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”). (83 cards)

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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 lay down

e.g. She lay down to rest

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acostarse / tumbarse

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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# Translate to Spanish: misfortune / bad luck ## Footnote e.g. He has suffered a lot of misfortune this year
la desgracia / la mala suerte ## Footnote ej. Él tuvo mucha mala suerte este año
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# Translate to Spanish: to send ## Footnote e.g. He sent me a text message
enviar / mandar ## Footnote ej. Me mandó un mensaje de texto
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# Translate to Spanish: to mail / to send / to ship ## Footnote e.g. He sent me a letter
mandar / enviar ## Footnote ej. Me mandó una carta
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# Translate to Spanish: the mail ## Footnote e.g. Did you get the mail yet today?
el correo ## Footnote ej. ¿Recibiste el correo hoy?
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# Translate to Spanish: a post office ## Footnote e.g. There's a post office on the corner
un correo / una oficina de correos ## Footnote ej. Hay un correo en la esquina
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# Translate to Spanish: a mailbox ## Footnote e.g. Is there a mailbox where I can mail this letter?
un buzón de correo / un buzón ## Footnote ej. ¿Hay un buzón donde puedo mandar esta carta?
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# Translate to Spanish: a mailman / a postman / a mail carrier ## Footnote e.g. My dog always barks at the mailman
un cartero ## Footnote ej. Mi perro siempre le ladra al cartero
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# Translate to Spanish: an envelope ## Footnote e.g. She took the letter out of the envelope and read it
un sobre ## Footnote ej. Ella sacó la carta del sobre y la leyó
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# Translate to Spanish: a package ## Footnote e.g. You got a package in the mail
un paquete ## Footnote ej. Recibiste un paquete en el correo
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# Translate to Spanish: a packet / a pack ## Footnote e.g. a pack of gum
un paquete / una cajetilla ## Footnote ej. un paquete de chicle
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# Translate to Spanish: packaging ## Footnote e.g. Customers often judge a product by its packaging
el envase / el embalaje / la envoltura ## Footnote ej. Los clientes a menudo juzgan un producto por su envoltura
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# Translate to Spanish: packaged / boxed / canned ## Footnote e.g. packaged food
empacado / empaquetado ## Footnote ej. la comida empacada
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# Translate to Spanish: a postage stamp / a stamp ## Footnote e.g. He put a stamp on the letter and sent it out
una estampilla / un sello / un timbre ## Footnote ej. Le puso una estampilla a la carta y la envió
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# Translate to Spanish: to stamp ## Footnote e.g. She stamped the document
estampar ## Footnote ej. Ella estampó el documento
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# Translate to Spanish: postage ## Footnote e.g. How much does postage cost?
el franqueo ## Footnote ej. ¿Cuánto cuesta el franqueo?
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# Translate to Spanish: a postcard ## Footnote e.g. I'll send you a postcard when I get there
una postal / una tarjeta postal / una tarjeta ## Footnote ej. Te mandaré una postal cuando llegue
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# Translate to Spanish: the seal / the sealing ## Footnote e.g. She broke the seal and ripped open the envelope
el sello / la selladura ## Footnote ej. Ella rompió el sello y rasgó el sobre
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# Translate to Spanish: a ZIP code / a postal code
un código postal
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# Translate to Spanish: cruel / evil / wicked ## Footnote e.g. an evil villain
malvado / cruel / maligno ## Footnote ej. un villano malvado
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# Translate to Spanish: to meet ## Footnote e.g. We met when we were kids
conocer ## Footnote ej. Nos conocímos cuando éramos niños
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# Translate to Spanish: to get together / to meet up / to meet ## Footnote e.g. Let's meet in front of the library
encontrarse / reunirse ## Footnote ej. Vamos a encontrarnos en frente de la biblioteca
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# Translate to Spanish: to introduce to ## Footnote e.g. She introduced me to Steve
presentar a ## Footnote ej. Ella me presentó a Steve
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# Translate to Spanish: to shake hands ## Footnote e.g. The two men shook hands and then began the negotiations
darle la mano ## Footnote ej. Los dos hombres se dieron las manos y luego comenzaron las negociaciones
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# Translate to Spanish: a meeting ## Footnote e.g. We held a meeting to discuss the issue
una reunión / una junta ## Footnote ej. Celebramos una reunión para discutir el tema
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# Translate to Spanish: a ghost / a spirit ## Footnote e.g. The ghost of his great grandfather haunts this house
un fantasma / un espíritu ## Footnote ej. El fantasma de su bisabuelo se aparece en esta casa
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# Translate to Spanish: a monster ## Footnote e.g. The child was afraid of monsters
un monstruo ## Footnote ej. El niño le tenía miedo a los monstruos
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# Translate to Spanish: personal ## Footnote e.g. a personal problem
personal ## Footnote ej. un problema personal
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# Translate to Spanish: a personality ## Footnote e.g. He has an outgoing personality
una personalidad ## Footnote ej. Él tiene una personalidad extrovertida
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# Translate to Spanish: personally ## Footnote e.g. I didn't mean to offend you personally
de manera personal / personalmente ## Footnote ej. No quería ofenderte de manera personal
