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57 Cards in this Set
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litter ['lɪtǝ(r)] |
basura; papeles (tirados); envases |
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owl; long-eared owl |
búho |
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baker |
panadero |
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drape [dreɪp]
drape this round your shoulders
he draped a towel about himself
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cubrir (with con; de) |
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shortcomings ['ʃɔːtkʌmɪŋz] |
defectos |
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stunted ['stʌntɪd] |
enano; mal desarrollado |
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dodge [dɒdʒ]
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regate; finta |
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squabble ['skwɒbl] |
riña; pelea; pleito |
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woozy ['wuːzɪ] |
mareado |
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ant-eating
anteater |
hormiguero |
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out of
I'm out of cigarettes we'll soon be out of petrol my patience is exhausted to at an end, I've run out of patience |
acabarse |
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to grimace, make a (wry) face |
poner mala cara |
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hyphen ['haɪfǝn] |
guión |
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parrot |
papagayo |
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vow [vaʊ]
lovers' vows to take or make a vow that... to take a vow of poverty/chastity to break one's vow
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voto |
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stealth [stelθ] |
sigilo |
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dusk [dʌsk] |
anochecer; atardecer |
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stick; post; pole; handle; shaft
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palo
le pegó con un palo |
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wide; fast-flowing; mighty |
caudaloso [río] |
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pull apart |
separar; desmontar |
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set apart
his genius set him apart from his contemporaries |
separar (from de) |
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stalker ['stɔːkǝ(r)] |
persona que está obsesionada con otra y la acosa constantemente con llamadas telefónicas o siguiéndola a todas partes |
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put through
we put through 2,000 orders a week |
llevar a cabo; cerrar; hacer aceptar |
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heated condensed milk blancmange fudge |
manjar manjar blanco manjar dulce |
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allure [ǝ'ljʊǝ(r)] |
atractivo; encanto |
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herd [hɜːd]
the common herd |
rebaño; manada; rebaño; manada; piara; multitud; tropel
el vulgo, las masas |
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reindeer ['reɪndɪǝ(r)] |
reno |
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inmate ['ɪnmeɪt] |
enfermo(-a); preso(-a); presidiario(-a); internado(-a) [of hospital] |
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ropey ['rǝʊpɪ]
I feel a bit ropey |
pachucho; chungo; nada convincente; flojo; fibroso
me siento un poco chungo, no me siento del todo bien |
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sting [stɪŋ] |
picar; escocer; picar; arder; azotar [insect, nettle] |
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stride [straɪd] |
andar a zancadas |
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lumbering ['lʌmbǝrɪŋ] |
pesado; torpe |
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padded ['pædɪd] |
reforzado; acolchonado; almohadillado; enguatado; acolchado [bra] |
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fleece [fliːs] |
forro polar (=jacket) |
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strife [straɪf]
internal strife |
conflictos |
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venture ['ventʃǝ(r)]
if I may venture an opinion |
arriesgar; jugar(se); aventurar
si se me permite expresar or si puedo aventurar una opinión |
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cosy ['kǝʊzɪ] |
de lo más cómodo; holgado |
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parlance ['pɑːlǝns]
in technical parlance |
lenguaje
en lenguaje técnico |
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makeshift ['meɪkʃɪft] |
improvisado; provisional |
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huddle ['hʌdl]
we huddled round the fire |
acurrucarse
nos arrimamos al fuego |
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ensuing [ɪn'sjuːɪŋ] |
subsiguiente; consiguiente |
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get along
to get along well with sb |
llevarse bien |
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bickering ['bɪkǝrɪŋ] |
riñas; discusiones |
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tattle ['tætl] |
charla; chismes; habladurías |
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look out for he's only looking out for himself |
cuidar |
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stubble ['stʌbl] |
barba (incipiente) (on chin) |
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buff [bʌf] |
lustrar; pulir |
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ridged ['rɪdʒd] |
estriado |
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file [faɪl] |
lima; lima (de uñas) |
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ensuing [ɪn'sjuːɪŋ] |
subsiguiente; consiguiente |
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unfazed ['ʌn'feɪzd]
her criticism left him quite unfazed
she was completely unfazed by the extraordinary events |
sus críticas le dejaban tan pancho
se quedó como si nada ante unos sucesos tan extraordinarios |
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aloft [ǝ'lɒft] |
arriba; hacia arriba; en or a la arboladura |
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scurry ['skʌrɪ]
to scurry for shelter |
ir corriendo; apresurarse; apurarse |
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clad [klæd] |
vestido (in de) |
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engulf [ɪn'ɡʌlf]
she felt engulfed by her grief |
tragar; sumergir; hundir
se sentía abrumada or hundida por el desconsuelo |
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tear off
he tried to tear off her burning dress |
arrancar |
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nippy ['nɪpɪ] |
fresquito
(=cold)
[weather] |