3.2.2 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

Included in this deck are intermediate terms about weather, trust, worth, bias, and science. This roughly covers cards 4600-4800 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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Translate to Spanish:

sticky

e.g. a sticky object

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pegajoso

ej. un objeto pegajoso

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to stick to / to get stuck on

e.g. The glue sticks to your fingers

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pegarse a

ej. El pegamento se pega a los dedos

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to be stuck on / to be stuck to

e.g. A note was stuck to her door

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estar pegado a / estar pegado en

ej. Una nota estaba pegada en su puerta

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to be jammed / to be stuck

e.g. My gun is jammed; The door is stuck

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estar atascado / estar atorado

ej. Mi arma está atascada; La puerta está atorada

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to be stuck / to be mired / to be caught

e.g. My car is stuck in mud

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estar atascado / estar pegado / estar atorado

ej. Mi carro está atascado en lodo

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to be stuck / to be trapped

e.g. He was stuck in the elevator for 2 hours

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estar atrapado

ej. Estuvo atrapado en el ascensor dos horas

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to glue / to stick

e.g. He glued the picture to the paper

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pegar / encolar

ej. Pegó la foto en el papel

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a sticker / a decal

e.g. He has stickers all over his laptop

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un rótulo / una pegatina / una calcomanía

ej. Tiene su laptop llena de pegatinas

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to stick with it / to keep at it / to persevere

e.g. He almost gave up 5 times, but he stuck with it until the end

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perseverar / aguantar

ej. Casi se dio por vencido 5 veces, pero aguantó hasta el final

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to stick together / to stay together

e.g. We need to stick together in these tough times

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mantenerse unidos / mantenerse juntos

ej. Necesitamos mantenernos unidos en estos tiempos difíciles

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to be stuck with something

e.g. When my neighbor died I got stuck taking care of his dog

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tener que cargar con algo

ej. Cuando murió mi vecino, tuve que cargar con el cuidado de su perro

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to be sticking up

e.g. Your hair is sticking up

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estar parado

ej. Tienes el cabello parado

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to be sticking out of / to be hanging out of / to be protruding from

e.g. There’s a sock hanging out of the drawer

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estar saliendo de / estar salido de / estar colgando de

ej. Hay una calceta saliendo del cajón

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to stick out your tongue

e.g. She stuck her tongue out at him from across the room

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sacar la lengua

ej. Ella le sacó la lengua a él desde el otro lado de la habitación

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a stick

e.g. a stick on the ground

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una vara / un palo

ej. una vara en el suelo

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a pole / a post

e.g. a flag pole

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un poste / un mástil

ej. un mástil de bandera

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a rod

e.g. a metal rod

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una varilla / una vara

ej. una varilla de metal

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a bar / a rod / a rail

e.g. the bars of a cage

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una barra / un barrote

ej. los barrotes de una jaula

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strict / stern

e.g. a strict father

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estricto

ej. un padre estricto

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strictly / rigidly

e.g. rigidly enforced rules

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estrictamente

ej. reglas ejecutadas estrictamente

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to be sure of oneself / to be confident / to have confidence

e.g. I like to date a guy who is confident

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ser seguro de sí mismo / tener confianza / tener autoestima

ej. Me gusta salir con un hombre que sea seguro de sí mismo

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definite / definitive

e.g. Please give me a definite answer

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definitivo / determinado

ej. Por favor dame una respuesta definitiva

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a term / a domain-specific vocabulary word

e.g. ‘Peristalsis’ is a term describing the process of food moving down the digestive system

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un término / una palabra específica

ej. ‘Peristáltico’ es un término que describe el proceso del movimiento de la comida por el sistema digestivo

