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To hold back, to stop; to stagnate (economía)

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Estancarse

La economía global se estancará en torno al 3%

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To put in writing, to draw up (contrato)

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Redactar

Tengo que redactar un ensayo para mi clase.

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To prescribe (medicamentos)

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Recetar

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To predict

Just as the experts foretold, there was

(One) it is predicted that 3/4 of the worlds population will be urban in 2050

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Predecir

Tal y como predijeron los expertos, hubo un…

Se predice que tres cuartas partes de la población mundial serán urbanas para 2050

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To land (avión)

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Aterrizar

El pilotó aterizzó a las 4.

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To back (something)

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Respaldar

Los vendedores respaldan su productos.

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To rehearse (teatro)

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Ensayar

Cómo ensaya la voz para los conciertos?

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To refer

It refers to an urgent matter which we will be discussing this afternoon.

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Referirse

Se refiere a un asunto urgente que trataremos esta tarde.

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To spread

Spread a spoonful of refried beans on each totopo and sprinkle cheese on top of them

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Untar

Unta una cucharada de frijoles fritos en cada totopo y esparce queso encima de ellos.

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To marinate

Marinade (la salsa)

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Escabechar

El escabeche

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To refuse

To foretell, presage

To show off

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Rehusar (rechazar es más fuerte como reject)

Presagiar

Presumir

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To hold back; to stall ; to dam

It was on its way to achieving it in 2017, but it stalled.

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Estancarse

Iba camino a lograrlo en 2017 pero se estancó.

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To put in writing; to draw up

Did you write the memo?

He drew up a contract

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Redactar

Redactaste el memorando?

Redactó un contrato.

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To publicize; to disclose; circulate/ spread (noticias, ideas, etc)

The government will be responsible for publicizing the new regulations.

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Divulgar

El gobierno se encargará de divulgar la nueva normativa.

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To budget
“How to buy and budget healthy foods”

“The budget”

We will vote to approve the budget at the annual meeting

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Presupuestar
Cómo comprar y presupuestar alimentos saludables

El presupuesto
“Votaremos para aprobar el presupuesto en la junta anual”

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16
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To lose weight

Useful suggestions to lose weight

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Bajar de peso

Sugerencias útiles para bajar de peso

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To add (incorporare, in general)

Cooking with wine doesn’t add extra calories to your dish

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Añadir

El cocinar con vino no añade calorías extra a su platillo

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To reduce, diminish

The only way to lose weight is to to reduce the consumption of calories

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Disminuir

La única manera de perder peso es disminuir el consumo de calorías

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To harden

Gelatin hardens (your) nails.

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Endurecer

Las gelatinas endurecen las uñas.

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To package, to bottle

Orange juice is bottled/packaged

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Envasarse

Se envasa el jugo de naranja

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You have to be, u need to be

To have healthy kids u have to be a healthy and balanced mom.

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Hacer falta ser

Para tener hijos sanos hace falta ser una mamá sana y equilibrada

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To give preference to

Moms forget their own health, giving preference to the wellbeing of their children

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Anteponer

Las mamas se olvidan de su propia salud, anteponiendo el bienestar de sus hijos.

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23
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Begin to

But what they dont begin to think is that children need healthy moms, not sick, exhuasted and stressed moms

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Ponerse a

Pero lo que no se ponen a pensar es que los niños necesitan mamás sanas, no mamás enfermas, agotadas y estresadas

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To declare, allege

Many moms allege that in the midst of such a revolution they never have time for themselves

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Alegar

Muchas madres alegan es que en medio de tanta revolución , nunca tienen tiempo para ellas mismas

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25
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To get used up in giving

Of course you (tú) love your children and u would do anything for them, but your life gets used up in giving.

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Irse en dar

Por supuesto, amas a tus niños y harías todo por ellos, pero la vida se te va en dar.

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26
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To be able to realize that

You will be able to realize that when you are ‘empty’ your lids want more from you. (Tú)

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Poder darse cuenta de que

Podrás darte cuenta de que cuando estás ‘vacía’ tus niños quieren más de ti

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To take a rest (break)

Take a break and fill up your life. (Tú)

Take time for yourself

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Tomarse descanso

Tómate descanso y llena tu vida

Tómate tiempo para ti

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To get over, overcome

Be selfish, get over guilt. (Tú)

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Superar

Sé egoísta, supera culpa.

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To provide

Be a mom that provides her kids and herself with healthy foods.

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Proveer a

Sé una mamá que provea a los niños y a ti misma de alimentos saludables.

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Turn off

Turn off the tv and carry out activities with ur kids. (Tú)

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Apagar

Apaga el televisor y realiza actividades con tus hijos.

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To emphasize that

And once more, Marla emphasizes that the secret to achieving balance self knowledge and imagining the future of your kids.

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Hacer hincapié en que

Y de nuevo, Marla hace hincapié en que el secreto para lograr el balance es el autoanálisis y el imaginar el futuro de tus hijos.

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To try to

With the passage time, trying to be wonder woman will only leave you (tú) with feelings of emptiness, depression and dispair.

