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1
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to go on / to continue / to last

The negotiations went on for weeks

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prolongarse / durar

Las negociaciones se prolongaron varias semanas

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duration / span

She cried throughout the entire duration of the movie

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la duración

Ella lloró por toda la duración de la película

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an interval

20-minute intervals

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un intervalo

intervalos de 20 minutos

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a period

a period of time

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el periodo

e.g. un periodo de tiempo

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to fly by / to fly / to pass quickly

Time flew by

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volar / pasar rápidamente / pasar volando

El tiempo voló

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Time flies

Time flies when you’re having fun!

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El tiempo vuela

¡El tiempo vuela cuando te estás divirtiendo!

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chronology

What was the chronology of events?

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la cronología

¿Cuál fue la cronología de los eventos?

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chronological

You should list the historical events in chronological order

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cronológico

Debes poner los eventos históricos en orden cronológico

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to expire

My driver’s license expired last week

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expirar / vencer

Mi licencia de conducir venció la semana pasada

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to prolong / to extend

They had to prolong the project for another two weeks

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prolongar / extender

Tuvieron que prolongar el proyecto otras dos semanas

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an extension

We requested an extension on our application

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una extensión / una prórroga

Pedimos una prórroga para nuestra solicitud

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a deadline

I stayed up all night working on the project, since the deadline was this morning

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una fecha límite / una fecha de entrega

Me quedé despierto toda la noche trabajando en el proyecto, ya que la fecha de entrega era esta mañana

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to be due

This project is due on Thursday

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vencer / ser para / tener que entregarse

Este proyecto es para el jueves

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to be overdue

My electric bill is overdue, and I haven’t paid it yet

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estar vencido

Mi recibo de la luz está vencido, y no lo he pagado todavía

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A.D. / anno domini

2013 A.D.

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d.C. / después de cristo

2013 d.C.

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B.C. / before Christ

200 B.C.

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a.C. / a. de C. / antes de cristo

200 a.C.

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mid- / in the middle of

mid-morning, mid-January, etc.

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medio / a mediados de

media mañana, a mediados de enero, etc.

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prehistoric

prehistoric reptiles

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prehistórico

reptiles prehistóricos

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medieval

medieval art

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medieval

arte medieval

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eve

Christmas eve

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la víspera

la víspera de Navidad

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a fortnight / two weeks

I’ll see you in two weeks

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una quincena / dos semanas

Nos vemos en una quincena

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a day off

to take a day off

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un día libre

tomar un día libre

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a generation

In the picture with me, my mother, and my grandmother, there are three generations represented

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una generación

En la foto conmigo, mi madre y mi abuela, aparecen tres generaciones

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to wind

I have to wind my watch every morning, or else it stops working

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dar cuerda a

Tengo que dar cuerda a mi reloj todas las mañanas, o deja de funcionar

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a stopwatch

She used a stopwatch to time her laps

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un cronómetro

Usó un cronómetro para tomar tiempo a sus vueltas

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a timer

a kitchen timer

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un temporizador / un minutero

un temporizador de cocina

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Time’s up

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Ya no queda más tiempo / Se acabó el tiempo

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a time out / a timeout

The coach called a time out so he could discuss the strategy with the team

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un tiempo fuera / una pausa

El entrenador pidió un tiempo fuera para poder discutir la estrategia con el equipo

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a curfew

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un toque de queda / una queda

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punctual

a punctual employee

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puntual

un empleado puntual

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in real time / up-to-the-minute

With the internet, you can monitor sports scores in real time

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en tiempo real / de última hora / al minuto

Con Internet, puedes seguir los marcadores deportivos en tiempo real

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to-be / future

This is my wife to-be

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futuro

Ella es mi futura esposa

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to kill time / to pass the time / to occupy your time

I read to pass the time

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pasar el tiempo / matar el tiempo

Leo para pasar el tiempo

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premature

His premature death was tragic

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prematuro

Su muerte prematura fue trágica

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destiny / fate

Some say it’s fate. I just think it’s a coincidence

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el destino

Algunos dicen que es destino. Yo creo que es una coincidencia

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eternal / perpetual

eternal truths

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eterno / perpétuo

verdades eternas

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an eternity / an extremely long time

