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74 Cards in this Set
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last words on the page: |
“Meaning Me.”
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a brief sketch or outline
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un breve esbozo
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the Senator wasn’t at all happy |
a la senadora no le hizo ninguna gracia |
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as |
a medida que |
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a surprisingly strong voice |
una voz sorprendente-mente fuerte
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bitterness |
amargura |
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are you limping?
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cojeas?
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to get dark |
atardecer |
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mud |
barro |
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before locking the door with a bolt (before bolting the door) |
antes de echar el cerrojo |
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grades (from school), rating, score |
calificaciónes |
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stain, dirty mark especially on a child’s face |
churrete |
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with regret |
con pesar |
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with profound regret |
con profundo pesar |
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to give up |
darme por vencido |
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to spill, to splatter, to spread, to scatter |
desparramar |
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thoroughly, at length |
detenidamente |
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to bolt the door |
echar el cerrojo |
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dramatic, sensational |
efectista |
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the bolt |
el cerrojo |
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framed (or to provide the setting for) |
enmarcada |
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to soil or dirty |
ensuciar |
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a notice, note, announcement |
esquela |
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to rub |
frotar |
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to crawl, to clamber |
gatear |
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gravel |
grava |
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had shaded or darkened |
había sombreado |
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skillfully, expertly |
hábilmente |
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he followed her so closely |
la siguió tan de cerca |
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her fingernails digging into her palms,
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clavándose las uñas en las palmas de las manos |
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his face creased in an unpleasant smile |
hizo una mueca desagradable que quería parecer una sonrisa |
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instinctively
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instintivamente
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it seemed even more pathetic |
parecía todavía más patética |
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it’s a historic moment
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es un momento histórico |
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the lock |
la cerradura |
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the glue, rubber, or eraser |
la goma |
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the wound |
la herida |
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Peninsular Spanish for “fitted carpet” |
la moqueta |
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eyebrows |
las cejas |
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squeal, screech, cry (of an animal) |
los chillidos |
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to narrate, to tell, to recount |
narrar |
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to obstruct, hinder |
no obstaculizar |
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of proven efficacy OR tried and tested |
de probada eficacia |
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on the back of a photo
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en el reverso de una foto |
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to possess |
poseer |
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proven |
probada (past participle of probar) |
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to utter or to hurl (like an insult) |
proferir |
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propped on his pillows |
apoyado en las almohadas
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restlessly, |
algo intranquila,
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to touch up |
retocar |
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wince, sneer, smirk |
rictus |
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she put the doll aside |
apartó la muñeca
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she waited until she heard the front door close
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esperó a oír el ruido que hizo la puerta al cerrarse |
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she wandered into the library
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se dirigió a la biblioteca
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to whistle |
silbar |
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to let go of, to drop |
soltar |
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his old friend and colleague |
su viejo amigo y colega |
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to hold on to, fasten, attach, hold down |
sujetar |
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perhaps, maybe |
tal vez |
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tears filled her eyes |
las lágrimas invadieron los ojos |
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I had expected to withhold my decision (the translation is odd and not worth memorizing, I don’t think) |
tenía el proyecto de demorar mi decisión |
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the contents
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el contenido |
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the doorbell rang
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sonó el timbre de la puerta |
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the opportunity you (all) have given me to serve you
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la oportunidad que me han dado de servirles
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the procedure, process
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los procedi-mientos |
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the rubber band snapped
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la goma que lo sujetaba se soltó
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the vacant position
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el puesto vacante
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there was a puzzled, suspicious expression on his face
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su rostro tenía una expresión perpleja y suspicaz
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to unpack
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des-em-paque-tear
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a high office |
un alto cargo |
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a porch |
un porche |
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we have to make sure it’s clean |
tenemos que asegurarnos de que esté bien limpia
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what’s happening to me?
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qué es lo que me está pasando? |
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you didn’t fall on the ice or anything, did you?
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no te habrás caído en el hielo o algo parecido? |
