ultra 6/16/2014 Flashcards

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to result in, lead to, give rise to

to carry, transport, haul

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acarrear

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That type of behavior leads to (or: results in) consequences that you’ll have to confront.

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Ese tipo de comportamiento acarrea unas consecuencias que tendrás que afrontar.

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He’s passed the day lugging things from one room to the other

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Se ha pasado el día acarreando cosas de una habitación a la otra

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accommodating, obliging, pliable

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acomodadizo (complaciente, manejable)

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busy

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ajetreado

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we had to sell everything at a very low price

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hemos tenido que venderlo todo a un precio muy ajustado

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an accurate portrait of society

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un ajustado retrato de la sociedad

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the blouse was very tight on her

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la blusa le quedaba muy ajustada

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train platform

quayside (muelle)

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el andén

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calm, placid, tame, gentle

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apacible (animal, persona)

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to take pity on

to move to pity

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apiadarse de, compadecerse

apiadar

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to cram, pack in, squeeze in

to crowd together

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apiñar

apiñarse

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unfriendly, fierce, gruff

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arisco

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Don’t be unfriendly, try to be more sociable

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No seas arisco, trata de ser más sociable.

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to discard, neglect, forget, put aside

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arrumbar

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your grey hair made you look much olde

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el pelo blanco te aventejaba mucho

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a bathrobe, dressing gown

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una bata

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the same old story

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la misma cantinela

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and all that jazz

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y toda esa cantinela

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pit (stone), cob

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el carozo

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vulgar, tasteless, course, in bad taste

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chabacano

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The house is beautiful but it is a shame that it is painted in such a gaudy color

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La casa es hermosa pero es una lástima que esté pintada de un color tan chabacano.

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the spokesman declined to go into details

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el portavoz no quiso concretar más datos

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call me to settle the details

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llámame para concretar los detalles

