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Diccionario anglosajón I > Vol. XVI > Flashcards

Vol. XVI Flashcards

1
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Havoc

A

Confusion and lack of order, especially causing damage or trouble

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Hooey

A

Something that is not true or does not make sense, although some people may believe it

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Tamper

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To touch or make changes to something that you should not, usually without enough knowledge of how it works or when you are trying to damage it

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4
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Swarm

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Enjambre, multitud, manada

Enjambrarse, aglomerarse

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5
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Goof

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Adj. definition: A silly mistake (metedura de pata)

Verb definition: Meter la pata

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6
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Unerringly

A

Infaliblemente

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7
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Slum

A

Barrio bajo, suburbio

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Flicker

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To shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak (parpadear)

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Draught

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Corriente de aire

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Forlorn

A

Alone, unhappy, empty, sad

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Batter, trounce

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Apalear

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12
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Hum

A

Zumbar

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13
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Gaze

A

Contemplar

Synonyms: stare, glimpse

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14
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Wreckage

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A badly damaged object or the separated parts of a badly damaged object

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15
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Foreswear, abjure

A

Renunciar a algo

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16
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Recant, retract

A

Retractarse

17
Q

Yield

A

To supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information

18
Q

Crutch

A

Muleta

19
Q

Bleak

A

Inhóspito

20
Q

Weep

A

Llorar

21
Q

Sweep away

A

Borrar del mapa

22
Q

Dwindle

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Ir desapareciendo, disminuyendo

23
Q

Stow away (verbo)

A

Viajar de polizón

24
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Patronizing

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Condescendiente

25
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Stir up

A

Concitar, provocar

26
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Further

Go further

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  1. More or extra. “If you have any further problems, let me know.
  2. Far.
  3. In addition to. “Don’t upset him further”

To make a stronger argument

27
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Topple

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Fall out

28
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Allocation, allocate

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Reparto, repartir o asignar

29
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Droll

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Cómico, gracioso

30
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Weary

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Cansado

31
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Mischief

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