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1
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neon

a neon sign

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neón

un letrero de neón

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neon / hot / fluorescent

neon orange

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neón / fluorescente

naranja neón

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to rain on someone’s parade / to ruin someone’s plan

When my ex-wife showed up, that totally rained on my parade

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aguarle la fiesta a alguien

Cuando mi ex esposa llegó, me aguó la fiesta por completo

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a party pooper / a Debbie downer / a negative Nancy

Please don’t invite her. She’s such a party pooper

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aguafiestas

Por favor no la invites. Es una aguafiestas terrible

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to put in order

Put these books in alphabetical order

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poner en orden / ordenar

Pon estos libros en orden alfabético

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to be out of order / to be in the wrong order

These cards are out of order

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estar en desorden / estar desordenado

Estas tarjetas están en desorden

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the former

When choosing between apples and oranges, I prefer the former. Apples are much better

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el primero / el anterior

Al elegir entre manzanas y naranjas, prefiero las primeras. Las manzanas son mucho mejores

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the latter

I speak both Thai and English. The latter is spoken in many countries

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el posterior

Hablo tanto tailandés como inglés. El posterior se habla en muchos países

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picky / fussy / choosy

She is picky about the kinds of guys she’ll date

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exigente / quisquilloso

Ella es exigente con el tipo de hombres con los que sale

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to pick at / to peck at / to eat hesitantly

He wasn’t hungry, so he just picked at his food

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picotear / picar / comer sin ganas

No tenía mucha hambre, así que solamente picoteó su comida

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to pick at

You should not pick at a pimple or scab, as it will not heal properly

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tocarse / molestarse

No deberías molestarte un barro o una costra, ya que no sanará bien

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to pick yourself up / to get back on your feet

After the bankruptcy, he picked himself up and started another company

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reponerse / levantarse

Después de la bancarrota, se repuso y comenzó otra compañía

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the warden / the prison warden

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el alcaide / el alcaide de una prisión

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to take someone prisoner / to take someone hostage

The rebels took him hostage and held him for ransom

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llevarse preso a alguien

Los rebeldes se lo llevaron preso y pidieron un rescate por él

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a dungeon

The king threw him in the dungeon with the snakes and corpses

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una mazmorra / un calabozo

El rey lo echó en una mazmorra llena de serpientes y cadáveres

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to serve / to serve time / to serve a sentence

The thief will have to serve time for his crime

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cumplir / cumplir tiempo / cumplir una sentencia

El ladrón tendrá que cumplir la sentencia por su crimen

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to pull off / to accomplish / to achieve

I didn’t think the new team could win, but they pulled it off

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lograr / llevar a cabo

No creí que el nuevo equipo pudiera ganar, pero lo lograron

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to pull up to / to approach

The teenager pulled up to the stop sign with his music playing loud

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acercarse en carro

El adolescente se acercó en carro, con la música muy alta

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a bulletin board

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el tablero de anuncios / la cartelera

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to put up / to post / to hang up

She put a sign up on the wall

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colgar / poner / colocar

Ella colgó un letrero en la pared

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to put down / to belittle / to insult

Stop belittling him. You’re hurting his feelings

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ningunear / hablar mal de / insultar

Deja de ningunearlo. Estás hiriendo sus sentimientos

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to put down / to record / to mark down

I put you down for a reservation for two this evening

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anotar / apuntar

Te apunté para una reservación para dos esta noche

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to put out / to extinguish

The firemen put out the fire

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apagar / extinguir

Los bomberos apagaron el incendio

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to dump / to dump out

He dumped all the cookies out of the jar

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tirar / botar / volcar

Él tiró todas las galletas del tarro

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to load / to load up

They loaded the truck with luggage

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cargar

Cargaron el camión de equipaje

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to unload

They unloaded the containers from the ship

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descargar / desembarcar

Descargaron los contenedores del barco

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storage

I had to put my stuff in storage until I could move into my new apartment

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el depósito / el almacenaje

Tuve que poner mis cosas en almacenaje hasta poderme mudar a mi nuevo departamento

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to store / to stock up on / to load up on

I’m stocking up on water to prepare for the hurricane

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almacenar / acumular / acaparar

Estoy almacenando agua para prepararme para el huracán

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to store / to keep

This is where we store our winter clothes

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almacenar / guardar / conservar

