ultra 4.13 Flashcards

1
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to cube

to determine the volume of

A

cubicar

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2
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butt of a rifle

A

la culata

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3
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to outline, delineate

A

delinear

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4
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huge, enormous

earsplitting

A

desaforado

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5
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His boundless longing for victory carried him to overcome adversity

A

Su anhelo desaforado de triunfo lo llevó a vencer la adversidad.

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6
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uncontrolled
untied

the uncontrolled troops sacked the city

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desatado

Las tropas desatadas saquearon la ciudad.

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7
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to ignore, neglect, disregard

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desatender

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8
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foolish

A

desatinado

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9
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disillusionment, disappointment

A

desenanto

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10
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brazenness, cheek

A

la desfachatez

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11
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a cheeky remark

A

una desfachatez

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12
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embezzlement

A

el desfalco

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13
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erosion, wearing away (of)

A

el desgaste (de)

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14
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Having to fake happiness that he did not feel caused him intense emotional fatigue

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El tener que fingir una alegría que no sentía le produjo un intenso desgaste emocional.

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15
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fade, tarnish

spoil, ruin

A

deslucir

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16
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excess

a chaos, a mess

A

el desmadre

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17
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this is really getting out of hand

A

esto va de desmadre total

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18
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a despot

A

un/a déspota

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19
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to settle, resolve

to annul

A

dirimir

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20
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If the conditions change it is preferable to annul the contract of sale

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Si las condiciones cambian, es preferible dirimir el contrato de compra

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21
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the political parties have committed to resolve their differences

A

Los partidos políticos se han comprometido a dirimir sus diferencias.

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22
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to discourage

A

desanimar, desalentar

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23
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to get/become discouraged

A

desanimarse, desalentarse

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24
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to discourage sb from going sth

A

disuadir a algn de hacer algo

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25
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to dissolve

A

disolver

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26
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it dissolves in water

A

se disuelve en agua

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27
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she dissolved into tears

A

se deshizo en lágrimas

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28
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the film was dubbed into Spanish

A

la película estaba doblada al español

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29
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a duel

A

un duelo

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30
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estasy

A

el éxtasis

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31
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to go into ecstasies over sth

A

extasiarse ante algo

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32
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to practice a profession`

A

ejercer

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33
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Juan practices medicine

A

Juan ejerce la medicina.

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34
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On sunday the people will exercise their right to vote

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El domingo el pueblo ejercerá su derecho a voto.

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35
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booing

A

el abucheo

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36
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the public received him with booing

A

El público lo recibió con un abucheo

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37
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to boo

A

abuchear

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38
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The spectators booed the referee

A

Los espectadores abuchearon al árbitro.

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39
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to dread

A

tener pavor

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40
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to pack tight, stuff, cram (into)

A

embutir (en)

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41
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The pen is fitted into the pen-case.

A

El lápiz está embutido en el borrador

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42
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You gobbled up the whole slice of cake.

A

Te embutiste todo el pedazo de pastel

43
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to stuff oneself with

A

embutirse de

44
Q

a transmitter

A

un emisor

45
Q

a spokesperson

A

una/ emisor/a
el/la portavoz
el vocero

46
Q

a radio station

A

una emisora

47
Q

to be sickening sweet, to be cloying

A

empalagar

48
Q

i find his conversation too sickeningly-sweet

A

su conversación me empalaga

49
Q

With all those kisses and hugs, my brother’s sister makes me sick

A

La novia de mi hermano empalaga con tanto abrazo y beso.

50
Q

the dulce de leche is cloying

A

El dulce de leche empalaga

51
Q

to entail, involve

A

entrañar

52
Q

The office of policeman entails (or: involves) many risks.

A

El oficio de policía entraña muchos riesgos.

