Nouns and other phrases Flashcards

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1
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el agobio

A

the burden

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2
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la deuda

A

debt

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3
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el caracol

A

the snail

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4
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impar

A

odd

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5
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seguidos

A

in a row

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6
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pelado

A

broke, bare

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7
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en cuanto

A

as soon as

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8
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¿Adonde va el mundo?

A

Where is the world going?

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9
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efectivo

A

cash

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10
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los trucos

A

the tricks

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11
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apuesto

A

handsome

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12
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Hay que…

A

one has to…/ we have to…

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13
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un prestamo

A

a loan

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14
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sencillo

A

simple, straightforward, easy

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15
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enciéndelo

A

Switch it on

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16
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un pupitre

A

a desk

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17
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el promedio

A

the average

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18
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un cobarde

A

a coward

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19
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Debil

A

weak (can also be used as a noun to describe a weak willed person)

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20
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ultimamente

A

lately

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21
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enseguida

A

right away

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22
Q

pan comido

A

easy peasy, a piece of cake

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23
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toda la noche

A

all night

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24
Q

que desperdicio

A

What a waste.

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25
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celoso

A

jealous

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26
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un centavo

A

a cent

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27
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menos mal que

A

It’s a good thing that, luckily, thank God

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28
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la vencida

(e.g. “la tercera es la vencida”)

A

the charm

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29
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los novatos

A

the newbies, rookies

30
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por eso

A

that’s why, hence, for that reason

31
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el alivio

A

relief

32
Q

final feliz

A

happy ending

33
Q

miles, mil

A

thousands, thousand

34
Q

algo anda mal

A

something is wrong

35
Q

ciego

A

blind, blind man

36
Q

no hay pruebas

A

there is no evidence

37
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mitos

A

myths

38
Q

pujante

A

thriving, booming, vigorous

39
Q

hogareño

A

home-like, domestic

40
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faltante

A

missing

41
Q

sobrante

A

surplus, remaining

42
Q

repostero, pastelero

A

pastry-chef

43
Q

el criado, la criada

A

servant, maid

44
Q

pastoso

A

thick, doughy, pasty

45
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el calentamiento

A

the warming, warm-up

46
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los recortes

A

the cuttings, cuts

47
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el deshielo

A

thaw, melting

48
Q

la vinculacion

A

the bonding, link, connection

49
Q

indiscutible

A

indisputable, undisputed

50
Q

sequias

A

droughts

51
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el negacionismo

A

denialism

52
Q

la meta

A

the goal

53
Q

cuanto lo siento

A

I’m so sorry

54
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entrometido

A

meddlesome, nosy, obtrusive

55
Q

acá

A

here

56
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deprimido

A

depressed

57
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pesada

A

heavy, weighed

58
Q

Imprescindible

A

essential

59
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confiable

A

trustworthy

60
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apoyo

A

support

61
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ligero

A

light, lightweight

62
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los desechos

A

the waste

63
Q

el mostrador, el contador

A

the counter (like table counter)

64
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da miedo

A

its scary, scared, afraid

65
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para nada

A

not at all, for nothing, at all, anything

e.g. not at all

66
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agotador

A

exhausting

67
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tacaño

A

stingy

68
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llanto

A

crying, weeping

69
Q

Juego de la soga

A

Rope game

70
Q

la calabaza

A

the pumpkin

71
Q

de verdad

A

really, real, for real