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1
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Run on

A

Seguir (informal)

- The meeting ran on until seven in the evening, and still no agreement was reached

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Odd

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Raro, impar (par=even)

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Upon

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Sobre (más formal que on)

En cuanto
- Upon hearing the news, she started praying.

Tras
- He ate cracker upon cracker until he was sick.

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Stretched

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Bajo presión

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Corriente, tendencia, marea

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Tide

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Rogar, suplicar, mendigar

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Beg

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Prestar

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Lend

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Guess

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Creer, suponer, adivinar

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Cumplir

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Achieve, accomplish

- We have achieved our objectives for this year, one by one.

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Descartar, rechazar

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Dismiss, reject, discard

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Principalmente

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Mainly

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Tela

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Fabric

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Therefore

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Por eso, por lo tanto

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Dig

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Cavar

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Refugio, albergue

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Shelter, hut

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Atar, abrochar, sujetar algo con otra cosa (clip)

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Fasten

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In the mean time

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Mientras tanto

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Lesión

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Injury

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Por entonces

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By then

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Concern

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Preocupación
- Thank you for your concern, but I’m fine.

Afectar
- This is an issue that concerns everyone.

Preocupar
- His health really concerns me.

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21
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Medir

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Measure

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22
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Speak up

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Hablar más fuerte

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Encuesta

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Survey

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Bottom

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Fondo
- He found the toy at the bottom of the box.

Al final
The bathroom is at the bottom of the stairs

En la parte de abajo
In the bottom of the picture

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Try on

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Probarse ropa

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Motor

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Engine

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27
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Speed up

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Acelerar

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28
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Mantel

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Tablecloth

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Nasty, disgusting

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Malo, desagradable

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Exactitud

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Accuracy

- The new apparatus measures distance with accuracy, with no deviation.

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Exterior (adj)

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Outer, outside

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Repleto de gente

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Crowded

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33
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Agradar, complacer

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Please

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34
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Con seguridad

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Confidently

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35
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Casi

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Just about

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36
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Carecer

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Lack

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37
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Continúa!

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Go on, carry on

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38
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Resumir

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Summarize, recap (recapitular, + informal)

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39
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Insight

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Conocimiento

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40
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Tear (n)

Tear (v)

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Lágrima

Rasgar

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41
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Attempt to

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Intentar

- I will attempt to talk to him on Monday

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42
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Amenazar

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Threaten

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43
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Repudiar a alguien, caerse, cortar, interrumpir

A

Cut off

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Restore (v)

Restored (n)

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Recuperar (salud), restaurar

Recuperado (salud), restaurado

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45
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Devolver

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Return, give back, turn back

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46
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Broma

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Joke, prank

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47
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Platos típicos

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Local dishes

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48
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Apagón

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Black out, power cut

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49
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Bright

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Luminoso, brillante (luz e inteligencia)

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50
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Abreviar

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Shorten, curtail (+formal)

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51
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Sofá

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´Sofa, couch, settee (UK)

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52
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Sillón

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Armchair

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53
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Push

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Empujar, pulsar

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54
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Herramientas vs Habilidades

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Tools vs Skills

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55
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Maleta

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Suitcase

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56
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Submit (v)

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Presentar, enviar
- I submitted an idea to my boss for consideration.

Entregarse a, rendirse ante (submit to)

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57
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Join

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Unir, unirse a

- We joined the search for the missing children.

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58
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Fail (to)

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Fracasar (en)

Bobby failed the exam.

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59
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The same (as)

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Igual
- Laurie still looks the same after all these years.

Lo mismo que
- Withholding the truth is the same as lying.

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60
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Tranquilo

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Calm (relajado, de ánimo sereno)

Quiet (sin ruidos)
- Frances preferred the quiet of the countryside to the excitement of the city.

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61
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Hand/Hand in

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Entregar en mano

The students handed in their assignments to the teacher.

