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1
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el enviado/la enviada, la misión

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the envoy (a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission)

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el enviado extraordinario/la enviada extraordinaria

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the envoy, the envoy extraordinary (minister plenipotentiary - a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador)

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aplanar algo con la mano, apisonar algo con la mano

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to pat something down (flatten with the hand)

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palpar a alguien, cachear a alguien

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to pat someone down (check someone for hidden items)

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saberse algo a dedillo, saberse algo de pe a pa

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to have something down pat

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aprenderse algo de memoria

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to get something down pat, to learn something by memory, to memorize something

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saltar de alegría, saltar en una pata (coloquial)

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to jump for joy

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la mora

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the blackberry, the mulberry, the white mulberry, the blueberry (Mexico), the berry (Mexico), the delay (legal - eg delay in payment), the mora (in liguistics - a unit describing syllable weight), the arrears (delay in payment), the default (delay in payment)

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moro/mora

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Moorish, North African, Muslim (used in Spain), dark (of a horse’s color), black (of a horse’s color), possessive (used in Spain to insult a man)

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el moro/la mora

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the Moor, the North African, the Muslim (used in Spain)

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morar en un sitio

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to live in a place, to reside in a place, to dwell in a place

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la hierba mora (Centroamérica), la yerba mora (Centroamérica)

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the black nightshade

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ir al moro

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to go to the Moorish store, to go to the Arabic store (go to a store owned by these people/selling their goods)

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el oro y el moro (España)

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the moon and the stars (figurative - great riches)

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todo el oro que cagó el moro y toda la plata que cagó la gata (España, anticuado)

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pure bullshit

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todo el oro que cagó el moro y toda la plata que cagó la gata (España, anticuado)

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pure bullshit

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tirar para la cola (Chile)

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to refuse to do something, to chicken out, to underestimate

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tirar para las moras (Chile)

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to give up, to stop, to cease, to throw in the towel, to desist

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tirar el poto para las moras (Chile)

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to give up on something, to stop doing something

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20
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el álgebra (f)

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the algebra

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el álgebra de Boole (f), el álgebra booleana (f)

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the Boolean algebra

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el álgebra lineal

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the linear algebra

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23
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algebraico/algebraica

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algebraic

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24
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algebraicamente

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algebraically

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la sintonía

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the tuning (connection - eg of a device), the theme song, the harmony (understanding), the channel (eg of a TV or radio), the agreement, the understanding, the reception (of sound waves), the connection (of sound waves), the signal (of sound waves), the (radio) station

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estar en sintonía (con)

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to be on the same wavelength (as), to be attuned (to), to be in harmony (with)

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cara a cara (con)

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face-to-face/face to face (in person OR openly OR one facing the other OR as an adjective - in person), facing, opposite (facing), facing each other, opposite each other (facing), frankly, openly, man to man (openly)

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el cara a cara, el debate cara a cara

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the face-to-face debate

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verse cara a cara con alguien

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to come face to face with someone, to take someone on (in sports/a competition)

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echa para acá (coloquial), acércate más

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come closer

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el fuego cruzado

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the crossfire (literal - point where gunshots cross - or figurative - heated exchange of opinions)

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quedar entre dos fuegos, estar entre dos fuegos

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to be caught in the crossfire (figurative)

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atrapado entre dos fuegos/atrapada entre dos fuegos

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caught in the crossfire (figurative)

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34
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la mira, el punto de mira

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the crosshairs (sight lines of a gun)

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tener algo en la mira, tener algo en el punto de mira

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to have something in one’s crosshairs (sight something - eg an animal - with a gun)

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terminar fuerte, terminar bien

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to finish strong

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37
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la divisibilidad

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the divisibility (in math or general - ability to be divided)

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38
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divisible

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divisible

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39
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el número es divisible por tres

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the number is divisible by three

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indivisible, inseparable

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indivisible

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indivisible

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indivisible (general or of a law), inseparable, entire (of a law), non-severable (general or of a law)

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exponer algo, explicar algo

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to expound something (present something)

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hablar de algo, hablar largo y tendido acerca algo

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to expound on something (talk at length about something)

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el expositor/la expositora

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the expounder (person who expounds on something), the exhibitor (individual who exhibits art/products), the exponent (individual who expounds ideas/theories), the (public) speaker

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el expositor

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the display stand, the showcase (display case), the display case, the sales stand

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la energía solar, la luz solar

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the solar power

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47
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solar, que funciona con energía solar

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solar-powered

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48
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todo lo que te parezca bien, todo lo que quieras, todo lo que te apetezca

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to your heart’s content

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todo lo que a uno le parezca bien, todo lo que uno quiera, todo lo que a uno le apetezca

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to one’s heart’s content

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50
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el reclamo, el canto de ave

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the birdsong

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51
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lo espantoso, lo horrible, lo desagradable

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the awfulness (all are unpleasantness, 2nd is also poor quality)

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horrible, terrible, horroroso/horrorosa, espantoso/espantosa

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awful (dreadful)

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53
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formidable, imponente

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awful (literary - awe-inspiring)

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54
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respetuoso/respetuosa, reverencial

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awful (literary - reverential)

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muy, rete (México), sumamente

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awful (as an intensifier - eg it’s awful good)

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un montón de algo, demasiado algo/demasiada algo, montones de algo (coloquial), una gran cantidad de algo, un chingo de algo (México)

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an awful lot of something

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un montón, muchísimo/muchísima

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an awful lot (greatly, very often, at great length)

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58
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oler horrible, oler fatal, heder, oler feo, desprender un olor fétido (literario), apestar, atufar, oler a perros muertos (España)

