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1
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  1. [derechos, salario etc] to claim, to demand

2. [atentado] to claim responsibility for

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Reivindicar

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to integrate

to fit in

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Integrarse

Adecuarse

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to tell off

to argue/quarrel (x2)

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Regañar

Reñir

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to bewilder/confuse/defen/stun

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Aturdir

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to overwhelm/weigh down

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Abrumar

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to tighten/press/push/squeeze

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Apretar

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to loosen/slacken/ease off

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Aflojar

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[coche, camión] to overturn

[barco] to capsize

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Volcar

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to get uptight

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Agobiarse

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to distribute/deliver/hand-out

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Repartir

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to sink/ruin/destroy

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Hundir

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  1. [pájaro] to nest
  2. (figurado) [sentimiento]
    to find a place in
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Anidar (en)

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to stress/emphasize

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Recalcar

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to lay siege to

(figurado) to pester/badger

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Asediar

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  1. [negar] to deny
  2. [no corresponder] to belie

to show to be false or contradict /
to misrepresent /
to act unworthily according to tradition

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Desmentir

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16
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to ease/relieve

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Paliar

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  1. [implicar] to involve/entail

2. [soportar] to bear

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Conllevar

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18
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to unravel

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Deshilachar

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  1. [militar] to entrench o.s.
  2. (figurado) [escudarse]
    to hide behind
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Atrincherarse (en)

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20
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to lift up

reflexive) to climb up (onto

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Encaramar

Encaramarse

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21
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to stuff full

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Atiborrar

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to overflow with / to brim with

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Rebosar

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to make a fuss (protest)

to complain

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Respingar

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24
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to notice (something)

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Percatarse (de algo)

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25
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to interfere or meddle (in)

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Inmiscuirse en

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[generalmente] to collapse

[techo] to fall in

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Desplomarse

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  1. [atornillar] to screw in
  2. [enrollar] to roll up
    [cuerpo, cola] to curl up
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Enroscar

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28
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  1. [ley] to be in force, to apply
  2. (figurado) [persona] to be of sound mind
  3. to rule
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Regir

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29
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  1. [generalmente] to catch
  2. [chiste, explicación] to get
  3. [atropellar] to knock down
A

Pillar

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30
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to upload

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Colgar

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31
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to enlist in the army

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alistarse

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32
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mutiny (noun)

A

el motín

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33
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to mutiny (verb)

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amotinarse

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34
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to prescribe (medicines)

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recetar (medicamentos)

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35
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to make sure / to ensure (pronominal + prep)

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asegurarse de

asegúrate de que = make sure that…

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36
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to move around a place (like people and traffic around a city)

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circular (por)

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37
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to damage / to spoil / to botch / to mess up

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estropear

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38
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to be acustomed to

eg. I usually drink coffee

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acostumbrar a

eg. Acostumbro tomar el café

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39
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to mesure

eg. I mesure

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medir

I mesure= mido

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40
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to match (up) / to pair together

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emparejar

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41
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to sign up to (course)

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apuntarse a (un curso)

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42
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to arrange to meet up

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quedar

see also quedarse, meaning ‘to remain somewhere’

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43
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to remain (in a place) / to get stuck somewhere / to remain (in a certain state)

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quedarse

me quedo aquí / me quedé dormindo

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44
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to move around / to relocate / to shift

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trasladarse

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45
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to move towards / to travel towards

nb: it also takes a preposition at times

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encaminarse (hacia)

46
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to get around (a place) / to commute

A

desplazarse

47
Q

to sweeten (drink / to tone down (a situation)

A

edulcorar

48
Q

to drill / to bore

A

taladrar

49
Q

to divulge / to disclose / to disseminate

A

divulgar

50
Q

to breathe into

A

insuflar

51
Q

to breathe out

A

espirar

52
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to put in a plaster cast (broken leg)

A

escayolar

53
Q

to injure

A

lesionar

54
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to stir (cooking)

A

remover

55
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to drain

A

escurrir

56
Q

to dust, sprinkle (eg. with sugar)

A

espolvorear

57
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to withdraw

but also - to remove or disengage

A

retirar

58
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to fell / chop down (tree)

A

talar

nb; la tala = the felling / the cutting down

59
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to aquire / to purchase

A

adquirir

60
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to pack (eg. food)

A

envasar

61
Q

to aim at / to endeavour

A

procurar

62
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to roam / to wander / travel around

A

recorrer

63
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to try / to attemp / to seek / to ensure

NB: not ‘intentar’ - higher register than that.

A

procurar

64
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to be made aware / to sensitize

eg. one should be made aware…

A

concienciarse

eg. hay que concienciarse

65
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to pollute / to contaminate

A

contaminar

66
Q

to access / to gain access (to)

A

acceder a

67
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to summarise

A

resumir

68
Q

to stir (food prep)

A

remover

69
Q

to resume

A

continuar

70
Q

to remove

A

quitar

71
Q

to cut into pieces / to cut up (food)

A

trocear

72
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to crush / shred / grind / mash / purée

A

triturar

73
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to break out (fire, revolution, war) /
to occur (earthquake, explosion, accident) /
to take place (change, effect)

nb; pronominal

A

producirse

74
Q

to revolt / to rebel

A

sublervarse

75
Q

to shoot (firing squad) / to execute

A

fusilar

76
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to assume / to suppose / to mean / to involve / to entail etc etc… many meanings for this one simple verb

A

suponer

77
Q

to be conceived, created (literally, to be forged)

A

fraguarse

78
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to result (in)

A

desembocar (en)

79
Q

to revive

A

reavivar

80
Q

to pervade / to permeate

A

permear

81
Q

to embody / to personify

A

ercarnar

82
Q

to be characterized by…

A

caracterizarse por

83
Q

to fit together / to fit in (somewhere) / to combine well

A

encajar

84
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to combine / coordinate (clothes)

A

conjuntar

85
Q

to climb

A

escalar

86
Q

to dive

A

bucear

87
Q

to sail

A

navegar

88
Q

to paraglide

A

hacer parapente

89
Q

to graduate

A

licenciarse

nb: when this is unreflexive, it can mean to confer a degree (on someone) or give permission (to someone)

90
Q

to combine

nb; not ‘combinar’.

A

compaginar

91
Q

to loathe / to detest

NB; not ‘detestar’

A

aborrecer

92
Q

to forge (a career)

A

forjar (una carrera)

93
Q

to knock down (house)

A

derribar

94
Q

to climb (not ‘subir’)

A

trepar

trepar a un arbol.

95
Q

to overtake (in a car)

A

adelantar

96
Q

to reverse (a car)

A

(dar) marcha atrás

marchar atrás

97
Q

to go numb / to numb

A

entumecer

98
Q

to sparkle / to glitter / to shine

A

relucir

99
Q

to get near (a place / a person)

A

arrimarse (hasta)

100
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to stoke (fire)
to add fuel to (an argument)
to intensify (an effect)
to stimulate (interest)
to brighten (colour)
to urge on (combatants)
to excite/arouse (passion)
A

avivar

avivarse = to get a second wind (ish)

101
Q

pedestrianise

A

peatonalizar

102
Q

to prioritize

A

priorizar

103
Q 
to bewilder /
to leave (someone) ‘gobsmacked’
A

alucinar

104
Q

to provide with

NB: not ‘proveer’

A

deparar

no prepositon required

105
Q

to flower / to bloom

A

florecer

106
Q

to dig

A

cavar

107
Q

to weed (garden)

A

deshierbar /desherbar

108
Q

to mow (the lawn)

A

cortar el césped

109
Q

to prune

A

podar

110
Q

to compile

A

recolipar

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