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1
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to upset, make sad, worry

A

acongojar

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Your story upset me so that I couldn’t hold back my tears.

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Me acongojó tanto su historia que no pude reprimir las lágrimas.

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3
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anguished, distressed, upset

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acongojado

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mean, stingy

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agarrado

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to deepen, to go deeper, to dig into

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ahondar

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The roots delve deeper as the plant grows

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Las raíces se ahondan según la planta crece.

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He deepened the hole a little more (or: made the hole a little deeper) to see if there was any water.

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Ahondó un poco más el agujero para ver si podía encontrar agua.

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8
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random, contingent

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aleatorio

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9
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musk

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el almizcle

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10
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to abate, die down, subside

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amainar

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the headache abated after taking medicine

the hurricaine abated this morning

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El dolor de cabeza amainó al tomar las medicinas.

El huracán amainó esta mañana.

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12
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nostalgia, longing (for)

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añoranza (de)

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13
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I felt nostalgia for the years of my youth in my town

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Sentía la añoranza de los tiempos de juventud en el pueblo.

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14
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adherence, attachment, sticking (to)

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apego (a)

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15
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I admire your adherence to the rules but i really think that this time you should make an exception

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Admiro mucho tu apego a las reglas pero de veras siento que esta vez debes hacer una excepción.

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16
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to afflict

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aquejar

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17
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he suffers from a serious disease

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le aqueja una grave enfermedad

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18
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a wardrobe, closet

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un armario

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19
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to come out of the closet

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salir del armario

declararse homosexual

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20
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to pull up/out, to snatch/grab (from)

A

arrancar (a/de)

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21
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we managed to get a smile out of him

to bring tears to sb’s eyes

to get a word out of him

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hemos conseguido arrancarle una sonrisa

arrancar las lágrimas a algn

arrancarle una palabra

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22
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to pull out by the roots

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arrancar de raiz/de cuajo

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23
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to raze to the ground, to devastate

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arrasar

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24
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to sweep the board, to be be a runaway success (in)

to achieve a crushing/resounding victory

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arrasar (en)

arrasar con éxito arrollador

25
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to attack sb, launch o.s. at sb

A

arremeter contra algn

26
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to mow down, crush, sweep along

A

arrollar

27
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The train mowed down the vehicle which had stopped in the middle of the track.

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El tren arrolló el vehículo que había parado en medio de la vía.

28
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to make a great fuss, to gesticulate wildly

A

hacer aspavientos

29
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he gesticulated wildly to warn them that they were in danger

A

Hizo un aspaviento con las manos para avisarles que corrían peligro.

30
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to ban 2

A

vedar, prohibir

31
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a bathtub

A

una bañera

32
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a tray 2

A

una bandeja, una batea

33
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a flat bottomed boat, a punt

A

una batea

34
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to armor-plate, to reinforce

A

blindar

35
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to make a contract ironclad

A

blindar un contrato

36
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to be in vogue

A

estar en boga

37
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tar, pitch 2

A

la brea, le alquitrán

38
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a stupid thing

to say/do stupid things

A

una burrada

decir/hacer burradas

39
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to burn to a crisp, scorch, char

A

calcinar

40
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to be burned to death

A

morir calcinado

41
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shinbone, shin

A

la canilla

42
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tube, pipe

joint/blunt

A

un caño

43
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stoned, high

A

colocado

44
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rotten, decayed

A

carcomido

45
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to wear away, gnaw, chew

A

roer

46
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the rat gnawed the electric cable

the water wore the rocks away little by little

A

El ratón roía el cable de la luz.

El agua roía las rocas poco a poco.

47
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the pain of her loss ate at her

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El dolor por su pérdida le roía las entrañas.

48
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to caress

A

acariciar

49
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a sieve

A

un cedazo

50
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skintight, tight-fightin

A

ceñido

51
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It’s a flattering dress because it hugs (or: clings to) the waist.

A

Es un vestido favorecedor porque ciñe bien la cintura.

52
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to produce an alibi

A

alegar una coartada

53
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dictatorships restrict peoples’ liberty

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Las dictaduras coartan la libertad de las personas.

54
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coveted, sought-after

A

codiciado

55
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I have always envied my cousin’s jewelry

A

Siempre he codiciado las joyas de mi prima.

56
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to covet, envy 2

A

envidiar, codiciar

57
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greedy, covetous

A

codicioso

58
Q

rouge, blush (make up)

A

colorete

59
Q

a colossus

A

un coloso

Spanish Vocabulary 14 (6 decks)

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