spanish 240224 Flashcards

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un invento

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invention

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antes de tiempo

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ahead of time, early

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3
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templar

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to cool down / warm up

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4
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se ven a simple vista

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they are visible to the naked eye

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5
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cogerse al frío

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to get cold

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un traje de neo preno

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wetsuit

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a final / principio / mediano de …

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at the start / end of a thing (not a period of time)

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a finales / principios / medianos de …

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at the start / end of a period of time

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sopesar

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to evaluate / weigh up

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el chaparrón / aguacero / chubasco

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shower of rain

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un ave rapaz

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bird of prey

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un atril

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music stand or lectern

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13
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el marcapáginas

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bookmark

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14
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colarse (en)

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to sneak / slip in

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15
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dar para mucho

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to go a long way (fig) / take a long time

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16
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el yerno

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son in law

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La nuera

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daughter in law

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el punto de partida

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starting point

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19
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la mazmorra

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dungeon

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20
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me aburrí como una ostra

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I got bored as hell

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21
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una dosis de refuerzo

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a booster jab

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por si las moscas

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just in case (= por si acaso)

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se murió / murió

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he died - when it affects you personally / when it doesn´t (in general use of se can denote emotion)

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radicarse

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to put down roots / settle in

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radicar
to be situated in / to file (a complaint / lawsuit)
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a regañadientes
reluctantly
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la teja, el azulejo, la baldosa
roof / wall / floor tile
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achicar (agua)
to bale out (water)
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los canalones
guttering
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una gotera
leak
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el andiamo
scaffolding
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la pasarela
walkway / platform
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montar un negocio
to start a business
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no sea quejico/a
don't be a moaner
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anticiparse a
to anticipate
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una casa de nueva construcción
new build house
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hacer un apaño
to make an improvised fix / solution
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una chapuza
a botched job
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hay un gato encerrado
there´s a catch / I smell a rat
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un chapuzero
botcher / cowboy
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me costó un riñon / una barbaridad / un dineral / una pasta / una fortuna
It cost me a fortune (5 expressions)
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una gestoría
management company
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el fiscal
prosecutor
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una gestora
property managemnt company
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al día / semana / mes / año siguente
the next day / week / month / year at a point in time other than NOW
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el día / semana / mes / año anterior
last day / week / month / year at a point in time other than NOW
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al próximo día / semana / mes / año
tomorrow, next week etc.
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el día / semana / mes / año pasado
yesterday, last week etc.
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la ingenuidad
naivity
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una costra
scab
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estrallarse
to crash - break violently
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estallar
to explode / burst
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el filo
mountain ridge
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friolero / un friolero
sensitive to the cold