Vocabulary Enhancement Flashcards
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to wake up early
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madrugar
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“cash” , slang
A
lana, plata
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the skill
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la habilidad, maña
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the day after tomorrow
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pasado mañana
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to sharpen
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agudizar
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the parrot
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el loro
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to yawn
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bostezar
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a yawn
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un bostezo
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to hold someone in low esteem
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tener en poco a alguien
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overwhelmed
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agobiado
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stressed
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estresado
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worried, concerned
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preocupado
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to warn, notify
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advertir
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to have a good time
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pasarlo bien
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the knot
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el nudo
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naked
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desnudo
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faint, pass out
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desmayarse
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nice, pleasant
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agradable
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It’s just a way of speaking, just a saying
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Es un decir
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Either one, I don’t care (slang)
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Da igual, da lo mismo
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I’ll hold you to it
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Conste
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Is that so huh? (After proving someone wrong)
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No qué no?
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It looks delicious (food)
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Que buena pinta
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The food smells great
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La comida huele que alimenta
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To make a mistaken, to be confused
equivocarse
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I dialed the wrong number
me he equivocado de número
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Who's calling?
¿De parte de quién?
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The (weather) forecast
El pronóstico (del tiempo)
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busy, occupied
ocupado
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The scale (for weighing)
La báscula
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To lock (someone) up
encerrar
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locked up
encerrado
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That's life (bad part)
Así es la vida
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This is the life (relaxed, enjoying life)
Eso sí que es la vida
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This really is…
Eso sí que es… (remember socks)
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As soon as I can
En cuanto pueda
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finally
por fin
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to swim underwater, dive
bucear
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to lay out, sunbathe
tomar el sol
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to cover
tapar
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homemade
casero
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to soak
empapar
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soaked
empapado
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to wet (make very moist)
mojar
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wet
mojado
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to fry
freír
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the oil (food preparation)
el aceite
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to fall in love
enamorarse
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a bookstore
una librería
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I'm wonderful, thanks
estoy estupendamente, gracias
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to reject
rechazar
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annoying
fastidioso
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a lump, bulge
un bulto
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a campfire, bonfire
una fogata
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a coffeepot
una cafetera
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to heat up
calentar
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a cork
un corcho
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to fail
fracasar
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to fail (a test)
no pasar, reprobar
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to swallow
tragar
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screen, monitor
la pantalla
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to snack
merendar
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to go on a ride
dar una vuelta
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a wave
una ola
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boring
aburrido
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juicy
jugoso
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a chat
una charla
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to chat
charlar
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to drown
ahogarse
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sailors
marineros
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a face
un rostro, una cara
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Could you repeat that?
¿Lo puede repetir?
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To make an effort to…
hacer un esfuerzo por (+ infinitive)
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to take a break
hacer un relajo
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to displease
disgustar (used like gustar)
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Let's get going!
¡Pongámonos en marcha!
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Explain the difference between "hazlo cómo quieras" and "hazlo como quieres"
Do it however you want to / do it how you have indicated you would like to
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frightening, terrifying
espantoso
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well-known
muy conocido
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kind, generous
bondadoso
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tender (both meat and people)
tierno
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to scare someone
asustar a alguien
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to get frightened, get scared
asustarse
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to bark
ladrar
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it's a disaster (usually used with something unorganized)
está hecho desastre
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mi vs mí
mi is "my" while mí is "me"
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to jump, leap
brincar
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i had…
yo había (+participle)
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translate: Nosotros habíamos terminado con la cena antes de que ellos llegaron
We had finished dinner before they arrived.
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Tell me (tú)
dime
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tell me (Ud)
dígame Ud.
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I'm roasting!
¡Me estoy asando!
