notebook and ultra 11.19.13 Flashcards

1
Q

placard, banner

A

una pancarta

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2
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a distance, a streth

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un trecho

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3
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But from the placard to the bed there is a great distance

A

¡Pero de la pancarta al lecho hay un gran trecho!

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4
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booing, jeering

A

el abucheo

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5
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The public received him with booing

A

El público lo recibió con un abucheo.

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6
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tar

A

al alquitrán

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7
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to scare, frighten, intimidate

A

amendrentar

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8
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The thief intimidated her victims with a pistol

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El ladrón amedrentó a sus víctimas con una pistola.

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9
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to drive back, intimidate

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arredrar

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10
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She is never driven back before obstacles

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Nunca se arredró ante los obstáculos.

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11
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to abide by, obey, accept

A

atenerse

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12
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to abide by the law

A

atenerse a la ley

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13
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i stand by my previous statements

A

me atengo a mis declaraciones previas

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14
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the peak, heyday

A

el auge

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15
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an ostrich

A

un avestruz

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16
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to expire, lapse, run out

A

caducar

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17
Q

what is the expiry date of the yogurt?

A

cuándo caduca el yogur?

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18
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the expiry, expiration date

A

la fecha de caducidad

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19
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to hang over, hover over

A

cernerse

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20
Q

Disgrace hung over the pair

A

La desgracia se cernía sobre la pareja.

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21
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naked (inf)

A

chingo

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22
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shed, shelter

A

un cobertizo

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23
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to cook, boil

A

cocer

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24
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to curdle

A

cuajar

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25
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to vent, let off steam

A

desahogarse

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26
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i got it out of my system by telling him exactly what i thought

A

me desahogué diciéndole todo lo que pensaba

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27
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Santiago unburdened himself of his troubles by drinking

A

Santiago desahoga sus penas bebiendo.

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28
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discouragement

A

el desaliento

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29
Q

slovenly

A

desaliñado

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30
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to disband, scatter in all directions

A

desbandarse

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31
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to swamp, flood (get swamped, flooded)

A

encharcar(se)

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32
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to get angry, mad

A

enchilarse

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33
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to annoy

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enchilar

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34
Q

I don’t know what happened but everytime she talks about her exboyfriend she does so with spite and resentment

A

No sé lo que pasó pero siempre que habla de su exnovio lo hace con encono y resentimiento.

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35
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to choose, select

A

escoger

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36
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you can choose between tea, coffee, or cocoa

A

Puede escoger entre té, café o cacao.

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37
Q

to explode, go off, burst, shatter

A

estallar

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38
Q

to burst into tears

A

estallar en llanto

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39
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to smash, shatter

A

estrellar

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40
Q

The car smashed against the wall and was was destroyed

A

El coche se estrelló contra la pared y quedó destrozado

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41
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to get lost (2)

A

extraviarse, perderse el camino

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42
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to misplace, mislay

A

extraviar

43
Q

I lost my car keys

A

extravié las llaves de mi carro.

44
Q

kitchen sink

A

el fregadero

45
Q

so-and-so, guy

A

un fulano

46
Q

a sparrow

A

un gorrión

47
Q

to sniff around, investigate

A

husmear

48
Q

Sniff around here to see if you find any clue

A

Husmea por ahí a ver si encuentras alguna pista.

49
Q

judgement, reason, sense

A

juicio

50
Q

to be in one’s right mind

A

estar en su sano juicio

51
Q

in my opinion

A

a mi juicio,

52
Q

a knot

A

un nudo

53
Q

to ballast, to weigh down

to burden

A

lastrar

54
Q

to free sb from/of

A

librar a algn de

55
Q

an ulcer, sore

A

una llaga

56
Q

a tough guy

A

un machote

57
Q

crumbs, breadcrumbs (lit), scraps (fig)

A

la migajas

58
Q

to make a face

A

hacer un mohín

59
Q

numb (with shock)

A

entumecido, (paralizado, sin poder reaccionar)

60
Q

to calm, sooth, placate

A

aplacar

61
Q

I was very angry but I breathed deeply and managed to calm myself down

A

Estaba muy enfadado pero respiré hondo y conseguí aplacarme.

62
Q

suspicion, misgiving, distrust

A

recelo

63
Q

The judge looked at the accused with suspicion

A

El juez miró al acusado con recelo.

64
Q

to scribble something down

A

garabatear algo

65
Q

scribbles

A

garabatos

66
Q

a seal (animal)

A

una foca

67
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siren (sound, object, woman)

A

una sirena

68
Q

to subtract five from nine

A

restar cinco de nueve

69
Q

statistics

A

las estadísticas

70
Q

to hold, restrain, fasten

A

sujetar

71
Q

Hold my bag while I put on my jacket

A

Sujétame el bolso mientras me pongo el abrigo.

72
Q

Hold your tongue if you don’t want problems

A

Sujeta tu lengua si no quieres tener problemas.

73
Q

You should fasten the papers with a clip so that you don’t lose them

A

Hay que sujetar los papeles con un clip para que no se pierdan

74
Q

to screw/staple/clip something

A

sujetar algo con grapas/tornillos/un clip

75
Q

the two policemen held him against the wall

A

dos policías lo sujetaban contra la pared

76
Q

course, rough, crude

A

tosco

77
Q

trivial (4)

A

trivial, banal, insignificante, nimio

78
Q

to cut up, cut into pieces

A

trocear

79
Q

unsettled (person, 2)

A

intranquilo, agitado

80
Q

undecided/unsettled (matter) 2

A

pendiente, sin resolver

81
Q

changeable (weather, market, situation)

A

inestable

82
Q

to avenge

A

vengar

83
Q

to take revenge, to get one’s revenge (for an offense)

A

vengarse (de una ofensa)

84
Q

path, lane 2

A

la vereda, la senda

85
Q

whiten

A

blanquear

86
Q

to whiten (a person)

A

palidecer, ponerse pálido

87
Q

a blow

A

un zarpazo

88
Q

to give a glow, hit

A

dar un zarpazo

89
Q

a path

A

un trillo

90
Q

phone service/coverage

A

la cobertura

91
Q

to bury oneself in something

A

enfrascarse en algo

92
Q

She has buried herself in the reading of the last Harry Potter book and is not even going out with her friends.

A

Se ha enfrascado en la lectura del último libro de Harry Potter y ni siquiera sale con sus amigos.

93
Q

viable

A

factible, realizable, posible

94
Q

Your idea seems very interesting but unfortunately I don’t think that it is viable

A

Tu idea me parece muy interesante pero desgraciadamente no la veo factible.

95
Q

a lullaby

A

un arrullo

96
Q

intoxicating

A

embriagante

97
Q

welcoming, friendly, warm

A

acogedor

98
Q

to scratch

A

rascar

99
Q

witnesses

A

testigos

100
Q

curls (hair)

A

colochos

101
Q

to cure, heal, make healthy

to recuperate, heal

A

sanar

102
Q

The treatment helped him to recuperate, but very slowly

A

El tratamiento lo ayudó a sanar pero muy lentamente.

103
Q

The doctor manage to heal the patient

A

El médico logró sanar al enfermo.

104
Q

a suitor

A

un pretendiente