1.6.2 Vocab Enrichment

Question 1

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to change / to modify / to alter

e.g. How do you change the settings?

Answer 1

cambiar / modificar / alterar

ej. ¿Cómo se cambia la configuración?

Question 2

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to change / to shift

e.g. The weather changed overnight

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cambiar / moverse

ej. El tiempo cambió de la noche a la mañana

Question 3

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change

e.g. Some people don’t like change

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el cambio

ej. A algunas personas no les gusta el cambio

Question 4

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a modification / a change

e.g. I made some modifications

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una modificación / un cambio

ej. Realicé algunas modificaciones

Question 5

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I changed my mind

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Cambié de opinión / Cambié de idea

Question 6

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a color

e.g. What color are your eyes?

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un color

ej. ¿De qué color son tus ojos?

Question 7

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black

e.g. a black cat

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negro

ej. un gato negro

Question 8

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white

e.g. a white cat

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blanco

ej. un gato blanco

Question 9

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black and white

e.g. black and white films

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blanco y negro

ej. las películas en blanco y negro

Question 10

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blue

e.g. a clear blue sky

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azul

ej. un cielo azul despejado

Question 11

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brown

e.g. brown wooden cabinets

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castaño / café / marrón

ej. gabinetes de madera castaña

Question 12

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green

e.g. a green leaf

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verde

ej. una hoja verde

Question 13

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grey / gray

e.g. a grey dog

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gris

ej. un perro gris

Question 14

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pink

e.g. a pink shirt

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rosado / rosa

ej. una camisa rosada

Question 15

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purple

e.g. a purple shirt

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morado / violeta

ej. una camisa morada

Question 16

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red

e.g. a red flower

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rojo

ej. una flor roja

Question 17

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yellow

e.g. a yellow car

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amarillo

ej. un carro amarillo

Question 18

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cool / hip

e.g. A Ferrari is a really cool car

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a la moda / chévere / guay

ej. Un Ferrari es un carro muy chévere

Question 19

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cool / crisp

e.g. It’s cool outside; you should wear a sweater

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fresco

ej. Está fresco afuera; deberías ponerte un suéter

Question 20

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to dance

e.g. We danced all night

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bailar

ej. Bailamos toda la noche

Question 21

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dancing / dance

e.g. Dancing is her favorite activity

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el baile / la danza

ej. El baile es su actividad preferida

Question 22

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a dance

e.g. That was such a beautiful dance

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un baile / una danza

ej. Esa fue una danza tan hermosa

Question 23

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a dancer

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un bailarín / una bailarina

Question 24

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a direction

e.g. We need to follow him. In which direction did he go?

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una dirección

ej. Necesitamos seguirlo. ¿En qué dirección se fue?

Question 25

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directions

e.g. I need directions to your house

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las direcciones

ej. Necesito direcciones para llegar a tu casa

Question 26

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to get directions / to ask for directions

e.g. We were lost so we had to get directions

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pedir indicaciones / pedir direcciones / preguntar cómo llegar

e.g. Nos perdimos, así que tuvimos que preguntar cómo llegar

Question 27

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an address

e.g. my home address

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una dirección

ej. la dirección de mi casa

Question 28

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to be lost

e.g. a lost child

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estar perdido

ej. un niño perdido

Question 29

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to the north of / north of

e.g. Canada is north of the U.S.

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al norte de

ej. Canadá está al norte de los Estados Unidos

Question 30

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to the south of / south of

e.g I live 500 meters south of the national bank

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al sur de

ej. Vivo 500 metros al sur del banco nacional

Question 31

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to the east of / east of

e.g. east of the lake

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al este de

ej. al este del lago

Question 32

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to the west of / west of

e.g. Chile is west of Argentina

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al oeste de

ej. Chile está al oeste de Argentina

Question 33

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northern

e.g. the northern coast

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del norte / norteño

ej. el litoral norteño

Question 34

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southern

e.g. a southern state

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sureño / del sur

ej. un estado sureño

Question 35

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eastern

e.g. eastern philosophy

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oriental / del este

ej. la filosofía oriental

Question 36

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western

e.g. The Japanese gentleman was surprised by John’s crude western habits

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occidental

ej. El caballero japonés se sorprendió de los crudos modales occidentales de John

Question 37

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upwards / upward / up

e.g. We noticed an upward trend in the data

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hacia arriba

ej. Notamos una tendencia hacia arriba en los datos

Question 38

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downwards / downward / down

e.g. He made a downward motion with his hand

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hacia abajo

ej. Él hizo un movimiento hacia abajo con la mano

Question 39

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toward / towards

e.g. We walked towards the mountain

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hacia

ej. Caminamos hacia la montaña

Question 40

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next to / adjacent to / beside

e.g. The book is next to the pen

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al lado de / adyacente a / contiguo a

ej. El libro está al lado del lapicero

Question 41

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next door to / next to

e.g. My apartment is next door to a gas station

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a la par de / al lado de

ej. Mi departamento está al lado de una gasolinera

Question 42

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across (the street) from / facing / opposite

e.g. My house is across the street from the post office

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frente a / enfrente de

ej. Mi casa está frente al correo

Question 43

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the instructions / the directions

e.g. You put this desk together wrong. Didn’t you read the directions?

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las instrucciones / las indicaciones

ej. Armaste mal este escritorio. ¿No leíste las instrucciones?

Question 44

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an arrow

e.g. That arrow points toward the north

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una flecha

ej. Esa flecha apunta hacia el norte

Question 45

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a bottle

e.g. a bottle of water

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una botella

ej. una botella de agua

Question 46

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a mug / a teacup

e.g. He poured the tea into his mug

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una taza / un tarro

ej. Él vertió el té en su taza

Question 47

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a glass

e.g. a glass of water

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un vaso

ej. un vaso de agua

Question 48

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ice

e.g. A Pepsi, with no ice please

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el hielo

ej. Una Pepsi, sin hielo por favor

Question 49

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milk

e.g. I’m allergic to milk

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la leche

ej. Soy alérgico a la leche

Question 50

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cream

e.g. I like my coffee with cream and sugar

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la crema

ej. Me gusta el café con crema y azúcar

Question 51

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tea

e.g. green tea, black tea

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el té

ej. el té verde, el té negro

Question 52

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juice

e.g. orange juice

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el jugo / el zumo

ej. el jugo de naranja

Question 53

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lemonade

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la limonada

Question 54

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to pour

e.g. Pour the water into the glass

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verter / echar

ej. Vierte el agua en el vaso

Question 55

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to sip / to take a sip

e.g. He took a sip of the wine

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tomar un sorbo / tomar un trago

ej. Tomó un sorbo del vino

Question 56

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a sip

e.g. I just want one sip of your drink

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un sorbo / un trago

ej. Sólo quiero un sorbo de tu bebida

Question 57

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a drinking fountain / a water fountain / a fountain

e.g. They forgot to install a water fountain next to the gymnasium

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un bebedero / una fuente de agua potable

ej. Se les olvidó instalar un bebedero junto al gimnasio

Question 58

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a fountain

e.g. There is a famous fountain in the middle of that big square

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una fuente

ej. Hay una famosa fuente en el centro de esa gran plaza