9.4 Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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el asilo

A

asylum

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2
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retraer

A

to retract, to draw in

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3
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el apetito

A

appetite

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4
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el pañal

A

diaper

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5
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legar

A

to bequeath (fancy word for to pass down)

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6
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el anciano estaba inerte en el banco del parque

A

the old man was motionless on the park bench

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7
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mi colega es tan dejada que…

A

my colleague is so careless that…

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8
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por lo tanto

A

therefore

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9
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pasamos una buena parte de tiempo en el jardín

A

we spent a good deal of time in the garden

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10
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el algodón de toda esta ropa procede de EE.UU

A

the cotton in all these clothes proceded from the US

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11
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niños no acompañados

A

unaccopanied kids

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12
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reabrir

A

to reopen

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13
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la oleada de violencia

A

the wave of violence

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14
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contraer

A

to contract

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15
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contrajo malaria de un mosquito que la picó

A

she contracted malari from a mosquito that bit her

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16
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desencadenar

A

to unleash

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17
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por qué eres tan apático con Ana si ella siempre te ha tratado bien?

A

why are you so apathetic toward Ana if she has always treated you well?

18
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las papas son oriundas de Sudamérica

A

potatoes are native to south america

19
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el bebé me tuvo despierta toda la noche

A

the baby kept me awake the whole night

20
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el aislamiento que sintió la niña le provocó una depresión fuerte

A

the isolation that the girl felt provoked a strong depression

21
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la avalancha

22
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predecir

23
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descartar

A

to rule out, to dismiss

24
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acechar

A

to stalk, to spy on

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Jorge estaba acechando nuestra maestra
jorge was stalking our teacher
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su exilio terminó cuando Atenascayó
his exile ended when Athens fell
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la proclividad
proclivity
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Sally nació con cierta proclividad al riesgo, y siempre adoptó conductas peligrosas
Sally was born with a certain proclivity to risk, and always adopted dangerous conduct
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arrinconar
to discard, to put in a corner
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en el ultimo medio siglo
in the last half century
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el entramado
framework
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el entramado de la sociedad
the framework of society
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en medio de
in the middle of
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la fuga
the escape, the jailbreak
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la fuga
the leak
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el inodoro tiene una fuga. puedes reparalo?
the toilet has a leak. can you repair it?
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desplazar
to displace
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la impositiva
tax office
40
distorsionar
distort
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aflojar
to loosen
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socavar
to dig under, to undermine