I waited an eternity

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una eternidad / muchísimo tiempo

Esperé una eternidad

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exhausted / beat / pooped

I’m exhausted. I need to go to sleep immediately

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exhausto / agotado / molido

Estoy agotada. Me necesito ir a dormir de inmediato

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weariness / fatigue

Fatigue is one of the side-effects of this drug

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cansancio / fatiga

La fatiga es uno de los efectos secundarios de este medicamento

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tiring

tiring work

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cansador

trabajo cansador

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to be tired of ___ / to be sick of ___ / to be fed up with ___

I’m tired of this

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estar harto de ___ / estar cansado de ___

Estoy harto de esto

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to flush

Aw, man, you forgot to flush the toilet

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jalar (el escusado) / jalar la cadena (del retrete) / tirar de la cadena (del inodoro)

Oye, olvidaste jalar la cadena

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a urinal

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un mingitorio / un orinal

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44
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a bidet

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un bidé

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a plunger

Do you have a plunger somewhere? The toilet is clogged

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un desatascador / un destapacaños / una chupona

¿Tienes un desatascador en algún lado? El inodoro está tapado

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to mislead / to lead on / to give false hope

Do you think she really likes him, or is she just leading him on?

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engañar / dar falsas esperanzas / dar pie

¿Crees que él realmente le gusta a ella, o ella le está dando falsas esperanzas?

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deceiving / deceptive / misleading

a deceptive advertisement

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engañoso

una publicidad engañosa

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deception / trickery / deceit

His wife was fed up with his repeated deception, so she filed for divorce

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el engaño

Su esposa estaba harta de su engaño repetido, así que solicitó el divorcio

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a trick

a magic trick

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un truco

un truco de magia

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a trick / a trap

Don’t believe him, it’s a trick

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un truco / una trampa

No le creas, es un truco

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to trick / to fool / to deceive

Hey, this isn’t a real snake. You tricked me!

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engañar / estafar

Oye, ésta no es una serpiente de verdad. ¡Me engañaste!

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ultimate / utmost / absolute

My ultimate goal is to become president

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último / máximo / mayor

Mi meta última es ser presidente

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ultimately / essentially / basically

Ultimately, all I want is a stable job

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últimamente / esencialmente / básicamente

Básicamente, todo lo que quiero es un trabajo estable

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an ultimatum

She gave him an ultimatum: propose by the end of the month, or break up

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un ultimátum

Ella le puso un ultimátum: proponerle matrimonio a más tardar a fin de mes, o terminar la relación

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cleaning

The maid’s main job is cleaning

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la limpieza

La tarea principal de la mucama es la limpieza

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a cleaner / a cleanser / a cleaning product

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un producto de limpieza / un limpiador

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to be clean / to have good hygiene

He’s a very clean guy

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ser pulcro / ser aseado / tener buena higiene

Es un hombre muy pulcro

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to disinfect / to sterilize

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desinfectar / esterilizar

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a disinfectant

We cleaned the kitchen with a strong disinfectant

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un desinfectante

Limpiamos la cocina usando un fuerte desinfectante

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sterile / sterilized

The sterile lab is totally free of germs

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esterilizado / estéril

El laboratorio esterilizado está completamente libre de gérmenes

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muddy

muddy pants

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enlodado / embarrado / lodoso

pantalones enlodados

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dust

The dust in the air made me sneeze

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el polvo

El polvo en el aire me hizo estornudar

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dusty

a dusty old attic

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polvoriento / polvoso

un ático polvoriento

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a broom

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una escoba

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to sweep

Please sweep the patio

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barrer / escobar

Por favor barre el patio

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a mop

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un trapeador / una fregona

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to mop / to mop up

I mopped the floor with the mop

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trapear

Trapeé el piso con la fregona

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a vacuum cleaner / a vacuum

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una aspiradora

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to vacuum

Please vacuum the floor before you mop

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aspirar / pasar la aspiradora

Por favor aspira el piso antes de trapear

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to scrub / to exfoliate

She scrubs her face every night before bed

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tallar / exfoliar

Ella se exfolia la cara todas las noches antes de dormir

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to scrub / to scour

Mary scrubbed the floor

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restregar / fregar / tallar

Mary restregó el piso

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astrology / the zodiac

She’s obsessed with astrology, but I think it’s all a scam

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la astrología / el zodiaco

Ella está obsesionada con la astrología, pero yo creo que es un fraude

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a horoscope

Did you read your horoscope today?

