Sample FCICE vocabulary Flashcards
Global warming
El calentamiento global, el calentamiento del planeta
To plead guilty
Declararse culpable
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To be loaded
To have a lot of money
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**To be loaded **
Estar forrado
Stringent
Riguroso, severo, estricto
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Havoc
Confusion, disorder, chaos
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Havoc
La confusión, el caos
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Crotchety
Cantankerous, grouchy,
bad-tempered
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Crotchety
Cascarrabias, malhumorado, iracundo
El testigo ni siquiera se inmutó
The witness did not even bat an eye, the witness showed no reaction
Demoledor(a)
Devastating
El perjuicio
Damage
What does this colloquial expression mean in Spanish?
Caer de bruces
Caer boca abajo
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Caer de bruces
To fall flat on one’s face
la pesquisa
investigation, inquiry
