From class - April 2015 Flashcards

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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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4
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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
Q

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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shellfish
marisco (los bichos)
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hake (type of fish)
merluza
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cod (type of fish)
bacalao
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wholemeal (adjective)
integral
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health and safety
sanidad y seguridad
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to punish
castigar
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a referral
una referencia
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sudden
repentino
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in the long run
a la larga
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threatening
amenazador
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loudmouth / bigmouth
una bocazas
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handkerchief
un pañuelo
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moriesh (food)
un vicio (que no puedes comer solo uno)
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the loo
el baño
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to spend a penny
hacer pis
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a portaloo
baño prefabricada (para conciertos etc)
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a portakabin
caseta prefabricada
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to loosen
aflojar (se)
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to tighten
apretar (se)
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to tighten up on something
hacer más estricto / ponerse más severo
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to pick up
recoger
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a slot machine / fruit machine / a one-armed bandit
una tragaperras
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ivory tower
torre de marfil
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to haggle / to bargain
regatear
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high-street (adjective)
de la calle principal
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on the sick
baja enferedad
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to comply
cumplir
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to lengthen
prolongar / alargar
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to juggle
hacer malabarismos
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burnt out (adjective)
quemado
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to hold out hope
tener esperanza
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to play tricks on...
hacerse una mala jugada
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to get on like a house on fire
hacer buenas migas/llevarse muy bien
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the full extent of...
hasta que punto estar...
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to fly off the handle
perder los estribos
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a story with a ring of truth
una historia verosímil
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to back out of (a deal etc)
no cumplir (un trato) / volverse atrás
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to beat around the bush
irse por las ramas
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to spill the beans
descubrir el pastel/ levantar la liebre
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to poke fun at somebody/something
burlarse de alguien/algo
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to pin somebody down
sujeatar a la fuerza / comprometerse (a una decisión)
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to be a feather in somebody's cap
un triunfo personal
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to stalk
acechar (como un gato)/ asediar, acosar, acechar (a una persona)
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to bear someone a grudge
guardar rencor
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a rabbit hutch
conejera
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to have a bee in your bonnet (about something)
tener monomanía con algo/ tener algo metido entre ceja y ceja
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to brainwash
hacerle un lavado de cerebro a
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a rug
alfombra
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carpet
moqueta
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a shanty town
una chabola
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reference standard gas
gas patrón
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doubtful
dudoso
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a swindle
un timo
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flour
harina
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an ironmonger's
la ferretería
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green-fingered (adjective)
con manos de jardinero
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the shade
la sombra (parte en que no hay luz)
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a shadow
una sombra (la forma de un objeto)
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los árboles proyectaban su larga sombra hacia el otro lado del camino
the trees cast long shadows across the road
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hace 25°C a la sombra
it's 25º in the shade
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to target
dirigir
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publicidad dirigida al ama de casa
publicity targeted at the housewife
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to bring a lawsuit or an action against somebody
interponer / iniciar una demanda o acción en contra de alguien
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to fail to do something
no poder / no lograr / no cumplir
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no dio todo lo que se esperaba de él
he failed to live up to our expectations
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el motor no arrancó de entrada
the engine failed to start first time
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no mencionaste el punto esencial
you failed to mention the crucial point
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faltó a su palabra / no cumplió con su palabra
she failed to keep her word
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to face + noun (used to talk about something happening in the future)
enfrentarse a
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se nos presentan / se nos plantean varios problemas
several problems face us
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si no actuamos inmediatamente nos espera la derrota
defeat faces us unless we act at once