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From class - April 2015 Flashcards

1
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to throw somebody out of somewhere

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expulsar

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2
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A drug dealer

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Un camello

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3
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to take place

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Tener lugar

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likelihood

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probabilidad

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5
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A telling-off

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Una bronca

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6
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eye-opening (adjective)

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revelador

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7
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to be up to your eyeballs

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Estar hasta los cojones

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8
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to turn into

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transformar

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9
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To fall asleep

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dormirse

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10
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To get rid of

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deshacerse de

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11
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To take out (money)

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sacar

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12
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To pay in (money)

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ingresar

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13
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To bring up something (in a meeting)

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sacar una tema / mencionar

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14
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to stay up

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Mantenerse despierto

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15
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to drop out (course, university, competition)

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abandonar

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16
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to throw in the towel

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Tirar la toalla

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17
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to show up

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aparacer

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18
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an overview

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visión de conjunto

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19
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lining (of a pipe or coat etc)

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forro

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20
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to lean against something

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apoyarse contra algo

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21
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to swear

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decir tacos / jurar (enfrente del juez)

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22
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a swear word

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un taco (palabra)

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23
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an acquired taste

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un gusto adquirido

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24
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seafood

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marisco / comida del mar

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25
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shellfish

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marisco (los bichos)

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26
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hake (type of fish)

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merluza

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27
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cod (type of fish)

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bacalao

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28
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wholemeal (adjective)

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integral

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29
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health and safety

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sanidad y seguridad

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30
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to punish

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castigar

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31
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a referral

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una referencia

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32
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sudden

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repentino

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33
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in the long run

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a la larga

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34
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threatening

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amenazador

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35
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loudmouth / bigmouth

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una bocazas

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36
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handkerchief

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un pañuelo

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37
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moriesh (food)

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un vicio (que no puedes comer solo uno)

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38
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the loo

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el baño

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39
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to spend a penny

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hacer pis

40
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a portaloo

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baño prefabricada (para conciertos etc)

41
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a portakabin

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caseta prefabricada

42
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to loosen

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aflojar (se)

43
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to tighten

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apretar (se)

44
Q

to tighten up on something

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hacer más estricto / ponerse más severo

45
Q

to pick up

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recoger

46
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a slot machine / fruit machine / a one-armed bandit

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una tragaperras

47
Q

ivory tower

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torre de marfil

48
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to haggle / to bargain

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regatear

49
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high-street (adjective)

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de la calle principal

50
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on the sick

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baja enferedad

51
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to comply

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cumplir

52
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to lengthen

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prolongar / alargar

53
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to juggle

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hacer malabarismos

54
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burnt out (adjective)

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quemado

55
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to hold out hope

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tener esperanza

56
Q

to play tricks on…

A

hacerse una mala jugada

57
Q

to get on like a house on fire

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hacer buenas migas/llevarse muy bien

58
Q

the full extent of…

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hasta que punto estar…

59
Q

to fly off the handle

A

perder los estribos

60
Q

a story with a ring of truth

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una historia verosímil

61
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to back out of (a deal etc)

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no cumplir (un trato) / volverse atrás

62
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to beat around the bush

A

irse por las ramas

63
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to spill the beans

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descubrir el pastel/ levantar la liebre

64
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to poke fun at somebody/something

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burlarse de alguien/algo

65
Q

to pin somebody down

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sujeatar a la fuerza / comprometerse (a una decisión)

66
Q

to be a feather in somebody’s cap

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un triunfo personal

67
Q

to stalk

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acechar (como un gato)/ asediar, acosar, acechar (a una persona)

68
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to bear someone a grudge

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guardar rencor

69
Q

a rabbit hutch

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conejera

70
Q

to have a bee in your bonnet (about something)

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tener monomanía con algo/ tener algo metido entre ceja y ceja

71
Q

to brainwash

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hacerle un lavado de cerebro a

72
Q

a rug

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alfombra

73
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carpet

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moqueta

74
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a shanty town

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una chabola

75
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reference standard gas

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gas patrón

76
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doubtful

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dudoso

77
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a swindle

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un timo

78
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flour

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harina

79
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an ironmonger’s

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la ferretería

80
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green-fingered (adjective)

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con manos de jardinero

81
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the shade

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la sombra (parte en que no hay luz)

82
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a shadow

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una sombra (la forma de un objeto)

83
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los árboles proyectaban su larga sombra hacia el otro lado del camino

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the trees cast long shadows across the road

84
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hace 25°C a la sombra

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it’s 25º in the shade

85
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to target

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dirigir

86
Q

publicidad dirigida al ama de casa

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publicity targeted at the housewife

87
Q

to bring a lawsuit or an action against somebody

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interponer / iniciar una demanda o acción en contra de alguien

88
Q

to fail to do something

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no poder / no lograr / no cumplir

89
Q

no dio todo lo que se esperaba de él

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he failed to live up to our expectations

90
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el motor no arrancó de entrada

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the engine failed to start first time

91
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no mencionaste el punto esencial

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you failed to mention the crucial point

92
Q

faltó a su palabra / no cumplió con su palabra

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she failed to keep her word

93
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to face + noun (used to talk about something happening in the future)

A

enfrentarse a

94
Q

se nos presentan / se nos plantean varios problemas

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several problems face us

95
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si no actuamos inmediatamente nos espera la derrota

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defeat faces us unless we act at once

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