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    List of Words UNIT 16

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    This document provides Spanish translations for various English words, including: - "Do-gooder" which is translated as "fariseo" meaning a hypocrite. - "Shifty" which can mean "dishonest looking" or "evasive" and is translated as "sospechoso/a" or "astuto/a". - "Snapshot" has translations relating to a quick photo or depicting a momentary situation. - Other words translated include "judicious, "denouement", "nefarious", "compelling", "intricate", "depiction", and more.

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    List of Words UNIT 16

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    This document provides Spanish translations for various English words, including: - "Do-gooder" which is translated as "fariseo" meaning a hypocrite. - "Shifty" which can mean "dishonest looking" or "evasive" and is translated as "sospechoso/a" or "astuto/a". - "Snapshot" has translations relating to a quick photo or depicting a momentary situation. - Other words translated include "judicious, "denouement", "nefarious", "compelling", "intricate", "depiction", and more.

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    This document provides Spanish translations for various English words, including: - "Do-gooder" which is translated as "fariseo" meaning a hypocrite. - "Shifty" which can mean "dishonest looking" or "evasive" and is translated as "sospechoso/a" or "astuto/a". - "Snapshot" has translations relating to a quick photo or depicting a momentary situation. - Other words translated include "judicious, "denouement", "nefarious", "compelling", "intricate", "depiction", and more.

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    List of Words UNIT 16

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    This document provides Spanish translations for various English words, including: - "Do-gooder" which is translated as "fariseo" meaning a hypocrite. - "Shifty" which can mean "dishonest looking" or "evasive" and is translated as "sospechoso/a" or "astuto/a". - "Snapshot" has translations relating to a quick photo or depicting a momentary situation. - Other words translated include "judicious, "denouement", "nefarious", "compelling", "intricate", "depiction", and more.

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    do-gooder n pejorative, informal ([sb] with good intentions) (figurado) fariseo nm, nf

    shifty adj informal (dishonest looking) sospechoso/a adj


    falso/a adj
    shifty adj informal (evasive) astuto/a adj
    taimado/a adj

    snapshot n slang (depicts momentary condition) (de una situacin) imagen nf


    panorama nf
    snapshot, (quick photo) foto nf
    snap n
    instantnea nf

    judicious adj/duds/ (wise) juicioso/a adj


    sensato/a adj
    acertado/a adj

    denouement n French (plot: ending) desenlace nm


    conclusin nf

    nefarious adj /nfrs/ (wicked) malvado/a adj


    vil adj
    perverso/a adj
    ruin adj

    compelling adj (persuasive) persuasivo/a adj


    convincente adj mf
    absorbente adj mf
    imperioso adj mf
    The court did not find the evidence compelling.
    compelling adj (interesting, exciting) cautivador/a adj
    emocionante adj
    Although the film was compelling, it did not make much money in ticket sales.
    compelling adj (forceful) convincente adj mf
    The prosecutor has compelling methods of interrogation.

    hauntingly[hntl] ADV
    a hauntingly lovely scene una escena de una belleza inolvidable

    painstakingly adv (with great care) meticulosamente adv


    cuidadosamente adv
    painstakingly adv (in great detail) concienzudamente adv
    exhaustivamente adv
    utterly adv (completely) completamente adv
    totalmente adv
    We were utterly unprepared for the number of applications we received.
    Se vea completamente ridculo con esa ropa.

    intricate adj (complex) intrincado/a adj


    complejo/a adj
    complicado/a adj
    The puzzle was intricate, and it took hours to solve.
    intricate adj (busy) intrincado/a adj
    complicado/a adj
    The wallpaper was covered in intricate patterns.

    depiction n (portrayal) representacin nf


    The film's depiction of life in the eighteenth century is remarkable.

    patchy adj (uneven in quality) irregular adj


    desequilibrado/a adj
    patchy adj (mottled) moteado/a adj
    patchy adj (weather: scattered) (lluvia) aislado/a adj
    disperso/a adj

    outset n (beginning) comienzo nm


    inicio nm
    principio nm

    assorted adj (various) variado/a adj


    The book contains assorted quotations, aphorisms and proverbs.
    El libro contiene citas, aforismos y proverbios variados.
    assorted adj (chocolates, etc.: varied selection) surtido/a adj
    assorted adj (arranged by type) clasificado adj
    The assorted categories were easy to understand.
    assorted adj (suited) combinado adj
    The colors used in the room's decor were well assorted.

    disclose vtr (reveal: secret) divulgar vtr


    revelar vtr
    disclose that vtr (with clause: make known that) revelar que vtr + prep
    The company disclosed that it had lost money on the deal.

    Additional Translations
    disclose vtr (reveal: legal) revelar vtr

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