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To accost

transitive verb

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To approach and speak to = abordar a alguien
“If a surly panhandler should accost you, keep on walking”
Si un malhumorado mendigo te aborda, sigue caminando.
Esp.: abordar a alguien
Fr.: aborder quelqu’un

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To abound

intransitive verb

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To exist in great number = abundar
“The western used to abound with bison before those animals were staughtered by setters.”
Esp.: abundar.
Fr.: être abondant.

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To shelter

verb

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To protect yourself, or another person or thing, from bad weather, danger, or attack:
Protejer.
We were caught in a thunderstorm, without anywhere to shelter.
A group of us were sheltering from the rain under the trees.
Esp.: proteger.
Fr.: protéger.

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To slaughter /ˈslɔː.tər/

transitive verb

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Masacrar, vencer ampliamente.
To cruelly and unfairly kill a lot of people:
Thousands of people were slaughtered in the civil war.
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to kill an animal for meat:
The animals are slaughtered in spring.
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to defeat someone very easily:
England slaughtered Germany 5–1 at football.

ESP.: masacrar, vencer ampliamente.
Fr.: massacrer, défaire largement.

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To deal

verb

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To do business, especially to buy and sell

I think he deals in stocks and shares.

ESP: comerciar.
Fr.: negocier.

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To handle

verb

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To deal with or be in charge of something

He handled the situation very well.
Who handles the marketing in your company?
Esp.: manejar, ocuparse de

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To accelerate

verb

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Accelerar

Fr.: accélérer.

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To breed (I bred bred)

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Reproducir

Esp.: Reproducir
Fr.: reproduire

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To loan

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to lend

Esp.: prestar.

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to lend (I lent, lent)

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to lend something, esp. money:
Can you loan me $10 until payday?
Esp.: prestar

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To provide

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Proporcionar

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To maintain,

verb

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to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less
Esp.: mantener

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To scare

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to frighten a person or animal

asustar

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To annoy

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molestar,

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To foresee

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ver en el futuro, preveer

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To alter

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alterar, modificar

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To dismiss

To be dismissed

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Dimitir,

To fire, to sack, to lay off, to send or put away someone

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To drawn

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To die because you are underwater and cannot breathe, or to kill someone in this way

Esp.: ahogarse.
Fr.: Se noyer.

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To blow, I blew, blew

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to force air out through your mouth

If the wind blows, it moves and makes currents of air
The wind blew hard during the storm.
I blew on my coffee to cool it.soplar

Esp.: soplar

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To swamp

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To cover or fill with water

A great wave swamped the deck.
Esp.: empantanar, inundar, anegar.
Fr.: innonder.

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To shore

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llegar a la orilla.

Fr.: arriver au bord de

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to thirst

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To have a great desire for

He’s thirsting for revenge.

Esp.: tener sed de
Fr.: avoir soif de…

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23
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to belong to

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petenecer a

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24
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to ring

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sonar

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25
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to hold

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sostener

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26
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To sing

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cantar

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27
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To shine

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brillar

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28
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To wake

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despertar

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29
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To beat

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to defeat

Esp.: golpear, vencer

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30
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To sweep I swept, swept

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Barrer

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31
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To disguise

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Disfrazar

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32
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To glance

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Echar una mirada

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33
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To stare

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Mirar fijamente

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34
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To engage

A

emplear / comprometerse

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35
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To swin I swam, swum

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nadar

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36
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To strike, I stuck, stuck (stricken)

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golpear

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37
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To swear, I swore, sworn

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jurar

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38
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To tear, I tore , torn

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desgarrar

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39
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To throw, I threw, thrown

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tirar, lanzar

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40
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To wake, I woke, woken

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despartar

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41
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To wear, I wore, worn

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llevar (ropa)

42
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To wet, I wet, wetted

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mojar

43
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To withdraw, I withdrew, withdrawn

A

retirar

44
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To wring, I wrung, wrung

A

torcer

45
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To afford

A

permitirse

46
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to sigh

A

susurrar

47
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To avoid // to allow

A

evitar // permitir

48
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To bother

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To make the effort to do something

Esp.: Esforzarse.
Fr.: s’efforcer.

