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Jan 2024 Flashcards

1
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The variety

The potential

A

La variedad

El potencial

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Elucidate

A

dilucidar

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Spiky

Sharp

Crooked

Smooth (flat) (2)

To smooth (2)

Blunt (2)

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puntiagudo (poon-tee-ah-GOO-doh)

afilado, a

torcido, a

Liso, a
Terso, a

Alisar, pulir (to polish)

Desafilado, contundente

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Centimetres, metres, kilometres

Centigrams, kilograms

An inch, a mile

It’s five miles from here

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Centímetros, metros, kilómetros

Centigramos, kilogramos

Una pulgada, una milla

está a cinco millas de aquí

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To roar, I roar
To pray, I pray
To water, I water

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Rugir, rujo
rezar, rezo
Regar, riego

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Swear word (2)

to swear

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Una grosería, una palabrota

Decir groserías, decir palabrotas

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To negotiate (2)

Mgmt (of a company)
Mgmt (team)

A management consultancy
A consultant (2)

A

Negociar, gestionar

Gestión
Los directivos

Una consultoría de gestión
Un consultor, consultora
Un asesor, asesora

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Essential (2)

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esencial, imprescindible

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To equip with

An NGO will provide the clinic with better equipment.

The benefactor endowed the foundation with resources.

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Dotar (con/de)

Una ONG dotará a la clínica con mejores equipos.

El benefactor dotó a la fundación de recursos.

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Performance (measurement) (3)

To carry out
To pawn

The intern has carried out all his assignments efficiently.

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El rendimiento
el desempeño
el comportamiento

Desempeñar
Empeñar

El becario ha desempeñado todas sus tareas de manera eficiente

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To laugh at someone

Are you laughing at me? - No! I was laughing at someone on the TV.

To smile at someone
She smiled at me

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reírse de alguien

¿Te ríes de mí? - ¡No! Me reía de alguien en el programa que está en el televisor.

sonreír a alguien
ella me sonrió

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He likes you but they won’t like him.

You like me but I like him. However, they like us despite the fact that you never liked them

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Le gustas, pero no les gustará.

A ti te gusto y a mí me gusta él. No obstante, les gustamos a pesar de que nunca te gustaron.

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A disorder (medical) (2)

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Un trastorno
una dolencia

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The Gaza Strip

The West Bank

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La Franja de Gaza

Cisjordania

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American

The American woman

American citizens

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Estadounidense
(ehs-tah-dohoo-nee-DEN-seh)

la mujer estadounidense

Los ciudadanos estadounidenses

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Blunt, forceful, convincing

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Contundente

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The disappearance

To disappear, I disappear, they disappear
I disappeared, he disappeared, we disappeared

The appearance

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La desaparición

Desaparecer, desaparezco, desaparecen

Desaparecí, desapareció, desaparecemos

La aparición

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With regards to

Insofar as

As soon as

As soon as possible

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En cuanto a

En cuanto que

En cuanto

Cuanto antes

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19
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The notion

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La noción

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Sovereign

Sovereignty

A sovereign state

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El soberano

La soberanía

un estado soberano

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Famine
The Great Famine

Drought

The plague

A

La hambruna
La gran hambruna

La sequía

La plaga

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If it was up to me (2)

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Sí fuera por mí
Sí dependiera de mí

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I would admit it if it were true

I would have admitted it if it were true

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Lo admitiría si fuera cierto

Lo habría admitido si fuera cierto

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Autoimmune disease

Penicillin

A

una enfermedad autoinmune
(ow-tow-in-MOO-nay)

La penicilina

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25
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You hurt me (physically) (2)

You hurt me (emotionally)

A

Me lastimaste
Me hiciste daño

Me heriste

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26
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I gave up on that book (4)

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Me rendí en ese libro
Abandoné ese libro
He dejado de lado ese libro
Me aburrí ese libro

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I defend him

I am defending him

A

Lo defiendo

Lo estoy defendiendo

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Contributor

Columnist

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Un colaborador

Un columnista

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Determination, resolve

A

Empeño

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30
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Settler colonialism

A settler

A settlement

A colonialist

A colony

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Colonialismo de asentamiento

un colono

Un asentamiento

Un colonialista

Una colonia

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An uprising

Dissent (2)

To disent

A

Un levantamiento

El disentimiento, la disconformidad

Disentir

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To flow into; to end in; result in

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Desembocar

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33
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To sleep in (2)

A

Dormir hasta tarde
Quedarse dormido

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To predict (2)

A prediction

Forecast

To foresee

Predicted

Predictable (2)

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Predecir, pronosticar

Una predicción

Un pronóstico

Prever

previsto

Previsible, predecible

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Skepticism

Skeptical

A skeptic

A

El escepticismo

Escéptico (ay-SEP-tee-koh)

Un escéptico

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Suspicious

Suspicion (mistrust)(2)

Suspicion (belief that something may be true)

Suspiciously (3)

To suspect (2)

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Sospechoso

El recelo, la desconfianza
La sospecha

Sospechosamente, con recelo, con desconfianza

Sospechar, recelar

37
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Stuffy (2)

A

Sofocante, a
Cargado, a

38
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Stalk, stem

A

Un tallo

39
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Messed up, uneven (Vz slang)

A

Choreto, a

40
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Profit, gain

A

El lucro

41
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Lethal (3)

A

Mortífero, mortal, letal

42
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Satisfying

Satisfied

Satisfaction

A

Satisfactorio

Satisfecho

La satisfacción

43
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Satire

Satirical

A

La sátira

Satírico

44
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To recruit

A recruit

Recruitment

A

Reclutar

Un/una recluta

El reclutamiento

45
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To wrap

The wrapper

Wrapping paper

To cover/line
The lining

Packaging
To package

A

Envolver

El envoltorio

El papel de regalo

Forrar
El foro

El embalaje
Embalar

46
Q

Workforce, labour (2)

A

La mano de obra
La fuerza laboral

47
Q

Overseas

Some Caribbean islands are sovereign states, but many are overseas territories of European countries. —

A

De ultramar

Algunas islas del Caribe son estados soberanos, pero muchas son territorios de ultramar de países europeos.

