Week 25 Flashcards by Caitlin Murray

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Portada

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Front cover / front page

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Erizar

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To bristle or erizarse is to make somthing stand on end e.g. hair or goosebumps

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Banderilla

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Bull fighter or skewered appetisers

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Pepinillos

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Pickles

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Estocada

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Stab / thrust / stab wound

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Apocalipsis

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Disaster / apocalypse

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Vertiginoso

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Dizzy/ dizzying

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Vikingos

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Vikings

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Bárbaro

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Barbarian / savage

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Corsario

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Pírate

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Arrasar

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To flatten/ smooth

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Tenacidad

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Tenacity / persistence

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Soterrar

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To bury / hide

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Blando

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Soft and tender

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Milagro

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Miracle

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Borrachera

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Drunkenness

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Cobrar

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To collect / earn / get paid

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Alojamiento

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A place to stay (accomodation/ lodgings)

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Panda (pandilla)

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Gang / group

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Mangante

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Fraudster/ freeloaders

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Despreciable

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Despicable or insignificant

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Amiguísimo

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Favouritism

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Enchufe

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Wall socket / plug

Colloquial = connections / friends in high places

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Sinfín

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Endless amount

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Marrullería

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Cheating / behind closed doors

Glibness (fluent but insecure / cheating)

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Reafirmar

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Reaffirm/ reassert

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Enfurecer

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To infuriate

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Irascible

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Short tempered/ angry

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Escudar

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To shield

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Solidaria

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Solidarity

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Escrutinio

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Scrutiny

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Camboya

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Cambodia

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Espíritu

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Spirit

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Innecesario

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Unnecessary

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Terreno

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Field/ ground / Terrain

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Despegar

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To detach

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Colgar

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To hang up/ post/ hang / dangle

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Desperdiciar

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To waste

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Alianza

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Alliance

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Orilla

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Shore / river bank

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Citar

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Quote / cite

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Ineptitudes

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Ineptitude

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Turno

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To turn / shift

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Acuciante

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Urgent / critical

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Atajar

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To tackle / stop

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Subvención

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A subsidy

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Esperpento

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Absurdity / grotesque

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Trueque

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Barter / trade

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Decadencia

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Decline / decay

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Posar

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To pose

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Borrar

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To delete

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Desatar

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To trigger / spark / unleash

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Afán

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Desiré / eagerness

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Derribar

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To break down /tear down / overthrow

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Repartir

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To distribute

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Inculcar

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To Instill (a belief in someone’s mind / manners)

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Parodia

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Parody

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Cabalgar

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To ride

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Jinetes

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Riders / jockeys

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Sensibilizar

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To raise awareness