Aquí guardamos nuestra ropa de invierno

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to cram into / to stuff into

He crammed a bunch of paper into the envelope

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embutir en / apiñar en

Embutió un montón de papel en el sobre

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to recruit

The military recruited thousands of new soldiers this year

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reclutar

El ejército reclutó a miles de nuevos soldados este año

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a recruit

One of the new basketball recruits is visiting campus tomorrow, so be on your best behavior

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un recluta

Uno de los nuevos reclutas de baloncesto va a visitar la universidad mañana, así que compórtense como es debido

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recruitment / recruiting / hiring

Recruiting is one of the most important functions of our company’s Human Resources department

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el reclutamiento / la contratación

El reclutamiento es una de las funciones más importantes del departamento de recursos humanos de nuestra compañía

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blessed

She is blessed with natural beauty

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bendito / bendecido

Ella está bendita con belleza natural

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to bless

The priest blessed the candles

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bendecir

El padre bendijo las velas

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blessing

The priest said a blessing and drank the wine

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una bendición

El padre dijo una bendición y bebió el vino

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a shrine / an altar

They set up a shrine to pay respect to the God of the Sun

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un santuario / un altar / un sagrario

Pusieron un santuario para rendir honores al Dios del Sol

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kosher

I’m Jewish. I can’t eat that meat unless it is kosher

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kosher

Soy judío. No puedo comer esa carne si no es kosher

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a missionary

a team of Christian missionaries in Korea

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un misionero

un equipo de misioneros crisitanos en Corea

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enlightenment

the Buddhist path to enlightenment

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la iluminación

el camino budhista a la iluminación

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to enlighten

The priest enlightened him of his sinful ways

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iluminar

el. El padre lo iluminó sobre sus actitudes pecaminosas

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42
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Mecca

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La Meca

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43
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a temple

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un templo

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the Sabbath

I can’t work today. It’s the Sabbath

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el sabbat

No puedo trabajar hoy. Es el sabbat

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an abbey / a monastery / a convent

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una abadía / un monasterio / un convento

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a nun

a Catholic nun

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una monja

una monja católica

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a monk

a Buddhist monk

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un monje

un monje budista

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a bishop

a Catholic bishop

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un obispo

un obispo católico

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a baptism / a christening

I’m attending my nephew’s baptism on Sunday

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un bautizo

Voy a ir al bautizo de mi sobrino el domingo

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Easter

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la Pascua

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Passover

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la Pascua Judía

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the gospel / the teachings of Jesus Christ

He does not believe in science, but he believes strongly in the Gospel

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el evangelio / las enseñanzas de Jesucristo

No cree en la ciencia, pero cree fielmente en el evangelio

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a hymn / a religious song

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un himno / un cántico / una canción religiosa

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a sect / a branch

The two major sects of Islam are Sunni and Shia

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una secta

Las dos sectas principales del islam son la sunita y la chiíta

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a cult

All the members of the cult committed suicide, believing that their souls were being saved

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un culto

Todos los miembros del culto se suicidaron, creyendo que sus almas se salvarían

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a sermon

The priest gives a long sermon every Sunday morning

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un sermón

El padre da un largo sermón todos los domingos por la mañana

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theology

Her strong interest in religion led her to study theology

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la teología

Su fuerte interés en la religión la llevó a estudiar teología

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to worship / to glorify / to revere

The ancient Greeks worshiped many gods

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alabar / adorar / venerar

Los antiguos griegos veneraban a muchos dioses

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the Vatican

The Pope lives in the Vatican

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el Vaticano

El Papa vive en el Vaticano

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a backlash / a retaliation / a resistance

The new policy was met with a strong public backlash

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un contragolpe / una reacción violenta / una resistencia

La nueva política se topó con una fuerte resistencia por parte del público

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outrage / uproar

His controversial comments were met with considerable outrage

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la indignación / el alboroto / la furia

Sus controversiales comentatios causaron un alboroto considerable

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to roll out / to launch

Apple is rolling out 3 new products this year

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dar a conocer / lanzar

Apple lanzará 3 nuevos productos este año

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63
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to roll your eyes

He rolled his eyes and sighed, all annoyed

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voltear los ojos / poner los ojos en blanco

