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1
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musicalmente

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musically (in relation to music OR harmoniously/pleasingly)

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a través de la música

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musically (using music)

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musicalmente, armónicamente

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musically (harmoniously/pleasingly)

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el ingeniero de sonido/la ingeniera de sonido

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the sound engineer

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por el momento, de momento, por ahora, mientras, mientras tanto

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for the time being

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coral

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choral

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el director de coro/la directora de coro

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the choral director

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el orfeón, el coro

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the choral group (1st is formal)

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9
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la música coral

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the choral music (music performed by a chorus)

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10
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la limpieza

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the cleanup (literal cleaning or getting rid of crime or in politics), the rite in which the witch doctor + animal sacrifice + invocations try to free someone from evil (in Santeria), the cleanliness, the cleaning, the integrity (honesty), the cleanness (precision), the skill (dexterity/degree of being skilled), the purity (chastity), the purge (in politics), the cleansing (in Santeria), the neatness (precision), the honesty

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11
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de limpieza

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cleanup (adjective), cleaning (adjective)

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12
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con limpieza

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neatly, fair and square

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13
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el cuarto de limpieza

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the broom closet

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hacer la limpieza

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to clean, to do the cleaning, to clean up, to do housework

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la limpieza de cutis

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the facial cleansing, the facial

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hacerse una limpieza de cutis

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to have a facial, to get a facial

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17
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la limpieza de sangre (España)

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the racial purity

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18
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la limpieza en seco

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the dry cleaning

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19
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la limpieza étnica

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the ethnic cleansing

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20
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el producto de limpieza

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the cleaning product

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21
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la señora de la limpieza

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the cleaning lady, the cleaning woman

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22
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el servicio de limpieza

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the cleaning service

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23
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portarse bien, enmendarse

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to clean up one’s act

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24
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limpiar algo, lavar algo

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to clean something up (1st is to make something clean, remove dirt from something, or get rid of undesirable things and can also be intransitive; 2nd is to remove dirt from something)

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25
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barrer con todo en algo, hacer el agosto en algo, levantarla con pala en algo (Argentina)

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to clean up in something (eg a contest)/at something (eg a poker table) (to win a lot of money in something)

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26
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limpiarse, dejar las drogas

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to clean up (to stop doing drugs)

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27
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puro/pura, auténtico/auténtica, verdadero/verdadera

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sheer (1st is utter; 2nd and 3rd are pure) (e.g. sheer surprise, sheer joy)

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28
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transparente, fino/fina

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sheer (transparent)

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29
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escarpado/escarpada, vertical

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sheer (steep - eg a cliff face)

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30
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verticalmente, en vertical

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sheer (adverb - straight down)

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31
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completamente, de lleno

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sheer (adverb - completely)

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32
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desviarse, desviar el curso

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to sheer (of a nautical vessel - to change course)

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33
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el puro número de personas, el simple número de personas

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the sheer number of people

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34
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abrumadoramente, terminantemente, rotundamente

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crushingly

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35
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destructivo/destructiva, demoledor/demoledora, devastador/devastadora

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crushing (of a hit/blow - destructive)

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demoledor/demoledora, apabullante, aplastante, decisivo/decisiva

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crushing (of a defeat - forceful/decisive)

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demoledor/demoledora, devastador/devastadora

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crushing (emotionally devastating)

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38
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el exprimidor, la prensa, la trituradora

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the crusher (fruit press; 2nd is of grapes, 1st and 3rd are general)

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39
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la picadora, el triturador de hielo

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the crusher (for ice)

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40
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la machacadora

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the crusher (for vehicles)

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41
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la trituradora

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the crusher (in mining - to break rocks - OR for fruit), the crushing machine, the grinder (of food), the garbage disposal

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42
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la picadora de hielo

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the ice crusher

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43
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machucado/machucada, triturado/triturada

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crushed (pressed with destructive force)

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44
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molido/molida, triturado/triturada

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crushed (pounded into particles or powder)

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triturado/triturada

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crushed (of ice - broken into small pieces - OR pressed with destructive force OR pounded into particles or powder)

