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Episode 386 Flashcards

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1
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The plebiscite (politics)

A

El plebiscito

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To rewrite

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Reescribir

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The beetle (animal)

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El escarabajo

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The scribbles (scrawl)

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Los escarabajos

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Adjective

armored, armor-plated (shielded)

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acorazado

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The battleship

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El acorazado

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The thread, yarn (strand)
The wire (thin metal cord)
The trickle (small amount of liquid)
The linen, cloth (cloth)

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El hilo

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The barter, exchange (swap)

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El trueque

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To marry (to get married)
To join together, pair, combine together (to join together)
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Maridar

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To come (to occur to)
To turn to (to consult)
To go to (to attend)

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Acudir

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The voter

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El/La votante

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To produce, prepare, make, manufacture (to create)

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Elaborar

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Adverb

peacefully, peaceably

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pacíficamente

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The stoppage, strike

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El paro

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Phrase
Through, across (from one side to the other)
By means of (by means of)

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a través de

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Phrase

from, starting, as of, since, from … on

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A partir de

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To collaborate, cooperate
To contribute, work (journalism)
To contribute (to make contributions)

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Colaborar

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To write, draw up (to put in writing)
To write (to express oneself in writing)
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Redactar

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The working day, shift  (period of work)
The day (period of time)
The day's journey (trip lasting a day)
The conference, congress, workshop (profession or education)
The expedition (military)
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La jornada

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To prevail

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Prevalecer

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Adverb

Democratically

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democráticamente

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Adjective
exempt, free, without (excluded; used with “de”)
free-standing (architecture)

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extento

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To exempt

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Exentar

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The blockade, siege (military)
The block (sports)
The jamming, locking (technical)
The freezing (finance)

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El bloqueo

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Adjective
deciding
crucial, decisive, critic(conclusive)al (pivotal)

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decisivo/a

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To restore (to restore health)
To heal, recover, get well (to regain health)
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Sanar

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To experience, go through, feel, undergo(to go through)

To test, try out (to do tests)

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Experimentar

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28
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The drought

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La sequía

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The prey, catch (hunted animal)
The dam, weir (structure that controls water flow)
The piece of chicken (culinary)

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La presa

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30
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The confrontation

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El enfrentamiento

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The term, period (period of time)
The installment (payment)
The deadline (limit)
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El plazo

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To ambush

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Emboscar

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To prepare for a surprise attack

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Emboscarse

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To remove, eliminate
To take away, take (to grab)
To relieve, take away (to ease)
To take up (to consume)
Except for (to exclude)
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Quitar

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To take off (to remove clothing)

To get out (to move away)

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Quitarse

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36
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Adjective
complex, complicated (difficult)
complex (grammar)

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complejo/a

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The complex, insecurity (psychology)

The complex, center, development (group of buildings)

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El complejo

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To give out, distribute (to part)

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Repartarse

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To distribute, give out, divide (to part)
To deliver, deal cards (to hand out)
To spread (to strew)
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Repartar

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To betray (to be disloyal)
To betray, give away (to reveal)
To deceive (to trick)
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Traicionar

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Adjective
holy, blessed (religious)
fortunate (fortunate)

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bendito/a

42
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The simple soul, simpleton (fool)

A

El benedito

La benedita

43
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The prayer

A

El benedito

44
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The armor, suit of armor (protection)

The framework, frame (technical) (support)

A

La armadura

45
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Adjective

protective

A

protector

protectora

46
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The protector (defender)
The patron (benefactor)
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El protector

La protectora

47
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The protector, protection, mouthguard, gum shield (safety gear)

A

El protector

48
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The exoskeleton

A

El exoesqueleto

49
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To crush, squash (to smash)

To crush, quash, overwhelm (to defeat)

A

Aplastar

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To get squashed (to become squashed)
To flatten oneself (to lie flat)
To flop (to collapse) (Central America) (Colombia) (Ecuador) (Mexico)
To tire oneself out, wear oneself out (to get tired)

A

Aplastarse

51
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To decipher, decode, make out (to read)

To figure out, work out, crack (to puzzle out)

A

Descifrar

52
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To scan

A

Escanear

53
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The strength (physical power)
The fortress, fort (building)
The fortitude (mental power)
A

