ultra 12.3.13 Flashcards

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1
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motley, multi-colored

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abigarrado

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appropriate, suitable

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adecuado

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3
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it is the most suitable outfit for spring

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es el traje más adecuado para la primavera

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the right man for the job

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el hombre adecuado para el puesto

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5
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the best thing would be…

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lo más adecuado sería

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6
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purely, unblemished

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acendrado

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7
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thoroughly Spanish in nature

A

de acendrado carácter español

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8
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power outage, blackout

A

un apagón

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9
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to separate, set aside

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apartar

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10
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separate the white pieces from the black ones

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aparta las piezas blancas de las negras

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to avert one’s eyes from something

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aparta la mirada/los ojos de algo

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12
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if we don’t separate them they’ll kill eachother

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si no los apartamos se matarán

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we’ve set aside a little food for him

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hemos apartado un poco de comida para él

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stay clear! he’s wounded!

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¡apártense! ¡que está herido!

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15
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to move away from the fire

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apártate del fuego

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16
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the figures are far off the predictions

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las cifras se apartan de las predicciones

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17
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to postpone, put back

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aplazar

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18
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he has postponed his decision until his return

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ha aplazado su decisión hasta su regreso

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19
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to besiege, to pester

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asediar

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20
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he was bombarded with questions

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lo asediaron a preguntas

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21
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to plug, clog up

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atascar

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22
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to get stuck

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atascarse

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23
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he got stuck halfway up the climb

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se quedó atascado a mitad de la cuesta

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24
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omen, prediction

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augurio

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(to have) a breakdown *mechanical
(tener) una avería
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risky, hazardous 2
azaroso, riesgoso
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to swing
balancearse, columpiar, oscilar
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a bandage (to bandage)
una venda (vendar)
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(to produce) an alibi
(alegar) una coartada
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(building) contractor
un/a contratista (de obras)
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to deduce, infer (from)
deducir (de)
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shop assistant, salesclerk
el dependiente, la dependienta
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to exceed, be too much for, overwhelm
desbordar
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the rain has caused the river to overflow
la lluvia ha desbordado el río
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the work is just too much for me
el trabajo me desborda
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the rive has overflowed
se ha desbordado el cauce del río
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he's brimming with happiness and high spirits
desborda alegría y buen humor
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to spread beyond (war, epidemic)
desbordarse fuera de
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displacement, movement
el desplazamiento
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to exile, banish
desterrar
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to dismiss, remove from office
destituir
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he has been removed from his post
ha sido destituido de su cargo
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to congratulate sb
dar la enhorabuena a algn
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to link, connect (with) [ideas, to tie, lasso]
enlazar (con)
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(maintain) balance
(mantener) el equilibrio
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to (get) exhaust(ed)
extenuar(se)
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to turn, spin
girar
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to inflate, enlarge, distend, swell (with)
hinchar (de)
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to involve
implicar
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the interested/involved parties
las partes implicadas
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a binge (to go out on the town)
(andar/ir de) jarana/juerga
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a knuckle
un nudillo
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(near the) fire
(a la) lumbre
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as the days go by
a medida que van pasando los días
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to great/lesser/certain extent
en gran/menor/cierta medida
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a measure of flour
una medida de harina
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made to measur
a la medida
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his whereabouts are unknown
se halla en paradero desconocido
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to placate, calm, pacify (2)
aplacar, apaciguar
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in the depths of (one's heart)
en lo más recóndito de(l corazón)
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(to be at) rest, repose
(estar en) reposo
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to fail (a test)
reprobar
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to repudiate, disown
repudiar
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to gnaw, corrode, eat away
roer
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to overload, overburden
sobrecargar
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calm, serene
sosegado
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suture 2
puntas, suturas, puntas de sutura
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greedy, glutton
(un) tragón
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vine
la vid
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swerve, abrupt switch, turn
un viraje
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worry, anxiety
la zozobra