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46
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aplastado/aplastada

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crushed (crumpled or made smaller - eg of paper - OR emotions - upset), flattened

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abatido/abatida, aplastado/aplastada

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crushed (emotions - upset; 2nd is specifically used with the word “mood/ánimo,” 1st is general)

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48
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aplastar algo, apretar algo

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to crush something (smash something; general)

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machacar algo, machucar algo

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to crush something (smash something - of food)

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50
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prensar algo, picar algo

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to crush something (smash something - 1st is of grapes, 2nd is of ice)

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estrujar algo, aplastar algo

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to crush something (smash something - of paper)

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52
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triturar algo, moler algo, pulverizer algo

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to crush something (grind something)

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53
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estrujar algo, exprimir algo

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to crush something (squeeze something to extract liquid - eg a lemon)

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54
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aplastar a alguien, destrozar a alguien, vencer a alguien

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to crush someone (subdue/defeat someone)

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55
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el enamoramiento

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the crush (infatuation with someone), the infatuation, the falling in love

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56
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la aglomeración de gente, la multitud de gente, el mogollón de gente (España)

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the crush of people

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57
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aplastar a alguien, destrozar a alguien, abrumar a alguien

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to crush someone (emotionally)

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58
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la colisión con algo

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the crush of something (action of crushing - eg crush of ice), the collision with something

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59
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apiñarse, abalanzarse

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to crush (move by pressing or crowding; 1st usually followed by hacia, 2nd usually followed by en)

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60
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estrujar a alguien, apretujar a alguien

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to crush someone (hug someone forcefully)

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61
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el brete, el cepo para animales

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the cattle chute (cage for restraining farm animals)

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62
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estar enamorado/enamorada de alguien, estar colado/colada por alguien (España), estar enganchado/enganchada con alguien (Argentina/Honduras/Costa Rica), estar tragado/tragada de alguien (Colombia)

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to have a crush on someone

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63
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el cinturón de seguridad

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the seatbelt

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64
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el viaje por carretera, el viaje en auto, el viaje

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the road trip

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65
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la fuerza de la costumbre, la costumbre, el hábito

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the force of habit

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66
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Es la costumbre.

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Force of habit.; It’s force of habit.

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67
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la fuerza de voluntad, la determinación

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the force of will

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68
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la persona que mira fijamente

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the starer (person who stares)

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69
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mirar fijamente algo/a alguien, quedarse mirando algo/a alguien, clavar los ojos en algo/alguien, mirar con fijeza algo/a alguien

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to stare at something/someone

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70
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la mirada fija

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the stare

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71
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intimidar con la mirada a alguien

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to stare someone down

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72
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la mirada perdida, la mirada ausente

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the blank stare

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73
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la mirada fulminante, la mirada asesina (coloquial)

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the death stare

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74
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estar en frente de los ojos de alguien

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to stare one in the face (to be obvious)

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75
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la respuesta estaba en frente de mis ojos

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the answer was staring me in the face

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76
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la manivela

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the hand crank, the crank, the handle

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77
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metálico/metálica

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tinny (of a sound - not resonant - or of a taste - metallic), metal, metallic

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78
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de hojalata

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tinny (made of cheap metal), made of tin

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79
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el metálico, el dinero en efectivo, el efectivo, el dinero, la plata, la lana, la pasta (España), el cash, el principio, los chavos (coloquial)

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the cash

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80
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en metálico, en efectivo

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in cash

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81
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elegante, con clase, con estilo

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classy (of a person; 2nd can also be ironic)

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82
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que tiene clase, con estilo, con clase

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classy (of an object; 3rd can also be ironic)

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83
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la dama, la señora distinguida

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the classy lady

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84
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la tabla de planchar, el burro de planchar (México)

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the ironing board

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85
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el homólogo/la homóloga, el colega/la colega, el equivalente

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the counterpart (1st and 2nd are for people, 3rd is general)

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86
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la barrena, el picado, la picada (Argentina)

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the tailspin (downward spiral of an aircraft)

