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Reading and Use of English Flashcards

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Long-handled

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De mango largo

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Deersking

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Gamuza

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Clay

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Arcilla

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Indoor adj. adv.

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Interior. Dentro

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Reveal

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Revelar

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Prior

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Anterior

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Develop

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Desarrollar

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Loop

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Vuelta(shape)

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Inner adj

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Interno

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Dizzy adj.

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Mareado

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Regain

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Recuperar

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Low-lying(land:low elevation)

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Baja/o(areasd)

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Shelter

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Refugio

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Decay

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Descomponerse

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Heap

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Montón(una pila de)

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Vanish

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Esfumarse

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Plaything

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Juguete

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Amaze

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Asombrar/asombro (verb/noun)

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Outperform

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Superar

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Amusement/amused

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Diversión/divertido

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Back then

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During that period of time

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Laughably

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Ridículamente

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Ingrain/Ingrained

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Arraigar/Arraigado

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Tinker

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attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way./Jugar

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Worthwhile adj

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Vale la pena

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Gather upp

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Recojer

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Drudgery(noun)

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Trabajo penoso

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Wade into sth

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to become involved in a difficult situation, often without thinking about it carefully

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Scratch

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Razguño

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Dreadful(adj)

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Espantoso

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Unwilling(asj)

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not ready, eager, or prepared to do something./No dispuesto

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Relieved

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Aliviado

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Unconcerned

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Despreocupado

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Warn(sb) against

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To advise someone that something is dangerous or problematic and should be avoided

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(to do sth) From scratch

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starting with no advantage or prior preparation.

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Commitment(noun)

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Compromiso

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Layer

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capa(de ozono, for instance)

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Above-ground

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located or occurring on or above the surface of the ground

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Stumble upon

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to find or learn about (something) unexpectedly/ I stumbled across/on/upon this book by chance.

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Landscape

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Pasaje

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Intended/asj)

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Destinado a

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Seek out

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to search for and find (someone or something) His parents sought out the best doctors in the field.

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Reconstruct

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Reconstruir

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Surface

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Superficie

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Depths(noun)

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Lo más ondo

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Slim

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(of something abstract, especially a chance or margin) very small.
“there was just a slim chance of success”

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Disturbed

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Pertubado/turbado

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Point out

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Indicar/señalar a(por dedos)

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Feature

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Característica

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Narrow sth down

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to make a number or list of things smaller, or things, by removing the things that are least important, necessary, or suitable./acortar

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Sure enough,

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used to introduce a statement that confirms something previously predicted./ Bastante seguro

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Given that

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Dado que/in consideration of the fact that.

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Ash

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Ceniza

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Powder

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Polvo

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Burnt

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Quemado

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Erupts

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Erupcionar/estallar

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Thick

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Grueso

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Underground

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beneath the surface of the earth

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Release

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Soltar/lanzar. or to allow something to be shown in public or to be available for use/to allow a substance to flow out from somewhere:

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Break through sth

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to force yourself through something that is holding you back/atravesar

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Underneath

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situated directly below (something else)./debajo

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Hasten

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acelerar. be quick to do something.

“he hastened to refute the assertion

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Unanswered

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Sin repuestos

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Remain

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Se mantuvo /The doctor ordered him to remain in bed for a few days.

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Strip/verb/nount)

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Desnudar/ raya

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Comic strip

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Tira cómica

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Turn out

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Conclude:well/badly. Resultar/apagar

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End up

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to finally be in a particular place or situation:

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Remark(verb/noun)

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say something as a comment; mention./comentar/comentario

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Assumption

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Suposición

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Mainstream

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corriente principal

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Alongside

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junto a

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Posh

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Elegante(informal)

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Hieroglyphics

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Jeroglíficos

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Profess(verb)

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Pretender/to state something, sometimes in a way that is not sincere:/profesar la fe

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Temple

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Templo:a building used for the worship of a god or gods in some religions

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Inspection

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the act of looking at something carefully, or an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct and legal:

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Suit

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Adaptar

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Richness

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Riqueza

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Tempt

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Tentar

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Soak (verb)

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Remojar/empapar

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Rush through

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If you rush something through, you deal with it quickly so that it is ready in a shorter time than usual.

