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calendar days

"A response to the complaint was required within 20 calendar days"

Se requirió para que contestara a la reclamación en 20 días naturales



calendar days: días naturales

throttle, to throttle

PSG goes full throttle for Luis Enrique



throttle : (sustantivo) acelerador

to throttle : (verbo) estrangular, ahogar  ||  inhibir, restringir, contrarrestar


to swarm, swarm

they received attacks from swarms of Iranian drones

the market has been swarmed with European exporters

teens are beginning to swarm women’s soccer

the attendees swarming the meet-ups



swarm (noun): enjambre

to swarm (verb): moverse o reunirse en multitud 

to swell

Silicon swells during charging

His bank balance has swelled by 10000 Euro in the last year

further swelling the country’s already-high debt 

the American ultra-rich, whose numbers are expected to swell 

reports have swelled of people experiencing short- and long-term marijuana-induced psychosis




to swell: aumentar, aumentar de tamaño


brittle


brittle: quebradizo, frágil. Duro pero pero que se rompe con facilidad, como el cristal.


ampersand

ampersand: el signo "&" se denomina "et" en español, y significa "y".

ampersand: the ampersand is the sign "&", which means "and"

paucity

The paucity of lithium is an obstacle 



paucity: escasez, falta.  No hay suficiente de algo. Si decimos que hay paucity de algo, significa que no hay suficiente.  Scarcity