ultra 3.8 Flashcards

1
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European

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europeo

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2
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European Union

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Unión Europea

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haulage, carriage (charges)

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(gastos de) acarreo

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to bring together, draw together, gel

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aglutinar(se)

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5
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a rise (trend)

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un alza

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6
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on the rise

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en alza

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7
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Bollywood cinema is on the rise

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El cine de Bollywood está en alza.

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8
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to be scared, intimidated

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amedrentarse

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9
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anxious, distressed

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angustiado

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10
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longed for

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ansiado

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to attack sb, launch os. at sb

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arremeter contra algn

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repentant, sorry

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arrepentido

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13
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to regret sth

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arrepentirse de (haber hecho) algo

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14
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to have no regrets

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no arrepentirse de nada

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15
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a pea

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un arveja

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16
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a shortcut

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un atajo

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17
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a watchtower, vantage point

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un atalaya

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18
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to be on the alert, vigilant

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estar ojo avisor

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19
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a cowpatty

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una boñiga

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20
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kid, boy

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un/a chamaco/a

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21
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to agree with sb

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coincider con algn

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22
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international observers all agree that

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los observadores internacionales coinciden en afirmar que

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23
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to coincide with

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coincidir con algo

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24
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My vacations never vacations with those of my wife

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Mis vacaciones nunca coinciden con las de mi mujer

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25
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to mention, to bring up

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sacar/traer a colación

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26
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to counteract

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contrarrestar

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27
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the antidote counteracts the effect of the scorpion’s venom

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El antídoto contrarresta el efecto del veneno del escorpión

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28
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the antidote counteracts the effect of the scorpion’s venom

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El antídoto contrarresta el efecto del veneno del escorpión

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29
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a sketch

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un croquis (dibujo rapido, una esquema)

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30
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Lent

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la cuaresma

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31
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a commercial, slot, brief item

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una cuña

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32
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curiously

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curiosamente

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33
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it’s a city in decline

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es una ciudad en declive

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34
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alcohol consumption is on the decline

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el consumo de alcohol está/va en declive

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35
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to decree, to order

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decretar

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36
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the purification/treatment

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la depuración

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37
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refined, pure

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depurado

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38
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to purge. to purify

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depurar

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39
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this word derives from the Greek

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esta palabra deriva del griego

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40
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this crisis stems from bad financial policy

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seta crisis derive de una mala política financiera

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41
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this led to the loss of the colonies

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esto derivó en la pérdida de la colonias

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42
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to spill (liquid, blood)

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derramar

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43
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drainpipe, drainage

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(tubo de) desagüe

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44
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to skin, flay (somebody alive)

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desollar (vivo a algn)

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45
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dash it all

A

diantre!

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46
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to disagree with sty (w/ shy over sty)

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diferir de (algn en) algo

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47
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I disagree with what you have said, Paco

A

Difiero de lo que ha dicho Paco

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48
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a cabinetmaker, furniture repairperson

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una ebanista

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49
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milieu, setting, environment

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el entorno

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50
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meanwhile, meantime

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entretanto

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51
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bloodcurdling

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escalofriante

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52
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hair-raising, horrifying

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espeluznante

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53
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a nuisance, a hindrance

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un estorbo

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54
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narrow, tight

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estrecho

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55
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broken down, busted, damaged

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estropeado

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56
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to squeeze, press, wring

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estrujar

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57
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He squeezed the remaining oranges to make juice

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Estrujé las naranjas que quedaban para hacer zumo.

58
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He racked his brains and finally found the solution.

A

Se estrujó la cabeza y encontró la solución.

59
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He was squeezing her arm hard enough to injure it.

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Estrujaba su brazo hasta hacerle daño.

60
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unsuccessful, bankrupt

A

fallido

61
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judgement, decision, ruling

A

un fallo

62
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a mistake, error

A

un fallo

63
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fateful 2

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fatídico, profético

64
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feasible 2

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factible, viable

65
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flat

A

plano, llano

66
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to turn down sth flatly

A

rechazar algo rotundamente

67
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wrapped up, upholstered (can be in jacket)

A

forrado

68
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to be loaded, rolling in it

A

estar forrado

69
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He made a killing selling fancy houses

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Se forró vendiendo casas de lujo.

