From class - April and May Flashcards by Paul Berry | Brainscape

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a bend

A

una curva

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to speed

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ir a exceso de velocidad

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a fine

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una multa

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lo multaron por exceso de velocidad

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He was fined for speeding.

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split ends (hair)

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las puntas abiertas

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gossipy (adjective)

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chismoso

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rehearsal

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un ensayo

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stage (of a process)

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ciclo

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a double-decker bus

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un autobús de dos pisos

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to belly flop

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darse un planchazo

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land-line (telephone)

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el teléfono fijo

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a hamlet

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una aldea

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to paddle

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mojar los pies

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to water (flowers, plants etc)

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regar

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to make a pig’s ear of something

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hacer algo muy mal

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to put your foot in it

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meter la pata

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to row /ro/ a boat

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remar

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to row /rao/

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pelearse / reñir

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a holdall

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bolsa de viaje

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a stroke

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un enfarto cerebral

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to go hiking

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hacer senderismo

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a publicity campaign

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una campaña de publicidad

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the customs (airport/port etc)

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la aduana

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to call on somebody

A

visitar

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a plank of wood

A

tabla / tablón de madera

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to double back

A

volver sobre sus pasos

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a cash machine

A

un cajero automático

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to pay in (money)

A

ingresar dinero

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to drop out of (a course / university)

A

abandonar

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a penknife

A

navaja

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the Inland Revenue

A

La Hacienda

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a payslip

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una nomina

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serious

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grave

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lately

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ultimamente

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a check up (with the Dr or dentist)

A

una revisión

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scatterbrained / absent-minded (adj)

A

despistado

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A tax bracket

A

Banda impositiva

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A tax return

A

la declaración de la renta

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Capital Gains Tax

A

impuesto sobre la plusvalía

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Tax-deductable

A

Desgravable

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Cash-in-hand

A

En negro

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A tax loophole

A

Una fisura fiscal

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tax-exempt

A

extento de impuestos

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The Inland Revenue (UK)

A

La Hacienda

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The Internal Revenue Service (US)

A

La Hacienda

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A sitcom (situation comedy tv show)

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comedia (acerca de situaciones de la vida diaria)

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to swear (in court)

A

jurar

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to swear (to say bad words)

A

decir tacos

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a swear word

A

un taco

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stage (of a process)

A

etapa / fase

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to rent out

A

alquilar / arrendar

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the small print

A

la letra pequeña

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to make a pact with

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pactar con alguien/ hacer un pacto con alguien

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exploit

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explotar / aprovecharse de

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dual nationality

A

nacionalidad doble

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to flourish

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florecer / prosperar