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102 Cards in this Set
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Mirar fijamente |
Staring |
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Empresario |
Entrepeneurs También: Emprendedor |
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Absurdo, ridículo, descabellado |
Preposterous |
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Reconocer, admitir, confesar |
Ackowledge Accept as true -------------------------------- Acknowledged (adj): Declarado, reconocido |
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Extraño, estrafalario |
Bizarre Very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement |
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Tenso, nervioso, inquieto |
On edge |
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Diversos, varios |
Sundry Of varios kinds, several Eg. Sundry creditors: acreedores diversos / acreedores varios |
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Participar |
Engage También: - Cooperar - Comprometerse (become involved in) Engage in partnerships: establecer asociaciones Social engagement: compromiso social ______________ Engaged (adj): Comprometido / Prometido |
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(v) Llamar, hacer señas (adj.) Ser atractivo |
Beckon - beckon [sb] (to do [sth]): Hacer señas, llamar con un gesto - beckon [sb] (figurative-interest, call to -): Atraer - beckon to [sb] (call, gesture to call) - beckon (figurative-be appealing): Ser atractivo Europe still beckons for US tech firms |
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Engañoso |
Misleading |
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Aislar |
Isolate (referente a quedarse solo) separar, apartar _________ Insulate (referente a calor, sonido, etc.) isolated: aislados, puntual isolated case: caso aislado, hecho aislado isolates: aislamientos |
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En la medida en |
Insofar as insofar as possible: en la medida de los posible |
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Aprovechar, apalancar, impulsar |
Leverage (n) apalancamiento, influencia, palanca, fuerza |
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Ex, antiguo, anterior |
Former former president—ex presidente / anterior presidente former employee—antiguo empleado / ex empleado former name - antiguo nombre / antigua denominación |
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Hito, logro, acontecimiento |
Milestone major milestone: hito importante, gran logro key milestone: etapa clave, hito clave |
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Continuo, impecable, fluido, eficiente |
Seamless También: sin costura Ejemplos: seamless integration — integración perfecta / sin fisuras seamless transition — transición sin problemas / fluida / suave / impecable / sin fisuras / uniforme / sin tropiezos / sin obstáculos seamless communication — comunicación fluida |
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Echar a andar, desplegar, ampliar, extender |
Roll out |
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En pocas palabras, En definitiva, Dicho de modo sencillo |
Simply put Simply put, if we remain on the current path... |
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Evolucionar, desarrollar |
Evolve It is also important to let the market evolve freely. It needs the flexibility to evolve and change. This page will evolve into a larger wizard |
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Retraso |
Lag jet lag (s): desfase horario lag behind (v): quedarse atrás, rezagarse |
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Racionalizar |
Streamline |
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Racionalización, simplificación, agilización |
Streamlining We must change this by streamlining our strategy. The Czech Republic is fully committed to streamlining the administration of justice. |
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Trazar |
Plot (n) Gráfico |
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Escasez |
Scarcity carencia, falta, precariedad Shortage falta, carencia, deficit |
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Subrayar |
Underscore |
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Dado que Teniendo en cuenta que |
Given that |
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Libro de contabilidad, libro mayor, |
Ledger |
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Revisar, renovar, replantear |
Overhaul (noun) revisión, reforma, cambio, transformación major overhaul: revisión importante, gran reforma, revisión fundamental complete overhaul: revisión/reforma completa/total/integral |
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Imprudente |
Reckless |
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Contabilidad |
Accounting |
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Envolver Envoltura |
Wrap |
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Plantear |
Pose Eg. The collaboration between startups and credit unions poses a problem: ... (v) Posar, plantear. También como: suponer, presentar (n) Pose, postura, posición |
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Enfriar, refrigerar |
Chill Eg. Chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour, until ready to use. (adj) frío (n) escalofrío, frialdad |
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Amenaza |
Threat |
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Dar, prestar |
Render render account: rendir cuentas / dar cuenta render every assistance: prestar toda la ayuda posible services rendered: servicios prestados |
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Punto de inflexión |
Tipping point |
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Luchar |
Struggle (v) luchar, esforzarse, forcejear (n) lucha, conflicto, forcejeo |
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Obstáculo, barrera |
Hurdle |
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Reacio |
Unwilling |
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Renuencia |
