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(of sound) As if made by hitting an empty container. (Sonido hueco)

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Hollow

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UK. To pour a substance from one container into another or onto a surface. (Verter)

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Tip

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A deep and loud hollow sound. (Estruendo, retumbo, trueno)

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Boom

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To talk about or express an emotion freely

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Spill out

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Having had both successful and unsuccessful periods in your past. (Con muchos altibajos)

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Chequered

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To get rid of someone or something. (Deshacerse)

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Cast off/aside

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If an unwanted or unpleasant event _, it seems likely to happen soon and causes worry. (Amenazar)

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Loom

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Actions done intentionally to punish other people because they have done something unpleasant to you. (Pagar con la misma moneda, ojo por ojo)

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Tit for tat

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(especially on earth or crops) Dried out because of too much heat and not enough rain. (Árido)

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Parched

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The part of society consisting of criminal organizations and activities. (Bajos fondos)

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Underworld

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Something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage. (Riesgo, peligro)

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Hazard

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A short piece of writing, especially on a religious or political subject, that is intended to influence other people’s opinions. (Folleto)

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Tract

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A lot. (Un montón, montones)

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A load / loads

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To draw a straight line using something that has a straight edge. (Trazar líneas, reglar)

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Rule

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(Expression) When it is _, a lot of rain is falling. (Llover a cántaros)

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Be tipping (it) down

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An attempt to do something. (Esfuerzo, intent)

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Endeavour

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(Expression) To say things in a confusing way.

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Talk / Speak in riddles

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  • To make a secret plan to do something wrong, harmful, or illegal. (Tramar, conspirar) - To make a secret plan to do something funny or enjoyable to or for someone. (Tramar)
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Plot

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(Expression) The idea of something unpleasant that might happen in the future.

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UK: The spectre of something US: Specter

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Things, usually clothes, that you no longer want.

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Cast-off

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Frightening. (Aterrador, imponente)

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Fearsome

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A long period when there is little or no rain. (Sequía)

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Drought [draʊt]

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A person who is blamed for something that someone else has done. (Chivo espiatorio)

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Scapegoat

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A long and violent argument between people or families, in which one group tries to harm the other in order to punish them for things that happened in the past. (Venganza)

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Vendetta

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(Phrasal verb) To sell your house or company in order to go somewhere elso or do something else. (Liquidar)

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Sell up

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That increases or becomes successful and produces a lot of money very quickly. (En auge, próspero)

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Booming

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  • To make something stronger. (Reforzar) - If something _ an idea or opinion, it provides more proof or support for it and makes it seem true. (Reafirmar) - To provide an army with more soldiers or weapons to make it stronger. (Fortalecer)
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Reinforce

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To put film in a camera or bullets in a gun.

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Load

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A person or animal that travels from one place to another. (Migratorio)

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Migrant

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Something that deters people from doing something. (Disuasivo, freno)

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Deterrent

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(Expression) To say that someone is similar to or has the same qualities as someone else. (Comparar)

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Liken somebody/something to somebody/something

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To use something for advantage. (Aprovecharse)

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Exploit

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  • To surround something. (Rodear) - UK. To draw a circle around something. (Poner un círculo) - To put a ring on something, especially an animal.
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Ring

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  • The usually pointed end of something, especially something that is long and thin. (Punta) - A small part fitted to the end of something, especially something that is long and thin.
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Tip

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Land on which many trees grow, or an area of this. (Bosque)

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Woodland

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To (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side. (Inclinar)

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Tip

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Attention

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Heed

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(Expression) To have too much to carry, or too much work to do.

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Be loaded down with something

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To hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude or forceful way. (Empujar, chocar)

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Barge

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To prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for them to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it. (Impedir, disuadir, desalentar)

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Deter

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A small piece of land that has been marked or measured for a particular pursose. (Terreno, parcela)

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Plot

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Having an appearance that looks important or causes admiration. (Impresionante, grandioso)

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Imposing

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  • The front part of your leg between your knee and your foot. (Espinilla) - A joint (=large piece) of meat from the lower leg of a cow.
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Shin

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A small amount of money given to someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official payment and for their personal use. (Propina)

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Tip

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A creature

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Critter

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In a good situation to be able to do something.

