’ll have a better report in the end

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Vestir ropa informal, pegar una bronca

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Dress down
You can dress down because the wedding is going to be informal
My boss dressed me down for being rude to the client

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Traspasar, entregar

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Hand over

Hong Kong was officially handed over the Republic of China

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Mirar con deseo

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Eye SO up

That guy has been eyeing you up all night

30
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Empuñar, ejercer, hacer uso

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Wield

It was Ivo who wielded the real power

31
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Provocar, empujar, dar lugar, dar pie

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Prompt SO to do ST

I don’t know what prompted Fred to make so extraordinary decision

32
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Inspirarse en

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Model yourself on

As a young musician he modelled himself on one of his heroes

33
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Salvaguardar, proteger

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Safeguard (against)

Protective measures will help to safeguard against the export of the virus

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Jugar con, tomarse a risa, coquetear con

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Trifle with

He’s a very influential man who sould not be trifled withI wouldn’t trifle with her if I were you

35
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Diferenciar

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Differentiate (between)

It was almost impossible to differentiate the two twins apart

36
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Responder a las características o nombre

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Answer to
The suspect answered to the description
His name is Timothy but he answers to Timmy

37
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Bloquear la memoria de algo

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Blot out

She tried to blot out the memory of his murder

38
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Hacer pinitos, hacer una incursión

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Dabble in

He dabbled in poetry, but his reputation is based entirely on her novels

39
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Hacer un gesto de dolor

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Wince

She winced as the boiling fluid fell on to her hand

40
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Bloquear, parar, desviar

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Deflect

He covered it to deflect the curious

41
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Aferrarse, agarrarse

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Cling to

With their children clinging to them

42
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Abogar por, proponer

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Advocate doing ST
Advocate that …
I advocate that we return to the old business model

43
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Pifiarla, hacer un trabajo mal

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Botch up ST

The builders really botched up the job they were doing for us

44
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Rumorear, extender un rumor

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Put ST about
It was put about that she was of loose moral character
Someone has been putting it about that I’m unhappy in my job

45
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Completar con más detalles, dar cuerpo, engordar

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Flesh out

I’ve got a draft version of my dissertation and I’ll flesh it out when I have done further research

46
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Absorber, chupar como una esponja

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Soak up
Absorb
Children soak up every experience

47
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Vivir sin comodidades

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Rough it

The campers roughed it in the remote cabin for a week

48
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Emplear, contratar, alistarse

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Enlist

The study enlisted the help of experts

49
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Sondear a alguien sobre algo

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Sound SO out

You could sound her out before the meeting to see which way she’s going to vote

50
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Ser especialmente amable con alguien para conseguir algo

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Butter SO up

You’ll have to butter them up a bit before they’ll agree

51
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Tener muchas ganas de tener algo, especialmente si no puedes

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Hanker after/for ST

What did you hanker after most when you where in prison?

52
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Confinar, restringir, enclaustrar

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Confine

We need not be confined by rigid constraints

53
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Escuchar a escondidas, escuchar detrás de la puerta

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Eavesdrop (on)

He was eavesdropping on our conversation

54
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Engordar, cebar

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Feed up

They would feed up their cattle before sending them for slaughter

55
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Comer sonoramente

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Munch (on)

He was munching on an apple

56
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Saborear

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Savour

Savour a meal, savour success, savour freedom, savour memories, savour the past, savour every word

57
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Devorar

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Devour

Devour food, devour books, devour news, the fire/flame devours ST

58
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Tragar

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Swallow

Swallow a meal, swallow news, swallow a pill, swallow your pride

59
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Estar por encima de algo

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Rise above

You have to learn to rise above criticism

60
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Seguir adelante, progresar con eficacia

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Forge ahead

Forge ahead and don’t let your depression get the best of you

61
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Protagonizar

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Star

Julia Roberts stars in a new drama

62
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Mirar escaparates o catálogos de compra

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Window shop, browse

He loathes the length of time I spend window shopping and browsing

63
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Hacer salir, espantar

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Flush out

The government troops went into the forest to flush out the rebel soldiers

64
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Entrecuzarse

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Criss-cross

The roads criss-crossed each other in several places

65
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Jugarse a cara o cruz, jugársela

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Toss up

Toss a coin, tossing up the victories

66
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Contradecir u ocultar

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Belie

The continued daily violence in Iraq belies Tony Blair’s claim that everything is under control

67
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Bajar el tono, moderar, rebajar

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Water down

The management team have watered down their original proposals to avoid an industrial dispute

68
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Morirse ganas por algo

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Yearn for

I yearn for a home-cooked meal

69
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Derrochar, desperdiciar

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Squander

Squander money, squander the opportunity, squander resources

70
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Estigmatizar

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Stigmatise

Stigmatise mistakes, stigmatise AIDS patients, stigmatise Muslims

71
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Externalizar, exteriorizar

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Externalise

Externalise services, externalise feelings, externalise our memory

72
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Meditar, reflexionar, sopesar

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Muse (on)

He took weeks to muse on the question before putting pen to paper

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