Él volteó los ojos y suspiró, molesto

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salt water

You can’t drink salt water

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el agua salada

No se puede beber el agua salada

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saltwater

saltwater fish

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de agua salada

peces de agua salada

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to be the same as always

My hometown is still the same as always

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el mismo de siempre / igual que siempre

Mi ciudad natal sigue siendo igual que siempre

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a clone

I wish I had a clone to do my work while I went on vacation

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un clon

Quisiera tener un clon que hiciera mi trabajo mientras yo me fuera de vacaciones

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a bowling alley

There’s a bowling alley less than one kilometer from here

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una bolera / una sala de bolos / un boliche

Hay una bolera a menos de un kilómetro de aquí

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darts

Let’s play darts

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los dardos

Juguemos dardos

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a dart

She threw the dart and hit a bulls-eye

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un dardo

Ella tiró un dardo y dio en el blanco

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fencing

Fencing is my favorite Olympic sport

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la esgrima

La esgrima es mi deporte olímpico preferido

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half-time / halftime

The coach gave a great pep talk at half-time

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medio tiempo

El entrenador dio un gran discurso de motivación durante el medio tiempo

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a hockey stick

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un palo de hockey

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a puck / a hockey puck

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un disco de hockey

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a lap

The race consists of three laps around the park

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una vuelta

La carrera consiste de tres vueltas al parque

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water-skiing

We went water-skiing behind his boat

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el esquí acuático

Hicimos esquí acuático detrás de su lancha

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horseback riding / riding / equestrianism

Horseback riding has been an olympic sport since 1912

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la equitación

La equitación ha sido un deporte olímpico desde 1912

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a horseback rider / a rider / a jockey

The jockey almost fell off the horse

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un jinete

El jinete casi se cayó del caballo

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a saddle

He rode the horse without a saddle

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una montura / una silla de montar

Montó el caballo sin montura

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squash

i.e. the sport

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el squash

i.e. el deporte

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to hurl / to fling / to chuck

He hurled the bag of bricks over the fence

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arrojar / lanzar / aventar

Arrojó la bolsa de ladrillos por encima de la barda

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a hurdle / an obstacle

The track star fell when he jumped over the last hurdle

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una valla / un obstáculo

La estrella de atletismo se cayó al saltar la última valla

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an upset

Did you see the upset last night? Mike Tyson lost to an unknown contender

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una derrota sorpresiva

¿Viste la derrota sorpresiva anoche? Mike Tyson perdió ante un retador desconocido

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weightlifting

an olympic weightlifting competition

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el levantamiento de pesas / la halterofilia

una competencia olímpica de levantamiento de pesas

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a weightlifter / a bodybuilder

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un levantador de pesas / un culturista / un fisicoculturista

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a golf course

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un campo de golf

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a caddie / a caddy

The caddie handed him his golf club

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un caddie / un cargador

El caddie le pasó sus palos de golf

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a club / a golf club

He swung the golf club and hit a drive 300 yards

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un palo / un palo de golf

Dio un golpe con el palo de golf y logró un tiro de 300 yardas

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badminton

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el bádminton

90
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to go skydiving

We went skydiving last weekend, and I got whiplash when my parachute opened

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hacer paracaidismo

Fuimos a hacer paracaidismo el fin de semana pasado, y me di un latigazo cervical cuando abrió mi paracaídas

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bodybuilding / weightlifting

Look at that huge guy on the cover of that bodybuilding magazine

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el culturismo / el fisicoculturismo

Mira a ese enorme tipo en la portada de esa revista de fisicoculturismo

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a foul

The referee gave him a penalty for the foul

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una falta

El árbitro le concedió un penal por la falta

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offside / offsides

The goal didn’t count because he was offside

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fuera de lugar / fuera de juego

El gol no contó porque él estaba fuera de lugar

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aerobics

an aerobics class

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los aeróbicos

una clase de aeróbicos

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ping pong / table tennis

i.e. the sport

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el pimpón / el tenis de mesa / el ping pong

i.e. el deporte

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lacrosse

i.e. the sport

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el lacrosse

i.e. el deporte

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field hockey

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el hockey sobre pasto / el hockey sobre césped / el hockey sobre hierba