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el picado, la picada (Argentina)

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the tailspin (downward spiral of an aircraft OR figurative - downward spiral/descent)

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88
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entrar en barrena

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to go into a tailspin (of an aircraft)

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89
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venirse en picado, venirse en picada, caer en picado, caer en picada

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to tailspin (figurative - to plummet/collapse)

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90
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el juego previo, los preliminares, el arrope (Panamá), el faje (México)

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the foreplay

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91
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Los Vengadores

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The Avengers

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92
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el vengador/la vengadora

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the avenger

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93
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vengar algo, vengarse de algo

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to avenge something

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94
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vengar a alguien de algo

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to avenge someone for something (take revenge on someone else’s behalf for something)

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impune

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unavenged, unpunished

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técnicamente, desde el punto de vista técnico

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technically (relating to technology OR relating to technique)

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estrictamente hablando, en términos estrictos, técnicamente

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technically (strictly speaking)

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98
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el latido, el latido del corazón

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the heartbeat (literal pulse of heart - collective beating)

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99
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el paso, el santiamén

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the heartbeat (figurative - an instant)

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el corazón de algo, el motor de algo

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the heartbeat of something (figurative - driving force)

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101
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el latido, el pulso

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the heartbeat (literal pulse of heart - a single beat)

102
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a un pelo de algo, a un paso de algo, muy cerca de algo

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a heartbeat away from something

103
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la extrasístole, las palpitaciones, la arritmia

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the ectopic heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmia)

104
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en un santiamén

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in a heartbeat (very quickly)

105
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la taquicardia, las palpitaciones, la frecuencia cardíaca acelerada

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the rapid heartbeat

106
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sin dormir, en blanco, de desvelo, sin poder dormir

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sleepless (without sleeping - eg of a night)

107
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desvelado/desvelada, insomne, con insomnio

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sleepless (of a person - unable to sleep)

108
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la noche sin dormir, la amanecida

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the sleepless night

109
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tuneado/tuneada, trucado/trucada (España)

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souped-up (of a car)

110
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mejorado/mejorada, notablemente mejorado/notablemente mejorada

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souped-up (1st is made more elaborate, 2nd is greatly improved)

111
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el bálsamo labial, el protector labial, el cacao (España), la manteca de cacao, la crema de cacao

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the lip balm

112
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la tracción a las cuatro ruedas, la tracción en las cuatro ruedas

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the four-wheel drive (mechanism in a car)

113
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el todoterreno, el cuatro por cuatro, el vehículo de tracción de cuatro por cuatro, el vehículo con tracción en las cuatro ruedas

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the four-wheel drive (when referring to an actual car)

114
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que hacen juego, a juego (España), que combinan, que conjuntan

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matching (of the same color or design)

115
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igual, idéntico/idéntica

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matching (identical)

116
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correspondiente

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matching (corresponding), corresponding, respective, own, obvious, inevitable, resulting, pertinent, relevant

117
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correspondiente a algo

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for something, of something, from something, relevant to something, corresponding to something, belonging to something, proportional to something

118
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la ensalada de palabras (la esquizofasia)

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the word salad (the schizophasia)

119
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estar atacándose entre ellos/ellas, estar tirándose a degüello, estar como perro y gato

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to be at each other’s throats

120
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el cordón umbilical

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the umbilical cord

121
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cortar el cordón umbilical

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to cut the umbilical cord, to cut the cord (figurative - become independent)

122
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desvencijado/desvencijada, tambaleante, inestable

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rickety (of a structure - unsteady)

123
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raquítico/raquítica, débil, enfermizo/enfermiza

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rickety (of a person - weak; 1st is also in medicine - having rickets)

124
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el raquitismo, la raquitis

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the rickets (disease)

125
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daltónico/daltónica

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colorblind (literal - unable to distinguish certain colors)

126
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sin prejuicios raciales, no racista

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colorblind (figurative - not racially prejudiced)

127
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el daltonismo

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the color blindness (literal - medical condition)

128
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la indiferencia al color, la ceguera al color

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the color blindness (figurative - lack of racial prejudice)