70
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lining, cover, fleece

A

el forro

71
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framework 2

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un armazón, una estructura

72
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within the framework of the constitution

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dentro del marco de la constitución

73
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cattle raising

A

ganadería

74
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the management, steps

A

la gestión

75
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take the necessary steps for something

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hacer las gestiones necesarias para algo

76
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a discovery, finding

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un hallazgo

77
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that latest scientific discoveries

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los últimos hallazgos científicos

78
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astride

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a horcajadas (sobre)

79
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riverbed, river basin

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una hoya

80
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language faculty, style of speech

A

el languaje

81
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foreign language

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una lengua, una idioma

82
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close/far adj.

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cercano/lejano

83
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clos/far adv.

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cerca/lejos

84
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a far-off country

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un país lejano

85
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in those distant times

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en aquellas épocas lejanas

86
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my house is far from yours

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mi casa está alejada de la tuya

87
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Guatemala is a country bordering/adjacent to Mexico

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Guatemala es un país limítrofe con México.

88
Q

to have fun. to try to get a girl to be ur gf (pachuco)

A

matizar

89
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a matrix, a mold/die

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una matriz

90
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meanwhile

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mientras tanto, entretanto

91
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decreasing, diminishing, waning

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menguante

92
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growing, waxing

A

creciente

93
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the opponent, candidate in public recruitment process

A

el opositor

94
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Every candidate for the post of professor will need to present herself for the morning test

A

Todo opositor al puesto de profesor deberá presentarse al examen de mañana.

95
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the one-time ruler of the country

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el otrora señor del país

96
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one-time, former

A

otrora

97
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stupid person, idiot

A

una palangana

98
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a paragraph

A

un párrafo

99
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biased

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parcial

100
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midwife

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una partera

101
Q

bald, hairless

A

pelón

102
Q

to burst, puncture

A

pinchar

103
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my tires have been slashed

A

me han pinchado las ruedas

104
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to DJ

A

pinchar discos

105
Q

to poke

A

pinchar

106
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Juan got a flat 5km from his house and had to change the tire

A

Juan pinchó cinco kilómetros de su casa y tuvo que cambiar la rueda.

107
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to puncture (mx)

A

ponchar

108
Q

the dosage

A

la posología

109
Q

to predict, forecast

A

predecir

110
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favorable

A

propicio

111
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This is a good moment for you to tell us what you feel

A

Este es el momento propicio para que nos digas lo que sientes.

112
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for this purpose, with this in mind

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para lograr este propósito

113
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good intentions

A

buenos propósitos

114
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aimlessly

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sin propósito

115
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on purpose, right

A

a propósito

116
Q

by the way/speaking of which, what are you doing for semana santa?

A

a propósito, ¿qué vas a hacer en Semana Santa?

117
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reluctant, unwilling

A

reacio

118
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to resist/be unwilling to

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ser reacio a (hacer algo)

119
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to be reliant on

A

depender de

120
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remorse, regret

A

remordimiento

121
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income

A

la renta

122
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a setback, a backward movement, a retreat

A

un retroceso

123
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the recoil of a gun

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el retroceso

124
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a jumble, confusion, mess

A

un revoltijo

125
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to clean up

A

sanear

126
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a sentence of ten years

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una (larga) condena de diez años

127
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servitude, the servants

A

la servidumbre

128
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biased, slanted

A

sesgado/a

129
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The information from some programs is biased

A

La información de algunos programas es sesgada.

130
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smooth

A

liso

131
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without lumps

A

sin grumos, homogénea

132
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to smooth down, flatten

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alisar, pulir

133
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to underlie something

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subyacer a algo

134
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the felling, tree-cutting

A

la tala

135
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to distort/twist the sense of

A

tergiversar

136
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He accuses the magazine of distorting his statements

A

Acusa a la revista de tergiversar sus declaraciones.

137
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stubborn, obstinate

A

tozudo

138
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obstinacy, stubbornness

A

tozudez

139
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uneasy

A

inquieto, incómodo, molesto

140
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the people are uneasy about their future

A

la gente está preocupada por el futuro

141
Q

a seam/vein (mineral) (of gold)

A

una veta (de oro)

142
Q

I felt uneasy about doing it on my own

A

me inquietaba la idea de hacerlo solo