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un horóscopo

¿Leíste tu horóscopo hoy?

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Aries

I’m an Aries

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Aries

Soy Aries

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Taurus

I’m a Taurus

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Tauro

Soy Tauro

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Gemini

I’m a Gemini

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Géminis / Gemini

Soy Géminis

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Cancer

I’m a Cancer

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Cáncer

Soy Cáncer

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Leo

I’m a Leo

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Leo

Soy Leo

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Virgo

I’m a Virgo

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Virgo

Soy Virgo

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Libra

I’m a Libra

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Libra

Soy Libra

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Scorpio

I’m a Scorpio

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Escorpio / Escorpión

Soy Escorpio

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Sagittarius

I’m a Sagittarius

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Sagitario

Soy Sagitario

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Capricorn

I’m a Capricorn

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Capricornio

Soy Capricornio

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Aquarius

I’m an Aquarius

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Acuario

Soy Acuario

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Pisces

I’m a Pisces

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Piscis

Soy Piscis

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a beast

A giant beast is lurking in the cave

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una bestia

Hay una enorme bestia escondida en la cueva

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a safari

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un safari

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a giraffe

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una jirafa

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an ape

Monkeys and chimpanzees are types of apes

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un simio

Los monos y los chimpancés son tipos de simio

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a gorilla

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un gorila

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a leopard

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un leopardo

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a panther

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una pantera

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a kangaroo

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un canguro

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a panda / a panda bear

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un panda

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a breed

a breed of dog

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una raza

una raza de perro

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a mutt / a mongrel

My dog is a mutt. He is a mix of many breeds

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un chucho / un mestizo / un criollo

e.g. Mi perro es un chucho. Es de raza mezclada

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a stray dog / a stray animal / a runaway cat

a stray dog

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un animal abandonado / un animal callejero / un animal sin dueño

un perro sin dueño

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a collar / a dog collar

Make sure your dog wears a collar when he’s outside

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un collar para perros / un collar

Asegúrate de que tu perro lleve collar cuando esté afuera

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a litter

a litter of puppies

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una camada

una camada de cachorros

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a kennel / a boarding place for dogs

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un hotel para perros / un hospedaje para perros

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a calf

A baby cow is called a calf

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un becerro / un ternero

Una vaca bebé es un becerro

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a mule

A mule is a mix between a donkey and a horse

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una mula

Una mula es la mezcla de un burro con un caballo

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to gallop

The horses are galloping

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galopar

Los caballos están galopando

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a horseshoe

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una herradura

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a reindeer

Santa Claus has nine reindeer

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un reno

Papá Noel tiene nueve renos

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a seal

Look at the baby seals playing on the ice

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una foca

Mira a las focas bebés jugando en el hielo

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a walrus

A walrus looks like a giant seal with tusks

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una morsa

Las morsas parecen enormes focas con colmillos

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an otter

Most otters live in the arctic

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una nutria

La mayoría de las nutrias viven en el ártico

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a beaver

Many natural dams are built by beavers

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un castor

Muchas presas naturales han sido construidas por castores

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a raccoon

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un mapache

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a hamster

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un hámster

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an owl

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un búho / una lechuza

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a peacock

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un pavo real

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a penguin

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un pingüino

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a raven / a crow

In some cultures, the crow is a symbol of death

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un cuervo

En algunas culturas, el cuervo es símbolo de la muerte

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a swan

The ugly duckling grew up to be a beautiful swan

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un cisne

El patito feo creció y se convirtió en un bello cisne

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a canary

ej. My grandmother’s canaries are always singing in their cages

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un canario

Los canarios de mi abuela siempre están cantando en sus jaulas

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a vulture

The vultures circled waiting for the sick animal to die

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un buitre

Los buitres circulaban, esperando a que el animal enfermo muriera

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a parakeet

ej. I keep a multicolored parakeet as a pet

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un periquito

Tengo un periquito de colores como mascota

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a dove

The dove is often used as a symbol of peace

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una paloma blanca

La paloma blanca a menudo se usa como símbolo de la paz

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a chick

A baby chicken is called a chick

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un pollito / un polluelo

Una gallina bebé es un polluelo

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a claw

That bear has sharp claws!

