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1
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la actuación

A

the (sports) performance, the acting, the action

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la representación, la función, la sesión

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the (theatrical) performance (eg a play)

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la interpretación

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the interpretation (analysis or rendition), the performance, the rendition, the interpreting

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ella siempre monta un número cuando limpia

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she always makes a performance of cleaning

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desempeñar algo, realizar algo, rendir algo

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to perform something (a task)

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llevar a cabo algo

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to carry something out, to execute something (carry out), to perform something (carry out), to accomplish something

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representar algo, trabajar algo

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to perform something (a role - ACTING ONLY)

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ejecutar algo

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to perform something (MUSIC ONLY), to execute something (carry out), to carry something out

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marchar

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to perform (of an economy), to walk, to go, to leave, to march

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tengo el ojo rojo

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my eye is red

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la plataforma, el estrado, la tarima

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the (raised) platform

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la tribuna

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the platform, the tribune

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el andén

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the (railway) platform (for people)

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la vía

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the (railway) platform (for a train), the route, the road, the tract (medical), the channel (eg official channels)

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la plataforma, el programa

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the (political) platform

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la plataforma

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the platform (computer, political, general, or raised)

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17
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el zapato de plataforma

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the platform shoe

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18
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la pulgada

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the inch

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19
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la vieira

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the scallop (food)

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20
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la venera

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the scallop shell

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21
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el festón

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the scallop (pattern)

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22
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festonear

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to scallop something (make the pattern)

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23
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el golfo

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the gulf, the bay

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24
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el golfo/la golfa

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the lout, the rascal, the layabout, the good-for-nothing

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la bahía

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the bay

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26
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golfo/golfa

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naughty, rogue (adjective)

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la cisterna

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the cistern

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la maqueta

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the mock-up, the model (maquette), the scale model, the demo (of a song), the dummy

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29
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elocuente

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eloquent

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30
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hispano/hispana, hispánico/hispánica

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Hispanic (adjective)

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31
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el hispano/la hispana

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the Hispanic person

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32
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demoler algo, derribar algo, echar abajo algo

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to demolish something (destroy/flatten)

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33
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demoler algo, echar por tierra algo

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to demolish something (discredit)

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34
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aplastar algo

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to demolish something (defeat - eg a rival sports team), to crush something (literal)

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35
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zamparse algo

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to demolish something (a food), to gobble something down, to wolf something down

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36
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fijar una meta, establecer una meta

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to set a goal

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37
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fijar metas, fijar objetivos, establecer metas, establecer objetivos

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to set goals

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38
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las metas fijas, los objetivos fijos, las metas establecidas, los objetivos establecidos

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the set goals, the goals that have been set

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39
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el cartón

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the cardboard, the carton, the bingo card

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40
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la ceniza

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the ash (powder)

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41
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el fresno

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the ash (tree)

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42
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el talán

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the bong (sound)

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43
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tañer, doblar

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to bong (make a bong sound)

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44
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la pipa de agua

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the bong (pipe)

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45
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por fin, al fin

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finally, at last

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46
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en fin

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anyway, well (transition), oh well, in short, in a nutshell, all in all, in brief

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47
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el perdedor/la perdedora

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the loser (literal)

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48
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el perdedor/la perdedora, el fracasado/la fracasada

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the loser (figurative/insult)

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49
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chocar con/contra algo

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to collide with something, to run into something (literal)

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50
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tropezarse con alguien, toparse con alguien, encontrarse con alguien

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to run into someone (figurative - to meet unexpectedly)

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topezar con algo, encontrarse con algo, toparse con algo

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to run into something (trouble/opposition), to encounter something (a problem)

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52
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ascender a algo

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to run into something (to add up to something)

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53
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la personificación, el arquetipo, el paradigma

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the epitome (followed by de/del/de la to mean of)

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54
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ser el vivo ejemplo de algo

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to be the epitome of something, to be the living example of something

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55
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el clímax, el punto culminante

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the climax (eg of a story)

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56
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el orgasmo

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the climax (biological), the orgasm

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57
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culminar

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to climax (eg of a story), to culminate

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58
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tener un orgasmo

