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English C2 vocabulary 1T - verbs Flashcards

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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
Simmer down | It took him a while to simmer down after their argument
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Vaciar completamente, eliminar
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
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
Hand over | Hong Kong was officially handed over the Republic of China
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Mirar con deseo
Eye SO up | That guy has been eyeing you up all night
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Empuñar, ejercer, hacer uso
Wield | It was Ivo who wielded the real power
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Provocar, empujar, dar lugar, dar pie
Prompt SO to do ST | I don't know what prompted Fred to make so extraordinary decision
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Inspirarse en
Model yourself on | As a young musician he modelled himself on one of his heroes
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Salvaguardar, proteger
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
Trifle with | He's a very influential man who sould not be trifled withI wouldn't trifle with her if I were you
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Diferenciar
Differentiate (between) | It was almost impossible to differentiate the two twins apart
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Responder a las características o nombre
Answer to The suspect answered to the description His name is Timothy but he answers to Timmy
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Bloquear la memoria de algo
Blot out | She tried to blot out the memory of his murder
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Hacer pinitos, hacer una incursión
Dabble in | He dabbled in poetry, but his reputation is based entirely on her novels
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Hacer un gesto de dolor
Wince | She winced as the boiling fluid fell on to her hand
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Bloquear, parar, desviar
Deflect | He covered it to deflect the curious
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Aferrarse, agarrarse
Cling to | With their children clinging to them
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Abogar por, proponer
Advocate doing ST Advocate that ... I advocate that we return to the old business model
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Pifiarla, hacer un trabajo mal
Botch up ST | The builders really botched up the job they were doing for us
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Rumorear, extender un rumor
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
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Completar con más detalles, dar cuerpo, engordar
Flesh out | I've got a draft version of my dissertation and I'll flesh it out when I have done further research
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Absorber, chupar como una esponja
Soak up Absorb Children soak up every experience
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Vivir sin comodidades
Rough it | The campers roughed it in the remote cabin for a week
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Emplear, contratar, alistarse
Enlist | The study enlisted the help of experts
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Sondear a alguien sobre algo
Sound SO out | You could sound her out before the meeting to see which way she's going to vote
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Ser especialmente amable con alguien para conseguir algo
Butter SO up | You'll have to butter them up a bit before they'll agree
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Tener muchas ganas de tener algo, especialmente si no puedes
Hanker after/for ST | What did you hanker after most when you where in prison?
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Confinar, restringir, enclaustrar
Confine | We need not be confined by rigid constraints
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Escuchar a escondidas, escuchar detrás de la puerta
Eavesdrop (on) | He was eavesdropping on our conversation
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Engordar, cebar
Feed up | They would feed up their cattle before sending them for slaughter
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Comer sonoramente
Munch (on) | He was munching on an apple
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Saborear
Savour | Savour a meal, savour success, savour freedom, savour memories, savour the past, savour every word
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Devorar
Devour | Devour food, devour books, devour news, the fire/flame devours ST
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Tragar
Swallow | Swallow a meal, swallow news, swallow a pill, swallow your pride
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Estar por encima de algo
Rise above | You have to learn to rise above criticism
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Seguir adelante, progresar con eficacia
Forge ahead | Forge ahead and don't let your depression get the best of you
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Protagonizar
Star | Julia Roberts stars in a new drama
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Mirar escaparates o catálogos de compra
Window shop, browse | He loathes the length of time I spend window shopping and browsing
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Hacer salir, espantar
Flush out | The government troops went into the forest to flush out the rebel soldiers
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Entrecuzarse
Criss-cross | The roads criss-crossed each other in several places
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Jugarse a cara o cruz, jugársela
Toss up | Toss a coin, tossing up the victories
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Contradecir u ocultar
Belie | The continued daily violence in Iraq belies Tony Blair's claim that everything is under control
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Bajar el tono, moderar, rebajar
Water down | The management team have watered down their original proposals to avoid an industrial dispute
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Morirse ganas por algo
Yearn for | I yearn for a home-cooked meal
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Derrochar, desperdiciar
Squander | Squander money, squander the opportunity, squander resources
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Estigmatizar
Stigmatise | Stigmatise mistakes, stigmatise AIDS patients, stigmatise Muslims
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Externalizar, exteriorizar
Externalise | Externalise services, externalise feelings, externalise our memory
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Meditar, reflexionar, sopesar
Muse (on) | He took weeks to muse on the question before putting pen to paper

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