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30 Cards in this Set
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see to, deal with, look after
(Send a memo to one of your staff so that the can look after the office during your holidays) |
encargarse
(Envia un memorando a uno de tus subordinados para que se encargue de la oficina durante tu ausencia) |
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ensure/insure (make sure)
(He made sure of the success of his business) |
asegurar (asegurarse)
(Aseguró el éxito de su empresa) |
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routine
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rutina
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attend
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asistir
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finish off
(I hope you can finish it) |
acabar
(Espero que tu pueda acabarlo) |
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research
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investigación
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preliminary
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preliminar
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link
He was the most important link in the chain) |
eslabón
(Él era el eslabón más importante en la cadena) |
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fall
(free fall) (He fell down the stairs) |
caída, caerse
(caída libre) (Se cayó por las escalera) |
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go, come, arrive, give aid/help
(He is always prepared to help anybody) (I have no-one to turn to) |
acudir
(Siempre está dispuesto a acudir en auxilio de cualquiera) (No tengo aquién acudir) |
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court of law
(to go to court) |
tribunal (m)
(acudir a los tribunales) |
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encouraging
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esperanzador
(Expresa un deseo probable y esperanzador) |
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meaning
(I don't understand its meaning) (...but with different meanings) |
sentido, significado
(No comprendo su significado) intención (...pero con diferentes intenciones) |
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forecast
(What is the forecast for tomorrow?) (They forecast snow for tomorrow) |
pronóstico
(¿Cuál es el prognóstico del tiempo para mañana?) prognosticar, prever (Se prevé que mañana nevará) |
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safely
(They returned safely) (We can safely say...) |
sin incidentes
(Legaron sin incidentes) (Podemos decir con confianza que...) |
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set-back, hitch
(The trip went without a hitch) |
contratiempo
(El viaje fue sin contratiempos) |
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flat
(The surface is flat) (The country is flat) (Your explanation is clear) |
llano, plano
(La superficie es plano) (La paisaje es llano) (Tu explicación es lleno |
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miss (something or someone), to be homesick for, yearn for
(I miss my own bed = I find this bed strange) (I will miss hearing her voice) |
añorar (o tener nostagia del país, echar de menos (a alguien), extrañar
(Extraño mucho la cama) (Echaré de menos oír su voz) |
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risk
(You run the risk...) |
riesgo
(Corres el riesgo...) |
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shade, tinge, nuance
(There was a derogatory note in her words) |
matiz (m)
(Había un matiz despectivo en sus palabra) |
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derogatory, disparaging
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despectivo
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contempt
(She looked at me with contempt) |
desprecio, desdén
(Me miró con desprecio) |
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disrespect
(contempt of court) |
desacato
(desacato al tribunal) |
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become aware, find out about, learn of (inform, make aware)
(I find out about what happens in other parts of the world with the Internet) |
enterarse de (enterar, informar)
(Me entero de lo que paso en otros lugares del mundo) |
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move on
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seguir delante
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bush (the bush)
(Without beating around the bush) |
abusto (el monte)
(Sin andarse [o irse] por las ramas [o con rodeos]) |
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branch
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rama
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circumlocution, detour
(to speak out plainly) |
rodeo
(hablar sin rodeos) |
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cold (to catch a cold)
(I've got a cold) (I have caught a cold) |
resfriado, catarro
(Estoy resfriado) (He cogido un resfriado) |
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catch, pick up (a habit), grasp, gather (speed)
(He seized me by the arm) (Please hold my bag for a moment) |
coger
(Me cogió del brazo) (Cógeme el bolso un momemnto, por favor) |
Yo cojo (presente)
coja etc. (subjunctive) Otherwise regular. |