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Well-placed / Well-positioned

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The weakest or most unpleasant part of something that is most likely to fail or be easily defeated. (Punto débil)

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Underbelly

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A fire burning in the bush that is difficult to control and sometimes spreads quickly.

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Bush fire

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  • To control or be the person in charge of something such as country. (Gobernar, dominar) - To be the most important and controlling influence on someone. (Reinar)
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Rule

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To control something, usually in order to use its power. (Emplear)

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Harness

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Someone who keeps or examines the records of money received, paid and owed by a company or person. (Contable)

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Accountant

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A journey in a boat or ship. (Viaje en barco)

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Sail

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  • To burn brightly and strongly. (Arder) - (Literary) To be brightly lit and full of colour. (Resplandecer)
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Blaze

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(a situation causing) Difficulty. (Lío confusión)

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Hassle

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To achieve something that you were hoping for. (Alcanzar)

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Realize

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To spoil something. (Arruinar, marchitar)

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Blight

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37
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Extremely unpleasant or bad. (Horrendo)

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Horrendous

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When a volcano _, it explodes and flames and rocks come out of it. (Entrar en erupción)

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Erupt

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Extremely determined: never becoming weaker or admitting defeat. (Constante, continuo)

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Unrelenting

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An occasion when someone is asked to come to a person’s home or to a particular place in order to do a job, help someone, etc.

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Callout or call-out

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Things that are _ are badly organised. (Enrevesado)

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Muddled

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A secret plan made by several people to do something that is wrong, harmful, or not legal, especially to do damage to a person or a government. (Complot)

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Plot

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Something that causes a loss of respect for someone or for yourself. (Humillación)

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Indignity

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A large, strong fire. (Indendio)

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Blaze

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The amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such a bridge, or an animal. (Carga)

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Load

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(especially of a woman or girl) Not beautiful. (No ser guapa, del montón)

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plain Idiom: To be a plain Jane

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In knitting, to use special stiches to finish the thing you are making. (Cerrar los puntos)

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Cast off

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To send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas. (Emitir)

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Emit

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To suddenly express your feelings in a noisy way. (Estallar)

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Erupt

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A situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way. (Represión, oppression policial)

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Crackdown

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To put information or a program onto a computer.

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Load

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53
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To begin a boat journey.

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To set sail

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53
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The crime of moving money that has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem as if the money has been obtained legally. (Blanqueamiento de dinero)

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Money laudring

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To say something in a loud voice. (Gritar)

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Call out

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(especially of motorcycles and cars) To travel or be driven very fast. (Ir volando)

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Scorch

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To make something illegal or unacceptable. (Ilegalizar)

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Outlaw

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The situation in which a country or place is surrounded by soldiers or ships to stop people or goods from going in or out. (Bloqueo, asedio)

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Blockade

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To pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning. (Hacer caso, prestar atención)

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Heed

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To put something in a private, safe place. (Apartar, seconder, ocultar)

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Tuck away

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To expect someone to do something for you or spend time with you when they do not want to or when it is not convenient for them. (Abusar)

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Impose

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To pull a car, boat, etc. using a rope or a chain tied to another vehicle or boat. (Remolcar, arrastrar)

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Tow

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A machine, either self-powered or towed by a tractor, that levels earth, rubble, etc. as in road construction. (Nivelador)

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Grader

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A person who is _ is confused.

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Muddled

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60
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A result or effect of an action, situation, etc. (Resultado)

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Outcome

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A very deep and loud hollow sound. (Resonante, estridente estruendoso)

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Booming

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A person who leaves school, college, or university before finishing a course, or a person who lives in an unusual way.

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Dropout

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A tall, thin mass of smoke, dust, or similar substance that rises up into the air. (Nube de polvo, humo)

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A plume of dust, smoke, etc.

62
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To consider or judge something in a particular way. (Considerar)

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Deem

63
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A long, narrow container that is fixed to an aircraft for carrying engines, weapons, extra fuel, etc. (Tanque)

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Pod

64
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To stop or interrupt the development of something. (Detener, parar)

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Arrest

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To make a lot of holes in something.