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Tratar de

Con el paso de tiempo, tratar de ser la Mujer Maravilla sólo te dejará sentimientos de vacío, depresión y desesperanza.

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To become green again; to revive (interés, sentimientos)

The trees become green again every spring.

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Reverdecer

Los árboles reverdecen en cada primavera.

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To sprinkle

Chia seeds can be sprinkled on salads

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Espolvorear

La semillas de chía se pueden espolvorear en ensaladas

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To sprout

The flowering plant can sprout in a matter of days

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Retoñar

La planta floreciente puede retoñar en cuestión de días

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To suppress

Mati suppressed a yawn, but i think he noticed.

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Reprimir

Mati reprimió un bostezo pero creo que se dio cuenta

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To strengthen

To reinforce, to enhance

There are easy techniques to strengthen your memory and reinforce your intellectual capacity

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Fortalecer

Potenciar

Hay técnicas fáciles para fortalecer su memoria y potenciar su capacidad intelectual

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To swallow; to gobble, to down

Anger and anxiety over time will begin to swallow the parts of our brain responsable for memory

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Engullir

Ira y la ansiedad, empezará con el tiempo a engullir las partes de nuestro cerebro responsables de la memoria.

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To skimp on, to spare

Skimping on fats can be devastating, even for an adult brain.

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Escatimar

Escatimar en grasas puede ser devastador, incluso para un cerebro adulto.

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To pay attention

It’s important to pay attention to the photographs

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Prestar atención

Es importante prestar atención a las fotografías

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To insulate

The better insulated the cell is, the more rapidly it will send messages.

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Aislar

Cuanto mejor aislada está una célula, más rápido podrá enviar mensajes.

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To postpone, delay

Studies have demonstrated that practicing some of these activities day helps to postpone the loss of memory

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Retrasar

Los estudios han demostrado que practicar alguna de estas actividades a diario ayuda a retrasar la pérdida de memoria

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To stick out (portrude); to stand out (surpass others; be different from)

If you 7 feet tall one can say you stand out among other people.

My brother is not a very good student but he stands out in sports.

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Sobresalir

Si Ud. tiene siete pies de estatura se puede decir que usted sobresale entre otras personas.

Mi hermano no es muy buen estudiante, pero sobresale los deportes.

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To be equivalent to (ser igual)

There are 100 centsvon a dollar

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Equivaler A

Un dólar equivale a cien centavos

  • yo equivalgo…(present)
  • yo equivaldría … (Conditional)
  • yo equivalga.. . (Subj)
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45
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Defeat

Our team beat its opponent 3-0.

The political analysts forsee a defeat of the opposition in the elections.

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Derrotar

Nuestro equipo derrotó a su contrincante a 3-0.

Los analistas políticos provén una derrota de la oposición en las elecciones

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To come from (to originate)

The word hacer cones from the latin facere.

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Provenir

La palabra hacer proviene del latín facere.

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To entertain

You always entertain your friends (tú)

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Entretener

Tú siempre entretienes a tus amigos.

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To curse

When i dont get what i want, i curse my luck

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Maldecir

Cuando no consigo lo que quiero, maldigo mi suerte

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To cross out

The editor crossed out my mistakes and returned his edits to me

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Tachar

El editor tachó mis errores y me devolvió sus correcciones

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To undermine (weaken)
To dig under (excavate)

Don’t let those lies undermine your self confidence

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Socovar

No dejes que esas mentiras socavan tu autoestima

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To be about to go

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Estar para ir

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To be about to do something

Were about to go to the movies

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Estar para + (infinitivo)

Estamos para salir al cine

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Yet to be done

I (still) have a letter to write

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Estar por hacer

Tengo una carta por escribir

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To stand in line

That means that i have to stand in line again!

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Haver cola

Eso signific que tengo que hacer cola otra vez!

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55
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To be leftover

I thought i didn’t have enough money but i paid the food of the 4 guests and i still had 4 dollars left over

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Sobrar

Pensé que no tenía suficiente dinero pero pagué la comida de los cuatro invitados y todavía me sobraron cuatro dólares

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56
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To raise a fuss

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Armar escándalo

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57
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To have available

Growing a garden is the most popular pastime among people who have a plot (of land) available

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Disponer de

El cultivar una huerta es el pasatiempo más popular entre las personas que disponen de un terreno.

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58
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Manage

Window boxes
Pots (flowers)

If you dont have a home garden who can manage with window boxes and pots.

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Arreglarse

Jardineras

Macetas

Si usted no tiene un jardín en el hogar, puede arreglarse con jardineras y macetas.

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To hold back laughter

My peers looked at me without being able to hold back their laughter.

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Aguantar la risa

Mis compañeros(colegas) me miraron sin poder aguantar la risa.

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To find, discover

I didnt find any church

We discovered a lovely little restaurant in Puerto Vallarta

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Hallar

No hallé ninguna iglesia

Hallamos un restaurante precioso en Puerto Vallarta

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To tempt

I’m very tempted by the salary

When walking (passing) past Mcd’s i gave in to temptation and bought a hamburger.

