from class - July 2015 Flashcards by Paul Berry

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awake

A

despierto

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sunrise

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salida del sol / al amanacer

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shutters

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las persianas

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blinds

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estores

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feather

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una pluma

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to be fed up

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estar harto

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made-to-order

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

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dread (uncountable noun)

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terror

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to be filled with dread

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estar aterrorizado

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skint (adjective)

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estar pelado

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to get by

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apañarse

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polystryrene

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poliestireno

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thirsty

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tener sed

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badly needed

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se necesita con urgencia

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a grilling

A

interrogatorio

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a handover

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una entrega (cambiando información)

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a lieu day

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un día libre en lugar de trabajar horas extras

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to swear

A

decir tacos

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a make (of car etc)

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una marca

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to be on a diet

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estar de regimen

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a wig

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una peluca

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groundwork

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trabajo preliminar / de base

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boiler

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la caldera

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to let off steam

A

deshogarse

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to wink

A

guiñar el ojo

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40 winks

A

la siesta

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to blink

A

parpadear los ojos

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a free-for-all

A

una merienda de negros

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job security

A

seguridad profesional

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critical (adj)

A

crítico

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compliance

A

conformidad

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a grand (1,000)

A

un mil

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to look forward to + ING

A

tener mucha ilusion

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a trench / ditch

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una zanja

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to weigh something down

A

lastrar

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the make of (something)

A

la composición de

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cardboard

A

cartón

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to black out (a room etc)

A

tapar (las ventanas)

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to develop (films, x-rays etc)

A

revelar

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a spark

A

una chispa

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to coincide (with)

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coincidir

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to do something by the book

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ceñirse a las normas / reglas

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a motorway

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una autopista

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compulsory purchase (expropriate)

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expropiación

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to have something in the pipeline

A

tenerlo en cartera

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to overhear

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oír (por casualidad)

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to keep track of somebody/something

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estar siguiendo algo/alguien

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a boot (of a car)

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el maletero

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to fold down (the seats in a car)

A

doblarse hacia adelante

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to fold over

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doblar

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to melt

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derritirse

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to smelt (minerals)

A

fundir (minerales)

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to smell

A

oler

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to shut

A

cerrar

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downhill

A

cuesta abajo