3.2.5 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

This deck presents advanced vocabulary about possibility and intermediate vocabulary about art. This roughly covers cards 5200-5400 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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a pattern / a sequence

e.g. The pattern is red, blue, red, blue, red

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un patrón / una pauta

ej. El patrón es rojo, azul, rojo, azul, rojo

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a pattern / a design

e.g. That shirt has a beautiful pattern on it

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un diseño / un dibujo

ej. Esa blusa tiene un hermoso diseño

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checkered / checked / plaid

e.g. I bought a checked tablecloth

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a cuadros

ej. Compré un mantel a cuadros

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a heap / a pile / a stack

e.g. He made a giant pile of french fries before he ate them all

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un montón / una pila

ej. Hizo una enorme pila de papas fritas antes de comérselas todas

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to pile in

e.g. to pile into a car

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apiñarse / amontonarse / apilarse

ej. apilarse dentro de un carro

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to pile up / to accumulate / to pile on

e.g. My work is piling up

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apilar / amontonar / acumular

ej. Se me está acumulando el trabajo

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to pile up / to stack

e.g. We piled up the leaves

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amontonar / apilar

ej. Amontonamos las hojas

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by chance / coincidentally

e.g. By any chance, do you have a dollar I could borrow?

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casualmente / por casualidad / de casualidad

ej. ¿Por casualidad tienes un dólar que me puedas prestar?

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chance / randomness

e.g. a game of chance

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el azar

ej. un juego de azar

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The chances are / The odds are / It’s probable that

e.g. The chances are she’s going to be late

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Es probable que

ej. Es probable que ella llegue tarde

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the odds / the probability

e.g. The odds are two to one

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las probabilidades / la probabilidad

ej. Las probabilidades son de dos a uno

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to take a chance / to run a risk

e.g. We knew the trip would not be safe, but we took a chance anyway

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jugársela / correr un riesgo

ej. Sabíamos que el viaje sería arriesgado, pero nos la jugamos

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to coincide with / to occur simultaneously with

e.g. This year, Chanukah coincides with my birthday

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coincidir con / ocurrir simultaneamente con

ej. Este año, Jánuka coincide con mi cumpleaños

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a coincidence

e.g. You’re from Atlanta, too? What a coincidence!

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una coincidencia

ej. ¿Eres de Atlanta también? ¡Qué coincidencia!

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a prospect / a possibility / a potential

e.g. the prospect of finding a new job

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una expectativa / una posibilidad

ej. la expectativa de encontrar un nuevo trabajo

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potential

e.g. He has the potential to be a great artist

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el potencial

ej. Él tiene el potencial para ser un gran artista

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supposedly / they say that

e.g. Supposedly, he’s sick today

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supuestamente / dicen que

ej. Supuestamente él está enfermo hoy

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alleged / presumed

e.g. an alleged murder

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presunto

ej. un presunto asesinato

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a risk

e.g. the risk of injury

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un riesgo / un peligro

ej. el riesgo de lesión

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risky / dangerous

e.g. a risky decision

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riesgoso / arriesgado

ej. una decisión riesgosa

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to risk / to run the risk of / to take a risk of

e.g. I don’t want to risk getting caught

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arriesgar

ej. No quiero arriesgar que nos descruban

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at risk of

e.g. We’re at risk of bankruptcy

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en riesgo de

ej. Estamos en riesgo de bancarrota

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to endanger / to put at risk

e.g. I would never do anything to put my children at risk

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arriesgar / poner en riesgo

ej. Nunca haría nada que pusiera en riesgo a mis hijos

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practical

e.g. a practical solution

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práctico

ej. una solución práctica

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practically

e.g. They’ve been together for so long that they’re practically married

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prácticamente

ej. Hace tanto tiempo que son una pareja que están prácticamente casados

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impractical

e.g. an impractical solution

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poco práctico

ej. una solución poco práctica

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a product

e.g. This company sells a lot of natural products

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un producto

ej. Esta compañía vende muchos productos naturales

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a producer / a manufacturer

e.g. a producer of soybean oil

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un productor / un fabricante