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Array

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an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing./colección

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Flick

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dar un golpecito a(wit fingers)(tingazo)/to move or hit something with a short sudden movement:;She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table.

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Dispose of sth

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to get rid of something, especially by throwing it away tirarlp

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Steep(asj)

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Empinado

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Beam(noun)(verb)

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Haz:a ray or shaft of light. Beam. transmit (a radio signal or broadcast) in a specified direction.

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Development

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Desarrollo

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Response (noun)

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Respuesta-Reacción

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Spong(verb)

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wipe or clean with a wet sponge or cloth

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Mop(verb)

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clean or soak up liquid from (something) by wiping./Fregar

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Inflated(adj)

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distended through being filled with air or gas./inflado

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Enhance(verb)

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intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of./mejorar o POTENCIAR

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Worlwide(adv/adj)

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Mundial

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Overseas(adv/adj)

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Ultramar(in or to a foreign country, especially one across the sea.

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Keep an eye on

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Mantener vigilado

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Vague(adj)

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of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning

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Recall

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bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one’s mind; remember.(recordar, no es solamente mental, sino que físico, se cuenta.

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Enthuse

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Entusiasmo

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Relish(noun and verb)

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great enjoyment.
“she swigged a mouthful of wine with relish/enjoy greatly.
“he was relishing his moment of glory”

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Enmity

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Enemistad

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Fall out

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have an argument./(of the hair, teeth, etc.) become detached and drop out.

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Go-getter(noun)

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an aggressively enterprising person./ a person who works very hard and who wants very much to succeed.

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Uncanny(adj)

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strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.

“an uncanny feeling that she was being watched”. raro

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Knack(noun)

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an acquired or natural skill at doing something.

“he had a knack for communicating”. Maña

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Frail

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(of a person) weak and delicate.(fràgil)

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gather

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come together; assemble or accumulate.

“as soon as a crowd gathered, the police came, Reunir

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Sensible

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Sensato

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Invite sb over

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(invite someone over) to invite someone to your house, for example for a meal. They had invited some friends over for a game of bridg

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Duly

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in accordance with what is required or appropriate; following proper procedure or arrangement./debidamente

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Negotiate(verb)

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obtain or bring about by discussion./negociar

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Set sth in motion

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to begin something:

Newly discovered evidence set a second investigation in motion.

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Exemplary(adj)

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Ejemplar

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Shard

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Fragmento

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Shard

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Fragmento

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Seldom(adv/adj)

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Rara vez. not often; rarely.

“Islay is seldom visited by tourists”

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Stick with

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stick with
verbo frasal de stick
persevere or continue with something.
“I’m happy to stick with the present team

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Accustomed

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Acostumbrado

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Entirely

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Enteramente. completely (often used for emphasis).

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Unconventional

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Poco convencional/not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.

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Sympathetically(adv)

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con empatía

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Pave the way

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If something paves the way for/to something else, it makes the other thing possible: Scientists hope that data from the probe will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.

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hazardous

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risky; dangerous./hazardous can mean there is a level of risk involved. the chemical is very hazardous to use. meaning not safe. dangerous is more server and can lead to worse consequences. The man was driving at a dangerous speed and caused a crash

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unfold

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Desplegar

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Contraption

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a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use:
What’s that strange contraption in the garage?. Artilugio

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Footage

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Distancia en pies

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Limb

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Extremidad(brazo.pierna) o rama de arbol

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Inherently(adv)

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in a permanent, essential, or characteristic way./ inerentemente

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Ardous

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Arduo. involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

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Complaint(noun)

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Queja. a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
“I intend to make an official complaint”

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Disguise(noun and verv)

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Disfraz- Disfrasar

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out do

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to be, or do something, better than someone else:

He always tries to outdo everybody else in the class.

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Ripe

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maduro

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Enforced

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reforzado

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Plum

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Ciruela

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Drag around

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Holgazanear

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Ecstatic(adj)

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Extático(de éxtasis) feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.