53
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tonight is the awards ceremony

A

esta noche es la entrega de premios

54
Q

he presented him with an award for bravery

A

le hizo entrega de la medalla al valor

55
Q

delivery

A

la entrega

56
Q

installment, episode

A

una entrega

57
Q

debris, rubble

A

los escombros

58
Q

to avoid, shun

to dodge, side-step

A

esquivar

59
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He managed to dodge the indiscrete questions

A

Pudo esquivar las preguntas indiscretas.

60
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The soldiers dodge the enemy bullets

A

Los soldados esquivaron las balas enemigas.

61
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closely, exactly, rigorously

A

estrechamente

62
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The couple is intimately bound by a deep love

A

Los novios están estrechamente unidos por un profundo amor.

63
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The construction of the bridge will closely follow the budget

A

La construcción del puente se ajustará estrechamente al presupuesto

64
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to adjust, come to terms with

to fit

A

ajustar

65
Q

the nut does not fit with the screw, they are different sizes

A

La tuerca no ajusta con el tornillo, son de diferente medida.

66
Q

a trust ($)

A

un fideicomiso

67
Q

the tax collector, exchequer

A

el fisco

68
Q

declare sth to the IRS

A

declarar algo al fisco

69
Q

nosey, a busybody

A

(un/a) fisgón/fisgona

70
Q

foreign, strange

a foreigner, outsider

A

(un/a) forastero/a

71
Q

“Are you doing anything tonight, stranger?” said the chorus girl.

A

¿Tienes algo que hacer esta noche, forastero? - dijo la corista.

72
Q

a strip, fringe (of land)

A

una franja (de tierra)

73
Q

a time zone

A

una franja horaria

un huso horario

74
Q

border (adj)

A

fronterizo

75
Q

instant, immediate, sudden

sudden and fatal

A

fulminante

76
Q

The band had immediate success

A

El grupo musical tuvo un éxito fulminante

77
Q

it tends to be rapidly fatal

the heartattack was quickly fatal, there wasn’t time to take him to the hospital

A

suele ser fulminante

El infarto fue fulminante, no hubo tiempo de llevarlo al hospital.

78
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a sizzling shot (futbol etc)

A

un tiro fulminante

79
Q

a (meat hook)

A

un garfio

un gancho de colgar carne

80
Q

a grant

A

un otorgamiento

81
Q

a watchman 3

A

un guachimán
un/a centinela
un vigilante

82
Q

a mortgage

A

una hipoteca

83
Q

soot

A

el hollín

84
Q

a pistol holster

A

un funda de pistola

una pistolera

85
Q

to steal (non violent - pinch, nick, swipe)

A

hurtar

86
Q

They stole the change purses of seven out of the ten people traveling in the bus.

A

Hurtaron el monedero a siete de las diez personas que viajaban en el autobús.

87
Q

the tax system

A

el sistema impositivo

88
Q

starvation

A

inanición

desnutrición

89
Q

Prisoners in the dungeons often died of starvation

A

Los presos en los calabozos solían morir por inanición.

90
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a nuisance, pain

A

un incordio

91
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It’s a pain to have to clean the windows with amonia

A

Es un incordio tener que lavar las ventanas con amoníaco.

92
Q

to increase

A

incrementar

93
Q

a sugar factory

A

un ingenio

94
Q

ingenuity, inventiveness

A

el ingenio

95
Q

His ingenuity let him distinguish himself in his work

A

Su ingenio le permitió distinguirse en su trabajo

96
Q

unusual, incredible, unheard of

A

insólito

97
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The earthquake was an incredible event, something never seen in the city

A

El terremoto fue un suceso insólito, algo nunca visto en la ciudad.

98
Q

tear gas

A

gas lacrimógeno

99
Q

sentimental, weepy, tear-jerking

A

lacrimógena/o

100
Q

canvass

A

la lona

101
Q

manna

A

la maná

102
Q

a stain, blemish

A

una mancilla

103
Q

unblemished, immaculate, pure

A

sin mancilla

104
Q

to stain, sully

tarnish, dishonor

A

mancillar