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una garra / una uña

¡Ese oso tiene las garras filosas!

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a claw / a pincer

a crab’s claw

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una pinza

una pinza de cangrejo

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a scorpion

Be careful; there might be a scorpion in your shoe

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un escorpión / un alacrán

Ten cuidado; puede haber un alacrán en tu zapato

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a slug

Slugs are one of the most disgusting insects

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una babosa

Las babosas son unos de los insectos más asquerosos

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a caterpillar

The caterpillar grew up to be a beautiful butterfly

A

una oruga

La oruga creció y se convirtió en una hermosa mariposa

127
Q

a ladybug / a ladybird

A

una mariquita / una catarina / una chinita

128
Q

a wasp / a hornet

Ouch! I got stung by a wasp

A

una avispa / un avispón

¡Ay! Me picó una avispa

129
Q

a flea

Have you checked your dog for fleas?

A

una pulga

¿Ya revisaste si tu perro tiene pulgas?

130
Q

antennae

an insect’s antennae

A

las antenas

las antenas de un insecto

131
Q

a larva / a grub

The little larva grew up into a giant insect

A

una larva

La pequeña larva creció y se convirtió en un enorme insecto

132
Q

a pest control company / an exterminator

Eew, another cockroach. I need to call a pest control company

A

una compañía exterminadora de plagas / un exterminador de plagas / un técnico plaguicida