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to climax (biological), to have an orgasm, to orgasm

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59
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el calambre

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the cramp, the electric shock

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60
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la ventaja, el beneficio, el provecho

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the advantage

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61
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favorecer algo

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to favor something, to assist in something, to help something, to encourage something, to suit something (look good on), to flatter something

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62
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favorecerse de algo

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to benefit (oneself) from something

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63
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la desventaja, el inconveniente

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the disadvantage

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64
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perjudicar algo

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to harm something, to be detrimental to something, to damage something, to slander something, to malign something, to disadvantage something

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65
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perjudicarse

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to make things worse

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66
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perjudicarse a sí mismo

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to make things hard for oneself

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67
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ventajoso/ventajosa, favorable

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advantageous

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68
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desventajoso/desventajosa

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disadvantageous

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69
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el presagio, el augurio, el agüero

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the omen

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70
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ominoso/ominosa, amenazador/amenazadora, de mal agüero

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ominous (general)

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71
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siniestro/siniestra

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ominous (used only for sounds)

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72
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el augur

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the augur

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73
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el profeta/la profetisa

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the prophet/prophetess

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74
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el gabete

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the shoelace

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75
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el impuesto, el tributo

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the tax (literal - money)

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76
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la carga

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the tax (figurative - strain)

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77
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gravar, cobrar impuestos

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to tax something

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78
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poner a prueba algo

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to tax something (figurative - to strain something), to put something to the test, to test something

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79
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fiscal, tributario/tributaria

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tax (adjective)

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80
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el impuesto sobre ingresos, el impuesto sobre la renta, el impuesto a la renta

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the income tax

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81
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los ingresos, el salario, la renta

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the income

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82
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las ganancias

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the earnings, the profits

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83
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los réditos

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the income (from investments)

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84
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el rédito

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the yield (finance), the interest (finance), the return (finance)

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85
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tasar algo

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to value something (assess the cost - eg of jewelry), to rate something (work per time unit), to limit something, to ration something (food)

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86
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el trabajo está tasado en veinte dólares por hora

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the work is valued at $20 an hour

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87
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tasar en

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to fix (eg a price) at

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88
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tasar una casa en cien mil pesos

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to fix a house(‘s price) at 100,000 pesos

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difícil, arduo/ardua, agotador/agotadora

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taxing (difficult)

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90
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Fahrenheit

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Fahrenheit (adjective)

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Celsius, centígrado/centígrada

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Celsius (adjective)

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92
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la tarea, el deber

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the task

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93
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asignarle algo a alguien, encargarle algo a alguien

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to task someone with something (something = a noun)

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asignar a alguien la tarea de (+infinitivo), encargar a alguien la tarea de (+infinitivo)

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to task someone with doing something (something = a verb)

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95
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el razonamiento, la lógica

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the reasoning

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96
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la lógica

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the logic, the reasoning

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97
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el sentido común

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the common sense

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98
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mensual

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monthly

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99
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diario/diaria

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daily (adverb or adjective), every day, a day (eg 12 hours a day), everyday

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el diario

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the diary, the journal, the newspaper, the daily (publication), the day-to-day expenses

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101
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anual

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annual

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102
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la planta anual

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the annual plant

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103
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la planta bianual

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the biannual plant

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la planta bienal

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the biennial plant

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105
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el anuario

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the annual publication, the yearbook, the directory

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106
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el recordatorio

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the reminder, the commemorative card (religious)

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107
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curtido/curtida

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tanned (of a material or person), hardened, leathery, weather-beaten, seasoned (experienced)

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108
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el curtido

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the act of tanning, the animal hide

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109
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bronceado/bronceada, moreno/morena, curtido/curtida

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tanned (of a person), tan (of a person)

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110
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moreno/morena

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tanned (of a person), dark-skinned, dark (in color), dark-haired

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111
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el pan moreno

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the brown bread

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112
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la azúcar morena

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the brown sugar

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113
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el moreno/la morena

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the dark-skinned person, the dark-haired person

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114
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la morena

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the brunette

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115
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el moreno, el bronceado

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the tan (tanned complexion)

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116
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el marrón claro, el café claro