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pool / billiards

a smoky pool hall

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el billar

un salón de billar lleno de humo

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bowling

I’m in a bowling league

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los bolos / el boliche

Estoy en una liga de bolos

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to go bowling / to bowl

Let’s go bowling this weekend

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salir a jugar bolos

Salgamos a jugar bolos este fin de semana

101
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karate

Don’t mess with him. He knows karate

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el karate

No te metas con él. Sabe karate

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a marathon

I’m training for a marathon

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una maratón

Estoy entrenando para un maratón

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rowing / crew

the university crew team

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el remo / el canotaje

el equipo de remo de la universidad

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to tackle

The rugby player tackled his opponent

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taclear

El jugador de rugby tacleó a su oponente

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an underdog

I always cheer for the underdog

A

el perdedor esperado

Siempre echo porras al perdedor esperado

106
Q

to suck up to / to kiss up to / to brown nose

She sucked up to her teacher, to try to get a better grade

A

lamerle las botas a / hacer la pelota a / chuparle medias a

Le lamió las botas a su profesor, para intentar mejorar la calificación

107
Q

Suck it up / Deal with it

Stop crying, and suck it up

A

Aguantátelo / Maneja el asunto

Deja de llorar y aguántatelo

108
Q

to get tangled up / to get tangled

The cords got tangled up

A

enmarañarse / enredarse

Se enmarañaron los cordones

109
Q

tangled / tangled up

The cords are tangled

A

enmarañado / enredado

Los cordones están enredados

110
Q

to wait around / to linger / to loiter

There are a bunch of teenagers lingering around the movie theater

A

holgazanear / merodear / vaguear

Hay un montón de adolescentes holganzaneando alrededor de la sala de cine

111
Q

a downpour

It wasn’t just a little rain. It was a downpour!

A

un aguacero / un chubasco

No fue sólo un poco de lluvia. Fue un aguacero

112
Q

to get rained out / to be canceled due to rain

Our baseball game was rained out last night

A

ser cancelado a causa de la lluvia

Anoche nuestro juego de béisbol fue cancelado a causa de la lluvia

113
Q

visibility

Thanks to the fog, visibility is low right now

A

la visibilidad

Por culpa de la niebla, la visibilidad es baja por el momento

114
Q

stormy

a stormy night

A

tormentoso / tempestuoso

una noche tempestuosa

115
Q

stormy weather / inclement weather

A

el tiempo tempestuoso / el tiempo borrascoso

116
Q

a blanket / a layer

There’s a layer of snow covering all the cars

A

un manto / una capa

Hay una capa de nieve que cubre los autos

117
Q

a monsoon

During monsoon season, there is an enormous amount of rain

A

un monzón

Durante la época de monzones, hay una tremenda cantidad de lluvia

118
Q

slush

Two days after the blizzard, the streets are covered with slush

A

la nieve medio derretida / el aguanieve

Dos días después de la tormenta de nieve, las calles están cubiertas de nieve medio derretida

119
Q

a gust / a gust of wind

A huge gust of wind almost blew me off the dock

A

una ráfaga / una ráfaga de viento

Una fuerte ráfaga de viento casi me tumba del muelle

120
Q

weighed down / burdened / laden

laden with grief

A

cargado / apesadumbrado

cargado con pena

121
Q

flabby

That old lady’s arms are flabby

A

flácido

Los brazos de esa viejita están flácidos

122
Q

lanky

tall, lanky, and clumsy

A

larguirucho

alto, largirucho y torpe

123
Q

plump / meaty

plump lips

A

carnudo / rellenito

labios carnudos

124
Q

lightweight

a lightweight suit of armor

A

liviano / ligero / de peso ligero

una armadura liviana

125
Q

heavyweight

a heavyweight boxer

A

pesado / de peso pesado

un boxeador de peso pesado

126
Q

to act out / to mime

She’s acting out the story

A

hacer mímica / expresar con mímica

Ella está expresando la historia con mímica

127
Q

to act out / to play

For my drama class, we need to act out Romeo and Juliet

A

representar

Tenemos que representar la obra de Romeo y Julieta para mi clase de teatro

128
Q

to raid

The police raided her home

A

hacer una redada

La policía hizo una redada en su hogar

129
Q

a raid

Drugs were found during the police raid

A

una redada / un allanamiento

Se encontraron drogas durante la redada policial

130
Q

to sabotage

He tried to sabotage the nuclear plant opening by chaining himself to the gate

A

sabotear

Intentó sabotear la inauguración de la planta nuclear encadenándose a la reja

131
Q

sabotage

The helicopter crash may have been caused by sabotage. Is there a traitor among us?

