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115 Cards in this Set
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departure, leaving |
partida |
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hand, round (cards) |
partida |
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line item, item |
partida |
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to be a good catch (good relationship partner) |
ser un buen partido |
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cleft chin |
barba partida |
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baseline, foundation, starting point |
punto de partida |
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doubly (twice), on two accounts, for two reasons |
por partida doble, doblemente, doble |
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eat like a bird (fig: to eat very little) |
comer como un pajarito |
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dent (in object) |
golpe |
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pang, tightening (in chest) |
golpe (en el pecho) |
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stroke (golf) |
golpe |
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with a blow |
a golpe |
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to burst open, to spring open |
abrirse de golpe |
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withstand the blow |
aguantar el golpe |
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appear all of a sudden, out of the blue |
aparecer de golpe |
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"to guzzle" |
beber de golpe |
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all at once, suddenly |
de golpe |
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in one go |
de un golpe |
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in one hit, in just one blow |
de un solo golpe |
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low blow |
golpe bajo |
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heat wave |
golpe de calor |
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stroke of luck |
golpe de suerte |
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never lift a finger, never do a stroke of work, "be bone idle" |
no dar ni golpe |
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learn from a story, apply the moral of the story |
aplicarse el cuento |
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juju (magic charm) |
amuleto, talismán |
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to upset, to annoy |
merengar |
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malt (germinated grain) |
malta |
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malt (malted milkshake) |
batido de malta |
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malt (malt whisky) |
whisky de malta |
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malt house (beer) |
cervecería |
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malt liquor |
licor de malta |
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meringued milk (ice cream-like dessert made from milk and egg whites) |
leche merengada |
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light, crumbly shortbread |
polvorón |
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heated (argumentative), worked up, impassioned |
acalorado/a |
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if need be |
en caso de ser necesario |
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if necessary |
si hace falta, si es necesario |
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substitute, replacement |
sucedáneo (sustitutivo) |
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man eater |
cazadora de hombres |
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hunter, predator |
cazador/a |
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leather jacket, bomber jacket |
cazadora de cuero |
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denim jacket |
cazadora tejana |
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bombardier |
bombardero |
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mamma mia! / oh my God! |
¡Madre mía! |
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good lord! / good heavens! |
¡Dios mío! / ¡Señor! |
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stingy, tight-fisted |
cutre (adj) |
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shabby, seedy |
cutre (barato, descuidado) |
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be slapdash (careless, slovenly, thoughtless) |
ser un cutre |
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armrest |
reposabrazos |
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heads or tails |
cara o cruz |
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win the toss, win the flip (of coin) |
ganar a cara o cruz, ganar echándolo a suertes |
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to pull out, to draw (pistol) |
desenfundar |
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draw your gun! |
¡desenfunda tu pistola! |
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to grin from ear to ear, have a wide grin, broad grin |
sonreír de oreja a oreja |
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to curl up, to nestle |
acurrucarse (encogerse por el frío) |
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to snuggle, curl up, to cuddle |
acurrucarse (en la cama: dormir abrazados) |
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to tuck (into bed) |
arropar |
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to protect the victims |
arropar a las víctimas |
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to leap |
dar un salto |
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waterfall |
salto de agua |
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to go off (alarms) |
saltar (p. ej. Las alarmas saltaron) |
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to break the bank |
saltar la banca |
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take the leap, take the plunge |
dar el salto |
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make a qualitative leap forward (fig) |
dar un salto cualitativo (mejorar) |
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in one leap |
de un salto |
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long jump |
salto de longitud |
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skip a page |
salto de página |
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triple somersault |
triple salto mortal |
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a generational leap |
un salto generacional |
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leap of faith |
acto de fe, voto de confianza, "salto de confianza" (fig), confianza ciega, fe ciega |
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excessive, disproportionate |
desmesurado |
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hellacious |
infernal |
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tolerance (endurance of something) |
tolerancia, "aguante" |
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tolerance (permissiveness) |
permisividad |
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zero tolerance |
tolerancia cero (mantener tolerancia cero) |
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antipathy (dislike, hostility) |
antipatía, aversión |
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pallor (pale complexion) |
la palidez, el palor |
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nefarious (wicked) |
malvado, vil, perverso, ruin (adj) |
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conundrum (puzzling situation) |
problema, misterio, enigma |
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conundrum (puzzle, riddle) |
acertijo, adivinanza |
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to collude (to conspire) |
conspirar, complotar |
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to collude with (to conspire or plot jointly with) |
confabular |
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ramshackle (dilapidated, run down) |
destartalado, desvencijado, en ruinas |
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ragtag (motley, assorted) |
heterogéneo, diverso, variado, "dispar y desharrapado" (dicho de un grupo) |
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rag (cloth for cleaning) |
trapo, sacudidor |
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rags (torn old clothing) |
harapos, andrajos |
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rag (low quality newspaper) |
periodicucho, revistilla, pasquín |
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rag (scrap) |
trozo de tela, jirón |
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hemp rag |
tela de cáñamo |
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rag and bone man |
ropavejero |
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rag doll |
muñeca de trapo |
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rag-picker (one who scavenges for a living) |
"ciruja" (AR: ofensivo, peyorativo), cartonero/a (ES), chatarrero/a (ES) |
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ragtime (music) |
ragtime |
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in ragtime |
sincopado |
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scurf (formal: dead skin) |
escama; caspa |
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scurfy (covered with scales or scurf) |
escamoso/a |
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machination (plotting, scheming) |
maquinación |
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to nitpick (find faults) |
"encontrarle tres pies al gato", ser un tiquismiquis (ES), encontrarle la quinta pata al gato (AR), encontrarle el pelo al huevo (AR) |
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nitpicking (pedantry, fussiness) |
quisquillosidad |
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nitpicking (adj: pedantic, fussy) |
quisquilloso/a, puntilloso |
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gut (stomach) |
panza, barriga |
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to gut (remove intestines) |
destripar (limpiar) |
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gut instinct |
reacción visceral, instinto |
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guts (intestines) |
tripas, intestinos |
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guts (slang: courage) |
agallas, coraje, valentía |
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beer gut |
tripa cervecera, panza cervecera |
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"to bust a gut" (try very hard, make extreme effort) |
romperse el lomo, herniarse |
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bust a gut laughing |
morirse de risa |
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gut feeling (instinct) |
corazonada, sensación, presentimiento |
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gut reaction (instinctive response) |
reflejo, intuición |
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gutwrenching (causing great mental or emtional pain) |
devastador, que le revuelve las tripas a uno, desgarrador |
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"to bust a move" (dance move) |
echar unos pasos |
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poignant (emotionally moving) |
conmovedor, emotivo, enternecedor |
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poise (manner: body position) |
equilibrio, aplomo |
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poise (manner) |
desenvoltura, elegancia |
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inner poise (composure) |
presencia de ánimo |
