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76 Cards in this Set
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la glorieta
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arbor
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corear
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to chant
("Ellos ________ los versos de himnos de protesta.") |
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entonar
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to sing in tune or in harmony
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sumarse a
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=unirse con
(to join with, eg other protesters) |
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el concierto de apertura
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opening concert
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la media naranja
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"other half," spouse
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la percusión
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any percussion instrument, including marimbas and congas
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el teclado
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keyboard
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la jarra
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pitcher
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la jarra (cerveza)
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beer-mug
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el bajo
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bass (guitar)
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el entretenimiento
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entertainment
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la gira de promoción
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promotional tour (for a record or book)
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el maniquí
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mannikin, dummy
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degustar
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=catar (savor a small amount of something, sample)
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protagonizar
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to star in, play the lead in a performance
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estar en la portada de
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(v phrase) to be on the cover of (a magazine)
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la portada
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main page of a website
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matutino(a)
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morning (often said of shows or programs)
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la apariencia
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appearance
("Mostró su mejor _______.") |
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el frigorífico
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=refrigerador, heladera (Spain)
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a lo largo de su vida
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all throughout his life
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flamante
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brand-new (eg, car, website, Miss Peru)
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pelo azotado por el viento
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wind-blown hair
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estirar
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to stretch out, extend (s.t.)
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el revuelo
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commotion, stir (eg, caused by the presence of a celebrity)
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emotivo(a)
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emotional (NOT emocionante)
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las amarres de amor
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(magic) acts of compelling someone to fall in love with someone else
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el amarre
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act of mooring, tying a boat to a mooring on a pier
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guisar
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to stew (meat, prunes)
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tambalearse
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(vr) wobble, reel (eg, a drunk, political power)
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(ser) escuela vieja
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(phrase) (be) old-school
("Mi papá era _____ _____.") |
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el galardón
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(n) = premio; award, prize
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acudir a
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(v phrase) = asistir a;
show up at, attend |
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esmerarse en
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(v phrase) to take great care with (s.t.)
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contentar
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(v) =hacer contento(a)(s)
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el ensaladero
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(n) salad-maker (at a restaurant)
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forjarse un nombre
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(v phrase) make a name for oneself
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los familiares
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(n pl) = parientes; relatives
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destacar
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(v) = souligner (Fr)
to emphasize (what is said) |
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la sutileza
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(n) understatement, subtlety
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la finura
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(n) finesse, elegance, gracefulness
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el vocho |
(n) VW beetle |
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el escarabajo |
(n) beetle |
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filoso(a) |
(adj) keen (e.g., edge) |
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plañir |
(v) keen, cry with a groan |
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un hijo de vecino |
(n phrase) so-and-so, any Tom, Dick, and Harry, "the next guy" ("Como qualquier _____ ___ _______...") |
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el simplón |
(n) simpleton, sucker |
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Lo cortés no quita lo valiente. |
Courtesy and valor are not mutually exclusive; do not confuse kindness with weakness. |
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esfumar (dibujo) |
(v) blur the lines in a drawing to give a more natural appearace |
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la banda sonora |
(n phrase) soundtrack |
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veranal |
(adj) related to summer |
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en directo |
(adv phrase) live (said of a TV or radio program) |
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los artistas callejeros |
(n phrase) buskers, street artists |
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disponible |
(adj) available |
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¡A saber si _________ (subj.)!
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Who knows if he/she will _________! ("¡__ ______ ___ venga!") |
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un trámite |
(n) formality, procedure (e.g., getting a license) |
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los trámites |
(n pl) red tape |
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reemplazar |
(v) replace, substitute |
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relacionar |
(v) to relate; link |
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sujetar |
(v) secure, fasten |
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reiniciar |
(v) reboot a computer system |
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arrancar |
(v) boot a computer system |
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el/la trasvesti |
(n) transvestite, drag queen |
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manoliente |
(adj) smelly |
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desvencijado(a) |
(adj) rickety ("Ese puente ____________ está a punto de caerse.") |
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el pinganillo |
(n) earpiece |
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el basuco |
(n) unpurified cocaine base, smoked like crack cocaine in Colombia |
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pulsar |
(v) push (a button), click with a mouse |
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la cinta |
(n) tape recording |
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las divisas |
(npl) foreign currencies |
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el tráfico de devisas |
(n phrase) currency trading |
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la trentena |
(n) a group of about 30 |
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la coche bomba |
(n phrase) car bomb |
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el mortero |
(n) mortar |
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boicotear |
(v) boycott |