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the tan (color)

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117
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marrón claro, café claro

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tan (adjective - tan-colored)

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118
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broncear algo, poner moreno algo/poner morena algo, quemar algo, tostar algo, curtir algo

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to tan something (darken something’s skin EXCEPT last which is to treat leather)

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119
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broncearse, ponerse moreno/ponerse morena, quemarse

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to tan (oneself) (to darken one’s skin)

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120
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estrecho/estrecha

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narrow, tight (eg of clothing), close (intimate), prudish

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121
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el estrecho

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the strait

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122
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el callejón

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the alley, the passage, the refuge (in bullfighting)

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123
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la avenida

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the avenue, the flood

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124
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la inundación, el diluvio, la riada, la avenida

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the flood

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125
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el Diluvio

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the (Biblical) flood

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126
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un mar de lágrimas

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a flood of tears, a sea of tears

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127
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inundar algo, anegar algo

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to flood something (both are literal/with water, 1st can also be figurative - eg flood something with complaints)

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128
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el motor

A

the car engine, the motor, the driving force (figurative)

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129
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la locomotora, la máquina

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the train engine

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130
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el ingenio

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the engine (figurative - eg engine of war), the ingenuity, the inventiveness, the wit, the device (literal), the refinery

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motor

A

motor (adjective)

132
Q

el contraste

A

the contrast

133
Q

contrastar

A

to contrast something

134
Q

la experiencia

A

the experience (event or in the workforce)

135
Q

la experiencia, la aventura

A

the experience (event)

136
Q

experimentar, sentir

A

to experience something (feel a sensation)

137
Q

sufrir algo, tener algo

A

to experience something (live through something)

138
Q

la música de fondo, la música de acompañamiento

A

the background music (radio, TV, or movie) (general terms)

139
Q

la música incidental

A

the background music (radio, TV, or movie) (technical term)

140
Q

la música de fondo, la música ambiental

A

the background music (in a place; 1st is also in radio, TV, or movie)

141
Q

el hilo musical

A

the background music (stores, hotels, restaurants)

142
Q

se oía(n) (algo)

A

(something) could be heard

143
Q

la megafonía

A

the PA system

144
Q

el megáfono

A

the megaphone

145
Q

el altoparlante

A

the loudspeaker

146
Q

la hembra

A

the female animal, the woman, the female person (potentially offensive), the young girl, the electrical socket, the eye (clothing)

147
Q

la costura

A

the sewing, the needlework, the seam, the dressmaking

148
Q

el tigre/la tigresa

A

the tiger/the tigress

149
Q

la tarima

A

the platform, the dais, the flooring

150
Q

el estrado, la tarima

A

the dais

151
Q

a salvo

A

unharmed, safe

152
Q

estar a salvo

A

to be safe, to be out of danger, to be unharmed

153
Q

aceitoso/aceitosa, grasiento/grasienta, graso/grasa, grasoso/grasosa

A

oily (literal - greasy)

154
Q

oleaginoso/oleaginosa

A

oleaginous (oily)

155
Q

empalagoso/empalagosa

A

oily (figurative - excessively flattering), sickly sweet (in taste or excessively flattering), cloying (in taste or excessively flattering)

156
Q

untuoso/untuosa

A

unctuous (excessively flattering)

157
Q

el zalamero/la zalamera, el adulador/la aduladora

A

the flatterer

158
Q

zalamero/zalamera, halagüeño/halagüeña, halagador/halagadora

A

flattering (complimentary)

159
Q

favorecedor/favorecedora, atractivo/atractiva

A

flattering (attractive)

160
Q

adulador/aduladora

A

flattering (fawning)

161
Q

el adulador/la aduladora

A

the flatterer, the sycophant

162
Q

se debe a

A

is due to

163
Q

el acontecimiento

A

the event (occasion)

164
Q

rociar algo, aplicar con atomizador algo

A

to spray something (with pulverized liquid)

165
Q

rociar

A

to spray something (transitive), to spray (intransitive - to sprinkle - eg water), to sprinkle something (with oil or lemon juice), to douse something (with gasoline), to wash something down (followed by noun and con and noun)

