Tema 4, Sesión 3 y 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Es de nuevo un tema de actualidad

A

Is once again a topical issue

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2
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Prestigioso

A

Prestigious

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3
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Melancólico

A

Melancholic

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4
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Fértil

A

Fertile

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5
Q

Recuento (noun m)

A

Recount (acción de computar de nuevo)
Account (acción de narrar de nuevo)

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6
Q

Recontar

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To recount (in both senses)

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7
Q

Seno

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  1. Breast
  2. Sinus
  3. Bosom, protection
  4. Sine (trigonométrica)
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8
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Predilecto

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Favourite

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9
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Paisano/a

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Compatriot, fellow countryman/woman

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10
Q

Desafío

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Challenge, defiance

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11
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Someter

A

Subdue, suppress

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12
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Tertuliano

A

Talk show host, panelist

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13
Q

Recuperar

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To recover

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14
Q

Desprenderse de

A

Get rid of

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15
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Desprender

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Remove, detatch

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16
Q

Emprender

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  1. Set out (to travel)
  2. Launch (a military attack)
  3. Undertake, start (a project)
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17
Q

Y eso se acabó

A

And that’s all over

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18
Q

Tinerfeño

A

Somebody from Tenerife

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19
Q

O sea

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That is to say

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20
Q

Hemeroteca

A

Newspaper or periodical archive

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21
Q

Fonoteca

A

Music library or collection

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22
Q

Intelectualidad

A

Inteligencia

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23
Q

Acudir a

A

Go to, attend (habitually)

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24
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frente

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  1. Forehead
  2. Front (weather)
  3. Front (front line in war)
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25
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Marchito

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Withered, shrivelled

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26
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La sien

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The temple (part of head)

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27
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Soplo

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  1. Sigh, breath
  2. Breeze, blow, puff
28
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Aferrarse a

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Cling to, take refuge in, grab hold of

29
Q

Reencontrarse

A

Reconnect

30
Q

Tener raíces

A

Having roots

31
Q

País desconocido

A

Unknown country

32
Q

Pasado añorado

A

Longed-for past

33
Q

Familiares lejanos

A

Distant relatives

34
Q

Bruma

A

Haze, mist, fog

35
Q

Batea

A
  1. Tray
  2. Punt (boat)
  3. Trough
36
Q

Capaz que sí

A

Maybe yes, perhaps, probably (Latin America)

37
Q

¡No me lo puedo creer!

A

I can’t believe it!

38
Q

¿Qué haces aquí?

A

What are you doing here?

39
Q

¡Cuánto tiempo sin verte!

A

Long time no see!

40
Q

¡Qué alegría verte!

A

It’s so good to see you!

41
Q

Envejecer(se)

A

To age

42
Q

Envejecido

A

Aged

43
Q

Según [person’s name]

A

According to [person’s name]

44
Q

Teñir

A

To dye, stain

45
Q

Salirse las canas

A

Become grey

46
Q

Hacerse

A

To become when applied to profession, ideology, religion

47
Q

Ponerse

A

To change or become when applied to temporary changes in health or mood and to physical changes in general

48
Q

Quedarse

A

To become in the sense of permanent physical changes

49
Q

Ponerse gordo

A

Become fat

50
Q

Ponerse guapo

A

Get good-looking

51
Q

Ponerse contento

A

Become contented

52
Q

Ponerse enfermo

A

Get sick

53
Q

Ponerse furioso

A

Get furious

54
Q

Volverse un poco raro

A

Become a bit strange

55
Q

Volverse muy antipático

A

Become apathetic

56
Q

Volverse más tímido

A

Become more timid

57
Q

Quedarse inválido

A

Become disabled

58
Q

Quedarse preocupado/a

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Get worried

59
Q

Quedarse contento

A

Become content

60
Q

Quedarse ciego

A

Go blind

61
Q

Quedarse sordo

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Go deaf

62
Q

Quedarse calvo

A

Go bald

63
Q

De balde

A

In vain

64
Q

De balde

A

In vain

65
Q

Adelgazar

A

To lose weight, slim down

66
Q

Cursar

A

Study a subject

67
Q

Constatar

A

Confirm, verify, validate