Vocabulary (General II) Flashcards

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Cuota (de mercado)

“La cuota de mercado de las importaciones chinas se duplicó”

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Share (N) /ʃɛəʳ/

“The market **share **of Chinese imports doubled”

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Adaptar

“Tenemos que adaptarnos al cambio”

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Suit (V) /suːt/

“We have to suit to change”

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Adaptar, Confeccionar, Hacer a medida

“Su nuevo trabajo parece estar hecho a medida para él”

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Tailor (V) /ˈteɪləʳ/

“His new job seems tailor-made for him”

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Estacional, De temporada

“El trabajo temporal está creciendo”

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Seasonal (Adj) /ˈsiːzənl/

“**Seasonal **work is growing”

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Dominar, Conquistar, Superar

“Los escaladores conquistaron la montaña”

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Conquer (V) /ˈkɒŋkəʳ/

“The climbers **conquer **the mountain”

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Tienda, Punto de venta

“Las empresas de ropa moderna tienen tiendas en muchos países”

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Oulet (N) /ˈaʊtlet/

“Modern clothing companies have outlets in many countries”

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Falta, Escased

“En Sevilla hay una gran escasez de aparcamientos”

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Lack (N) /læk/

“In Sevilla there is a severe lack of parking”

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Logro, Consecución

“My posición en la carrera fue un gran logro.”

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Achieving (N) /əˈtʃiːving/

“My position in the race was quite an achieving”

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Ciego

“Es ciego de nacimiento”

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Blind (N) /blaɪnd/

“He has been blind since birth”

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Detrás de

  • “Detrás de un gran hombre, siempre hay una gran mujer”*
  • “Cada gran hombre tiene un gran mujer detrás de él”*
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Behind (Prep) /bɪˈhaɪnd/

“Every successful man has a good woman behind him”

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Exitoso, Próspero

“Nuestro hijo es un doctor próspero”

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Successful (Adj) /səkˈsesfʊl/

“Our son is a successful doctor”

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Oscuro, Ciego, Negro

“El TV se ha roto, la pantalla está oscura/negra”

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Blacked-out (Adj) /ˈblækaʊt/

“The TV is broken, the screen isblacked out**”

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Traer, llevar

“¿Debería llevar una botella de vino?”

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** Bring (V) /brɪŋ/** (brought, brought)

“Should I bring some wine?”

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Fundar

“Fundaron los nuevos almacenes”

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** set up (V) /set ʌp/**

“They set the new store up

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Despertar

“Desperté de un sueño profundo”

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Awake (V) /əˈwəukən/ (awoke, awoken)

“I awoke from a deep sleep”

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Iluminado, Alumbrado

“El cielo estaba iluminado”

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Lit (Adj) /lɪt/

“The whole sky was lit

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Brillantemente, Radientemente

“Todas las habitaciones sstaban brillantemente iluminadas”

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Brightly (Adv) /ˈbraɪtlɪ/

“All the rooms were **brightly **lit”

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Tantear (con las manos)

“Tantear en la oscuridad “

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Feel for/around (V+Prep) /ˈkʌtlərɪ/

“To feel around/for in the dark”

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Académico, Profesor, Conferenciante

Soy profesor a tiempo parcial”

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Lecturer (N) /ˈlektʃərəʳ/ ¡FF!

“I’m a part-time lecturer

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Útil, Que vale/merece la pena

“Memorizar el diccionario es inútil”

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Worthwhile (Adj) /ˈw3ːθˈwaɪl/

“Memorizing the dictionary is not worthwhile

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Ruido

“¡No hagas ruido!”

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Noise (N) /nɔɪz/

“Don’t make a noise!”

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De madera, Hecho de madera

“Una pata de palo”

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Wooden (Adj) /ˈwʊdn/

“A wooden leg”

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Conchas de mar, Caracolas

“Si pones la concha en los oídos se puede escuchar el océano”

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Seashell (N) /ˈsiːʃel/

“If you put the seashell in your ears you can hear the ocean”

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Hecho, Realidad

“Es un hecho que los delfines son mamíferos”

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Fact (N) /fækt/

“It is a fact that dolphins are mammals”

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En la parte alta, el primer, arriba…

“El equipo iba en cabeza de la liga”

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Topped (N, Adj, V) /tɒped/

“The team **topped **the league all season”

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Mezcla

“La gasolina y el diésel son una mezcla de hidrocarburos”

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Mixture (N) /ˈmɪkstʃəʳ/

“Gasoline and diesel fuel are a mixture of hydrocarbons.”

