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Don

“It was cold outside, so Karen donned a coat and scarf”

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Formal (clothing: put on) - ponerse

“Hacía frío fuera, así que Karense puso un abrigo y una bufanda”

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Bylaw

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Estatuto

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Happenstance

“We didn´t plan to meet at the cafe, we just saw each other there by happenstance”

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(Chance circumstance) - casualidad, por accidente, por casualidad

“No quedamos en vernos en el café; simplemente nos encontramos de pura casualidad”

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In excess of

“They say that in excess of 2000 people die from heart attacks annually”

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(More than) - más de

“Se dice que más de 2000 personas mueren al año por infarto cardiaco”

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Make right

“You´ll have to find a way to make right your past behaviour”

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Colloquial - (Correct, make amends for) - dar la cara, compensar

“Tendrás que encontrar la manera de compensar/corregir/dar la cara por tu anterior comportamiento”

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Fidget

“Poppy fidgeted in her seat during the long movie”

Expression
Unable to keep from fidgeting

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(Make restless movements) - estar inquieto, no estar quieto

“Poppy estuvo inquieta durante la larga película”

Expresión
Incapaz de estarse quieto

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Screwed

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(Slang) - jodido

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Upright

“My father is an upright man who cannot be bribed”

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(Morally good, honest, trustworthy) - íntegro

“Mi padre es un hombre íntegro que no se dejasobornar”

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Moonlighter

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(Person with more than one job) - Pluriempleado

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Perjury

To perjure oneself

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Perjurio

Cometer perjurio

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Streak

“Ben hadn’t done a very good job of cleaning the windows; there were streaks everywhere ”

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(Mark, smear)

“Ben no se esforzó demasiado a la hora de limpiar las ventanas. Había manchas por todos lados”

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Streak

“Ellen had blond streaks put in her hair when she went to the hairdresser”

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(Hair: colored highlights) - mechas

“Ellen se hizo mechas rubias cuando fue a la peluquería”

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Streak

“Don’t get on the wrong side of Neil; he’s got a nasty streak”

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(Personality trait) - vena, característica, cualidad, rasgo

“No provoques a Neil; tiene una vena muy maligna”

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Steak

“Alison was enjoying a streak of good luck: first she got promoted, then she won a raffle and finally her boyfriend proposed to her”

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(Series, run) - racha, sucesión

“Alison estaba disfrutando de una racha de buena suerte: primero la ascendieron, después ganó un sorteo y finalmente su novio le propuso matrimonio”

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Streak of lightening

“A streak of lightening flashed across the sky”

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Rayo

“Un rayo atravesó el cielo”

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Streak

“A car streaked past”

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(Move quickly in a straight line) - pasar a toda velocidad

“El coche pasó a toda velocidad”

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Streak

“Rain streaked the window so it was difficult to see the garden”

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(Cover with streaks) - manchar, llenar de manchas

“La lluvia manchó las ventanas, así que era difícil ver el jardín”

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Talk a blue streak

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Hablar por los codos

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Prone to (sth) / to doing (sth)

“Alan is prone to taking days off”

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(Tending to do) - propenso a

“Alan es propenso a tomar días libres”

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Prone

“The supreme leader surveyed his subjects who were prone before him”

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(Lying face down) - boca abajo, prono

“El líder supremo estudió a sus sujetos que estaban boca abajo frente a él”

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Lavish

“Tom lived in a lavish apartment in the center of town”

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(Extravagant) - fastuoso, lujoso

“Tom vivía en un apartamento fastuoso en el centro de la ciudad”

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Ditch

“There was a ditch running alongside the road”

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(Dyke, trench) - zanja, cuneta, acequia

“Había una zanja al lado de la carretera”

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Ditch

“My back was too heavy so I ditched some supplies”

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(Informal - throw sth away) - deshacerse de

“Mi mochila estaba muy pesada así que me deshice de algunos útiles”

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Ditch

“The project turned out to be very expensive so she ditched it”

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(Figurative informal - Abandon: an idea, business) - abandonar, descartar

“El proyecto resultó muy caro así que lo abandonó”

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Dash

“The children dashed across the playground”

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(Run) - correr

“Los niños corrían por el parque”

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Dash

“Waves dashed the rocks”
“He dashed the plate against the wall”

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(Strike, smash against) - estallar contra, lanzar contra, romper algo contra

“Las olas estallaban contra las piedras”
“Estrelló el plato contra la pared”

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Tabloid (adj)

“He´s the host of one of those tabloid TV shows”

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Informal (sensationalist, lowbrow) - sensacionalista, chabacano

“Es el presentador de uno de esos programas sensacionalistas de televisión”

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Tabloid (noun)

“The tabloids all have front-page stories about the scandal”

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(Small format newspaper) - prensa amarilla, tabloide

“La primera página de todos los tabloides habla del escándalo”

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Lest (conj)

“I said naught lest they see my anger”

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Archaic (For fear that) - no sea que, por temor a

“No dije nada, no sea que se dieran cuenta de mi enfado”

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Lest (conj)

