Fluent U Vocab 1 Flashcards

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specify, require, determine exactly

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precicar

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to take off

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despegar

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solidarity, togetherness

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la solidaridad

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poop

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el popó

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tail, behind, dick

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el rabo

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straight to the point

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sin rodeos, a quemarropa, bruscamente

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claw

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la garra

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to get stuck

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quedar atrapado, atorarse

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arrow

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la flecha

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warehouse

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el depósito

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coaster

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el posavasos, el salvamantel

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speaker (equipment)

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el altovoz, el altoparlante

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to thunder

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tronar

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hearing

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el oído

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parachute

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los paracaídas

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to juggle

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hacer marabales

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drum set

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la batería

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puddle, water hole

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el charco

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locker room

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el vestuario

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space ship

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la astronave, la nave espacial

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rhinoceros

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el rinoceronte

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tenderness

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la ternura

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to disguise

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disfrazar

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to knock over (objects) / to knock over (a person)

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volcar / tumbar

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a flash (of light)

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el destello

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binoculars

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los binoculares

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spark

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una chispa

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a sparkle

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el centelleo

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to sparkle, to glisten

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centellear

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to flash

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destellar

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pointy

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puntiagudo, picudo

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mailbox

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el buzón

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belittle

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despreciar, menospreciar

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to recieve, to take in

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acoger

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to move ahead, to make a move

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mover ficha

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36
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novelty

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un novedad

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37
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to transfer (people or objects)

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trasladar

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to move (residence)

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trasladarse

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39
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to position, to place

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situar

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40
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traveler

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el viajero, la viajera

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commuter

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el viajero diario

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commercial traveler

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el viajante de comercio

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improvisation

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la improvisación

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genuine

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genuino

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45
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head-on collision / head-on

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un choque frontal / de frente

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stale, hackneyed

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manido

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to ride (a horse)

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cabalgar

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arrogant, cocky (raised)

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alzado

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to toast, to offer

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brindar

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50
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to torment

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atormentar

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51
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to worry, to fret

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atormentarse

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52
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mailman

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el cartero

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53
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a doodle, a scribble

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un garabato

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54
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to scribble

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garabatear

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55
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social surroundings

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el medio ambiente, el entorno

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56
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the environment

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el medio ambiente

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57
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continent

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el continente

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58
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a hose

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la manguera

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59
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barber / hair stylist

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el peluquero / la peluquera

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60
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handcuffs

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las esposas

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robe, lab coat

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la bata

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veterinarian

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el veterinario, la veterinaria

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63
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feel like, would like

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apetecer

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64
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laughter

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las carcajadas

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65
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to make drunk, to intoxicate

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embriagar, intoxicar

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66
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irony

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la ironía

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67
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a rude remark

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un desplante

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68
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In a flash

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en un santiamén

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69
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convent

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el convento

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70
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monks / nuns

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los monjes / las monjas

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key, islet (Key West)

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el cayo (Cayo Hueso)

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72
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callus

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el callo, la callosidad

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73
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biology / biological

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la biología / biológico

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74
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crusty

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crujiente

75
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crunchy, crisp, crispy

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crocante

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floppy, weak, slack

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flojo

77
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awefullness, scariness

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espanto, terror, susto, miedo

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awe

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temor reverencial, pavor y respeto

79
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on tiptoe

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de puntillas, en punta de pie

80
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roller coaster

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la montaña rusa

81
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nostalgia

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la nostalgia

82
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perpetual

A

perpetuo

83
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oatmeal

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la avena

84
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to hook, to get hooked(addiction)

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enganchar

85
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transfer (public transportation)

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transbordar

86
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office

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la oficina, el despacho

87
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Dutch

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holandés

88
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Holland

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Holanda

89
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Basque (language)

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euskera

90
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Galician Gallic (language)

A

gallego

91
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Gallic (adj)

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gálico

92
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setting

A

el paraje

93
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records, file

A

el expediente

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Mecury

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Mercurio

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Venus

A

Venus

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Jupiter

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Júpiter

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Saturn

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Satúrno

98
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Uranus

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Urano

99
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Neptune

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Neptuno

100
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lay, position

A

colocar

101
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a slice

A

una rebanada, tajada, rodaja

102
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to slice

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partir en rodajas, cortar en rodajas

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to get tangled

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enredarse, enmarañarse, revolverse

104
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thread

A

el hilo

105
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code

A

el código, la cifra

106
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figure (math)

