ultra 1.23.14 a Flashcards

1
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to dilate, expande, protract, delay

A

dilatar

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2
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to take a long time to do sth

A

dilatarse en hacer algo

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3
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to delay, hold up 2

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demorar, atrasar

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4
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resignation

A

demisión

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5
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drainage

A

el drenaje

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6
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to daub, smear with

A

embadurnar de

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7
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stuffed, crammed

sausage

A

embutido

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8
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to stuff, pact tight (with, into)

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embutir (de, en)

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9
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to get stubborn, to persist in

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emperrarse (en algo)

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10
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to convene, summon

A

emplazar

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11
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importance, wingspand

A

la envergadura

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12
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an operation of some magnitude

A

una operación de cierta envergadura

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13
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an epic (2)

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un épico, una epopeya

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14
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to slip away, slip off 2

A

escabullirse (de)

escurrirse

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15
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to be scarce

A

escasear

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16
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slim, poor, limited

A

escaso

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17
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the recital was poorly attended

A

el recital tuvo escaso público

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18
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there are barely two tons

A

ha dos toneladas escasas

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19
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it lasted barely an hour

A

duró una hora escasa

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20
Q

a pimple, zit

A

una espinilla

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21
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the shin

A

una espinilla

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22
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a spur

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una espuela

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23
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the difficulty lies in the text

A

la dificultad estriba en el texto

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24
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a façade

A

la fachada

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25
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to look like

A

tener facha de

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26
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foreign, outsider

A

foráneo

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27
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to forgive

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perdonar

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28
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a friar, monk

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un fraile

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29
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to frown at

to frown

A

mirar con el ceño fruncido

fruncir el ceño

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30
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fruitful, productive

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fructifero

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31
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unimportante

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de poco fuste

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32
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nasal, twangy (voice)

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(voz) gangosa

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33
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a stallion

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un garañón

34
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a seagull

A

una gaviota

35
Q

enjoyment

A

el goce

36
Q

He had the pool for his own enjoyment

A

Tenía la piscina para su propio goce

37
Q

greedy (for)

A

codicioso (de)

38
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to flatter

A

halagar

39
Q

flattery

A

el halago

40
Q

to harass

A

acosar

41
Q

to have one’s fill, eat until one is full

A

comer hasta el hartazgo

42
Q

to stink (of)

A

heder (a)
hiedo, hiedes, hiede, hedemos, hieden
hedí…hedía etc.
hieda…

43
Q

to kneel

A

hincarse

44
Q

unhurt, unharmed 2

A

ileso, indemne

45
Q

he escaped unharmed 2

A

salió ileso, indemne

46
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to influence, affect

A

incidir en

47
Q

to investigate

A

indagar

48
Q

filthy, dirty

A

inmundo

49
Q

He was living in a filthy cave

A

Vivía en una cueva inmunda.

50
Q

to have a grudge against sb

A

tener inquina a algn

51
Q

all alone

A

íngrimo y solo

52
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pack of hounds

A

una jauría

53
Q

a hump

A

una joroba

54
Q

a humpback

A

un jorobado

55
Q

(to make) a play, a move

A

(hacer) una jugada

56
Q

a lovely move

A

una bonita jugada

57
Q

to play a dirty trick on

A

hacer/gaster una mala jugada a algn

58
Q

a canvass

A

un lienzo

59
Q

praiseworthy, laudable

A

loable

60
Q

The work that your are doing for the poor in your neighborhood is very laudable

A

El esfuerzo que estás haciendo por los pobres de tu barrio es muy loable.

61
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dismal, sombre, mournful

A

lúgubre

62
Q

There was a sombre atmosphere in the house after the death of the fathe

A

Había un ambiente lúgubre en la casa después de la muerte del padre.

63
Q

solid, solidly made

A

macizo

64
Q

cajoling, wheedling

A

marrullero

65
Q

morning (adj)

A

matutino

66
Q

The news came in the morning paper

A

La noticia venía en el periódico matutino

67
Q

to prosper, get on

A

medrar

68
Q

My father prospered in life thanks to his intelligence and being a hard worker

A

Mi padre medró en la vida gracias a su inteligencia y a ser un trabajador incansable.

69
Q

to beg

A

mendigar

70
Q

a begger

A

un mendigo

71
Q

breadcrumbs 2

A

migas, migajas

72
Q

it cost a fortune

A

costó una millonada

73
Q

to hide, conceal (from)

A

ocultar (a, de)

74
Q

to hide behind something

A

ocultarse tras algo

75
Q

to dare

A

osar

76
Q

Don’t dare to contradict him

A

No oses contradecirle.

77
Q

to graze 2

A

pacer, pastar

78
Q

a member of a gang

A

un pandillero

79
Q

a lightning rod

A

un pararrayos

80
Q

a parakeet

A

un perico