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a term

e.g. The president served two terms

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un período / un término

ej. El presidente sirvió dos períodos

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long-term

e.g. a long-term plan

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a largo plazo / a la larga

ej. un plan a largo plazo

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short-term

e.g. a short-term strategy

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a corto plazo

ej. una estrategia a corto plazo

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a reading

e.g. a reading from the Book of Genesis

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una lectura

ej. una lectura del libro de Génesis

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a reading / a recital

e.g. a poetry reading

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un recital

ej. un recital de poesía

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a reader / a narrator

e.g. I enjoyed the audiobook, but the reader had an annoying voice

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un lector / un narrador

ej. Disfruté del audiolibro, pero el narrador tenía una voz desagradable

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a brochure / a pamphlet / a flyer

e.g. a hotel brochure

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un folleto / un panfleto

ej. el folleto de un hotel

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a tabloid

e.g. The tabloids are obsessed with the princess and her love life

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un tabloide / un periódico amarillista

ej. Los tabloides están obsesionados con la princesa y su vida sentimental

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a manual / a booklet / a handbook

e.g. an instruction manual

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un manual / un folleto / una libreta

ej. un manual de instrucciones

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a headline

e.g. The headline caught my attention, so I read the article

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un titular / un encabezado

ej. El encabezado me llamó la atención, así que leí el artículo

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a hook

e.g. Please hang my keys on that hook

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un gancho / una percha

ej. Por favor cuelga mis llaves en ese gancho

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to tie

e.g. Tie the horse to the tree

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atar / amarrar

ej. Ata el caballo al árbol

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to untie / to unfasten / to unhook

e.g. He unfastened his belt

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desatar / desamarrar / desabrochar

ej. Se desabrochó el cinturón

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to tie down / to tie up

e.g. He tied down the lawn chairs so they wouldn’t blow away in the storm

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sujetar firmemente

ej. Sujetó firmemente las sillas de jardín para que no salieran volando en la tormenta

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a knot

e.g. There’s a knot in my shoelaces

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un nudo

ej. Hay un nudo en mis cordones

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an action figure / a figurine

e.g. a Superman action figure

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un muñeco coleccionable / una estatuilla

ej. un muñeco coleccionable de Supermán

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a stuffed animal

e.g. She has lots of stuffed animals on her bed

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un peluche / un muñeco de peluche / un animal de peluche

ej. Ella tiene muchos peluches sobre la cama

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a teddy bear

e.g. My favorite stuffed animal is my teddy bear

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un oso de peluche / un osito

ej. Mi peluche preferido es mi osito

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a toy car / a model car

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un coche de juguete / un auto de juguete / un coche en miniatura

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a puppet

e.g. a puppet show

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un títere / una marioneta

ej. un espectáculo de títeres

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to train

e.g. She trains dogs. He trains the salespeople

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entrenar / capacitar

ej. Ella entrena perros. Él capacita a los vendedores

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to train

e.g. She’s training for a marathon

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entrenarse

ej. Ella se está entrenando para un maratón

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a trainer / a coach

e.g. a personal trainer

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un entrenador

ej. un entrenador personal

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training

e.g. I’ll be in training for the next two weeks

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el entrenamiento / la capacitación

ej. Estaré en capacitación durante las próximas dos semanas

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trained

e.g. a trained officer

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entrenado / capacitado

ej. un oficial entrenado

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treatment

e.g. She fought for the ethical treatment of animals

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el tratamiento

ej. Ella luchaba por el tratamiento ético de los animales

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to treat someone well

e.g. I hope he is treating you well

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tratar bien a alguien

ej. Espero que él te trate bien

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a treat / a pleasant surprise

e.g. Kids, if you behave well, you will receive a treat later

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un premio / una sorpresa

ej. Niños, si se portan bien, recibirán un premio más tarde

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to trust

e.g. I can’t trust politicians in this country

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confiar en

ej. No puedo confiar en los políticos de este país

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trust

e.g. Without trust, a relationship is dead

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la confianza

ej. Sin confianza, una relación está muerta

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Trust me

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Confía en mí

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trustworthy

e.g. He’s very trustworthy. You can trust him

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confiable

ej. Es muy confiable. Puedes confiar en él

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untrustworthy / unreliable

e.g. He inspires little trust among others. He is untrustworthy

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inconfiable / no de fiar

ej. Él da poca confianza. Es inconfiable

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to update

e.g. Please update the bulletin board with today’s schedule

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actualizar / poner al día

ej. Por favor actualiza la pizzarra de anuncios con la agenda para hoy

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an update

e.g. There is an update available for this app

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una actualización

ej. Hay una actualización disponible para esta aplicación

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up-to-date

e.g. up-to-date information

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actualizado

ej. información actualizada

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to be up-to-date on

e.g. I’m already up to date on the news, so you don’t have to explain it

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estar al tanto de

ej. Ya estoy al tanto de las noticias, así que no me las tienes que explicar

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Keep me posted / Keep me up-to-date / Update me

