useful miscellaneous stuff Flashcards

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1
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unusual

A

inusitado

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2
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an event

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un acontecimiento

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3
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a threshold

A

un umbral

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4
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a manoeuvre

A

una maniobra

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5
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to intend to do something

A

pensar hacer algo

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6
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a reliable figure

A

una cifra fiable

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7
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a reliable person

A

una persona en la que se puede confiar

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8
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the intended project

A

el proyecto deseado / planeado

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9
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expert advice

A

el asesoramiento de un experto

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10
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a consultancy

A

una asesoría

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11
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verifiable

A

comprobable

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to launch, to implement, set in motion

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poner en marcha

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13
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to have the same significance, the same weight as something else

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tener el mismo peso de algo diferente

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to challenge, to defy

A

desafiar

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15
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a delay (not retraso)

A

una demora

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16
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with respect to something

A

con respecto a algo

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17
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a phase, a stage

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una etapa

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18
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a medida que

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as, because

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a finding, a discovery

A

un hallazgo

20
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hacer hincapié en algo

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to emphasise or insist on something

21
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the study focuses on the impact, efficiency, relevance and accountability of the fund

A

el examen centra en la repercusión, eficiencia, pertinencia y rendición de cuentas del fondo

22
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a position, a role

A

un cargo, un puesto, un papel

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give an order to do something

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dar una orden de hacer algo

24
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the order of succession

A

el orden sucesorio

25
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a non-governmental organization

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una organización no gubernamental

26
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a charity

A

una organización benéfica

27
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a consultation

A

una consulta

28
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an application

A

una solicitud

29
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a draft

A

un borrador

30
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A diagram

A

Un diagrama/ una gráfica

31
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A slide

A

Una diapositiva

32
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A graph

A

Un gráfico

33
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A cross-cutting priority

A

Una prioridad transversal

34
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Links (not vínculos)

A

Lazos

35
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A nightmare

A

Una pesadilla

36
Q

Slides

A

Las diapositivas

37
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Assurances

A

Una garantía

38
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I assure you that we will remove the rubbish

A

Les aseguro que quitamos la basura

39
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To ignore, to belittle

A

Ningunear

40
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Self-improvement, betterment

A

Superación individual

41
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Arremeter contra

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To lash out at

42
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Dar la espalda a algo

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To turn ones back on something, give the cold shoulder to

43
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Salpicar

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To sprinkle, to splash (including fig. sprinkle with humour)

44
Q

El chicle

A

Chewing gum

45
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I Offer a helping hand to someone

A

Yo tiendo la mano a alguien

46
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To resist someone’s spell

A

Resistirse a su encanto

47
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He undermines the president’s political power

A

Él le resta su poder político