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62
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Innovador,

Lo último de

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Cutting edge

Cutting edge of

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63
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Apagado, soso, sin color

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Dull /dal/

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64
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Appeal to (sb)

Appeal to (sb) for (sth)

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Atraer/gustar a alguien
- This film appeals to teenage girls

Reclamar, solicitar
- She appealed to the President for his help

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65
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Basura

Basura (recipiente)

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Rubbish, garbage

Rubbish bin, recycle bin

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66
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Diapositiva

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Slide

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67
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Bombilla

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Bulb

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68
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Robar

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Steal = el ladrón se lleva el objeto
- They stole my wallet

Rob = se llevan algo del sitio o de la persona

  • Three men robbed a bank in North London Yesterday
  • I was robbed (not I was stolen)
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69
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Argumento (película)

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Plot

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70
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Dare to

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Atreverse a

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71
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Neighborhood

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Vecindario

Barrio

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72
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De moda (adj)

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Fashionable

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73
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Tenedor
Cuchara
Palillos

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Fork
Spoon
Chopsticks

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74
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Echarse la siesta

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Take a nap, have a nap

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75
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Pet peeve /pet piv/ (n)

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Algo que te molesta de un asunto concreto

  • One of my biggest pet peeves is people driving too slowly on the left
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76
Q

Cortarse el pelo

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Get a haircut

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77
Q

Doblar

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Blend (tu cuerpo o algún metal por ejemplo)

Fold (doblar una página)

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78
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Poner dentro
Sacar de dentro
Entrar dentro

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Put into
- Put your toys into the box (mete tus juguetes en la caja)

Take out
- Take your toys out of the box (saca tus juguetes)

Get into
- I got into the office (entré a la oficina)

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79
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Tomar el sol

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Sunbathe

It was a hot day and I was sunbathing in the garden

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80
Q

Tachar

A

Cross

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81
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Zip

A 
Pasar volando (move quickly)
- Cars were zipping along the road.

Cremallera
Comprimir

82
Q

Decantarse por

A

Choose

Go for
- She went for the blue car instead of the red one.

83
Q

Polvo

A

Dust

To lift dust (levantar polvo)

84
Q

Activar, habilitar

A

Enable

85
Q

Paises en desarrollo

A

Developing countries

86
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Perder

Perdido

A

Lose

  • He lost his purse
  • I lost the match
  • They lost their right to use the library because they were so loud (…hablaban muy alto)

Lost (n)
- I was lost

Miss

  • I missed what you said
  • I missed the bus
  • Pete slept late and missed the meeting (se quedó dormido)
87
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Loose

A

Suelto (ropa)

- I must have lost weight, because my trousers are loose

88
Q

Desigualdad/-es

A

Inequality/Inequalities

89
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Esforzarse

A

Make an effort to

Strive
- Strive for success.

90
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Tropezarse (con)

A

Stumble (on)

  • Walking along the dark path, Helen stumbled and almost fell
  • Roberta stumbled on a tree branch (… con una rama de árbol)
91
Q

Purchase

A

Compra

Comprar (muy formal)

92
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Sensible

A

Sensitive

93
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Agobiado

A

Overwhelmed

94
Q

Estresarse

Estresar

A

Get stress

stress

95
Q

Gain

A

Obtener

  • Gain control over…
  • Gain the rights of something
96
Q

Grant (v)

Grant (n)

A

Conceder
- The genie granted him a wish.

Beca

97
Q

Apabullante, aplastante

A

Overwhelming

98
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Política

A

Politics

99
Q

From the get-go

A

Desde el principio

100
Q

Baja médica

Baja por paternidad

A

Medical leave

Paternity leave

101
Q

Mentalidad, actitud

A

Mindset

102
Q

Analfabeto

A

Illiterate

103
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Apply (to)

A

Aplicar (a)
- Apply the moisturizer liberally to your face and neck.

Solicitar puesto de trabajo (a)
- My brother applied to Microsoft and they offered him a job (solicitor un puesto de trabajo)

104
Q

Negar

Negarse

A

Deny
- Those who deny the truth will be executed.

Refuse
- He refused to give statements without a court order.

105
Q

Incalculable

A

Priceless

106
Q

obsoleto, caducado

A

Out of date

107
Q

Muddy

A

Embarrado

-He made muddy marks because he didn’t wipe his feet

108
Q

Encoger (ropa)

A

Shrink

109
Q

Dimitir o dejar un trabajo

A

Resign from the job

110
Q

Horas extra

A

Overtime

- He doesn’t work overtime

111
Q

Electrodoméstico

A

Electrical appliance

- The dishwasher is a very useful electrical appliance when you have children

112
Q

Prestación, subsidio

A

Allowance

113
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Beca

A

Grant

114
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Monedas

A

Coins

115
Q

Retake

A

Volver a hacer (v)
- I failed the exam, so I had to retake it.