129
Q

la ráfaga, el chaparrón

A

the flurry (1st is of snow, 2nd is of rain)

130
Q

el frenesí, la oleada

A

the flurry (1st is frenzy; 2nd is large, sudden amount of things)

131
Q

arremolinarse, neviscar, nevar ligeramente

A

to flurry (of snow)

132
Q

el ajetreo, el frenesí

A

the flurry of activity

133
Q

la paja, la puñeta, la manuela (Sudamérica), la chaqueta (México/Centroamérica), la sobada (Costa Rica)

A

the hand job, the handjob

134
Q

la chupada, la mamada, el pete (Río de la Plata), la limpieza de sable (España)

A

the blowjob

135
Q

adorable, encantador/encantadora

A

lovable

136
Q

el trabajo, la manualidad, la obra

A

the handiwork (all are handcrafting items, 3rd is also the work/doing of someone)

137
Q

la arremetida, el ataque, el ataque violento

A

the onslaught (attack)

138
Q

la avalancha de algo

A

the onslaught of something (large amount of something), the avalanche of something (large amount of something), the chorus of something (large amount of something), the outburst of something (large amount of something)

139
Q

flexible, cimbreño/cimbreña, ágil

A

limber (1st and 2nd are of a body - flexible - 3rd is of a mind - agile)

140
Q

hacer ejercicios de calentamiento, calentar, precalentar

A

to limber up (warm up before exercising)

141
Q

calentar motores

A

to limber up (become supple or ready for action)

142
Q

la entrada, la intro

A

the intro

143
Q

de la intro

A

intro (adjective)

144
Q

el outro

A

the outro

145
Q

de ida, de salida, saliente

A

outbound (of transport - leaving)

146
Q

saliente, que sale, que se va

A

outbound (moving away from a place)

147
Q

el viaje de ida

A

the outward journey, the outbound journey

148
Q

hacer las paces con alguien, reconciliarse con alguien

A

to make peace with someone (be reconciled with someone)

149
Q

hacer las paces con algo

A

to make peace with something (accept something), to make one’s peace with something (accept something)

150
Q

hacer un tratado de paz, terminar la guerra

A

to make peace (end a war)

151
Q

habla ahora o calla para siempre, que hables ahora o que calles para siempre

A

speak now or forever hold your peace

152
Q

un montón de algo

A

a slew of something, a ton of something, a lot of something, lots of something, loads of something, a pile of something, a heap of something

153
Q

girar algo bruscamente, girar algo, darle vuelta a algo

A

to slew something (abruptly turn something; 1st is general, 2nd and 3rd are of a mast)

154
Q

patinar bruscamente, derrapar, patinar

A

to slew (slide violently)

155
Q

darse vuelta

A

to slew, to slue (of a mast - to swing around)

156
Q

el giro

A

the slew, the slue (act of turning something)

157
Q

aprender un montón

A

to learn a ton, to learn a whole lot

158
Q

del montón

A

average, ordinary, run-of-the-mill

159
Q

molar un montón

A

to be really cool, to be really awesome, to be the shit

160
Q

otro más del montón/otra más del montón

A

just another run-of-the-mill guy/girl, just another average Joe/just another plain Jane

161
Q

uno más del montón/una más del montón

A

run-of-the-mill, nothing special

162
Q

reconciliarse con algo, aceptar algo, asumir algo, asimilar algo

A

to come to terms with something

163
Q

de éxito seguro, infalible

A

surefire

164
Q

infalible

A

foolproof (that cannot fail), surefire, infallible, unerring, certain, without fail (preceded by es)

165
Q

a prueba de tontos, hecho/hecha a prueba de tontos, fácil de manejar

A

foolproof (that cannot be misused)

166
Q

el capítulo

A

the chapter (of a book or a period of time in someone’s life or a group of clerics), the episode (radio/TV), the part (radio/TV), the area (finance/politics), the sphere (finance/politics), the subject (topic), the matter (topic), the section (of a legal document), the point (subject), the department (of a school)

