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40 Cards in this Set
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denouement
end(ing) conclusion catastrophe (of a play or dramatic poem) unraveling (of an affair) |
el desenlace
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facade
front face fore "mug" outward appearance |
la fachada
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passer-by
sojourner temporary resident |
el transeúnte
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fleeting
fugitive perishing/decaying (metaphorical) elusive |
fugaz
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to hinder (movements)
to numb (limbs) to cloud (mind) to obstruct to hold up (traffic) to slow down (traffic) to stupefy to dampen to render torpid to obscure (understanding) |
entorpecer
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accommodation
lodging steerage (nautical) board |
el alojamiento
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to shake
to beat to smack to give a hiding to to shock to jerk to hustle to dart to throw to discharge to chastise (with blows) to remove to separate to flap in the wind (naut) |
sacudir
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to happen
to suceed/follow to come after to inherit to come to pass to take (someone else's) place to come about to fall out |
suceder
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to infuriate
to madden to irritate to enrage to make furious |
enfurecer
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terrible
awful atrocious enormous fiendlike heinous cruel dreadful outrageous huge vast immense |
atroz
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to alter
to touch up (painting) to complete (a work) to play back |
retocar
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to surprise
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extrañarle (a uno)
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relief
alleviation ease mitigation of pain comfort |
el alivio
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to humiliate
to humble to bend/bow (head) to lower to crush (enemies) to subdue to bring down from loftiness and pride to degrade to depreciate |
humillar
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kind
good-natured generous benevolent |
bondadoso
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lame
wobbly faulty |
cojo (adj)
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to observe
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reparar en
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preference
predilection |
la predilección
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to spill (by accident/tears/blood)
to pour to leak to publish to spread to scatter to waste to shed to assess taxes |
derramar
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boiling
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hirviente
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to weave
to knit to spin to carve out to bring about to forge (a plot) to regulate to adjust to discuss to devise to entangle to cross and mix according to rule (as in dancing) |
tejer
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horrific
terrible frightful horrible dreadful horrid fearful |
espantoso
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smell
odor stink cause or motive of suspicion fame/reputation (metaphorical) spices (Mex. only) |
el olor
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to resume
to renew |
reanudar
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terrible
awful very bad |
pésimo
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growing
crescent waxing (moon) |
creciente
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disused
old-fashion out-of-date archaic |
desusado
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to tell off (tr.)
to argue (intr.) to squabble (intr.) |
reñir (noun = la riña)
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to fade away
to vanish to disappear |
esfumarse
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to burn (intr.)
to be boiling hot to feel a burn to blaze to glow to be agitated (by passions, love, hate, anger, etc.) to heat to kindle to ferment |
arder
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danger
risk peril hazard jeopardy |
el peligro
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to guess (correctly)
to hit to be right to manage to (do sth) to happen to (do sth) |
acertar
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furious
terrible loud gaudy rabid |
rabioso
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document
order bill degree I.D. |
la cédula
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to shut (something/one) up/in
to lock (something/one) up/in/away to contain |
encerrar
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to stick out
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asomarse
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to trample on/over
to scorn to tread underfoot |
pisotear
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suddenly
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de golpe
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to jump
to skip to blow up to explode to break to spurt to shoot to pop out |
saltar
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witch
sorceress hag bad woman shrew |
la bruja
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