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Tentar *i-ie

El salario me tienta mucho

Al pasar por Mcd’s me tenté y me compré una hamburguesa. (Colloquial s cone- to give in to temp)

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To get hurt

You know that its dangerous and that many boys get hurt.

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Lesionarse

Sabe que es peligroso y que muchos niños se lesionan

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To learn by heart, to memoriZe

They receive the exam beforehand and memorize the answers without knowing anything

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Aprender de memoria

Ellos reciben el examen de antemano y aprenden de memoria las respuestas sin saber nada

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To wait for (to be in a state of expectation)

We’ve been waiting for your arrival for half an hour (tú)

I cant go out because im expecting some family members

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Aguardar

Llevamos media hora aguardando tu llegada.

No puedo salir porque estoy aguardando unos familiares

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To scribble

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Borronear

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To shake (move)

  • to beat (smack)

Shake the bottle to blend the ingredients

  • Dont forget to beat the rug to get out all the dust (tú)
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Sacudir

Sacude la botella para mezclar los ingredientes

No te olvidas de sacudir la alfombra para quitar el polvo

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To delicine (to dwindle, to go down)

Tin production in Bolivia began to decline in the 1980’s

Export demand has fallen off by over 50 percent since 2000

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Decaer

La producción de estaño en Bolivia empezó a decaer en los años ochenta

La demanda de exportaciones decayó en más del cincuenta por ciento desde 2000

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To forge (metal), to creat, to shape

Every experience shapes our destiny

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Forjar

Cada experiencia forja nuestro destino

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To lie (to be buried)

Here lie mortal remains of jim morrison

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Yacer

Aquí yacen los restos mortales de jim morrison

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To subtract; to minimize, to play down

They have done it to try to minimize the impact of the protest

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Restarle

Lo han hecho para intentar restarle impacto a la manifestación

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To tackle; to overcome; to attack

Lulu didnt know how to tackle The task of writing the bibliography for her English paper

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Acometer

Lulu no sabía cómo acometer la tarea de escribir la bibliografía de su trabajo de inglés

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To revoke

The traffic police revoked my license for driving under the influence of alcohol

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Revocar

La policía de tránsito revocó mi licencia por manejar en estado de ebriedad

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To burn (quemar), to be boiling hot

We’ll roast with this sub

It’s so damned hot in here, I’ll roast to death.

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Achicharrar

Nos vamos a achicharrar cono siga pegando el sol de esta manera

Hace mucho calor aquí. Me voy a achicharrar

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To move away (seperate); to walk away from (usado con de)

Children be careful! Don’t go too gar away from our cabin!

Move away from the area (tú)

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Alejarse

“Niños tengan cuidado! No se alejen mucho DE la cabaña”

Aléjate del área

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To silence (to hush) ; to fall silent; to be struck speechless

When Juan Gabriel died I was speechless

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Enmudecer

Cuando murió Juan Gabriel enmudecí

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To drip (dribble); to gush (pour)

I wiped off (cleaned) the blood that was dripping from my nose

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Chorrear

Me limpié la sangre que me chorreaba de la nariz

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To bind, to tie

She tied up the flowers and carried them on her back

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Atar

Ató las flores y las cargó en la espalda

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To defeat

Our team beat (defeated) its opponent 3-0

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Derrotar

Nuestro equipo derrotó a su contrincante con 3-0

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To spit

Can u bring me a towel? The baby is spitting up the formula

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Escupir

Me puedes traer una toalla? El bebé esta escupiendo la leche de fórmula

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To rise up in rebellion, revolt

A group of young people rose up calling for the release of their friend

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Sublevarse

Un grupo do jóvenes se sublevó pidiendo la libertad de su amigo

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To store, to put in a warehouse

I keep all of the canned food in this cupboard

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Almacenar

Almaceno toda la comida enlatada en este armario

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To nurse, to breastfeed

My sister prefers to breastfeed her baby instead of using a feeding bottle.

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Amamantar

Mi hermana prefiere amamantar a su bebé en vez de darle el biberón.

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To Drag (along the ground); to sweep away (el río)

Stop dragging your feet! (Tú)

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Arrastrar

Deja de arrastrar los pies!

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To cut (una extremidad ‘amputate’); to cut back, curtail (restringir)

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Cercenar

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To wander (about); walk around, stroll

He loved to wander about the country side at night in the mist.

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Deambular

Amaba deambular por el campo de noche en medio de la niebla

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Q

To lock up, enclose

Remember to lock up your jewelry in the safe

A

Encerrar (ie)

Acuérdate de encerrar su joyería en la caja fuerte

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
87
Q

To dwell, to reside (literary)

The landlord of the haunted house knew the ghost who dwelled there

A

Morar

El dueño de la casa encantada conocía la fantasma que allí moraba.