“Lest anyone forget his name, we erect this monument to the late admiral”

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Archaic, formal (in case) - en caso de , para que no

“Para que nadie olvide su nombre, erigimos este monumento para el difunto almirante”

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Get the knack

”Playing this game is quite simple, once you get the knack”

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(Acquire special technique) - pillar el tranquillo/el truco

“Jugar a este juego es bastante fácil, una vez que le pillas el tranquillo”

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Foolproof

“This is a foolproof way to curl your hair”

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(That cannot fail) - infalible

Esta es una forma infalible de rizar tu pelo

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Undergo

“He is going to undergo heart surgery on Wednesday”

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(Surgery, tests…) - someterse a

“Se va a someter a una cirugía cardíaca el miércoles”

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Undergo

“She had to undergo a lot of criticism when the deal fell apart”

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(Endure) - experimentar, padecer, sufrir

“Tuvo que sufrir mucha crítica cuando el acuerdo fracasó”

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Dumbfound

“Whale intelligence continues to dumbfound scientists”

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(Make speechless with amazement) - dejar sin palabras, dejar boquiabierto

“La inteligencia de las ballena sigue dejando sin palabras a los científicos”

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Shrink

“Sarah is working through some personal problems and sees a shrink once a week”

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Slang (psychiatrist) - psiquiatra

“Sara está atravesando problemas personales y ve a un psiquiatra una vez por semana”

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Jest (n)

“Don’t worry, that rude comment was a just a jest”

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(Joke, humor) - broma, chiste

“No te preocupes, el comentario grosero fue solo una broma”

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Jest (vb)

“The class clown was always jesting”

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(Joke) - bromear, mofarse, burlarse

“El payaso de la clase siempre estaba bromeando”

57
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Gallivant

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(Socialize or pleasure-seek) - callejear, socializar

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Gullible

“Dana is so gullible she would believe anything”

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(Easily deceived) - crédulo, ingenuo, inocente

“Dana es tan ingenua/crédula que creería cualquier cosa ”

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Seemingly

“Richard’s little boy is seemingly very obedient; I wonder if he is always so well behaved at home”

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(From appearance) - aparentemente, supuestamente

“Aparentemente, el hijo pequeño de Richard es muy obediente. Me pregunto si se porta igual de bien en casa ”

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Hence

“Your grammar is weak, hence the low mark I’ve given you”

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Often formal (therefore) - así que, por tanto, por consiguiente, de ahí

“Tu gramática es mediocre, por tanto te he puesto una nota baja”

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Clumsy

Jake is so clumsy! He’s always running into thing and dropping them

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(Person) - torpe, patoso

“Jake es muy torpe, siempre se está chocando con cosas y tirándolas”

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Clumsy

“This table is pretty clumsy - look how it slants!”

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(Construction) - mal hecho

“Esta mesa está mal hecha, mira cómo se inclina!”

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Idle

“Fred liked to spend his idle time fishing in the creek behind his house”

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(Non-productive) - libre, improductivo

“A Fred le gustaba pasar el tiempo libre pescando en el lago detrás de su casa”

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Idle

“The corporation disregarded the idle threads of the small union”

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(Gossip, threats: pointless) - inútil, vacío

“La corporación no hizo caso a las amenazas inútiles del pequeño sindicato”

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Idle

“The workers were idle because of the late shipment of materials”
“Helen hoped that her idle daughter would become more motivated if she got a job”

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(Person: doing nothing / lazy): ocioso, despreocupado / vago, holgazán

“Los trabajadores estaban ociosos por el retraso de los materiales”
“Helen esperaba que su vaga hija se motivaba si encontraba un empleo”

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Rack

“María arranged the bottles neatly on the rack”

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(Stand, shelving unit) - estante, exhibidor, anaquel

“María ordenó las botellas prolijamente en el estante”

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Rack

“The boxer had taken a real beating during the fight and was racked with pain”

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Often passive (pain, sobs: convulsive) - retorcerse, doblarse de dolor

“El boxeador había sufrido una paliza durante la pelea y se retorcía de dolor”

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Rack

“The farmer filled the rack with hay for the horses”

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(For animal food) - comedero

“El granjero llenó el comedero con paja para los caballos”

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Rack

“Jeremy was racked by guilt over betraying his best friend”

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Often passive (cause mental suffering) - carcomer, atormentar

“La culpa carcomía a Jeremy por traicionar a su mejor amigo”

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(Drinking) Trough

The shepherd brought the animals to the trough

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Abrevadero

“El pastor llevó a los animales al abrevadero”

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Far-fetched

“His story was too far-fetched to be believable”

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(Implausible, extreme) - disparatado, rebuscado, inverosímil, improbable

“Su historia era demasiado disparatada para ser creible”

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Nimble

“Kate has nimble fingers that were perfect for needlework”

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(Dexterous, fast) - ágil, ligero, diestro

“Kate tenía dedos ágiles perfectos para la costura/bordado”

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Of sorts

“Derek made an exercise schedule of sorts, but he’s not strict about it”