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to smell awful

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59
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el niño quería el juguete a toda costa

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the boy wanted the toy something awful

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extremadamente, terriblemente, tremendamente, muy, excesivamente

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awfully (extremely)

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espantosamente, fatal, pésimamente, terriblemente

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awfully (badly)

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sacarle punta a algo

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to sharpen something (a pencil), to read too much into something

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sacarle punta a algo, leer demasiado en algo, darle mucha importancia a algo, pensar demasiado en algo

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to read too much into something

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pesado en la parte superior/pesada en la parte superior, sobrecargado en la parte superior/sobrecargada en la parte superior, con demasiados altos cargos

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top-heavy (1st and 2nd are of a structure, 3rd is of a business - with too many executives)

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ensordecer a alguien, dejar sordo/sorda a alguien

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to deafen someone (damage someone’s hearing)

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ensordecer a alguien, aturdir a alguien

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to deafen someone (figurative - subject someone to loud noise)

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ensordecedor/ensordecedora, atronador/atronadora

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deafening

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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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la médula, el bulbo raquídeo

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the medulla (1st is in bone marrow, 2nd is in the brain)

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la fragata

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the frigate (ship), the frigate bird (bird), the man-o’-war bird (bird), the hurricane-bird (bird)

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el símbolo de estatus

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the status symbol

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72
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la confusión, el revoltijo, el batiburrillo, el lío, el mar

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the welter (confused mass/turmoil - last is of blood; rest are general)

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revolcarse

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to welter (literary - roll around), to roll around, to roll about, to wallow (of an animal - roll around), to have a roll in the hay (to have sex), to screw (to have sex)

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revolcar algo/a alguien

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to knock something/someone down, to knock something/someone over, to wipe the floor with something/someone (defeat something/someone), to send something/someone rolling, to upset something/someone (defeat something/someone), to fail someone (on an exam)

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el proyecto de grupo, el proyecto grupal

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the group project

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la casa de playa, la casa de la playa, la casa en la playa

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the beach house

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la terraza, la azotea

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the terrace (outside area; 2nd is specifically on a roof; 1st is also geographical ridge)

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la hilera de casas adosadas

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the terrace (group of attached houses - used in UK)

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construir terrazas en algo, terraplenar algo, explanar algo

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to terrace something (build terraces on something)

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las gradas, la fila de casas, la hilera de casas

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the terraces (UK - bleachers)

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la vivienda adosada, la casa en una hilera de casas iguales, la row house

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the row house, the terrace house, the terraced house (UK)

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82
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en terrazas

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terraced (of a slope - made into terraces)

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adosado/adosada, en hilera

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terraced (UK - of houses - adjoining)

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la terracería (México)

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the dirt road, the dirt track, the unmade road (UK)

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la pregunta de seguridad

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the security question

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raquídeo/raquídea

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spinal, rachidian (spinal), rachidial (spinal)

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el bulbo raquídeo, la médula oblonga

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the medulla oblongata (part of brain)

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el bulbo raquídeo, la médula oblonga

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the medulla oblongata (part of brain)

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un carro nuevo, un coche nuevo, un auto nuevo

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a new car, a brand-new car

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anticuado/anticuada, pasado de moda/pasada de moda, cripe (coloquial)

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outdated (old-fashioned/not modern)

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obsoleto/obsoleta, anticuado/anticuada

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outdated (obsolete/no longer valid)

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el cheque vencido

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the outdated check (check dated in the past)

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la mercancía caducada, la mercancía pasada de fecha, la mercancía vencida

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the outdated merchandise (goods past their sell-by date)

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el emporio, la tienda grande

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the emporium

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95
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gratis, gratuitamente, sin cargo alguno, sin cobrar, sin cargo, libre de costos, libre de costes, libre de cargos

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free of charge

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el accent nail, la accent nail, el acento, la uña con acento

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the accent nail

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la positividad corporal

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the body positivity

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98
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el arroyo, el riachuelo

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the stream (body of water)

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la corriente, el chorro

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the stream (1st is current/direction of water, 2nd is steady flow of water)

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el torrente de algo, la oleada de algo, la sarta de algo, el chorro de algo, el río de algo

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the stream of something (flow of something - eg water, gas, insults; 3rd is usually used with obscenities or insults)

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el flujo de algo

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the stream of something (general - flow of something - OR in computing - eg stream of data), the flow of something (general or in commerce), the discharge of something (flow), the rising tide of something (sea/ocean), the flux of something (in physics), the trickle of something

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ondear

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to stream (to move in waves), to flutter, to fly (flutter), to wave (flutter), to ripple (of water), to fall in waves (flow in waves - eg of hair), to flap (flutter)

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chorrear algo

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to stream something (emit something - eg sweat), to drip with something (e.g. water), to swipe (steal) something (used in River Plate), to leak something, to spurt something, to gush something, to ooze something

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transmitir algo, retransmitir algo

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to stream something (broadcast something online; 1st can also be intransitive used with se)

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105
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ver algo en streaming, escuchar algo en streaming

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to stream something (watch/listen to something online)

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salir a raudales

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to stream (to flow), to flow out (followed by de + algo)

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la transmisión

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the stream (real-time audio or video), the transmission (act of transmitting - general or of real-time audio/video - or transmission of a car), the passing on (act of transmitting), the transfer (legal), the broadcast (real-time audio or video), the broadcasting (real-time audio or video), the contagion (spread of a disease)

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108
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derramar algo

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to stream with something (send forth a flow of something - eg tears), to spill something (knock over or scatter), to shed something (emit - eg shed tears), to spread something (disseminate - eg spread news), to scatter something

