Es un combate duro: así se vive en las trincheras de Ucrania. Flashcards

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combate duro

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tough fight (combat)

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trinchera

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trench

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ubicar (ubicado)

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to locate (located)

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a lo largo de

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along

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a la vista

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in sight

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proyectil

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projectile/missile

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el tanque

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tank (armored vehicle)

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resquebrajar

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to crack

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el techo

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roof/ceiling

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yeso

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plaster

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alistarse

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to get ready

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el casco

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helmet

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amartillar

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to cock (a weapon)

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ametralladora

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machine gun

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cargar

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to carry/to wear (a weapon)

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una lenta calada

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a slow puff (of a cigarette)

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producirse

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to take place/to occur

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despiadado

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ruthless/brutal

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atisbos fugaces

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fleeting glimpses

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maniobras

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maneuvers

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la colina

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a hill

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reducto

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a redoubt (military)

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aldea

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small village

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desarrollarse

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to take place/to unfold

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con el fin de

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in order to

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activar

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to activate/trigger

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distintivo

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distinctive/badge

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huir

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to escape/flee

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jadear

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to pant

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tras

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after/following

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tiroteo

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shooting

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distintivos de llamada

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call signs

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abrumador

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overwhelming

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hacer valer (algo)

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to assert (something)

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acercarse

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to approach

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En lo que va (de)

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So far (this)

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sin embargo

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however/nevertheless

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barbudo

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bearded

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bañera

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bathtub

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dondequiera

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anywhere/wherever

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instalarse

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to settle in

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madriguera

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hideout/den

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en la actualidad

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currently/presently

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caja

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box/container

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apilado(a)

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piled up

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polvo

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dust/powder

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además

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besides/in addition to (in context)

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cabra

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goat

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pastor

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pastor/minister or shepherd

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frente

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in front of

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funda

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case/covering

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retumbar

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to resound/to echo

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altura

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height/altitude

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surcar

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to travel across (e.g., to fly through)

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campiña

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countryside

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portar

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to carry/to bear

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aunque

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although/even though

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abordar

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to deal with/to approach something (in a particular way)

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guardar

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to put away/to save

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pantalla

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screen/display

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toma aérea

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aerial shot (photo)

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circundante

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surrounding

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sembradío

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field

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recordar

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to remember/to remind/to bring to mind

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superficie

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surface

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estallar

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to explode/burst

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disiparse

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to dissipate/to lift/to evaporate

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hongo

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fungus/mushroom

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mezcolanza

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mishmash/hodgepodge

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costado

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side (of an object)

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aún

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still/yet

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impulsar

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to propel/to motivate

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reluciente

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shining

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hilera

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row

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incluso

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even

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saquear

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to loot

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nivelar

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to even out

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obús

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howitzer

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largo alcance

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long-range

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escritorio

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desk

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de pantalla plana

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flat-screen