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from class - May 2015 Flashcards

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serious

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grave

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to attend

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asistir a

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to remind (somebody)

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recordar a

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next to

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al lado de

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under

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debajo de

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shelf

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estante

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an MP (member of parliament)

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un politico

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the PM (prime minister)

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el primer ministro

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to peter out

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«enthusiasm» decaer, irse apagando; «supplies» irse agotando

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to add fuel to the fire

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echar leña al fuego

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a tax bracket

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banda impositiva

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imcome tax

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IRPF

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a tax return

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la declaración de la renta

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Capital Gains Tax

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impuesto sobre la plusvalía

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tax-deductable (adjective)

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desgravabale

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cash-in-hand

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en negro

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a tax loophole

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una fisura fiscal

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quid (slang for pounds)

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pavos

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even if

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aunque

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a spin doctor

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porta voz (contratado para dar a la prensa, TV, etc, una interpretación favorable de los hechos)

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uncertainty

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incertidumbre

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a gas leak

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una fuga de gas

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to be hungover

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tener resaca

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carelessness

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falta de atención / de cuidado

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Dutch Courage

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courage holandés / valentía o arrojo que se debe a la ingestión de una bebida alcohólica

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he’s a yes-man

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es de los que dicen amén a todo

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risky

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arriesgado

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detrimental

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perjudicial

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a trial period

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período de prueba (a ingresar en una empresa)

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headstrong

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testarudo

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to end up

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terminar / acabar

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staunch (adj)

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incondicional

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to back

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apoyar / respaldar / avalar

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a backer

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partidario

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a poll

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votación

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bullish (adj)

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optimista

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to unfold (to be revealed)

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desarrollarse

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to mutter

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hablar entre dientes / refunfuñar

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vituperative

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injurioso

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to go back to (to originate)

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remontarse

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a border

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una frontera

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aware

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al tanto

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so far so good

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hasta ahora todo bien

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sooner or later

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tarde o temprano

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a tongue twister

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trabalenguas

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underfunded

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infratado / insuficientemente financiado

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rush hour

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la hora punta

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a sitcom (situation comedy)

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comedia (acerca de situaciones de la vida diaria)

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toothache /eík/

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doler de muelas

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flattery

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halago

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big-headed

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engreído

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humble

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humilde

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they’ve been hinting at changes to our work schedules for weeks

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llevan semanas insinuando/ dando a entender que va a haber cambios en nuestros calendarios de trabajo

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he hinted that it might be his last visit

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nos insinuó/ nos dio a entender que quizás fuera su última visita

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bosom buddies

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compinches

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tight-fisted

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tacaño

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a kept woman

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mantenida

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a fake bank note

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un billete falso

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insider trading

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abuso de información privilegiada

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handy (adj)

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útil / practico

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to skimp ON something

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escatimar en algo

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to bump (someone off a plane)

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quedarse sin plaza

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to whine about something

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quejarse de algo

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legroom

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espacio para las piernas

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a trade-off

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un sacrificio

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to garner

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obtener / recoger

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to pan something / someone

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ser criticado

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the thumbs-up

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la aprobación

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stark (adj)

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descarnado/ crudo

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a nosedive

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un descenso / bajado en picado

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to win hands down

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ganarle a alguien/ganar sin problemas o sin el menor esfuerzo

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to elbow

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darke un codazo a

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to draw (equal scores in a game etc)

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empatar

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lady mayoress

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alcaldesa

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smug (adj)

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de suficiencia/ petulante

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artichokes

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alcachofas

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razor shell (fhellfish)

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navaja

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newlyweds

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recíen casados

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to put back

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retrasar

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to put off

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postponer

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to bring forward

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adelantar

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brewery

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cervecera

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to take someone for a ride

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dejarse engañar

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to stir

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remover

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to dress a salad

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aliñar

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a dummy

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chupete (baby), manequí/muñeca (shop windows / tests)

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sober (adj)

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sobrio

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a play slip

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nomina (aviso de suledo)

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slander (uncountable noun)

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calumnia

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