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21 Cards in this Set
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recoveco
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1. turn, bend
2. nook |
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pasar por alto
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to overlook
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consumado
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1. consummated
2. brilliant, consummate |
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atenerse
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to abide by
eg. "se atiene estrictamente al método y a la disciplina" |
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sopesar
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to weigh; to weigh up
eg. "sopesar las posibilidades" |
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embestida
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charge (of an army)
eg. "la embestida de una fuerza conquistadora" |
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estallido
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1. explosion, bursting, shattering
2. outbreak (of war) eg. "...como el estallido de aguas contenidas en un abismo de mil brazos de profundidad" |
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hueste
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division of an army
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recio
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robust, sturdy
eg. "lo más recio del ataque enemigo" |
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maniobra
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maneuver
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moler
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to grind; to mill
eg. "una piedra de moler" |
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inagotable
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inexhaustible
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arremetida
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attack
der. from arremeter "to attack" |
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asestar
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to deal (a punch, blow)
eg. "el descenso del halcón que le permite asester el golpe mortal" |
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acometida
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attack
der. from acometer "to attack" |
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ballesta
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crossbow
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soltar
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to release
eg. "soltar el gatillo" |
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ponerle cebo
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to act as bait
der. from cebo "bait" |
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agazaparse
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to crouch down
eg. "se agazapa a la espera" |
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ladera
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hillside, mountainside
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arista
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edge, ridge
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