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Overbearing(adj)

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unpleasantly overpowering.
“an overbearing, ill-tempered brute”
Despótico El que ejerce el despotismo es un déspota, que es una persona que abusa de su autoridad para imponer su voluntad a los demás.

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Commit(verb)

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Cometer. to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong. He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn’t commit.

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Nag(verb)

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Atosigar/fastidiar. to repeatedly remind sb to do sth

I don’t mean to nag, but we have to finish this.

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Bond(noun)(verb)

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an interest, experience, or feeling that makes people feel connected
vínculo
the bond between the mother and baby
Desarrolar lazos

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Assemble(verb)

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to join other people somewhere to make a group, or to bring people together into a group
reunir(se), juntar(se)
They assembled in the meeting room after lunch.

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Trigger(noun)(verb)

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the part of a gun that you pull when you shoot
gatillo
to cause sth
desencadenar
snowboarders who triggered an avalanche
snowboarders que desencadenaron una avalancha

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Fabricº

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tela

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Increase

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Aumentar

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Decrease

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Disminuir

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Wire

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Cable/alambre

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Weave(wiv)

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Tejer

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Unearth

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Desenterrar find (something) in the ground by digging.

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Fossil

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Fósil

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Beak

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Pico(animal)

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Weather forecast

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Pronostico del tiempo

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Rainfall

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the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time. “low rainfall”

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Sell outº

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Vender todo

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Unplanned(adj)

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No planeado

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Spontaneous

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Espiontaneo

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Leisurely(adj)

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acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.(relajado)

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Spring(verb)

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Brotar

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Put one´s feet up

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INFORMAL

take a rest, especially when reclining with one’s feet raised and supported.

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Glance(verb)

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to look somewhere for a short time
echar un vistazo
He glanced at his watch.

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Up one´s sleeve

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Bajo mi manga

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Barely

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Apenas

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Cram(verb)

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to force too many things into a small space
meter (a presión)
Thousands of people were crammed into the stadium.

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Cozy

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warm, comfortable, and pleasant
caliente [ masculine-feminine ]
acogedor/ora [ masculine-feminine ]
a cozy sweater/blanket
un acogedor suéter / una acogedora manta
a cozy little house
una casita acogedora
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panhandle(verb)

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Mendigar

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Countless

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Incontable

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Clinging

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to hold tightly
aferrarse a
a two-year-old clinging to his mother
un niño de dos años aferrándose a su madre
She was in the river clinging onto a tree.
Ella estaba en el río aferrándose a un árbol.

to stick
pegarse
Drops of water clung to his skin.
Gotas de agua se pegaban a su piel.

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Highway

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a main road, especially between two cities

carretera

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Chronicle(verb and noun)

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to make a record or give details of something
describir, registrar
The book chronicles the writer’s coming to terms with his illness.

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Cattle(noun)

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cows kept on a farm for their milk and meat

ganado

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Distinct(adj)

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Distinto

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Dodge

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to move quickly to avoid someone or something
esquivar, escabullirse
He managed to dodge the security guard.

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Encounter(noun/verb)

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a meeting
encuentro [ masculine ]
a chance/brief encounter
un encuentro casual/breve
Encontrase
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Fade away

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to gradually become less strong or clear and then disappear
desvanecerse
As the years passed, her memories of her childhood faded away.

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Perch

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to sit near the edge of something
posarse
The children perched on the edges of their seats.
any high seat or position
posición elevada, pedestal
He looked down from his perch on the roof.

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Blown off

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to treat something or someone as if that thing or person were not important:
Just blow off his comments, he’s only joking.

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Lie ahead (of sb)

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to be in the future:
We don’t know what lies ahead.
You graduate today, and an exciting future lies ahead of you.

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Deprived(adj)

A

not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food, or good living conditions
carenciado
She had a deprived childhood/comes from a deprived background.
a deprived area

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Setback(noun)

A

a problem that causes delays
contratiempo [ masculine, singular ]
After several setbacks, the building finally began.
Después de varios contratiempos, la construcción por fin comenzó.
something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing
revés
Sally had been recovering well from her operation, but yesterday she experienced/suffered a setback.

