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New Vocabulary and phrases Flashcards

1
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soportar

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to tolerate / to put up with something/somebody|

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groserias

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swear words/ rude words

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tener sentido

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to make sense

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todo el mundo

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everyone/everybody

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Esperar

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to wait/hope/expect

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a new person in a company or a group

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a newbie

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techo

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roof

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techo (inside)

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ceiling

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colegio

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school

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multa

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a fine

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soborno

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Suggested phrases:
“You’re going to get both of us in trouble.”
“The boss is very suspicious.”
“I really need you to do me a favour.”
“This is an emergency.”
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amenaza

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a threat

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13
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amenazar

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to threaten

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14
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zone comoda

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comfort zone

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15
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lengua materna

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mother tongue / native language

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16
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traba lenguas

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tongue twister

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torneo

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tournament

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18
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juego de palabras

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a play on words / wordplay

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19
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problems at the beginning of a new job or a project

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teething problems

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20
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to keep somebody alert/ready

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to keep somebody on their toes

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21
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a surprising and unexpected action or event

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a curveball (OR to throw a curveball at somebody)

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22
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to do something very well or perfectly

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to nail something

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23
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agradable

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pleasing

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24
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genero (of a movie)

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genre

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25
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genero (of a person or animal etc)

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gender

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un personaje

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a character

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27
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salvar algo

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to save something

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28
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conjunto

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a building complex

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29
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derritir

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to melt

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30
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frijoles

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beans

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31
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mani

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peanuts

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32
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apoyar

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to support

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33
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jabon

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soap

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34
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sopa

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soup

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35
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moda

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fashion

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36
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telenovela

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a soap opera

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37
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imponer

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to force s/b, to make s/b do s/t

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38
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congelado

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frozen

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39
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traer

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to bring

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40
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a mistake made when typing…..

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a typo

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41
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anunciada

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foretold (formal english)

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42
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a pesar de

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although/ despite/ in spite of

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43
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pico y placa

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licence plate restriction

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44
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plano

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flat

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45
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doblado (movies)

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dubbed

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46
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estar acostumbrado

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To get used to/to be used to/ to be accustomed to

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47
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los llanos

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the plains/ the flatlands

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48
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bachilerato

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middle/high school

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49
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mochilero

A

a backpacker

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50
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to use your thumb when you need a ride

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to hitchhike

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51
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to learn/to try to meet many women/to collect s/b

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to pick up

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52
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to bring somebody somewhere in your car/bike

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a lift/ a ride

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53
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fundador

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a founder

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54
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socio

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a partner (a wife or a business partner)

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55
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bienestar

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wellbeing

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56
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el futuro inmediato

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the immediate future (short-term future)

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57
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cultura machista

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a macho culture

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58
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hacer un esfuerzo

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a couples days ago I parked my ferrari in a prohibit spot and a police guy give me a fine, I felt terrible because I have to pay this new bill.

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59
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hacer algunas cosas personales

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to do some personal stuff

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60
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en los ultimos/proximos años

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in the last/next FEW years

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61
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con mucho gusto

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You’re welcome

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62
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de nada

A

i need to pick up Isabelle from the airpor

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63
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ladron

A

thief/robber

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64
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solo tengo un billete de 50 dolares

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I only have a 50 dollar bill/note

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65
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la razon de eso

A

The reason FOR that

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66
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my day was tranquilo….

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My day was QUIET

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67
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doblar (clothes)

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to fold

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68
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a very basic house. No water, toilet etc

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a shack

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69
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to tell somebody the information they missed due to vacations etc

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to fill s/b in on s/t

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70
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when you really dislike s/b or s/t (clue: Jorge’s wife and pizza)

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‘I can’t stand (the sight/ smell/taste) of it/him/them

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71
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to allow s/b to use your internet data from their phone

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to hotspot s/b (verb)

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72
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Cucuta has a lot of virus cases, so it’s a virus ______

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hotspot (noun)

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73
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opposite of a vacation

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staycation

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74
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when there is a lot of people (adj)

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crowded (adj)

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75
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when there is a lot of people (noun)

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crowd (noun)

76
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el pregunto al gerente

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He asked the manager

77
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el pidio ayuda

A

he asked for help

78
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somebody who is clever, maybe with technology….

A

savvy (adj)

79
Q

if the price of something goes from $1 to $0.80, the price has…….

A

to decrease/ to reduce

80
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if a business collapses (nokia for example)

A

Nokia bombed, nokia crashed

81
Q

law requiring people to stay at home cos of coronavirus

A

obligatory isolation

82
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Jorge smoked a couple of cigarettes, why?

A

to look cool

83
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a word or phrase that is very popular lately….

A

a buzz word

84
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a person who works in a drug store is a …………….

A

pharmacist / chemist

85
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cajero/a ……(or in a supermarket, we might say ……)

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cashier (checkout girl/guy in a supermarket)

86
Q

I ________ not studying harder in college.

A

to regret

87
Q

la cuenta, please

A

the bill (Euro) / the check (USA)

88
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Ricardo _____ food ______ for his cats before he goes to the office.

A

to leave s/t out

89
Q

Pudieron find some facemasks

A

they were able to find some (not: they could find some)

90
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I usually …………… the office at 6pm

A

leave

91
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I occasionally ………….. with my friends for a few beers.

