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1
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Demanda

A

Demand, claim

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Claim

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(n) declaración o demanda

(v) asegurar, sostener, reclamar

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Suministro, provisión

Suministrar o abastecer

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Supply
Supply (sth) to (sb)
- They supplied beer to the bar.

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Eliminar gradualmente

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Phase out

- With the rise of internet banking, cheques are being phased out as a form of payment.

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Debilidades / fortalezas

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Weakness / strengths (tb es fuerza o solidez)

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Modo de transporte

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Mode of transport

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Ponerse en contacto

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Reach

- Let me see if I can reach him to ask him about the party.

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Dilo en voz alta

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Say it aloud / outload

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Turn out

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Producir algo (company)
- This factory turns out 20,000 toothbrushes every day

Terminar, acabar siendo
- The forecast is good, but it is too soon to say how it will turn out

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Pronóstico

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Forecast

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Dar a conocer

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Roll out (sth)
- The company plans to roll out its new product range in the spring

Tb desenrollar o estirar con rodillo:
- The geography teacher rolled out a map of the world on the desk.

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12
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Polvo

Desempolvar

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Dust
- All the furniture in the house was covered in dust.

Dust, dust off, remove the dust
- We have to dust the shelves before putting the books on them.

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Estoy sorprendido por tu progreso

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I’m amazed by your progress

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14
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Informe

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Report

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Carpeta

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Folder

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Cómo planeas reparar el daño?

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How do you plan on repairing the damage?

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17
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Ha sido reducido a la mitad

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It has been cut by a half

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18
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Redactar un borrador

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Draw up, draft, plan out

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Revisar, repasar algo (antes de un examen), darle vueltas a algo

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Go over (tmb es cruzar)
- For hours afterwards, she kept going over and over what he'd told her but it still made no sense
  • If you want to get to the other side of the river, you need to go over the bridge
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20
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Comprobar

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Check out

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21
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Confuso, errónea, que induce a error

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Misleading

- Erin read a misleading map that got her lost

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Materia prima

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Raw material (raw=crudo, en bruto) /roo/

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Reformar

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Refurbish /riferbis/

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24
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Pertenencias

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Belongings

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Por allí

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Over there

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26
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Estoy a favor de

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I’m in favour of

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A largo plazo
A medio plazo
A corto plazo

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In the long term/run
In the midterm/run
In the short term/run

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Frenético, agitado (with lots of action)

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Hectic

- Work at the shop was always hectic before Christmas.

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Trimestre, cuatrimestre o semestre

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Term

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Pacífico, tranquilo

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Peaceful

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Cumplir plazos de entrega

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Meet deadlines

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32
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Fila

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Row /rau/

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33
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Ataque de ansiedad

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Crisis stroke

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34
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Go back to square one

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If you are back to square one, you have to start working on a plan from the beginning because your previous attempt failed completely:

  • Finally, my client is going to build up his house in the countryside instead of refurbishing his apartment in the city, so the design proposal we sent him doesn’t work and we have to go back to square one.
  • After his car accident, a friend of mine forgot everything he has learnt at school, so he went back to square one.
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35
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Give a head start

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An advantage that someone has over other people in something such as a competition or race:

  • If he knew someone in his new company, it would give him a head start.
  • Having such relevant work experience gives him a head start in his jobhunting
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36
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Game changer

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A newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way.

  • Social networks have been a significant game changer in terms of communication.
  • This app can be used by patients to communicate with their doctors. It will be a game changer.
  • New vaccine will be a game changer this year in terms of health
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37
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To see eye to eye

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If two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other

  • He is known in his company because he never sees eye /ai/ to eye with his fellows about the way of developing the work.
  • I would like to see eye to eye with my friends in terms of politics, but unfortunately, they don’t think like me.
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38
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Resume

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(v) Reanudar

(n) CV

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Resumir, recapitular

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Summarize, sum up. Recap

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40
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Liquidar,

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Pay off

- I’ve nearly paid off my mortgage

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41
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Valer la pena, compensar

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Pay off, be worth
- Hard work and careful planning always pay off.

  • Hard work and careful planning are always worth it.
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42
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Autónomo

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Self employed, freelance

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43
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Al instante

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At once

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44
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Guardería

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Nursery

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45
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Tiempo de ocio

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Spare time

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46
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Negligencia

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Negligence, malpractice

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47
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Fabricante

Fabricar

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Manufacture

Manufacture, produce

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48
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Abandonar, retirarse

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Drop out, withdraw

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49
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Compromiso

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(obligación) Commitment

(aprieto) Dilemma /dailema/, predicament
(matrimonial) engagement

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50
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Inconveniente

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Inconvenience

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51
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Características, rasgos

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Features

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52
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Ociosidad, pereza, inactividad

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Idleness /aidelnes/

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53
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Paro

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Unemployment

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54
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Servicios públicos (electricidad, gas …)

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Utilities

- The price of utilities has risen steeply in recent years.

