from class - July 2015 Flashcards

1
Q

awake

A

despierto

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2
Q

sunrise

A

salida del sol / al amanacer

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3
Q

shutters

A

las persianas

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4
Q

blinds

A

estores

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5
Q

feather

A

una pluma

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6
Q

to be fed up

A

estar harto

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7
Q

made-to-order

A

hecho a (la) medida/ (food) por encargo

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8
Q

dread (uncountable noun)

A

terror

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9
Q

to be filled with dread

A

estar aterrorizado

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10
Q

skint (adjective)

A

estar pelado

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11
Q

to get by

A

apañarse

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12
Q

polystryrene

A

poliestireno

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13
Q

thirsty

A

tener sed

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14
Q

badly needed

A

se necesita con urgencia

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15
Q

a grilling

A

interrogatorio

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16
Q

a handover

A

una entrega (cambiando información)

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17
Q

a lieu day

A

un día libre en lugar de trabajar horas extras

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18
Q

to swear

A

decir tacos

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19
Q

a make (of car etc)

A

una marca

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20
Q

to be on a diet

A

estar de regimen

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21
Q

a wig

A

una peluca

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22
Q

groundwork

A

trabajo preliminar / de base

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23
Q

boiler

A

la caldera

24
Q

to let off steam

A

deshogarse

25
Q

to wink

A

guiñar el ojo

26
Q

40 winks

A

la siesta

27
Q

to blink

A

parpadear los ojos

28
Q

a free-for-all

A

una merienda de negros

29
Q

job security

A

seguridad profesional

30
Q

critical (adj)

A

crítico

31
Q

compliance

A

conformidad

32
Q

a grand (1,000)

A

un mil

33
Q

to look forward to + ING

A

tener mucha ilusion

34
Q

a trench / ditch

A

una zanja

35
Q

to weigh something down

A

lastrar

36
Q

the make of (something)

A

la composición de

37
Q

cardboard

A

cartón

38
Q

to black out (a room etc)

A

tapar (las ventanas)

39
Q

to develop (films, x-rays etc)

A

revelar

40
Q

a spark

A

una chispa

41
Q

to coincide (with)

A

coincidir

42
Q

to do something by the book

A

ceñirse a las normas / reglas

43
Q

a motorway

A

una autopista

44
Q

compulsory purchase (expropriate)

A

expropiación

45
Q

to have something in the pipeline

A

tenerlo en cartera

46
Q

to overhear

A

oír (por casualidad)

47
Q

to keep track of somebody/something

A

estar siguiendo algo/alguien

48
Q

a boot (of a car)

A

el maletero

49
Q

to fold down (the seats in a car)

A

doblarse hacia adelante

50
Q

to fold over

A

doblar

51
Q

to melt

A

derritirse

52
Q

to smelt (minerals)

A

fundir (minerales)

53
Q

to smell

A

oler

54
Q

to shut

A

cerrar

55
Q

downhill

A

cuesta abajo