2.2.1 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

This deck deals with many general topics of vocab words, chief among them luck, mail, possibility, and honesty. This roughly covers cards 1650-1740 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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interesting / fascinating

e.g. Ancient history is fascinating

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interesante / fascinante

ej. La historia antigua es fascinante

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an interest

e.g. I have many interests, including dance, languages, and sports

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un interés

ej. Tengo muchos intereses, incluyendo la danza, los idiomas y los deportes

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to interest / to fascinate

e.g. International politics interests me

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interesar / fascinar

ej. Me interesa la política internacional

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to be interested in

e.g. I’m interested in international politics

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estar interesado en

ej. Estoy interesado en la política internacional

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to lose interest in

e.g. He lost interest in baseball when he was 14

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perder interés en

ej. Perdió el interés en el béisbol cuando tenía 14 años

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to invite

e.g. He invited us to his party

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invitar

ej. Él nos invitó a su fiesta

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to invite over

e.g. They invited us over for dinner

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invitar a casa

ej. Nos invitaron a su casa para cenar

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an invitation

e.g. I just got an invitation to your sister’s wedding

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una invitación

ej. Me acaba de llegar una invitación para la boda de tu hermana

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to keep / to maintain

e.g. He kept a high level of productivity

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mantener

ej. Él mantuvo un alto nivel de productividad

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to keep / to hold onto

e.g. You can keep the book

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guardar / quedarse con

ej. Puedes quedarte con el libro

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to keep / to keep on / to continue

e.g. Keep running, don’t stop

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seguir / continuar

ej. Sigue corriendo, no pares

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to continue / to proceed

e.g. Everything continued as usual

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continuar / proceder

ej. Todo continuó como siempre

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to lie

e.g. He’s lying about his age

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mentir

ej. Está mintiendo sobre su edad

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a lie / a fib

e.g. She caught him in a lie

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una mentira / una mentirilla

ej. Le cachó una mentira

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a liar

e.g. Don’t trust him. He’s a liar

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un mentiroso

ej. No confíes en él. Es un mentiroso

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to lie down

e.g. She lied down to rest

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acostarse / echarse

ej. Se acostó para descansar

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to lay / to set down / to put down

e.g. He laid a flower on her grave

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poner / colocar

ej. Él puso una flor sobre su tumba

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fortunately / luckily

e.g. It’s raining, but luckily I remembered my umbrella today

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afortunadamente / por dicha / por suerte

ej. Está lloviendo, pero por suerte recordé mi paraguas hoy

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unfortunately

e.g. Unfortunately, I think we’re going to lose the game

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desafortunadamente

ej. Desafortunadamente, creo que vamos a perder el partido

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Good luck!

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¡Buena suerte!

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to be lucky / to be fortunate

e.g. You are very lucky that you did not get caught

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tener suerte / ser afortunado

ej. Tienes mucha suerte de que no te hayan atrapado

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unlucky / unfortunate

e.g. an unfortunate accident

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desafortunado

ej. un accidente desafortunado

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luck / chance

e.g. It’s a game of luck, not of skill

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la suerte

ej. Es un juego de suerte, no de habilidad

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luck / good luck

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la suerte / la buena suerte

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misfortune / bad luck

e.g. He has suffered a lot of misfortune this year

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la desgracia / la mala suerte

ej. Él tuvo mucha mala suerte este año

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to send

e.g. He sent me a text message

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enviar / mandar

ej. Me mandó un mensaje de texto

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to mail / to send / to ship

e.g. He sent me a letter

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mandar / enviar

ej. Me mandó una carta

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the mail

e.g. Did you get the mail yet today?

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el correo

ej. ¿Recibiste el correo hoy?

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a post office

e.g. There’s a post office on the corner

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un correo / una oficina de correos

ej. Hay un correo en la esquina

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a mailbox

e.g. Is there a mailbox where I can mail this letter?

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un buzón de correo / un buzón

ej. ¿Hay un buzón donde puedo mandar esta carta?

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a mailman / a postman / a mail carrier

e.g. My dog always barks at the mailman

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un cartero

ej. Mi perro siempre le ladra al cartero

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an envelope

e.g. She took the letter out of the envelope and read it

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un sobre

ej. Ella sacó la carta del sobre y la leyó

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a package

e.g. You got a package in the mail

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un paquete

ej. Recibiste un paquete en el correo

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a packet / a pack

e.g. a pack of gum

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un paquete / una cajetilla

ej. un paquete de chicle

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packaging

e.g. Customers often judge a product by its packaging

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el envase / el embalaje / la envoltura

ej. Los clientes a menudo juzgan un producto por su envoltura

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packaged / boxed / canned

e.g. packaged food

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empacado / empaquetado

ej. la comida empacada

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a postage stamp / a stamp

e.g. He put a stamp on the letter and sent it out

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una estampilla / un sello / un timbre

ej. Le puso una estampilla a la carta y la envió

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to stamp

e.g. She stamped the document

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estampar

ej. Ella estampó el documento

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postage

e.g. How much does postage cost?

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el franqueo

ej. ¿Cuánto cuesta el franqueo?