A

el sabotaje

El accidente del helicóptero pudo haber sido sabotaje. ¿Hay un traidor entre nosotros?

132
Q

to counterattack / to strike back

The Empire Strikes Back

A

contraatacar

El Imperio Contraataca

133
Q

an inspection / an audit

The restaurant workers cleaned the kitchen before the government health inspection

A

una inspección / una auditoría

Los trabajadores del restaurante limpiaron la cocina antes de la inspección de salubridad gubernamental

134
Q

an auditor

The tax auditor comes tomorrow

A

un auditor / un revisor de cuentas

El auditor de impuestos viene mañana

135
Q

keyring / a key chain

How many keys do you have on that keychain?

A

un llavero

¿Cuántas llaves tienes en ese llavero?

136
Q

to bail out / to rescue / to save

The government had to bail out the airline because it was losing so much money

A

sacar de apuros / rescatar

El gobierno tuvo que sacar de apuros a la aerolínea porque estaba perdiendo mucho dinero

137
Q

to bail out / to bail out of jail / to free on bond

The presumed murderer was bailed out of jail by his father

A

liberar bajo fianza / pagar una fianza

El padre del presunto asesino pagó una fianza para sacarlo de la cárcel

138
Q

to bail on / to bail out on / to stop supporting

Everybody bailed out on him when the scandal broke

A

quitar el respaldo / quitar el apoyo

Todo el mundo le quitó el respaldo cuando el escándalo explotó

139
Q

to bail on / to bail out on / to quit

When the project got difficult, she bailed out

A

dejar tirado / largar / pelarse

Cuando el proyecto se puso difícil, ella lo dejó tirado

140
Q

bail

His mother paid his bail, so he could get out of jail

A

una fianza

Su madre pagó su fianza, para que pudiera salir de la cárcel

141
Q

to have guts / to have courage

He doesn’t have the guts to ask her out

A

tener agallas / tener coraje

No tiene las agallas para invitarla a salir

142
Q

to gather the courage to / to summon up the courage to

She finally gathered the courage to call him

A

reunir fuerzas para / armarse de valor para

Ella finalmente se armó de valor para llamarlo

143
Q

daring

The daring stuntman rode his motorcycle across the roof

A

osado / atrevido / temerario

El osado doble de acción montó su motocicleta en el techo

144
Q

to lose your breath / to be out of breath / to be short of breath

The fat guy lost his breath at the top of the stairs

A

quedarse sin aliento

El hombre gordo se quedó sin aliento al subir las escaleras

145
Q

to catch your breath

Hold on, I have to catch my breath

A

recobrar el aliento

Espera, necesito recobrar el aliento

146
Q

to sigh / to breath a sigh

He sighed when he found out he was not selected for the draft

A

suspirar

Suspiró cuando se enteró de que no fue reclutado

147
Q

to gasp / to be dumbfounded

She gasped when she found out her sister was pregnant

A

dar un grito ahogado / quedar boquiabierto

Ella quedó boquiabierta cuando se enteró de que su hermana estaba embarazada

148
Q

a builder

My dad worked as a builder before becoming an architect

A

un constructor

Mi papá trabajó como constructor antes de volverse arquitecto

149
Q

to rebuild

It took a lot of time to rebuild the bridge after the earthquake

A

reconstruir

Tomó mucho tiempo reconstruir el puente después del terremoto

150
Q

to build up / to accumulate

The leaves on the forest floor build up over time

A

acumular / amontonar

Las hojas en el suelo del bosque se acumulan al correr del tiempo

151
Q

a carpenter

The carpenter built me a new tool shed behind my house

A

un carpintero

El carpintero me construyó una nueva caseta para herramientas detrás de la casa

152
Q

carpentry

I want to learn carpentry so I can build a wooden birdhouse

A

la carpintería

Quiero aprender carpintería para construir una pajarera de madera

153
Q

a construction worker

A

un obrero de construcción / un obrero

154
Q

a scaffolding

a construction scaffolding

A

un andamiaje

un andamiaje de construcción

155
Q

