vocabulary general Flashcards by Vicky Yanet

naturaleza muerta (arte)

still life

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paisaje

landscape

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Transporte ferroviario

railway

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interpretar

interpret
(es C1 y se usa tambien como sinonimo de understand)

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garabato

doodle

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odiar

loathe

( C2 tambien como aborrecer)

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prohibido por ley

forbidden

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hasta ayer

UP TO yesterday

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HASTA doscientas personas estaban abordo del bote

UP TO two hundred people were on board the ship

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cuando se te duerme el brazo

my arm is NUMB

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prestar (informal y referido a que no se lo devolveras)

BUM
He’s always bumming cigarettes

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caminar sin proposito, por placer

stroll

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leer labios

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tengo el presentimiento

i have the PREMONITION

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tarea

chore

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bien comun

they work for a COMUN COUSe

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desequilibrio

imbalance

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adjuntar - unir

I ATTACHed a photo TO my application form.

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tener experiencia en hacer algo (especifico)

have experience OF DOING sth

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tener experiencia en hacer algo (general)

have experience IN DOING sth

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ser incapaz de hacer algo

be UNABLE to do sth

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interested …

interested IN

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un monton (informal)

I’ve got a A LOAD OF work

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contribuir para algo

contribute to sth

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trapo

rag

SBD untidy, dirty, and wearing old, torn clothes

ragged man

compañero

mate

empate

draw

empapar

soak The wind had blown the rain in and SOAKED the carpet.

if a place is ....., it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive:

bleak

If a situation is ....., there is little or no hope for the future:

bleak

without imperfections

frawless

actitud

IN an accusing MANNER.

protected from wind, rain, or other bad weather:

SHELTERED place

me pica la cara

my face ITCHES

obedecer

obey

compañeros

peers

injured

wounded (especially with a cut or hole in the skin)

aumentar

augment (size / value)

angosto

narrow

lluvia torrencia

pouring rain

derramar

pour

conocimiento detallado

deteiled knoledge

reclamar

appeal for

to achieve what is expected

live up to something We expected a lot of her, and her performance LIVED UP TO our expectations.

dejar plantado (mas que nada cita romantica)

stand someone up

impulsivo

hot-blooded

temperamental

hot-headed a hot-headed person act hot-blooded

escalofriante

spine-tingiling

mareado

dizzy

superar (miedos-problemas-situaciones)

overcome

calmar algo

SOOTHE the pain

algo tan feo que te hace llorar

eyesores

es tan viejo (expresion)

as old as time

esencia

the ESSENCE of a place

te apetece hacer esto?

do you FANCY doING this

algo tiene durabilidad.

sth has longevity

oxidado

my english is a bit RUSTY

ciudad en expansión

boom city

romper

bust

desordenado

Scruffy

deteriorado

run-down

se expande de manera desordenada

Sprawling

old-fashioned (+)

Quaint

de inmediato puntualmente

She responded to the email PROMPTLY The meeting started PROMPTLY at 9 a.m