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a postcard

e.g. I’ll send you a postcard when I get there

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una postal / una tarjeta postal / una tarjeta

ej. Te mandaré una postal cuando llegue

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the seal / the sealing

e.g. She broke the seal and ripped open the envelope

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el sello / la selladura

ej. Ella rompió el sello y rasgó el sobre

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a ZIP code / a postal code

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un código postal

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cruel / evil / wicked

e.g. an evil villain

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malvado / cruel / maligno

ej. un villano malvado

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to meet

e.g. We met when we were kids

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conocer

ej. Nos conocímos cuando éramos niños

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to get together / to meet up / to meet

e.g. Let’s meet in front of the library

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encontrarse / reunirse

ej. Vamos a encontrarnos en frente de la biblioteca

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to introduce to

e.g. She introduced me to Steve

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presentar a

ej. Ella me presentó a Steve

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to shake hands

e.g. The two men shook hands and then began the negotiations

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darle la mano

ej. Los dos hombres se dieron las manos y luego comenzaron las negociaciones

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a meeting

e.g. We held a meeting to discuss the issue

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una reunión / una junta

ej. Celebramos una reunión para discutir el tema

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a ghost / a spirit

e.g. The ghost of his great grandfather haunts this house

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un fantasma / un espíritu

ej. El fantasma de su bisabuelo se aparece en esta casa

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a monster

e.g. The child was afraid of monsters

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un monstruo

ej. El niño le tenía miedo a los monstruos

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personal

e.g. a personal problem

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personal

ej. un problema personal

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a personality

e.g. He has an outgoing personality

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una personalidad

ej. Él tiene una personalidad extrovertida

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personally

e.g. I didn’t mean to offend you personally

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de manera personal / personalmente

ej. No quería ofenderte de manera personal

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personally / individually

e.g. He thanked her personally

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personalmente / individualmente

ej. Él le agradeció personalmente

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in person

e.g. She spoke to him in person

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en persona

ej. Ella habló con él en persona

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impersonal / cold / detached

e.g. Online dating can seem very impersonal

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impersonal / frío

ej. Las citas en línea pueden parecer muy impersonales

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a policeman / a police officer / a cop

e.g. Don’t let the cops see you

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un policía / un oficial de policía

ej. No dejes que los policías te vean

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a policewoman

e.g. The policewoman helped me out of the burning car

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una policía / una oficial de policía

ej. La oficial de policía me ayudó a salir del auto en llamas

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a position / a location

e.g. the position of the table in the room

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una posición / una ubicación

ej. la posición de la mesa en el cuarto

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a position / a posture

e.g. a relaxed position

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una posición / una postura

ej. una posición relajada

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possible / feasible / viable

e.g. a possible outcome

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posible / viable

ej. un resultado posible

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likely / probable

e.g. A positive result is likely, but not guaranteed

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probable

ej. Un resultado positivo es probable, pero no garantizado

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probably

e.g. I’m probably going to ask her out tonight

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probablemente

ej. Probablemente la invitaré a salir esta noche

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impossible

e.g. Time travel is impossible

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imposible

ej. Viajar en el tiempo es imposible

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a chance / a possibility

e.g. There’s a chance that he will stop by today

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una posibilidad / un chance

ej. Existe la posibilidad de que venga hoy

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a shot / a chance / an opportunity

e.g. I only have one shot at this

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una oportunidad / un chance

ej. Sólo tengo una oportunidad en esto

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to make possible / to allow / to permit

e.g. The scholarship made it possible for me to study

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hacer posible / permitir

ej. La beca me permitió estudiar

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a fact

e.g. Is that a fact, or is that just your opinion?

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un hecho

ej. ¿Eso es un hecho, o es sólo tu opinión?

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fake / phony / false

e.g. a fake address

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falso / falsificado

ej. una dirección falsa

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real / true

e.g. a real Picasso painting

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real / verdadero

ej. una verdadera pintura de Picasso

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TRUE

e.g. a true statement

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verdadero / cierto / verídico

ej. una declaración verdadera

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the truth

e.g. Tell me the truth

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la verdad

ej. Dime la verdad

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really / truly

e.g. What do you really think of the movie?

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realmente / en realidad

ej. ¿Qué piensas realmente de la película?

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Really? / Seriously? / For real?

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¿En serio? / ¿De verdad? / ¿De veras?

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reality

e.g. Drugs are for people who can’t handle reality

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la realidad

ej. Las drogas son para quienes no pueden lidiar con la realidad

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realistic

e.g. That drawing is so good, it looks realistic

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realista

ej. Ese dibujo es tan bueno, se ve realista

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unrealistic

e.g. an unrealistic solution

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poco realista / irreal

ej. una solución poco realista

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honest / truthful

e.g. Be honest with your parents

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honesto / honrado

ej. Sea honesto con sus padres

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blunt / honest / frank

e.g. She’s very blunt – never afraid to express her true opinions

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franco / honesto / directo

ej. Ella es muy franca; nunca duda en expresar su opinión

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honestly / frankly / To tell you the truth

e.g. To tell you the truth, I really don’t like chocolate

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francamente / Para ser honesto / La verdad es que

ej. Francamente, no me gusta el chocolate

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dishonest / untruthful

e.g. He is dishonest about his past

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deshonesto / falso

ej. Él es deshonesto acerca de su pasado

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official

e.g. an official report

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oficial

ej. un reporte oficial

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unofficial

e.g. an unofficial statement

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no oficial

ej. una declaración no oficial