notebook 12.10.13 Flashcards

1
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ceasefire

A

el alto el fuego

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2
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sad, shamed

A

agüevado

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3
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“Get over it!”

A

Superelo!

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4
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worry, anxiety

A

inquietud

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5
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The lack of news about her son gave her great anxiety

A

La falta de noticias de su hijo le produjo gran inquietud.

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6
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absence

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ausencia

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7
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through/across/between

A

a traves de

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8
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to put ahead of, give preference to

A

anteponer a

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9
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You can’t put your job ahead of your private life

A

No puedes anteponer el trabajo a tu vida privada.

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10
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to process, to manage

A

gestionar

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11
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to make sluggish, slow down, impede, retard

A

entorpecer

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12
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The accident slowed down the flow of traffic

A

El accidente entorpecía la fluidez del tráfico.

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13
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I don’t know at all

A

desconozco por completo

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14
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even, including

A

inclusive

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15
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to clear up, solve, elucidate

A

esclarecer

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16
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to light up. daybreak, dawn

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esclarecer

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17
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The room was lit up with the opening of the window

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La habitación se esclareció al abrir la ventana.

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18
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They were arriving at the house and it was beginning to dawn

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Llegaba a casa y empezaba a esclarecer.

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19
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to supplement, make up for, correct

A

subsanar

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20
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You have to supplement that lack of rain with irrigation

A

Hay que subsanar la falta de lluvia con agua de riego.

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21
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Repeat the exercise, correcting the spelling mistakes

A

Repite el ejercicio, subsanando las faltas de ortografía.

22
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to insist on

A

insister en (que)

23
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to give results, yield results, give crop

A

fructificar

24
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It seems that this project would give results to everyone

A

Parece que este proyecto puede fructificar para todos.

25
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to destabilize

A

desestabilizar

26
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nature, type, ilk

A

índole

27
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He is of reserved nature, he doesn’t relate with anyone

A

Es de índole reservada, no se relaciona con nadie.

28
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Those who work the most are criticzed the most

A

los que más trabajan mas palo llevan

29
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to produce, generate

A

generar

30
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plague, stink, reek

A

la peste

31
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to ride a horse, mount, go riding

A

cabalgar

32
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if the critique us it is because we are doing well

A

si nos critican es porque vamos cabalgando

33
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to eradicate

A

erradicar

34
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This kind of attitude have to be eradicated at the root

A

Este tipo de actitudes hay que erradicarlas de raíz,

35
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to preach, declar

A

predicar

36
Q

the future will tell

A

el futuro dirá

37
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contribution

A

el aporte

38
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to be in agreement with

A

estar conforme con

39
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to make castles in the air

A

hacer castillos de aire

40
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to break apart, take apart, dislocate

A

desarticular

41
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the police broke up a band of thieves

A

La policía ha desarticulado una banda de ladrones

42
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The earthquake broke apart the frame from the door

A

El terremoto desarticuló el marco de la puerta.

43
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to disintegrate

A

desagregar

44
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proposal, offer, design

A

la propuesta

45
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The neighbors presented a plan to reduce the use of light

A

Los vecinos presentaron una propuesta para reducir los gastos de luz.

46
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the rooster couldn’t sing more clearly

A

más claro no canta el gallo

47
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it’s upon us to do it

A

nos toca a todos hacerlo

48
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what a mess

A

que fregado

49
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to really irritate, rile

to drive mad, exasperate

A

sacar el quicio

50
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The mess drives me crazy

A

El desorden me saca de quicio.

51
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to go backpacking

A

andar de mochilero