ej. un productor de aceite de soya

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production

e.g. the production of weapons

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la producción

ej. la producción de armas

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productive / prolific

e.g. This factory is very productive. It produces 10 tons per month

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productivo

ej. Esta fábrica es muy productiva. Produce 10 toneladas por mes

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productivity

e.g. We’re trying to improve productivity across the company

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la productividad

ej. Estamos intentando mejorar la productividad en toda la compañía

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to reproduce / to replicate / to repeat

e.g. He wants to reproduce the success we had last season

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reproducir / repetir

ej. Quiere reproducir el éxito que tuvimos la temporada pasada

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to churn out / to mass produce

e.g. Apple’s factories are churning out millions of new iPhones every month

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producir en masa

ej. Las fábricas de Apple están produciendo en masa millones de iPhones nuevos al mes

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mass production

e.g. Mass production revolutionized the automobile industry

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producción en masa / producción en serie

ej. La producción en serie revolucionó la industria automovilística

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a protest / a demonstration / a march

e.g. She attended a march to support women’s rights

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una protesta / una manifestación / una marcha

ej. Fue a la marcha en apoyo de los derechos de la mujer

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a protester / a demonstrator

e.g. The protesters shouted “Justice!”

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un manifestante

ej. Los manifestantes gritaban “¡Justicia!”

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to protest / to demonstrate

e.g. We protested our country’s intervention in the war

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protestar / manifestarse

ej. Nos manifestamos contra el involucramiento de nuestro país en la guerra

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a strike

e.g. The workers are on strike until the company raises wages

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una huelga

ej. Los trabajadores están en huelga hasta que la compañía suba los sueldos

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a riot / a revolt / a public disturbance

e.g. When the verdict was announced a violent riot broke out

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un disturbio / un motín / una revuelta

ej. Cuando se anunció el veredicto, se desató un violento disturbio

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to riot

e.g. The candidate’s supporters rioted in the street, crying election fraud

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amotinarse / organizar una revuelta

ej. Los partidarios del candidato se amotinaron en las calles, gritando sobre el fraude electoral

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a race / an ethnic group

e.g. What race are you?

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una raza / un grupo étnico

ej. ¿De qué raza eres?

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racial / ethnic

e.g. He has a strong racial identity

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racial / étnico

ej. Él siente una fuerte identidad racial

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racism

e.g. She was accused of racism for her comments

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el racismo

ej. La acusaron de racismo por sus comentarios

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racist / bigoted

e.g. a racist government policy

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racista

ej. una política gubernamental racista

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a railroad / a railway

e.g. They built most of the railroad system in the 1800s

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un ferrocarril / una vía férrea / un sistema ferroviario

ej. Construyeron la mayor parte del sistema de ferrocariles en el siglo XIX

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a rail / a track

e.g. Don’t touch the third rail on the train tracks

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un riel / un carril

ej. No toques el tercer riel de las vías del tren eléctrico

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to recognize

e.g. I didn’t recognize him

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reconocer

ej. No lo reconocí

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to recognize / to acknowledge / to admit

e.g. We need to first acknowledge the fact that there’s a problem

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reconocer / admitir

ej. En primer lugar tenemos que reconocer que hay un problema

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recognition / acknowledgement

e.g. official government acknowledgement of the existence of aliens

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reconocimiento

ej. reconocimiento oficial por parte del gobierno de la existencia de extraterrestres

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to relieve / to soothe / to alleviate

e.g. Her massage relieved all the pain in my shoulders

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aliviar

ej. Su masaje alivió todo el dolor que tenía en los hombros

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to be relieved

e.g. I thought something bad happened. I’m so relieved

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estar aliviado

ej. Pensé que algo malo había pasado. Estoy muy aliviado

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relief

e.g. This pill will provide relief for your heartburn

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el alivio / el desahogo

ej. Esta pastilla proporcionará alivio para sus agruras

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to represent / to correspond to

e.g. To get started, click the tab that corresponds to the task you want to complete

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representar / corresponder a

ej. Para empezar, haga clic en la pestaña que corresponde a la tarea que desea completar