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la Corriente del Golfo, la Corriente del Océano Atlántico

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the Gulf Stream

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110
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la corriente en chorro

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the jet stream

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111
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el arroyo de montaña

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the mountain stream, the mountain ravine

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112
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en funcionamiento, en marcha

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on stream/on-stream (both are in regular operation, 1st is also operational/available)

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113
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la corriente perenne

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the perennial stream (river that flows throughout the year)

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114
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la vía de ingresos, el flujo de ingresos

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the revenue stream

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115
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la corriente de aire

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the stream of air, the air current, the breeze, the air stream, the air flow, the airflow

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el monólogo interior, el flujo de conciencia

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the stream of consciousness (writing technique)

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117
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una marea continua de gente

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a steady stream of people

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118
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la marea

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the stream (of people), the tide (of water), the wave (of people), the catch (caught fish), the sea breeze, the drizzle (rain), the surge (of people)

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119
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el río de lágrimas, el mar de lágrimas

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the stream of tears

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120
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el flujo de trabajo

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the work stream (flow of tasks carried out), the workflow, the work flow

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121
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el diagrama de flujo, el organigrama, el flujograma, el diagrama de actividades

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the flow chart (1st, 2nd, and 3rd are general; 4th is in computing)

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122
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el diagrama de flujo de datos

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the data flow chart, the data flow diagram

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123
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el flujo de caja, el flujo de efectivo

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the cash flow (1st is entry/departure of money, 2nd is basic financial state)

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124
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el flujo de capital, el capital circulante

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the capital flow (movement of money for investment/trade/business)

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125
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el flujo de información

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the information flow, the flow of information

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126
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el flujo de llamadas

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the call flow (a road map to how calls will be handled from the moment they enter the phone system to the end of the call - especially in customer service calls), the call volume (amount of calls), the call traffic (amount of calls)

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127
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el flujo migratorio

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the flow of migrants, the migration flow

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128
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ondear algo, agitar algo

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to wave something (e.g. a flag, handkerchief, stick)

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129
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chorrear

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to drip, to gush, to gush out, to spurt, to spurt out, to trickle in (arrive gradually), to trickle (arrive gradually), to spout (spurt), to ooze, to seep

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130
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chorrearse de algo/chorrearse algo de algo

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to stain oneself (or one’s clothing) with something, to get something all over oneself (or one’s clothing), to spill something on oneself (or one’s clothing)

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131
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Ella volcó la cafetera y se chorreó la falda de café.

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She knocked the coffee pot over and spilled coffee all down her skirt.

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132
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Si friegas sin delantal seguro que te chorreas de detergente.

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If you wash the dishes without an apron on, you’re bound to get detergent all over you.

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133
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chorrearse algo (Río de la Plata)

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to swipe something (steal something)

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134
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chorrearse con algo

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to make a mess (on one’s clothes) with something, to get messy with something (on clothing), to get dirty with something (on clothing)

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135
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el árbol de transmisión, el eje de transmisión, el árbol motor

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the driveshaft (a rotating shaft which transmits torque in an engine)

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136
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la cinta transportadora, la banda transportadora, la correa de transmisión, la correa

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the conveyor belt

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137
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la enfermedad de transmisión sexual

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the sexually transmitted disease, the STD, the sexually transmitted infection, the STI

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138
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la infección de transmisión sexual, la enfermedad de transmisión sexual

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the sexually transmitted disease

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139
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la transmisión aérea

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the airborne transmission

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140
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la transmisión de pensamiento

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the sending of one’s thoughts, the extrasensory perception, the ESP

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141
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la transmisión en vivo

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the live broadcast, the live streaming

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142
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la transmisión onerosa

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the transfer for no valuable consideration

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143
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la transmisión por gotas, la transmisión por gotitas

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the droplet transmission (of an illness - eg colds/flu spreading through sneezes)

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144
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derramarse

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to spill (from a container), to spread (of people), to scatter (of people), to spread out (of people), to pour out (of people), to spill out (of people), to flow (of water/a river), to drain (of water/a river) (ALL PEOPLE ONES CAN BE USED WITH POR = THROUGH/AROUND)

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145
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derramarse

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to spill (from a container), to spill over (from a container), to spread (of people), to scatter (of people), to spread out (of people), to pour out (of people), to spill out (of people or things), to flow (of water/a river), to drain (of water/a river) (ALL PEOPLE ONES CAN BE USED WITH POR = THROUGH/AROUND)

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146
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derramar bendiciones sobre alguien

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to shower someone with blessings

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147
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derramar lágrimas

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to shed tears, to cry, to weep

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148
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contra viento y marea

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against all odds, come rain or shine, come hell or high water, through thick and thin

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149
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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 (figurative), to fight against wind and storm (figurative)

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150
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una marea amarga

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a bitter tide (figurative - something sad/negative)

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151
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la marea humana

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the human tide (multitude of people)

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152
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ondear

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to flutter, to flap, to fly (flutter), to wave (flutter), to ripple, to fall in waves (eg of hair)

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153
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la búsqueda de casa para comprar, la caza de casa

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the house-hunting

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154
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buscar casa en venta, buscar casa

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to house-hunt, to go house-hunting

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155
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la serpentina, la cinta

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the streamer (something long and thin or a decorative strip)

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156
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el banderín

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the streamer (pennant or party banner), the pennant, the flag (pennant), the bunting, the guidon (military pennant), the pennant bearer (in the military), the guidon bearer (in the military)

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157
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el colador