166
Q

el rocío, el espray, el aerosol, la rociada

A

the spray (pulverized liquid)

167
Q

la espuma

A

the spray (from the sea), the foam (bubbles or soft material), the lather (of soap), the head (of beer), the froth (of beer), the surf (of the sea), the scum (of a broth), the mousse (hair product), the foam rubber (soft material)

168
Q

la rociada

A

the spray (the act of spraying), the sprinkling (act of spraying)

169
Q

el atomizador, el espray, el aerosol, el rociador

A

the spray (device/bottle)

170
Q

el envase

A

the container, the bottle, the can, the packaging (the packing itself), the bottling (the act of packing), the canning (the act of packing)

171
Q

salpicar algo

A

to splash something (with water), to spatter something (with water), to sprinkle something (with water), to taint something (affect something), to ruin something (affect something), to pepper something (spread something - eg pepper with rhymes)

172
Q

diseminar algo

A

to scatter something (strew something), to spread something (strew something or propagate something), to disseminate something (strew something or propagate something)

173
Q

diseminarse

A

to disperse (to be strewn), to scatter (to be strewn), to spread (oneself - to propagate oneself)

174
Q

la laca, la laca para el pelo

A

the hairspray

175
Q

por mí bien

A

it’s okay with me, it’s fine by me, that’s fine, then fine

176
Q

por mí no hay inconveniente

A

it’s fine by me

177
Q

por mí

A

as far as I’m concerned, for me (to me or because of me), by me (passive voice)

178
Q

para mí

A

in my opinion, for me (accusative case)

179
Q

el espray fijador

A

the setting spray

180
Q

montar a caballo, andar a caballo

A

to ride a horse

181
Q

montar a caballo, andar a caballo, montar caballos

A

to ride horses

182
Q

montar en bici, andar en bici

A

to ride a bike, to ride bikes

183
Q

andar en bicicleta, montar en bicicleta, ir en bicicleta

A

to ride a bicycle

184
Q

andar en bicicleta, montar en bicicleta

A

to ride bicycles

185
Q

montar en monopatín, andar en patineta, andar en skate

A

to ride a skateboard

186
Q

ir en algo, andar en algo

A

to ride something (travel by a mode of transport)

187
Q

montar algo

A

to ride something (an animal or a bike), to mount something (get on - eg a horse OR mate with something - followed by a - OR set a jewel in place), to put something together, to assemble something, to put something up (assemble something), to put something on (organize - eg an event), to stage something (organize - eg an event), to set something up (establish something), to lift something onto something (followed by a), to edit something (in film), to cast something on (in sewing), to whip something (in cooking), to whisk something (in cooking), to beat something (in cooking), to cock something (eg a gun), to set something (put a jewel in place), to mount (intransitive), to get on (intransitive), to ride (travel by horse or bike - intransitive), to come to (to equal a value - followed by a), to cover part of (to overlap with something - followed by sobre)

188
Q

montarse a algo

A

to get on something, to get onto something, to get in something (a vehicle), to get into something (a vehicle), to mount something (a horse)

189
Q

montar, cabalgar

A

to ride (an animal - intransitive)

190
Q

el paseo, la vuelta, el viaje

A

the ride (trip/journey)

191
Q

la atracción, el juego

A

the ride (fairground attraction)

192
Q

el pon

A

the ride, the lift (eg can you give me a ride/lift)

193
Q

el parque temático, el parque de atracciones, el parque de diversiones

A

the theme park

194
Q

el curandero/la curandera, el matasanos/la matasanos

A

the quack (unqualified doctor; 2nd is colloquial)

195
Q

graznar

A

to quack (of a duck), to caw (of a crow or raven), to croak (of a crow or raven OR to screech), to honk (of a goose), to squawk (to screech)

196
Q

el graznido

A

the quack (of a duck), the quacking (of a duck), the caw (of a crow), the cawing (of a crow), the croak (of a crow), the croaking (of a crow), the honk (of a goose), the honking (of a goose), the squawk (out-of-tune singing), the squawking (out-of-tune singing)

