GLOSS vocab 8 Flashcards

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to lift, to raise, to elevate

not levantar here, more formal and technical

the plane began to ascend, to raise the level of discussion

A

elevar

El avión empezó a elevarse, para elevar el nivel de la discusión

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2
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figure, number

not numero here

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cifra

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to cross

not cruzar

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atravesar

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4
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in comparison to

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en comparación a

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5
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annotation

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anotación

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6
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to double

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doblar

doblar also means to bend, to fold

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7
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to triple

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triplicar

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8
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adolescents

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adolescentes

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9
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indigenous

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indígenas

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10
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dehydration

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deshidratación

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to need (urgently), to require, to specify/ to clarify

not necesitar here

more formal, to clarify or make something more precise, in addition to expressing a need.

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precisar

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12
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to recognize

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reconocer

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13
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effort

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esfuerzo

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14
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to provide, to offer

not ofrecer here

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brindar

brindar also means to toast (give a speech), to gift,

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15
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attendence

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asistencia

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16
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reiterate

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reiterar

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17
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need (noun)

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necesidad

necesidad also means neccesity.

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18
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to mark

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marcar

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19
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border

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frontera

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20
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as much… as…, both… and…

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tanto… como…

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21
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steep, rugged

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escarpada/o

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22
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to end up (doing sth)

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llegar a

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23
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to commit

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cometer

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24
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to reach (the point of)

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llegar a

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the journey, the voyage, the crossing
la travesía
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disappearance
desaparición
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authorities
autoridades
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How long (does it take)...
cuanto se tarda
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natural hazards
las amenazas naturales
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to expose oneself
exponerse
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to flow into, to result in
desembocar **en**
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to blur
desdibujar
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to erase
desdibujar
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to belong to
pertenecer **a**
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to protect, to guard
resguardar **de**
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to shield
resguardar
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to worry, to disturb, to unsettle
inquitear
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to pave
pavimentar
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to pave way (for the future)
pavimentar
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workers
obreros
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peak ## Footnote the peak of the mountain
pico ## Footnote el pico de la montaña can also be used to describe the beak of a bird
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the flow ## Footnote the flow of water
el flujo ## Footnote el flujo de agua
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footstep
pisada
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place | not lugar here ## Footnote a specific spot or picturesque in nature
paraje
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whose
cuyo/a
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height
altura
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snow
nieve | nevada is snowfall
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asphalt
asfalto
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mule
mula
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evening ## Footnote adjective
vespertina/o
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decade
una década
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refined cane sugar from South America
panela
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sepulchral ## Footnote to relate to a tomb or burial, gloomy
sepulcral
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fullness ## Footnote the fullness of life in the area
la plenitud ## Footnote la plenitud de la vida en la zona
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to recover, to regain
recuperar
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to base
basar
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to take care of (a matter, a thing), to take care of (someone)
cuidar, cuidar a
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far and wide ## Footnote adverb located far and wide
largo y ancho ## Footnote ubicado largo y ancho
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in fact ## Footnote connective
de hecho
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to join, to pool ## Footnote to join our efforts, to pool their resources
mancomunar ## Footnote mancomunar nuestros esfuerzos, mancomunar sus recursos
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sanctuary
santuario
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protected by
protegido **por**
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well-being
bienestar
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to harvest
cosechar
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challenge (general challenges and goals) | not desafío here ## Footnote noun
reto ## Footnote Desafío also means a challenge but more physical, a test of strength
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member
miembro/a
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blanket
manta
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wool
lana
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hat
sombrero
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pride
soberbia
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to accompany
acompañar
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to carry out, to perform, to realise (a dream)
realizar
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cultivation
cultivo
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surname
apellido
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quality
calidad
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to brake, to halt
frenar
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to judge
juzgar
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to deny, to disown
renegar
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roots
raíces
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nourishment, diet, food, meal
alimentación