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the colander (big for washing/draining), the sieve (small for sifting OR general - not kitchen tool), the strainer (small for sifting)

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158
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la luz del sol, el sol, la luz solar

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the sunlight

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159
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el rayo

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the shaft (of light), the shaft of light, the shaft of sunlight

160
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soleado/soleada, iluminado por el sol/iluminada por el sol

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sunlit

161
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bañado por el sol/bañada por el sol, apenas bronceado/apenas bronceada, ligeramente bronceado/ligeramente bronceada

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sun-kissed (of a person - slightly tan)

162
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cálido y soleado/cálida y soleada

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sun-kissed (of a place - hot and sunny)

163
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cálido y soleado/cálida y soleada

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sun-kissed (of a place - hot and sunny)

164
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la boga

A

the rowing (sport), the boga (fish), the stroke (act of rowing), the Iberian nase (fish)

165
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estar en boga

A

to be in fashion, to be in style, to be up to date (in style), to be in vogue, to be en vogue

166
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lentamente, despacio, con lentitud

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sluggishly (of a movement)

167
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con lentitud, con retardo

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sluggishly (of a response)

168
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aletargado/aletargada, flojo/floja, perezoso/perezosa, vago/vaga, indolente

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sluggish (of a person - lazy)

169
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lento/lenta, muy lento/muy lenta, tan lento/tan lenta

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sluggish (1st is slow to respond OR slow-moving, others are only slow-moving)

170
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inactivo/inactiva, flojo/floja

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sluggish (of business/sales - stagnant)

171
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la lentitud, la pereza, el aletargamiento

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the sluggishness (all are lethargy, 1st is also literal slowness)

172
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la epilepsia

A

the epilepsy

173
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la epilepsia del lóbulo temporal

A

the temporal-lobe epilepsy, the psychomotor epilepsy (epilepsy that starts in the temporal lobe area of your brain)

174
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epiléptico/epiléptica

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epileptic

175
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el epiléptico/la epiléptica

A

the epileptic (person with epilepsy)

176
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cegador/cegadora, deslumbrante, deslumbrador/deslumbradora

A

blinding (adj)

177
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el ofuscamiento, la ceguera, la ceguedad, la privación de la vista

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the blinding (act of making someone blind)

178
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el ocultamiento, cegar, ciego/ciega

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the blinding (of a scientific study)

179
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cegadoramente

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blindingly

180
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la excursión, el paseo, la salida

A

the outing (trip)

181
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revelar la homosexualidad, el hecho de que reveló/revelaron su homosexualidad, la divulgación no deseada de la homosexualidad

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the outing (of someone else’s homosexuality)

182
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el inning, la entrada, el inin, el ínin

A

the inning (in baseball)

183
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la entrada, la vuelta

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the inning (in cricket)

184
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la oportunidad, el chance

A

the inning (figurative - opportunity)

185
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el ombligo salido, el ombligo en forma de botón

A

the outie (belly button)

186
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el ombligo hundido, el ombligo profundo, el ombligo en forma de pozo

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the innie (belly button)

187
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la aceptación, la superación

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the moving on (acceptance of something)

188
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el pavo frío

A

the cold turkey

189
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en seco, de un día para el otro

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cold turkey (adv; 2nd can also be adj)

190
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estar con el mono (España), tener síndrome de abstinencia

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to go cold turkey (suddenly quit an addiction)

191
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el abandono repentino

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cold turkey (sudden abandonment of an addiction), the sudden abandonment (of an addiction)

192
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aparecer, asomar, asomarse

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to show up (to arrive)

193
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notarse, verse, ser perceptible, ser visible

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to show up (to be noticeable)

194
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hacer subir a alguien

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to show someone up (to escort someone upstairs), to get someone on board (literal - followed by mode of transportation - or figurative)

195
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hacer quedar mal algo/a alguien, poner en ridículo algo/a alguien, poner en evidencia algo/a alguien, exponer algo/a alguien

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to show something/someone up (embarrass something/someone)

196
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mostrar algo/a alguien, poner de manifiesto algo/a alguien, poner al descubierto algo/a alguien, poner a descubierto algo/a alguien, poner en evidencia algo/a alguien

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to show something/someone up (reveal something/someone)

197
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superar a alguien, sobrepasar a alguien

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to show someone up (surpass someone)

198
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¡Uf!, ¡Puf!

A

Phew! (1st expresses relief or exhaustion, 2nd only expresses exhaustion)

199
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delicioso/deliciosa, exquisito/exquisita, riquísimo/riquísima (Argentina), para chuparse los dedos (coloquial), de rechupete (coloquial)

A

scrumptious

200
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el mandato, el orden

A

the behest (command)

201
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el deseo, el pedido, la instancia

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the behest (strong request)

202
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como ordenado por alguien, como alguien mandó

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at the behest of someone, at someone’s behest (as ordered by someone)

203
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a instancias de alguien, a petición de alguien, a instancia de alguien

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at the behest of someone, at someone’s behest (as strongly requested by someone)

204
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bueno, bueno, bueno, si no es (alguien)

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well, well, well, if it isn’t (someone)

205
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impartir algo

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to give something, to convey something, to share something (give something), to teach something (a course/class)

206
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impartir instrucciones

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to give instructions, to provide instructions

207
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impartir un curso

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to give classes, to teach a course

208
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la melancolía, la pesadumbre

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the dreariness (of weather)

209
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el aburrimiento, la monotonía, la rutina

A

the dreariness (monotony of a task)

210
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la sosería, la insulsez, el desinterés

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the dreariness (of a person)

211
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deprimente, gris

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dreary (of weather)