88
Q
  1. To snatch; (take violently)
  2. to stir (capticate)

She snatched his keys and told him she wouldnt let him drive drunk

A

Arrebatar

Le arrebató las llaves y le dijo que no iba a permitir que manejara ebrio

89
Q

To cool (make cold) , chill; turn cold (el tiempo)

The fresh air chilled the recently made food and i had to reheat it

A

Resfriar

El aire resfrío la comida recién hecha y tuve que volverla a calentar

90
Q

To move closer ; to move up against

Can u move the arm chair closer to the window? (Tu)

A

Arrimar

Puedes arrimar el sillón hacia la ventana?

91
Q

To sketch

I sketch a map of the town and passed it to frederick

A

Esbozar

Esbocé un maña del pueblo y se lo pasé a Frederico

92
Q

To pile up, to mount up

The books pile up on my bedroom floor bc i dont have any space left on my bookcase

A

Apilarse

Los libros se apilan en el suelo de mi habitación porque no tengo espacio en la estantería

93
Q

1.To squander, to throw away

Daniela squandered her inheritance and now she has nothing

  1. To radiate, to give off (exude)
    Jesica radiated happiness wherever she goes
A

Derrochar

Daniela derrochó su herencia y ahora no tiene nada

Jessica derrocha alegría dondequiera que va

94
Q

To spill (from container); to shed (sangre o lagrimas)

He spilled the juice
On the table

A

Derramar

Derramó el juego sobre la mesa

95
Q

To thread (aguja); to string (perlas)

A

Enhebrar

96
Q

To dip, to splash; to dip, to dunk

Canila took a piece of bread and dipped it in the sauce

Careful! (Mex) you are splashing the table cloth with sauce!

A

Pringar

Camila tomó un pedazo de pan y lo pringó en la salsa

Aguas! Estás pringando el mantel con salsa

97
Q

To be advisable (desirable), to agree

It would be worth considering the possibility of selling online

I think this is what we should do

A

Convenir

Conviene considerar la posibilidad de hacer ventas en línea

Creo que esto es lo que conviene hacer

98
Q

To undertake, to initiate (start up)

We have undertaken a campaign aimed at fundraising

If you want to start up a business the first thing you need is an investor

A

Emprender

Hemos emprendido una campaña dirigida a la recaudación de fondos

Si quieres emprender un negocio antes que nada necesitas inversores

99
Q

Compare (cotejar)

Our house is tiny compared with theirs

A

Comparar

Nuestra casa es minúscula comparada con la de ellos

100
Q
  1. To bribe
  2. To buy (figurative-to get around)

1a- you cant bribe him
2a- you cant buy me with perfume

A

Sobornar

No lo puede sobornar

No puedes sobornarme con perfume

101
Q

To sniff, to sniff around (snoop into)

  1. Will you stop prying into my things and get back to work?
A

Husmear

Quieres dejar de husmear mis cosas y volver a tu trabajo?

102
Q

To check, examine; verify (mex)

When they bring the bill please check that everything is right

Have you checked in your pockets?

A

Checar

Cuando traigan la cuenta, por favor checa que todo esté correcto

Ya checó / checaste en tus bolsillos?

103
Q

To suffer, to endure

He has to put up with his father’s criticism everyday

Its a shame that there are still ppl who suffer from hunger in the world

A

Padecer

Tiene que padecer las críticas de su padre a diario

Es una lástima que todavía haya gente que padezca hambre en este mundo

104
Q

To throw; to hurl (con fuerza)

Please dont throw anything outside the train window.

A

Arrojar

Por favor, no arroje nada por la ventana del tren

105
Q

To clear up(explain); to dawn

He hopes (it is expected) that the info sheds light on facts that have no been clarified

A

Esclarecer

Se espera que la información arroje luz a hechos que no han sido esclarecidos

106
Q

To put a spell on, to bewitch, to enchant

The witch put a spell on the evil queen

His way of being enchanted me

A

Hechizar

La bruja hechizó a la reina malvada.

Me hechizó su forma de ser

107
Q

To get right, to guess correctly

Of the 15 questions on the quiz i only got four right

A

Acertar

De las 15 preguntas en la prueba, solo acerté cuatro

108
Q

To pity, to feel sad for , to sympathize

I sympathize with anyone who has to work with Carmen

A

Compadecer

Compadezco a cualquier persona que tenga que trabajar con Carmen

109
Q

To stagger, wobble; to be unstable (also figurative)

The drunk man staggered out of the bar

The furniture wobbled during the earthquake

A

Tambalearse

El borracho salió del bar tambaleándose

Durante el terremoto los muebles se tambalearon

110
Q

To check (revisar, verificar)

To prove (demostrar)

Check your oil before setting out

I need some proof of identity

A

Comprobar

Compruebe el aceite antes de salir de viaje

Necesito algún documento para comprobar su identidad

111
Q

To guarantee, to ensure

Everything will work out alright, i guarantee it

Noun

Can u give us the guarantee that the plan will start january first?

A

Garantizar

Todo saldrá bien; te lo garantizo

La garantía
Nos da la garantía de que el plan empezará el primero de enero?

