Oro 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Estar a favor de algo o alguien

Estoy a favor de la ley anti-tabaco

A

To be in favour of something or someone

I’m in favour of the anti-tobacco law

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2
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Mechero (m)

A

Cigarette lighter

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3
Q

Cerilla

A

Match

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4
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Chimenea

Pon la foto encima de la chimenea

A

Fireplace or Chimney

Put the foto on the mantlepiece above the fire

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5
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Segadora

A

Lawnmower

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6
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Cortar / segar el césped

A

To mow the lawn

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7
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Prender Fuego

Y luego de prender fuego a tu jefe, mi novia me deja.

A

To set fire to something.

And after I set fire to your boss, my girlfriend dumps me.

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8
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Estas bien jorobado (jorobadito)

No me jorobes

A

To be in trouble

Don’t bother me

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9
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Navaja

A

Penknife

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10
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Lanza

A

Spear

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11
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Jabalina

A

Javelin

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12
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¡Qué bruto!

A

What a brute

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13
Q

Me parece un poco burro

A

That’s a bit over the top

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14
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Caminos de arena

A

Unpaved roads

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15
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Ponerse nervioso

Se puso muy nerviosa cuando le preguntaron por su divorcio

A

To agitate/irritate someone

She got very irritated when asked about her divorce.

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16
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Hacer un estropicio

El perro entró a la sala de estar e hizo un estropicio. ¡Rompió todos!

A

To cause a lot of damage

The dog came into the living room and made a mess. He broke everything!

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17
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Darse cosa

Me dio un poco de cosa pasar en frente del panteón

A

To feel weird/uncomfortable

I was a little bit scared to walk past the cemetery.

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18
Q

Clavo

A

Nail

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19
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Ceniza

A

Ash

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20
Q

¿Cómo que…?

¿Cómo que estás embarazada?

A

What do you mean…!?

What do you mean you’re pregnant?!

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21
Q

Corrida de toros

A

Bullfight

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22
Q

Tópicos

Tras una ruptura sentimental, todo el mundo te hace el tópico comentario de que hay muchos peces en el mar.

A

Stereotype/cliché

After a breakup, everyone makes the clichéd comment that there are more fish in the sea.

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23
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Gente maja y gente borde hay en todas partes

A

Good people and rude people can be found
anywhere.

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24
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Borde

No seas borde

A

Rude, abrupt, aggressive

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25
Q

Las malas lenguas

Las malas lenguas dicen que es porque está embarazada

A

Gossips

The gossips say that it is because she is pregnant.

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26
Q

Estar puesto en algo

Que puesto estás!

A

To have knowledge about

How knowledgable you are!

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27
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Estar concienciado

Está concienciado por el medio

A

To be conscientious

He is aware of the environment

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28
Q

Que te apuestas a que…

Que te apuestas a que llueve esta tarde.

A

What do you bet that…

What do you bet that it’s going to rain this afternoon.

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29
Q

Animales autóctonos

A

Animals that only live in a certain region or country.

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30
Q

Te ata mucho

te ata mucho tener las mascotas.

A

It ties you up/down

Havibing pets ties you down

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31
Q

Esperanza de vida

A

Life expectancy

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32
Q

Minusvalía (f)

Para Alicia, una minusvalía física no fue más que un desafío que superar

A

Disability

For Alicia, a physical disability was just a challenge to overcome.

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33
Q

Pautas

Pautas para ayudarle a proteger su identidad y su crédito.

A

Guildelines

Guidelines to help you protect your identity and your credit.

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34
Q

Dejar las obligaciones de lado

Ha dejado de lado a sus amigos.

A

Stop something (in this case one’s obligations, for a period of
time or forever)

He left his friends on one side.

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35
Q

Pretender

Cosa que yo pretendo hacer

A

To intend/expect

Which is what I intend to do

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36
Q

Dejar de golpe

Dejar de golpe de tomar este medicamento puede ser muy peligroso.

A

Suddenly stopping

Suddenly stopping the medicine can be very dangerous.

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37
Q

Aflojarse el ritmo

Me parece bien que a cierta edad se afloje el ritmo.

A

Slow down the pace

I think it’s great to calm down a bit at a certain age.

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38
Q

Caer en la trampa

Para hacerlo caer en la trampa, a menudo estos correos engañosos podrían aludir a un asunto urgente con respecto a tu cuenta.

A

To fall into a trap

To bait you, often these deceptive emails may allude to an urgent matter concerning your account

39
Q

Ampollas/Ampollar

El sol del desierto puede ampollar la piel, así que ponte crema solar.

A

Blisters/To Blister

The desert sun can blister your skin, so wear sunscreen.

40
Q

Quemaduras leves

Los primeros auxilios, aun para cortadas y quemaduras leves, son muy importantes durante la limpieza tras una inundación

A

Light burns

First aid, even for minor cuts and burns, is very important during flood cleanup.

41
Q

Curar las heridas

La nutrición adecuada ayuda a curar las heridas y su recuperación.

A

To treat a wound

Adequate nutrition helps wound-healing and recovery.

42
Q

Vendar

Le vendaron el brazo y lo llevaron al hospital de campaña

A

To Bandage

They bandaged his arm and took him to the field hospital.

43
Q

Crema cicatrizante

Stephanie aplicó una crema cicatrizante a su herida para que se cerrara más pronto.

A

Healing Cream

Stephanie applied a healing cream to her wound so it would close up more

Stephanie applied a healing cream to her wound so it would close up more quickly.

44
Q

Cicatrizar

La perforación en la oreja no cicatrizó bien y ahora me quedó una marca.

A

To heal

The ear piercing didn’t heal properly and now there’s a mark.