212
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triste, sombrío/sombría

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dreary (of a personality)

213
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monótono/monótona, aburrido/aburrida, aburridor/aburridora

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dreary (of a task - monotonous/boring)

214
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desolado/desolada, inhóspito/inhóspita, lóbrego/lóbrega, lúgubre

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bleak (barren)

215
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sombrío/sombría, desolador/desoladora, desalentador/desalentadora

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bleak (grim - eg of prospects)

216
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crudo/cruda

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bleak (uncomfortable/raw/cold - eg of weather), raw (uncooked OR unprocessed), uncooked, underdone, crude (unprocessed OR offensive), unbleached (unprocessed - eg of fabric), harsh (unpleasant), severe (unpleasant), difficult, beige, hungover (used in Mexico), rough, rawhide (unprocessed), ecru (beige), cream (beige), unprepared for a test, unprepared for an exam, ignorant, inexperienced, who has not studied a matter sufficiently, clumsy, inept, unqualified

217
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el albur, el mújol

A

the bleak (type of fish)

218
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el crudo

A

the crude (crude oil), the crude oil

219
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blanco crudo/blanca cruda

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raw white (in color), natural white (in color)

220
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el derrame de crudo, el derrame de petróleo, la marea negra

A

the oil spill (3rd is only in the sea, others are general)

221
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el jamón crudo

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the prosciutto, the serrano ham, the parma ham

222
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tenerlo crudo (España)

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to be up against it, to be in for a tough time

223
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la desolación, el vacío

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the bleakness (both are emptiness of a landscape, 1st is also hopelessness of a situation)

224
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sin esperanza, desoladamente, sombríamente

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bleakly (hopelessly)

225
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ennegrecido/ennegrecida, manchado/manchada, carbonizado/carbonizada

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blackened (1st is made black, 2nd is figurative - smeared - eg of a reputation; 3rd is of food - coated with spices and charred)

226
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ennegrecerse, atezarse, oscurecerse

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to blacken (to become black)

227
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manchar algo, mancillar algo

A

to blacken something (figurative - tarnish something) (2nd is literary)

228
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ennegrecer algo

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to blacken something (literal - make something black), to darken something (literal), to cast a shadow over something (figurative - make something gloomy), to cast a pall over something (figurative - make something gloomy), to turn something dark (the sky), to spoil something (ruin), to ruin something, to inure something (figurative - harden/strengthen something), to anesthetize something (figurative/strengthen - harden something)

229
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ensuciar el nombre de alguien

A

to blacken someone’s name, to blacken the name of someone (figurative - give a bad reputation to someone)

230
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ennegrecerse

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to blacken (become black), to go dark, to darken, to turn black

231
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el detergente blanqueador, el dentífrico blanqueador

A

the whitener (1st is for laundry, 2nd is for teeth)

232
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blanquear algo, emblanquecer algo

A

to whiten something

233
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palidecer, ponerse pálido/ponerse pálida

A

to whiten (of a person or face)

234
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blanqueado/blanqueada

A

whitened, whitewashed (of a wall/house)

235
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el blanqueado

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the whitewash (of material/fabric), the whitening (for teeth)

236
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la palidez, la lividez

A

the whiteness (pallid complexion)

237
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la blancura

A

the whiteness (pallidness or bright white color)

238
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el blanco de España, el blanqueado

A

the whitening (1st is color used in art, 2nd is act of making something white)

239
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blanqueador/blanqueadora

A

whitening (adj)

240
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el blanqueador

A

the bleach, the whitener, the bleaching agent

241
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el cronómetro

A

the stopwatch, the chronometer

242
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el temporizador, el cronómetro, el reloj automático

A

the timer (last is on an oven, others are general - device recording amount of time taken to do something)

243
Q

el temporizador, el programador

A

the timer (for heating/lights/etc - to plan what time to turn something on/off)

244
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el cronometrador/la cronometradora

A

the timer (person who records amount of time taken to do something), the timekeeper

245
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el temporizador de huevo, el timer de huevo

A

the egg timer

246
Q

el temporizador electrónico, el cronómetro electrónico

A

the electronic timer

247
Q

el novato/la novata, el primerizo/la primeriza, el principiante/la principiante

A

the first-timer (person doing something for the first time)

248
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el trabajador a tiempo completo/la trabajadora a tiempo completo, el empleado a tiempo completo/la empleada a tiempo completo

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the full-timer (someone who works full-time)

249
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la interrupción, la suspensión, el alto, el cese

A

the stoppage (interruption)

250
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la obstrucción, el bloqueo

A

the stoppage (blockage)

251
Q

el descuento, el tiempo fuera

A

the stoppage (in sports - period of time that is added to the end of a game because play was stopped during the game)

252
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la huelga, el paro

A

the stoppage (worker strike), the work stoppage

253
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la interrupción de un servicio de transporte, la suspensión de un servicio de transporte

A

the stoppage in transit (cancellation of a delivery)

254
Q

el tiempo suplementario, el alargue, la prórroga

A

the stoppage time (in sports - period of time that is added to the end of a game because play was stopped during the game)

255
Q

su corazón se detuvo, se le paró el corazón, su corazón se paró, se le paró el corazón

A

his/her heart stopped

256
Q

¡Atención!, ¡Escuche(n), escuche(n)!, ¡Óiga(n)me, óiga(n)me!, ¡Oídme, oídme!

A

Hear ye, hear ye!