112
Q

To riddle, to bombard (to cover in wounds)

A

Acribillar

113
Q

To long, to yearn

I long to return to the county where i was born

A

Anhelar

Anhelo regresar al país en donde nací

114
Q

To cross out

To brand, to label (con ‘de’)

The editor crossed out my mistakes

His classmates branded him a coward

A

Tachar

El editor tachó mis errores

Sus compañeros lo tacharon de cobarde

115
Q

To run away (de casa); to run off (con alguien); to escape

He ran away from home

A

Fugarse

Se fugó de casa

116
Q

To become; to turn into (transformation)

Anxiety can turn into panic if u dont treat it in time

His dream would be to become a hollywood actor

A

Devenir

La ansiedad puede devenir en pánico si no se trata a tiempo

Su sueño sería devenir actor de hollywood

117
Q

To cause to crumble

The tsunami caused the breakwater to crumble

A

Desmoronar

El tsunami desmoronó el rompeolas

118
Q

To abandon, to desert

The government is abandoning the refugees who are arriving in the country

A

Desamparar

El gobierno está desamparando a los refugiados que llegan al país

119
Q

To be ahead of (a alguien en algo); to overtake (rebosar)

A

Aventajar

120
Q

To rule out

It became quite clear that we would have to rule out the option of going to the beach because of the rain

A

Descartar

Quedó bien claro que tendríamos que descartar la opción de ir a la playa por la lluvia

121
Q

To cushion, to muffle

I slipped from the ladder but luckily the snow cushioned my fall

A

Amortiguar

Me respaldé en la escalera de mano pero por suerte la nieve amortiguó mi caída

122
Q

To make out, to discern

From where i was i could make out a solitary figure in the distance

A

Atisbar

Desde donde estaba podía atisbar una figura solitaria en la distancia

123
Q
  1. To loosen, to slacken

I loosened my dogs collar because it was much too tight around his neck

  1. To part with, fork over ($-colloquial)
    Susan didnt part with a single cent
A

Aflojar

Aflojé el collar de mi perra porque le apretaba mucho el cuello

Susan no aflojó ni un centavo

124
Q

To nest, to dwell

The sparrow nested on top of a street light

A

Anidar

El gorrión anidó sobre un poste de luz

125
Q

To take root (árbol)

To put down roots (persona)

A

Enraizar

126
Q

To predict, to forecast, to foretell

Kids, nobody can predict the future

The meteorologists forecasted that today would be sunny

A

Predecir

Niños, nadie puede predecir el futuro

Los meteorólogos predijeron que hoy sería soleado

127
Q

To film, to shoot, to roll

A black tear rolled on her cheek

A

Rodar

Una lágrima negra rodó en su mejilla

128
Q

To frustrate

It really frustrates me that i’ve sent 3 letters to my congressman and he still has not responded

A

Frustrar

Me frustra mucho haber mandado tres cartas a mi congresal y aún no me ha respondido

129
Q

To govern, to rule(lead or regulate)

We hope our new pres will govern the country with honesty and a firm hand

For almost 3 centuries the ming dynasty ruled china

Verbs that govern subjunctive

A

Regir

Esperamos que el nuevo presidente rija el país con honestidad y mano firme

Por casi tres cientos siglos la dinastía Ming rigió (los destinos de) china

Verbos que rigen subjuntivo

130
Q

To correct, to put right

The student corrects the parts of the text with spelling mistakes

A

Enmendar

El alumno enmienda las partes del texto con errores ortográficos

131
Q

To contribute, to provide

The company contributed 1000 euros to the foundation

The lawyer provides the necessary evidence

A

Aportar

La compañía aportó mil euros a la fundación

Aportar ideas- contribute ideas
El abogado aporta la evidencia necesaria

132
Q

To unhinge (puerta), to derange (persona), to drive made (poner nervioso)

A

Desquiciar

Puedes desquiciar a alguien o sacar a alguien de quicio

133
Q

To deal with, to cope with

As a hcg i deal with many angry parents

She had to cope with het health problems every day

A

Lidiar (used with con)

Como guia de cobertura, lidio con muchas personas enojadas

Todos los días ella tiene que lidiar con sus problemas de salud

134
Q

To slap, to smack

I dont know what he said to her but the thing is that she turned around and slapped him

A

Abofetear

No sé lo que le diría él pero el caso es que ella se volvió y lo abofeteó

135
Q

To sink; to fall down (collapse) , to cave in

The colored zones show how rapidly the land sank between oct and may of 2015

A

Hundirse

Las zonas a color muestran qué tan rápido se hundió la tierra entre octubre y mayo de 2015

136
Q

To lie

Mexico city lies on a mixture of volcanic soul and mud lake beds

A

Yacer

La ciudad de México yace sobre una mezcla de suelo volcánico y lechos de lago de barro

137
Q

To supply, to provide (furnish used with “de”)

Its necessary to provide the army with supplies

A

Abastecer

Es necesario abastecer al ejército de provisiones

Abastecerse- to stock up on, acquire

Tiene que caminar largas distancias para abastecerse de agua

138
Q

To pile up, to amass

The trash piles up on the street because the trash collectors have gone on strike