Repetición (n)
- I performed better on the retake than on the original.

116
Q

Ahorrador

A

Saver

117
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Derrochador

A

Spendthrift, spender

118
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Consumo

A

Comsumption

119
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Purchase /porches/

A

Comprar o compra (slightly formal)

120
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Anticipo, pago inicial

Pagar por anticipado

A

Downpayment

Pay in advance

121
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Ganga

A

Deal, bargain

122
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Compra de comida

A

Grocery shopping

- I have to do the grocery shopping today.

123
Q

Lista de la compra

A

List of food items
Grocery list
- I made a grocery list of all the food items I needed to buy at the supermarket.

124
Q

Rentable (adj)

A

Cost effective

- It wouldn’t be cost-effective to turn my hobby into my profession.

125
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Comprar por impulso

A

To buy on impulse

126
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Cobrar

A

Charge

- The waitress didn’t charge me for my drink.

127
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Hucha

A

Money box

Piggybank

128
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Ahorros

A

Savings

129
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Con antelación

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Ahead of time, in advance, beforehand

130
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Ser sentenciado a

A

To be sentence to

131
Q

Sentencia, veredicto, castigo

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Sentence, punishment

132
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Riqueza

A

Wealth

133
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Ser juzgado (no en juicio)

A

To be judge

134
Q

Mentiroso

A

Liar /laiar/

135
Q

A cambio de

A

In exchange to

136
Q

Splurge

A

Derrochar (waste)

137
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Hora punta

Fuera de hora punta / fuera de temporada

A

Peak time
Off-peak time
- Off-peak rail travel is cheaper than going during the rush hour.
- If you travel off peak, you can save a lot of money on train fares

138
Q

fare

A

Pasajero, tarifa, precio del ticket

139
Q

Fregar o limpiar el suelo

A

Mop

- Kyle mopped the floor after his shift.

140
Q

Barrer el suelo

A

Sweep

- The floor is covered in dust. I’ll have to sweep it again.

141
Q

Hacerse añicos, destrozarse

A

Smash

- The plate smashed when it hit the floor.

142
Q

Crack

A

Grieta (n)

Agrietarse (v)

143
Q

Adaptador

A

Adapter

144
Q

Damas (juego)

A

Chechers

145
Q

Redondo, circular (adj)

A

Round, circular

146
Q

Shortage, scarcity

A

Escasez (lack)

- There is a shortage of affordable housing in some large cities.

147
Q

Agobiar

A

Overwhelm

148
Q

Duty

A

Deber, obligación

Impuesto

149
Q

Pinchar, pinchazo

A

Puncture

  • The tyre had suffered a puncture at some point and was completely flat.
  • The nail (clavo) punctured the bike tyre.
150
Q

Aborto

A

Miscarriage

151
Q

Resbalar, escurrirse

Resbalón

A

Slip

  • I slipped on the ice and hurt myself.
  • Jeremy slipped on the wet ground, but didn’t fall.
152
Q

Pulir,

Pulido

A

Polish /polis/ (Polaco es igual)

Polished /polist/

153
Q

Side

A

Lado (abstracto o no), cara, lateral, costado

  • Whose side are you on?
  • You need to paint all sides of the box.
  • There is a hole in the side of the box
  • A square has four sides.
  • My side hurts
154
Q

Volver sobre sus pasos

A

Retrace your steps

155
Q

Vicinity

A

Los alrededores, inmediaciones
- Small towns within the city’s vicinity often end up as dormitory towns full of commuters. (…personas que van a trabajar a la ciudad)

156
Q

Commute

A

(v) viajar al trabajo
- I work from home now, so I no longer have to commute.

(n) Camino al trabajo
- My morning commute is long and often stressful.

157
Q

Small

A

Pequeño de tamaño
- He used a small spoon to stir his coffee.

