from class - July 2015 Flashcards by Paul Berry | Brainscape

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a claw (animal)

A

uña / zarpa / garra

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Duchess

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una Duquesa

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through thick and thin

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tanto en las duras como en las maduras

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you can rely on him, through thick and thin

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puedes contar con él tanto en las duras como en las maduras

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to take over (a task from another person)

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asumir / hacerse cargo de

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tipsy (adj)

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achispado

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to win somebody over / to sweet-talk somebody

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camelar

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to hold someone in high opinion

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tener buena opinión de alquien

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first thing (in the the morning)

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a primera hora

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a season ticket

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un abono

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a bullring

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la plaza de torros

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a bottleneck

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cuello de botella / embotellamiento

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day-to-day

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cotidano / diario

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a typo

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errata

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a spelling mistake

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una falta de ortografía

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to toss and turn

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dar vueltas (en la cama)

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to burn your bridges

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quemar las naves

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to appoint

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nombrar / designar

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the underdog

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el que tiene menos posibilidades

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a blue joke

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un chiste verde

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to sign up for

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inscribirse / apuntarse a

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a hurdle

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un obstáculo

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next of kin

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familiar(es) / pariente(s) más cercano(s)

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a bank holiday

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un día festivo

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to tie up loose ends

A

atar cabos sueltos

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as soon as…

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tan pronto como / en cuanto

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patronizing

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condescendiente

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newsworthy

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de interés periodístico

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to have the upper hand

A

tener ventaja

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to gain the upper hand

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sacar ventaja

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in layman’s terms (i.e. in simple words)

A

en lenguaje llano

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to bamboozle

A

enredar

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to hibernate

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hibernar / estar inactivo

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a ballpark figure

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una cifra aproximada / un cálculo aproximado

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to pip someone to the post

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derrotar en el último momento / vencer en el último momento

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a blackout / a power cut

A

un apagón

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an oil slick

A

una merea negra

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to break up (a ship)

A

desgauzar

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to ground (a ship on the rocks)

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hacer encallar

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to ground (a plane)

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retirar del servicio / no despegar

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to capsize

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volcarse / hacer volcar

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shipping lanes

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ruta marítima/de navegación

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to sail

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navegar

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to appease somebody

A

apaciguar

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to be in limbo

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estar a la expectativa / a la espera