4.1.6 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

This deck contains terms dealing with the zodiac, along with advanced vocabulary about time and animals. This roughly covers cards 7200-7400 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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to go on / to continue / to last

e.g. The negotiations went on for weeks

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prolongarse / durar

ej. Las negociaciones se prolongaron varias semanas

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duration / span

e.g. She cried throughout the entire duration of the movie

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la duración

ej. Ella lloró por toda la duración de la película

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an interval

e.g. 20-minute intervals

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un intervalo

ej. intervalos de 20 minutos

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a period

e.g. a period of time

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el periodo

ej. un periodo de tiempo

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to fly by / to fly / to pass quickly

e.g. Time flew by

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volar / pasar rápidamente / pasar volando

ej. El tiempo voló

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Time flies

e.g. Time flies when you’re having fun!

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El tiempo vuela

ej. ¡El tiempo vuela cuando te estás divirtiendo!

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chronology

e.g. What was the chronology of events?

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la cronología

ej. ¿Cuál fue la cronología de los eventos?

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chronological

e.g. You should list the historical events in chronological order

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cronológico

ej. Debes poner los eventos históricos en orden cronológico

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to expire

e.g. My driver’s license expired last week

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expirar / vencer

ej. Mi licencia de conducir venció la semana pasada

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to prolong / to extend

e.g. They had to prolong the project for another two weeks

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prolongar / extender

ej. Tuvieron que prolongar el proyecto otras dos semanas

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an extension

e.g. We requested an extension on our application

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una extensión / una prórroga

ej. Pedimos una prórroga para nuestra solicitud

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a deadline

e.g. I stayed up all night working on the project, since the deadline was this morning

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una fecha límite / una fecha de entrega

ej. Me quedé despierto toda la noche trabajando en el proyecto, ya que la fecha de entrega era esta mañana

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to be due

e.g. This project is due on Thursday

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vencer / ser para / tener que entregarse

ej. Este proyecto es para el jueves

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to be overdue

e.g. My electric bill is overdue, and I haven’t paid it yet

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estar vencido

ej. Mi recibo de la luz está vencido, y no lo he pagado todavía

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A.D. / anno domini

e.g. 2013 A.D.

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d.C. / después de cristo

ej. 2013 d.C.

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B.C. / before Christ

e.g. 200 B.C.

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a.C. / a. de C. / antes de cristo

ej. 200 a.C.

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mid- / in the middle of

e.g. mid-morning, mid-January, etc.

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medio / a mediados de

ej. media mañana, a mediados de enero, etc.

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prehistoric

e.g. prehistoric reptiles

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prehistórico

ej. reptiles prehistóricos

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medieval

e.g. medieval art

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medieval

ej. arte medieval

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eve

e.g. Christmas eve

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la víspera

ej. la víspera de Navidad

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a fortnight / two weeks

e.g. I’ll see you in two weeks

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una quincena / dos semanas

ej. Nos vemos en una quincena

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a day off

e.g. to take a day off

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un día libre

ej. tomar un día libre

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a generation

e.g. In the picture with me, my mother, and my grandmother, there are three generations represented

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una generación

ej. En la foto conmigo, mi madre y mi abuela, aparecen tres generaciones

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to wind

e.g. I have to wind my watch every morning, or else it stops working

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dar cuerda a

ej. Tengo que dar cuerda a mi reloj todas las mañanas, o deja de funcionar

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a stopwatch

e.g. She used a stopwatch to time her laps

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un cronómetro

ej. Usó un cronómetro para tomar tiempo a sus vueltas

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a timer

e.g. a kitchen timer

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un temporizador / un minutero

ej. un temporizador de cocina

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Time’s up

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Ya no queda más tiempo / Se acabó el tiempo

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a time out / a timeout

e.g. The coach called a time out so he could discuss the strategy with the team

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un tiempo fuera / una pausa

ej. El entrenador pidió un tiempo fuera para poder discutir la estrategia con el equipo

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a curfew

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un toque de queda / una queda

