General Flashcards

1
Q

Enfocarse

A

to focus on

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2
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la fiscalía

A

district attorney, public prosecutor

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3
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la cifra

A

number, sum, figure

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4
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el abogado del Diablo

A

devil’s advocate

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5
Q

la epopeya

A

epic (poem); feat

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6
Q

adelantar

A

to move forward

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7
Q

rechazar

A

to deny

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8
Q

el allanamiento

A

forced break in

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9
Q

creciente

A

growing

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10
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destacar

A

to emphasize

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11
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proveer

A

to provide

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12
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dar la nota

A

to draw attention (negative)

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13
Q

la montaña rusa

A

roller coaster

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14
Q

el piel de gallina

A

goose bumps

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15
Q

chocar (con)

A

to bump (into)

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16
Q

la sàbana

A

sheet

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17
Q

la rodilla

A

knee

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18
Q

incertidumbre

A

uncertainty

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19
Q

el cargo

A

position; care

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20
Q

el mapache

A

racoon

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21
Q

el guantazo

A

slap; smack

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22
Q

la queja

A

complaint

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23
Q

quejarse

A

to complain

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24
Q

la barbaridad

A

atrocity; madness

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25
Q

meter

A

to put

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26
Q

deberse (a)

A

due to

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27
Q

la herejía

A

heresy

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28
Q

la carcajada

A

loud laugh

29
Q

grueso

A

thick

30
Q

áspero

A

rough

31
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blando

A

soft

32
Q

esbelto

A

slender

33
Q

arrugado (estar)

A

wrinkled

34
Q

la riña

A

arguement; fight

35
Q

la ira

A

rage

36
Q

el peluche

A

stuffed animal

37
Q

la infección estomacal

A

sick to the stomach

38
Q

arreisgar

A

to risk

39
Q

echarse a perder

A

to go bad

40
Q

derogar

A

to abolish; to repeal

41
Q

una traba

A

un obstáculo

42
Q

remontarse

A

to rise up; to go back (in time)

43
Q

en auge

A

growing; rising; booming

44
Q

la aberración

A

atrocidad

45
Q

el diente de ajo

A

clove of garlic

46
Q

rendir

A

to produce

47
Q

como tal

A

as such; per say

48
Q

el giro argumental

A

plot twist

49
Q

a menos que

A

unless

50
Q

la portada

A

book cover

51
Q

la tangente

A

tangent

52
Q

el tramo

A

stretch

53
Q

la gruta

A

cave

54
Q

el moretón

A

bruise

55
Q

el casero

A

landlord

56
Q

circular

A

circulate; to go around

57
Q

acotar

A

delimit; limit; restrict

58
Q

tratado

A

treaty

59
Q

tratado

A

treaty

60
Q

el atraso

A

backlog; slowness; delay

61
Q

el chapulín(es)

A

grasshopper(s)

62
Q

burlarse (de)

A

to mock; make fun of

63
Q

lo antes posible

A

as soon as possible

64
Q

el techo

A

roof

65
Q

plano

A

flat

66
Q

tatemar

A

una técnica mexicana de cocinar verduras

67
Q

reposar

A

to rest; to settle

68
Q

la manteca

A

lard; fat

69
Q

estirar

A

stretch