Vocabulary 9 ES-EN Flashcards
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recalentar
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to overheat (mech.), heat up
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el recargo
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custom fee, add on
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la recaudación tributaria
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tax revenues
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recaudar
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to collect
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el recelo
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distrust, suspicion
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rechazar
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to reject, throwback
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el rechazo
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rejection
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el recinto
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area, place
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el recipiente
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bowl
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recoger
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to gather, pickup
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la recompra
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buy back
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reconfortar
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to comfort, revitalise
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reconocer
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to recognise
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recorrer
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to travel across
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el recorte
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cut, fall
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el recoveco
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turn, bend, nook
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el recrudecimiento
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upsurge
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recta
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straight
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la recua
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mule train, train of pack animals
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la recuperación
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recovery
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los recursos propios
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shareholders’ equity
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reforzar
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to reinforce
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la refriega
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scuffle, brawl
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regar
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to water, flow through
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el regazo
lap (female)
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regentar
to direct, manage
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registrar
to register, record
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regocijo
joy, happiness
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el rehén
hostage
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reincidir
to relapse
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reivindicar
to claim
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rejatablo/a
strictly, to the letter
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la rejilla
shelf, vent, luggage rack
34
el relantí
slow motion
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relatar
to tell
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el relato
account, story, tale
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relinchar
to neigh
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el reloj
watch
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remar
to row
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el remate
culmination, end, top
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el remolque
towing, towrope
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el rencor
bitterness, resentment
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la rendija
gap, crack, cleft, crevice
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el repaso
review
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repentino/a
sudden
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la repisa
shelf
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replegado/a
withdrawal
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el repliegue
pull back, retreat
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el reposacabeza
head rest
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la reposición
replacement
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el reposo
rest
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representar
to represent, look like
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repuntar
to jump
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el repunte
recovery, improvement, pick up
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requerirse
to require, demand
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resaltar
to stand (stick) out
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resarcirse
to compensate for, make up for
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resbaladizo
slippery, delicate
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resbalar
to slip
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rescindir
to rescind
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la reseña
review (critical)
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reseñar
to review (write a critique on)
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resguardar
to protect, shield
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respetar
to respect
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el respingo
start, jump
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el resquemor
resentment
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restante
remaining
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restar
to take away, subtract
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resucitar
to resuscitate, revive
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el resultado equilibrado
break even
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la retaguardia
after troops
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retar
to challenge, defy, dare
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el retazo
remnant, snippet, fragment
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el retén
patrol, squad
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retener
to withhold
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retirar
to withdraw, remove
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retorcida
devious
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el retraso
delay
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retroceder
to move back, diminish
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el retroceso
recession
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el retrovisor
rear-view mirror
82
retumbar
to thunder
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revisar
to edit, revise
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la revisión
review
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la revista
periodical
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revuelto
scrambled, messy
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los Reyes Magos
the Three Kings, (6th of January)
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rezagar
to postpone, delay
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el riachuelo
creek
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la rienda
reigns
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el rincón
corner (inside)
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rizar el rizo
to loop the loop, make it more complicated
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robar
to steal
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el roble
oak tree
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el robo
robbery
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la roca
rock
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el rodaballo
turbot (fish)
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rodear
to surround
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la rodera
wheel track
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romper
to break
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roncar
to snore
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rotular
to label
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rozar
to rub, touch slightly, scratch
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la ruana
poncho, ruana
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rubio/a
blond
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la rueda
wheel
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la rueda de propulsión
water wheel
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el ruedo
ring, arena, edge, circumference
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rupestre
rough, primitive
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el rutero
truck driver
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el sábado
Saturday
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la sábana
sheet
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la sabiduría
wisdom, learning
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el sabor
flavour, taste
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el sacacorchos
corkscrew
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sacar
to take, remove, withdraw
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sacar provecho de
to benefit from
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sacarle a alguien las castañas del fuego
