Miscellaneous 9 Flashcards by Maria Smith

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A lo largo de

A

Throughout

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De cabo a rabo

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From beginning to end

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Con base en

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Based on

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Por aparte

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Separately

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Desplomar, desplomarse

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Knock down, collapse or fall apart

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La represalia

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Retaliation, reprisal

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Aún más, más aún

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Even more

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Restarle importancia

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Downplay it

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Redoblar los esfuerzos

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Redouble efforts

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Agotar

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Exhaust

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Ahorcar

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To hang

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Alistar
Alistarse

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To get ready, to put in a list
To get oneself ready, to enlist

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No alcanzo de imaginar

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I can’t imagine

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Ser un modelo a seguir

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Be a model to follow

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Recaudar
La recaudación

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Fundraiser, fundraising
Collect money (taxes, etc.)

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Entre comillas

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In quotation marks - insincere

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Bajo mi liderazgo
Abajo de la mesa

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Under my leadership
Under the table

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Padecer

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Suffer

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Estropear

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Ruin, destroy

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Sobrellevar

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Endure, bear

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Desmayarse
Desmayado

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Faint, pass out
Passed out

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Indultar

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Pardon, repeal, etc

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Agorero

A

Pessimistic

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Andar con ojo

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Watch your back

El cabildeo El cabildero

The lobby The lobbyist

Hacer hincapié en

Highlight, stress

Concientizar a

Raise awareness

Dar paso a

Give way to, open the door to

Apetecer

Feel like, crave

(Tomar) Represalia

Revenge?

No solo se refiere a… sino también a…

Refers not only to… but also…

Resguardar(se) de

Protect (self) from

Cabe destacar (que)

It is worth noting (that)

Apuñarse

Get altitude sickness

Me complace decirlo/le/les

I’m happy to say/tell you…

Apresurar(se)

Speed up, hurry up

Descartar (no preposition)

Discard, reject

Filtrar la información, los secretos

Divulgar algo confidencial

Socavar (no preposition)

Erosionar, debilitar, undermine

Inhabilitar

Disqualify