vocab 140522 Flashcards by Rob Glover | Brainscape

Q

they worked things out without fallling out

A

no llega la sangre al río

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milestone, landmark

A

un hito

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sow seeds

A

sembrar las sembrillas

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a can of worms

A

una caja de sorpresas

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a cold

A

un constipado

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to have a cold

A

estar constipado

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taking into account that

A

teniendo en cuenta que

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childminder / babysitter (Sp)

A

un / una canguro

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= dar a luz

A

parir

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labour (child birth) / delivery room

A

el paritorio

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hurtful

A

hiriente

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parental leave (maternity / paternity leave)

A

la baja por maternidad / paternidad

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relating to summer

A

veraniego

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claiming - laying claim to

A

la reivindicación

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to award (give prize)

A

galardar

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a prize - award

A

un galardón

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orchestra pit / stalls (in a theatre)

A

el patio de butacas

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award winner / award winning

A

galardonado

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to champion / support

A

abanderar

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the start or outbreak (of emotion)

A

el arranque

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to the extent that

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en la medida en que

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death row

A

el corredor de la muerte

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to guarantee

A

avalar

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hackneyed

A

trillado / manido

Q

stage fright

A

el miedo escenico

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slovenliness

A

la dejadez

Q

to take a weight off your shoulders

A

quitarse un peso de encima

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to give a slap

A

dar un tortazo / una torta / un bofetón / una bufetada

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to say something in the cold light of day

A

decir algo en frio

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to say something in the heat of the moment

A

decir algo en caliente

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cautious

A

cauto

Q

to not go down well (food or words spoken)

A

sentarse mal

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mask

A

la careta

Q

shield

A

la coraza

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platform / dais

A

el estrado

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emphasis

A

al hincapié

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either, or

A

bien, bien

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boosting, strengthening, promotion

A

la potenciación

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a drill

A

un taladro

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to embarrass

A

abochornar

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to lengthen

A

alargar

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soft / runny

A

blandengue

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ruckus, racket, uproar

A

la bulla

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candy / sweets

A

la chuchería

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to plot / conspire

A

confabular

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implausible / improbable

A

inverosímil

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astonished / stunned

A

pasmado

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suspicion / mistrust

A

el recelo

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to grumble

A

refunfuñar

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defect / blemish

A

la tara

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to stutter

A

tartamudear

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aches & pains (Sp) / shoelaces (Mexico)

A

las agujetas

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gardening

A

la jardinería

Q

DIY

A

el bricolaje