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C1.1 - EOI > Unit 13 - News and the media > Flashcards

Unit 13 - News and the media Flashcards

1
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Explosión, estallido

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Blast

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Daño, pérdida

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Toll

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Número de muertos, estadística de muertos

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Death toll

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Rajar (con un cuchillo)

Recortar (gastos, empleos,….)

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To slash

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Alabar, felicitar

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To praise

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Avance, logro

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Breakthrough

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Retirarse de, salirse de

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To pull out of

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Juramento, promesa; voto

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Vow

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Prometer, jurar hacer algo

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To vow to do

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Descartar

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To rule out

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Tomar por la fuerza; agarrar a

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To seize “siis “

ˈsiːz

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Arrebato, estallido, explosión

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.Outburst

ˈaʊtbɜːrst

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13
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Enfrentamiento, choque

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Clash

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14
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Desilución repentina

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Pang of disappointment

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15
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No estar de acuerdo con; tener un enfrentamiento con

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To clash with

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To hop on: subir a (bicicleta, autobús)

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To get into

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17
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Estar a punto de hacer algo(2)

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To be about to do st / To be On the brink of doing st

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18
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Prohibir

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To ban

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19
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Medidas severas

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Crackdown

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20
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Tomar medidas severas contra..; ponerse serio con

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To crackdown on

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21
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Soborno (hecho y ofrecido)

Soborno y corrupción

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Bribery ˈbraɪbəri (el hecho)
Bribe. (lo ofrecido)
Bribery and corruption

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22
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Recibir algo de forma positiva (noticias, …)

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To hailx

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23
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Filtrar (revelar secretos, información , …)

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To leak

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24
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Inversión

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Stake

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25
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Prohibir, bloquear, vetar (a alguien)

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To bar sb

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Absolver; encontrar no culpable, declarar inocente

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To clear sb

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27
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Grúa

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Crane

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Grúa (la que se lleva los coches)

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Tow truck

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29
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Falta, escasez (de)

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Lack (of)

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30
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Guiar, liderar, conducir

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To lead-led-led

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31
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Dificultad, problema; molestia (de molestar a alguien)

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Hassle

ˈhæsəl

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32
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Posar para una foto

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To pose

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33
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Adj + enough

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Suficientemente, lo suficiente (detrás de adj)

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34
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Baño, servicio, aseo

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Loo

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35
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Enough + noun (countable/uncontable)

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suficiente / suficientes

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36
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Manejar mal un asunto

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To mishandle st

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37
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Alcantarilla

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Gutter

ˈgʌtər

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38
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Suficientemente (adj) como para + infinitivo

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Adj + enough + infinitivo con to

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39
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Impar; raro, extraño; sin pareja

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Odd

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40
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Enfrentarse; no estar de acuerdo

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To clash

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41
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Mentir

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To lie - lied - lied (lying)

ˈlaɪ. - liːd

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42
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Dar información confidencial

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To tip off

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43
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Tirado en la calle

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To lie in the gutter

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44
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Principal (adj)

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lead (adj)

ˈliːd

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45
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Ser bueno en hacer algo

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To be good at -ing

46
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Página rota, desgarrada

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Torn page

47
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Escabullirse, correr deprisa

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To scuttle

48
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Torpe; complicado; embarazoso; / adverbios

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Awkward (adj) / awkwardly (adv). “Ok ued “

ˈɔːkwərd

49
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Tumbarse, echarse

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To lie - lay - lain (lying)

ˈlaɪ
ˈleɪ
ˈleɪn

50
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No parar, ir de un lado para otro

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To be on the go

51
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Pescar al alguien importante, exitoso

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To land a big fish

52
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Prensa sensacionalista

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Gutter press

53
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despedicidar tu oportunidad, malograr una oportunidad

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To blow your chance (blow-blew-blown)

ˈbləʊ. ˈjɔːr

54
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Tratar mal a una persona

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To mishandle sb

ˌmɪsˈhændəl

55
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Desilusión, decepción

A

Disappointment

56
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Van a ser las una de la mañana

A

It´s getting on for one in the morning

57
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Punzada, emoción repentina, arranque de …. (Celos, hambre, ….) / arrebato de …

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Pang of st

58
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Estar a punto de

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To be on the brink of

59
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Alegre; optimista

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Upbeat

60
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Caldo, sopa

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Broth

61
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Salir, irse discretamente

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To slip out

62
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To get into: subir a (bicicleta, autobús)

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To hop on

63
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Asco, repugnancia

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Revulsion

64
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Gusano, lombriz, virus informático (gusano)

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Worm

wɜːm

65
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Pujar

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To bid

66
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Oferta

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Bid

67
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ain´t

ˈeɪnt

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am not; is not; are not

68
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salir del cascarón

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To hatch

69
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Mantenerse optimista

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To remain upbeat

70
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Ofrecer algo por algo

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To bid (st) for (st)

71
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To get away with murder

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irse de rositas, esquivar el castigo

72
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Escaparse

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To get away

73
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Adquisición, absorción, compra

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Takeover

74
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Oferta Pública de Acciones - OPA

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Takeover bid

75
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Ser / mostrarse optimista

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To be upbeat

76
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Muerto de cansancio

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Dead on my feet

77
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Isn´t it?

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Innit?

78
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Librarse de la cárcel, salirse con la suya

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To get away with

79
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Bajarse (autobús, tren, …)

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To get off

80
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Librarse de un castigo, salir impune

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To get off

81
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Ganar dinero de forma deshonesta

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To line your own pockets

82
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Forrar (el interior de una caja, ….)

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To line

83
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Forrar (un libro…)

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To cover

84
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Desestimar (un juicio,….)

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To dismiss

85
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Me lo creeré cuando lo vea

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I´ll believe it when it happens

86
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Pronto, próximamente

A

coming up

87
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En poco más de un año

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In just over a year

88
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Meter cizaña, armar lío

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To stir up trouble

89
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Escándalo

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fuss

90
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Montar un lío

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To make a fuss

91
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Como si a alguien le importara

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As if anyone cares

92
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Matrimonio de conveniencia

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Sham marriage

93
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Gas lacrimógeno

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Tear gas

94
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Valentía, valor

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Bravery

ˈbreɪvəri

95
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Cóctel molotov

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Petrol bomb

96
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Desactivación de bomba

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Bomb disposal

97
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Unidad de desactivación de bombas

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Bomb disposal unit

98
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Motivos/razones de salud

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Health grounds

99
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Empatar el partido

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To draw the match

100
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Desembolso económico

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Payout

101
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Ir a la quiebra

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To go bust

102
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Discutir (de discusión)

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To argue

ˈɑːrgjuː

103
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Recurso, apelación (legal)

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Appeal

104
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Atractivo, encanto (sustantivo)

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Appeal

105
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Atractivo sexual

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Sex appeal

106
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Ponte en su lugar (de él)

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Put yourself in his shoes

107
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Llamar (taxi), hacer la señal de llamarlo

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To hail

108
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Filtración (secreto, información); fuga, gotera

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Leak

109
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Soy lo suficientemente alta como para subir a la montaña rusa.

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I am tall enough to go in the rollercoaster.

110
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Creo que el plato está suficientemente caliente.

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I think the dish is hot enough.

111
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Metraje, grabación

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