June 20 Flashcards by Andrew arnold

Q

Dismissal, resignation, cease

A

El cese

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Hot flush, suffocation

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Sofoco

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Nappy

A

Un pañal

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In vain

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En balde

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To confuse, to muddle

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Confundir

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Skin, hide

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Un pellejo

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To stir up, provoke

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Suscitar

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Corny

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Trillado, sentimental

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Turkey

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Un guajolote

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Straighten, raise, lift

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Erguir

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To cling to, to hang on

A

Aferrarse

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Abduct, kidnap

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Raptar

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Luck, Chance, fate

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La suerte

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Surly, gloomy

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Hosco

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The dew

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El Rocío

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Heartless

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Despidiendo

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A syrup

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Almíbar

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Laughing stock

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Un Hazmerreír

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Stoppage, ban

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Un paro

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To harm, lose out

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Perjudicar

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To tell off, scold

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Regañar

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Calm, tranquility

A

El sosiego

Q

A strike, industrial action

A

Una huelga

Q

To be sorry for, to pity

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Compadecer

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Unless

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A no ser que + subj

Q

Sensible

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Sensato

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Fearsome, frightful

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Temible

Q

To treat brutally

A

Ensañarse

Q

Way, distance, stretch

A

Un trecho

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After all

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Al fin y al cabo

Q

Vaccine

A

Una vacuna

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To lose oneself in, to become engrossed in

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Ensimismarse

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To suit, to agree on

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Convenir

Q

Parish priest

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Párroco

Q

To be captivated by someone or something

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Prendarse

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Scum, dregs

A

La escoria

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To gag, to muzzle

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Amordazar

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Surgeon

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Cirujano

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Cliché

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Latiguillo

Q

Painful, laborious

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Penoso

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Pool, pond

A

Un estanque

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Ups and downs

A

Los altibajos

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Gutter, kerb

A

La cuneta

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Compare, collate

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Cotejar

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To bribe

A

Sobornar

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Let go of, cast off

A

Soltar

Q

Neckline, cleavage

A

El escote