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Manténme al corriente / Mantenme al tanto

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obsolete / outdated / antiquated

e.g. an obsolete computer

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obsoleto / anticuado

ej. un computador obsoleto

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to modernize

e.g. They finally modernized the subway system this year

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modernizar

ej. Finalmente modernizaron el sistema del tren subterráneo este año

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to be urgent / to be pressing

e.g. Please put the manager on the phone. It’s urgent

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urgente

ej. Por favor pon al gerente en el teléfono. Es urgente

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urgency / strong need

e.g. She discussed the urgency for political action

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urgencia

ej. Ella habló de la urgencia de tomar acción política

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to use up / to use until nothing is left

e.g. Who used up all my toothpaste?

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gastar / acabar / usar todo

ej. ¿Quién se acabó mi pasta de dientes?

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used / second-hand

e.g. used clothing

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usado

ej. ropa usada

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the use of

e.g. the use of computers

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el uso de

ej. el uso de computadoras

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an answering machine

e.g. Before cell phones, I used to receive messages on my home answering machine

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un contestador automático / una contestadora automática

ej. Antes de los celulares, recibía recados en el conestador automático de la casa

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voicemail

e.g. Hang on, I have to check my voicemail

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el correo de voz

ej. Espera, tengo que revisar mi correo de voz

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a voicemail

e.g. I left you two voicemails yesterday

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un mensaje de voz

ej. Te dejé dos mensajes de voz ayer

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to volunteer

e.g. He volunteers with the red cross

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ser voluntario / ofrecerse como voluntario / trabajar como voluntario

ej. Él es voluntario de la Cruz Roja

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a volunteer

e.g. The volunteers helped us set up the event at no charge

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un voluntario

ej. Los voluntarios nos ayudaron a organizar el evento sin cobrar

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voluntary

e.g. voluntary participation

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voluntario

ej. la participación voluntaria

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to wave / to wave hello

e.g. We waved at the cars that drove by our house

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saludar con la mano

ej. Saludamos con la mano a los carros que pasaron frente a la casa

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to wave / to wave goodbye

e.g. She waved goodbye as she boarded the train

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despedir con la mano / decir adiós con la mano

ej. Ella decía adiós con la mano al abordar el tren

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a wave

e.g. an ocean wave

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una ola

ej. una ola de mar

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wavy

e.g. wavy hair

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ondeado / ondulado

ej. el pelo ondulado

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a wavelength

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la longitud de onda

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the weather report / the forecast

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el pronóstico del tiempo / el pronóstico meteorológico

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fog / mist

e.g. I can’t see through this thick fog

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la niebla / la neblina

ej. Esta niebla espesa no me deja ver

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foggy / misty

e.g. a foggy night

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neblinoso

ej. una noche neblinosa

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humid

e.g. a humid climate

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húmedo

ej. un clima húmedo

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humidity

e.g. I don’t mind the heat, but I can’t stand the humidity

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la humedad

ej. No me molesta el calor, pero no soporto la humedad

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mild / temperate

e.g. mild weather

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templado

ej. el tiempo templado

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rainy

e.g. a rainy day

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lluvioso

ej. un día lluvioso

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It’s pouring / It’s really coming down / It’s raining cats and dogs

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Está lloviendo a cántaros / Está diluviando

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Translate to Spanish:

drizzle

e.g. just a light drizzle

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la llovizna

ej. sólo una ligera llovizna

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to drizzle

e.g. We can still play outside. It’s only drizzling

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lloviznar / gotear / garuar

ej. Todavía podemos jugar afuera. Apenas llovizna

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thunder

e.g. That thunder is really loud

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el trueno

ej. Esos truenos están muy fuertes

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lightning

e.g. Did you see the lightning in the distance?

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los rayos / el relámpago

ej. ¿Viste los rayos a la distancia?

