Ultra 7/3/14 Flashcards

1
Q

comeback win

A

la remontada

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2
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a glass bead

A

un abalorio

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3
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to take a liking for

A

tomar afición a

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4
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to like, be fond of

A

tener afición a

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5
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he paints as a hoby

A

pinta por afición

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6
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to alarm

to get alarmed

A

alarmar

alarmarse

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7
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rags (ropa vieja y rota)

A

el andrajo

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8
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If you go to the opera dressed in rags the will not let you enter

A

Si vas a la ópera envuelta en un andrajo no te dejarán entrar.

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9
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cave, cavern, dump, dive

A

un antro

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10
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a den of iniquity

A

un antro de corupción

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11
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to crowd together, bunch together, press together, pack in

A

apiñar(se)

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12
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red glow, red clouds

her rosy cheekc

A

el arrebol

el arrebol de sus mejillas

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13
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barrier

the safety barrier

A

la barrera

la barrera de seguridad

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14
Q

generation gap

A

la barrera generacional
la brecha generacional
la laguna generacional

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15
Q

to scorch, singe

A

chamuscar(se)

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16
Q

He burned himself (or: singed himself) while he was lighting the blowtorch.

A

Se chamuscó la mano al encender el soplete.

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17
Q
laquer
patent leather (shoes)
A
el charol
(zapatos de) charol
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18
Q

The judge ordered the accused to appear in court every week

A

El juez conminó al imputado a presentarse todas las semanas en el juzgado.

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19
Q

The king pressed (or: pressured) him to complete the mission.

A

El rey lo conminó a que cumpliese la misión.

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20
Q

the players selected by the trainer

A

los jugadores convocados por el entrenador

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21
Q

they called journalists to a press conference

A

convocaron a los periodistas a una rueda de prense

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22
Q

it makes me mad/really annoys me when you lie to me

A

me da coraje que me mientas

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23
Q

what a pain!

A

¡que coraje!

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24
Q

a military uprising

A

un cuartelazo

una cuartelada

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25
Q

i didn’t get much work done today

A

hoy no me ha cundido el trabajo

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26
Q

don’t panic!

A

¡que no cunda el pánico!

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27
Q

The fear of great losses spread among the investors.

A

El miedo a grandes pérdidas cundió entre los inversores.

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28
Q

I prefer morning shifts because for me work goes faster than the afternoon.

A

Prefiero el turno de mañanas porque el trabajo me cunde más que por la tarde

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29
Q

a curfew

A

un toque de queda

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30
Q

to do piecework

piecework

A

trabajar a destajo

trabajo a destajo

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31
Q

to faid

A

desteñir, descolorar

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32
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to summon, convene

to place, site

A

emplazar

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33
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to call on sb to do sth

A

emplazar a algn a hacer algo

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34
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to lift, pinch, swipe

A

escamotear

35
Q

With a slight of the hand he swiped the coin

A

Con un juego de manos escamoteó la moneda.

36
Q

to dig, scratch, up, rummage

to rummage, pry (fig)

A

escarbar (en, entre)

37
Q

The dog dug in the garden

A

El perro escarbaba en el jardín

38
Q

He rummaged through the old papers

A

Escarbó entre los viejos papeles

39
Q

to blurt out

40
Q

She blurted out that she wanted a divorce in the middle of the family dinner

A

Le espetó que quería el divorcio en medio de la cena familiar.

41
Q

a thorn

A

una espina

42
Q

to avoid, dodge, side-step

43
Q

to wreak havoc

A

hacer estragos

44
Q

hay

45
Q

loose/frayed thread

A

una hilacha

46
Q

a hairpin

A

una horquilla

47
Q

to humiliate, humble

48
Q

to swallow one’s pride, humble o.s

A

humillarse

49
Q

he didn’t bat an eyelid

A

ni se inmutó

50
Q

he carried on unperturbed

A

siguió sin inmutarse

51
Q

to mark, stake out

52
Q

to mark the way

A

jalonar el camino

53
Q

But it is inevitably going to be a tough process with difficulties and disappointments on the way.

A

Pero, inevitablemente, va a ser un proceso duro jalonado de dificultades y decepciones.

54
Q

a migraine

A

una jaqueca

55
Q

mottled, speckled

56
Q

a syringe

A

una jeringa

57
Q

a den, burrow, warren

A

una madriguera

58
Q
long hair
a mane (fig and lit)
A

una melena

59
Q

to let one’s hair down

A

soltarse la melena

60
Q

i never noticed

A

no me había fijado

61
Q

i didn’t notice anything odd

A

no noté nada raro`

62
Q

to notice

A

fijarse, darse cuenta, notar

63
Q

a tall story, lie

A

una patraña

64
Q

an easy chair

A

una poltrona

65
Q

a perk

the perks of the job

A

una prebenda

las prebendas del cargo

66
Q

to schedule, to plan, to determine

67
Q

I need to set the alarm clock so that it goes off at 6 exactly

A

Hay que programar el despertador para que suene a las seis en punto.

68
Q

a dignitary, a famous citizen, a notable, leader

A

un prócer

69
Q

an eminent writer

A

un prócer de las letras

70
Q

neat, tidy, faultless, meticulous

71
Q

She thought that she could not be beautiful if she were not neat

A

Pensaba que no se podía ser bella sin ser pulcra.

72
Q

a scratch

A

un rasguño, un arañazo

73
Q

to come out of it without a scratch

A

salir sin un rasguño

74
Q

a spare part

a spare tire

A

un repuesto

una rueda de repuesto

75
Q

a rattle (baby toy)

A

un sonajero

76
Q

to stimulate (growth, etc)

77
Q

to rouse to revolt, stir up to rebellion (to revolt)

A

sublevar(se)

78
Q

His speech stirred up the spirit of the people

A

Su discurso sublevó los ánimos de la gente.

79
Q

The sailors mutinied against the captain.

A

Los marineros se sublevaron contra el capitán

80
Q

to mutiny

A

amotinarse, rebelarse, sublevarse

81
Q

to fester, produce pus

82
Q

The wound got infected and is festering

A

La herida se infectó y ahora supura.

83
Q

to vilify, despise, scorn, revile

A

vilipendiar

84
Q

to cheer, acclaim

to cheer the team

A

vitorear

vitorear al equipo