48
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Beyond, on the other side (literary)

A

Allende

49
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Egyptian

Egypt

The Egyptian pyramids

the arab nurse spoke arabic

A

Egipcio (ay-HIP-see-oh)

Egipto (ay-HIP-toe)

Las pirámides de Egipto

La enfermera árabe hablaba árabe

50
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To cheer up, to make happy

A

Alegrar

51
Q

Around the corner

A

A la vuelta de la esquina

52
Q

To be one’s business

It’s none of your business

A

Tener vela en este entierro

quién te ha dado vela en este entierro?

53
Q

Finish it

A

Termínalo

54
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Stage fright

The scenic route

A

El miedo escénico

La ruta escénica

55
Q

A timer

A

Un temporizador

56
Q

Linda turned her head to avoid seeing the gruesome shooting .

A

Linda volteó la cabeza para evitar ver el grotesco tiroteo.

57
Q

To blackmail

Blackmail

A

Chantajear

El chantaje

58
Q

To crush

A

Aplastar

59
Q

Crick in the neck

A

La tortícolis

60
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Alone, on your own

Lonely

A

A solas

Solo, a

61
Q

A saw
A hacksaw
To saw

A screwdriver
To screw

A drill
To drill

A

Una sierra
Una sierra para metales
Serruchar

Un destornillador
Atornillar

Un taladro
Taladrar

62
Q

To point out, make a note of s/t

A

Señalar

63
Q

Given that (2)

A

Puesto que
Dado que

64
Q

To come and go

They come and go

It comes and goes

It’s better that they come and go as they please

A

Ir y venir

Van y vienen

Va y viene

Es mejor que vayan y vengan como quieran

65
Q

An amendment

To amend

A

Una enmienda

Enmendar

66
Q

How much / how far is it?

A

A cuanto está?

67
Q

Surroundings, environment

A

El entorno

68
Q

Bias (3)

Biased (2)

A

El sesgo, la parcialidad, el prejuicio

Sesgado, partidista

69
Q

Charitable
Charity - adj

Charity - noun (2)

A

Caritativo, a

Benéfico, a

La caridad
La beneficencia

70
Q

Military leader

A

El caudillo

71
Q

To digest (food)

Digestion

To digest (information)

A

Digerir

La digestión

Asimilar

72
Q

Just like that
exactly

Just as

Sebastian repeated the sentence just as his father had said it, loudly and clearly.

A

Tal qual eso
Tal qual

Tal qual

Sebastián repitió la frase tal cual la había dicho su padre, fuerte y claro.

73
Q

Lebanon
Lebanese

Middle East (2)
Middle Eastern

Far East

Syrian

Yemeni

A

El Líbano
Libanés

El Oriente Medio , El Medio Oriente
Del Oriente Medio

El Lejano Oriente

Sirio, a

Yemenita

74
Q

A trace

To trace (3)

The face

A

El rastro,

Localizar, ubicar, rastrear

El rostro

75
Q

It’s been rough with everything and because I was away a lot.

I was away from the table

While I was away, the village became a ghost town

A

Ha sido difícil con todo y porque estuve ausente mucho.

Me había alejado de la mesa.

Mientras estaba de viaje, la aldea se convirtió en un pueblo fantasma

76
Q

Although I was born in Catalonia and my mother is Catalonian, I can’t speak Catalan.

A

Aunque nací en Cataluña y mi madre es catalana, yo no sé hablar catalán. —

77
Q

To jam and to stall

A

Atascar y estancar

78
Q

Badge, emblem (2)

Badge (of metal)
A name badge

A

Una insignia
Una emblema

Una placa
Una placa identificativa

79
Q

Flight attendant (3)

Porter, waiter, boy (ES)

A

Sobrecargo, a
Azafato, a
Aeromozo, a

Mozo

80
Q

Hypothetical

Hypothetically

Hypotheses

A

Hipotético, a

Hipotéticamente

La hipótesis

81
Q

A cloudy day

Cloudy liquid

A

Un día nublado

Un líquido turbio

82
Q

To insert (2)

Past tense

A

Introducir
Insertar

Introduje, introdujiste, introdujo, introdujimos, introdujeron

83
Q

As long as i.e. provided that (3)

A

Siempre y cuando
Siempre que
Con tal de que

84
Q

Spanish (2)

A

El español
El castellano

85
Q

I might as well

I might as well stay here with all my friends

I’m not dying but I might as well be

A

Yo podría ser/estar

Podría quedarme con todos mis amigos

No me estoy muriendo pero podría estarlo

86
Q

Medium

A

Mediano, a

87
Q

The dirt

A

La mugre

88
Q

At all (4)
eg I don’t like it at all

A

En absoluto
En lo absoluto
En lo más mínimo
Para nada

89
Q

Pattern (trend, order) (2)

Pattern (design)

A

El patrón
La pauta

El estampado

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