Guácala, otra cucaracha. Necesito llamar a un exterminador de plagas

133
Q

a tortoise / a turtle

A

una tortuga

134
Q

a tadpole

The tadpole grew up to be a huge frog

A

un renacuajo

El renacuajo creció y se convirtió en una enorme rana

135
Q

a toad

Toads are very similar to frogs

A

un sapo

Los sapos se parecen mucho a las ranas

136
Q

an octopus

An octopus has eight legs

A

un pulpo

Un pulpo tiene ocho patas

137
Q

a squid

Fried squid is delicious

A

un calamar

Los calamares fritos son deliciosos

138
Q

a jellyfish

A

una medusa / una aguamala / una aguaviva

139
Q

a sardine

A

una sardina

140
Q

a cod / a codfish

Cod is one of the world’s most common fish

A

un bacalao

El bacalao es uno de los peces mas comunes en el mundo

141
Q

the wilderness / the wild / nature

I need to get out of the city and spend some time in nature

A

la naturaleza / la tierra salvaje

Necesito salir de la cuidad y pasar un poco de tiempo en la naturaleza

142
Q

zoology

My daughter is studying zoology in college

A

la zoología

Mi hija está estudiando zoología en la universidad

143
Q

a zoologist

I loved animals as a child and wanted to become a zoologist

A

un zoólogo

Me encantaban los animales cuando era niña, y quería ser zoóloga

144
Q

poaching / illegal hunting

Poaching is a persistent problem in Africa

A

la caza furtiva / la caza ilegal

La caza furtiva es un problema persistente en África

145
Q

a poacher

He must have gotten that ivory from poachers

A

un cazador furtivo / un cazador ilegal

Él debió haber obtenido ese marfil de cazadores furtivos

146
Q

ivory

Ivory comes from an elephant’s tusks

A

marfil

e.g. El marfil viene de los colmillos del elefante

147
Q

extinct

an extinct species

A

extinto

una especie extinta

148
Q

endangered

The Siberian tiger is an endangered species

A

en peligro de extinción / en vías de extinción

El tigre siberiano es una especie en peligro de extinción

149
Q

to go around / to spread

There’s a rumor going around

A

rondar / difundirse

Hay un rumor rondando

150
Q

to go around visiting / to tour

They went around visiting all the famous monuments

A

dar una vuelta visitando / recorrer

Ellos dieron una vuleta vistando todos los monumentos famosos

151
Q

an asset

Being bilingual is an asset

A

una ventaja / un recurso

Ser bilingüe es una ventaja

152
Q

an asset / a piece of financial property

The government siezed all of the conman’s assets

A

un activo / un artículo de propiedad financiera

El gobierno congeló todos los activos del estafador

153
Q

a vacancy

Are there any vacancies at this hotel?

A

una vacante

¿Hay vacantes en este hotel?

154
Q

idle / inactive

This machine has been idle for 2 years. I don’t know if it still works

A

holgazán / ocioso / inactivo

Esta máquina ha estado inactiva durante dos años. No sé si todavía funcione

155
Q

to backfire / to have the opposite effect

His plan backfired when the army turned against him

A

salir el tiro por la culata / resultar contraproducente / producir un efecto contrario

Su plan resultó contraproducente cuando el ejército le dio la espalda

156
Q

to back down / to concede

She refused to back down and was fired

A

ceder

Ella se negó a ceder y fue despedida

157
Q

to back out of / to break a promise

You told me you’d give me a ride tomorrow. Don’t try to back out of it now!

A

incumplir / romper una promesa

Me dijiste que me darías un aventón mañana. ¡No rompas la promesa ahora!

158
Q

to get ahead of / to move in front of

Don’t let anyone get ahead of you in line

A

tomar la delantera / adelantar / adelantarse

No dejes que nadie se te adelante en la fila

159
Q

to be ahead of

We want to stay ahead of our competition

A

estar adelantado de / mantenerse adelante de / mantenerse al frente de

Queremos mantenernos adelante de la competencia

160
Q

to be bankrupt

I’m bankrupt. I can’t borrow any more money

A

estar en bancarrota / estar en quiebra

Estoy en quiebra. No puedo pedir más dinero prestado

161
Q

to go bankrupt / to go under / to declare bankruptcy

The rich man went bankrupt during the financial crisis

A

quedar en bancarrota / declararse en bancarrota / quedar en quiebra

El hombre rico se declaró en bancarrota durante la crisis financiera

162
Q

to black out

He was so drunk that he blacked out. He remembers nothing

A

perder momentáneamente la memoria

Él estaba tan borracho que perdió momentáneamente la memoria. No recuerda nada

163
Q

a blackout / a temporary loss of power

There was a blackout in the city last night

A

un apagón

Hubo un apagón en la ciudad anoche

164
Q

a blindfold

She put a blindfold on him to prevent him from seeing

A

una venda / una venda en los ojos

Ella le puso una venda en los ojos para que no viera

165
Q

blinds

Can you lower the blinds? It’s too bright out

A

las persianas

¿Puedes bajar las persianas? Hay demasiada luz afuera

166
Q

to blindfold

The kidnapper blindfolded the hostage

A

vendar los ojos de

El secuestrador le vendó los ojos al rehén

167
Q

defective / faulty / flawed

a defective appliance

A

defectivo / defectuoso

un electrodoméstico defectuoso

168
Q

to break in / to force entry

She broke into his house

A

forzar la entrada

Ella forzó la entrada de su casa

169
Q

to break out

A war broke out

A

estallar

Estalló una guerra

170
Q

unbreakable / indestructible

This thick glass is unbreakable

A

irrompible / indestructible

Este vidrio grueso es irrompible

171
Q

to break up / to crumble up

He broke the cookie up into little pieces

A

romper / hacer pedazos de / quebrar

Él quebró la galleta en pequeños trozos

172
Q

to break a tie

The score was 3-3, but then we broke the tie

A

desempatar

El marcador iba 3-3, pero luego desempatamos

173
Q

to break the ice

The man and woman sat silently for a moment, until he finally broke the ice

A

romper el hielo

El hombre y la mujer estuvieron sentados en sielncio un momento, hasta que finalmente él rompió el hielo

