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40 Cards in this Set
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a sore point
a sore subject |
un punt delicat
un tema delicat |
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to date [adv]
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fins avui, fins a l'actualitat
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to flag
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defallir, decaure, baixar
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to cringe
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avergonyir-se ; sentir vergonya aliena
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to splinter
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(1) fer-se bocins
(2) escindir-se [política] |
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readily
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(1) easily
(2) de bona gana |
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to come about
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succeir
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to be littered with sth
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estar ple d'algo
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to outlive [aut'li:f]
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sobreviure algú, superar algú en edat
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to curb
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frenar, posar fre, controlar
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freight [ei]
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càrrega, mercaderia
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endorsement
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aprovació, aval, suport
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covertly
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secretament, ocultament
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steamroller
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apissonadora
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to impinge
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afectar, impactar
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impigement
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impacte
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needy
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necessitat, persona que necessita
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within ten years of his invention
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al cap de deu anys del seu invent
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daft
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ximple, ruc
ximpleria, rucada |
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divisiveness [dä'vaisifnäs]
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divisió, fet que promou la separació
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debunking
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descrèdit
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(1) specially
(2) especially |
(1) for a particular purpose
(2) above all |
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this time around
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aquest cop, aquesta vegada
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abode
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morada, residència
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wintry
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hivernal
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whatnot
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i tot allò ; i què sé jo més
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to hack
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tallar, fer un tall
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to poke
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(1) atiar el foc
(2) donar un cop de colze (3) ficar [el dit / el cap] |
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to know one's way around
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conèixer el lloc
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grumpkin
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refunfunyador
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to snarl
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(1) grunyir
(2) enredar, embolicar |
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in the making
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being prepared
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to wrangle
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discutir, barallar-se [over]
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[to get] off the ground
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enlairar-se, arrencar, començar, posar en marxa
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ever-growing
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cada cop més grans
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high-rise
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gratacels ; edifici d'apartaments
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pace
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(1) passa
(2) ritme |
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the pace of development has let some to compare it to Manhattan
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el ritme de desenvolupament ha portat a què alguns ho comparin amb Manhattan
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bear with me for just a moment
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concedeix-me un moment ; deixa'm un moment
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you nailed it!
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l'has clavat, te n'has sortit, ho has aconseguit
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