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Words I Looked Up Flashcards

1
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I need [2 ways]

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me hace falta (it makes lack to me) / necesito

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to grant / award

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otorgar

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challenge

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el reto

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throughout / all over

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por todo

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immediately, right away [2 words]

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enseguida, inmediatamente

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still / yet / even

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aún

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in which

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en qué

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quickly, with haste

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deprisa

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speed, urgency

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la prisa

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failure, flop

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el fracaso

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turn, other side, rotation, lap (noun)

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la vuelta

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departure

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la ida

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pair (meaning ‘couple’ or ‘corresponding other’) [noun][2 words]

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el par / la pareja

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instead of, in place of [2 ways]

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en vez de / en lugar de

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beginning with

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a partir de

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probably [2 ways]

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probablemente / a lo mejor

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17
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how about, what do you think (if)

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qué te parece

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one has to, it’s necessary to

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hay que

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how has life been? [2 ways]

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¿qué es de tu vida? / ¿cómo te trata la vida?

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what’s up? / what’s new? (Informal)

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¿qué hay? / ¿qué hay (de nuevo)?

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all things considered, at the end of the day

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a fin de cuentas

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I miss you [2 ways]

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te extraño / te echo de menos

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at the same time, at once

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al mismo tiempo / a la vez

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soon [3 ways]

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pronto / dentro de poco / en breve

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from time to time

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de vez en cuando

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from time to time

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de vez en cuando

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26
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in a good mood

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de buen humor

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27
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skin

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la piel

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28
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to doubt

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dudar

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29
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fed up

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harto

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30
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I stand up

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me pongo de pie

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31
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along

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a lo largo de

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32
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in the north of Britain

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en el norte de Gran Bretaña

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in the south of France

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en el sur de Francia

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in the north east of Wales

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en el noreste de Gales

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in the east of Scotland

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en el este de Escocia

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in the south east of Portugal

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en el sureste de Portugal

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in the south west of Northern Ireland

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en el suroeste de Irlanda del Norte

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in the west of Canada

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en el oeste de Canadá

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39
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previous

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anterior

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when it comes to [2 ways]

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a la hora de / cuando se trata de

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I promise you that…

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te prometo que

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42
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in turn, for his/her part

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a su vez

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43
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behind

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detrás de

antonym is delante

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44
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backwards

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atrás

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45
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to get sick

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enfermarse

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46
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I switch the light off

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apago la luz

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47
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to be honest

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para ser honesto

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48
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caption [2 ways]

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un pie de foto / un subtitulo

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49
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outstanding

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destacado

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50
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I gave it to her

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se lo di a ella

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51
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to lie

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mentir [ie]

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52
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beyond [adjective]

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más allá de

53
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himself/herself/itself [reflexive]

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sí mismo (always preceded by preposition)

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themselves [reflexive]

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sí mismos (always preceded by preposition)

55
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newly

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recién (eg recién casado)

56
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so/as… [adverb]

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tan

57
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so/as much (singular) / so/as many (plural) [adjective]

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tanto(a) / tantos(as)

58
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as [adjective] as

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… tan + (adjetivo) + como …

59
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as/so much/many [noun] as

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… tanto/a/os/as + (sustantivo) + como …

60
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in fact [actually - perhaps contrary to your expectations]

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de hecho

61
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actually [all senses] / in reality

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en realidad

62
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everywhere

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en todas partes

63
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it’s confusing

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es confuso

64
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treat yourself [2 ways]

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date el gusto / date un capricho

65
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underneath

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debajo

66
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below, under

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debajo de

67
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the minority

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la minoría

68
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a loud noise

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un ruido fuerte

69
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loud, noisy

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ruidoso

70
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I’d like to keep this mug

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me gustaría mantener esta taza

71
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alone

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solo / a solas

72
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I fell asleep

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me quedé dormido

73
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we managed to get rid of him

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logramos deshacernos de él

74
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I threw it away

A

lo tiré

75
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on top of / above (something)

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encima de

76
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the top

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la cima

77
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I usually do that / I often do that

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yo suelo hacer eso

78
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to catch (oneself) up with [a topic or work]

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ponerse al día con

79
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I was wondering if…

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me estaba preguntando si…

80
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I got rid of it

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me deshice de eso [don’t use pronoun for ‘of’]

81
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the top floor

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el ultimo piso

82
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I haven’t heard of it

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no he oído hablar de eso

83
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a great man

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un gran hombre

84
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a large woman

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una mujer grande

85
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the only word I knew

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la única palabra que sabía

would be ‘la que’ using an ‘about which/from which’ etc. construction

86
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my flight has been delayed

A

mi vuelo se ha retrasado

87
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looking forward to tomorrow

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deseando que llegue manana

88
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anyway,

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de todos modos

89
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(x) is enough for me

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me basta con (x)

90
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either way

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de cualquier manera

91
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that’s good

A

eso es bueno

92
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I need to find out about whether I can retain my Spanish citizenship

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necesito saber si puedo conservar mi ciudadanía española

93
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has to do with

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tiene que ver

94
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how bad is it?

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qué tan malo es?

95
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as [something else happens, with a thematic link - distinct from ‘while’]

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a medida que

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I don’t know anybody

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no conozco a nadie

[‘a’ is required in front of nadie and alguien when used as direct objects]

97
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I call somebody

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llamo a alguien

[‘a’ is required in front of nadie and alguien when used as direct objects]

98
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No Parkrun today because of the rain

A

Hoy no hay Parkrun por la lluvia

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kind [adjective]

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amable

100
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keep going!

A

¡sigue adelante!

101
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late opening

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apertura tardía

102
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up to and including the 11th December

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hasta el 11 de diciembre inclusive

103
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running, on the march, underway

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en marcha

104
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Mark is up for running

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Mark está dispuesto para correr

105
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oh well

A

bueno

106
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to relate (something), to recount, to refer towards (something)

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referir [not reflexive]

107
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to relate to, identify with

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identificarse con

108
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that’s enough for me

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eso me basta

bastar with subject

109
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to suffice

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bastar

110
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bathroom sink [2 words]

A

el lavabo / el lavamanos

111
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put on the spot [2 ways]

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poner en un apuro / poner en aprietos

112
Q

looking for tasks to work on

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buscar tareas en las que trabajar

113
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it’s time to…

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es hora de [infinitivo]

114
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whatever you want

A

lo que quieres

115
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choice

A

una elección

116
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to provide [3 words]

A

proveer / suministrar / proporcionar

117
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I thought that might be the case

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pensé que ese podría ser el caso

118
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brightness

A

el brillo

119
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next to each other

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uno al lado del otro

120
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about it, on the matter, in that regard [goes at end of clause]

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al respecto

Me siento mejor al respecto.

121
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otherwise (if not)… [2 ways]

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si no / de lo contrario

vámonos con ellos, [si no / de lo contrario] tendremos que ir a pie

122
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we should have asked

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deberíamos haber preguntado.

123
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spontaneous

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espontáneo

124
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at the moment

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en este momento

125
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shortly after [2 ways]

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al poco de / poco después de que

126
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to blink (eye) / to twinkle, flicker

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parpadear

127
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you called me just as I was getting in the shower

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me llamaste justamente cuando entré en la ducha

128
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The king punished criminals fairly.

A

El rey castigaba a los delincuentes justamente.

Notes:
- there are multiple uses for justamente
- generalised statement because of imperfect. If for specific criminals we’d use preterite

129
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Exactly!

A

¡Exactamente!

not justamente

130
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Protestors intentionally threw mud at the king.

A

Los manifestantes lanzaron barro intencionadamente al rey.

131
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in the middle of the day

A

a mitad del día

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