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a bolt of lightning

e.g. A single bolt of lightning can contain over 1 million volts of electricity

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un rayo

ej. Un solo rayo puede contener más de 1 millón de voltios de electricidad

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a rainbow

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un arco iris

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a breeze

e.g. Ahh, that’s a nice breeze

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una brisa

ej. Ah, esa es una brisa agradable

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windy

e.g. a windy day

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ventoso

ej. un día ventoso

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chilly / to be cool

e.g. a chilly day

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fresco

ej. un día fresco

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icy

e.g. an icy wind

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helado / gélido

ej. un viento helado

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frost

e.g. The frost on my windshield

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la escarcha

ej. La escarcha en mi parabrisas

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hail

e.g. My car got damaged from the hail

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el granizo / el pedrisco

ej. Mi coche resultó dañado por el granizo

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to hail

e.g. Cover your head. It’s hailing outside!

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granizar

ej. Tápate la cabeza. ¡Está granizando afuera!

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sleet

e.g. It’s neither rain nor snow. It’s sleet

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el aguanieve

ej. No es ni lluvia ni nieve. Es aguanieve

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negative / minus / below zero

e.g. negative four degrees Celsius

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menos / bajo cero

ej. menos 4 grados Centígrados

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a blizzard / a snowstorm

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una ventisca / una tormenta de nieve

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an avalanche

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una avalancha / un alud

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a landslide / a mudslide

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un derrumbamiento (de tierra) / un alud (de lodo) / un desprendimiento

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a hurricane

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un huracán

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a tornado / a cyclone

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un tornado / un ciclón

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a tsunami / a tidal wave

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un tsunami

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a disaster / a catastrophe

e.g. a natural disaster

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un desastre / una catástrofe

ej. un desastre natural

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sunlight / sunshine / sun

e.g. Please open the blinds to let the sunlight in

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la luz solar / el sol

ej. Por favor abre las persianas para dejar entrar la luz solar

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a drought

e.g. Because of the drought, we can’t water our flowers

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una sequía

ej. Por la sequía, no podemos regar las flores

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a famine

e.g. Famine is a huge problem in Africa

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una hambruna

ej. La hambruna es un gran problema en África

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to be engaged / to be engaged to be married

e.g. Stop flirting with her. She’s engaged

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estar comprometido / estar comprometido para casarse

ej. Deja de coquetear con ella. Está comprometida

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to get engaged

e.g. They got engaged in Paris last weekend

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comprometerse

ej. Se comprometieron en París el fin de semana pasado

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an engagement

e.g. They had a 2 year engagement before they finally got married

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un compromiso

ej. Tuvieron un compromiso de 2 años antes de finalmente casarse

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the bride

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la novia

i.e. la mujer que se está casando en una boda

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the groom / the bridegroom

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el novio

i.e. el hombre que se está casando en una boda

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a bridesmaid

e.g. The bridesmaids helped the bride get ready in the dressing room

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una dama de honor

ej. Las damas de honor le ayudaron a la novia a arreglarse en el vestidor

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a groomsman

e.g. All the groomsmen wore the same tuxedo

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un padrino de la boda / un padrino

ej. Todos los padrinos llevaban el mismo esmoquin

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the best man

e.g. My brother named me the best man at his wedding, so I have to write a speech

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el padrino de bodas

ej. Mi hermano me nombró padrino en su boda, así que tengo que escribir un discurso

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a bachelor party

e.g. We went to Las Vegas for my friend’s bachelor party. He’s getting married next week

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una despedida de soltero

ej. Nos fuimos a Las Vegas para la despedida de soltero de mi amigo. Se casa la próxima semana

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a bachelorette party

e.g. She invited her best friends to her bachelorette party, to celebrate her upcoming wedding

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una despedida de soltera

ej. Ella invitó a sus mejores amigas a su despedida de soltera, para celebrar su inminente boda