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Riddle

67
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A long, narrow, flat part of some plants, such as beans and peas, that contains the seeds and usually has a thick skin. (Vaina)

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Pod

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A system of connected tubes and organs in the body of a person or an animal, which has a particular purpose. (Tracto)

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Tract

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A method of removing substances such as coal from the ground, which involves removing the top layer of soil instead of digging deep holes underground. (Minería a cielo abierto)

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Strip mining

71
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To make people obey a law, or to take a particular situation happen or be accepted, (Hacer cumplir, forzar, obligar)

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Enforce

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  • When a boat or a ship _, it travels on the water. (Navegar) - To control a boat that has no engine and is pushed by the wind. - When a ship _, it starts a journey, and when people _ from a particular place or at a particular place or at a particular time, they start their journey in a ship.
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Sail

74
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(of situations, feelings, or words) Without value, or not true or sincere. (Falso)

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Hollow

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  • To risk doing something, especially making a guess, suggestion, etc. (Arriesgar, aventurar) - To risk doing something that might cause harm to someone or something.
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Hazard

77
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  • (of people) Showing too much confidencen and too little respect. (Descarado) - (of clothes) Too bright and colourful. (Chillón) - Tastelessly or offensively loud.
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Brash

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Any of several types of tree, found especially in Australia, that produce an oil with a strong smell used in medicine and industry

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Gum tree / Eucalyptus

80
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To be very silly or stupid.

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Be off your nut

81
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A large area of flat land. (Llanura)

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Plain

83
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The activity of bringing guns and other weapons into a country illegally, especially for use against the government. (Tráfico de armas)

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Gun-running

84
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To cut meat into large pieces ready for cooking.

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Joint

84
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To knock someone to the ground by running into them. (Tumbar, derribar)

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Bowl over

85
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To start suddenly and violently. (Desatarse, estallar)

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Erupt

86
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A useful piece of information, especially about how to do something or about the likely winner of a race or competition. (Consejo, pronóstico)

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Tip

87
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A place where especially large pieces of rubbish can be taken and left. (Vertedero)

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UK: Tip US: Dump

88
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(Expression) Weigh.

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Tip the scales at

88
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To (cause to) change colour with dry heat, or to burn slightly. (Chamuscar)

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Scorch

90
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A long pole with a microphone on one end that is held above the actors so that it records their voices but cannot be seen by the people watching, used in television and film-making.

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Boom

91
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Dirty, cheap, and not socially acceptable, especially relating to moral or sexual matters. (De mala pinta, chunga)

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Sleazy

93
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Obvious, without any attempt to be hidden. (Descarado, obvio)

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Brazen

93
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A type of simple stich in knitting. (Punto sencillo)

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Plain

93
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An untidy or confused state. (Lío desorden)

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Muddle

95
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A _ estimate or figure is a number that is a guess, but one that you believe is near the correct number. (Aproximado, estimado)

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Ballpark

97
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  • Having a hole or empty space inside. (Hueco, vacío) - If someone has _ cheeks or eyes, their cheeks curve in or their eyes look deep in their head because they are old, tired, or ill. (Demacrado)
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Hollow

98
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(Idiom) The best or most valuable part of something. (La joya de la corona)

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The jewel in the crown

99
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If a boat _, it leaves the shore. (Soltar las amarras)

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Cast off

100
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  • A hole or empty space in something, or a low area in a surface. (Hueco) - US. A Valley
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Hollow

101
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To put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone’s mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way they think or behave. (Inculcar)

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UK: Instil US: Instill

102
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The amount of work to be done by a person. (Carga de trabajo)

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Load / Caseload / Workload

104
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Famous for something. (Célebre, afamado)

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Renowed

105
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To put a harness on a horse, or to connect a horse to a vehicle using a harness. (Poner un arnés)

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Harness

106
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Large. (Grande, cuantioso)

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Sizeable

107
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Something unusual, brave, or funny that someone has done. (Hazaña)

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Exploit

108
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To ask someone to come in order to do a job, especially when it is an emergency. (Hacer venir)

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Call out

108
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(of land) Wild and not even; not easy to travel over. (Áspero, escambroso)

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Rugged

110
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To move quickly, easily, and (of a person) confidently. (Fluir, pasar)

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Sail

112
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A feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise. (Asombro, sobrecogimiento)

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Awe

113
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  • A large piece of meat that is cooked in one piece. - A piece of meat for cooking, usually containing a bone.
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Joint

114
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Something that has a very powerful or noticeable effect. (Explosión, arranque)

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Blaze

116
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To climb something such as a tree, using your hands and legs to move along. (Trepar)

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Shin

117
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To try to do something. (Intentar, tratar)

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Endeavour

118
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In mythology, a place under the earth where the spirits of the dead go. (Infierno)

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The underworld

119
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To make an unpleasant, loud, high noise. (Chillar)

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Screech

120
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Someone who spends most of their time enjoying themselves on the beach.

