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  • acertar
  • (vi) to be right /rait/ • (al elegir) to get sth right • (al obrar) to be right (to do sth) • (al disparar) to hit (sth) • (vt) to guess /ges/ • (~ la respuesta) to guess the answer
  • aconsejar
  • to advise /ëd'vaiz/ (sb to do sth)
  • adivinar
  • to guess /ges/ • (por magia) to foretell*, to predict • (te daré tres oportunidades de ~) I'll give you three guesses
  • admitir
  • to admit • (tb, aceptar) to accept • (culpa, error) to admit /ëd'mit/ [tt] • (a un sitio) to admit (sb to sth) • (me han admitido en el colegio) I've been admitted to the school • (no se admiten perros) no dogs • (admito que me equivoqué) I admit that I made a mistake
  • agradecer
  • to thank /θæηk/ (sb for sth / doing sth)
  • asegurar
  • (afirmar) to assure /ë'šO:, (Am) ë'šuër/ • (coche, casa) to insure • (!?garantizar, asegurarse) to ensure (de que: that)
  • confirmar
  • to confirm /kën'f3:m/
  • decidir
  • to decide /di'said/ (to do sth)
  • garantizar
  • (producto) to guarantee /'gaerën'ti:/, (Am) to warrant • (asegurar) to guarantee
  • informar
  • to inform (de: of) • (te han informado mal) you've been misinformed • (¿podría ~me sobre los cursos de idiomas?) could you give me some information about language courses? • (vi/vt) to report • (~ sobre algo) to report on sth, to give a report on sth • (~ de algo) to announce sth • (informado, enterado) knowledgeable • (oído: manténme informada sobre su situación) keep me posted on her status • (v-pr: el Reino Unido informó minuciosamente a sus aliados de que...) the United Kingdom thoroughly briefed its allies that... • (el Ministerio de Salud ha informado de 59 casos recientemente confirmados de COVID-19) fifty-nine newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 has been reported by the Ministry of Health
  • ir al grano
  • to get to the point
  • pedir perdón
  • to apologize
  • preguntar
  • to ask • (~ por alguien) to ask about sb (oído tb: ask for)
  • querer decir
  • to mean /mi:n/ [meant /ment/]
  • responder
  • to answer /'a:nsë, (Am) 'aensër/, to reply /ri'plai/ • (reaccionar) to respond /ri'spond/
  • tratarse
  • (salvo cuando se trata de posar para una foto) except when it comes to posing for photos