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a honeymoon

e.g. They’re currently away on their honeymoon

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una luna de miel

ej. Ahora están de viaje, en su luna de miel

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stubborn / obstinate / headstrong

e.g. The stubborn mule refused to walk

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obstinado / terco

ej. La mula terca se negó a caminar

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will / resolve / determination

e.g. He has a strong will to succeed

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la voluntad

ej. Él tiene una fuerte voluntad para salir adelante

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willing

e.g. I am willing to go with you

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dispuesto

ej. Estoy dispuesta a ir contigo

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against your will / unwillingly

e.g. He said those things against his will

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contra tu voluntad

ej. Dijo esas cosas contra su voluntad

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willingly / voluntarily

e.g. He went with them willingly

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voluntariamente

ej. Se fue con ellos voluntariamente

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willpower

e.g. He has no willpower. Put candy in front of him, and he’ll eat it

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la fuerza de voluntad

ej. No tiene fuerza de voluntad. Ponle golosinas enfrente, y se las comerá

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his will / his will and testament

e.g. When he died, they read his will to see who got his house and his money

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su testamento

ej. Cuando murió, leyeron su testamento para ver quién recibía su casa y su dinero

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a champion

e.g. the world champion

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un campeón

ej. el campeón del mundo

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a championship

e.g. Our team made it to the world championship

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un campeonato

ej. Nuestro equipo llegó al campeonato mundial

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to beat / to defeat / to vanquish

e.g. We’ll beat them

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derrotar / vencer

ej. Los venceremos

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to triumph

e.g. After losing for most of the game, the Mets finally triumphed over the Braves

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triunfar

ej. Después de ir perdiendo casi todo el partido, los Mets finalmente triunfaron sobre los Bravos

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a win / a victory / a triumph

e.g. It was an important win for the Mets

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una victoria / un triunfo

ej. Fue una victoria importante para los Mets

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winning

e.g. the winning team

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ganador

ej. el equipo ganador

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to win by a nose / to win by a hair

e.g. My horse won the race by a nose

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ganar por los pelos / ganar por poco margen / ganar por un pelo

ej. Mi caballo ganó por los pelos

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a defeat

e.g. the defeat of the powerful army

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una derrota

ej. la derrota del poderoso ejército

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a loss

e.g. a loss of $100

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una pérdida

ej. una pérdida de $100

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to lose to / to be defeated by

e.g. They lost to the new team

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perder contra / ser derrotado por

ej. Perdieron contra el nuevo equipo

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to miss out on / to lose out on

e.g. You missed out on the opportunity

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perderse / dejar pasar

ej. Dejaste pasar la oportunidad

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a loser / a deadbeat

e.g. Her boyfriend is such a loser. He just drinks beer and plays video games all day

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un perdedor / un fracasado

ej. Su novio es un fracasado. Solamente toma cerveza y juega videojuegos todo el día

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a lost and found

e.g. You should check the lost and found

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objetos perdidos

ej. Deberías mirar en objetos perdidos

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valuable

e.g. a valuable lesson

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valioso / de valor

ej. una lección valiosa

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precious / very valuable

e.g. This ring is precious to me

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precioso / muy valioso

ej. Este anillo es precioso para mí

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the value / the worth / the price

e.g. The value of that big house is higher than the value of those two other houses put together

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el valor

ej. El valor de esa enorme casa es mayor al de aquellas dos casas juntas

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to be worth

e.g. How much is that antique car worth?

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valer

ej. ¿Cuánto vale ese carro antiguo?

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to be worth it

e.g. It’s not worth it

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valer la pena

ej. No vale la pena

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worthless / valueless

e.g. Your money is worthless here

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sin valor / inútil

ej. Tu dinero no tiene valor aquí

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to deserve / to merit

e.g. You deserve a reward

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merecer

ej. Mereces una recompensa

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worthy of / deserving of

e.g. He is worthy of her love

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digno de / meritorio de

ej. Él es digno de su amor

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merit

e.g. The boss promotes employees based on merit, not favoritism

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mérito

ej. El jefe promueve a los empleados con báse en el mérito, no el favoritismo

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to value

e.g. I value honesty

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valorar

ej. Yo valoro la honestidad

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to measure up to

e.g. I don’t know if her new boyfriend can measure up to her ex. He was awesome

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dar la talla a / estar a la altura de