A

Amontonarse

La basura se amontonan en la calle porque los basureros están de huelga

139
Q

Starched

I prefer then unstarched

A

Almidonar
(Almidonado(a)) starched, dressed with nicety, spruce

Los prefiero sin almidonar

140
Q

Sprout, flow (liquid)

We are waiting for the plants to sprout

Water flows abundantly

A

Brotar

Estamos esperando a que las plantas broten

El agua brota abundante

141
Q

To diminish (disminuir)

The lack of resources diminishes the possibility of getting the project off the ground

A

Mermar

La falta de recursos merma las posibilidades de sacar el proyecto adelante

142
Q

To plot, to hatch (to plan); to be up to (colloquial)

4 senators plotted the assassination

I laid/hatched a plan…

I saw them murmuring. I wonder what they are up to

A

Tramar

Cuatro senadores tramaron el asesinato

Tramé un plan

Los vi murmurando. Me pregunto que están tramando

143
Q

To sweet-talk, cajole

My aunt has always know how to sweet talk my uncle

Dont let that guy sweet-talk you

A

Engatusar

Mi tía siempre ha sabido engatusar a mi tío

No te dejes engatusar por ese tipo

144
Q

To bud, to produce buds

These vines bud early

The trees were budding and new born lambs were frolicking in the fields

A

Brotar, echar brotes

Estas vides brotan temprano

Los árboles echaban brotes y los corderitos recién nacidos brincaban en los prados

145
Q

To hold a grudge

A

Guardar rencor

No es bueno guardarles rencor a las personas que nos han ofendido, verdad?

146
Q

To stir up a rebellion

The free slaves stirred up the rest of the captive slaves to revolt against their landlords(misters).

A

Sublevar

Los esclavos libres sublevaron a los demás esclavos cautivos contra sus señores

147
Q

To damage; to ruin (wreck)

My nephew damaged my cellphone

The rain ruined our beach vacation

A

Esteopear

Mi sobrino estropeó mi celular

La lluvia nos estropeó las vacaciones en la playa

148
Q

To cut through, to sail through; to plow

The motorboat cut through the waters

The eagle sailed through the clouds

A

Surcar

La lancha surcó las aguas

El águila surcó las nubes

149
Q

To rent, to lease

The owner rents his country house to whoever wants to vacation

A

Arrendar (ie)

El propietario arrienda su casa de campo para quien quiera vacacionar

150
Q

To hit upon, to guess right, to hit the target

If u guess right what im thinking, i’ll give u a dollar

A

Atinar

Si atinas en qué estoy pensando, te doy un dólar

151
Q

To fasten, unfasten, come undone

The buckle of your shoe came undone

A

Abrocharse, desabrocharse

Se desabrochó la hebilla de tu zapato

152
Q

To say goodbye, To fire, to dismiss

She said goodbye to her friend

They fired the employee

A

Despedir

Despidió a su amiga

Despidieron al empleado

153
Q

To struggle, to wrestle (scuffle)

Two fans struggled to keep the t-shirt that the singer threw into the audience

The bouncer wrestled with a man

A

Forcejear

Dos fanáticos forcejeaban quedarse con la camisa que el cantante arrojó al público

El gorila de la puerta forcejeó con un hombre

154
Q

To kidnap

The villain kidnapped the princess

A

Raptar, secuestrar

El villano raptó a la princesa

155
Q

To spend the summer vacation

They go to Jaca for the summer

Its a nice place for a summer holiday

A

Veranear

Veranean en Jaca

Es un buen sitio para veranear

156
Q

To unmask

They feel the necessity of denouncing the social inequalities and unmasking the falsity/falseness of customs

A

Desenmascarar

Sienten la necesidad de denunciar las desigualdades sociales y desenmascarar la falsedad de las costumbres

157
Q

To strain (leche, té)

  • to sneak or slip through, jump the queue, cut in line

The children of a university professor snuck in during a live direct with bbc

Strain the chicken stock

A

Colar

Los niños de un profesor universitario se cuelan en un directo de bbc

Cuela el caldo de pollo

158
Q

To decorate, deck out, embellish

All of the neighbors decked out their gardens with xmas lights

A

Engalanar

Todos los vecinos engalanaron los jardines con luces de navidad

159
Q

To annihilate, wipe out

A group pf mapuches, indigenous people who occupied these lands until they were practically annihilated by the argentines at the end of the 19th century

A

Aniquilar

Un grupo de mapuches, los indígenas que ocupaban estas tierras hasta que fueron prácticamente aniquilados por los argentinos a finales del siglo XIX

160
Q

To live on, to endure

Ur mothers spirit will live on forever

A

Perdurar

El espíritu de tu madre perdurará siempre

161
Q

To finish off, use up (consume all of)

To rush, to expedite (LA)