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55
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Medios de comunicación

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Media

- The Media is very powerful (influyente)

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56
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Evaluación precisa

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Accurate assessment

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57
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Prensa

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Press

- The President spent an hour briefing the press on his latest policy.

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58
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Malentendido

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Misunderstanding

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59
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Fácil de tratar, tranquilo

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Easygoing

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60
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Animado

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Cheerful

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Objetivo

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Target, goal or objective

Aim (si todavía no lo has conseguido)

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62
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Amenaza

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Threat /zret/

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63
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Alcanzable, realizable

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Achievable

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64
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Quebrar

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Go bankrupt, fail, go out of business

  • His insurance company went bankrupt two years ago
  • If we sold food at those prices we’d soon go out of business.
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65
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Analistas de mercado

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Industry analysts

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66
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Acompañar

A

Walk with sb

- Would you mind walking me to my car?

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67
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Emprendedor, empresario

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Entrepreneur

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68
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Diferenciar, distinguir

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Distinguish, differentiate, tell apart

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69
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Económicamente viable

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Feasible

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70
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Forrado de dinero

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Filthy rich /felzi/

Filthy also means very dirty

71
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Temario

A

Syllabus /silebes/

72
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Pegamento

A

Glue

- Do you have any glue? (any para existir o no)

73
Q

Spot

A

(n) grano, mancha
(v) divisar. localizar, detectar, ver
- The policeman spotted the criminal and started running after him.
- Spot the difficult or unknown words for you so we can check them out during the class.

74
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To start/get the ball rolling on it

A

Empezar a hacer algo o poner algo en marcha

  • With your first driving lesson you have already gotten the ball rolling.
  • Let’s get the ball rolling this week by calling a meeting because otherwise, we’ll have too much work to do regarding the new project next week.
75
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Phase out

A

Eliminar gradualmente
- Hospitals will phase out junk food from their menus

  • Most of the countries are going to phase out paper money due to the high rise in cards payments.
76
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Phase in

A

Introducir gradualmente

77
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Pago

A

Payment

78
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Susto

A

Scare

- We thought my dad was having a heart attack, but it was just a scare

79
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Gratificante

A

Rewarding

80
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Imán

A

magnet

81
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Altibajos

A

Up and downs

82
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Orgullo

A

Pride

83
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Mayoristas

Minoristas

A

Wholesaler (for instance Macro)

Retailers (for instance Carrefour)

84
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Papeleo

A

Red tape

- Prepare yourself for a lot of red tape when buying a house in Italy.

85
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Billete de ida y vuelta

Billete de ida

A

Around trip, return ticket

Single ticket, one way ticket

86
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Evaluación

A

Assestment

87
Q

Evaluar

A

Assess

  • The consultant assessed the situation
  • The value of the property was assessed at one million Euros.
88
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Restos

A

Leftlovers, food remaining (restos de comida)

Remains (restos arqueológicos)

89
Q

Propósitos de año nuevo

A

New year’s resolutions

90
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Apuntes

A

Quotes

91
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Citar, presupuestar

A

Quote

92
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Pros y contras

A

Pros and cons

93
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Menor de edad

A

Minor

94
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Clases presenciales

A

Face to face classes

95
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Fiesta de inauguración

A

Housewarming

96
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MEET

GET TO KNOW

KNOW

A

MEET = Conocer a alguien por primera vez
- No, I haven’t MET her

GET TO KNOW = Proceso de conocer algo o a alguien
- I need to GET TO KNOW him before giving him my keys. (Necesito CONOCERLE antes de darle mis llave)

– I think they are GETTING TO KNOW each other because I see them talking all the time. (Creo que se están CONOCIENDO porque les veo hablando todo el tiempo)

  • I’m getting to know the city (Estoy conociendo la ciudad)

KNOW = cuando ya conoces algo
- Do you know her? Yes I know her, we went to the same school.

97
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Sello

A

Stamp

98
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Salmon

A

Salmon (samen)

99
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Exigente

A

Demanding, tough

100
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Provisional

A

Provisional, temporary

101
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Plano

A

Blueprint, drawing

102
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Probabilidad

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Probability, odd

103
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Odd

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Impar, raro, sin pareja, probabilidad

104
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Guiso

A

Stew

105
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Evaluar

A

Asses

106
Q

el próximo viernes 28 de julio.

El 28 de Julio

A

On next friday, 28th July

the 28th of July

107
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Arrangement

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Acuerdo (agreement)

- Lena and Aaron have an arrangement to meet every Friday at 7:00 for dinner.

108
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Terrific

A

Espectacular, increíble

109
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Fiabilidad

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Reliability /relaiabiliti/

110
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Ingresos

A

Revenue, income

111
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Impressive, awesome

A

Impresionante

112
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Devolver

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Give back, return, refund (solo dinero)

- He paid 5 euros and they gave him 3 back.

