Vocabulary 5 Flashcards

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1
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asemejar

A

resemble

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humareda

A

thick cloud of smoke

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3
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yunque

A

anvil (m)

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4
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hallarse

A

se trouver

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dar (el) parte

A

to report; to give a report

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cuartel

A

Barracks;

Neighborhood, area, disctrict, quarter

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por lo visto

A

apparently; evidently

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8
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arrasar

A

to destroy; raze; level; demolish

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asolar

A

raze, level to the ground (soil), destroy,

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10
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vivienda

A

dwelling (f); home; housing

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otorgar

A

confer, grant; award; give; (authorize)

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aspecto

A

appearance; view; aspect

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13
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libélula

A

dragonfly

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14
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arrojar

A

throw, launch, fling, hurl, (rollout)

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ruido

A

noise

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16
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bambolear

A

swing back and forth, sway

(bambo, bambino, child, bimbo)

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17
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no obstante

A

nevertheless, however.

(no ouster)

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18
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enseguide

A

immediately, at once, right away

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19
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tejado

A

roof (m)

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20
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levantar

A

lift, raise, stir up

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21
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apartar la vista (la mirada) de

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to divert ones attention; to move one’s gaze from,

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22
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ladera

A

side of a hill (f)

(lateral)

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23
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own (my own house)

A

mi propia casa

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24
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silvestre

A

wild (flores silvestres)

(latin silva: forest; selvatico)

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25
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divisar

A

distinguish; make out

(divide)

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lograr

A

manage; succeed

lograr hacer > manage to do
(lucrative)

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27
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merodear

A

prowl; maraud; snoop about

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28
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barranco

A

ravine; gully; cliff;

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29
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asomarse

A

look out; peek out; appear; loom; show itself;

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30
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trozo

A

piece

pedazo (synonym)

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31
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llevarse

A

to take (away); to take;

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32
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retirarse

A

move away; retire; retreat; withdraw

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33
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aullido

A

howl; howling

34
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desgarrado

A

heart-rending

(torn; ripped)

35
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cuyo

A

whose

36
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estallar

A

explode

blow up (bomb)

shatter; break up

(french: eclater)

37
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blanket

A

cobija (f)

38
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Witness (n)

A

testigo

39
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ball (2)

A

bola (sperical object)

pelota (sports)

40
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Bbq

A

una barbacoa

41
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keep on ….ing, continue …..ing

A

seguir ….ndo

42
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como vs cómo

A

like, as vs how

43
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greyish

A

grisáceo (a)

44
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to be on duty

A

estar de servicio

45
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night shift

A

el turno de noche

46
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traffic report

A

El parte de tráfico

47
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Christmas time

A

las Navidades

48
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llevarse

A

take, bring (sth somewhere) or (s.o. somewhere)

49
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to take a tray from the oven

A

sacar una bandeja del horno

50
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apartment building

A

un bloque de departamentos

51
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a chicken breast

A

una pechuga de pollo

52
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portion (plate) of…(food)

A

una ración de

53
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boiled….

A

hervido

54
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peas

A

guisantes (m, pl)

55
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(stemmed) glass

A

una copa

56
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Christmas Card (2)

A

una tarjeta navideña

una felicitación de Navidad

57
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the week before vs.

last week

A

la semana anterior

la semana pasada

58
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to play (be playing) (music)
 to ring (i)  (bell)
A

sonar

59
Q

spanish language version of a movie

A

una película en versión española

….en la versión de Frank Sinatra

….en versión original

60
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propio (before and after noun)

A

before - own

after - typical

mi propia casa

una bebida propia del país

61
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a single man

A

un hombre soltero

62
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fellow worker; work mate

A

compañero de trabajo

63
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an old friend

A

un antiguo amigo

64
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to collect (receive) (draw on) (money)

A

cobrar dinero

65
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…., to be exact,

specifically

exactly

A

concretamente

66
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summer

A

el verano

67
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a drawing; sketch; cartoon

A

un dibujo

68
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bullet wound/ shot

A

un balazo

69
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shoulder

A

el hombro

70
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envelope

A

el sobre

71
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matasellos

A

postmark (n. m. inv)
el matasellos

72
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….lo cual….

A

…which….

73
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not to leave room for doubt

A

no dejar lugar a dudas

74
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somewhat blurry / smudged

A

algo borroso

75
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un belén

A

a nativity scene

76
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by hand

A

manualmente

77
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prison

A

la prisión

78
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sender (of a letter)

A

la remitente

79
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be aware (of something)( some fact)

A

ser consciente de / que

80
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