Unit 3 Flashcards

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1
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el barniz

A

varnish, glaze

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2
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la víbora

A

viper

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3
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to realize

A

darse cuenta

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4
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el porvenir

A

future

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5
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el rezagado

A

Straggler, one who is left behind on a march; tramp, one too indolent to work.
Visas: an overstay

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6
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dirt cheap; simple, dead easy

A

tirado

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7
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empaparse de

A

to soak up, immerse oneself in

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8
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la queja

A

complaint

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9
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to draw up (lista); to prepare (plato)

A

confeccionar

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10
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darse cuenta

A

to realize

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11
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to leave someone in the lurch

A

dejar tirado

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12
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la prueba

A

proof, evidence (i.e., no tengo pruebas)

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13
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la mano de obra

A

labor

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14
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to warn

A

avisar

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15
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el asunto

A

matter, issue

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16
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avisar

A

to warn

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17
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confeccionar

A

to draw up (lista); to prepare (plato)

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18
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el maltrato

A

mistreatment, abuse

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19
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viper

A

la víbora

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20
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tumbar

A

to knock over or down

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21
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el recaudo

A

1 (Economía) collection
2 (cuidado) care; protection; (precaución) precaution

22
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rezagar

A

to overstay, to lag/stay behind

23
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la varita

A

wand

“con la misma varita a todo el mundo” = “Paint with the same brush…”

24
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to realize

A

darse cuenta

25
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la acotación

A

boundary mark, limit

26
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paupérrimo, -a

A

very poor

27
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proof, evidence (i.e., no tengo pruebas)

A

la prueba

28
Q

burlar(se) de

A

to make fun of somebody

29
Q

los nexos

A

connections

30
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empapar

A

to soak

31
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to dodge; To cleverly elude or shun a conflict, risk, or difficulty

A

sortear

32
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álgido, -a

A

critical, decisive

33
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darse cuenta

A

to realize

34
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el muro

A

wall

35
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dejar tirado

A

to leave someone in the lurch

35
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estar pendiente

A

to keep an eye on something or somebody

36
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ensañar

A

to irritate, to enrage

37
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average

A

promedio

38
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soltar

A

to let go of, to release

39
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promedio

A

average

40
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los antecedentes

A

precedent, records, background

41
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to let go of, to release

A

soltar

42
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suceder

A

to happen

43
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to happen

A

suceder

44
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ensañarse con

A

to torment, to treat cruelly

45
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connections

A

los nexos

46
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sortear

A

to dodge; To cleverly elude or shun a conflict, risk, or difficulty

47
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tirado

A

dirt cheap; simple, dead easy

48
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(quedar) impune

A

(to remain/go) unpunished

49
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to knock over or down

A

tumbar