from class - October 15 Flashcards

1
Q

to hit the nail on the head

A

dar en el clavo

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2
Q

to forecast

A

prever

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3
Q

a seat belt

A

la cinturon de seguridad

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4
Q

to catch someone red-handed

A

coger a alguien con las manos en la masa

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5
Q

a sin

A

un pecado

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6
Q

a whip

A

un látigo

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7
Q

better to be safe than sorry

A

más vale prevenir que curar

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8
Q

to rub

A

frotar

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9
Q

a first-aid kit

A

un botiquín

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10
Q

to hold

A

sostener

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11
Q

a crack

A

una grieta

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12
Q

concrete

A

hormigón

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13
Q

to be right

A

tener razón / estar en lo cierto

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14
Q

key (adj)

A

clave

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15
Q

growth

A

crecimiento / aumento

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16
Q

at the helm (to be in charge)

A

estar al mando / al timón

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17
Q

first thing… (in the morning etc)

A

a primera hora

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18
Q

string

A

cuerda

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19
Q

welfare states

A

estado de bienestar

20
Q

to pour money into something

A

invertir dinero

21
Q

left-leaning (politically)

A

con tendencias a la izquerda

22
Q

to speed the push…

A

acelerar el pulso de

23
Q

a white elephant (an expensive thing that isn’t currently used)

A

elefante blanco

24
Q

in stark contrast to

A

en marcado contraste a

25
Q

to scrap

A

abandonar / abolir

26
Q

no-nonsense (adj)

A

sensato / serio / sólido

27
Q

a reservoir

A

embalse / presa

28
Q

a dam (the wall of a reservoir)

A

dique / presa

29
Q

to store

A

guardar

30
Q

a theme park

A

un parque temático

31
Q

to aim to do something

A

tener algo como objectivo

32
Q

it rings a bell

A

me suena

33
Q

crockery

A

la vajilla

34
Q

a whim / treat

A

un capricho

35
Q

a piggy bank

A

una hucha

36
Q

a jab

A

una vacuna

37
Q

a slot

A

una ranura

38
Q

to witness

A

ser testigo a

39
Q

depth

A

profundidad

40
Q

revenge

A

la venganza

41
Q

naïve

A

ingenuo

42
Q

accuracy

A

precisión

43
Q

to delight

A

encantar

44
Q

a scapegoat

A

una cabeza de turco

45
Q

inadvertantly

A

sin querer / sin darse cuenta