167
Q

la sección, la división, la sucursal

A

the chapter (branch of an organization)

168
Q

la serie

A

the chapter (series of something), the series (succession of things OR set of postage stamps/dollar bills OR set/group/batch OR on radio/TV), the show (radio/TV), the qualifying heat (in sports)

169
Q

el cabildo

A

the chapter (of a cathedral), the city council, the island council (of the Canary Islands), the town hall, the city hall, the cabildo (African society in colonial Cuba), the incumbents of the church, the incumbents (of a church), the canonry, the council of canons

170
Q

el capítulo, la etapa

A

the chapter (period of time in someone’s life)

171
Q

con todo detalle, palabra por palabra, con pelos y señales (coloquial)

A

chapter and verse (authority or exact reference)

172
Q

el libro infantil, la novela para niños

A

the chapter book

173
Q

el título del capítulo

A

the chapter heading

174
Q

la sala capitular, la sala de reunión

A

the chapter house (building attached to a church)

175
Q

la casa de la hermandad, la casa de la fraternidad

A

the chapter house (building used by club chapter)

176
Q

citar textualmente algo, citar palabra por palabra algo

A

to quote something chapter and verse (verbatim)

177
Q

el capítulo general

A

the general chapter (religious assembly)

178
Q

cerrar un capítulo

A

to end a chapter, to close a chapter, to turn over a new chapter, to put something to bed (all figurative)

179
Q

merecer un capítulo aparte

A

to be fitting of a whole new chapter, to deserve a whole new chapter (be worthy of special attention)

180
Q

eso es capítulo aparte

A

that’s another story (figurative), that’s another question altogether

181
Q

la sala capitular

A

the chapterhouse (of a monastery/cathedral), the chapter hall (of a monastery/cathedral)

182
Q

la fabricación en serie

A

the mass production, the serial production

183
Q

fabricar algo en serie

A

to mass-produce something, to produce something in a series

184
Q

fuera de serie

A

phenomenal, exceptional

185
Q

el fuera de serie/la fuera de serie

A

the outstanding person, the exceptional person

186
Q

la producción en serie

A

the assembly-line production, the mass production

187
Q

la serie de acontecimientos

A

the series of events

188
Q

la series de asesinatos

A

the spate of murders, the series of murders

189
Q

la serie, la serie de televisión

A

the television series

190
Q

el Cabildo Abierto

A

the Open Town Meeting, the town meeting, the open council meeting

191
Q

el cabildo abierto

A

the open cabildo (public colonial assembly)

192
Q

el Cabildo Cerrado

A

the closed council meeting

193
Q

el cabildo cerrado

A

the closed cabildo (private colonial assembly)

194
Q

el cabildo insular

A

the cabildo, the island cabildo (Canary Islands council)

195
Q

el pachó

A

the shame, the embarrassment, the disgrace, the ridiculous situation, the embarrassing situation

196
Q

¡Qué pachó!

A

That’s crazy!

197
Q

me dio pachó

A

I got shy, I became embarrassed

198
Q

pasar un pachó

A

to feel embarrassed

199
Q

el picor

A

the itching, the itch, the irritation, the stinging, the spiciness, the heat (spiciness), the burning (stinging), the burning aftertaste

200
Q

la picadura de mosquito

A

the mosquito bite

201
Q

el cerebro de mosquito

A

the birdbrain, the pea-brain

202
Q

el bob (pl los bobs), el bobsleigh

A

the bobsled

203
Q

ir en bob, ir en bobsleigh

A

to bobsled

204
Q

profético/profética, predictivo/predictiva

A

predictive (both are foretelling the future, 2nd is also of phone text - filling automatically)

205
Q

la marcación predictiva

A

the predictive dialing (of a phone - automatic dialing from a set list of numbers)

206
Q

el texto predictivo

A

the predictive text (of a phone - autofill)

207
Q

la insuficiencia cardíaca, el fallo cardíaco

A

the heart failure, the congestive heart failure

208
Q

el fallo cardíaco, la insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva, la insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva, el fallo cardíaco congestivo, el fallo cardiaco congestivo

