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vocab 180622 Flashcards

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1
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la jeringuilla

A

syringe

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sonsacar a

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to coax / worm / wheedle

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amortiguar

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to cushion

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alborotar

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to disturb, make a racket, stir up

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escurrir

A

to drain / strain

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añorar

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to long for / yearn for

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atisbar

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to make out / discern

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8
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desbordar

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to overflow

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emborronar

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to smudge

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desparramar

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to spill / scatter

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11
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bregar

A

to struggle / fight / quarrel

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12
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desgarrar

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to tear / tear apart

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13
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arropar

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to tuck in

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14
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recurrir a

A

to turn to (someone) or have recourse to

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15
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yermo

A

uninhabited / barren / wasteland

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16
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un meringón

A

a Real Madrid fan (colloq)

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17
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ameno

A

enjoyable / pleasant

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18
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un abanico

A

range (as well as fan)

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19
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en el marco de

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within, in the framework of, in the context of

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20
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un juicio de valor

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value judgement

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21
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un arquero (portero)

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goalkeeper

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22
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frases hechas

A

clichés, soundbites

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23
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propiamente dicha

A

as such, per se

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24
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los militantes

A

militants - activists

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25
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zafar

A

to release / untie / escape

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inusitado

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unusual

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27
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ínfimo

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negligible

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28
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la puesta en escena

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staging

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29
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salir del parado

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to come out well / succeed

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30
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se apoyar en

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to rely on

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31
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un marco temporal

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timeframe

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32
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tender la ropa

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to hang out the washing

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33
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desterrar

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to banish / exile

34
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el paradero

A

whereabouts

35
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el / la caparazón

A

animal shell / bird skeleton

36
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copioso

A

abundant

37
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una bayeta

A

cloth (cleaning cloth)

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insolación

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sunstroke / sunshine

39
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estival

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summer (summer)

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una goleada

A

thrashing

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el bochorno

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sultry weather / embarrasment

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tapear

A

to have some tapas

43
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alla donde fueres, haz lo que vieres

A

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

44
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aplatanado

A

listless

45
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un caramelo

A

sweet / candy

46
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sombrío

A

dark (of mood)

47
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inconexa

A

unconnected

48
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lacrimógena

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tear producing / weepy

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lijar

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to sand / sand down

50
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un posavasos

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coaster / drinks mat

51
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desacertado

A

ill considered / wrong

52
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el bolo

A

gig (Sp colloq)

53
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la ciénega

A

swamp

54
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El despiste

A

absent mindedness

55
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la narración

A

story - act of telling (a story)

56
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el jaleo

A

racket lots of noise

57
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superponerse

A

to overlap

58
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la superposición

A

overlap (n)

59
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a la intemperie

A

out in the open

60
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fliparse por (eg me flipa por …)

A

to be crazy about

61
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el presentimiento

A

premonition - feeling

62
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pasado por agua

A

soft boiled, soaked, drenched

63
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la manteca

A

lard

64
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un sombrero de copa

A

top hat

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los juegos malabares

A

juggling

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caer en que

A

to realise

67
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la audacia

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audacity, daring, cheek

68
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de un tirón

A

in one go

69
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asequible

A

affordable, accessible

70
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un desglose del precio

A

price breakdown

71
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la letra pequeña

A

the small print

72
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no puedo permitirmelo

A

I can’t afford it

73
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me suena

A

it rings a bell

74
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esa cara me suena

A

I know that face, I’ve seen that face somewhere before

75
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no me suena su nombre

A

I don’t remember hearing her name before

76
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las copas

A

shorts / liqueur / spirits (Spain)

77
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un trago

A

a swig (Spain) / drink (LA)

78
Q

timar

A

to trick

79
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un timo

A

a rip off

80
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versar sobre

A

to be about

Spanish Vocab (29 decks)

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