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Beach bum (→ Surf bum)

121
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To write a plot for something

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Plot

123
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Being pulled along. (A remolque)

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UK: On tow US: In tow AUS: Under tow

124
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Causing you to feel great respect or admiration. (Impresionante)

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Awe-inspiring

125
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A group of sea mammals such as whales or dolphins.

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Pod

126
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A type of question that describes something in a difficult way and has a clever of funny answer, often asked as a game. (Acertijo, adivinanza)

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Riddle (To ask a riddle)

127
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Obvious and clear to understand. (Claro, evidente)

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Plain

129
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(especially in the past) A person who has broken the law and who lives separately from the other parts of society because they want to escape legal punishment. (Fugitivo, bandolero)

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Outlaw

131
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  • A large area of land. (Tramo, extension) - US. A measured area of land that is used for a particular purpose, such as building houses or digging for oil.
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Tract

132
Q

A layer of rock, sand, or earth that contains water or allows water to pass through it. (Acuífero)

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Aquifer

134
Q

Completely. (Completamente)

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Plain

135
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(Expression) To contain a lot of something.

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Be loaded with something

136
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A long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear. (Chillido)

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Screech

138
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A period of sudden economic growth, especially one that results in a lot of money being made. (Prosperidad, auge)

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Boom

138
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A long boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy objects on rivers or canals.

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Barge

139
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  • A bar or restaurant that serves cheap food and drink. - A place where people go for entertainment, especially one that has a bad reputation. (Garito)
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Joint

140
Q

To put a lot of things into a vehicle or machine. (Cargar)

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Load

141
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  • A large feather - A decoration that looks like several large feathers tied together.
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Plume

142
Q

To make a very deep and loud hollow sound. (Retumbar, resonar)

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Boom

144
Q

A large, strong building or group of buildings that can be defeated from attack. (Fortaleza)

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Fortress

146
Q

(Idiom) If you _ about something, you are not at all worried by it.

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Not give a monkey’s

148
Q
  • Strong and simple; not delicate. (Fuerte, robusto) - Describes a man’s face that is strongly and attractively formed. (de expression dura)
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Rugged

150
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Describes clothing, machinery, or equipment that is stronger than usual so that it can be used a lot, especially in difficult conditions. (Potente, resistente)

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Heavy-duty

151
Q

Describes laws, government actions, etc. that are extremely severe, or go further than what is right or unnecessary. (Severo, riguroso)

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Draconian

152
Q

The sloping surface of a hill, rather than the level surface at the top of it. (Ladera)

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Hillside

154
Q

(on a boat) A long pole that moves and that has a sail fastened to it. (Botavara)

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Boom

156
Q

Not decorated in any way; with nothing added. (Liso, normal)

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Plain

158
Q

Bullets fired towards you from different directions. (Tiroteo)

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Crossfire

159
Q

To get rid of rubbish by putting it in a place where it should not be.

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Tip

160
Q

(Literary) A ghost

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UK: Spectre US: Specter

161
Q

A piece of equipment for weaving. (Telar)

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Loom

162
Q

(used in emphasis) Complete. (Completo/a)

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Plain + noun

163
Q

To surprise and please someone a lot. (Alucinar, flipar)

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Bowl over

164
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  • A disease that damages and kill plants. - Something that spoils or has a very bad effect on something, often for a long time. (Deterioro)
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Blight

165
Q

To use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage. (Explotar)

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Exploit

167
Q

The plan that has been drawn of a building. (Plano)

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UK: Ground plan US: Plot

168
Q

To appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object. (Surgir, aparecer, cernerse)

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Loom

169
Q

A fire that is burning strongly and out of control on an area of grass or bushes on the countryside. (Fuego incontrolado)

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Wildfire

171
Q

(Phrasal verb) To admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated. (Ceder, retractarse)

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Back down

172
Q

To attract or catch someone’s attention. (Atraer)

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Arrest

173
Q

A piece of equipment with straps and belts, used to control or hold in piece a person, animal, or object. (Arnés)

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Harness

175
Q

(Expression) If a plan or system, etc. is _ bad features, such as mistakes, it is full ot them. (Estar lleno de)

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Be riddled with

176
Q

To be sold for a particular amount of money.