197
Q

el charlatán/la charlatana

A

the quack, the charlatan, the chatterbox, the traveling salesman/saleswoman

198
Q

de curandero

A

quack (adjective - relating to a charlatan)

199
Q

la cua

A

the quack (duck sound)

200
Q

el remedio

A

the remedy, the cure, the medicine, the solution, the choice, the alternative (option)

201
Q

remediar algo

A

to remedy something, to solve something (remedy something), to repair something, to put something right, to help with something, to meet something (a need)

202
Q

no puedo remediar (+infinitivo/sustantivo)

A

I can’t help but (+infinitive) . . . , I can’t prevent myself from (+infinitive) . . . , I can’t avoid (+infinitive/noun) . . .

203
Q

remediar algo, curar algo

A

to remedy something (an ailment)

204
Q

la hornilla

A

the burner (hotplate), the ring (hotplate), the hotplate, the pigeonhole

205
Q

el pastizal

A

the pasture

206
Q

la querella

A

the charge (legal), the action (legal), the suit (legal), the lawsuit (legal), the dispute (general quarrel) - MORE OF A TYPE OF COMPLAINT THAN PLEITO

207
Q

el pleito

A

the lawsuit (legal), the action (legal), the dispute (legal), the argument (general quarrel), the fight (brawl) - MORE OF A LEGAL PROCESS THAN QUERELLA

208
Q

el pesado/la pesada, la lata, el rollo, insoportable

A

the pain (figurative - nuisance; last is an adjective)

209
Q

fosforescente

A

phosphorescent, fluorescent

210
Q

la calle sin salida, el callejón sin salida

A

the cul-de-sac

211
Q

la servidumbre

A

the easement (free space in a house), the servants, the domestic staff, the staff (servants), the servitude, the domestic service, the (legal) right, the (legal) rights, the serfdom

212
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el alivio

A

the easement (relief), the relief (alleviation and feeling)

213
Q

el documental

A

the documentary

214
Q

documental

A

documentary (adjective - relating to documents or documentaries), documental (relating to documents)

215
Q

sabio/sabia

A

wise (showing good judgment OR possessing knowledge/wisdom), sensible, learned (wise), clever (skilled)

216
Q

el sabio/la sabia

A

the wise man/the wise woman

217
Q

el nitro

A

the niter (mineral)

218
Q

la franquicia

A

the franchise, the exemption

219
Q

el craquero/la craquera, el adicto al crack/la adicta al crack, el coquero/la coquera

A

the crackhead

220
Q

la palmera

A

the palm tree, the palm (with dates), the palmier (pastry)

221
Q

el dátil

A

the date (fruit or plant), the date mussel (animal or seafood)

222
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el obrero/la obrera

A

the worker, the laborer

223
Q

obrero/obrera

A

working, working-class, labor (adjective)

224
Q

el guerrero/la guerrera

A

the warrior, the fighter

225
Q

guerrero/guerrera

A

strong, warlike, war (adjective), fighting, warring

226
Q

Facebook, el feis

A

Facebook

227
Q

ponte las pilas

A

get your act together, get moving, shape up, get cracking, get a move on

228
Q

el copo de nieve

A

the snowflake

229
Q

la plantilla

A

the insole (shoe part), the staff (employees), the personnel, the workforce, the squad (in sports), the team (in sports), the roster (in sports), the template, the pattern, the stencil

230
Q

el personal, los empleados, la planta

A

the staff (workforce)

231
Q

el Estado Mayor

A

the military staff, the General Staff, the Defense Staff

232
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el bastón

A

the staff (rod/stick), the cane, the walking stick, the ski pole, the rod (in anatomy - eye part), the baton (figurative - symbol of authority), the vertical bar (in heraldry)

233
Q

el báculo

A

the walking stick, the cane, the stick (walking aid), the staff (walking aid), the crozier (bishop staff), the crosier (bishop staff), the (emotional) support, the baculum (penis bone of an animal), the penis bone (of animals), the penile bone (of animals)

234
Q

el pentagrama

A

the staff (in music), the stave (in music)

235
Q

a media asta

A

at half staff (of a flag)