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# Translate to Spanish: personally / individually ## Footnote e.g. He thanked her personally
personalmente / individualmente ## Footnote ej. Él le agradeció personalmente
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# Translate to Spanish: in person ## Footnote e.g. She spoke to him in person
en persona ## Footnote ej. Ella habló con él en persona
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# Translate to Spanish: impersonal / cold / detached ## Footnote e.g. Online dating can seem very impersonal
impersonal / frío ## Footnote ej. Las citas en línea pueden parecer muy impersonales
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# Translate to Spanish: a policeman / a police officer / a cop ## Footnote e.g. Don't let the cops see you
un policía / un oficial de policía ## Footnote ej. No dejes que los policías te vean
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# Translate to Spanish: a policewoman ## Footnote e.g. The policewoman helped me out of the burning car
una policía / una oficial de policía ## Footnote ej. La oficial de policía me ayudó a salir del auto en llamas
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# Translate to Spanish: a position / a location ## Footnote e.g. the position of the table in the room
una posición / una ubicación ## Footnote ej. la posición de la mesa en el cuarto
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# Translate to Spanish: a position / a posture ## Footnote e.g. a relaxed position
una posición / una postura ## Footnote ej. una posición relajada
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# Translate to Spanish: possible / feasible / viable ## Footnote e.g. a possible outcome
posible / viable ## Footnote ej. un resultado posible
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# Translate to Spanish: likely / probable ## Footnote e.g. A positive result is likely, but not guaranteed
probable ## Footnote ej. Un resultado positivo es probable, pero no garantizado
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# Translate to Spanish: probably ## Footnote e.g. I'm probably going to ask her out tonight
probablemente ## Footnote ej. Probablemente la invitaré a salir esta noche
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# Translate to Spanish: impossible ## Footnote e.g. Time travel is impossible
imposible ## Footnote ej. Viajar en el tiempo es imposible
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# Translate to Spanish: a chance / a possibility ## Footnote e.g. There's a chance that he will stop by today
una posibilidad / un chance ## Footnote ej. Existe la posibilidad de que venga hoy
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# Translate to Spanish: a shot / a chance / an opportunity ## Footnote e.g. I only have one shot at this
una oportunidad / un chance ## Footnote ej. Sólo tengo una oportunidad en esto
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# Translate to Spanish: to make possible / to allow / to permit ## Footnote e.g. The scholarship made it possible for me to study
hacer posible / permitir ## Footnote ej. La beca me permitió estudiar
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# Translate to Spanish: a fact ## Footnote e.g. Is that a fact, or is that just your opinion?
un hecho ## Footnote ej. ¿Eso es un hecho, o es sólo tu opinión?
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# Translate to Spanish: fake / phony / false ## Footnote e.g. a fake address
falso / falsificado ## Footnote ej. una dirección falsa
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# Translate to Spanish: real / true ## Footnote e.g. a real Picasso painting
real / verdadero ## Footnote ej. una verdadera pintura de Picasso
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# Translate to Spanish: TRUE ## Footnote e.g. a true statement
verdadero / cierto / verídico ## Footnote ej. una declaración verdadera
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# Translate to Spanish: the truth ## Footnote e.g. Tell me the truth
la verdad ## Footnote ej. Dime la verdad
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# Translate to Spanish: really / truly ## Footnote e.g. What do you really think of the movie?
realmente / en realidad ## Footnote ej. ¿Qué piensas realmente de la película?
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# Translate to Spanish: Really? / Seriously? / For real?
¿En serio? / ¿De verdad? / ¿De veras?
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# Translate to Spanish: reality ## Footnote e.g. Drugs are for people who can't handle reality
la realidad ## Footnote ej. Las drogas son para quienes no pueden lidiar con la realidad
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# Translate to Spanish: realistic ## Footnote e.g. That drawing is so good, it looks realistic
realista ## Footnote ej. Ese dibujo es tan bueno, se ve realista
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# Translate to Spanish: unrealistic ## Footnote e.g. an unrealistic solution
poco realista / irreal ## Footnote ej. una solución poco realista
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# Translate to Spanish: honest / truthful ## Footnote e.g. Be honest with your parents
honesto / honrado ## Footnote ej. Sea honesto con sus padres
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# Translate to Spanish: blunt / honest / frank ## Footnote e.g. She's very blunt -- never afraid to express her true opinions
franco / honesto / directo ## Footnote ej. Ella es muy franca; nunca duda en expresar su opinión
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# Translate to Spanish: honestly / frankly / To tell you the truth ## Footnote e.g. To tell you the truth, I really don't like chocolate
francamente / Para ser honesto / La verdad es que ## Footnote ej. Francamente, no me gusta el chocolate
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# Translate to Spanish: dishonest / untruthful ## Footnote e.g. He is dishonest about his past
deshonesto / falso ## Footnote ej. Él es deshonesto acerca de su pasado
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# Translate to Spanish: official ## Footnote e.g. an official report
oficial ## Footnote ej. un reporte oficial
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# Translate to Spanish: unofficial ## Footnote e.g. an unofficial statement
no oficial ## Footnote ej. una declaración no oficial