to be out of stock / to not be in inventory

Sorry, that model is out of stock

A

estar agotado / no estar en existencias

Lo siento, no tenemos ese modelo en existencias

156
Q

the board / the board of directors

The board voted to fire the CEO

A

la junta directiva / el consejo directivo / el consejo

El consejo votó por correr al director general

157
Q

a bond

stocks and bonds

A

un bono / una obligación

acciones y bonos

158
Q

to break even / to come out even

The new business was losing money for its first 3 years, but then it broke even

A

salir sin ganar ni perder / salir a la par / salir al ras

El nuevo negocio perdió dinero sus tres primeros años, pero después salió a la par

159
Q

a broker / an agent

an insurance broker

A

un agente

un agente de seguros

160
Q

a broker / a stockbroker

A

un corredor de bolsa

161
Q

to overcharge

They overcharged me for the wine

A

cobrar de más

Me cobraron de más por el vino

162
Q

a concession / a grant

This parcel of land is a concession from the government

A

una concesión / un otorgamiento

Esta parcela de tierra es una concesión del gobierno

163
Q

a cutback / a reduction in expenses

Employee salaries were affected by the company’s cutbacks

A

una reducción de gastos / un recorte de gastos

Los sueldos de los empleados resultaron afectados por el recorte de gastos de la compañía

164
Q

to deduct

They deducted the amount from your account

A

descontar / deducir

Descontaron la cantidad de tu cuenta

165
Q

to take out a loan

I didn’t have enough money to buy the car, so I took out a loan

A

sacar un préstamo / pedir un préstamo

No tenía suficiente dinero para comprar el auto, así que saqué un prestamo

166
Q

the CEO / the president

A

el director general / el presidente

167
Q

a mannequin / a model

Look at that beautiful dress on the mannequin

A

un maniquí / un modelo

Mira ese hermoso vestido en el maniquí

168
Q

the standard of living

Modern South Koreans have a much higher standard of living today than in the 1960s

A

el nivel de vida

Los surcoreanos contemporáneos tienen un nivel de vida mucho más alto que en los sesenta

169
Q

to outsource / to subcontract

The company outsources most of its manufacturing to China

A

externalizar / subcontratar

La compañía externaliza la mayoría de su producción a China

170
Q

retail

retail sales

A

al por menor / al detalle

la venta al por menor

171
Q

a retailer

Jewelry retailers were affected by the increase in diamond prices

A

un minorista

Los minoristas de joyería fueron afectados por el alza en el precio de los diamantes

172
Q

a wholesaler

The small store buys its products from wholesalers

A

un mayorista

La pequeña tienda compra sus productos de mayoristas

173
Q

telemarketing / telesales

Telemarketing is illegal in some cases, and annoying in most

A

las televentas / el telemercadeo / las ventas telefónicas

Las televentas son ilegales en algunos casos, y molestas en la mayoría

174
Q

wholesale

wholesale coffee

A

al por mayor

café al por mayor

175
Q

in bulk / at volume

We prefer to buy our coffee beans in bulk, to save money

A

a granel / al mayoreo

Preferimos comprar nuestro café a granel, para ahorrar dinero

176
Q

to sell separately

No, we don’t sell them separately

A

vender por separado

No, no los vendemos por separado

177
Q

to sell in bulk

We only sell these shirts in bulk

A

vender a granel / vender al mayoreo

Sólo vendemos estas camisas al mayoreo

178
Q

to auction off

The police auctioned off the confiscated car

A

subastar

La policía subastó el auto confiscado

179
Q

a share

I bought 100 shares of Apple stock

A

una acción

Compré 100 acciones de Apple

180
Q

a shareholder / a stockholder / an investor

A

un accionista / un inversionista

181
Q

stock

I have stock in that company

A

acciones

Tengo acciones en esa compañía

182
Q

a trademark

We own the trademark for the name “Brainscape”

A

una marca registrada

Somos dueños de la marca registrada con el nombre de “Brainscape”

