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1
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Local (en un edificio)

A

Premises

We don’t want the premises to be half-fulled

2
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Desesperación

A

Despair

To be in despair

3
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Inconveniente

A

Drawback
Downside
Setback
PitfallI had to pay for the Internet site, and this was a definite downside!

4
Q

Estado de ánimo

A

Mood

5
Q

Atuendo

A

Outfit

6
Q

Pavo real

A

Peacock

7
Q

Foso

A

Pit

8
Q

Furia

A

Rage

9
Q

Aroma

A

Scent

10
Q

Sacrificio, abnegación

A

Self-denial

11
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Matanza

A

Slaughter

12
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Gorrión

A

Sparrow

13
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Golondrina

A

Swallow

14
Q

Espino

A

Thorn

15
Q

Factura, albarán

A

Invoice

16
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Probabilidad, posibilidad

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Likelihood
In all likelihood it will be finished by then
What’s the likelihood of a spring election?
There is every likelihood of it happening

17
Q

Paso de cebra

A

Zebra crossing

18
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Insistencia

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Insistence

Insistence on, insistence on that

19
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Semáforo

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Traffic lights
To jump the lights
He is an amber glamber

20
Q

Trazado, distribución

A

Layout, scheme, plan

21
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Medio de transporte

A

A means of transport

22
Q

Nombre muy conocido y popular

A

A householdname

23
Q

Calderilla

A

Peanuts, chickfeed

24
Q

Regalo, gusto

A

Treat

To give oneself a treat (permitirse un lujo)

25
Q

Sonámbulo

A

Sleepwalker

26
Q

Colchón económico

A

Nest egg
Keep your nest egg working
Retirement nest egg

27
Q

Presupuesto

A

Budget
The project ran over budget
A big-budget production
Set a budget

28
Q

Defecto, fallo

A

Shortcoming

29
Q

Trastos, basura

A

Junk

Junk mail, junk food

30
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Gafas de sol

A

Sun glasses, shades

31
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Idiota, ingenuo

A

Mug

32
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Endoso, apoyo

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Endorsement

The endorsement of a charity

33
Q

Subasta, remate

A

Auction

I bought it in an online auction

34
Q

Comadrona

A

Midwife

35
Q

Heredero

A

Heir

Inheritor

36
Q

Huérfano

A

Orphan

37
Q

Charlador, cotorra

A

Chatterbox

38
Q

Soltera, solterona

A

Spinster
Single woman
Maiden

39
Q

Desertor

A

Deserter
Quitter
Defector

40
Q

Cómplice

A

Accomplice

41
Q

Polizón

A

Stowaway

42
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Costurera

A

Seamstress

43
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Bordador

A

Embroider

44
Q

Posibilidad, perspectiva

A

Prospect
A job with no prospects
He’s a good prospect for the first race

45
Q

Galán, ídolo, rompecorazones

A

Heartthrob
Attractive idolized man
George Clooney is supposed to be a heartthrob

46
Q

Tipo, raza, especie

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Breed

A new breed of dogs is being sold

47
Q

Arma de cañones recortados

A

Sawn-off shotgun

48
Q

Ventana emergente

A

Pop-up

There are pop-ups on your website

49
Q

Enfoque (idea)

A

Approach
Adopt an approach
To adopt a new approach to something

50
Q

Valla publicitaria, anuncio

A

Hoarding

There are hoardings in the streets

51
Q

Culebrón

A

Soap opera

52
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Arrebato, estallido de emoción

A

Outburst

An outburst of tears

53
Q

Demanda, proceso, pleito, litigio

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Lawsuit

They brought a lawsuit against the government

54
Q

Contienda, enemistad

A

Feud

She became involved in the bitter family feud

55
Q

Arruga

A

Crinkle

A tell-tale crinkle

56
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Hermano o hermana, hermanos

A

Sibling, siblings

57
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Tregua

A

Truce

We are offering a truce

58
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Avance, logro, descubrimiento, gran paso adelante

A

Breakthrough

People made important scientific breakthroughs by accident

59
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Moho

A

Mould

There was some mould growing in the wall

60
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Casualidad, suerte, chiripa

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Fluke

To win by a fluke

61
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Clavel

A

Carnation

62
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Balde, cubo

A

Bucket
It’s raining buckets
To kick the bucket

63
Q

Savia

A

Sap

The sap of a particular tree

64
Q

Alto el fuego

A

Cease fire

65
Q

Toque de queda

A

Curfew

66
Q

Tierra de nadie

A

No-man’s-land

67
Q

Zona parachoques

A

Buffer zone

68
Q

Folleto, octavilla

A

Leaflet, brochure, pamphlet

The Scottish Tourist Board publishes an excellent brochure

69
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Chivo expiatorio

A

Scapegoat

The goal-keeper was used as a scapegoat for the team

70
Q

Asignatura obligatoria, troncal

A

Core subject

71
Q

Sincronía, sincronicidad
(Coincidencia fortuita - teoría de Jung)
Chiripa, casualidad

