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24 Cards in this Set
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there's a potential for sth
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there's a good possibility for sth
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Japan won the most medals
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El Japó va guanyar la majoria de medalles
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it's like you are sleeping
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és com si estiguessis dormint
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to enthrall [in'thò:l]
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captivar, embelesar
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hearsay
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rumors
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on horseback
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a cavall
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queues have formed
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s'han format cues
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buckshot
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perdigó
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to pay off
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(1) pagar del tot, saldar un deute
(2) acomiadar un treballador (3) valer la pena |
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pent-up
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(1) contingut (anger)
(2) reprimit, sense poder expressar |
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leech
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sangonera
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yarn
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fil
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to spin a yarn
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inventar-se una història
("fer girar el fil") |
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to score
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(1) fer gol, bàsquet
(2) treure, aconseguir [com a nota] (3) composar, arranjar [música] (4) fer-se amb, aconseguir [argot] |
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you want to...
you don't want to... |
[a way to make a strong recomendation]
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beanie
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gorro [de llana, amb la forma del crani]
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galosh
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(1) sabates d'aigua
(2) funda protectora per a sabates |
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woe betide you if you lose it!
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pobre de tu si ho perds!
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woe is me!
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pobre de mi! [arcaic]
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outlet
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sortida ; tub d'escapament
mercat canal, mitjà [comunicació] |
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rift
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escisió
esquerda |
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to curb
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refrenar, controlar
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starkly
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marcadament, cruament, molt
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my principles necessitate finding a solution
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els meus principis fan necessari trobar una solució
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