Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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alcanzar

A

to be enough

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2
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el changarro

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stand, small store

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3
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el/la chavo/a

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young man/woman

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guey (u has dots)

A

pal; idiot

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5
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invitar

A

to treat

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6
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la jefa

A

mother

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7
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el machote

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template

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8
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la maquina (de escribir)

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typewriter

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la mercadotecnia

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marketing

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10
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ocultar

A

to hide

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el oficio

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trade

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12
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el rato(te)

A

a (long) while

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13
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servir de

A

to work as

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14
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toparse (con alguien)

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to run into (someone)

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15
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abandonar

A

to leave

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16
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el alfabetizacion

A

literacy campaign

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17
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el analfabetismo

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iliteracy

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18
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el consuelo

A

consolation

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19
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dejar plantado/a

A

to stand someone up

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20
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el desengano (amoroso)

A

hearbreak

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21
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el desilusion

A

disappointment

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22
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enamorado/a (de)

A

in love (with)

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23
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el/la escribano/a

A

letter writer

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24
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planear

A

to plan

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25
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resignarse

A

to resign oneself

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26
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la soledad

A

loneliness

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27
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la tristeza

A

sadness

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28
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el colmillo

A

canine (tooth)

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29
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dedicar

A

to dedicate

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30
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la dedicatoria

A

dedication

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31
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el/la encargado/a

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supervisor

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32
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gritar

A

to shout

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33
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guinar

A

to wink

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34
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inquietante

A

disturbing

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35
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llevar razon

A

to be right

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36
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insultar

A

to insult

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37
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mimado/a

A

spolied

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38
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prevenir

A

to prevent

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39
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sospechar

A

to suspect

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40
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aconsejable

A

advisable

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41
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cobrar

A

to gain (importance, etc.)

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42
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la desconfianza

A

distrust

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43
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desvincular

A

to separate

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44
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durar

A

to last

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45
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la embestida

A

charge, onslaught

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46
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inmutable

A

unchanging

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47
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la jubilacion

A

retirement

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48
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el lapso

A

lapse (of time)

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49
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el punado

A

handful

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50
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renovar

A

to renew

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51
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sucumbir

A

to succumb

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52
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vencer

A

to expire

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53
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la burla

A

mockery, joke

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54
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la certidumbre

A

certainty

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55
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desechable

A

disposable

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56
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inseguro/a

A

uncertain

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57
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la justificacion

A

justification

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58
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el vinculo

A

link

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59
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la abeja

A

bee

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60
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adulatorio/a

A

flattering

61
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agasajar

A

to receive (a guest)

62
Q

aludir

A

to allude

63
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el cargo

A

position

64
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la cigarra

A

cicada

65
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comprensivo/a

A

understanding

66
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la debilidad

A

weakness

67
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distraido/a

A

absent-minded

68
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la gallina

A

hen

69
Q

el gallo

A

rooster

70
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inquieto/a

A

restless

71
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laborioso/a

A

hard-working

72
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mejorar

A

to improve

73
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el/la mono/a

A

monkey

74
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renunciar

A

to give up

75
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la selva

A

jungle

76
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la urraca

A

magpie

77
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alocado/a

A

reckless

78
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astuto/a

A

cunning

79
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hablador(a)

A

talkative

80
Q

presumido/a

A

conceited

81
Q

el/la cabro/a

A

goat

82
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el/la chivo/a

A

goat

83
Q

enfriarse

A

to get cold

84
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extranar a alguien o algo

A

to miss someone or something

85
Q

hacer caso

A

to obey

86
Q

hacerse tarde

A

to become late

87
Q

la hembra

A

female

88
Q

la hierba

A

grass

89
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huerfano/a

A

orphan

90
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largarse

A

to scram

91
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la mata

A

plant

92
Q

el patio trasero

A

backyard

93
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la regla

A

rule

94
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velar por alguien o algo

A

to look out for someone or something

95
Q

afilar

A

to sharpen

96
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jugar al escondite

A

to play hide and seek

97
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la navaja

A

jackknife

98
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piar

A

to chirp

99
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tirar

A

to throw

100
Q

la vela

A

candle

101
Q

el aguinaldo

A

extra month’s salary paid at Christmas

102
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colgar (el telefono)

A

to hang up (the phone)

103
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el compromiso

A

obligation

104
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desembolsar

A

to spend (money)

105
Q

enfriar

A

to chill

106
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el/la masajista

A

massage therapist

107
Q

Que barbaridad!

A

this is incredible!

108
Q

el/la vigilante

A

security guard

109
Q

el lujo

A

luxury

110
Q

la marca

A

brand

111
Q

valorar

A

to value

112
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el comodin

A

joker

113
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condenado/a

A

doomed

114
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embarazarse

A

to get pregnant

115
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la incapacidad

A

incompetence

116
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insalvable

A

insurmountable

117
Q

la inversion

A

reversal

118
Q

invertir

A

to invert, to reverse

119
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malbaratar

A

to squander

120
Q

el manejo

A

management

121
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menospreciado/a

A

underestimated

122
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prevalecer

A

to prevail

123
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sobreponerse

A

to overcome

124
Q

la cartera

A

wallet; bag; briefcase

125
Q

de repente

A

suddenly

126
Q

las medias

A

stockings; panty-hose; socks

127
Q

a la mera hora

A

when push comes to shove

128
Q

parecido/a

A

alike

129
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pegado/a

A

stuck

130
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seguido

A

often

131
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tratar

A

to care for, to treat

132
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arraigarse

A

to take root

133
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echar de menos

A

to miss (someone or something)

134
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mudarse

A

to move

135
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pasarla bien

A

to have a good time

136
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transitoriamente

A

temporarily

137
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alcanzar

A

to get, to bring

138
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apagado/a

A

switched off

139
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el brote

A

outbreak

140
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la cobertura

A

coverage

141
Q

el sindome de abstinencia

A

withdrawal symptoms

142
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sonar

A

to ring

143
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tender a

A

to tend to

144
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el tercero

A

third party

145
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dar rabia

A

infuriate

146
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estar localizable

A

to be available

147
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permitirse el lujo

A

to afford

148
Q

prescindir

A

to do without