We had finished the leftovers, but we were still hungry

Don’t rush me, i want to walk calmly

A

Apurar

Habíamos apurado las sobras pero aún seguíamos con hambre

No me apures, que quiero caminar con tranquilidad

162
Q

To row

My arms hurt from rowing against the current

A

Remar

Me duelen los brazos de remar contra la corriente

163
Q

To plow

The farmer plows the field to aerate the soil before sowing crops

A

Arar

El agricultor (granjero) ara el campo para airear la tierra antes d cultivar

164
Q

To creep, to crawl to slither

We crawled under the fence and ran off running

A

Reptar

Reptamos por debajo de la reja y nos fuimos corriendo

165
Q

To roast, to grill

We’re going to roast some chicken in the backyard

A

Asar

Vamos a asar unos pollos en el patio trasero

166
Q

To standout; to stick out; to highlight

He stands out from the rest

The professor highlighted the importance of studying regularly

A

Resaltar

Resalta sobre el resto

El profesor resaltó la importancia de estudiar regularmente

167
Q

To rank

A

Ranquear

Él tiene un forehand mortal y está ranqueado entre los ocho mejores jugadores de tenis del mundo

168
Q

To tow

A

Remolcar (dar remolque)

169
Q

To file down, to file (uñas)

A

Limar

Te explicamos cómo limar correctamente tus uñas en tres sencillos pasos. Atenta!

170
Q

To demonstrate , to prove

The gentleman will now demonstrate how to use the electric car
Alan proved his loyalty to the king

The results demonstrate that the hypothesis is correct

A

Demostrar

El señor ahora demostrará cómo se usa el carro eléctrico (dar evidencia)

Alan demostró su lealtad al rey
Los resultados demuestran que la hipótesis es correcta

171
Q 
To intend (to want, to expect) 
- to claim (to affirm, LA)

What results do you intend to find?

He claimed that there is no wage inequality between men and women

A

Pretender

Qué resultados pretendes encontrar?

Pretendió que no hay desigualdad salarial entre los hombres y las mujeres

172
Q

To intimidate (to scare, instill fear)

The old man intimidated us with his ferocious dog

A

Amedrentar

El anciano nos amedrentó con su perro feroz

173
Q

To clear ( to open, to pass through)

The police cleared the way so that the official car could go through the city

A

Franquear

La policía franqueaba el paso para que el coche oficial pudiera atravesar la cuidad

174
Q

To sketch, to rough out (outline)
- to hint of (to show)

I sketched a map of the town

Alexandra didnt say much but she gave a hint of a smile

A

Esbozar

Esbocé una mapa del pueblo

Alejandra no dijo mucho pero esbozó una sonrisa

175
Q

To refuse (3)

To resist (1)

To bear/ stand (3)

A

Resistirse a/ negarse a/ no querer

Resistirse a

Resistir/ aguantar/ soportar

176
Q

To support (physically or with facts)

To support (physically)

To support (with facts)

To support (financially)

A

Apoyar

Sostener

Sustentar

Mantener

177
Q

To long for, to year

When i was far from my county and didnt know anyone i longed for a person to greet me upon arrival

A

Añorar

Cuando estaba lejos de mi país y no conocía a nadie añoraba una persona que me saludara al llegar

178
Q

To pass judgement, to give an opinion

The experts stated that there was no danger

A

Dictaminar

Los expertos dictaminaron que no había peligro

179
Q

To work as (perform functions)

I worked as a waitress to pay for university

A

Desempeñarse

Me desempeñé como mesera para pagar la universidad

180
Q

To rule out, dismiss or reject

Dont rule it out

It became quite clear that we would have to rule out the option of going to the beach

A

Descartar

No lo descartes

Quedó bien claro que tendríamos descartar la opción de ir a la playa

181
Q

To extend, make longer

The mascara will lengthen your eyelashes

To pass, give

Can you pass me that pen?

A

Alargar

El rímel te alargará las pestañas

Me puedes alargar ese boli?

182
Q

To row

I row through the lake

A

Remar

Remo por el lago

183
Q

To spill ( from its container)
- to shed blood/tears
He spilled the juice on the table

All the coffee spilled

A

Derramar

Derramó el jugo sobre la mesa

Se derramó todo el cafe

Derramar lágrimas/sangre

184
Q 
To appease, to placate (persona, ánimos)
To satisfy (hambre), to quench (sed)

Ester tried to appease him but he picked up the plate and threw it at the wall

A

Aplacar

Ester trató de aplacarlo pero él tomó el plato y lo arrojó contra la pared

Preparamos limonada para aplacar la sed que nos dio el sol

185
Q

To do without
- to disregard, ignore

I cant do without my cell phone

Please, don’t disregard /ignore the recommendations i gave you (ud)

A

Prescindir

No puedo prescindir DE mi teléfono celular

Por favor, no prescinda DE las recomendaciones que le di

186
Q

To deprive of, to take away

The prejudices(preconceptions) of our society deprive us many times of doing what really appeals to us

A

Privar

Los prejuicios de nuestra sociedad nos privan muchas veces a hacer lo que realmente nos apetece

187
Q

To overcome, to go beyond

  • to get over (emocional)
  • to improve oneself (reflexive)

This movie will go beyond ur expectations
Gabriel got over the death of his mother
She read 3 books a month to understand how to better herself

A

Superar

Está película superará tus expectativas
Gabriel superó la muerte de su madre

Ella lee tres libros por mes para entender como superarse

188
Q

To shorten
To cut short (vacación)
To take up (ropa)
To abbreviate

I cut my trip short
The introduction is too long. Can u shorten it?