236
Q

dotar de personal un edificio

A

to staff a building

237
Q

nato/nata

A

born (innate), natural-born, natural, ex officio (ALL USED AFTER NOUN)

238
Q

la OTAN, la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte

A

NATO

239
Q

el tratado

A

the treaty, the treatise

240
Q

el obispo

A

the bishop (religious)

241
Q

el alfil

A

the bishop (chess piece)

242
Q

obispar

A

to become a bishop, to die

243
Q

el pan de jengibre

A

the gingerbread

244
Q

la galleta de jengibre, la galleta de pan de jengibre

A

the gingerbread cookie

245
Q

la casa de pan de jengibre, la casita de galleta de jengibre

A

the gingerbread house

246
Q

el jengibre

A

the ginger (spice)

247
Q

el pelirrojo/la pelirroja

A

the ginger (person), the redhead

248
Q

pelirrojo/pelirroja

A

red-haired, ginger (red-haired)

249
Q

rojizo/rojiza

A

reddish, ginger-haired (of a person)

250
Q

anaranjado/anaranjada

A

ginger-furred (of a cat), orange

251
Q

de jengibre

A

made of ginger, ginger (made of ginger)

252
Q

el viaje

A

the journey (long trip - literal and figurative), the trip (short journey OR drug hallucination OR run - eg carry things in 2 trips), the voyage (by ship or spaceship)

253
Q

el recorrido, el camino

A

the journey (way - eg on the way)

254
Q

en el camino, a lo largo del camino, sobre la marcha, por el camino, durante el camino

A

along the way (during the course of a process)

255
Q

en el camino, a lo largo del camino, por el camino, durante el camino

A

along the way (on a route)

256
Q

de camino, en camino, por el camino

A

on the way (in/during the process of coming or going)

257
Q

de camino, camino a

A

on the way (on the route to)

258
Q

estar en camino a, llevar camino de (+verbo)

A

to be on the way to (to be about to happen; 2nd is followed by a verb)

259
Q

la vida es un viaje hacia lo desconocido

A

life is a journey into the unknown

260
Q

viajar

A

to travel, to journey, to run (circulate - eg of a train)

261
Q

a pesar de, pese a

A

despite

262
Q

a pesar de que

A

despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that, even though

263
Q

rendir (algo/a alguien)

A

to produce something (yield/create), to perform (to do well), to serve (to be enough - eg of food), to defeat something (followed by a), to exhaust/tire something (followed by a), to pay something (honor something - followed by a), to surrender something (give something up), to yield something (in finance)

264
Q

rendirse

A

to quit, to give up, to give in, to surrender, to give oneself up, to confess (followed by a)

265
Q

bastar, ser suficiente, ser bastante, haber suficiente, haber bastante

A

to be enough

266
Q

bastar para (+infinitivo)

A

to be enough to/for (+infinitive)

267
Q

bastarse

A

to manage (get on), to be capable of (followed by para)

268
Q

el timbre

A

the doorbell, the electronic bell, the timbre, the fiscal stamp, the stamp duty, the stamp

269
Q

ir a buen paso

A

to go at a good pace

270
Q

el buen paso

A

the good step (figurative)

271
Q

acertar algo

A

to get something right, to guess something correctly

272
Q

acertar

A

to hit the target, to find something (followed by con), to manage to (do something) (followed by a)

273
Q

la creencia

A

the belief (principle/conviction)

274
Q

la fe

A

the belief (religious), the faith (religious or trust or intention), the certificate (legal document)

275
Q

actuar de buena fe

A

to act in good faith

276
Q

la confianza

A

the confidence, the belief/trust (in someone)

277
Q

el principio

A

the principle, the beginning, the origin, the ingredient (in chemistry)

278
Q

la demora, el retraso

A

the delay

279
Q

las demoras

A

the bearings (in boat navigation)

280
Q

la demora, el rumbo

A

the bearing (in boat navigation)

281
Q

el porte

A

the bearing, the demeanor, the transport (act of transporting), the freight, the capacity

282
Q

la gallina

A

the hen (female chicken), the chicken (culinary)

283
Q

el gallina/la gallina

A

the chicken (cowardly person)