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He summed up the four most important points.
Concretó los cuatro puntos más importantes.
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to follow (2) government orders
seguir/cumplir las consignas del gobierno
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a chest of drawers
una cómoda
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ninteenth century (adj)
decimonónico
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gaunt, drawn, emaciated
demacrado
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The emaciated face of the old man foretold his death.
El rostro demacrado del anciano anunciaba su muerte.
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to demolish, raze, destroy 3 | to fall down, collapse 4
derrumbar, abatir, tumbar derrumbarse, derribarse, desmoronarse, desplomarse
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to overthrow 2
derrocar, derribar
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to depose, dismiss from office 2
deponer, destituir
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absurd, preposterous
descabellado
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failure
un fracaso
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mistrustful, suspicious 3
desconfiado, suspicaz, receloso
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cautious 3
cauto, precavido, cauteloso
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to distrust sb
desconfiar de algo/algn
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beware of imitations
desconfíe de las imitaciones
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to be out of place, to clash (with), to be inappropriate
desentonar (con)
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os edificios de cristal y acero desentonan en este paraíso tropical.
Los edificios de cristal y acero desentonan en este paraíso tropical.
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to be anxious/eager to do sth
estar deseoso de hacer algo
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to strip bare, unharness, dismantle
desguarnecer
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the plundering | the plunder, the loot
el despojo | el despojo, el botín
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the rubble
los escombros
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to put out of tune, to upset, to disturb | to get out of tune, to get upset
destemplar | destemplarse
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that sets my teeth on edge
con eso me destemplo
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to confuse, tangle, complicate 4
embrollar, enredar, liar, complicar
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a muddle, tangle, confusion
un embrollo, un enredo, un lío
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to face, face up to, confront
encarar
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to confront sb
encararse a/con algn
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to grow fond of, get attached to
encariñarse con
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She grew so fond of the house that she decided to buy it.
Se encariñó tanto con la casa que decidió comprarla
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to reproach
enrostrar, reprochar
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a dream, daydream, fantasy
un ensueño
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a dream world | a dream kitchen
un mundo de ensueño | una cocina de ensueño
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to swipe, lift, pinch 5
escamotear, birlar, quitar, robar, hurtar
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astilla de material duro
una esquirla (de vidrio, cristal)
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Beaches are always full during the summer months
Las playas siempre están llenas en el periodo estival.
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scrubber, scouring pad
un estropajo
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weak, bloodless, exhausted
exangüe
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after several days of walking without eating he was exhausted
Tras varios días de caminar y sin comer estaba exangüe.
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exhausted 4
extenuado, exhausto, agotado, abatido
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a puppet, marionette | a loudmouth, braggart
un fantoche
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to celebrate, to wine and dine
festejar
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We are going to celebrate the victory of the team with a big party
Vamos a festejar el triunfo del equipo con una gran fiesta.
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to oversee, control, inspect
fiscalizar
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to tell you the truth
si he de ser franco
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in visible decline
en franca decadencia
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in open rebellion
en franca rebeldía
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duty free | duty free zone
franco de derechos | una zona franca
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to harass, plague, pester 3
hostigar, acosar, asediar
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in the area around the forest, in the vicinity of the forest
en las inmediaciones del bosque
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the vicinity, surrounding area
las inmediaciones, los aledaños, los alrededores, las cercanías
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to intersperse sth with, to place sth among sth, to mix sth with sth
intercalar
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a number of photographs have been inserted into the text
en el texto se han intercalado bastantes fotografías
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they served apertifs between courses
daban unos aperitivos intercalados entre los platos
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just when
justamente ahora que...
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it happened exactly a year ago
ocurrió hace justamente un año
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exactly the opposite
justamente lo contrario
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to tilt, tip 3 | to lean towards
ladear, inclinar, soslayar | ladearse a
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a gravestone, tombston
una lápida, una losa conmemorativa
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slab, cement flor, dishes
una (la) losa
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shyster lawyer
un/a leguleyo/a
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withered, faded, shriveled 4
marchito, mustio, ajado, deslucido
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healthy, glowing, leafy 3
lozano, sano, frondoso
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a butch (derogatory)
un marimacho
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a fraternal twin
un mellizo
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to prowl
merodear
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That winter a wolf prowled the farm
Aquel invierno un lobo merodeaba por la granja.
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to pry into, snoop in | nosy, busybody (2)
fisgar (en) | un fisgón, un metiche
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I am always drowsy after eating
Después de comer siempre me entra la modorra.
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drowsiness
la modorra, el sopor, el sueño
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a water mill | a windmill
un molino de agua | un molino de viento
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daughter in law | son in law
la nuera | el yerno
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Your arrival was timely
Fue oportuna tu llegada
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his call could not have come at a better moment
su llamada no pudo ser más oportuna
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i didn't think it was appropriate to tell him
no me pareció oportuno decírselo
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native to, indigenous to
oriundo de
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garbage, junk 3 | shoddy
(de) pacotilla, baratija, desecho
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baby food
la papilla, mush
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to be shattered, smashed to pieces | to beat to a pulp
estar hecho papilla hacer papilla
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to harm, be detrimental to
perjudicar
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setback, damage, harm, loss
un perjuicio
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at the detriment/expense of sth
en perjuicio de algo
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caused him great harm/damage
le produjo un grave perjuicio
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vacancy, post, job
una plaza
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within the specified period
dentro del plazo previsto
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when is the deadline?
¿cuándo vence el plazo?
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to pay for sth in installments
pagar algo a plazos
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satin
el raso
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the sky is clear | a cloudless sky
está raso | el cielo raso
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reconsider
recapacitar
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He reconsidered (or: rethought) the decision and returned to the assembly meeting.
Recapacitó la decisión y volvió a la reunión de la asamblea.
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to replace sth/sb with sth/sb
reemplazar a algo/algn con/por algn/algo
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copy, mimic, parody, ape, mimick 4
remedar, imitar, parodiar
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The bridal gown copies the one worn by the princess on her wedding day
El traje de novia remeda al que llevaba la princesa el día de su boda.
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an imitation, copy 4 | a parody
un remedo, una parodia, una imitación, una copia
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to send, refer, mail
remitir
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They sent (or: referred) the patient to a psychiatric specialis
Al paciente lo remitieron a un especialista en psiquiatría.
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removal
la remoción, la eliminación
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unpleasant aftertaste | aftertaste
el resabio | el regusto
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to smack of
tener resabios de
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layperson, layman | the laity
un seglar | los seglares
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baby born two months premature
sietemesino
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to stir up, rouse, rouse to revolt
soliviantar, alborotar, instigar
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Subversive groups incited the university students.
Los grupos subversivos soliviantaron a los estudiantes.
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a sleeping pill | sleep inducing
un somnífero | somnífero
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a blowtorch
un soplete
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the curtain | the Iron Curtain
el telón | el telón de acero
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to shiver/tremble (with/from)
tiritar (de)
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She was shaking with cold after swimming in the pool
Tiritaba de frío después de bañarse en la piscina.
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haggard, run-down 2
trasnochado, ojeroso
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obsolete, outmoded, outdated 3
trasnochado, anticuado, obsoleto
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to carve, cut up (the turkey)
trinchar (el pavo)
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a rogue, rascal
un truhán
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a sailing boat, sailboat
un velero
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to be in the mood for
estar en vena para
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when he gets the urge
cuando le da la vena
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a rough path, a short cut
los vericuetos
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worry, anxiety 3
la zozobra, la angustia, la congoja
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Not knowing what will happen with my job makes me very anxious
El no saber qué pasará con mi trabajo me produce una gran zozobra.
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to be in danger (a ship), to sink, go down 3 | to worry
zozobrar, naufragar, hundirse
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a capsizing, overturning, sinking
una zozobra, un naufragio
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a shipwreck | a person from a shipwreck
un náufrago | un naufragio