257
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(el) judas, el traidor/la traidora, el felipillo/la felipilla (Perú)

A

the backstabber

258
Q

traicionero/traicionera, filoso/filosa

A

backstabbing, back-stabbing

259
Q

la puñalada por la espalda, la traición, la puñalada trapera

A

the backstabbing (betrayal/treacherous activity)

260
Q

el lenguaje corporal, el lenguaje del cuerpo

A

the body language

261
Q

la culata

A

the butt (body part OR of a gun), the breech (butt of an artillery weapon - eg cannon), the cylinder head (mechanical piece of a motor), the hindquarters (of an animal), the ass (body part), the left or right side of a house, the side wall

262
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se le salió por la culata

A

it backfired on him/her, it blew up in his/her face (both figurative)

263
Q

ir por otro camino, ir por otro lado, tomar otro camino

A

to go another way

264
Q

en otro lugar, en otro sitio, en otra parte, en un lugar diferente

A

somewhere else (in another place)

265
Q

a otro lugar, a otro sitio, a otra parte, a un lugar diferente

A

somewhere else (to another place)

266
Q

la vida escolar, la vida en la escuela

A

the school life

267
Q

la vida escolar, la vida en la escuela

A

the school life

268
Q

mira por dónde vas

A

look where you’re going (command)

269
Q

no miraba por dónde iba, no miraba por dónde andaba, no estaba mirando por dónde iba, no estaba mirando hacia dónde iba

A

I wasn’t looking where I was going

270
Q

la primavera

A

the spring (season), the springtime

271
Q

el manantial, la fuente

A

the spring (water source)

272
Q

el muelle, el resorte

A

the spring (metal coil)

273
Q

el salto, el brinco

A

the spring (jump/leap)

274
Q

la elasticidad

A

the spring (elasticity), the elasticity, the flexibility (adaptability)

275
Q

brincar, saltar

A

to spring (to jump)

276
Q

brotar, florecer

A

to spring (come into being; 1st is figurative - eg an idea, 2nd is of flowers)

277
Q

soltarle algo a alguien, revelarle de golpe algo a alguien

A

to spring something on someone (reveal something suddenly)

278
Q

salir de algo, saltar de algo, aparecer de algo

A

to spring from something (jump from/be released from something)

279
Q

brotar de algo, manar de algo

A

to spring from something (come forth suddenly - eg blood from a wound)

280
Q

provenir de algo, descender de algo

A

to spring from something (have lineage in something - eg a family)

281
Q

originarse de algo, provenir de algo, surgir de algo

A

to spring from something (originate from something)

282
Q

hacer saltar algo

A

to spring something (a trap), to set something off (trigger something - eg an alarm), to trip something (eg an alarm), to blow something up (make something explode)

283
Q

romper algo, partir algo

A

to spring something (split/crack something)

284
Q

ella nos soltó la noticia, ella nos reveló de golpe la noticia

A

she sprang the news on us

285
Q

saltar algo

A

to spring something (jump over something), to jump (over) something, to jump over something, to vault something (jump over), to skip something (omit)

286
Q

liberar a alguien de la prisión, liberar a alguien de la cárcel, ayudar a fugarse a alguien de la prisión (España), ayudar a fugarse a alguien de la cárcel (España)

A

to spring someone out of jail

287
Q

gastar algo en algo, patinarse algo en algo (coloquial), pulirse algo en algo (coloquial)

A

to spring something on something (spend money on something)

288
Q

de primavera, primaveral

A

spring (adj), springtime (adj)

289
Q

la primavera, los primeros pasos, el surgimiento

A

the springtime (figurative - early days of something - eg life)

290
Q

la primavera, los primeros pasos, el surgimiento

A

the springtime (figurative - early days of something - eg life)

291
Q

recuperarse

A

to spring back (of a person - be resilient/recover quickly), to recover (from an illness or after fainting or general - return to previous state), to recover from (+de+illness), to recuperate, to come to (after fainting), to come round (after fainting), to get well, to make a recovery, to return to normal, to normalize

292
Q

volver a su forma original, retomar su forma, ser stretch (Argentina/Costa Rica)

A

to spring back (of a material - be elastic)

293
Q

recuperarse rápidamente, volver al lugar

A

to spring back (bounce back into place)

294
Q

bancar algo (Argentina), pagar algo

A

to spring for something (pay for something)

295
Q

dar un salto hacia adelante

A

to spring forward (leap forward), to leap forward

296
Q

brotar rápidamente, pegar el estirón (coloquial)

A

to spring up (start to grow; 1st is general, 2nd is of a person)

297
Q

alzarse, saltar del asiento, pararse de golpe

A

to spring up (arise suddenly; 1st is to rebel, others are general)

298
Q

el amortiguador de aire

A

the air spring (style of vehicle suspension powered by an electric pump or compressor that pumps air into flexible bellows)

299
Q

el resorte regulador

A

the balance spring (spring attached to the balance wheel in mechanical timepieces), the adjusting spring (general engineering), the control spring (in cars or planes)

300
Q

el canapé (España), el somier, el sommier

A

the box spring (of a mattress)

301
Q

la cama turca, el canapé

A

the box-spring (type of bed frame)

302
Q

el resorte helicoidal

A

the coil spring (spring coiled helically), the coiled spring, the helical spring

303
Q

la nieve primavera

A

the corn snow, the corn, the spring snow (large-grained, rounded crystals formed from repeated melting and freezing of the snow)

304
Q

tener energía, tener alegría

A

to have a spring in one’s step

305
Q

el manantial termal, la fuente termal

A

the hot spring

306
Q

la hoja de muelle

A

the leaf spring (simple form of spring commonly used for the suspension in wheeled vehicles), the spring (in cars)