A

Synchronicity

Serendipity

72
Q

Coacción o restricción

A

Constraint

He’s disappointed with the constraints he works under

73
Q

Trineo

A

Sled

I played in the snow with my new sled

74
Q

Emboscada, trampa

A

Ambush

The settlers were surprised when the Indians layed an ambush for them

75
Q

Hazaña, hito

A

Feat

76
Q

Hermandad, fraternidad (universitaria)

A

Sorority (girls)
Fraternity (boys)
Brotherhood

77
Q

Bombo y platillo, exageración publicitaria

A

Hype

There’s a lot of hype surrounding the new cleaning product

78
Q

Marisco

A

Shellfish

I like shellfish very much, such as prawns/shrimps

79
Q

Hatajo, jauría, manada, baraja, pandilla

A

Pack

Pack of lies, pack of wolves, pack of cards, pack of dogs, pack of liars

80
Q

Argumento, parcela, conspiración, planta

A

Plot

Plot of a novel, plot of a building, plot as a secret plan, plot as a piece of land

81
Q

Éxito de taquilla

A

Blockbuster

The Lord of the Rings was a definite blockbuster

82
Q

Equivalente, referencia

A

Shorthand

For years, the word ‘amateur’ has been shorthand for ‘sloppy’

83
Q

Campo de juego, alquitrán, pendiente, ángulo de ataque, discurso, actuación, tono

A

Pitch
The busker’s pitch is over there
The fans invaded the pitch at the stadium
The pitch of a siren is usually sharp
We listened to the salesman’s pitch
That roof has a very steep pitch
The pitch of a ship is its angle in the water
We need another load of pitch to finish this road

84
Q

Caja fuerte

A

Safe

My money is all locked away in the safe

85
Q

Figura (persona), silueta, imagen, diagrama, cifra

A

Figure
An important figure in literature, a young woman with a nice figure, figure 32 on the book, an astronomical figure (distance)

86
Q

Forma de hablar en público, entrega, parto, liberación

A

Delivery
As a politician his delivery was good, a postal delivery, when I was born I was a terrible delivery, delivery of the hostages

87
Q

Taladradora, simulacro, perforadora

A

Drill

Pneumatic drill to make roads, a fire drill, the dentist’s drill

88
Q

Expedición (envío, emisión), asunto (problema), descendencia, promulgación

A

Issue
A stamps’ issue, the issue of environment, issues from his childhood, he died without issue, the issue of liquor licenses

89
Q

Una temporada (un rato), hechizo (encantamiento), mareo (vahído)

A

Spell

A spell of bad weather, to cast a spell on someone, had a dizzy spell and almost faint

90
Q

Salto, límite (linde)

A

Bound
He reached the apples with a bound
The shot went out of bounds

91
Q

Charco, grupo de gente (equipo), parque (flota de vehículos), piscina, estanque (remanso), billar americano

A

Pool
A pool of blood, the exploration pool included ten people, the car pool, go to the swimming pool, a forest pool, to play pool

92
Q

Cuenta (deuda), veintenas, partitura, puntuación, muesca, fila

A

Score
The mafias will settle the scores, scores of people, the musical score, the score of the game, there are scores on walls in ancient caves, a long score of people

93
Q

Fila (línea), lima, archivo (expediente)

A

File

Walk in single file, a nail file, your personal file

94
Q

Esfuerzo, bate, murciélago

A

Bat

Do something of your own bat, a baseball bat, batman

95
Q

Propina, punta, consejo, cima, vertedero

A

Tip

Leave a 15% tip, tip of the tongue, follow my tip, tip of the hill, take waste to the tip

96
Q

Existencias, caldo, inventario, acciones, cartulina, linaje, culata

A

Stock
Out of stock, a stock of chicken, take stock of things, the stock of the company, print on a hard stock, come from noble stock, the stock of the rifle

97
Q

Un cuento chino

A

A tall story

He told me a tall story, and I didn’t believe it

98
Q

Pata de animal

A

Paw

A cat’s paw is soft on the bottom

99
Q

Garra, zarpa

A

Claw

The claws of the tiger

100
Q

Pelaje, piel de animal

A

Fur

This new generation faux fur is almost impossible to tell from the real thing

101
Q

Joroba

A

Hump

The hump of the camel

102
Q

Colmillo

A

Tusk

My dog has got big tusks

103
Q

Trompa de elefante, tronco, baúl, torso, bañador, maletero (USA)

A

Trunk

Trunk of an elephant, trunk of a tree

104
Q

Bolsa de marsupial, zurrón

A

Pouch

Kangaroos have a pouch

105
Q

Melena, crin

A

Mane

Mane of a lion, mane of a horse

106
Q

Aleta

A

Fin

The dorsal fin of sharks

107
Q

Casco del caballo

A

Hoof

Horses have hooves

108
Q

Cuernos, cornamenta

A

Antler, antlers

Deer’s horns are called antlers

109
Q

Escama de pez, balanza, escala

A

Scale

A fish has got scales, the boxer stepped onto scale, the map is drawn on a thousand to one scale

110
Q

Bigote de gato, bigotes

A

Whisker, whiskers

My cat has got long whiskers

111
Q

Un consejo

A

Some advice, a piece of advice

112
Q

Dieta básica

A

Staple diet

113
Q

Prueba de identidad

A

Proof of identity

114
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Apuesta segura

A

A safe bet