2.5.2 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

Use this deck to memorize vocabulary dealing with a range of topics like argument, belief, care, and cause. This roughly covers cards 2230-2300 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

1
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to turn around

e.g. She turned around and looked at him

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dar la vuelta

ej. Ella dió la vuelta y lo miró

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to turn over / to flip over

e.g. She turned it over to read the back side

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voltear

ej. Lo volteó para leer el reverso

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to turn / to rotate

e.g. Turn the clock dial

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girar

ej. Gira la esfera del reloj

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to spin / to rotate

e.g. The wheel is spinning

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girar / rotar / dar vueltas

ej. La rueda está girando

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to turn a corner

e.g. He turned the corner and saw the house

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doblar una esquina

ej. Dobló la esquina y vio la casa

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to turn / to become

e.g. It turned red

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volverse / ponerse

ej. Se volvió rojo

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to turn in / to hand in / to submit

e.g. I have to turn in my homework on Friday

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entregar

ej. Debo entregar mi tarea el viernes

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to turn out / to end up / to come out

e.g. I thought I had burned the cake, but it turned out just fine

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resultar / salir

ej. Pensé que había quemado el pastel, pero resultó perfecto

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It turns out that

e.g. It turns out we don’t need to pay the fee

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Resulta que

ej. Resulta que no tenemos que pagar la tarifa

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It’s your turn / You’re up

e.g. It’s your turn to play a card

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Te toca a ti / Es tu turno

ej. Te toca a ti jugar una carta

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a round

e.g. the first round of the debate

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una ronda / una serie

ej. la primera ronda del debate

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a rotation

e.g. One rotation of the Earth takes exactly 24 hours

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una rotación / un giro

ej. Una rotación de la Tierra toma exactamente 24 horas

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a way / a manner

e.g. What’s the easiest way to fix this problem?

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una forma / una manera / un modo

ej. ¿Cuál es la forma más fácil de resolver este problema?

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a way / a means / an avenue

e.g. an avenue of escape

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un medio

ej. un medio de escape

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a style / a way / a technique

e.g. a style of singing

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un estilo / un modo / una técnica

ej. un estilo de cantar

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a way / a route / a path

e.g. We’re taking the scenic route to grandma’s house

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un camino / una ruta

ej. Tomaremos la ruta panorámica a la casa de la abuela

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on the way / on the way to

e.g. On the way home, we stopped at the store

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camino a / en camino a / de camino a

ej. Camino a casa paramos en la tienda

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I’m on my way

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Estoy en camino

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a writer / an author

e.g. Charles Dickens is my favorite author

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un escritor / un autor

ej. Charles Dickens es mi autor preferido

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writing

e.g. Shakespeare’s writing can be difficult to understand

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la escritura

ej. La escritura de Shakespeare puede ser difícil de entender

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written

e.g. a written warning

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escrito

ej. una advertencia escrita

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ability / capability / capacity

e.g. He lacks the ability to walk

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la habilidad / la capacidad

ej. No tiene la capacidad de caminar

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a talent / an ability

e.g. Singing well is a very rare talent

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una habilidad / un talento

ej. Cantar bien es un talento muy raro

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a gift / a talent

e.g. He has a gift of persuasion

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un don / un talento

ej. Él tiene el don de la persuasión

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talented / gifted

e.g. We only hire the most talented employees

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talentoso / dotado

ej. Sólo contratamos a los empleados más talentosos

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actual / real / true

e.g. an actual princess

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real / verdadero

ej. una princesa verdadera

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actually / in fact

e.g. Actually, I’m not a student

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de hecho / realmente

ej. De hecho, no soy estudiante

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indeed

e.g. Indeed, this is an important moment for our country

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en efecto

ej. En efecto, éste es un momento importante para nuestro país

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literal

e.g. The literal translation of that African idiom would be “to chase rabbit”

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literal

ej. La traducción literal de ese modismo africano sería “perseguir conejo”

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literally

e.g. After not eating for 23 days, I was literally starving to death

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literalmente

ej. Después de no comer por 23 días, yo estaba literalmente muriendo de hambre

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figuratively

e.g. I didn’t mean to insult you. I was speaking figuratively

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en sentido figurado / figuradamente

ej. No quise insultarte. Lo dije en sentido figurado

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to argue / to fight / to bicker

e.g. My parents always argue

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discutir / pelear

ej. Mis padres siempre discuten

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an argument / a fight / a dispute

e.g. They got in an argument

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una discusión / una pelea / una disputa

ej. Tuvieron una discusión

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an objection

e.g. Do you have any objections to my proposal?

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una objeción

ej. ¿Tiene alguna objeción a mi propuesta?

