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1
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to activate, trigger

A

accionar

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2
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She couldn’t trigger the explosive with the remote control because they had not changed the batteries

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No pudo accionar el explosivo con el mando porque no habían cambiado las pilas.

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3
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encouraging

A

alentador

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4
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to encourage, hearten (someone to do something)

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alentar (a algn a hacer algo)

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5
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a litter, brood (un conjunto de crías)

our dog had a litter of 5 puppies

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una camada

Nuestra perra ha tenido una camada de cinco cachorritos.

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6
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eyebrow

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la ceja

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7
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to imprison, confine

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confinar

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8
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limit, boundary, edge

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el confín

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9
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We will sail to the edge of the world

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Navegaremos hasta el confín del mundo.

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10
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curly

A

crespo

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11
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room, capacity, quota

A

el cupo

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12
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there’s no room

A

no hay cupo

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13
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dull, blunt, clumsy, muddled

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embotado

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14
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I have to stop working for a while; I’m muddled and I’m not thinking clearly.

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Tengo que parar de trabajar un rato, estoy embotada y no pienso con claridad.

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15
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to priase, extol

A

ensalzar

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16
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intermittent, faltering, hesitant

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entrecortado

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17
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She tried to feign strength but her intermittent sobs betrayed he

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Trataba de aparentar fortaleza pero su sollozo entrecortado la traicionaba

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18
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feign, look, seem`

A

aparentar

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19
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They feigned sadness for the death of the dictator, but they were happy

A

Aparentaban estar tristes por la muerte del dictador, pero estaban felices

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20
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to raise, lift, straighten (stand up, rise)

A

erguir(se)

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21
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erguir conj

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yergo/irgo, yergues/irgues, yergue/irgue, erguimos, yerguen/irguen

erguí, erguiste, irguió , erguimos, irguieron

yerga/irga, yergas/irgas, yerga/irga, irgamos, yergan/irgan

irguiera,as,a,amos,an

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22
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a death rattle

A

un estertor

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23
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platform, podium, rostrum

A

el estrado

24
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he mounted the stage to give his speech

A

Subió al estrado a pronunciar su discurso

25
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starch for cooking (for cooking or ironing)

A

la fécula (el almidón)

26
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full of flowers, florid, flowery

A

florido

27
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fleeting, brief

A

fugaz

28
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a guest at a house

A

un invitado

29
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a guest at a hotel

A

un huésped

30
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a visitor, caller

A

un/a visita

31
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impassable, insurmountable

A

infranqueable

32
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a tough guy, he-man

A

un machote

33
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a mallet, a pestle

A

un mazo

34
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a lively party

A

una pachanga

35
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practical, handy, sensible

A

práctico

36
Q

to extend, defer, postpone

A

prorrogar

37
Q

The bank has extended the mortgage by five years

A

El banco nos ha prorrogado la hipoteca cinco años.

38
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an extension, postponement

A

una prórroga

39
Q

a leek

A

un puero

40
Q

a snack

A

un refrigerio

41
Q

a rein

A

una rienda

42
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to give free rein to

A

dar rienda suelta a lgn

43
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hard-fought, cclose

A

reñido

44
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endorsement, support, backing

A

el respaldo

45
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a latecomer, straggler

A

un rezagado

46
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to be late, be behind

A

estar/quedar rezagado

47
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to fall behind

A

rezagarse

48
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to cross out, correct

A

tachar

49
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to brand sb as

A

tachar a algn de

50
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box office, ticket office

A

la taquilla

51
Q

a box-office hit

A

un éxito de taquilla

52
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to grind, crush

A

triturar

53
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You have to crush the food before giving it to the child

A

hay que triturar la comida antes de dársela al niño

54
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undefeated

A

invicto, imbatido

55
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a scroll (architecture), spiral (of smoke)

A

una voluta

56
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The spirals of smoke from his cigar raised to the ceiling

A

Las volutas de humo de su cigarro se elevaban hasta el techo

Spanish Vocabulary 15 (6 decks)

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