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(Approximately) - tipo de

“Derek se hizo un tipo de horario de ejercicios, pero no lo sigue a rajatabla”

74
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Bluff

“Ross was angry when he found out Isabelle’s illness was a bluff”

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(Act of faking, feigning) - engaño, farol

“Ross se enfadó cuando se enteró de que la enfermedad de Isabelle era un engaño”

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Bluff

“There is a beautiful view from the bluff”

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(Geography: cliff) - risco, peñasco, acantilado, despeñadero

Hay una preciosa vista desde el acantilado

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Bluff (sb) into doing (sth)

“Steve bluffed Joe into doing the laundry all week”

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(Deceive, fool) - engañar a alguien para que haga algo

“Steve engañó a Joe para que hiciese la colada toda la semana”

77
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Penthouse

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Ático

78
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Resourceful

“Students prove to be very resourceful without electricity”

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(Capable, skillful) - habilidoso, capaz, ingenioso

“Los alumnos resultaron ser muy habilidosos incluso sin electricidad”

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Poise

“For one so young, Ray showed great intellectual poise”

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(Steadiness, stability) - Estabilidad, entereza

Para ser tan joven, Ray demostró una gran entereza intelectual

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Poise

“As she gave her speech, Maggie’s poise was impeccable”

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(Manner) - desenvoltura, elegancia

“Durante su charla, la desenvoltura de Maggie fue impecable”

81
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Hothouse/greenhouse

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Invernadero

82
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Unerring

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(Never mistaken) - Infalible, certero

83
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Symbolic

“The Eiffel Tower is the most symbolic site in Paris”

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(Representative) - emblemático

“La Torre Eiffel es lo más emblemático de Paris”

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Lavish

“Tom lived in a lavish apartment downtown”

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(Extravagant) - fastuoso, lujoso

“Tom vivía en un apartamento fastuoso/lujoso en el centro”

85
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Scrapyard

“The car was totaled soI sent it to the scrapyard”

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Desguace

“El coche ya no se puede arreglar, así que lo he llevado al desguace”

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Dirt road / dirt track

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Camino de tierra

87
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Den

“The wounded animal hid on its den”

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(Animal’s lair) - guarida, cubil, madriguera

“El animal herido se ocultó en su guarida”

88
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Den

“The TV is in the den”

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US (family room) - sala de estar

“La televisión está en la sala de estar”

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Rim

“Mary turned on the taps and sat on the rim of the bath, waiting for it to fill”
“Kevin wiped the sauce off the rim of the plate”

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(Edge) - borde, orilla

“Mary abrió los grifos y se sentó en el borde de la bañera a esperar que se llenara”
“Kevin limpió/rebañó la salsa del borde del plato”

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Rim

James is getting some new glasses, as he no longer likes the rims on the one’s he’s got”

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Often plural (spectacle frame) - Montura, armazón

“James se va a comprar unas gafas nuevas porque no le gusta la montura de las que tiene”

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Rim (sth)

“The ball rimmed the basket”

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(Roll around edge of: a goal) - rodear el aro

“la pelota rodeó el aro” (giró sobre el aro)

92
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Stink bomb

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Bomba fétida

93
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Outrageous

“John was rude all evening; his behavior was outrageous”

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(Offensive) - indignante, cabreante, intolerable

“John fue grosero toda la noche; su comportamiento fue indignante”

94
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Outrageous

“Alison always wears the most outrageous clothes”

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(Behaviour, style - extravagant) - extravagante, estrafalario

“Alison lleva siempre una ropa muy estrafalaria”

95
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Outrageous

“300 euros for that old piece of junk! That’s outrageous!”

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(Price, amount - high) - abusivo, excesivo, escandaloso

“300 euros por esa mierda!” Es abusivo!

96
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Outrageous

“The crimes committed during the war were outrageous”

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(Very wrong) - atroz, horrible

“Los crímenes cometidos durante la guerra fueron atroces”

97
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Outrageous

“Richard says the funniest things; he’s absolutely outrageous!”

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(Person: very funny) - escandaloso, hilarante

“Richard dice las cosas más divertidas, es divertidísimo”

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Gable

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Gablete, aguilón, frontón, hastial

99
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Racketeer

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(Who does illegal business) - estafador, estafadora / mafioso, mafiosa

100
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Racket

“Vincent is involved in some kind of racket and ha has made a load of money from it”

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(Dishonest business) - chanchullo, fraude

“Vincent está metido en algún tipo de chanchullo y ha hecho mucho dinero con eso”

101
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Jukebox

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Sinfonola, gramola o rocola (caja de música de las que tenían los bares americanos)

102
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Billboard

“The zoo put up a new billboard by the highway”
“The movie billboard announced upcoming premiers”

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(Hoarding: large panel for advertising) - Cartel publicitario

“El zoo puso un nuevo cartel en la autopista”
“La cartelera del cine informaba del próximo estreno ”

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Hoarding

“They put the sign on the hoarding next to the freeway”

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Cartelera

“Pusieron el anuncio on the hoarding next to the freeway”

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