45
Q

Estar bastante fastidiado

No me fastidies
Me he fastidiado la rodilla

A

To be upset
To be broken (of an object, body part, etc.)

Stop annoying me.
I’ve hurt my knee.

46
Q

Articulación

A Pedro le hicieron una radiografía porque le dolía la articulación del tobillo

A

Joint

Pedro had an X-ray taken because he felt pain in his ankle joint.

47
Q

Hacer papeleo

No puedo salir esta noche, que tengo que hacer mucho papeleo

A

To do paperwork

out tonight, I have to do lots of paperwork.

I can’t go out tonight, I have to do lots of paperwork.

48
Q

Sanidad pública

A

Public health system.

49
Q

Sanidad privada

A

Private health system.

50
Q

Médico de cabecera o médico de familia

A

Family doctor.

51
Q

Quedarse alucinada

Me quedé alucinado con aquellas fotos.

A

To be amazed

I was amazed by those pictures.

I was amazed by those pictures.

52
Q

Sándwich envasado

A

Sandwich that comes in a plastic wrap.

53
Q

Dar a luz

¿Qué día dio a luz tu mujer?

A

To give birth

What day did your wife give birth?

54
Q

Parir

Tengo que irme corriendo al hospital porque mi esposa está pariendo.

A

To give birth

I have to rush to the hospital because my wife is giving birth.

55
Q

Ser fino

Hugo es una persona muy fina y muy agradable

A

To be polite

Hugo is a very polite and pleasant person.

56
Q

Botiquín

A

Medicine box or cabinet

57
Q

Vivas donde vivas

Vivas donde vivas en España vas a poder encontrar un tren muy rápido

A

Wherever you live

Wherever you live in Spain you are going to be able to find an AVE train very close.

58
Q

Cachear

A

To pat someone down.
To search/frisk someone.

59
Q

Se respira tranquilidad

En el aeropuerto se respira estrés

A

There is an air of tranquility.

The atmosphere is stressful in the airport.

60
Q

Descartar

Quedó bien claro que tendríamos que descartar la opción de ir a la playa por la lluvia

A

To rule out

It became quite clear that we would have to rule out the option of going to the beach because of the rain.

61
Q

Dar una paliza

Me ha dado una paliza en la cocina y estoy agotado

A

Very tiring

I’ve worked very hard in the kitchen and I’m exhausted.

62
Q

Dar una paliza

Mi amigo está en el hospital porque unos skinheads le han dado
una paliza

A

To hit someone very hard.

My friend is in hospital because some skinheads beat
him up.

63
Q

Cotilleo

Qué cotilla

A

Gossip

What a nosy person/gossip.

64
Q

Alma Gemela
Media Naranja

No te preocupes, hijo. Un día encontrarás a tu media naranja

A

Soulmate

Don’t worry, son. One day you’ll find your soul mate.

65
Q

Una serie de requisitos

A

A series of requirements.

66
Q

Se quedó con el cinco por ciento

A

He ended up with 5%.

67
Q

Quedó con el cinco por ciento

A

He met with 5% of them.

68
Q

Sentirse atraída por

La chica tiene que sentirse atraída por él

A

To be attracted to

The girl has to feel attraction to him.

69
Q

Les ha salido bien la jugada

A

Things have gone well for them.

70
Q

Desanimarse

De vez en cuando se desanimaba

A

To get disheartened

Every now and again she got disheartened

71
Q

Animarse

La abuela se animó cuando la visitamos.

Si te animas a venir al cine, dímelo y voy a buscarte con el carro.

A

To cheer up
To decide

Grandma cheered up when we visited her.

If you decide to come to the movies, just let me know, and I’ll go pick you up in my car.

72
Q

Peregrinación

Miles de personas hicieron una peregrinación a la basílica de San Pedro

A

Pilgramage/travels

Thousands of people made a pilgrimage to St. Peter’s Basilica.

73
Q

a raíz de

Los divorcios han bajado considerablemente a raíz de la crisis

A

As a result of

Divorces have dropped considerably as a result of the crisis.

74
Q

Un globo aerostático

A

Hot air ballon

75
Q

Dirigible

76
Q

Enterarse

¿Te enteraste de lo que dijo?

A

To understand/notice/know about

Did you understand what he said?

77
Q

Hacer gracia

Lo que más gracia me hizo es verte bailar

A

To be funny

What made me laugh the most was seeing you dance

78
Q

Lo tengo en la punta de la lengua

A

It is on the tip of my tongue.

79
Q

Fiable

Llevo diez años manejando este carro y siempre ha sido fiable

A

Trustworthy/reliable

I’ve had this car for ten years and it’s always been reliable.

80
Q

Escasez

81
Q

Lo veo muy negro

A

Things look bad

82
Q

Lo veo muy positivo

A

Things look good

83
Q

Lo veo muy factible

A

It looks feasible

84
Q

Lo veo muy difícil

A

It looks difficult

85
Q

Denunciar

Te voy a denunciar

A

To report a crime

I’m going to report you

86
Q

Rodear

En tiempos difíciles es bueno estar rodeada de amigos.

A

To surround

In difficult times it is good to be surrounded by friends.

87
Q

Como si fueran policías

A

As if they were police officers

88
Q

Se piró

A

He left very quickly.

89
Q

Irse pitando

Se fue pitando

A

To leave very quickly

He left very quickly.

90
Q

Agacharse

Los soldados se agacharon detrás de los arbustos.

A

To crouch down.

The soldiers crouched down behind the bushes.

91
Q

Ordenar

92
Q

Desordenar

A

To make a mess

93
Q

Atreverse

Los niños no se atreven a meterse al agua fría.

No te atreves!

A

To dare

The children don’t dare go in the cold water.

Don’t you dare!