180
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Occurrence

A

something that happens
acontecimiento
a common/everyday occurrence

181
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Miss out

A

to not be included
perderse
If you don’t come you’ll really be missing out!
¡Si no vienes verdaderamente te lo vas a perder!
He was disappointed to miss out on the fun.
Estaba decepcionado al haberse perdido la diversión.
You missed out the final ’e’.
Te has dejado la ’e’ final.

182
Q

Unaware

A

not knowing about something
no consciente, ignorante
He seems totally unaware of the problem.

183
Q

Average

A

On average

184
Q

Anthology

A

a collection of pieces of poetry or prose
antología
an anthology of love poems.

185
Q

Relevance

A

the quality of being relevant
relevancia [ feminine, singular ]
educational materials that have no relevance in some cultures
materiales educativos que no tienen relevancia en algunas culturas
What is the relevance of marriage in modern society?
¿Cuál es la relevancia del matrimonio en la sociedad moderna?

186
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After all

A

used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration
después de todo
I won’t invite him. After all, I don’t really know him.

187
Q

Sweep away

A

to make sth disappear quickly
borrar del mapa
She smiled and all my doubts were swept away.
Ella sonrió y todas mis dudas se borraron del mapa.

188
Q

All along

A

the whole time (that something was happening)
desde el principio, siempre
I knew the answer all along.

189
Q

Whilst

A

While and whilst mean the same when we use them as conjunctions. They both mean ‘during the time that something else happens’, or ‘in contrast with something else’. While is much more common than whilst, and whilst sounds more formal:

Would you like something to eat while we’re waiting? (less common: … whilst we’re waiting?) (during the time we’re waiting)

British English prefers an ‘s’ for words like realise, organise and industrialise, while American English prefers ‘z’ (realize, organize, industrialize). (less common: … whilst American English prefers ‘z’ …) (expressing a contrast between British and American English)

190
Q

Accompany(verb)

A

to go with
acompañar
Police accompanied her home.
La policía le acompañó a su casa.

191
Q

Harp

A

a large musical instrument with many strings that you play with your fingers
arpa

192
Q

Reggae(regei)

A

a type of popular music from Jamaica with a strong beat

reggae

193
Q

Trawl(noun and verb)

A

to search among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want
rastrear
The software is used to trawl for information on the internet.
You need to trawl through a lot of data to get results that are valid.

194
Q

Take off

A

take off
If a plane takes off, it begins to fly.
despegar

take-off
the moment when a plane leaves the ground and begins to fly
despegue

to remove a piece of clothing
quitarse
Take off your jacket.
Quítate la chaqueta.
Antónimo
put on

to not go to work at a particular time
tomarse un tiempo
I’m taking a week off in June.
Me voy a tomar una semana libre en junio.

(of an airplane or helicopter) to begin to fly
despegar
airplanes taking off over the ocean
aviones despegando sobre el océano
Antónimo
land

to quickly increase or become successful
despegar
alcanzar el éxito
Sales took off as soon as the book was advertised.
Las ventas despegaron tan pronto como se anunció el libro.

195
Q

Appeal

A

to interest or attract
atraer
The design didn’t appeal to teenagers.
El diseño no atraía a los adolescentes.

196
Q

Witness(verb and noun)

A

to see something happen, especially an accident or crime
presenciar
Did anyone witness the attack?
Also:”Testigo”

197
Q

Unaffordable

A

too expensive for people to be able to buy or pay for
inasequible, prohibitivo
For many people, this type of treatment remains unaffordable.

198
Q

Budget(noun and ver)

A

a plan that shows how much money you have and how you will spend it
presupuesto/presupuestar

199
Q

Disused

A

not used now
en desuso
a disused warehouse

200
Q

Patch

A

a small area that is different from the area around it
zona
There are icy patches on the road.

201
Q

Disregard

A

to ignore something
ignorar, despreciar
He told us to disregard everything we’d learned so far and start again.

202
Q

Bombard

A

Bombardear

203
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Regard

A

to think of someone or something in a particular way
considerar
She is generally regarded as one of the greatest singers of this century.

English B2 (9 decks)

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