to help someone out in a difficult situation
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la sacudida
shake, blast, electric shock
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la sal
salt
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la sala
(living) room
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el saldo
bank account balance
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la salida (de tee)
tee shot
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la salida de escape
exhaust pipe
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salir (yo salgo)
to go out, leave
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el salón
living room
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el salpicadero
dash board
128
salpicar
to sprinkle, splatter, scatter
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el saltamontes
grasshopper
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saltar
to jump
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la saltimbanqui
acrobat, tumbler
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saludarse
to greet one another
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la salvapantalla
screensaver
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el salvoconducto
safe conduct
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el sambenito
epithet
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el sancocho
stew
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el saneamiento
sanitation
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el santandereano
a person that comes from Santander
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el sapo
toad
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saquear
to loot, plunder
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el sarao
soiree, evening party
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el sartén
frying pan
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el sátrapa godo
powerful ruler
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la sauce
willow, sauce
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se cubre las espaldas
to cover one's back
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se lleve la palma
to have an advantage, have the upper hand
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se matan dos pájaros de un tiro
to kill two birds with one stone
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se veía venir
they saw it coming
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el secador
(tumble)drier
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secarse
to dry oneself
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la secretaria
secretary
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el secuestrador
kidnapper
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la sed
greed
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la sede
head office
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seguir
to follow, come after
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la segunda mitad
the second half
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la seguridad viaria
traffic safety
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la selección
national team
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el sello
stamp (postage)
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la selva
jungle
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el semejante
fellow man
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semestrales
semi-annually
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el semestre
6 month, half year, school term
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semipenumbra
half dusk
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señalar
to mark, indicate
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sencillo
simple, natural, plain
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la senda
path, track
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el sendero
path
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el seno
breast
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la señora
woman
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la sensatez
good sense, sensibility
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sensato
sensible
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sensible
sensitive
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sentar
to sit down
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septentrional
north, northern
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el septiembre
September
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el sepulcro
sepulchre, sepulchre (US), grave chamber
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el ser humano
human being
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ser la moneda
to be special
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servir
to serve
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el sesgo
turn, slant
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el seto
hedge (bushes, trees)
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sibarito/a
sybaritic, luxury-loving
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siderúrgico/a
iron and steel
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sietemesino/a
premature
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la silla
chair
187
la silletería
chair-maker's workshop, seating
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el sillón
armchair
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el simio
ape
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simular
to pretend
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sin comerlo ni beberlo
innocent, without wrongdoing
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sin decir esta boca es mía
without saying a word
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sin piedad
without remorse
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los sin techo
homeless people
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el siniestro
accident
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siniestro/a
left-handed, left footed
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el sinsabor
deception, disappointment
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la sintonía
tuning
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sinuoso/a
winding, sinuous, devious
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siquiera
even if, at least
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el sitio, el lugar, el paraje
place, spot
202
soberbio/a
magnificent, grand, proud
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el soborno
bribe
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sobrar
to exceed, be left over
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el sobre
envelope
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sobre la marcha
just in time (production)
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la sobre valoración
overvaluation
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sobreestimar
overestimate
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el sobrenombre
nickname
210
sobresaltar
to scare, frighten
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el sobretodo
over coat
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el socavón
crater, hole
213
el sofá
sofa
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solaparse
to hide, cover up, falsificate
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las solares
land
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solariego/a
noble
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la soldadura
welded seam
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soler
to usually do (something)
219
la solidez
solidity
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sollozar
to sob, cry
221
soltar la melena/el pelo
to act decisively
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soltarse amarras
to set sail, leave
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la soltura
agility, easy
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la solución
solution
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la sombra
shade, shadow
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el sombrero
hat
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el sonámbulo
sleepwalker
228
soñar
to dream
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la sonrisa
smile
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la sonrisa de volatilidad
volatility smile
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soplar
to blow, blow out
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soplar el cogote
to breath down one's neck
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soporífero/a
soporific
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soportar
to support, provide for
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el sorbo
sip, taste (liquid)
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sorprendido
surprised
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el sosiego
peace, calm, serenity
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sostener
to support
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los sostenes
bra, brassiere
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la sotana
cassock
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el sótano
cellar, basement
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el sotavento
lee, leeward, tail wind, success
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el suavizante
fabric softener
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la subasta
auction
245
la subida de tipos de interés
interest rate hike
246
subir
to get on (the bus)
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subirse al barco
to join (the cause)
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subrayar
to underline
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subsanar
to rectify
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el subsidio por desempleo
unemployment benefit
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subsistir
to survive
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el suburbio
slums
253
suceder
to happen, succeed (follow) someone
