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English C2 vocabulary 2T - verbs Flashcards

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Respaldar

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Back, support

You should back your arguments with facts

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Decaer, bajar, menguar

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Ebb
Go out
Ebb and flow, ebb tide
Put another log on the fire before it goes out

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Pasar sin, prescindir, vivir sin

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Go without

A camel can go without water for a week

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Eliminar, erradicar, barrer

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Wipe out ST

With this new weapon, we can wipe out the competition

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Fisgar, husmear

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Snoop

Snoop around

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Chirriar, crujir madera

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Creak

The stairs creaked as he tiptoed up to his room

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Tintinear (campanilla, vidrio roto)

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Tinkle

The glass tinkled as it broke on the floor

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Chapotear (barro)

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Squelch

The farmer’s shoe squelched as he pulled it out of the mud

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Chirriar (pájaro, frenos)

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Screech

The car screeched to a halt

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Gotear

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Drip

I was kept awake last night by the tap dripping

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Calar a alguien, darse cuenta

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Suss (out)
He never sussed out that they had tricken him
I’ll try and suss him out

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Prevenir, poner sobre aviso

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To tip SO off

The police were tipped off about the bank robbery

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Fantasear con, juguetear con, acariciar la idea de

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Toy with

Toy with the idea of, toy with SO’s feelings

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Centrarse en, ir dirigido a

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Home in (on ST)
Police are homing in on drug dealers
The missile homed in on the target

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Juntar, evocar, reunir

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Summon up

Summon up courage, summon up a memory

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Evitar, asustarse

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Shy away fom

The government seem to be shying away from taking any decisions that will make them unpopular

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Hacer algo diferente de algo

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Set ST apart from ST

What sets the company apart from its competitors is the diversity of projects

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Hacer el tonto, divertirse haciendo el mono

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Lark about

The children were larking about in the garden

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Discutir largo y tendido (INF)

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Thrash out

Bob and Jane were determined to thrash out their marital problems

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Anotarse, apuntarse (una victoria)

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Chalk up

Our team chalked up another victory today

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Recobrar, recuperar

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Claw back

You’ll spend a lot in the property but you’ll claw back most of that later

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Temer

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Dread

She learned to dread her father’s anger

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Repartir, distribuir

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Dole out

The pittance that they dole out wouldn’t keep a dog alive

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Ligar, atar

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Bind

What you do for the young binds them to you

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Enviar, canalizar (paranormal)
Channel It was channeled towards me I feel like I am channeling my grandmother when I cook
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Esposar
Handcuff He arrived in court handcuffed to two police officers They do not handcuff children
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Socavar, minar, debilitar
Undermine Such a situation would undermine the system stability Seriously undermined by
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Embellecer, adornar
Embellish | Embellish with images
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Empapar, saturar, impregnar
Drench Drenched in sweat A sudden thunderstorm had drenched us to the skin
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Comparar, asemejar, equiparar
Liken to Liken ST/SB to ST/SB Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven to a pearl of great price
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Aliviar
Alleviate | Alleviate boredom, alleviate pain, alleviate suffering
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Alienar
Alienate All these changes to the newspapers have alienated its traditional readers It alienates certain social and cultural groups
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Optar por
Opt for | Since it was cold, I opted for long pants instead of shorts
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Hacerse entender
Come over | The basic message of the TV programme came over quite well
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Convencerse
Come round | He'll come round to our way of thinking, I'm sure of it
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Interponerse
Come between | Nobody is going to come between me and my best friend
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Resultar fácil
Come easily | Languages seem to come easily to Petra - she speaks at least five
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Desatascar
Unclog | I must unclog the garbage disposal
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Estar mejorando o avanzando
To be coming along | My essay is coming along quite nicely, now I've found out which resources to use
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Poder hacer o cumplir con algo
Be up to doing ST | I don't feel well enough to be up to going to work today
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Inculcar
Instil Instil strong social and ethical values in them It is part of a teacher's job to instil confidence in/into his or her students
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Preocuparse por
Care about | We all should care about ...
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Moldear (abstracto)
Mould | Every life event has done its bit to mould my personality
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No decir ni pío, cerrar el pico (normalmente por vergüenza)
Clam up | He was afraid he would clam up in front of the television camera
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Perjudicar, afectar
Impair | A recurring knee injury may have impaired his chances of winning the tournament
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Juntar, reunir
Bring together | Many groups are brought together by marketing men
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Toparse con, trabarse con
Stumble on The other night I happened to stumble on an old photo album I always stumble on the words to the national anthem when I try to sing it
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Destapar, descubrir, desenterrar
Uncover Unearth The investigation uncovered evidence of a large-scale illegal trade in wild birds The biography is an attempt to uncover the inner man
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Desafiar, resistir
Defy | Defying time and order
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Preferir algo a algo
Prefer ST to ST | He prefers driving to being driven
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Arengar, sermonear
Harangue SO | She harangued me for over an hour about the need to keep fit
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Sablear, gorronear
Scrounge ST from SO | Can I scrounge $5 from you, do you think?
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Tener antojo, tener ansias de
Crave ST My sister really craved coal when she was pregnant The craving for popularity
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Estar muy furioso, echar humo
Seethe (with) | Jo was seething (with anger) when his mobile was stolen
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Tirar fuertemente, pegar un estirón
Yank | Don't yank the door open like that - you'll only break it
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Disfrutar de la vida
Live it up | He's alive and well and living it up in the Bahamas
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Hiperventilar
Hyperventilate | It was enough to make me hyperventilate
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Dar lugar a, abrir paso a
Usher in | The fall of the Berlin wall ushered in a new period in Germany's history
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Chorrear, filtrarse, gotear
Trickle She could feel the sweat trickling down her back Trickle irrigation Drops trickling down the sides of the crystal glass
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Marchitar
Whither, fade, dry | Direct sunlight was withering the flowers
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Peatonalizar
Pedestrianise | They are pedestrianising the town square
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Vagar, deambular
Roam She roamed around America for a year After the pubs close, gangs of youths roam the city streets
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Hacer eco, resonar
Echo | The sound of your steps echoing
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Entrar a hurtadillas, escurrirse
Sneak (into, in, off) My brothers sneaked into my room Sneak attack, sneak preview
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Evitar, apartar
Avert How can we avert delays in the production process? I averted my eyes when I saw she was naked
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Abordar, afrontar
Tackle | Tackle a problem, tackle the factors, tackle the threat
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Cumplir con, alcanzar
Accomplish | Accomplish standards, accomplish requirements, accomplish goals, accomplish a mission
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Superar, vencer, remontar
Surmount | Surmount obstacles, surmount barriers, surmount problems, surmount fatigue, surmount temptation
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Poner en orden, limar diferencias
Iron out | Let's sit down and iron out the problems with this report
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Cautivar, fascinar
Enthrall | The baseball game completely enthralled the crowd
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Dormir la mona
Sleep it off | John drank too much and went home to sleep it off
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Posponer, dejar para después
Procrastinate | If we continue to procrastinate on climate change, the price tag will grow
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Arrancar, arrebatar, agarrar
Snatch I snatched up so many teeshirts because they cost a mere dollar Polar bears were snatched on camera by a photographer
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Estar orgulloso de uno mismo por
Pride yourself on ST/doing ST | Anna prides herself on being able to speak five languages
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Comprometerte a algo
Commit yourself to ST/doing ST

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