Tico Flashcards

1
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What nerves!

A

Que descaro!

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2
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To beat someone

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Vapulear alguien.

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3
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To provide; to contribute

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Aportar

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4
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To claim; or to hope to do something

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Pretender que/pretender hacer algo

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5
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Picky

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Quisquilloso

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6
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Contribution/ support

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Aporte

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7
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To seize; confiscate

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Decomisar

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8
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To gloat

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Alegrarse de mi éxito

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9
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To leave out something

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Dejar por fuera algo

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10
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To rub in (cream(

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Aplicar frotando

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To chop up (meat); to carve up (an animal

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Descuartizar

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12
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To spread: to scatter: to disseminate

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Esparcir

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13
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To clear up; to shed light on

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Esclarecer algo

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14
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To be on par with someone; to be able to keep up with someone

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Estar a la par de algún; estar a la par contigo

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15
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To game the system

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Burlar el sistema

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16
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This is top priority

A

Esto es primordial

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17
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It is of fundamental concern

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Es de interés primordial

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18
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To smooth out; to iron out (a problem

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Allanar (el camino)

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19
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To be in good health

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Estar bien de salud

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20
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Neighboring (house, lot

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Colindante (casa colindante)

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21
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Trimming (of the bushes

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Poda

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22
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Fence

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Valla

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23
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To flee; to take flight; to go on the run(to hit and run)

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Darse a la fuga

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24
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To take the next step

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Dar el siguiente paso

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25
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To take a step forward/backward

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Dar un paso hacia delante/atrás

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26
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There is no going back

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No hay marcha atrás.

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27
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Bidding

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Licitación

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28
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Point of no return

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Un punto de no returning

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29
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To be on schedule

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estar justo en las fechas

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30
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Speedy; prompt

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Expedita

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31
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Needle

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Aguja

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32
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Tranche; section; stretch; category

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Tramo

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33
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Carriage; box car

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Vagón

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34
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Envision

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Contemplar

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35
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To be released (from customs$

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Despacharse

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36
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The approach (to this problem)

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El abordaje

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37
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To check out; check; to verify

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Comprobar

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38
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To shift; to scroll; to move; to visit; to relocate

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Desplazarse

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39
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Back of head

A

La nuca

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40
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To label as something(to label x as an enemy

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Tildar de (enemigo) a alguien

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41
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To notice; to observe

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Percatarse

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42
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To sting someone; to hit someone (emotionally); to make an impact

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Hacer mella en alguien( sus palabras hicieron mella en mi)

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43
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To jeopardize (ones reputation

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Poner en Jacque

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44
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To boast up ones confidence; to pay compliments.

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Echarle flores (me echaron flores)

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45
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To be fruitful

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Ser fructífero

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46
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Effective (a person or remarks

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Eficaz

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47
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To take someone to court

A

Poner pleito a alg

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48
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To win ones case

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Ganar el pleito

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49
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To mess with (you don’t want to mess with him) to mess up (the schedule)

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Enredar algo/alguien

50
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To undertAke/launch something such as business

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Emprender un negocio

51
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To set sail; to pull

A

Zarpar

52
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Streak (winning)

A

Una racha

53
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Consistent with (his ideology

A

Consecuente con su ideología

54
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To enfuriate/to get furious (to get choppy (the ocean)

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Embravecer/embravecerse

55
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To hide/conceal one’s feelings

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Disimular algo

56
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Template

A

Plantilla

57
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Substancial

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Sustancial

58
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Destrabar algo

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To unfetter; to take off the shackles ( to unfetter my thoughts

59
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To distract/to get distracted/to keep entertained or busy

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distraer/distraerse/ se distrae viendo la tele

60
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La vereda

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Sidewalk

61
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Trapo

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Rag, mop, dishcloth

62
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Closet

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Armario/clóset/ropero

63
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To infuriate

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Enfurecer

64
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Una malla

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Mesh/net/tights

65
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For sure

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De fijo ( de fijo que llueve mañana

66
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Sent

A

Una mella

67
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Flight attendant

A

Azafata

68
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To numb; to put to sleep

A

Adormecer/se

69
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To limp: to hop

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Cojear

70
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To get drenched or soaked by the rain/ to bath or get immersed in sth

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Empaparse en algo (lluvia)/ empaparse de la naturaleza

71
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Pasarse de la raya (con algo)

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To go to far (with something)

72
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To take a leak…piss

A

Mear

73
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To miss someone

A

Echar de menos

74
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Bruise

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Moretón

75
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Estar en estudio

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To be under consideration

76
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Presunto

A

Alleged

77
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To lay or set a trap for sb

A

Preparar a algn una encerrona

78
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Ambush or trap

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Encerrona

79
Q

An all day meeting

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Encerrona

80
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To peddle

A

Pedalear

81
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To sprinkle

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Salpicar/ espolvorear (les espolvoreo canela a las bebidas)

82
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Indelicacy

A

A lack of sensitive understanding or tact

The quality of being slightly indecent.

83
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Perrear

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Twerk or grind.

84
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Florecer

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To blossom (a flower)

85
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In advance

A

Por adelantado; de antemano

86
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Rajon

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Show off

87
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Desmoronarse

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To crumble; to fall apart. (She fell apart upon seeing him)

88
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To stammer

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Tartamudear

89
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Realizar audiencias (sobre la oferta de algo)

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To hold a hearing (about something)

90
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Bandeja

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Tray

91
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Battle hardened; scrappy

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Aguerrido

92
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Dinnerware; China

A

Vajilla

93
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To be under investigation for

something

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Ser indagado por algo

94
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Criminal (a criminal act)

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Delictivo/a (un acto delictivo)

95
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Fissures (in a office, relationship

A

Grieta

96
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Grave

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Fosa

97
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To take its toll on someone

A

Pasarle factura a algn (la presión del trabajo le pasa factura al presidente)

98
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Literally; at face value; step by step (follow explanations literally, step by step)

A

Al pie de la letra (seguir instrucciones al pie de la letra)

99
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To duck down; to bend down

A

Agacharse

100
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To skip class

A

Brincarse una clase

101
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To jump for joy

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Brincar de alegria

102
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Promotion

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Ascenso

103
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To cut the queue

A

Colarse en la fila

104
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Cutters (en line

A

Colones

105
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Take for granted

A

Dar por sentado

106
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To stroke

A

Acariciar

107
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Strictly speaking

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Propriamente dicho

108
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To burst (a tire); to split (pants)(

A

Reventar (

109
Q

To be exhausted

A

Estar reventado

110
Q

And, to make maters worse

A

Y, para colmo de desgracia

111
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Background check

A

Revisión de antecedentes

112
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To around sth

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Enroscarse alrededor de algo

113
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Silver line

A

No hay mal que por bien no venga

114
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To juggle a career and a family

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Compaginar las responsabilidades de una familia y trabajo

115
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To seize (drugs)

A

Incautar (drugs)

116
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Marea

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Tide

117
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To swing

A

Columpiarse

118
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To make an ambush

A

Encharralar

119
Q

Barbed wire fence

A

Cadena de púa

120
Q

Crane

A

Grúa