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punctual

e.g. a punctual employee

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puntual

ej. un empleado puntual

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in real time / up-to-the-minute

e.g. With the internet, you can monitor sports scores in real time

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en tiempo real / de última hora / al minuto

ej. Con Internet, puedes seguir los marcadores deportivos en tiempo real

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to-be / future

e.g. This is my wife to-be

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futuro

ej. Ella es mi futura esposa

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to kill time / to pass the time / to occupy your time

e.g. I read to pass the time

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pasar el tiempo / matar el tiempo

ej. Leo para pasar el tiempo

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premature

e.g. His premature death was tragic

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prematuro

ej. Su muerte prematura fue trágica

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destiny / fate

e.g. Some say it’s fate. I just think it’s a coincidence

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el destino

ej. Algunos dicen que es destino. Yo creo que es una coincidencia

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eternal / perpetual

e.g. eternal truths

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eterno / perpétuo

ej. verdades eternas

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an eternity / an extremely long time

e.g. I waited an eternity

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una eternidad / muchísimo tiempo

ej. Esperé una eternidad

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exhausted / beat / pooped

e.g. I’m exhausted. I need to go to sleep immediately

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exhausto / agotado / molido

ej. Estoy agotada. Me necesito ir a dormir de inmediato

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39
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weariness / fatigue

e.g. Fatigue is one of the side-effects of this drug

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cansancio / fatiga

ej. La fatiga es uno de los efectos secundarios de este medicamento

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tiring

e.g. tiring work

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cansador

ej. trabajo cansador

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to be tired of ___ / to be sick of ___ / to be fed up with ___

e.g. I’m tired of this

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estar harto de ___ / estar cansado de ___

ej. Estoy harto de esto

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42
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to flush

e.g. Aw, man, you forgot to flush the toilet

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jalar (el escusado) / jalar la cadena (del retrete) / tirar de la cadena (del inodoro)

ej. Oye, olvidaste jalar la cadena

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43
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Translate to Spanish:

a urinal

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un mingitorio / un orinal

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44
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a bidet

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un bidé

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a plunger

e.g. Do you have a plunger somewhere? The toilet is clogged

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un desatascador / un destapacaños / una chupona

ej. ¿Tienes un desatascador en algún lado? El inodoro está tapado

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to mislead / to lead on / to give false hope

e.g. Do you think she really likes him, or is she just leading him on?

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engañar / dar falsas esperanzas / dar pie

ej. ¿Crees que él realmente le gusta a ella, o ella le está dando falsas esperanzas?

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deceiving / deceptive / misleading

e.g. a deceptive advertisement

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engañoso

ej. una publicidad engañosa

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deception / trickery / deceit

e.g. His wife was fed up with his repeated deception, so she filed for divorce

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el engaño

ej. Su esposa estaba harta de su engaño repetido, así que solicitó el divorcio

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a trick

e.g. a magic trick

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un truco

ej. un truco de magia

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a trick / a trap

e.g. Don’t believe him, it’s a trick

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un truco / una trampa

ej. No le creas, es un truco

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to trick / to fool / to deceive

e.g. Hey, this isn’t a real snake. You tricked me!

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engañar / estafar

ej. Oye, ésta no es una serpiente de verdad. ¡Me engañaste!

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ultimate / utmost / absolute

e.g. My ultimate goal is to become president

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último / máximo / mayor

ej. Mi meta última es ser presidente

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ultimately / essentially / basically

e.g. Ultimately, all I want is a stable job

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últimamente / esencialmente / básicamente

ej. Básicamente, todo lo que quiero es un trabajo estable

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an ultimatum

e.g. She gave him an ultimatum: propose by the end of the month, or break up

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un ultimátum

ej. Ella le puso un ultimátum: proponerle matrimonio a más tardar a fin de mes, o terminar la relación

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cleaning

e.g. The maid’s main job is cleaning

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la limpieza

ej. La tarea principal de la mucama es la limpieza

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a cleaner / a cleanser / a cleaning product

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un producto de limpieza / un limpiador

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to be clean / to have good hygiene

e.g. He’s a very clean guy

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ser pulcro / ser aseado / tener buena higiene

ej. Es un hombre muy pulcro

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to disinfect / to sterilize

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desinfectar / esterilizar

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a disinfectant

e.g. We cleaned the kitchen with a strong disinfectant

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un desinfectante

ej. Limpiamos la cocina usando un fuerte desinfectante

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sterile / sterilized

e.g. The sterile lab is totally free of germs

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esterilizado / estéril

ej. El laboratorio esterilizado está completamente libre de gérmenes

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muddy

e.g. muddy pants

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enlodado / embarrado / lodoso

