ultra 1.23.14 Flashcards

1
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to demolish, knock down, fell

A

abatir

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2
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downcast, dejected, depressed

A

abatido

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3
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to tackle, deal with, approach

A

abordar

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4
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the book tackles some controversial subjects

A

el libro aborda temas controvertidos

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5
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heavy, overwhelming

A

abrumador

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6
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perhaps, maybe

A

acaso

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7
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perhaps it’s not true

A

acaso no es verdad

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8
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just in case

A

por si acaso

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9
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take it, just in case you need it

A

llévalo, por si acaso hace falta

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10
Q

riddle, puzzle

A

un acertijo

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11
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to stock up on

A

hacer acopio de

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12
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to hound, harass (pester with questions)

A

acosar (a algn a preguntas)

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13
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to be sexually harassed

A

ser acosado sexualmente

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14
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to take a liking to/ to like

A

tomar/tener afición a

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15
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to crouch down, to hide

A

agazaparse

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16
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she was hidden behind the rocks

A

estaba agazapada tras las rocas

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17
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gorged, satiated

A

ahíto

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18
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trade winds

A

los vientos alisios

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19
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mad, crazy, wild

A

alocado

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20
Q

to reprimand

A

amonestar

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21
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to annihilate, destroy

A

aniquilar

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22
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hardly, scarcely

A

apenas

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23
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he barely said a word during the entire dinner

A

apenas nos habló durante toda la cena

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24
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i hardly ever go now

A

ahora apenas voy

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25
Q

they cook with hardly any oil

A

cocinan sin apenas aceite

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26
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it’s hardly a year ago that we met

A

hace apenas un año que nos conocimos

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27
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he’s only just turned 15 when…

A

apenas había cumplido quince años cuando…

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28
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as soon as i arrive i’ll call you

A

appenas llegue, te llamo

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29
Q

to stack up

A

apilar

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30
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in honor of/in the interest of

A

en aras de

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31
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to scratch

A

arañar

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32
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to arrive (into port)

A

arribar

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33
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to move nearer, move closer

A

arrimar

34
Q

bring your chair nearer to mine

A

arrima tu silla a la mía

35
Q

push the sofa against the wall

A

arrima el sofá contra la pared

36
Q

to come closer to something/someone

A

arrimarse a algn/algo

37
Q

cunning, crafty

A

artero

38
Q

handly, skillful

A

mañoso

39
Q

to assert

A

aseverar

40
Q

to rob, hold up

A

atracar

41
Q

a holdup, a robbery

A

un atraco

42
Q

to stammer, to babble

A

balbucear

43
Q

a racket, ruckus (3)

A

un barullo, un alboroto, un bochinche

44
Q

to gush out

to talk a lot *a blue streak

A

salir a borbotones

hablar a borbotones

45
Q

rubbish, brushwood, dead leaves

A

la broza

46
Q

brothel

A

un burdel

47
Q

course, clumsy, crude

A

burdo

48
Q

He made a crude bed with sticks and leaves

A

Hizo un burdo lecho con ramas y hojas.

49
Q

His father was a course man

A

Su padre era un hombre burdo

50
Q

mocking, sardonic, teasing

A

burlón

51
Q

capacity, room, space

A

cabida

52
Q

we need a tank with a greater capacity

A

necesitamos un depósito de mayor cabida

53
Q

the theater has a capacity of 750

A

el teatro tiene cabida para 750 personas

54
Q

there is not room for avant-garde ideas in this newspaper

A

en este periódico no se da cabida a las ideas de vanguardia

55
Q

a skull

A

una calavera

56
Q

a sticker, decal

A

una calcomanía

57
Q

a marble (round glass toy)

A

una canica

58
Q

to dodder, to be senile

A

chochear

59
Q

doddering, senile, soft, sentimental

A

chocho

60
Q

to produce an alibi

A

alegar una coartada

61
Q

i am sure that/i have evidence that/it’s certain

A

me consta que…

62
Q

The exam is made up of two parts, one theoretical and one practical

A

El examen consta de dos partes, una teórica y una práctica.

63
Q

treasury inspectors office

A

la contraloría

64
Q

to invite, to offer

A

convidar

65
Q

to invite sb to do sth

A

convidar a algn a hacer algo

66
Q

to by sb a beer

A

convidar a algn a una cerveza

67
Q

to taste, to sample

A

degustar

68
Q

to depend on

A

contar con

69
Q

can we depend on you to do it?

A

¿podemos contar contigo para hacerlo?

¿podemos confiar en que tú lo hagas?

70
Q

to depend on (be dependent)

A

depender de

71
Q

to do something reluctantly/unwillingly

A

hacer algo a/con desgana

72
Q

to have no appetite

halfhearted

A

(estar/sentirse) desganado

73
Q

to dazzle

A

deslumbrar

74
Q

The car’s headlights blinded/dazzled me

His talent for music dazzles ms

A

Los faros del coche me deslumbraron.

Su talento para la música me deslumbra.

75
Q

to strip, divest

A

despojar

76
Q

to be stripped of one’s authority

A

verse despojado de su autoridad

77
Q

to relinquish

A

despojarse de

78
Q

scorn, contempt

A

desprecio

79
Q

they snubbed him by not comming

A

le hicieron el desprecio de no asistir

80
Q

she looked at him contemptuously

A

lo miró con desprecio