49
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To embody

A

To have and show particular qualities or ideas; represent:

Arthur Ashe embodied the ideals of good sportsmanship.
Esp.: representar…

50
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To step

A

To move by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place, or to put your foot on or in something:

They stepped out onto the balcony.
Esp.: dar pasos

51
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To sue

A

to take legal action against someone and try to get money from them because they have harmed you

She’s threatening to sue the firm for age discrimination.
Esp: Demandar

52
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To fix

A

To make firm or steady

fijar, clavar
He fixed the post firmly in the ground
He fixed his eyes on the door.
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to attach; to join

fijar, clavar
He fixed the shelf to the wall.
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to mend or repair

arreglar
He has succeeded in fixing my watch.
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to direct (attention, a look etc) at

fijar, clavar, poner
She fixed all her attention on me.
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(often with up) to arrange; to settle

fijar
Have you fixed a price yet?
We fixed (up) a meeting.

53
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To threaten

A

Amenazar

54
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To acknowledge

A

Reconocer,
Admitir,
Agradecer

55
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To gain

A

ganar peso/velocidad
Most people gain weight at christmas
the train gained speed gradually

56
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To earn

A

ganar dinero en el trabajo

57
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To win I won, wan

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Ganar, vencer, ser el primero

My school footbal team has won every match this season.

58
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To tame

A

Domesticar, domar.

59
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To smell

A

oler

60
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To combine

A

Combinar, unir.

61
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To beat

A

Vencer

62
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To score

A

Marcar

63
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To postpon

A

Posponer

64
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To release

A

Publicar, liberar

65
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To hire

A

Contratar/alquilar
https://moovi.uvigo.gal/my/

66
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To gather

A

reunir, recoger, recolectar
a. recoger
The forest is full of squirrels gathering acorns.
El bosque está lleno de ardillas recogiendo bellotas.
We spent a pleasant hour gathering blackberries.
Pasamos una hora agradable recogiendo moras.
b. reunir
The teacher gathered all her students together.
La maestra reunió a todos los alumnos.
c. juntar
I need more time to gather more signatures.
Necesito más tiempo para juntar más firmas.
d. recolectar
We have gathered large amounts of data for the project.
Hemos recolectado grandes cantidades de datos para el proyecto.

67
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To beg

A

Suplicar, mendigar

68
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To chuckle

A

Sonreír

69
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To betray

A

Trahicionar

70
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To tangle up

A

Enredar

71
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To tame (a beast)

A

Domar una bestia

Domesticar

72
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To mind

A

Importar, cuidar

73
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To throb

A

Palpitar, vibrar

74
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To lessen

A

Reducir

75
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To erase

A

Borrar

76
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To fear

A

Tener miedo

77
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To trip

A

Desnudar

78
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To fill

A

Rellenar

79
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To launch

A

Lanzar

80
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To glance

A

Echar un vistazo

81
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To sue

A

Demandar

82
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To check

A

Revisar, chequear

83
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To bother

A

Molestar, fastidiar

84
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To afford

A

Permitirse

85
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To sight

A

Susurrar

86
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To avoid // to allow

A

Evitar//permitir

87
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To steal I stole, stolen

A

Robar
Employees who steal are dismissed automatically.
He knew it was wrong to steal, but the money just lying there was too great a temptation.

88
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To be afraid of

A

Tener miedo de

89
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To cheat

A

Hacer trampas

90
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To defeat

A

Derrotar

91
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To challenge

A

Desafiar

92
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To train

A

Entrenar

93
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To blow

A

Soplar

94
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To flood

A

COVER WITH WATER
Inundar
Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen.

95
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To fill

A

rellenar

96
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To forgive (forgave, forgiven)

A

perdonar

97
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To seek

A

Buscar (specialmente algo que no es físico)

98
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To ken (on)

A

connocer, saber acerca de…

99
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To blame

A

hablar mal de, calumniar

100
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To attend

A

Asistir a (un seminario)

101
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To swear (swore; sworn)

A

Jurar

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