ej. pantalones enlodados

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dust

e.g. The dust in the air made me sneeze

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el polvo

ej. El polvo en el aire me hizo estornudar

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dusty

e.g. a dusty old attic

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polvoriento / polvoso

ej. un ático polvoriento

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a broom

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una escoba

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to sweep

e.g. Please sweep the patio

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barrer / escobar

ej. Por favor barre el patio

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a mop

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un trapeador / una fregona

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to mop / to mop up

e.g. I mopped the floor with the mop

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trapear

ej. Trapeé el piso con la fregona

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a vacuum cleaner / a vacuum

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una aspiradora

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to vacuum

e.g. Please vacuum the floor before you mop

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aspirar / pasar la aspiradora

ej. Por favor aspira el piso antes de trapear

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to scrub / to exfoliate

e.g. She scrubs her face every night before bed

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tallar / exfoliar

ej. Ella se exfolia la cara todas las noches antes de dormir

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to scrub / to scour

e.g. Mary scrubbed the floor

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restregar / fregar / tallar

ej. Mary restregó el piso

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astrology / the zodiac

e.g. She’s obsessed with astrology, but I think it’s all a scam

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la astrología / el zodiaco

ej. Ella está obsesionada con la astrología, pero yo creo que es un fraude

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a horoscope

e.g. Did you read your horoscope today?

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un horóscopo

ej. ¿Leíste tu horóscopo hoy?

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Aries

e.g. I’m an Aries

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Aries

ej. Soy Aries

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Taurus

e.g. I’m a Taurus

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Tauro

ej. Soy Tauro

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Gemini

e.g. I’m a Gemini

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Géminis / Gemini

ej. Soy Géminis

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Cancer

e.g. I’m a Cancer

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Cáncer

ej. Soy Cáncer

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Leo

e.g. I’m a Leo

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Leo

ej. Soy Leo

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Virgo

e.g. I’m a Virgo

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Virgo

ej. Soy Virgo

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Libra

e.g. I’m a Libra

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Libra

ej. Soy Libra

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Scorpio

e.g. I’m a Scorpio

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Escorpio / Escorpión

ej. Soy Escorpio

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Sagittarius

e.g. I’m a Sagittarius

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Sagitario

ej. Soy Sagitario

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Capricorn

e.g. I’m a Capricorn

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Capricornio

ej. Soy Capricornio

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Aquarius

e.g. I’m an Aquarius

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Acuario

ej. Soy Acuario

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Pisces

e.g. I’m a Pisces

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Piscis

ej. Soy Piscis

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a beast

e.g. A giant beast is lurking in the cave

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una bestia

ej. Hay una enorme bestia escondida en la cueva

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a safari

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un safari

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a giraffe

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una jirafa

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an ape

e.g. Monkeys and chimpanzees are types of apes

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un simio

ej. Los monos y los chimpancés son tipos de simio

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a gorilla

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un gorila

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a leopard

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un leopardo

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a panther

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una pantera

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a kangaroo

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un canguro

94
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a panda / a panda bear

A

un panda

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a breed

e.g. a breed of dog

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una raza

ej. una raza de perro

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a mutt / a mongrel

e.g. My dog is a mutt. He is a mix of many breeds

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un chucho / un mestizo / un criollo

ej. Mi perro es un chucho. Es de raza mezclada

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a stray dog / a stray animal / a runaway cat

e.g. a stray dog

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un animal abandonado / un animal callejero / un animal sin dueño

ej. un perro sin dueño

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a collar / a dog collar

e.g. Make sure your dog wears a collar when he’s outside

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un collar para perros / un collar

ej. Asegúrate de que tu perro lleve collar cuando esté afuera

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a litter

e.g. a litter of puppies

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una camada

ej. una camada de cachorros

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a kennel / a boarding place for dogs

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un hotel para perros / un hospedaje para perros