ej. No sé si su nuevo novio esté a la altura de su ex. Él era increíble

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an activity

e.g. She likes to engage in physical activities

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una actividad

ej. A ella le gusta participar en actividades físicas

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to act

e.g. I want to learn how to act, so I can become a movie star

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actuar

ej. Quiero aprender a actuar, para convertirme en estrella de cine

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an action / an act

e.g. to take responsibility for your actions

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una acción / un acto

ej. asumir responsabilidad por tus acciones

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active

e.g. He is an active person, always on the move

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activo

ej. Él es una persona activa, siempre moviéndose

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passive

e.g. The older kids led the project, while I took a more passive role

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pasivo

ej. Los niños mayores tomaron el mando del proyecto, mientras yo tuve un papel más pasivo

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to aim at

e.g. She aimed the bow at the target

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apuntar a

ej. Ella apuntó el arco al blanco

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to shoot for / to aim for

e.g. Let’s shoot for next week

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poner como objetivo / tener como objetivo

ej. Pongamos como objetivo la otra semana

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to aim to / to strive to

e.g. They are aiming to reduce costs by 10%

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pretender / esforzarse

ej. Ellos pretenden reducir los costos en un 10%

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a target / a mark

e.g. There’s a red bull’s eye in the center of the target

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una diana / un blanco

ej. Hay un círculo rojo en el centro de la diana

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to analyze

e.g. The doctor analyzed her blood sample

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analizar

ej. El doctor analizó su muestra de sangre

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an analysis

e.g. an analysis of all the data

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un análisis

ej. un análisis de todos los datos

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to rate / to assess / to evaluate

e.g. The critic rated the restaurant

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evaluar / clasificar

ej. El crítico evaluó el restaurante

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an assessment / an evaluation / a rating

e.g. The evaluation of that teacher was not good

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una evaluación / una valoración

ej. La evaluación de ese maestro no fue buena

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underrated

e.g. This band is underrated. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of them before!

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subestimado / infravalorado

ej. Este grupo es subestimado. ¡No puedo creer que no los había escuchado antes!

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overrated

e.g. Brazil’s team was overrated. Everyone thought they would win, but I knew they wouldn’t

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sobrevalorado / sobreestimado

ej. El equipo de Brasil fue sobrevalorado. Todo el mundo creía que iba a ganar, pero yo sabía que no lo harían

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to approve

e.g. He approved her request

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aprobar

ej. Él aprobó su petición

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approval

e.g. We have to get government approval first

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la aprobación

ej. Tenemos que obtener la aprobación del gobierno antes

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to disapprove of / to frown upon / to not condone

e.g. We disapprove of violence

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desaprobar / estar en contra de

ej. Nosotros desaprobamos la violencia

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disapproval

e.g. She married the gangster despite her parents’ disapproval

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la desaprobación / el desagrado / el descontento

ej. Ella se casó con el pandillero, pese a la desaprobación de sus padres

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to request / to petition / to solicit

e.g. We requested a refund

A

solicitar / pedir formalmente

ej. Solicitamos un reembolso

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a request / a petition / a solicitation

e.g. Sorry, we cannot honor your request

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una solicitud / una petición / un pedido

ej. Disculpe, no podemos cumplir con su solicitud

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to ask out / to ask on a date

e.g. John is going to ask Melissa out

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invitar a salir

ej. John va a invitar a salir a Melissa

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to wonder / to ask oneself

e.g. I wonder if it will rain today

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preguntarse

ej. Me pregunto si va a llover hoy

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to beg / to plead

e.g. I begged him to stop

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rogar / suplicar

ej. Le supliqué que parara

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to beg / to panhandle

e.g. She was begging for money in the streets

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mendigar

ej. Ella estaba mendigando dinero en las calles

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homeless

e.g. The fire left us homeless

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sin hogar / sin techo

ej. El incendio nos dejó sin hogar

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a homeless person / a bum / a hobo

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un sin hogar / un sin techo / un vagabundo

