Fancy words Flashcards

List of fancy words I came accross

1
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Pleasantries

A

Comentarios agradables para aligerar el ambiente

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2
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Swathe: Huge swathes of rainforest are being cleared for farming and mining.

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Hilera/ Franja

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Outlier

People who live past 100 are genetic outliers, whose longevity is unreachable for most of us.

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Atípico/ ajeno

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4
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Unquenchable

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Insaciable/inextinguible

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5
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Outsider

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Ajeno / Forastero

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6
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To berate someone

A

Criticar con dureza/reprender

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7
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hubo un poeta CON EL NOMBRE DE X

A

There was a poet by the name of X

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8
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Ya que los hombres se volvieron más blandos

A

FOR men had grown more tender

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9
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To drench

A

Empapar

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10
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To crouch /kraʊtʃ/

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Agacharse / ponerse de cunclillas

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11
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To sigh /saɪ/

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Suspirar

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