A

go out

92
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another word for a plan…..

A

an arrangement

93
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sometimes politicians give poor people things for free…….a sandwich, toilet paper etc…

A

a care package

94
Q

not a neckache, but a ……

A

a pain in my neck/a sore neck

95
Q

Something to put all my books on,….

A

a shelf

96
Q

Quiero ver las noticias

A

I want to watch the news

97
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to advise/encourage

A

to urge

98
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I was about to say something, but ricardo……

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he took the words out of my mouth

99
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to accomplish 2 things at the same time more or less

A

to kill 2 birds with 1 stone

100
Q

……

A

a news report

101
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I can’t believe that youtuber ______ the toilet bowl

A

To lick

102
Q

We received a message ___ ________ _____ the state governor

A

on behalf of

103
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ponerse moreno

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to get a tan

104
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piel bronceada/trigueña

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tanned skin

105
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…

A

the majority

106
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…

A

foreigner

107
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apetecer

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to fancy

108
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estoy pensando en viajar

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i’m thinking of/about travelling

109
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chocolate (pronunciation)

A

(choclat)

110
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casa por carcel

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house arrest

111
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disponibilidad

A

availability

112
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comodo

A

comfortable - comfterble

113
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albondigas

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meatballs

114
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when you can’t speak clearly because it feels like something is stuck in your throat

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to have a frog in your throat

115
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a place where elderly people often live

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a nursing home

116
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to protect someone or something from pain or an unpleasant situation…clue - Quarantine

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to cocoon

117
Q

To meet an old friend or acquaintance to exchange stories about what’s happening in your lives since you last met.

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to catch up with s/b

118
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to increase rapidly

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to surge

119
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to increase super rapidly!

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to skyrocket

120
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the thing you receive from servientrega…..

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a parcel

121
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to block a street, a sink…clue: phrasal verb

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to clog up

122
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a task that takes a lot of time is …..

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time-consuming

123
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i prefer to go to the store to ___ ___ the clothes

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to try on

124
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peluca

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a wig

125
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caos

A

chaos

126
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tomar sol

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to sunbathe

127
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la bodega of a store

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a storeroom

128
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i like to be ___ _______ (punctual)

A

On time

129
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he arrived at the last possible opportunity (he arrived just __ _____)

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in time

130
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…..

A

cherished

131
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……

A

household chores (or just chores)

132
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synonym for approximately…..

A

roughly

133
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another way of saying ‘an approximate figure….’

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a rough figure

134
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aggressive, violent

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rough (adjective)

135
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the last past of a masters or a phd (nightmare!)

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thesis

136
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the russians ______ the American presidential election

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to rig or to fix

137
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to begin doing something

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to take s/t up (again)

138
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what tense do we usually use with since/for?

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the present perfect

139
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……

A

every other (second) month/day/class

140
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to overthink something

A

to dwell on s/t ……

´Maybe it was better not to dwell on it, he decided.´´

141
Q

an escape or a vacation

A

a getaway

142
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if a company approaches you about working for them, they are ……. you

A

to headhunt s/b ……. ‘She was headhunted by starbucks, because they loved the work she did for S4N.’

143
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albahaca

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basil

144
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synonym of tolerate….

A

to handle……. ‘I can’t handle horror movies, they freak me out.’

145
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under pressure

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under the pump/cosh

146
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…..

A

grand

147
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….

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what’s the craic? (ah not much / ah grand)

148
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……..

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let’s get down to business /get underway

149
Q

…..

A

javelin

150
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to go too far, to behave inappropriately

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cross the line

151
Q

really, really heavy rain

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a downpour

152
Q

hot, sweaty, sticky weather

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humid

153
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balacera

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a stray bullet

154
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….

A

crossfire

155
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phrasal verb meaning to buy phone credit

A

to top up

156
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a gifted young person

A

a prodigy

157
Q

…..

A

tap (UK) or faucet (USA)

158
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to manage to get past or through something that is in your way

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to break through

159
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mas facil

A

easier

160
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…….

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to keep an eye on s-b or s.t

161
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…..

A

to keep an eye out for s.b or s.t

162
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……

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to dust off the cobwebs

163
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…..

A

to be old school

164
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…..

A

fun vs funny

165
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…..

A

an increible feat

166
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……

A

to sleep on s.t

167
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……

A

to dub s.b (he was dubbed ‘the man mountain’

168
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…..

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to bring s.b up to speed

169
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…..starvation/bankrupcy

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to keep the wolf from the door

170
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…… to keep a secret

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to keep s.t under your hat

171
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….

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to go the extra mile

172
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……

A

heart was in my mouth

173
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….

A

once in a blue moon

174
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..

A

over the moon

175
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……

A

to have your heart in your mouth

176
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difference between go out and hang out……

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to hang out (with friends)

177
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….

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my head is pounding

178
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….

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to be fed up (with s/t or s/b)

179
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….

A

to blow ones mind

180
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…..

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to catch s/b out

181
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esposas

A

handcuffs

182
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….

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to let the cat out of the bag

183
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to like s.t or s.b or a place

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to be fond of …… ‘I’m quite fond of Cali/waffles/Claudia

184
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trancon

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a traffic jam

185
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to emphasise s/t

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to stress s/t

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