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a calf

e.g. A baby cow is called a calf

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un becerro / un ternero

ej. Una vaca bebé es un becerro

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a mule

e.g. A mule is a mix between a donkey and a horse

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una mula

ej. Una mula es la mezcla de un burro con un caballo

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to gallop

e.g. The horses are galloping

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galopar

ej. Los caballos están galopando

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a horseshoe

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una herradura

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a reindeer

e.g. Santa Claus has nine reindeer

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un reno

ej. Papá Noel tiene nueve renos

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a seal

e.g. Look at the baby seals playing on the ice

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una foca

ej. Mira a las focas bebés jugando en el hielo

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a walrus

e.g. A walrus looks like a giant seal with tusks

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una morsa

ej. Las morsas parecen enormes focas con colmillos

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an otter

e.g. Most otters live in the arctic

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una nutria

ej. La mayoría de las nutrias viven en el ártico

109
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a beaver

e.g. Many natural dams are built by beavers

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un castor

ej. Muchas presas naturales han sido construidas por castores

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a raccoon

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un mapache

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a hamster

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un hámster

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an owl

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un búho / una lechuza

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a peacock

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un pavo real

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a penguin

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un pingüino

115
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a raven / a crow

e.g. In some cultures, the crow is a symbol of death

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un cuervo

ej. En algunas culturas, el cuervo es símbolo de la muerte

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a swan

e.g. The ugly duckling grew up to be a beautiful swan

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un cisne

ej. El patito feo creció y se convirtió en un bello cisne

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a canary

ej. My grandmother’s canaries are always singing in their cages

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un canario

ej. Los canarios de mi abuela siempre están cantando en sus jaulas

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a vulture

e.g. The vultures circled waiting for the sick animal to die

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un buitre

ej. Los buitres circulaban, esperando a que el animal enfermo muriera

119
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a parakeet

ej. I keep a multicolored parakeet as a pet

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un periquito

ej. Tengo un periquito de colores como mascota

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a dove

e.g. The dove is often used as a symbol of peace

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una paloma blanca

ej. La paloma blanca a menudo se usa como símbolo de la paz

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a chick

e.g. A baby chicken is called a chick

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un pollito / un polluelo

ej. Una gallina bebé es un polluelo

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a claw

e.g. That bear has sharp claws!

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una garra / una uña

ej. ¡Ese oso tiene las garras filosas!

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a claw / a pincer

e.g. a crab’s claw

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una pinza

ej. una pinza de cangrejo

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a scorpion

e.g. Be careful; there might be a scorpion in your shoe

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un escorpión / un alacrán

ej. Ten cuidado; puede haber un alacrán en tu zapato

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a slug

e.g. Slugs are one of the most disgusting insects

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una babosa

ej. Las babosas son unos de los insectos más asquerosos

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a caterpillar

e.g. The caterpillar grew up to be a beautiful butterfly

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una oruga

ej. La oruga creció y se convirtió en una hermosa mariposa

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a ladybug / a ladybird

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una mariquita / una catarina / una chinita

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a wasp / a hornet

e.g. Ouch! I got stung by a wasp

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una avispa / un avispón

ej. ¡Ay! Me picó una avispa

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a flea

e.g. Have you checked your dog for fleas?

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una pulga

ej. ¿Ya revisaste si tu perro tiene pulgas?

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antennae

e.g. an insect’s antennae

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las antenas

ej. las antenas de un insecto

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a larva / a grub

e.g. The little larva grew up into a giant insect

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una larva

ej. La pequeña larva creció y se convirtió en un enorme insecto

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a pest control company / an exterminator

e.g. Eew, another cockroach. I need to call a pest control company

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una compañía exterminadora de plagas / un exterminador de plagas / un técnico plaguicida

ej. Guácala, otra cucaracha. Necesito llamar a un exterminador de plagas

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a tortoise / a turtle

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una tortuga

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a tadpole

e.g. The tadpole grew up to be a huge frog

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un renacuajo

ej. El renacuajo creció y se convirtió en una enorme rana

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a toad

e.g. Toads are very similar to frogs

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un sapo

ej. Los sapos se parecen mucho a las ranas

136
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an octopus

e.g. An octopus has eight legs

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un pulpo

ej. Un pulpo tiene ocho patas

137
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a squid

e.g. Fried squid is delicious

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un calamar

ej. Los calamares fritos son deliciosos

138
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a jellyfish

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una medusa / una aguamala / una aguaviva

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a sardine

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una sardina

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a cod / a codfish

e.g. Cod is one of the world’s most common fish

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un bacalao

ej. El bacalao es uno de los peces mas comunes en el mundo

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the wilderness / the wild / nature

e.g. I need to get out of the city and spend some time in nature

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la naturaleza / la tierra salvaje

ej. Necesito salir de la cuidad y pasar un poco de tiempo en la naturaleza

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zoology

e.g. My daughter is studying zoology in college

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la zoología

ej. Mi hija está estudiando zoología en la universidad

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a zoologist

e.g. I loved animals as a child and wanted to become a zoologist

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un zoólogo

ej. Me encantaban los animales cuando era niña, y quería ser zoóloga

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poaching / illegal hunting

e.g. Poaching is a persistent problem in Africa

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la caza furtiva / la caza ilegal

ej. La caza furtiva es un problema persistente en África

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a poacher

e.g. He must have gotten that ivory from poachers

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un cazador furtivo / un cazador ilegal