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I hold my own/ defend myself well
me defiendo bastante bien
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to roast
asar
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quiet, reserved (person)
callado
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still, at rest
quieto
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to excite, thrill
emocionar
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to get excited, become thrilled
emocionarse
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rollercoaster
montaña rusa
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a broom
una escoba
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or in other words
o sea, es decir
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the smoke
el humo
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an escape; a leak (of gas, water)
una fuga
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a coin
una moneda
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It caught me off guard / by surprise
me pilló desprevenido
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You caught me off guard (tú)
me pillaste desprevenido
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to light (something with fire)
encender
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to shrink
encoger
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insecure
inseguro
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founder (of an organization)
fundador(a)
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a smack
una bofetada
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to slap somebody
dar una bofetada a alguien
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the glory
la gloria
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a cartoon (art)
una viñeta
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a cartoon (animated film)
los dibujos animados
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unconscious
inconsciente
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unconsciously
inconscientemente
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the presence
la presencia
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a mosquito
un mosquito
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embarrassed
avergonzado
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to go and get / look for sth/sb
ir (a) por algo/alguien (the a is used only in Spain)
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Let's get to it, let's go for it
vamos (a) por ello
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grape
una uva
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raisin
uva pasa, una pasa
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really, indeed (phrase for emphasis)
sí que
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to fancy, to feel like
apetecer (funciona como gustar), o tener ganas de
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to be about to do something
estar a punto de + infinitive
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Not even you (can) believe that!
¡Eso no te lo crees ni tú!
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I've had enough! , I'm fed up!
Estoy hasta el gorro, Estoy hasta la coronilla
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the fact that
el hecho de que
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a waste of time
una pérdida de tiempo
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to waste time
pasar el rato
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whom
los/las cuales
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to whom
a quien
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mythical
mítico
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the revenge
la revancha
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to head, to lead
encabezar
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the height of ____________
estar en pleno(a) ___________
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friendly (esp. with sport games)
amistoso
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to dispute
disputar
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to fight over, to fight for
disputar por
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to compete for
disputarse
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to play each other (sports)
disputarse
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undoubtedly
indudablemente
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to take charge of
hacerse cargo de
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no matter what, won't take no for an answer
sí o sí
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the day before yesterday
anteayer
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It's on my to-do list to
tengo pendiente (+infinitive)
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I imagine
me imagino
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imagine!
imagínate
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to drip
gotear
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bakery
panadería
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to be a waste of space, insignificant, useless
ser un cero a la izquierda
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to roll one's eyes
poner los ojos en blanco
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the tour
la gira
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aerial, from above
aéreo
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brilliant, great, fantastic
genial
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the anxiety
la ansiedad
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a blunder, error
una pifia
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spread
cundir
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spread panic
cundir el pánico
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to get work down, progress
cundirse
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the sports field
la cancha
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emphatically
rotundamente
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to check, verify
comprobar
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a prisoner
un(a) preso(a)
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to torture
torturar
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the rifle
el rifle, el fusil
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to go through, look over
recorrer
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hatch, hatchway
la escotilla
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the niche, safe-keeping room
el camerín
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tidy, meticulous
pulcro
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the hall, hallway
el pasillo, corredor
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to lock the door
cerrar la puerta con llave
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to pull
hular
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to push
empujar
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a buzzing, humming
un zumbido
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a bee
una abeja
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to execute
ejecutar, fusilar
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to nibble, to peck (birds)
picotear
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desert
desierto
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deserted
desierto
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nitre works; nitrate fields
salitrera
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the gunpowder
la pólvora
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dreadful
pésimo
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margin (of a paper)
el margen
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leeway
el margen
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to give leeway
dar margen
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empty
vacío
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to return empty handed
volver de vacío
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the referee
el árbitro
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the whistle (sound)
el pitazo
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the goalkeeper
el arquero
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to summon, convene, call
convocar
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stationary, still
parado
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to be motionless
estar parado
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to dare (have the courage)
atreverse
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to dare (challenge)
rotar
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a dare
un roto
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to encourage
animar, alentar
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the rage
la rabia
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it enrages me, makes me made
me da rabia
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to step on, walk on
pisar
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courage, fearlessness
el arrojo
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daring
arrojo
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proud
orgulloso
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to feel proud of sth/sb
sentirse orgulloso de algo/alguien
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fortunate, lucky
afortunado
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under his/her breath
entre dientes
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as __________ as ___________
| compares adjectives
tan _______ como __________
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as many __________ as ___________
| nouns
tanto/s/a ___________ como __________
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I hope it's not you.
