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Episode 398 Flashcards

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To stockpile, hoard (to amass)
To monopolize, corner the market (to dominate commercially)
To capture, carry off (to receive)
To hog (to take more than one’s fair share of)
a. to hog (colloquial)
To take up (to consume)

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Acaparar

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The cornering, monopolization (domination)

The stockpiling, hoarding (accumulation)

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El acaparamiento

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To sponsor (to finance)
To back, sponsor  (to support)
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Patrocinar

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The sponsor, patron, patroness (promoter)

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El patrocinador

La patrocinadora

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The Belgian

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El belga

La belga

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Adjective

Belgian (of Belgian origin)

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belga

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To nickname, call, dub

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Apodar

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To freeze (to preserve)
To affect with frostbite (medicine)
To freeze (to not increase)
To freeze, suspend (to put on hold)

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Congelar

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To freeze (to turn into ice)
To get frostbite (medicine)
To freeze (to feel cold)
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Congelarse

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To delay, hold up (to set back)

To take long, be long (to spend too long)

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Demorar

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To be delayed (to be held up)
To take (to spend a certain amount of time)
To take long, be long, take a long time (to spend too long)
To be late (to arrive late)
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Demorarse

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Phrase
function, running, on (functioning)
underway, in progress, on the go (happening)

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en marcha

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The period, stage, phase (time)

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La etapa

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The line, queue, row (sequence of people or things)

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La fila

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The embarrassment, shame (ignominy)
The shame (indignity)
The shyness (indignity)
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La vergüenza

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The chancellor (head of state)
The Secretary of State (US), Foreign Secretary (UK)  (foreign minister)
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El canciller

La canciller

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Adverb

as to, with regard to (in reference to)

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en cuanto a

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To say goodbye (to see off)

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Despedirse

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To say goodbye (to see off)

To fire, dismiss, lay off, sack, give the sack, let go (to discharge from employment)

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Despedir

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To revert to (to go back to; used with “a”)
To revert to (legal)
To be to the, end up in (to wind up; used with “en”)

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Revertir

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To take advantage of, make the most of, make good use of (to make use of)
To use (to utilize)
Male the most of, take the opportunity to (to make use of; often used with “para”)

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Aprovechar

22
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To take advantage of (to exploit; used with “de”)

To take advantage of, abuse (to exploit; used with “de”)

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Aprovecharse

23
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To shoot down, bring down (to down)
To knock down, take down, demolish, cut down tree (to knock to the ground)
To depress, get down (to dishearten)
To lay low (to weaken)

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Abatir

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“Just remember”

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“Basta con recordar”

25
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The cradle, crib, cot (bed for a baby)
The cradle, birthplace (place of origin)
The birthplace (homeland)

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La cuna

26
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To save money, to conserve

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Ahorrár

27
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To pet, caress, stroke (to touch softly)

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Acariciar

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To land, touch down (to return to the ground)
To land (to fall)
To turn up (to appear unexpectedly)
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Aterrizar

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To hold (to grasp)
To fasten, hold in place (to fix in place)
To hold down, subdue (to restrain)
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Sujetar

30
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The tracker (pursuer)

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El rastreador

31
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Adverb

unexpectedly, without warning inesperadamente

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inesperadamente

32
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Adjective

crazy, ridiculous

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descabellado

33
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The collection, group (collective of things or people)
The whole (totality)
The ensemble, group, band (music)
The team (sports)

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El conjunto

34
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To form, make (to shape)

To set up, get into, form (to create)

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Formar

35
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The row, line (rank)
The drill, row (agriculture)
The course (architecture)
The file (military)

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La hilera

36
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The shovel, spade, dustpan (tool)

The spatula, fish knife, flour shovel, scoop (culinary)

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La pala

37
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“o sea”

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“that is”

38
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To inform, notify (to communicate)
To Pay (to remit) (Chile) (Mexico)
To complete (to make up) (Chile)
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Enterar

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To find out (to discover)
To hear, find out (to know)
To notice (to perceive)

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Enterarse

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The litter (offspring)
The gang
The layer (culinary)
The cohort, generation (group of professionals)
the cohort (class)(Argentina)
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La camada

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