ej. Él debió haber obtenido ese marfil de cazadores furtivos

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ivory

e.g. Ivory comes from an elephant’s tusks

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marfil

ej. El marfil viene de los colmillos del elefante

147
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extinct

e.g. an extinct species

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extinto

ej. una especie extinta

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endangered

e.g. The Siberian tiger is an endangered species

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en peligro de extinción / en vías de extinción

ej. El tigre siberiano es una especie en peligro de extinción

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to go around / to spread

e.g. There’s a rumor going around

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rondar / difundirse

ej. Hay un rumor rondando

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to go around visiting / to tour

e.g. They went around visiting all the famous monuments

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dar una vuelta visitando / recorrer

ej. Ellos dieron una vuleta vistando todos los monumentos famosos

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an asset

e.g. Being bilingual is an asset

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una ventaja / un recurso

ej. Ser bilingüe es una ventaja

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an asset / a piece of financial property

e.g. The government siezed all of the conman’s assets

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un activo / un artículo de propiedad financiera

ej. El gobierno congeló todos los activos del estafador

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a vacancy

e.g. Are there any vacancies at this hotel?

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una vacante

ej. ¿Hay vacantes en este hotel?

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idle / inactive

e.g. This machine has been idle for 2 years. I don’t know if it still works

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holgazán / ocioso / inactivo

ej. Esta máquina ha estado inactiva durante dos años. No sé si todavía funcione

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to backfire / to have the opposite effect

e.g. His plan backfired when the army turned against him

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salir el tiro por la culata / resultar contraproducente / producir un efecto contrario

ej. Su plan resultó contraproducente cuando el ejército le dio la espalda

156
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to back down / to concede

e.g. She refused to back down and was fired

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ceder

ej. Ella se negó a ceder y fue despedida

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to back out of / to break a promise

e.g. You told me you’d give me a ride tomorrow. Don’t try to back out of it now!

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incumplir / romper una promesa

ej. Me dijiste que me darías un aventón mañana. ¡No rompas la promesa ahora!

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to get ahead of / to move in front of

e.g. Don’t let anyone get ahead of you in line

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tomar la delantera / adelantar / adelantarse

ej. No dejes que nadie se te adelante en la fila

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to be ahead of

e.g. We want to stay ahead of our competition

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estar adelantado de / mantenerse adelante de / mantenerse al frente de

ej. Queremos mantenernos adelante de la competencia

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to be bankrupt

e.g. I’m bankrupt. I can’t borrow any more money

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estar en bancarrota / estar en quiebra

ej. Estoy en quiebra. No puedo pedir más dinero prestado

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to go bankrupt / to go under / to declare bankruptcy

e.g. The rich man went bankrupt during the financial crisis

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quedar en bancarrota / declararse en bancarrota / quedar en quiebra

ej. El hombre rico se declaró en bancarrota durante la crisis financiera

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to black out

e.g. He was so drunk that he blacked out. He remembers nothing

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perder momentáneamente la memoria

ej. Él estaba tan borracho que perdió momentáneamente la memoria. No recuerda nada

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a blackout / a temporary loss of power

e.g. There was a blackout in the city last night

A

un apagón

ej. Hubo un apagón en la ciudad anoche

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a blindfold

e.g. She put a blindfold on him to prevent him from seeing

A

una venda / una venda en los ojos

ej.Ella le puso una venda en los ojos para que no viera

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blinds

e.g. Can you lower the blinds? It’s too bright out

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las persianas

ej. ¿Puedes bajar las persianas? Hay demasiada luz afuera

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to blindfold

e.g. The kidnapper blindfolded the hostage

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vendar los ojos de

ej. El secuestrador le vendó los ojos al rehén

167
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defective / faulty / flawed

e.g. a defective appliance

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defectivo / defectuoso

ej. un electrodoméstico defectuoso

168
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to break in / to force entry

e.g. She broke into his house

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forzar la entrada

ej. Ella forzó la entrada de su casa

169
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to break out

e.g. A war broke out

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estallar

ej. Estalló una guerra

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unbreakable / indestructible

e.g. This thick glass is unbreakable

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irrompible / indestructible

ej. Este vidrio grueso es irrompible

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to break up / to crumble up

e.g. He broke the cookie up into little pieces

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romper / hacer pedazos de / quebrar

ej. Él quebró la galleta en pequeños trozos

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to break a tie

e.g. The score was 3-3, but then we broke the tie

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desempatar

ej. El marcador iba 3-3, pero luego desempatamos

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to break the ice

e.g. The man and woman sat silently for a moment, until he finally broke the ice

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romper el hielo

ej. El hombre y la mujer estuvieron sentados en sielncio un momento, hasta que finalmente él rompió el hielo

