Vocabulary Flashcards

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eavesdrop

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English: To secretly listen to a conversation.

Spanish: escuchar a escondidas

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commission

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English: A group of people officially charged with a particular function.

Spanish: contratado

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devise

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English: To plan or invent a complex procedure, system, or mechanism by careful thought.

Spanish: Trazar un plan

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terrain

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English: A stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features.

Spanish:
terreno

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militia

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English: A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

Spanish: militia

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minutemen

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English: Members of a class of American militiamen who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice during the American Revolutionary War.

Spanish: soldados listos para luchar en un minuto