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Court Interpreter Written Exam – complete – 402 Q’s and A’s
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Court Interpreter Written Exam –complete – 402 Q’s and A’s
a dime a dozen - -very common and of no particular value
-a fire in his belly - -a newfound passion, energy or determination
-a hidden, secret agreement - -collusion\
-a little under the weather - -feeling ill or unwell
-a stitch in time saves nine - -if you sort out a problem immediately it may
save a lot of extra work later
-abet - -help, encourage or support someone in a criminal act
-abjure - -solemnly renounce (abjurar, retractarse)
-absence makes the heart grown fonder; but too much absence makes the
heart wander - -you feel more affection for those you love when parted from
them
-abstraction - -something not concrete
-abundant, plentiful - -copious\
-ace in the hole - -plan or piece of information kept secret until it becomes
necessary to use it
-achilles' heel - -a weakness or vulnerable point.
-acquiesce - -agree or submit (consentir)
-adjure - -beg (suplicar, rogar)
-adroit - -adept, masterful
-affray - -fight (refriega)
-aghast - -horrified\
-agile - -nimble
-albeit - -although (aunque)
,-all ears - -Very eager to hear; acutely attentive
-all is fair in love and war - -in certain highly charged situations, any method
of achieving your objective is justifiable
-all is not gold that glitters - -not everything that looks precious or true
turns out to be so
-all washed up - -completely over
-all washed up - -totally over
-allay - -diminish
-aloof - -removed or distant
-ameliorate - -to make a bad or unpleasant situation better
-amicus curare - -an impartial adviser, often voluntary, to a court of law in a
particular case.
-anathema - -abhorrence
-apothegm - -a short pithy instructive saying\
-apothegm - -adagio (adagio, aforismo)
-apples and oranges - -used with reference to two things that are
fundamentally different and therefore not suited to comparison.
-apt - -inclined; disposed; given; prone
-arcane - -esoteric, obscure (secret)
-arcane - -requiring secret or mysterious knowledge\
-arduous - -difficult,strenuous,requiring much effort
-at the drop of the hat - -without delay or good reason
-atone - -make amends
-augmentation - -kind of or change
-badinage - -joking around
, -baffle - -perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse (confundir,
perplejo)
-baffle - -to confuse
-basket case - -a person who is not in their right state of mind, crazy or
psychotic; country or organization in severe financial or economic difficulty
-be of two winds - -vacillate (ser de dos mentes)
-befuddled - -to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments:
(politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises)
-behest - -a person's orders or command. (orden, peticion)
-bereaved - -be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence,
especially due to the loved one's death(desconsolado, dolido)
-birds of a feather flock together - -people of the same sort or with the
same tastes and interests will be found together
-biting off more than he can chew - -to try to do something that is too big or
difficult to do
-blandished - -flatter
-blindesided - -catch (someone) unprepared; attack from an unexpected
position
-bolstered - -helped, reinforced, supported
-boon - -gift or blessing
-bunco artist - -professional swindler
-burn bridges - -destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities,
etc., particularly intentionally
-buttresses - -a support usually of stone or brick\
-cache - -stockpile, reserve, store. secrete.
-can't cut the mustard - -not able to handle the job
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