Maincomio de Verdades V Flashcards

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no se Anduvo con Chiquitas (113)

A

did mince his words, did not pull any punches

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2
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Aligerar (113)

A

(hacer liviano) lighten [a-li-ge-RAR]

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3
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Ceñir(se) (113)

A

cling to [ce-ÑIR]

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Encomio (114)

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(alabar) flatter [en-CO-mio]

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5
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Costal (112)

A

(saco grande) gunny sack [cos-TAL]

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Fallo (114)

A

(veredicto de juez) ruling [FA-llo]

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Gema (114)

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(yema de los vegetales) bud [GE-ma]

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guardar como Oro en Paño (117)

A

store as a treasure

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9
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es Harina de Otro Costal (112)

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a different matter all together

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Hatajo (118)

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grupo de gente, bunch [ha-TA-jo]

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Realzar (116)

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(engrandecer) highlight [re-al-ZAR]

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12
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Escurrir el bulto (131)

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(no hacer frente a algo) pass the buck

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13
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Valedero (116)

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(legal) binding [va-le-DE-ro]

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Devenir

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(fate) to become, occur [de-ve-NIR]

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15
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Yermo (137)

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(sin cultivar) barren [YER-mo]

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16
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Estío (133)

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(verano) summer [es-TÍ-o]

17
Q

Onomatopeya (136)

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(palabra que imita sonido) [o-no-ma-to-PE-ya]

18
Q

Infranqueable (137)

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(limite) insurmountable [in-fran-que-A-ble]

19
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Hermenéutico (139)

A

interpretación de textos, generalmente sagrados [her-me-NÉU-ti-co]

20
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Trabucar (139)

A

(trastornar orden) mix up, mess up [tra-bu-CAR]

21
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Mantenerse a raya (142)

A

to hold at bay

22
Q

Aseitas / Aseity (150)

A

God is completely self-sufficient. He has within Himself sufficient reason for His own existence. [a-SEI-tas]

23
Q

Soltar amarras con (144)

A

to cast off, break the ties

24
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Rebosar (149)

A

(tener mucho) to be brimming with [re-bo-SAR]

25
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Trocear (149)

A

(cortar en trozos) chop [tro-ce-AR]

26
Q

Solapar (151)

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(cubrir cosa con otra) overlap [so-la-PAR]

27
Q

Ganado a duras penas (152)

A

hard-won

28
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a Duras Penas (152)

A

hardly, barely