Unwillingness |
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Implicar, suponer |
entail |
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Solución, acuerdo, liquidación |
Settlement |
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Pasar por alto, ignorar |
Overlook Overlooked (adj.): ignorado |
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Capturar |
Catch on También: Hacerse popular |
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Ventaja, agudeza, astucia |
Edge También: - Filo, borde - Bordear (v) |
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Misceláneos |
Sundries |
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Intensificar, aumentar |
Step up |
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Hacia, A |
Towards |
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En cuanto a |
As regards |
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Girar en torno a |
Revolves around |
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Riqueza |
Wealth |
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Adultos/mayores |
Grownups |
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Novedad, innovación, primicia |
Novelty |
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Constante, estable, firme |
Steady |
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Impecable |
Flawless |
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Defecto, fallo |
Flaw |
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Encabezar / punta de lanza |
Spearhead |
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Multitud; gentío; muchedumbre |
Crowd |
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Apenas; escasamente |
Barely |
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adoptar; abrazar; convertirse a; dar un abrazo a |
embrace |
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Implicar; suponer |
Entail |
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puñado |
handful |
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montón (n) / amontonar (v) |
heap |
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Obstáculo; barrera |
Hurdle |
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Aprovechar; apalancar; impulsar |
Leverage |
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completo; total; absoluto /(adj)absolutamente |
outright |
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Revisar; renovar; replantear |
Overhaul |
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Pasar por alto; ignorar |
Overlook |
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Plantear; suponer; presentar |
Pose |
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Imprudente |
Reckless |
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constante; estable; firme |
steady |
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Intensificar; aumentar |
Step up |
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Luchar |
Struggle |
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Pegajoso; hortera; vulgar |
tacky |
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Amenaza |
Threat |
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difícil; resistente; duro |
tough |
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revelar; presentar |
Unveil |
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Envolver / envoltura |
Wrap |
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superar |
overcome |
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Determinar; averiguar |
Figure out |
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Chatarra |
Scrap |
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Asentir con la cabeza; guiño |
Nod |
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apoyarse; inclinarse; esbelta/delgado |
lean |
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recostarse |
lean back |
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relajado; tranquilo |
laid-back |
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poner; colocar / laico |
lay (laid) - lay on—poner sobre · conectar · incumbir · proporcionar · presentar - lay aside—posponer · dejar a un lado - lay the foundations —sentar las bases |
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establecer; determinar; fijar; |
lay down |
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acostarse; tumbarse; echarse |
lie down |
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establecer; exponer; explicar |
lay out |
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despedir (informal) |
lay off |
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postura |
stance |
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obligado; atado; sujeto; vinculado |
bound |
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ligar; unir; atar; obligar; vincular |
bind (bound) |
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vinculo; obligación / pegar; unir; adherir; afianzar |
bond |
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límite; frontera; delimitación |
boundary |
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tembloroso; inestable; vacilante |
Shaky |
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sencillo; directo; simple |
straightforward |
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Grifo Golpecito; palmadita Aprovechar; explotar (recursos): - to take or use money, knowledge, etc., from a source |
Tap |
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Aprovechar; sacar provecho; basarse; hacer uso |
Draw on draw on/upon (something): - to use (something) as a source or supply -- The family is drawing on/upon the community for support. - to use (information, experience, knowledge, etc.) to make something -- Her new book draws on her personal experience as a firefighter. -- The report draws upon several recent studies. |
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Pulgar |
Thumb |
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torpe; incómodo; difícil; embarazoso |
awkward |
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torpe; tosco; desmañado; chapucero; burdo |
clumsy |
