Lección 4 Flashcards

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La azotea

Ellos tuvieron su duelo en la azotea.

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Flat Roof

They had their duel on the flat roof.

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Batirse en duelo

Los dos hombre se baten en duelo sobre sus problemas del pasado.

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To fight in a duel

The two men fight in a duel about their problems from the past.

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El castigo

Para su castigo, no podría salir con sus amigas durante el fin de semana.

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Punishment

For her punishment, she couldn’t go out with her friends during the weekend.

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El/la culpable

Sabía que ella era la culpable porque es una mentirosa horrible.

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Guilty One

They knew she was the guilty one becaues she is a horrible liar.

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Disparar

Ella tuvo miedo de dispara la pistola.

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To shoot

She was afraid to shoot the gun.

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Exiliado/a

El hombre estaba exiliado y no podría regresar a su país.

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Exiled, in exile

The man was exiled and couldn’t return to his country.

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El exilio

Ella estaba viviendo en otra lugar en exilio.

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Exile

She was living in another place in exile.

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Impune

El niño nunca aprendía como portarse porque siempre era impune.

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Unpunished

The boy never learned how to behave himself because he was always unpunished.

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Interrumpir

Ella trató de interrumpir la lucha entre sus amigas.

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To stop

She tried to stop the fight between her friends.

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El juzgado

La jueza trabaja en el juzgado.

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Courthouse

The judge works in the coutrhouse.

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Presenciar

La niña tenía problemas con durmiendo despúes de ella presenció un delito brutal.

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To witness

The girl had trouble with sleeping after she witnessed the brutal crime.

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La rabia

Despúes de su novia se dejó, el hombre estaba lleno de rabia.

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Anger; rage

After his girlfriend left him, the man was full of anger.

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Retar a duelo

Él estaba retado a duelo para ver quien estaba mas fuerte.

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To challenge to a duel

He was challenged to a duel to see who was stronger.

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La venganza

La venganza no puede arreglar las problemas.

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Revenge

Revenge cannot fix problems.

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Vengar(se)

Ella quería vengarse pero sabía que no ayudaría.

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To avenge (oneself)

She wanted to avenge herself but she knew it wouldn’t help.

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Verdicto

Toda la gente en el juzgada estaban esperando por el verdicto.

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Verdict

All the people in the courthouse were waiting for the verdict.

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El agujero

Hay un agujero en la tierra

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hole

There is a hold in the land

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Apartar

aparta la ropa del fuego

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to pull someone away

move the clothes away from the fire

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Apartarse

no nos apartemos del tema

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to stray

don’t go off the point

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Apoderarse

el pánico se apoderó de la ciudad

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to take possession

the city was seized by panic

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Arrojar

prohibido arrojar objetos a la vía

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to throw

do not throw objects onto the track

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Asesinar

el condenado asesina su esposa

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to murder

the criminal mudered his wife

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El brillo

el briollo en sus ojos

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sparkle

the sparkle in your eyes

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el/la cómplice

el cómplice fue arrestado poco tiempo después

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accomplice

the accomplice was arrested shortly after

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dar a luz ella dio a luz en la hospital
to give birth she gave birth in the hospital
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la falla una falla humana
flaw a human flaw
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pícaro/a el es muy pícaro
cunning he is very cunning
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los restos los restos del fuego
remains the remains from the fire
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secuestrar El alcalde fue secuestrado por los terroristas
to kidnap The mayor was kidnapped by the terrorists
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transladar los heridos fueron trasladados al hospital
to move the injured were taken to hospital
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varón el varón es alto
man the man is tall
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el abuso de poder
abuse of power
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el ataúd el ataúd fue muy pesado
coffin the coffin was very heavy
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conjeturar conjeturar un hipótesis
to conjecture to conjecture a hypothesis
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la dictadura la dictadura era muy estricta
dictatorship tthe dictatorship was very strict
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(in)justo/a la ley es justo
(un)fair the law is fair
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la lucha la lucha de el probre
the struggle the stuggle of the poor
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la manifestación
demonstration
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preguntarse me pregunto sobre mi futuro
to wonder i wonder about my future
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el/la preso/a el preso estaba en la cárcel
prisoner the prisoner was in jail
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la queja los niños tienen muchas quejas
complaint children have many complaints
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el régimen hay régimenes diferentes en muchas paises
form of government there are different forms of government en many countries
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el tribunal el tribunal tenía un juez viejo
court the court had an old judge
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La azotea Ellos tuvieron su duelo en la azotea.
Flat Roof They had their duel on the flat roof.
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**acaso**
**by some chance**
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arreglar Están arreglando la calle
to fix They are fixing the street
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la culpa No es mi culpa.
fault It is not my fault
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flojo Ella es muy floja en clase hoy
lazy She is very lazy in class today
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Oye! Oye! Comó estás?
Hey! Hey! How are you?
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aprovechar Aprovecha tu juventud.
to take advantage Take advantage of (make the most of) your youth.
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la abeja una abeja reina
bee a queen bee
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devorar Yo devoró las galletas.
to devour I devoured the cookies.
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irónico La historia era irónica.
ironic The story was ironic.
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(in)justo La jueza era justo.
(un)fair The judge was fair.
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la lengua Se me traba la lengua.
tongue I get tongue-tied.
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Acusado/a Las personas acusadas de robo fue a la cárcel.
Accused The people accused of robbery went to jail.
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la declaracion Ella hizo una declaración a la policía.
Statement She made a statement to the police.
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el delito El robo fue el delito que cometió.
crime Robbery was the crime he committed
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derogar (una ley) se derogo la ley de la esclavitud
to abolish (a law) they abolished the law of slavery
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el/la desaparecido/a Hay muchas personas desaparecidas en Uruguay.
missing person there are a lot of missing persons in Uruguay.
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el duelo hubo un duelo entre Pablo y el General.
duel there was a duel between Pablo and the General
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el enfrentamiento Tuve un enfrentamiento con mi mejor amigo esta mañana.
confrontation I had a confrontation with my best friend this morning.
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la herencia Ella recibió una gran herencia de su abuelo.
inheritance She received a large inheritance from her grandfather.
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la impunidad No queremos que ellos tengan la impunidad, queremos que ellos paguen por sus delitos.
impunity We do not want them to have impunity, we want them to pay for their crimes.
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el/la juez(a) El juez decidió enviar el hombre a la cárcel.
judge the judge decided to send the man to jail.
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juzgado/a Ella fue juzgada por asesinato.
tried(legally) She was tired for murder.
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llevar a cabo Se decidió llevar a cabo su plan.
to carry out he decided to carry out his plan.
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merecer(se) Se merece una buena educación.
to deserve He deserve a good education.
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la nuca Asesinaron a tu padre de un tiro en la nuca.
nape They murdered your father with a shot in the nape.
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otorgar el documento le otorga plenos poderes a Manuela
to grant the document grants full power to Manuela.
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el rencor aún siento rencor por lo que me hizo.
resentment or bitterness I still feel bitter about what he did to me.
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requisar la policía tuvo que requisar las drogas.
to confiscate the police had to confiscate the drugs.
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merecer Merece el respeto de todos.
to deserve She deserves everyone's respect.
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la moraleja Cuál es la moraleja del cuento?
moral of a story What's the moral of the story?
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la presa
prey
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quejarse No te quejes a cerca de la tarea.
to complain Don't complain about the homework.
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el sapo
toad
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tomar por sorpresa La profesora me tomó por sorpresa.
to take by surprise The teacher took me by surprise.