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Concertado, Organizado, Quedado

“Hemos quedado en vernos esta noche

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Arranged (Adj) /əˈreɪndʒd/

I havearrangedto see him tonight

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Revelar, Demostrar

“Los hechos revelan la verdad”

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Reveal (V) /rɪˈviːl/

“The facts reveal the truth”

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Mejorar, Realzar, Aumentar

“Mejoró sus perspectivas de obtener un empleo”

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Enhance (V) /ɪnˈhɑːns/

“He enhanced his prospects of finding a job”

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Buscar

“El detective busca algunas pistas sobre el crimen”

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Seek (V) /siːk/ (sought, sought)

“The detective is seeking some clues to the crime”

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Gustar, Ser atractivo

“Esa chica ya no gusta”

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Appeal (V) /əˈpiːl/

“This girld doesn’t appeal any more”

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Invitado, Visita, Huésped

“Tenemos invitados esa noche”

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Guest (N) /gest/

“We have guests this nigh”

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Totalmente, Completamente

“Tenemos invitados esa noche”

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Altogether (Adv) /gest/

“We have guests this nigh”

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Extraño, Raro

“Tiene un nombre raro”

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Strange (Adj) /streɪndʒ/

“**He has a **strange name

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Orilla del mar, Costa, Playa

“Ella recoge en la orilla, conchas marinas.”

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Seashore (N) /ˈsiːʃɔːʳ/

“She picks up shells on the seashore

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Guiar, Conducir, Dirigir

“El guía turístico dirige a la gente a través de la ciudad”

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Lead (V) /led/ (led, led)

“The tour guide leads the people through the city”

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Tono

El tono de una sirena es normalmente muy agudo”

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Pitch (N) /pɪtʃ/

“The pitch of a siren is usually sharp”

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Declarar, Afirmar, Reivindicar

“Declaró que les habían estafado”

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Claim (V) /kleɪm/

“He claimed that they had been cheated”

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Focalizar, Enfocar, Centrarse en, Concentrarse

“Necesito centrarme en este proyecto”

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Focus (on) (V) /ˈfəʊsaɪ

” I need to focus on this project”

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Cojín

“Tenemos que cambiar la funda de los cojines”

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Cushion (N) /ˈkʊʃən/

“We have to change the cover of the cushions

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Traje

“Usó su traje nuevo en la boda”

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Suit (N) /suːt/

“He wore his new suit to the wedding”

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Acercarse, Aproximarse

“El boxeador se acercó a su rival con precaución”

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Approach (V) /əˈprəʊtʃ/

“The boxer approached his opponent carefully”

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Mostrar, Descubrir, Enseñar

“El perró enseñó sus dientes”

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Bare (V) /bɛəʳ/

“The dog bared its teeth”

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Obligado, Obligatorio, Forzoso

“Es obligatorio el uso de cadenas”

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Compulsory (Adj) /kəmˈpʌlsərɪ/

“The use of chains is compulsory

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Básico, Esencial, De primera necesidad

“Comida y productos de primera necesidad”

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Staple (Adj) /ˈsteɪpl/

“Food and **staple **items”

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Edición, Tirada, Número de una revista

“Es una edición especial”

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Issue (N) /ˈɪʃuː/

“It’s a special issue

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Rebasar, Adelantar, Sobrepasar

“No puedes adelantar ese coche en la curva”

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Overtake (V) /əuvəˈteik/ (overtook, overtaken)

“You can’t overtake that car on the bend”

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Completo, Total, Absoluto

“Fue un completo desastre”

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Utter (Adj) /ˈʌtər/

“It was an utter disaster”

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Preciso, Exacto, Certero

El termómetro es muy preciso”

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Accurate (Adj) /ˈækjʊrɪt/

“The thermometer is very accurate

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Corto, Breve, Rápido

“El informe del doctor es muy breve”

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Brief (Adj) /briːf/

“The doctor’s report is very brief