174
Q

an icebreaker

The meeting attendees didn’t know each other previously, so they started with an icebreaker activity

A

rompehielos

Los asistentes a la junta no se conocían antes, entonces comenzaron con una actividad rompehielos

175
Q

to crush / to grind

I crushed the garlic for the soup

A

machacar / moler / pulverizar

Molí el ajo para la sopa

176
Q

to smash / to shatter / to break

He smashed the drinking glass

A

destrozar / romper

Él rompió el vaso

177
Q

to mash / to mash up

Please mash the potatoes

A

hacer puré / machacar / pisar

Por favor machaca las patatas

178
Q

to break it down / to spell it out / to make it clear

Let me break it down for you…

A

explicarlo detalladamente / hacerlo más claro

Déjame explicártelo detalladamente…

179
Q

to squash / to crush / to squeeze

He was squashed between the couch and the wall

A

aplastar / estrujar / apretar

Quedó aplastado entre el sillon y la pared

180
Q

to stomp / to stomp around

I can hear my neighbors stomping around upstairs

A

pisar fuerte

Puedo escuhcar a mis vecinos pisando fuerte arriba

181
Q

to stomp on / to squash with your foot

She stomped on the bug

A

aplastar con el pie

Ella aplastó el insecto con el pie

182
Q

a bribe

He offered the cop a bribe to ignore his speeding violation

A

un soborno

Él le ofreció un soborno al policía para que ignorara su exceso de velocidad

183
Q

bribery / corruption

Bribery is a big problem in some government agencies

A

el soborno / la corrupción

El soborno es un gran problema en unas agencias gubernamentales

184
Q

to bribe / to pay off

He bribed the policeman to ignore his speeding violation

A

sobornar / coimear

Sobornó al policía para que ignorara su exceso de velocidad

185
Q

corrupt

a corrupt politician

A

corrupto

un político corrupto

186
Q

let alone / much less

I don’t have enough money for rent, let alone a new house

A

mucho menos / menos aún

No tengo suficiente dinero para la renta, mucho menos para una casa nueva

187
Q

not to mention

Pollution harms the ecosystem, not to mention the people who live there

A

sin mencionar / por no mencionar / por no decir

La contaminación daña el ecosistema, por no mencionar la gente que lo habita

188
Q

tranquility / calm

The parade has disturbed the usual tranquility of this town

A

la calma / la tranquilidad

El desfile ha perturbado la tranquilidad usual de este pueblo

189
Q

composure / poise

She maintained poise throughout the entire crisis

A

la compostura

Ella mantuvo la compostura durante toda la crisis

190
Q

to die down

The wind was strong all day, but now it’s finally dying down

A

disminuir

El viento estuvo fuerte todo el día, pero finalmente está disminuyendo

191
Q

tame / docile

Don’t be afraid of that big dog. It’s actually quite tame

A

manso / dócil

No le temas a ese gran perro. De hecho es bastante dócil

192
Q

to pull yourself together / to regain composure

After the fall, the ice skater pulled herself together and continued performing, as if nothing had happened

A

recobrar la compostura

Después de la caída, la patinadora recobró la compostura y siguió patinando, como si nada hubiera pasado

193
Q

to put in charge

She put me in charge of this project

A

encargar / poner a cargo de

Me encargó este proyecto

194
Q

in charge

Who’s in charge here?

A

encargado / a cargo

¿Quién está encargado aquí?

195
Q

a clip

Use this clip to keep the bag of snacks shut tightly

A

un clip / una pinza

Usa esta pinza para mantener la bolsa de tentempiés bien cerrada

196
Q

a nail clipper / clippers

Can I borrow your nail clipper?

A

un cortaúñas

¿Me prestas tu cortaúñas?

197
Q

a hair clipper

The barber buzzed my hair with a hair clipper

A

una máquina esquiladora / una maquinilla para cortar el pelo

El peluquero me cortó el cabello con una máquina esquiladora

198
Q

a hair clip / a barrette / a hair pin

A

un pasador para el pelo / una hebilla para el pelo / un broche para el pelo

Old Spanish Vocab (71 decks)

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