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ARTURO Engl > Words from ''James and the Giant Peach'' > Flashcards

Words from ''James and the Giant Peach'' Flashcards

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'’Beside’’ the beach

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Junto a, al lado de

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'’plenty’’ of time

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bastante, abundante

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'’paddle’’ in the boat

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remar (v), remo (n)

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'’suddenly’’, my phone went missing!

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repentinamente, subitamente

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that bar is very ‘‘crowded’’, i don’t want to get covid

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saturado, lleno

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She looks ‘‘rather’’ hot, right?

but I would ‘‘rather’’ flirt with her sister.

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en lugar de, más bien, bastante

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that is a ‘‘nasty’’ scar you got there! did it hurt?

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asqueroso, desagradable, repugnante

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'’in the long run’’, investing in bitcoin is a good option

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en el largo plazo, a largo plazo

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Bajo en cinco minutos, dijo mi amigo y se demoro media hora. ‘‘In a jiffy’’

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en un santiamen

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I was very ‘‘frightened’’ when we saw that horror movie!

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asustado(a)

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11
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The lawyer brought a black ‘‘suitcase’’ to the courtroom

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maletin

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aunt

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tia

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uncle

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tio

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Don’t be so ‘‘selfish’’ and lend me your car for the weekend, bro

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egoista

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I am very ‘‘lazy’’ because I lie on my bed all day long

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flojo

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I think that cocroaches are ‘‘disgusting’’

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desagradable, repugnante

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mosquitoes in the jungle are really a ‘‘nuisance’’ without repellent

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fastidio, molestia

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I don’t like the dog sleeping in my bed with its ‘‘filthy’’ paws

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sucio, cochino

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you cannot box with your ‘‘bare’’ hands, you need gloves

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desnudo(a)

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cusco and its beautiful ‘‘landscape’’s

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paisaje, panorama

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21
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'’dot’’.

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punto

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22
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My ‘‘beloved’’ cat passed away last year

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amado, querido

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Im in a winning ‘‘streak’’ in the casino!

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racha, trazo,

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my pen is out of ‘‘ink’’ so it cannot write

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tinta

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25
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my car has good ‘‘rim’’s

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llanta, aro, borde

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on top of the ‘‘hill’‘you will find a big tree

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(noun) colina, monte, loma

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don’t ‘‘bother’’ me anymore or I will get angry

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(verb) molestar, fastidiar

(noun) molestia

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28
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I am ‘‘certain’‘(ly) that I sent you the money via Yape!

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(adj) cierto, determinado, seguro, definitivo, innegable

(ly) ciertamente, seguramente

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kids and their ‘‘mischief’’, drive me crazy!

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(noun) travesura, picardía, malicia

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The ‘‘punish(ment)’’ for stealing is jail

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(verb) castigar

(noun) (ment) castigo

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'’locked up’’

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(phrasal verb) encerrado, o en la carcel

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Don’t go down to the ‘‘cellar’’ without turning the lights on first or you will trip

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(noun) sótano, bodega

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33
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'’HOW ‘‘dare’’ YOU said Gretta Thumberg.

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(Verb) atreverse

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34
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The monkey ‘‘climbs’’ trees

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(verb) trepar, escalar

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My dog jumped over the ‘‘fence’’ and escaped

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(noun) cerco

36
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bring me a ‘‘clump’’ of flowers please

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(noun) ‘‘masa’’ compacta, manojo.

37
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there are lots of ‘‘bush’‘es in my school, it is so green

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(noun) arbusto

38
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the ‘‘ancient’’ book was hard to read

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(Adj) antiguo, viejo, ancestral

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I pushed my daughter in the ‘‘swing’’ and she had a lot of fun swinging

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(noun) columpio

(verb) oscilar

40
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Some people feel ‘‘lonely’’ when they are not with someone

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(adj) solitario

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Why did you ‘‘spend’’ so much money in that jacket?!

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(verb) gastar

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Medusa’s ‘‘gaze’’ turns people into stone

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(verb) mirar

(noun) mirada

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I remember my school days ‘‘wistfully’’

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(adj) con nostalgia, melancolicamente

44
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The sign says it is ‘‘forbidden’’ to go there

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(adj) prohibido

45
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I ‘‘spread’’ butter on my toast, but people ‘‘spread’’ covid when they are in a crowded place

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(verb) esparcir, propagar, contagiar

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please grab me a beer from down ‘‘below’’ since they are colder in the bottom

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(adverb) debajo, abajo de

47
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'’above’’ the clouds lies the sun

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(adverb) sobre, arriba de

48
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my dog took a shit in my brand new ‘‘carpet’’

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(noun) alfombra, tapete

49
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She looks ‘‘blazing’’ in that dress

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(adj) abrazador

50
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'’chop’’ the wood for the fire ok!

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(verb) cortar, picar, trocear

51
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I promise I will only have a ‘‘sip’’ of beer with my friends, honey

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(verb) sorbo, trago

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Inca cola and coca cola are ‘‘fizz(y)’’ drinks

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(noun) efervescencia
(verb) burbujear
(y) efervescente, burbujeante

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wash your hands in the ‘‘sink’’ before you eat your food since they are dirty. Also, rocks ‘‘sink’’ in the water

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(verb) hundir(se), bajar (economía, precios, etc)

(noun) lavadero, fregadero

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that guy is so ‘‘flabby’’ since he weights 100kg

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(Adj) flácido

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'’boil’’ some water to cook the pasta

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(verb) hervir

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'’cabbage’’ is not lettuce but looks like it

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(noun) repollo

57
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lean

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(adj) esbelto, delgado, flaco

(verb) apoyarse, inclinarse

58
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spectacles

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(noun) gafas

59
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fix

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(verb) fijar, arreglar, reparar, solucionar, corregir, determinar

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screech

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(verb) chillar

(noun) chillido

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narrow

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(adj) angosto

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excited

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(adj) emocionado

63
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spit

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(noun) escupitajo

(verb) escupir

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hag

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(adj) bruja

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ghastly

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(adj) espantoso, horrible

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feast

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(verb) festín, deleitarse

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shape

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(noun) forma

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behold

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(adj) contemplar, admirar

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locks (hair)

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(noun) trenzas

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grin

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(noun) sonrisa, mueca

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charm

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(noun) simpatia, carisma

(verb) encantar, cautivar, fascinar

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trout

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(noun) trucha

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lead

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(verbo) liderar, conducir, llevar, guiar, encabezar

(noun) plomo, ventaja, cable, pista (NO la de los carros!) , protagonista

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resign

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(verb) renunciar, dimitir, resignarse

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slave

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(noun) esclavo

76
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ache

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(noun) dolor

(verb) doler

77
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blunt

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(adj) desafilado, contundente, ‘DIRECTO’ como en TAJANTE, descortes

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bunch

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(noun) grupo, monton, manojo

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cheek

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(noun) cachete

80
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overwhelm(ed)

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(verb) abrumar

(adj) (ed) abrumado/a

81
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'’what’s the matter?’’

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(phrase) ‘‘cual es el problema?’’

82
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Glare

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(verb) mirar feo

(noun) resplandor, reflejo, deslumbramiento

83
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awful

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(adj) terrible

84
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snap

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(verb) partir, chasquear

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sight

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(noun) vista

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