A

Acortar

Acorté mi viaje

La introducción es muy larga. Puedes acortarla?

189
Q

To vanquish, to crush, to break (overcome)

A

Doblegar

Doblegarse :To bend, cause someone to give in, yield (someter)

190
Q 
To neglect (abandon)
To not worry (not to bother)

Work hard but dont neglect your children

Dont worry; ill make sure (im in charge) everything is ready on time

A

Descuidar

Trabaja duro pero no descuides a tus hijos

Descuida; yo me encargo de que todo esté listo a tiempo

191
Q

To deduct from ones tax bill (deducir)

U can claim (deduct) up to 400 dólares for each child

A

Desgravar

Puede desgravar hasta 400 dólares por cada hijo

192
Q

To brush against

I felt something brushing against my back

A

Rozar

Sentí algo rozando mi espalda

Cuando vuelvas a ver a esa persona roza su hombro con tu mano cuando la saludes. Verás como conectas mucho más rápido con ella

193
Q

To stink, to reek

Ur socks and sneakers stink. Wash them

Open the windows. The room reeks of mustiness

A

Apestar

Tus medias y zapatillas apestan. lávalos

Abre las puertas. El cuarto apesta a humedad

194
Q

To queue

Have a run

Go for a run

A

Dar la cola

Tener una carrera

Salir a correr

195
Q

To feign, to pretend

If ana tells you about her new boyfriend try to feign indifference

Im bad at imitating voices

Dont feign interest

A

Fingir (yo finjo, tu finges, nos fingimos, yo fingí)

Si ana te habla de su nuevo novio, trata de fingir indiferencia

Soy muy malo(a) para fingir voces

No finjas interés

196
Q

To act (actuar), to serve

I am acting as marketing manager while Alan recovers

Cristina served as vice president

A

Fungir (usa con “como” y “de”)

Yo funjo como gerente de mercadotecnia mientras que Alan se recupera

Cristina fungió de vicepresidente

197
Q

To be unable to go to sleep

Last night i was unable to go to sleep because it was really hot

A

Desvelarse

Anoche me desvelé porque hacía muchísimo calor

198
Q

To be too sweet

I find chocolates sickly sweet

This candy is too sweet

A

Empalagar

Los bombones me empalagan

Este dulce empalaga. No puedo comer ni un pedazo más

199
Q

To advocate, to champion

The presidente doesn’t advocate for immigration reform

A

Abogar

El presidente no aboga por la reforma inmigratoria

200
Q

Perpetuate

We need to stop perpetuating the myth that multitasking increases productivity

A

Perpetuar

Hay que dejar de perpetuar el mito que hacer tareas múltiples aumenta la productividad

201
Q
  1. To come (occur to)
  2. To turn to (consult)
  3. To go to (attend)
  4. When she saw the photo many memories came to mine
  5. We cannot attend the party due to a prior commitment
A

Acudir

Cuando ella la vio la foto, muchos recuerdos acudieron a su mente

No podemos acudir a la fiesta debido a un compromiso previo

202
Q

To squash ( mex, chile)

A

Apachurrar

Apachurra las papas con un tenedor para hacer el puré

203
Q

To cover in mud, to stain

A

Enlodar

204
Q

To overwhelm
To weigh down
To get down (colloquial)

A

Abrumar

El maestro abrumó a los alumnos con tanta información

Haz una lista de las cosas que te están abrumando

205
Q

To toll (ring, chime)

That day the bells chimed to celebrate peace

A

Repicar

Ese día las campanas se repicaban para celebrar la paz

206
Q

To spill ( from its container)

Last night wine spilled on the table

A

Derramar

Anoche el vino se derramó en la mesa

207
Q

To deprive of, go without

I didnt realize my sister was going without food to feed her family

A

Privarse (usado con “de”)

No me di cuenta de que mi hermana se privaba de comer para alimentar a su familia

208
Q

To appear in court

The accused had to appear before the judge

A

Comparecer

El acusado tuvo que comparecer ante el juez

209
Q

To track

A

Rastrear

Número de rastrea

210
Q

To play the role of

To smash to pieces

To pay a visit

A

Hacer el papel de

Hacer pedaZos

Hacer una visita

211
Q

To pack the trubk

To pack the suitcase

To play a joke

A

Hacer el baúl

Hacer la maleta

Hacer una broma

212
Q

To pay attention to

To harm/damage something

A

Hacer caso de

Hacer daño a (algo)

213
Q

To spill

A

Derramar

Ten cuidado porque hubo un derrame de aceite de cocina aquí.

214
Q

To strum

I strummed the guitar

A

Rasguear

Yo rasgueé la guitarra

215
Q

Trastearse

A

To mess things up, move things around

216
Q

Acechar

A

To stalk, to watch, to lie kn wait for

Nieve acecha a denver en primavera

Los leones acechan a su prensa antes de atacar

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