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Sandra's inborn optimism is contagious.
- inborn (congenital)

El optimismo congénito de Sandra es contagioso.
- congénito/a (hint: not "congenital")

innate

innato/a

Just screw on the lid.
- to screw, to screw on
- to unscrew
- the lid, the cover

Simplemente atornillar la tapa.
- atornillar
- desatornillar
- la tapa (2)

the screwdriver

el destornillador

There seems to be a blockage in the kitchen drain.
- the blockage (not "bloqueo")

Parece que hay un atasco en el desagüe de la cocina.
- el atasco

to block (e.g., the pipe, the recovery) (not "bloquear")

atascar (p.e., la tubería, la recuperación)

to slap
the slap, the slap in the face i.e., the snub

abofetear
la bofetada (2)

the pen (S.A.)
(not "la pluma" "el bolígrafo")

la lapicera (S.A.)

the baby carriage

el carro para bebés

the poodle

el, la caniche

Our ears can become lazy.
- lazy (not "perezoso" "flojo")

Nuestros oídos se pueden volver holgazanes.
- holgazán, holgazana
(volverse)

the aural comprehension on the second listening
- aural
- the listening

la comprensión auditiva en la segunda escucha
- auditivo/a
- la escucha

Writing is something ordinary for Gabriel.
- ordinary (common) (not "ordinario" "corriente")

Escribir es algo común para Gabriel.
- común

imaginary

imaginario/a

Bruce Willis retires from acting due to aphasia.
- to retire (not "jubilarse")
- the acting (the performance, the intervention)

Bruce Willis se retira de la actuación por la afasia.
- retirarse
- la actuación

She is doing everything possible to save the couple, but it's no use.
lit: but there's no case

Ella hace todo lo posible por salvar la pareja, pero no hay caso.
Seen: - hacer lo posible para que
- hacer lo posible por

You sound a bit sad.
lit: I hear you a bit sad.

Te escucho un poco triste.

the secession
to secede

la secesión
separarse de

The kidnappers tied the hands and gagged their victim.
- to tie the hands of
- to gag

Los secuestradores maniataron y amordazaron a su víctima.
- maniatar (trans)
- amordazar (trans)

You should give way to the cyclist.
- give way (to)
- the cyclist

Deberías dar paso al ciclista.
- dar paso (a)
- el,la ciclista

the aspiration
(aspiring, the aspirant, to aspire to)

la aspiración
(aspirante, el aspirante, aspirar a)

Taiwan continues to have a thriving economy.
- thriving

Taiwan sigue teniendo una economía pujante.
- pujante

the economic ties
- the tie (the bow, the knot)

los lazos económicos
- el lazo

because if it happens
Hint: not "si ocurrir"

porque de ocurrir

affectionate (not "cariñoso")
affectionately (not "cariñosamente")

afectuoso/a
afectuosamente

They suffered the same fate as their parents.
lit: ran the same fate
- the fate (the luck, the kind)

Corrieron la misma suerte que sus padres.
- la suerte

the exhibition games
- the exhibition (not "la exposición")

los partidos de exhibición
- la exhibición

to loosen relations
- to loosen (not "laxar")

descontracturar las relaciones
- descontracturar
(from BBC Mundo)

This can be in our play.
The dialogue is in the book.

Esto puede estar en nuestra obra.
El diálogo está en el libro.
(m/position - use estar)

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