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to be back

e.g. I’m back

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estar de vuelta / haber regresado

ej. Estoy de vuelta

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rear / back

e.g. the rear light on the car

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trasero / de atrás / atrás

ej. la luz trasera del auto

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in back / in the back

e.g. Where is he sitting? He’s in the back

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atrás / detrás

ej. ¿Dónde está sentado? Está atrás

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the back / the reverse side

e.g. Please read the label on the back

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la parte de atrás / la parte trasera / el reverso

ej. Por favor lea la etiqueta al reverso

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behind / in back of

e.g. There’s a secret door behind the painting

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detrás de / atrás de

ej. Hay una puerta secreta detrás del cuadro

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front / foremost

e.g. the front yard

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delantero

ej. el jardín delantero

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in front / in the front / at the front

e.g. Where are the boxes? They’re in the front

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enfrente

ej. ¿Dónde están las cajas? Están enfrente

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the front / the front part

e.g. The front of the store was destroyed in the fire

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el frente / la parte de adelante

ej. El frente de la tienda quedó destrozado en el incendio

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the front / the front side

e.g. Look on the front of the package

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el frente / el anverso

ej. Mira al frente del paquete

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in front of

e.g. I’m in front of the store

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delante de / enfrente de

ej. Estoy delante de la tienda

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the top

e.g. the top of the mountain

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la cumbre / la cúspide

ej. la cumbre de la montaña

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the bottom

e.g. At the bottom of this lake, there is a buried treasure

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el fondo / la parte de abajo

ej. En el fondo del lago, hay un tesoro enterrado

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a side

e.g. a side of a box

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un lado / un costado

ej. un lado de una caja

48
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a belief

e.g. You should not discriminate based on someone’s beliefs

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una creencia

ej. No debes discriminar con base en las creencias de alguien

49
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to believe in

e.g. He doesn’t believe in Santa Claus

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creer en

ej. Él no cree en Papá Noel

50
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Yeah right! / Suuuuure!

e.g. Yeah right! I don’t believe you

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Sí como no…

ej. Sí como no. No te creo

51
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to doubt

e.g. I doubt that he will come

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dudar

ej. Dudo que él venga

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a doubt

e.g. Please let me know if you have any doubts

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una duda

ej. Por favor hágame saber si tiene alguna duda

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uncertain

e.g. The future is uncertain

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incierto

ej. El futuro es incierto

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uncertainty / doubt

e.g. Uncertainty makes me feel anxious

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la incertidumbre / la duda

ej. La incertidumbre me hace sentir ansioso

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to not be sure / to not be certain / to be unsure

e.g. I’m not sure he will succeed

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no estar seguro / no estar convencido / estar incierto

ej. No estoy seguro de que él tendrá éxito

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doubtful / unlikely

e.g. It is doubtful that we will be able to save enough money

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dudoso / poco probable

ej. Es dudoso que logremos ahorrar suficiente dinero

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to break

e.g. Somebody broke my sculpture

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romper / quebrar

ej. Alguien quebró mi escultura

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to be broken / to be out of order / to not work

e.g. This machine is broken

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no funcionar / estar averiado / estar fuera de servicio

ej. Esta máquina está fuera de servicio

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to break down

e.g. My car broke down

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descomponerse

ej. Se descompuso mi auto

60
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a break / a vacation

e.g. Spring Break

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un receso / unas vacaciones

ej. las vacaciones de primavera

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a break / a pause / a rest

e.g. Let’s take a break

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una pausa / un descanso

ej. tomemos un descanso

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care

e.g. He does not receive the care that he deserves

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el cuidado / la atención

ej. Él no recibe la atención que merece

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careful / cautious / prudent

e.g. a careful driver

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cuidadoso / cauteloso / prudente

ej. un conductor cuidadoso

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to take care of / to care for

e.g. She took care of me when I was sick

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cuidar a / ocuparse de

ej. Ella me cuidó cuando estaba enfermo

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to warn

e.g. I will warn you if anyone is coming

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advertir

ej. Te advertiré si viene alguien

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a warning / an alert

e.g. The thunder was a warning of the coming storm

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una advertencia / una alerta

ej. Los truenos fueron la advertencia de la tormenta que se acercaba

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a cause

e.g. the cause of the accident

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una razón / una causa

ej. la razón del accidente

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to cause / to bring on / to bring about

e.g. What caused the latest recession?

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causar / ocasionar

ej. ¿Qué fue lo que causó la última recesión?

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due to / because of / thanks to

e.g. Due to the strike, the trains are not running

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debido a / a causa de

ej. Debido a la huelga, los trenes no están funcionando