Verbs 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Titubear, dudar, vacilar

Estoy empezando a dudar sobre si quedarme en el trabajo

A

Waver

I’m beginning to waver about staying in the job

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2
Q

Meditar

A

Muse

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3
Q

Reflexionar sobre algo

A pesar de estar horas reflexionando sobre el asunto, no puedo ponerme manos a la obra aun. Aun estoy dudando

A

Muse on (sth)

Despite spending hours MUSING on the solution I can’t put PEN TO PAPER yet. I’m still WAVERING

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4
Q

Entrometerse, inmiscuirse

Laura se entrometió en lo que estábamos hablando

A

Meddle

Laura meddled with our issues

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5
Q

Conformarse con

Siempre se conforma con cualquier cosa
No te conformes con el segundo puesto!

A

Settle for

He always settles for just anything
Don’t settle for second best!

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6
Q

Buscar, escarbar, hurgar

Los perros callejeros buscan comida en los cubos de basura

A

Scavenge

Stray dogs scavenge in garbage bags

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7
Q

Hurgar en, rebuscar

Hurgó en el cajón buscando un abrelatas

A

Rummage

He rummaged in the drawer in search of a tin opener

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8
Q

Fracasar

A

Come not nought

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9
Q

Dejar en (aceptar como pago)

Esperaba hacer más dinero vendiendo la casa, pero al final la dejé en medio millón

A

Settle for (sth)

I was hoping to make more money selling the house but I finally settled for half a million

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10
Q

Planear

Elo pájaro planeó (en el aire) sin mover las alas

A

Soar

The bird soared through the air, it’s wings unmoving

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11
Q

Apostar

Ben apostó 100 dólares en la carrera

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Wager

Ben wagered 100 dollars on the race

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12
Q

Prosperar

Su negocio prospera mejor de lo que pensábamos

A

Thrive

His business is thriving better than we thought

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13
Q

Esforzarse

Siempre me esfuerzo por hacer todo lo que hago lo mejor posible

A

Strive to do (sth)

I always strive to do my best at everything I do

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14
Q

Palidecer

Palideció cuando mencioné el coste de los arreglos

A

Blanch

She blanched when I mentioned the price of the repairs

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15
Q

Pasar a toda velocidad

El coche pasó a toda velocidad

A

Streak

The car streaked past

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16
Q

Manchar, llenar de manchas

La lluvia me ha manchado todo el coche

A

Streak, stain

The rain has streaked my car everywhere

17
Q

(Informal) - Deshacerse de

Mi bolso estaba lleno, así que me deshice de algunas cosas

A

Ditch

My back was full, so I ditched some things

18
Q

(Figurativo e informal) - abandonar (un proyecto..), descartar

El proyecto resultó muy caro, así que lo abandonó

A

Ditch

The project turned out to be very expensive so he ditched it

19
Q

Estallar contra

Las olas estallaban contra las piedras

Estallar algo contra algo

Estrelló el plato contra la pared

A

Dash

Waves dashed the rocks

Dash (sth) against (sth)

He dashed the dish against the wall

20
Q

Pillar el tranquillo a algo

Jugar a este juego es bastante fácil una vez que le pillas el tranquillo

A

Get the knack

Playing this game is quite simple, once you get the knack