A

the congestive heart failure

209
Q

el fallo sistólico, el fallo cardíaco sistólico, el paro cardíaco

A

the systolic heart failure

210
Q

delicioso/deliciosa, exquisito/exquisita

A

delectable (delicious)

211
Q

encantador/encantadora, atractivo/atractiva, apetecible

A

delectable (delightful)

212
Q

atractivo/atractiva, sexi

A

delectable (of a person - sexually attractive)

213
Q

deforme, deformado/deformada, encogido/encogida

A

misshapen (last is of clothing, 1st and 2nd are general)

214
Q

el amo de casa (m)/el ama de casa (f)

A

the homemaker, the housekeeper, the househusband/housewife

215
Q

el amo de la casa (m)/el ama de la casa (f)

A

the head of the household, the man of the house/lady of the house

216
Q

autosabotearse

A

to self-sabotage

217
Q

el autosabotaje

A

the self-sabotage

218
Q

existir en un vacío

A

to exist in a vacuum

219
Q

el carey

A

the tortoiseshell, the sea turtle, the hawksbill turtle, the hawksbill sea turtle, the green turtle, the green sea turtle, the pacific green turtle, the black turtle, the black sea turtle

220
Q

el asesor financiero/la asesora financiera, el corredor de seguros/la corredora de seguros, el agente de seguros/la agente de seguros

A

the financial advisor

221
Q

demasiado/demasiada, excesivamente, en demasía (formal)

A

overly

222
Q

chino/china, sin pelo, calvo/calva, pelón/pelona, lampiño/lampiña

A

hairless (1st is only of people, last is of a face, rest are general)

223
Q

sobre todo, ante todo, más que nada

A

above all

224
Q

antes que nadie

A

above all, above any other, above all others (all referring to a person)

225
Q

ante todo, por sobre todas las cosas

A

above all else

226
Q

las finanzas

A

the finances, the finance (money management)

227
Q

el compañerismo, el espíritu de equipo

A

the team spirit

228
Q

las mañas, las viejas costumbres

A

the old habits

229
Q

hierba mala nunca muere, el zorro pierde el pelo pero no las mañas, las viejas costumbres nunca mueren

A

old habits die hard

230
Q

contigo hasta la muerte

A

ride or die

231
Q

hay espacio para mejorar, hay margen para mejorar, es posible mejorar

A

there’s room to improve

232
Q

supongo que aquí nos despedimos, supongo que es hora de despedirnos, creo que aquí nos despedimos

A

I guess this is goodbye

233
Q

el fondo de emergencia, el fondo para emergencias

A

the emergency fund

234
Q

los puntos extra, el crédito extra

A

the extra credit

235
Q

uno recibe crédito por tratar, uno consigue crédito por tratar

A

you (general) get credit for trying, one gets credit for trying

236
Q

la informática, la Tecnología de la Información (TI)

A

the Information Technology (IT)

237
Q

el artista discográfico/la artista discográfica

A

the recording artist

238
Q

los calamares, el calamar

A

the calamari

239
Q

la cinta transportadora, la banda transportadora, la correa

A

the conveyor belt

240
Q

parabólico/parabólica

A

parabolic

241
Q

la parábola

A

the parabola

242
Q

impasiblemente

A

impassively

243
Q

impasible, imperturbable

A

impassive

244
Q

la impasibilidad

A

the impassivity

245
Q

el diablillo, el pillín/la pillina

A

the imp (mischievous child)

246
Q

el diablillo, la granuja, el pillín

A

the imp (evil spirit)

247
Q

el buzo de Descartes

A

the bottle imp (Cartesian diver toy)

248
Q

el ludión, el diablillo de Descartes

A

the Cartesian diver (toy), the Cartesian devil (toy)

249
Q

pícaramente, socarronamente, de forma traviesa, con malicia

A

impishly (1st and 2nd are of saying or smiling, 3rd and 4th are general)

250
Q

travieso/traviesa, pícaro/pícara, endiablado/endiablada

A

impish

Spanish - Random Vocabulary (43 decks)

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