June 20 Flashcards

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1
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Dismissal, resignation, cease

A

El cese

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Hot flush, suffocation

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Sofoco

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3
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Nappy

A

Un pañal

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4
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In vain

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En balde

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5
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To confuse, to muddle

A

Confundir

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6
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Skin, hide

A

Un pellejo

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7
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To stir up, provoke

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Suscitar

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8
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Corny

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Trillado, sentimental

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9
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Turkey

A

Un guajolote

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10
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Straighten, raise, lift

A

Erguir

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11
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To cling to, to hang on

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Aferrarse

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12
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Abduct, kidnap

A

Raptar

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13
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Luck, Chance, fate

A

La suerte

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14
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Surly, gloomy

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Hosco

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15
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The dew

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El Rocío

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16
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Heartless

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Despidiendo

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17
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A syrup

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Almíbar

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18
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Laughing stock

A

Un Hazmerreír

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19
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Stoppage, ban

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Un paro

20
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To harm, lose out

A

Perjudicar

21
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To tell off, scold

A

Regañar

22
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Calm, tranquility

A

El sosiego

23
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A strike, industrial action

A

Una huelga

24
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To be sorry for, to pity

A

Compadecer

25
Q

Unless

A

A no ser que + subj

26
Q

Sensible

A

Sensato

27
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Fearsome, frightful

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Temible

28
Q

To treat brutally

A

Ensañarse

29
Q

Way, distance, stretch

A

Un trecho

30
Q

After all

A

Al fin y al cabo

31
Q

Vaccine

A

Una vacuna

32
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To lose oneself in, to become engrossed in

A

Ensimismarse

33
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To suit, to agree on

A

Convenir

34
Q

Parish priest

A

Párroco

35
Q

To be captivated by someone or something

A

Prendarse

36
Q

Scum, dregs

A

La escoria

37
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To gag, to muzzle

A

Amordazar

38
Q

Surgeon

A

Cirujano

39
Q

Cliché

A

Latiguillo

40
Q

Painful, laborious

A

Penoso

41
Q

Pool, pond

A

Un estanque

42
Q

Ups and downs

A

Los altibajos

43
Q

Gutter, kerb

A

La cuneta

44
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Compare, collate

A

Cotejar

45
Q

To bribe

A

Sobornar

46
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Let go of, cast off

A

Soltar

47
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Neckline, cleavage

A

El escote