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Realize

177
Q

Extremely thirsty. (Sediento)

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Parched

178
Q

A speech, especially one that is long and spoken quickly and is intended to persuade the person listening about something. (Discurso, rollo)

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Spiel

179
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(Expression) A police officer who is _, is on duty, walking around rather than driving in a police car

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On / walking the beat

180
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If people _ of a place, large numbers of them come out of it. (Salir en masa)

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Spill out

182
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To give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them. (Dar una propina)

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Tip

183
Q

The amount of electrical power that is supplied. (Carga eléctrica)

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Load

184
Q

A place where two things are fixed together. (Junta, bisagra)

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Joint

185
Q

To cover the end of something pointed with a liquid, a colour, etc.

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Tip

186
Q

(The way someone earns) the money people need to pay for food, a place to live, clothing, etc. (Subsistencia)

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Livelihood

187
Q

To say that someone is likely to be successful or achieve something. (Pronosticar)

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Tip

188
Q

(Phrasal verb) To tear something into small pieces. (Despedazar)

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Rip up

189
Q

Used for saying that something that someone was worrying about really happened.

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Somebody’s worst fears are realized

190
Q

Having a pattern of squares in two or more colours. (Cuadriculado)

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Chequered

192
Q

Looking dirty or in bad condition and likely to be involved in dishonest or illegal activities. (De mala fama, sospechoso)

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Seedy

193
Q

If spots _ on your skin, they suddenly appear. (Salir una erupción)

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Erupt

194
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  • A part of a river where the water does not flow. (Remanso) - A place that is not influenced by new ideas or events that happen in other places and does not change. (Lugar apartado, atradado)
A

Backwater

195
Q

An area for which someone, such as a police officer, has responsibility as part of their job.

A

Beat

196
Q

(especially in Australia and Africa) An area of land covered with bushes and trees that has never been used for growing crops and where there are very few people.

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The bush

197
Q

To pull someone’s vehicle using a rope or chain tied to your vehicle.

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Tow

198
Q

To increase or become successful and produce a lot of money very quickly. (Estar en auge)

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Boom

199
Q
  • To mark or draw something on a piece of paper or a map. (Trazar) - To make marks to show the position, movement, or development of something, usually in the form of lines or curves between a series of points on a map or piece of paper.
A

Plot

200
Q

To flow or fall out of a container. (Derramar, esparcir)

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Spill out

201
Q

A sheet of material fixed to a pole on a boat to catch the wind and make the boat move. (Vela)

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Sail

202
Q

A painful, difficult, or tiring situation to deal with.

A

Load

203
Q
  • To officially force a rule tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received. (Imponer) - To force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living. (Imponer, obligar)
A

Impose

204
Q

To criticize someone or ask them to explain their actions. (Acusar, reprochar)

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Call out

206
Q

On a windmill, a _ is any of the wide blades that are turned by the wind in order to produce power. (Aspa)

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Sail

207
Q

To annoy someone, especially by repeatedly asking them something. (Fastidiar, molestar)

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Hassle

208
Q

A period of time during which a particular person or group is in control of a country. (Dominio, gobierno)

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Rule

209
Q
  • The outer parts of a town, where there are houses, but no large shops, places of work, or places of entertainment. (Zona residencial) - The way of life of people who live in the outer parts of a town.
A

Suburbia

210
Q

(Idiom) If something _, it is the thing that causes a particular situation to happen or a particular decision to be made, when other situations or decisions are possible. (Inclinar la balanza a favor/en contra de alguien)

A

Tip the scales / balance

211
Q

The machines and devices, such as washing machines and fridges, which make the ordinary jobs in a home easier.

A

Modern convenience (Mod con)

212
Q

To decide officially. (Dictaminar)

A

Rule

213
Q

To cause someone to feel awe. (Asombrar, impresionar, intimidar)

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Awe

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