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an icebreaker

e.g. The meeting attendees didn’t know each other previously, so they started with an icebreaker activity

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rompehielos

ej. Los asistentes a la junta no se conocían antes, entonces comenzaron con una actividad rompehielos

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to crush / to grind

e.g. I crushed the garlic for the soup

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machacar / moler / pulverizar

ej. Molí el ajo para la sopa

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to smash / to shatter / to break

e.g. He smashed the drinking glass

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destrozar / romper

ej. Él rompió el vaso

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to mash / to mash up

e.g. Please mash the potatoes

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hacer puré / machacar / pisar

ej. Por favor machaca las patatas

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to break it down / to spell it out / to make it clear

e.g. Let me break it down for you…

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explicarlo detalladamente / hacerlo más claro

ej. Déjame explicártelo detalladamente…

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to squash / to crush / to squeeze

e.g. He was squashed between the couch and the wall

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aplastar / estrujar / apretar

ej. Quedó aplastado entre el sillon y la pared

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to stomp / to stomp around

e.g. I can hear my neighbors stomping around upstairs

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pisar fuerte

ej. Puedo escuhcar a mis vecinos pisando fuerte arriba

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to stomp on / to squash with your foot

e.g. She stomped on the bug

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aplastar con el pie

ej. Ella aplastó el insecto con el pie

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a bribe

e.g. He offered the cop a bribe to ignore his speeding violation

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un soborno

ej. Él le ofreció un soborno al policía para que ignorara su exceso de velocidad

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bribery / corruption

e.g. Bribery is a big problem in some government agencies

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el soborno / la corrupción

ej. El soborno es un gran problema en unas agencias gubernamentales

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to bribe / to pay off

e.g. He bribed the policeman to ignore his speeding violation

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sobornar / coimear

ej. Sobornó al policía para que ignorara su exceso de velocidad

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corrupt

e.g. a corrupt politician

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corrupto

ej. un político corrupto

186
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let alone / much less

e.g. I don’t have enough money for rent, let alone a new house

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mucho menos / menos aún

ej. No tengo suficiente dinero para la renta, mucho menos para una casa nueva

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not to mention

e.g. Pollution harms the ecosystem, not to mention the people who live there

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sin mencionar / por no mencionar / por no decir

ej. La contaminación daña el ecosistema, por no mencionar la gente que lo habita

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tranquility / calm

e.g. The parade has disturbed the usual tranquility of this town

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la calma / la tranquilidad

ej. El desfile ha perturbado la tranquilidad usual de este pueblo

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composure / poise

e.g. She maintained poise throughout the entire crisis

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la compostura

ej. Ella mantuvo la compostura durante toda la crisis

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to die down

e.g. The wind was strong all day, but now it’s finally dying down

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disminuir

ej. El viento estuvo fuerte todo el día, pero finalmente está disminuyendo

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tame / docile

e.g. Don’t be afraid of that big dog. It’s actually quite tame

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manso / dócil

ej. No le temas a ese gran perro. De hecho es bastante dócil

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to pull yourself together / to regain composure

e.g. After the fall, the ice skater pulled herself together and continued performing, as if nothing had happened

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recobrar la compostura

ej. Después de la caída, la patinadora recobró la compostura y siguió patinando, como si nada hubiera pasado

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to put in charge

e.g. She put me in charge of this project

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encargar / poner a cargo de

ej. Me encargó este proyecto

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in charge

e.g. Who’s in charge here?

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encargado / a cargo

ej. ¿Quién está encargado aquí?

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a clip

e.g. Use this clip to keep the bag of snacks shut tightly

A

un clip / una pinza

ej. Usa esta pinza para mantener la bolsa de tentempiés bien cerrada

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a nail clipper / clippers

e.g. Can I borrow your nail clipper?

A

un cortaúñas

ej. ¿Me prestas tu cortaúñas?

197
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a hair clipper

e.g. The barber buzzed my hair with a hair clipper

A

una máquina esquiladora / una maquinilla para cortar el pelo

ej. El peluquero me cortó el cabello con una máquina esquiladora

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a hair clip / a barrette / a hair pin

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un pasador para el pelo / una hebilla para el pelo / un broche para el pelo