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General English III, 2 (April - June '22) Flashcards

1
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Irse a la cama (informal)

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Turn in

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2
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Tener sexo por dinero

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Turn tricks

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Muy fácil

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Easy-peasy

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4
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Crowded place

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Chock-a-block

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5
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Estado de miedo

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Heebie-jeebies

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¡Joder!

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Holy moly

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7
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Dar por detrás

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Rear-end

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8
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Pequeño accidente / Toque / Rasguño

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Fender bender

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Meollo del asunto / Grano (Ir al grano)

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Nitty-gritty

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10
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Chuchú (tren)

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Choo-choo

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11
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Ñaca ñaca

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Hanky-panky

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12
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Concierto improvisado

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Sing-song

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13
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De acuerdo / OK

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Okey-dokey

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14
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Pipí

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Wee-wee

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15
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Zigzag

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Zig-zag

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16
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Caprichoso / Caótico (Adj.) // Caprichosament (Adv.) [2 options]

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Willy-nilly / Helter-skelter

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17
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Gentuza

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Riff-raff

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18
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Truco / Engaño (N.) // Abracadabra (Interj.)

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Hocus-pocus

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19
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Ostentoso / Joyería ostentosa

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Bling-bling

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20
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La caja tonta (TV)

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Boob tube

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21
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Gossip

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Tittle-tattle

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22
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Anticuado, chapado a la antigua

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Fuddy-duddy

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Desastroso/a (Adj.) // Desastrosamente (Adv.)

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Higgledy-piggledy

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24
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Perder el tiempo / Holgazanear (2 opciones; 1 redupl., 1 no)

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Dilly-dally / Dawdle

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25
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Seres queridos

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Nearest and dearest

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26
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Publicly say that some person, group or business has done sth wrong

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Name and shame

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27
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Pasar mucho tiempo comprando

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Shop till you drop

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28
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Decisivo / Determinante

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Make or break

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29
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Fuga de cerebros

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Brain drain

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30
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Películas para mujeres (de amor) [off.]

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Chick flick

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31
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Romantic comedy

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Rom-com

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32
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Cultureta

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Culture vulture

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33
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Blandegue, sentimentaloided, insípido

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Namby pamby

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34
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Pretencioso, snob, estirado (2 opciones)

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Hoity toity / Artsy-fartsy

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35
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Escándalo / Alboroto

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Razzle dazzle

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36
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Voltereta

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Roly-poly

37
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Regordete/a

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Roly-poly

38
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Highly and factitiously sensational

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Killer diller

39
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Salvaje, alocado/a

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Harum scarum

40
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Incomprehensible jargon

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Mumbo-jumbo

41
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Agasajar a alguien con vino (treat someone to dinner and drinks)

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Wine and dine someone

42
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Depressing time

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Doom and gloom

43
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Estar exhausto

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Huff and puff

44
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By any possible means / De una forma u otra

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By hook or by crook

45
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Busy and frenetic activity or atmosphere

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Hustle and bustle

46
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Damage/Change after use

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Wear and tear

47
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Dejar tirado a alguien

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Leave someone high and dry

48
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Con todas las de la ley / Sin hacer trampa

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Fair and square

49
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Cachivaches, chismes, trastos

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Odds and ends

50
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Rozar

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Graze

51
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Ser ambiguo

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To equivocate

52
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Extremidad

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Limb

53
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Say the sum:

Advertainment

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Advertisement + Entertainment

54
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Say the sum:

Biopic

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Biographical + Picture

55
Q

Say the sum:

Cyborg

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Cybernetic + Organism

56
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Say the sum:

Guesstimate

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Guess + Estimate

57
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Say the sum:

Hazmat

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Hazardous + Material

58
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Say the sum:

Simulcast

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Simultaneous + Broadcast

59
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Say the sum:

Smog

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Smoke + Fog

60
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Say the sum:

Spanglish

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Spanish + English

61
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Say the sum:

Telethon

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Telephone + Marathon

62
Q

Say the sum:

Webinar

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Web + Seminar

63
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Estar indeciso

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Sit on the fence

64
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The best of two bad options

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The lesser of two evils

65
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Estar en un dilema

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Be torn between a and b

66
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Have too many options so it’s difficult to decide

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Be spoilt for choice

67
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Go with the majority

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Take the path of least resistance

68
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Give yourself time to decide

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Sleep on sth

69
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En un dilema / En una disyuntiva

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In a quandary

70
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The difference between a and b is irrelevant

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Six of one and half a dozen of the other

71
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Hacer novillos, saltarse clases

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Bunk off

72
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Rector/a

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Chancellor

73
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Director de una escuela

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Headteacher

74
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Curso de prácticas

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Sandwich course

75
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Residencia de estudiantes

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Dorm

76
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Comedor de una residencia de estudiantes

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Catered hall

77
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Estudiante de 1er año de universidad

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Fresher / Freshman

78
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Salida de campo

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Field trip

79
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Semana de receso, de estudio para exámenes

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Reading week

80
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Expediente

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Transcript

81
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Fecha de entrega

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Deadline

82
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Parte del año escolar

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Term

83
Q

Synonym of “student”

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Pupil

84
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Periodo de prácticas

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Internship

85
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Beca gubernamental

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Scholarship

86
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Beca privada

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Grant

87
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Synonym of “scholarship”

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Bursary

88
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Trabajo de prácticas en la universidad

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Capstone project

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