In The News Flashcards

1
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Nightmare

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La pesadilla

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To rescue

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Rescatar

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3
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Mourning (noun)

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El luto

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4
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Weird

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Raro

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5
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To water

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Regar

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6
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To advance

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Avanzar

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7
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Neighbor

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El vecino

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8
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To shatter

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Reventar

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9
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To explode

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Explotar

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10
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Bench

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El banquillo

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11
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To guess

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Atinar

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12
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Nephew

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Sobrino

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13
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Athletic court

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La cancha

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14
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To dare

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Atreverse

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15
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Hardly

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Apenas

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16
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Smoke (moun)

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El humo

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17
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To run over

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Atropellar

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18
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To take shelter

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Resguardarse

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19
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To hug

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Abrazar

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20
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Neighboring (adj)

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Aledaño

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21
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Phrase

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La frase

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22
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To stand out

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Destacar

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23
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Interview (noun)

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La entrevista

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24
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To grant

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Conceder

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To launch
Lanzar
26
Journalist
El/La periodista
27
To air (broadcast)
Transmitirse
28
Controversy
La polémica
29
Controversial
Polémico/a
30
American
estadounidense
31
Chain
La cadena
32
Present (the current time)
La actualidad
33
Own (adj)
Propio
34
To spread
Difundir
35
Leader
El mandatario
36
Threat
La amenaza
37
Expansion
La ampliación
38
Besides
Además
39
To approve
Aprobar
40
To complain
Quejarse
41
To advocate
Abogar
42
To generate
generar
43
Wealth
Riqueza
44
Boom (noun) (growing market)
el auge
45
Real estate (adj)
inmobiliario
46
To arise
Surgir
47
Gigantic
Gigantesco
48
To pierce
Perforar
49
Well (noun) (water basin)
El pozo
50
To suggest
Sugerir
51
Crane (construction)
La grúa
52
Bridge
El puente
53
Supply (noun)
El Suministro
54
To avoid
Evitar
55
Despite the fact that
A pesar de que
56
To fail
Fallar
57
Failed (adj)
Fallido
58
Almost
Casi
59
Although
Aunque
60
Wave (noun)
La oleada
61
To advise
Aconsejar
62
According to
Según
63
Uncooked/raw
Crudo
64
To damage
Dañar
65
Device
El dispositivo
66
To extract
Extraer
67
Soft
Suave
68
Q-tip
El bastoncillo de algodón
69
To hold on
Agarrarse
70
Maybe
Quizás
71
Cliff
El acantilado
72
However
Sin embargo
73
Sidewalk
La acera
74
To endure
Perdurar
75
Tournament
El torneo
76
Gear (or figurative mechanism)
El engranaje
77
Pleasant
Placentero
78
To govern
Regir
79
Pedestrian
El peatón / la peatona
80
Hidden
Escondido
81
Single woman
La soltera
82
To show
Mostrar
83
To overuse (as a trope)
Trillar
84
Amusing
Chistoso/a
85
Gloomy
Sombrío
86
Growing (adjective)
Creciente
87
Figure (number)
Cifra
88
To collapse
Desplomarse
89
To develop
Desarrollar
90
Dismal
Lúgubre
91
Scientist
El científico
92
Complex (adj.)
Complejo
93
to oppose
oponerse
94
to unravel
desentrañar
95
sacred
sagrado
96
discovery
hallazgo
97
to add
añadir
98
to store
almacenar
99
environment/surroundings
el entorno
100
to bury
enterrar
101
Thick
Grueso
102
To joke
Bromear
103
To joke
Bromear
104
Parent company
La empresa matriz
105
To attract
Atraer
106
To feed
Alimentar
107
Freshwater
Agua dulce
108
Tower
La torre
109
To rust
Oxidar
110
Ruler (of measure)
La regla
111
To stick out
Sobresalir
112
To cut down / to fell
Talar
113
To be scarce
Escasear
114
Lack / shortage
La falta
115
To conserve
Ahorrar
116
Locks (water passage)
Las esclusas
117
Average
El promedio
118
To encourage
Alentar
119
To plant
sembrar