espero que no seas tú
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It's been a week since I have ________
Llevo una semana sin (+infinitive)
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Translate: I haven't eaten chocolate in three months. (3 ways)
1. Llevo un mes sin comer chocolate.
2. No como chocolate desde hace un mes
3. Hace un mes que no como chocolate
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To take it seriously
tomárselo en serio
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to be up to date
estar al día, estar al tanto
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I'll tell him to come
Le diré que venga
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affordable, reasonable
asequible
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It's a bargain
Es una ganga
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to get used to, accustomed to
acostumbrarse
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Not only ________, but also _________
No sólo _________, si no también
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to pay attention (to the details)
fijarse (en los detalles)
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a trick
un truco
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To talk a lot, "talk through the elbows"
hablar por los codos
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That's a good sign
Es buena señal
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to charge
cobrar
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the whale
la ballena
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I don't give a damn, a hoot, etc
me importa un bledo
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playful
juguetón
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to use for the first time (objeto); to wear for the first time (ropa); to move into (piso)
estrenar
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to fancy
apetecer (+inf) (works like gustar)
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involved
de por medio
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You are a coward
Eres un cobardica
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friendly
amigable
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Explain the difference between amable and amigable
amable means they were nice, esp. to you, perhaps in a special occurance. amigable means friendly overall, and easy to become friends with.
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It's like something out of a movie
Es como de película
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to be cool in Mexico (like guay in Spain)
Estar chido
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to be a nuisance
Dar la lata
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To take place, to be carried out
llevarse a cabo
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to refer to
referirse a (note: reflexive, and followed by que if referring to a verb)
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to make a scene
estar montando el número (or numerito)
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To be in a bad mood (mexican idiom)
estar de mala leche
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exhausted
agotado
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to have, enjoy (used for advertisement, flare)
contar con
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I shall (REALLY proverbial, used with sayings only really)
he de (+inf) (ex: en un minuto nací y en menos he de morir)
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To try to
tratar de, intentar( more umph)
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to bump into somebody
toparse con alguien
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to remember
recordar, acordarse de
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Or better yet,
o más bien,
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To be just the right thing, just what I needed
venir de perillas
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in accordance with (very formal)
a tenor de
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just in case
por si las moscas
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to have a feeling/suspicion that something's going on
tener la mosca detrás de la oreja
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my mind went blank, "I had a brain fart"
se me ha ido el santo al cielo
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the stick
el palo
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the splinter
la astilla
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the oven
el horno
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the radio
la radio. Note: feminine
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the compliment
el cumplido
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polite
cortés
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the planet
el planeta (masculine)
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the flower
la flor
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anxious
ansioso
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depressed
deprimido
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the bookstore
la librería
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the magazine
la revista
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the spy
el/la espía
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the diamond
el diamante
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the nephew
el sobrino
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Asian (adjective)
asiático
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the late afternoon
el atardecer
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the mattress
el colchón
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a sheet (for a bed)
una sábana
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bleach
el blanqueador
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disturbing, unnerving
inquietante
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stained
manchado
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to be enough, to be sufficient
bastar
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the member
el socio
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to assemble
armar
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focused
enfocado
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to focus
enfocar
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to drink a toast
brindar
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to attract
atraer
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enigmatic, mysterious
enigmático
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the luxury, abundance
el lujo
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silent
calladito
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to keep quiet, silent, to shut up
callar
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really stupid, thick
boludo
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committed
comprometido
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to get involved
comprometer
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the costume, disguise
el disfraz (los disfraces)
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a wig
una peluca
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a fool, naïve person
un bobo
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to get tangled up, involved
enredarse
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a small child, baby (colloquial)
una nena
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the bribery
el soborno
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concealed
disimulado
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the left overs
las sobras (de comida)
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to hang (for execution)
ahorcar
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the hangman
el ahorcado
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hangman (the game)
ahorcado
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to harvest
cosechar
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the lash (caused by a whip)
el latigazo
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the burp, belch
el eructo
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to burp
eructar
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the famine
la hambruna
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the person responsible, the guilty person
el culpable
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guilty
culpable
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the brick
el ladrillo
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to sail, to navigate
navegar
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to surf the web
navegar por internet
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the bullet
la bala
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the hole
el agujero
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atheist (noun and adj.)
(el) ateo
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mormon (noun and adj.)
(el/la) mormón
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christian (noun and adj.)
(el) cristiano
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Buddhist (noun and adj.)
el budista
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Jew, Jewish
el judío, judío
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as long as
con tal
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"out of the corner of my eye"
por el rabillo del ojo
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Carpe Diem, seize the day
¡aprovecha el momento!
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el orden
the order, as in the order of things: "el orden de la naturaleza"
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la orden
The order. either an order given, or an order placed