284
Q

la chismosa

A

the hen (female gossiper)

285
Q

el chismoso/la chismosa

A

the gossip (person), the scandalmonger

286
Q

el mapo, la mopa, el trapeador

A

the mop (cleaning tool)

287
Q

la pelambrera

A

the mop (of hair), the lack of money

288
Q

trapear, mapear

A

to mop

289
Q

la cruda realidad

A

the harsh reality

290
Q

acerca de algo, sobre algo, de algo, por algo

A

about something

291
Q

el rizapestañas

A

the eyelash curler

292
Q

rizar, encrespar, enrular

A

to curl something (put something into curls)

293
Q

el rizo, el bucle

A

the curl (eg hair ringlet)

294
Q

la voluta

A

the curl (of smoke), the scroll (ornament in a spiral shape), the volute (ornament in a spiral shape), the spiral (of smoke), the column (of smoke)

295
Q

enrollar algo alrededor de algo

A

to curl something around something

296
Q

rizarse, encresparse, enrularse

A

to curl (to become curly)

297
Q

abarquillarse

A

to become curved (eg of book pages), to become curled (eg of book pages), to curl up (to become coiled up), to roll up (to become coiled up)

298
Q

enrollarse alrededor de algo

A

to curve (oneself) around something (eg of a snake)

299
Q

la boa

A

the boa (snake or clothing item), the feather boa

300
Q

de vez en cuando

A

occasionally, once in a while, from time to time, now and again

301
Q

de una vez

A

once and for all (used when frustrated), already (used when frustrated), in one go, for heaven’s sake, just (used before a verb + when frustrated)

302
Q

formar volutas

A

to form swirls (eg of smoke), to curl (eg of smoke)

303
Q

el obstáculo, el impedimento, el estorbo, la dificultad

A

the obstacle

304
Q

el recorrido de obstáculos, la pista de obstáculos

A

the obstacle course (literal)

305
Q

la carrera de obstáculos

A

the obstacle course (figurative)

306
Q

el armario, el clóset

A

the closet

307
Q

empotrado/empotrada

A

built-in, fitted

308
Q

encubierto/encubierta, secreto/secreta

A

closet (adjective - secret)

309
Q

la válvula

A

the valve (anatomical or mechanical)

310
Q

la vieja escuela

A

the old school (something from previous generations)

311
Q

de la vieja escuela

A

old-school (adjective)

312
Q

el corrector

A

the concealer (makeup), the white-out, the braces (used in singular form)

313
Q

corrector/correctora, correctivo/correctiva

A

corrective

314
Q

la rectificación

A

the corrective, the correction, the rectification

315
Q

el corrector de pruebas/la correctora de pruebas, el corrector/la correctora

A

the proofreader

316
Q

la fundación

A

the foundation (institution), the establishment (creation of a company), the founding (action of founding or creation of a company)

317
Q

los cimientos

A

the foundations (architecture or figurative bedrock)

318
Q

la base

A

the foundation (makeup or origin), the basis (origin or fundamental part), the base (lower part or in military or in baseball or in computing or in chemistry)

319
Q

el fundamento

A

the foundation (origin or architecture), the basis (origin), the grounds (motive), the reason (motive)

320
Q

los fundamentos

A

the fundamentals, the basics

321
Q

desvanecerse

A

to faint, to clear (of smoke or fog), to disperse (of smoke or fog), to be dispelled (of doubts or fears), to fade (of memory or hope), to vanish (of suspicions or vision), to dissipate, to pass out, to go away, to clear away, to melt away, to disappear

322
Q

desvanecer algo

A

to dispel doubts or fear, to dissipate smoke or fog, to fade something (decolor something), to blur something (make something indistinct)

323
Q

el temor

A

the fear, the dread, the concern, the worry

324
Q

el fierabrás/la fierabrás, la persona explosiva, la persona colérica

A

the spitfire

325
Q

la otomana

A

the ottoman (furniture)

326
Q

el otomano/la otomana

A

the Ottoman

327
Q

otomano/otomana

A

Ottoman (adjective - relating to the Ottomans)

Spanish - Random Vocabulary (43 decks)

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