Poco significante
- That investment only gave a small return

Letras minúsculas
- Small letters

158
Q

Salida, escapatoria

A

Way out

159
Q

Aclarar

A

Clear up, clarify

160
Q

Calzado

A

Footwear

161
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Settle (on)

A

Llegar a un acuerdo
- They settled their dispute peacefully

Instalarse, fijar residencia
- She eventually settled in New York

Fijar en (on)

  • We settled on a price after a few days of negotiation
  • We settled on March 27 for the wedding date.
162
Q

Sacar de

A

Pull from, take out of

Pull (sth)__ Tirar de algo
- The girl pulled her father’s coat. (tiró del abrigo de su padre)

163
Q

Asentir (con la cabeza)

A

Nod

- Kyle nodded in agreement.

164
Q

Clerk

A

Dependiente

165
Q

Verge

A

Borde (=edge)

  • (figurativo) Their company is on the verge of collapse
  • (real) Tom sat on the verge of the river bank
166
Q

Envelope

A

Sobre (postal), capa (atmósfera)

167
Q

Spot

A

Manchas, granos, marquitas

  • There is a ketchup spot on your shirt there.
168
Q

Ancho (n)

A

Width /widz/

169
Q

Guardaespaldas

A

Bodyguard

170
Q

Creído

A

Vain, big headed (informal)

171
Q

Secuestrar

A

Sb: kidnap

Sth (a bus for instance): hijack

172
Q

Stuttborn

A

Terco

- He was stubborn and refused to admit he was wrong.

173
Q

Obligatorio

A

Obligatory, compulsory

174
Q

Sanitarios

Personal de residencias de ancianos

A

Health workers

Care home workers

175
Q

A fondo

Muy riguroso

Meticuloso

A

Thorough

  • The police carried out a thorough search of the area, but nothing was found
176
Q

Bottom line

A

Conclución (informal)

- The bottom line is you cannot be late for work anymore

177
Q

Appear

Appear to (be)

A

Aparecer
- At last, they appeared at the far end of the beach

Parece (ser) (seem)
- I appear to have lost my umbrella (Parece que he perdido mi paraguas)

178
Q

Roll out

A

Dar a conocer, lanzar, introducir

- The company plans to roll out its new product range in the spring.

179
Q

Assessment

A

Evaluación, valoración, estimación

180
Q

Desinformación

A

Misinformation

181
Q

Efectos secundarios

A

Side effects

182
Q

Livelihood

A

Sustento (financial support)

183
Q

Festivo

A

Bank holiday (s)

184
Q

Outbreak

A

Estallido, brote

- There was a sudden outbreak of violence at Saturday’s protest march.

185
Q

Sequel

A

Continuación, 2nd book or movie

- “Terminator 2” is the sequel to “The Terminator”.

186
Q

Discard

A

Tirar o descartar

187
Q

Completar (un formulario)

A

Fill out

188
Q

Engordar

A

Put on weight, gain weight

189
Q

Subordinado

A

Underling /anderling/

190
Q

Encanto

A

Charm

- Cities are losing their charm

191
Q

Huerto

A

Vegetable garden

192
Q

Mala fama

A

Bad reputation (Cosas o gente)

193
Q

Tan

A

Estoy bronceado (n):

  • I am tan / I am tanned (UK)
  • I have a tan

Broncearse (v):
- Some people tan easily (go brown)

194
Q

Escaleras mecánicas

A

Escalators

195
Q

Arise (past arose)

A

Surgir

196
Q

Daño

A

Damage, harm (mal, perjuicio, trastorno) No a personas
- He was a lousy leader who caused his country a lot of harm

Hurt, pain (ofensa, dolor físico o moral) físico o mental personas
- Her father’s lack of interest is causing her a lot of hurt.

197
Q

Inmaduro, infantil

A

Childish

- Even though she’s nearly twenty-five years old, Rose is still childish in many ways.

198
Q

Harto, cansado

A

Fed up

199
Q

Desorden, lío, caos

A

Mess

  • I’m sorry about the mess. I’ll clear it up later
  • This project is a mess. It is going to take me days to fix it.
200
Q

Incompetente, desesperado.

A

Incompetente
- Gary is hopeless, he should be fired.

Desesperado, inútil
- I’m hopeless. I tried every imaginable solution but nothing worked out.

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