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dígito, figura, cifra

107
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tirelessly

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incansablemente

108
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to generate

A

generar

109
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writhe, squirm

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retorcerse

110
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to savor

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saborear

111
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humiliation

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humillación, abatimiento, mortificación

112
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president, chief executive

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mandatario

113
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The devil knows more from experience than from being the devil. (There’s no subsititute for experience)

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Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo

114
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The one who gets up early, God helps (Early bird catches the worm)

A

Al que madruga, dios le ayuda

115
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A tree that grows bent will never have straight branches

A

Árbol que crece torcido jamás su rama endereza

116
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I am not scared of the pepper even though I see it red

A

No le tengo miedo al chile aunque lo vea colorado

117
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Tell me with whom you walk and I will tell you who you are, becuase he who walks with wolves is taught how to howl.

A

Díme con quién andas y te diré quién eres, porque el que con lobos anda, a aullar se enseña

118
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to howl

A

aullar

119
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phenomenal

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fenomenal

120
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chronology/ chronological/ chronologically

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cronología/ cronológico/ en cronológico

121
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to fit/ to reset (medical)/ to mesh with

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encajar/ volver a encajar/ encajar con

122
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to entail

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acarrear, ocasionar, traer consigo, conllevar

123
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complex

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complicado, complejo

124
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intricate

A

intricado

125
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a vacuum

A

un vacío, un vacuo

126
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a vacuum cleaner

A

una aspiradora

127
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to vacuum

A

limpiar con aspiradora, pasar la aspiradora por

128
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to set the table, to clear the table

A

poner la mesa, quitar la mesa

129
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to go grocery shopping

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hacer la compra

130
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to clean my room

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arreglar mi cuarto

131
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I feel like a hamburger right now

A

Ahorita, se me antoja una hamburguesa.

132
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I’ve got a feeling that tonight is going to be a good night.

A

Se me antoja que esta noche será una buena noche

133
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to come alive, to come to life

A

cobrar vida

134
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board, plank / surfboard

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tabla / tabla hawaiana

135
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to balance

A

mantener el equilibrio

136
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a fin, flipper

A

una aleta

137
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I bet that…

A

Apuesto a que…

138
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magic, charm / this guy’s got charm

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duende / ese hombre tiene duende

139
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beardless, hairless, smoothfaced

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lampiño

140
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one-armed guy/girl

A

manco / manca

141
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one-eyed guy / girl

A

tuerto / tuerta

142
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vicarious embarrassment

A

vergüenza ajena

143
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to make someone sick (from sweetness) (literal or figurative)

A

empalagar

144
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fifteen days

A

quincena

145
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to fluster, overwhelm, confuse

A

aturdir

146
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the reflection of the sun

A

el resol

147
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to go home and rest when the day is over

A

recogerse

148
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conversation when dinner’s over

A

la sobremesa

149
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very sensitive to the cold

A

friolento

150
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sleepless, sleep-deprived

A

desvelado

151
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to speak to someone in the tú form

A

tutear

152
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space between your eyebrows

A

entrecejo

153
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a lousy job (done)

A

una chapuza

154
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cuddly, clinging, loving

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mimoso

155
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to strut around, to show off

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pavonearse

156
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somone with your same name

A

el tocayo

157
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friend with benefits

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amigovio

158
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projection, screening, importance

A

proyección

159
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approve, indulge, think well of, spoil

A

consentir

160
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spoiled one, favorite

A

consentido(a)

161
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roll, bore, story, thing

A

el rollo

162
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swan

A

el cisne

163
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cattle, animal, beast / cattle (cow)

A

la res / la res vacuna

164
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to get right, to hit (the target), to succed

A

acertar

165
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To miss (phrase)

A

Echar de menos

166
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Indigenous

A

indígena

167
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hollow

A

hueco, ahuecado

168
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trunk (tree)

A

el tronco

169
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bow (weapon)

A

un arco

170
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to score (a basket)

A

encestar

171
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a shot (sports or gun)

A

un tiro

172
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once (conjunction for “when”)

A

una vez, una vez que

173
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a car cut her off

A

se le metió un carro

174
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to honk (horn)

A

pitar, tocar la bocina, tocar el claxon, dar bocinazos

175
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to give someone the finger

A

tirarle el dedo

176
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they kicked me out of school

A

me corrieron del colegio

177
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event, occurance

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evento, hecho, suceso, acontecimiento

178
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myth

A

el mito

179
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focus, spotlight, lightbulb

A

el foco

180
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flashlight

A

la linterna

181
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to brand (someone)

A

estigmatizar, tachar

182
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to cross out

A

tachar, borrar

183
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