Set 10 Flashcards

1
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la bodega, la bodega de carga

A

the cargo hold

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2
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la It girl, la chica que tiene todo, la chica que todas quieren ser

A

the It girl

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3
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la vida continúa, la vida sigue

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life goes on

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4
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el palillo, la baqueta, el bolillo (Cuba/El Salvador)

A

the drumstick (for musical instrument)

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5
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el muslo, la pata, la pierna (Bolivia/Colombia/Guatemala/México/Perú)

A

the drumstick (food)

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6
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la pata de pollo, la pierna de pollo

A

the chicken drumstick

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7
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luchar

A

to wrestle (sports - followed by contra), to fight (followed by por), to struggle (followed by por), to combat (sports - followed by contra), to contend (sports - followed by contra)

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8
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lidiar con algo, batallar con algo, pelear con algo

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to wrestle with something (struggle with something)

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9
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forcejear con algo/alguien, pelear con algo/alguien, luchar con algo/alguien

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to wrestle with something/someone (fight something/someone)

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10
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luchar contra alguien

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to wrestle someone (sports)

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11
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la lucha

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the wrestle, the fight (general or in sports), the struggle, the wrestling, the dispute, the duel of wits, the discussion, the combat (sport), the battle (figurative - struggle)

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12
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someter a alguien hasta el suelo, forzar a alguien hasta el suelo

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to wrestle someone to the ground

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13
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luchar a brazo partido

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to fight hard, to struggle

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14
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luchar contra viento y tempestad, luchar contra viento y marea

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to battle with all one’s might, to fight against wind and storm

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15
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luchar el uno por el otro

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to fight for each other, to fight for one another

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16
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luchar por una causa

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to fight for a cause

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17
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un sueño por el que luchar

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a dream to strive for, a dream to fight for, a cause to fight for

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18
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el luchador de sumo

A

the sumo wrestler

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19
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el luchador/la luchadora

A

the wrestler, the fighter (tenacious person or in sports)

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20
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luchador/luchadora

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fighter (adjective), brave, determined, persistent, tenacious, courageous, unafraid, plucky, feisty

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21
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la lucha libre

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the wrestling, the all-in wrestling, the freestyle wrestling

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22
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el murciélago de la fruta, el zorro volador

A

the fruit bat

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23
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saltar de un puente, saltar desde un puente

A

to jump off a bridge

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24
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la lucha, la lucha libre

A

the wrestling

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25
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el pulso, la pulseada, las vencidas (México)

A

the arm wrestling

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26
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echarle un pulso a alguien

A

to arm wrestle someone

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27
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la guerra de pulgares, la guerra del pulgar

A

the thumb war

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28
Q

declaro la guerra del pulgar

A

I declare a thumb war

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29
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resbaladizo/resbaladiza, resbaloso/resbalosa, escurridizo/escurridiza

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slick (slippery)

30
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ingenioso pero insustancial/ingeniosa pero insustancial, hábil

A

slick (clever but not honest)

31
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impecable, muy logrado/muy lograda, profesional, logrado/lograda

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slick (of an action or object - skillful/well-executed)

32
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mojado/mojada, húmedo/húmeda

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slick (smooth & wet)

33
Q

la superficie resbaladiza

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the slick (slippery patch of ground/road), the slippery surface

34
Q

el neumático liso, el slick

A

the slick (type of tire)

35
Q

alisarse el cabello, engominarse el pelo hacia atrás

A

to slick one’s hair back

36
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hábil, suave

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slick (of an action - smooth & easy)

37
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aceitoso/aceitosa, pringoso/pringosa

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slick (oily)

38
Q

mi piel estaba aceitosa por el sudor, mi piel estaba pringosa por el sudor

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my skin was slick with sweat

39
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hábil, habilidoso/habilidosa, profesional

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slick (of a person - practiced)

40
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ser profesional de algo, ser hábil en algo

A

to be slick at something

41
Q

ser profesional haciendo algo, ser hábil haciendo algo

A

to be slick at doing something

42
Q

la mancha de petróleo

A

the slick (oil slick)

43
Q

la fuga de petróleo

A

the oil slick

44
Q

sin parar

A

on end, nonstop, non-stop, uninterruptedly, without a break

45
Q

horas y horas, por horas y horas, durante horas

A

for hours on end

46
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durante años, por muchos años

A

for years on end

47
Q

ponerle los pelos de punta a alguien, parársele a uno los pelos

A

to make someone’s hair stand on end

48
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me puso los pelos de punta, hizo que se me pararan los pelos

A

it made my hair stand on end

49
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día tras día, durante días, por días y días

A

for days on end

50
Q

Columbia Británica, CB

A

BC (British Columbia), British Columbia

51
Q

a. C., a. de C., A.C., A. de C., antes de Cristo

A

BC

52
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d. C., D.C.

A

AD

53
Q

hacer estragos, sembrar el caos

A

to wreak havoc

54
Q

sembrar el caos en algo, causar estragos en algo

A

to wreak havoc on something

55
Q

para rato

A

for a while, for quite a while, more than enough (used in Mexico), plenty (used in Mexico)

56
Q

tener cuerda para rato

A

to have a lot to talk about, to go on for a while, to have a lot of energy, to be full of energy, to have a long life ahead of one/you, to have a few years in one/you yet

57
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tener para rato

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to have enough of something for a long time, to have enough of something to last a good while, to be a while yet

58
Q

hacer un negocio, hacer un trato, cerrar un negocio, realizar una transacción, efectuar una transacción

A

to make a deal (do business)

59
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llegar a un acuerdo (de que), hacer un trato (que/de que), concertar un acuerdo (de que)

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to make a deal (that) (to reach an agreement that)

60
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hacer una gran cosa de algo, darle mucha importancia a algo, darle tanta importancia a algo

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to make a big deal out of something

61
Q

poner por las nubes algo, llenarse la boca con algo

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to go over the top about something (to praise something excessively)

62
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pasarse da la raya, caer en extravagancias

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to go over the top (to be excessive)

63
Q

la mariquita, la vaca de San Antón, la vaquita de San Antonio (Argentina), la chinita (Chile), el San Antonio (Uruguay), la petaca (Colombia), la catarina (México)

A

the ladybug

64
Q

la iguana, la higuana

A

the iguana

65
Q

el plan de comidas, el régimen alimenticio, el plan de comida, el menú

A

the meal plan (2nd is in a hotel)

66
Q

el matojo

A

the bush, the shrub, the weed, the briar, the marijuana

67
Q

el matojo de burro

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the dropseed, the sacaton grass

68
Q

la timidez, la inseguridad, la vergüenza

A

the self-consciousness (shame)

69
Q

la autoconciencia

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the self-consciousness (the awareness of oneself)

70
Q

tímido/tímida, acomplejado/acomplejada, cohibido/cohibida

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self-conscious

71
Q

con inhibición, tímidamente, cohibidamente

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self-consciously (with embarrassment)

72
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con cuidado, afectadamente, con afectación

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self-consciously (1st is with awareness/by design, 2nd and 3rd are affectedly)