useful miscellaneous stuff Flashcards

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unusual

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inusitado

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an event

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un acontecimiento

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3
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a threshold

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un umbral

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a manoeuvre

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una maniobra

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5
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to intend to do something

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pensar hacer algo

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a reliable figure

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una cifra fiable

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7
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a reliable person

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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

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el asesoramiento de un experto

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10
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a consultancy

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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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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

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desafiar

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a delay (not retraso)

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una demora

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16
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with respect to something

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con respecto a algo

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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

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un hallazgo

20
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hacer hincapié en algo

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to emphasise or insist on something

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

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

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a position, a role

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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

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the order of succession

A

el orden sucesorio

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a non-governmental organization
una organización no gubernamental
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a charity
una organización benéfica
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a consultation
una consulta
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an application
una solicitud
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a draft
un borrador
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A diagram
Un diagrama/ una gráfica
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A slide
Una diapositiva
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A graph
Un gráfico
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A cross-cutting priority
Una prioridad transversal
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Links (not vínculos)
Lazos
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A nightmare
Una pesadilla
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Slides
Las diapositivas
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Assurances
Una garantía
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I assure you that we will remove the rubbish
Les aseguro que quitamos la basura
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To ignore, to belittle
Ningunear
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Self-improvement, betterment
Superación individual
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Arremeter contra
To lash out at
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Dar la espalda a algo
To turn ones back on something, give the cold shoulder to
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Salpicar
To sprinkle, to splash (including fig. sprinkle with humour)
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El chicle
Chewing gum
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I Offer a helping hand to someone
Yo tiendo la mano a alguien
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To resist someone’s spell
Resistirse a su encanto
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He undermines the president’s political power
Él le resta su poder político