113
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Pasar por alto

A

Overlook

- The police overlooked important details about the scene of the crime

114
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Solitario, aislado

A

Lonely

115
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Podrido

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Rotten

- The smell of something rotten reached his bedroom window.

116
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Presumir de

A

Boast about

117
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Self confident

A

Seguro de sí mismo

118
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Meticuloso, quisquilloso

A

Picky

119
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Beneficios y pérdidas

A

Profits and losses

120
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Resaltar, destacar por algo

Destacar algo

A

stand out
- Elizabeth Taylor stood out among the stars of her era because of her beauty.

emphasise, stress
- In the job interview, the interviewer emphasized the importance of punctuality.

121
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Señalar

A

Point at

122
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Trabajar horas extras

A

Work overtime

- I won’t work overtime unless they pay me extra for the hours

123
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Empezar de nuevo

A

Start over

124
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Gain

A

Obtener o acumular:
Weight, followers, rights, clients, access, confidence, entry

  • The data exists all right - the difficulty is in gaining access to it.
125
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Come up with

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(informal) conseguir, inventarse
- Architects usually come up with solutions
- Will you be able to come up with the cash by the end of the month?

126
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Contable

A

Accountant /acauntent/

127
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Hacer un viaje

A

Make a trip, go on a trip

128
Q

Asistir a clase

Presentarse

A

Attend to class

Show up
- We were supposed to meet for tea at 5 o’clock, but she didn’t show up

129
Q

Trapo

A

Rag /reg/

Rug /rag/ -> alfombra o alfombrilla

130
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Manta

A

Blanket

131
Q

una presentación (powerpoint)

A

a ppt /pipiti/

- Let me share with you my ppt

132
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Presentar

A

a alguien -> introduce
- Ana introduced us to her boyfriend.

algo -> present
- The artist will present her new works next month.

Presentarse -> show up

133
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Up to

A

Hasta

  • We took the elevator up to the tenth floor
  • The judge warned the prisoner that he could be facing up to ten years in jail
134
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Competencia

A

Competition

135
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Clases particulares

A

Private lessons

136
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Fiel, fidelidad

A

Loyal, loyalty

137
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Testarudo

A

close-minded, narrow-minded

138
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Nivel de vida

A

Standard of living

139
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Renovación (prolongación de contrato)

A

Renewal /rinual/

140
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Programar (día y hora)

A

schedule

Planear en general -> arrange

141
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Medida

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Measurement (De longitud)
- The measurements of the room are six by five metres.

Measure, step (para prevenir algo)
- The police took an important step to reduce crime in the neighbourhood

142
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Comparación

A

Comparison

143
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Provisiones

A

Supplies

144
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Servilleta

A

Napkin

145
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Orientación

A

Guidance

146
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Outstanding

A

Impresionante

147
Q

Alegrarse

A

Chee (sb) up

  • Mrs. Mills cheered up when the tea and cake were served.
  • Here’s a plate of chocolate ice cream to cheer you up.
148
Q

Extrovertido

A

Outgoing

149
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Asegurarse de algo

A

Make sure

- I have to make sure that I have locked the door

150
Q

Hacer una solicitud

A

Make a request

151
Q

Admirar a alguien

A

Admire, look up to

- Ideally, children should look up to their parents.

152
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Valla publicitaria

A

Billboard

153
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High up

A

Superior (adv)

- Susanne reported John to people higher up in the company.

154
Q

Informar, reportar, hacer público

A

Report

155
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Duties

A

Obligaciones, responsabilidades, impuestos

156
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Beneficios

A

(no económicos) benefits

(económicos) profits

157
Q

Corriente de aire

A

Airflow

158
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Tapa

A

Lid, cap
- Tom put the lid back on the jar. (le puso la tapa al frasco)
Pen lids, bottle cups

159
Q

Escalón, escalera

A

Rungs /rang/, ladder

160
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Pinzas de ropa

A

Clothes pegs

161
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Desarmarse, derrumbarse

A

Fall apart

- Cheaply made umbrellas fall apart quickly.

162
Q

Belongings

A

Pertenencias

163
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Productos de marca blanca

A

Own brand products

164
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Productos de lmpieza

A

Household products

165
Q

Household

A

(adj) De la casa, familiar,

(n) Casa, gente

166
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Livelihood

A

El sustento (financial support)

167
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Platos precocinados

A

Convenience food

168
Q

Animado

A

Lively

- My father was very ill, but today he looks to be more lively.

169
Q

Pegado (xej en una pared)

A

Glued

- It was glued as leaflets (folletos) to walls in public bathrooms

170
Q

Afluencia de mano de obra no calificada

A

An inflow of unskilled labour

171
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Escaso

A

Scarce

172
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Intermediario

A

Middleman

173
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Viaje de una semana

A

Week-long trip

174
Q

Seguramente

A

Surely