183
Q

interest

My bonds earn interest every month

A

los intereses

Mis bonos generan intereses cada mes

184
Q

an auction

a used car auction

A

una subasta / un remate

una subasta de carros usados

185
Q

a bid

The highest bid was $2,000

A

una oferta / una puja

La oferta más alta fue de $2.000

186
Q

to bid

He bid on a painting at the auction

A

ofertar / hacer una oferta

Él ofertó para la pintura en la subasta

187
Q

credit / a credit rating / a bank history

I have good credit

A

el crédito / la calificación crediticia / el historial de crédito

Tengo un buen historial de crédito

188
Q

a grant / a subsidy

a government subsidy for our research

A

un subsidio / una subvención

un subsidio del gobierno para nuestra investigación

189
Q

an installment / an increment

to pay in installments

A

una cuota / una mensualidad / un plazo

pagar a cuotas

190
Q

duty-free

a duty-free store

A

libre de impuesto

una tienda libre de impuesto

191
Q

fiscal / monetary

fiscal expansion

A

fiscal / monetario / económico

el crecimiento económico

192
Q

a fund

a mutual fund, a venture capital fund, a charitable fund, etc.

A

un fondo

un fondo de inversión colectivo, un fondo de capital de riesgo, un fondo caritativo, etc.

193
Q

inflation

economic inflation

A

la inflación

la inflación económica

194
Q

inventory / stock

We maintain a wide range of products in our inventory

A

el inventario / las existencias

Mantenemos un amplio rango de productos en existencias

195
Q

a merger

a merger of two companies

A

una fusión

una fusión de dos compañías

196
Q

to merge

The two companies merged

A

fusionarse

Las dos empresas se fusionaron

197
Q

a monopoly

The government combatted the oil company’s monopoly

A

un monopolio

El gobierno luchó contra el monopolio de la compañía petrolera

198
Q

a recession

We had to cut costs during the recession

A

una recesión

Tuvimos que cortar gastos durante la recesión

199
Q

to subsidize

The government subsidized my research

A

subvencionar

El gobierno subvencionó mi investigación

200
Q

a surcharge / an extra charge / an extra fee

Read the fine print to see if there are any surcharges

A

un recargo / un cargo adicional

Lee las letras pequeñas para ver si hay cargos adicionales

201
Q

to finance

How are you going to finance your new business venture?

A

financiar

¿Cómo vas a financiar tu nueva empresa?

202
Q

to cash / to cash in / to convert to cash

He cashed in his chips and left the casino

A

hacer efectivo / convertir en efectivo

Convirtió las fichas en efectivo y salió del casino

203
Q

a contractor

He’s not an employee. He’s just a contractor

A

un contratista

No es un empleado. Es sólo un contratista

204
Q

overtime

I’ve been working overtime lately

A

el tiempo extra

He estado trabajando tiempo extra últimamente

205
Q

a pension

a retirement pension

A

una pensión

una pensión de retiro

206
Q

a portfolio

a photographer’s portfolio

A

un portafolio

el portafolio de un fotógrafo

207
Q

vocational

vocational training

A

vocacional

formación vocacional

208
Q

a voucher / a coupon

a meal voucher

A

un vale / un comprobante / un ticket

una vale de comida

209
Q

a checkbook

A

una chequera / un talonario

210
Q

to check off

I checked three items off of my to-do list

A

marcar

Marqué tres cosas como completadas en mi lista de cosas por hacer

211
Q

to pat down / to frisk / to check

They patted him down at the airport to look for weapons

A

registrar / chequear

Lo registraron en el aeropuerto en busca de armas

212
Q

a commission

She earned a large commission for her sale

A

una comisión

Ganó una buena comisión por su venta

213
Q

to commission

The governor commissioned a painting for his office

A

comisionar / encargar

e.g. El gobernador comisionó una pintura para su oficina

214
Q

a commissioner / an administrator

The mayor named him commissioner of the new government program

A

un comisionado / un comisario / un administrador

El alcalde lo nombró comisionado del nuevo programa gubernamental

215
Q

intact / whole

The fossil was found intact

A

intacto / entero

El fósil fue encontrado intacto

216
Q

sheer / utter / pure

pure luck

A

puro / simple

pura suerte

217
Q

the total

the total of a bill

A

el total

el total de una factura

Spanish Vocab (86 decks)

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