Tema 4 Flashcards

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1
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el pasto

A

grass; pasture

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la vereda

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lane, path

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el vaivén

A

swing

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amarrar

A

to tie up

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el día hábil

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business day

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desempeñarse

A

to act as, to carry out the duties of

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el jeque

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sheik (Muslim town governor)

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el porvenir

A

the future

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la apuesta

A

bet, guess

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el (la) adivino(a)

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seer, fortune-teller

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pronosticar

A

to predict

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codiciado(a)

A

coveted

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el anhelo

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desire, longing

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el cohete

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rocket

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el (la) gerente

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manager

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vaticinar

A

to foretell

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la fuga

A

to escape

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la remuneración

A

compensation (for a job)

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redundar

A

to result in

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20
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la trata humana

A

human trafficking

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21
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la equidad

A

equity

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22
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la pauta

A

pattern

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23
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cocer

A

to boil

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24
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rebanar

A

to slice

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25
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colar

A

to strain

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acitronar

A

to sauté, to caramelize

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27
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amargar

A

to make bitter

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28
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licuar

A

to liquefy

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29
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sazonar

A

to season

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30
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a caballo entre

A

(figurative) halfway between

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31
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el bombón

A

a beauty

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32
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conjugar

A

to combine

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33
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la parrilla

A

TV (or radio) guide or schedule

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34
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la sobremesa

A

after-dinner (drink or conversation)

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35
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el rodaje

A

shooting (of a film)

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36
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remontarse

A

to date back

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37
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llano(a)

A

plain, simple (language)

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38
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la franja horaria

A

time slot

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gratamente

A

pleasantly

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compensar

A

to compensate

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esforzarse

A

to strive

42
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conseguir

A

to achieve

43
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darse por vencido

A

to give up

44
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enriquecer

A

to enrich

45
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la tara

A

defect, imperfection

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suministro

A

supply, provision

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mediático(a)

A

pertaining to the media

48
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estrenarse

A

to premiere

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batir

A

to break (a record)

50
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cobrar fuerza

A

to gain strength

51
Q

fondear

A

to anchor

52
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la flota

A

fleet

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Q

el ventisquero

A

snowpack (the peak of the mountain that’s most exposed to the wind and snow)

54
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zarpar

A

to set sail

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el calado

A

depth

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el grumete

A

cabin boy

57
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la carta de navegación

A

navigation chart

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filudo(a)

A

sharp

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condenado(a)

A

condemned, wretched

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el chorro

A

jet (of water or light)

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diáfano(a)

A

diaphanous, translucent

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sostenible

A

sustainable

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la propuesta

A

proposal

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desplazarse

A

to travel; to move

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el recorrido

A

route, itinerary

66
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apetitoso(a)

A

appetizing, mouth-watering

67
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el cetáceo

A

cetacean (a species of mammal that belongs to the whale and dolphin family)

68
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la careta

A

mask

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aglutinante

A

clinging

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la apertura

A

openness

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homogéneo(a)

A

homogeneous

72
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perdurable

A

lasting

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la ductilidad

A

ductility, flexibility, malleability

74
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pertinaz

A

persistent, prolonged

75
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afligirse

A

to grieve

76
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extrañarse

A

to be surprised

77
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disimular

A

to hide (from someone), to conceal

78
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el mentón

A

chin

79
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el acuse de recibo

A

acknowledgement of receipt (notification that one has received something, usually by email)

80
Q

a quemarropa

A

directly, to the point

81
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atento(a)

A

attentive

82
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innoble

A

ignoble (dishonorable)

83
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ladear

A

to tilt

84
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humillar

A

to humiliate

85
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la empatía

A

empathy

86
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deteriorar

A

to deteriorate; to damage

87
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arrastrar

A

to carry; to bear

88
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el (la) interlocutor(a)

A

conversational partner

89
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la sartén

A

frying pan

90
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la guindilla

A

chili pepper

91
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hundir(se)

A

to sink

92
Q

la sobrasada

A

(pork) sausage

93
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envolver

A

to wrap