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a beggar

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un mendigo

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a bias / an inclination / a leaning

e.g. Her partisan bias reduced her statements’ credibility

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un sesgo / una inclinación

ej. Su sesgo partidario redujo la credibilidad de sus declaraciones

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biased / partial / subjective

e.g. Don’t listen to his opinion. He’s biased

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sesgado / parcial / prejuiciado

ej. No escuches su opinión. Él es parcial

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prejudice / bigotry / intolerance

e.g. Prejudice is still a problem in some rural places

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el prejuicio / la intolerancia

ej. La intolerancia sigue siendo un problema en algunos lugares rurales

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prejudiced / bigoted / intolerant

e.g. Her dad is prejudiced toward Asians

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prejuicioso / intolerante

ej. Su papá es intolerante de los asiáticos

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to discriminate / to discriminate against

e.g. The manager discriminated against women, and he got fired for it

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discriminar a / hacer discriminaciones contra

ej. El gerente discriminaba a las mujeres, y lo corrieron por eso

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discrimination

e.g. We need to stop discrimination in the workplace

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la discriminación

ej. Debemos erradicar la discriminación en el trabajo

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impartial / neutral / objective

e.g. I’m looking for an unbiased, impartial perspective on the issue

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imparcial / neutral / objetivo

ej. Estoy buscando una perspectiva imparcial, neutral, sobre este tema

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neutral

e.g. Switzerland is a neutral country

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neutral

ej. Suiza es un país neutral

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a stereotype

e.g. Not all Irish people have red hair. That’s just a stereotype

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un estereotipo

ej. No todos los irlandeses son pelirrojos. Ése es sólo un estereotipo

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stereotypical

e.g. He looks like the stereotypical tourist, carrying a map, a camera, and a backpack

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estereotípico

ej. Se ve como el turista estereotípico, con un mapa, una cámara y una mochila

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physics

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la física

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a physicist

e.g. nuclear physicist

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un físico

ej. un físico nuclear

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biology

e.g. marine biology

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la biología

ej. la biología marina

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biological

e.g. biological diversity, biological resources, biological weapons, etc.

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biológico

ej. la diversidad biológica, los recursos biológicos, las armas biológicas, etc.

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an atom

e.g. a hydrogen atom

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un átomo

ej. un átomo de hidrógeno

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atomic

e.g. an atomic bomb

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atómico

ej. una bomba atómica

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a molecule

e.g. a hydrogen molecule

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una molécula

ej. una molécula de hidrógeno

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a cell

e.g. Your body is made up of trillions of cells

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una célula

ej. Tu cuerpo está hecho de billones de células

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an organism / a life form

e.g. Plants and animals are types of organisms

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un organismo

ej. Las plantas y los animales son tipos de organismos

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DNA

e.g. DNA forms the building blocks for life

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ADN

ej. El ADN forma las unidades estructurales para la vida

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evolution

e.g. The Catholic church does not support the theory of evolution

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la evolución

ej. La iglesia católica no apoya la teoría de la evolución

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chemistry

e.g. She’s majoring in Chemistry in college

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la química

ej. Ella está estudiando química en la universidad

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a chemist

e.g. The chemist teaches the Chemistry class, where students learn how to make chemicals

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un químico

ej. El químico da la clase de química, donde los alumnos aprenden a hacer químicos

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a chemical

e.g. This artificial food coloring has lots of chemicals in it

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un químico

ej. Este colorante artificial contiene muchos químicos

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chemical

e.g. a chemical reaction

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químico

ej. una reacción química

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a lab / a laboratory

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un laboratorio

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an experiment / a science experiment

e.g. a chemistry experiment

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un experimento / un experimento científico

ej. un experimento de química

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to experiment

e.g. The aliens experimented on me, on their spaceship

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experimentar

ej. Los alienígenas experimentaron conmigo en su nave espacial

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experimentation

e.g. Experimentation on animals is prohibited in this country

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la experimentación

ej. La experimentación en animales está prohibida en este país

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a solution / a mixture

e.g. a saline solution

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una solución / una disolución / una mezcla

ej. una solución salina

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soluble

e.g. Sugar is soluble in water

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soluble

ej. El azúcar es soluble en agua

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a solvent

e.g. Water is considered the universal solvent, since nearly any substance will dissolve in it

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un solvente

ej. El agua se considera el solvente universal, ya que casi cualquier sustancia se disuelve en ella