307
Q

las vacaciones de primavera, el receso de primavera, la semana blanca (España), el receso de Pascua (hemisferio sur)

A

the spring break

308
Q

el manantial, la fuente de agua mineral

A

the mineral spring

309
Q

la cebolleta, la cebolla de verdeo (Argentina)

A

the scallion

310
Q

el pollo parrillero (Argentina), el pollito (Chile)

A

the spring chicken (young bird; 2nd can also be food)

311
Q

el jovencito/la jovencita, el pendejo/la pendeja (Argentina), el pibe/la piba (Argentina), el chaval/la chavala (España), el lolo/la lola (Chile)

A

the spring chicken (figurative - young person)

312
Q

saltar

A

to jump, to leap, to hop, to spring, to spurt, to pop out, to fly (spurt), to break (to be expelled from - eg a spring from a watch), to go off (suddenly activate - eg an alarm), to blow (burst - eg a fuse), to shatter (of glass), to blow up (burst), to lose one’s temper, to explode (lose one’s temper), to get angry, to blurt (something) out, to come out (with something - a comment), to skip (jump), to sound (eg of an alarm)

313
Q

la limpieza anual, la limpieza general

A

the spring cleaning

314
Q

el broche de resorte, la chaveta, la presilla, la abrazadera de resorte, el cierre de resorte

A

the spring clip (a U-shaped piece of metal used to fasten a leaf spring to the axle of a vehicle)

315
Q

la chaqueta de entretiempo, el saco liviano (Argentina)

A

the spring coat (lightweight jacket)

316
Q

el equinoccio de primavera, el equinoccio vernal, el equinoccio primaveral

A

the spring equinox

317
Q

la fiebre primaveral

A

the spring fever (figurative - excitement for spring)

318
Q

la chaqueta de entretiempo, la cazadora de entretiempo, la chaqueta fina

A

the spring jacket (lightweight jacket for mild weather)

319
Q

con resorte

A

spring loaded, spring-loaded (containing a compressed spring)

320
Q

el cebollín, la cebolla de verdeo (Argentina), la cebolla tierna (España)

A

the spring onion

321
Q

el Pseudacris crucifer

A

the spring peeper (type of frog)

322
Q

el rollito primavera, el rollo de primavera, el rollito de primavera

A

the spring roll (food)

323
Q

la ensalada primavera, la ensalada de primavera

A

the spring salad (cold dish of seasonal spring foods)

324
Q

la marea viva

A

the spring tide (tide at new or full moon)

325
Q

el entrenamiento de primavera

A

the spring training (exercise before sports season)

326
Q

el agua de manantial, el agua mineral

A

the spring water

327
Q

primaveral

A

spring-like, springlike, spring (adjective)

328
Q

el manantial de aguas termales

A

the thermal spring (naturally-heated water source)

329
Q

la válvula de presión y vacío, el resorte de válvula, el muelle de válvula

A

the valve spring (any spring that closes a valve after it has been opened mechanically or by flow pressure)

330
Q

las aguas termales, las fuentes termales

A

the warm spring (naturally-heated water source)

331
Q

saltarse algo

A

to skip something, to miss something (eg class), to break something (legal - eg regulations), to run something (a red light/stop sign), to go off something (end a diet/routine), to breach something (legal)

332
Q

me saltó un diente

A

I chipped a tooth

333
Q

se me saltó un botón de mi camisa

A

a button popped off my shirt, a button came off my shirt

334
Q

salir en defensa de alguien, saltar en defensa de alguien

A

to stand up for someone, to come out in defense of someone

335
Q

saltar a la fama

A

to rise to fame, to shoot to fame, to become famous

336
Q

saltar a la palestra

A

to take the floor (speak in public), to take the podium (speak in public), to step up to the podium (speak in public), to rise to the occasion (speak in public), to rear its ugly head (figurative), to come to light (figurative), to become noticed, to come to the fore, to join the fray (become noticed)

337
Q

saltar a la vista

A

to stand out, to jump out (stand out), to stick out like a sore thumb

338
Q

saltar al vacío

A

to take a leap of faith, to plunge blindly into the unknown

339
Q

saltaron chispas

A

sparks flew (between 2 people arguing - 2 people were discussing something/getting into it)

340
Q

saltar de un tema a otro

A

to jump from one subject to another

341
Q

saltar la banca, hacer saltar la banca

A

to break the bank (in a casino - go over the prize limit)

342
Q

¡Saltó la liebre!

A

Would you believe it!

343
Q

saltó la liebre

A

I/you/he/she/we/they got it on (had casual sex)

344
Q

saltar por los aires

A

to blow up, to explode, to go up in smoke (figurative - be ruined)

345
Q

recuperar algo

A

to recover something (general or in computing), to get something back, to regain something, to recoup something (recover an investment/loss), to retrieve something (in computing), to make up for something, to make up (for) something, to retake something (take again - eg a class/test), to repeat something (eg a class/test)

346
Q

recuperar energías

A

to reenergize, to recover energy, to get one’s energy back (emotionally), to build up one’s batteries (emotionally)

347
Q

recuperar la memoria

A

to recover one’s memory, to regain one’s memory, to get one’s memory back

348
Q

recuperar la vista, recuperar la visión

A

to regain one’s eyesight, to regain one’s vision, to get one’s eyesight back

349
Q

recuperar una asignatura

A

to retake a class, to retake a course, to pass a course on the second attempt

350
Q

la astenia primaveral

A

the spring fever (seasonal apathy)

351
Q

la fiebre primaveral

A

the spring fever (excitement about spring)

