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Flashcards by Juan David Zapata Sierra, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Juan David Zapata Sierra
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| German 'Blitzkrieg' overwhelms Belgium, Holland and France. | 'guerra relámpago' Alemana abruma Bélgica, Holanda y Francia. |
| Germany suffers setbacks at Stalingrad and El Alamein | Alemania sufre reveses en Stalingrado y El Alamein |
| Surrender | Rendición |
| defeat | derrota |
| Germany takes over the battle | Alemania asume la batalla |
| Allies land at Anzio | Aliados aterrizan en Anzio |
| Soviet offensive gathers pace in Eastern Europe | ofensiva soviética acelera su ritmo en Europa del Este |
| Russians reach Berlin | Los rusos alcanzan/llegan a Berlín |
| mounting international tension | creciente tensión internacional |
| Western Europe was eerily quiet | Europa Occidental estaba extrañamente tranquila |
| 'phoney war' | 'guerra falsa' |
| in earnest | en serio |
| drifted | a la deriva |
| carved up | descuartizado |
| meant | significaba |
| Despite | A pesar de |
| proved no match | demostró no ser rival |
| retreated | retirado/se retiraron |
| haste | a prisa |
| ragged fleet | flota desigual/andrajosa |
| craft | embarcaciones |
| that ranged from | que iban desde |
| under a hero | en virtud del heroe |
| fled to | huyó a |
| chagrin | disgusto |
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