La fortaleza

54
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The layer (covering)
The sector (class)
The cape, cloak (sleeveless garment)
A

La capa

55
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To intertwine, interlace, interweave (to join by twisting together)

A

Entrelazadar

56
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The puzzle, jigsaw puzzle

A

Rompecabezas

57
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The sweetheart  (term of endearment)
a. sweetheart
A

El bichito

La bichita

58
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The little insect (animal)

A

El bichito

59
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The wing of a bird, bat or insect 
The wing of an airplane
The wing of a building
The wing, flank (military)
The wing, area (military)
A

La ala

60
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Adverb

quickly

A

ligero/a

61
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The container (container)
The tanker, tanker truck, tank (vehicle)
The reservoir (water deposit)
A

El tanque

62
Q

The rodent

A

El roedor

La roedora

63
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Adjective

gnawing

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roedor

roedora

64
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To cross, go through (to go across)
To go through, pierce (to penetrate)
To go through, experience (to live through)
To put across (to place)

A

Atravesar

65
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The tool (implement)

A

La herramiento

66
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The biomimicry

A

La biomimética

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To extract, pull out, take out, remove (to take away)
To draw, take (to collect blood)
To extract (to obtain)
To deduce (to deduce).
To extract, mine, quarry (mining)
A

Extraer

68
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Adjective
supporting, caring, of solidarity (sympathetic)
mutually binding, jointly liable (legal)

A

solidario/a

69
Q

The folklore

A

El folclor

70
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Adverb

supposedly

A

supuestamente

71
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To exchange, swap, switch, interchange (to give and receive in return)

A

Permutar

72
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To base on (to be founded on)

A

Basadar

73
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To be based on (to be supported by)

A

Basadarse

74
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The legend (story)
The legend, inscription, caption (written or engraved note)
The legend (idol)
A

La leyenda

75
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The blade, strand (thin length)

The trace, scrap (small amount)

A

La brizna

76
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To be inspired (to use as a model)

A

Inspirarse

77
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To inspire (to motivate)
To inhale, breath in, breath (biology)
To inspire, arouse, to fill with (to provoke)

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Inspirar

78
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The entrepreneurship, initiative (quality of being enterprising)

A

El emprendimiento

79
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The joint management, co-management

A

La cogestión

80
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The management (business)
The administration (politics)
A

La gestión

81
Q

The salary, wage (income)

A

El sueldo

82
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To tally, add up, fit in, agree, square (to correspond; often used with “con”)
To square, square off (to make square)
To tally, balance (finance; often used with “con”)
To look right, go with (to match; often used with “con”)

A

Cuadrarse

83
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To threaten (to menace)
To threaten, be in danger of (to give signs of)
A

Amenazar

84
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To divide, break up, split into parts (to split into parts)

To pay for in installments (finance)

A

Fraccionar

85
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Adjective

local, native

A

lugareño/a

86
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Adjective
stable, steady (able to last)
stable, steady (firm)
stable (chemistry)

A

estable

87
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Adjective

daily, eveyday

A

cotidiano/a

88
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The influence, influx

A

El influyo

89
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The drink, swig, sip, gulp, shot (small amount of a liquid)

A

El trago

90
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The reader (person who reads)
The foreign language professor (teacher)(Spain)
A

El lector

La lectora

91
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To bet (to gamble)
To station, position, post (to station)
To opt for, go for (to choose; used with “por”)

A

Apostar

92
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To enjoy oneself (to take pleasure)
To take  (literary) (sexual; used with "de")
A

Gozan

93
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Adjective
faint, weak (dim)
fine, thin (slender)
tenuous, insubstantial  (ethereal)
simple, plain (dull)
A

tenue

94
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Adjective
unique, singular (being the only one)
peculiar, odd (strange)
singular (grammar)

A

singular

95
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Adjective

unexpected

A

inesperado/a

96
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The profile, silhouette (side view)
The profile (characteristics)
A

El perfil

97
Q

The survival

A

La supervivencia

98
Q

Adjective

captivating

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cautivante

99
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Adjective

provocative,

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provacador

provacadora

100
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The agitator, troublemaker

A

El provacador

La provacadora

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