352
Q

beneficiar a alguien

A

to benefit someone, to be of benefit to someone

353
Q

beneficiar algo

A

to extract something (in mining), to butcher something (an animal), to slaughter something (an animal), to process something (treat and prepare something - used in Andes/Costa Rica)

354
Q

beneficiarse de algo, beneficiarse con algo

A

to benefit from something (improve due to something)

355
Q

beneficiarse con alguien (España), beneficiarse a alguien (España)

A

to get it on with someone (have sex with someone), to bang someone, to screw someone, to sleep with someone

356
Q

beneficiarse

A

to benefit (intransitive), to stand to benefit

357
Q

beneficiarse de algo

A

to benefit from something (obtain personal gain), to profit from something (obtain physical/monetary gain), to use something to one’s advantage (obtain physical/monetary gain)

358
Q

mullido/mullida, elástico/elástica

A

springy (elastic)

359
Q

ligero/ligera (después del sustantivo)

A

springy (energetic), light (not heavy OR of food OR of drinks OR of sleep), lightweight (of a material or structure OR of a movie/book - undemanding), thin (of fabric), swift, quick, gentle (of a breeze), delicate (of a scent - subtle), slight (of knowledge - superficial), lighthearted (of a conversation), frivolous, flippant (of a person or remark), nimble

360
Q

de primavera, primaveral

A

springy (related to spring)

361
Q

más rápido que ligero

A

hurriedly, very quickly

362
Q

ligero/ligera (antes del sustantivo)

A

light (imperceptible), slight (imperceptible OR of noise - faint OR of an idea/suspicion - vague), tiny (of a suspicion), minor (of a drawback or illness)

363
Q

ligero

A

quickly, fast (quickly)

364
Q

andar ligero

A

to walk briskly, to move quickly, to travel light (without luggage)

365
Q

el ligero cambio

A

the slight change

366
Q

ligero de cascos/ligera de cascos, alegre de cascos, barrenado de cascos/barrenada de cascos

A

flighty, airheaded (all used with ser)

367
Q

andar ligero, viajar ligero/ligera de equipaje

A

to travel light

368
Q

ligero de equipaje/ligera de equipaje

A

light (follows viajar; ONLY masculine - adv), with no emotional baggage, without a lot of (emotional) baggage

369
Q

ligero de ropa/ligera de ropa

A

lightly dressed

370
Q

el peso ligero

A

lightweight (boxing category), the lightweight (boxer in lightweight category)

371
Q

el sueño ligero, el sueño liviano

A

the light sleep

372
Q

el tren ligero

A

the light rail, the light train

373
Q

ligero/ligera, poco pesado/poco pesada, liviano/liviana

A

lightweight (not heavy)

374
Q

tener el sueño ligero

A

to be a light sleeper

375
Q

de poco peso, superficial, de poca monta

A

lightweight (inconsequential)

376
Q

de peso ligero

A

lightweight (in boxing)

377
Q

la persona de poco peso, el pelagatos/la pelagatos, el don nadie/la doña nadie

A

the lightweight (inconsequential person)

378
Q

la persona que se emborracha fácilmente

A

the lightweight (person with low alcohol tolerance)

379
Q

el desplazamiento en rosca

A

the light displacement, the light weight (nautical - the weight of the ship excluding cargo, fuel, water, ballast, stores, passengers, crew, but with water in boilers to steaming level)

380
Q

bueno entonces, está bien entonces, vale entonces (España), ándale pues (México)

A

okay then

381
Q

el hoyuelo

A

the dimple (in human anatomy - cheeks or chin)

382
Q

el hoyito, la abolladura

A

the dimple (small depression)

383
Q

rizarse

A

to dimple (to ripple), to ripple, to get choppy (to ripple)

384
Q

se le hacían hoyuelos en los cachetes cuando sonreía

A

his/her cheeks dimpled when he/she smiled

385
Q

rizar algo

A

to dimple something (make something ripple), to curl something (create ringlets in - hair), to ripple something, to ruffle something (ripple something), to cause ripples in something, to crimp something (create waves in - hair)

386
Q

su sonrisa hizo hoyuelos en sus cachetes

A

his/her smile dimpled his/her cheeks

387
Q

hacer hoyuelos en algo, hacer hoyitos en algo, marcar hoyuelos en algo

A

to dimple something (someone’s face)

388
Q

una sonrisa le marcó hoyuelos en la cara

A

a smile dimpled his/her face

389
Q

hacer abolladuras en algo

A

to dimple something (metal - to put indentations in)

390
Q

rizarse el cabello, rizarse el pelo

A

to curl one’s hair

391
Q

el cabello se me riza, el pelo se me riza

A

my hair frizzes, my hair goes frizzy, my hair gets curly, my hair becomes curly, my hair curls up

392
Q

rizar el rizo

A

to make matters worse, to split hairs (complicate things - used in Spain), to loop the loop (in aviation)

393
Q

con hoyuelo, con hoyitos

A

dimpled (1st is of chin or cheek; 2nd is of hand, arm, or thigh)

394
Q

la papada

A

the double chin, the jowl, the dewlap (flap on some animals - on actual animal OR cooked), the jowls

395
Q

sea lo que sea eso, signifique lo que signifique, lo que quiera que signifique, lo que sea que eso signifique, lo que eso pueda significar, lo que eso signifique

A

whatever that means

396
Q

alguien más, otra persona, otro/otra

A

someone else

397
Q

reventar a alguien

A

to annoy someone, to piss someone off, to ride someone into the ground, to beat the living daylights out of someone, to wear someone out, to tire someone out

Spanish - Random Vocabulary (43 decks)

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