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to represent / to exemplify / to illustrate

e.g. This image represents peace

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representar / ejemplificar / ilustrar

ej. Esta imagen representa la paz

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a representative

e.g. a representative from my company

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un representante

ej. un representante de mi compañía

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representative of / exemplary of / illustrative of

e.g. This sample is representative of the entire population

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representativo de / ilustrativo de / ejemplar de

ej. Esta muestra es representativa de toda la población

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a representation / a portrayal

e.g. This book serves as a good representation of how women were treated in that era

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una representación / un retrato

ej. Este libro es una buena representación de cómo trataban a las mujeres en esa época

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to resist / to refuse

e.g. He couldn’t resist eating another one

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resistirse a

ej. No pudo resistirse a comer otro

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to resist / to withstand / to repel

e.g. This material resists water and fire

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resistir / aguantar / repeler

ej. Este material resiste el agua y el fuego

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resistance

e.g. The army’s weak resistance was easily defeated

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la resistencia

ej. La débil resistencia del éjército fue derrotada fácilmente

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to retire

e.g. He retired when he was 65 years old

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jubilarse / retirarse

ej. Se jubiló a los 65 años

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to be retired

e.g. They are both retired, but they still like to volunteer at the nonprofit

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estar jubilado / estar retirado

ej. Los dos están jubilados, pero todavía les gusta trabajar de voluntarios en la organización sin fines de lucro

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retirement

e.g. I plan to spend my retirement living in Florida

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la jubilación / el retiro

ej. Planeo pasar mi retiro viviendo en Florida

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to ring

e.g. The phone is ringing

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sonar

ej. El teléfono está sonando

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to ring

e.g. The priest let me ring the church bell

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tocar

ej. El padre me dejó tocar la campana de la iglesia

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to ring a doorbell

e.g. Somebody just rung the doorbell

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tocar un timbre

ej. Alguien acaba de tocar el timbre

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to ring up

e.g. The cashier will ring you up, so you can pay for your groceries

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marcar

ej. El cajero marcará sus compras, para que pueda pagarlas

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to say goodbye to / to bid farewell to

e.g. He said goodbye to everyone

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despedirse de

ej. Se despidió de todo el mundo

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to mention

i.e. to say or refer to briefly

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mencionar

i.e. decir o hacer referencia breve

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to mention / to bring up

e.g. I hope he doesn’t bring up politics at the dinner table

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sacar un tema

ej. Espero que no saque el tema de la política en la cena

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to speak up / to speak louder

e.g. Speak louder, I can’t hear you

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hablar más fuerte / hablar más alto

ej. Habla más fuerte, no te oigo

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to pronounce / to say

e.g. How do you pronounce this?

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pronunciar / decir

ej. ¿Cómo se pronuncia esto?

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a quote / a quotation

i.e. a quote from a text

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una cita

i.e. una cita de un texto

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to quote

e.g. She quoted Malcolm X in her speech

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citar

ej. Ella citó a Malcolm X en su discurso

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self-centered / egocentric / selfish

e.g. She is self-centered and never cares about other people

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egocéntrico / egoísta

ej. Ella es egocéntrica y nunca le importan los demás

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ungrateful / thankless / selfish

e.g. an ungrateful teenager

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desagradecido / ingrato

ej. un adolescente ingrato

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unselfish / selfless

e.g. He is a very unselfish player. He passes to his teammates almost too much

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desinteresado / altruista / abnegado

ej. Él es un jugador muy desinteresado. Pasa a sus compañeros de equipo muy seguido, casi demasiado

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self-control / self-restraint / moderation

e.g. He lacks self-control. He keeps eating all the cookies!

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el autocontrol / la moderación

ej. No tiene autocontrol. ¡Se la pasa comiéndose todas las galletas!

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self-discipline / determination

e.g. She had enough self-discipline to practice every day at 5 am

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la autodisciplina / la determinación

ej. Tenía suficiente autodisciplina como para practicar diario a las 5 am

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self-defense

e.g. She is taking classes in self-defense

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la autodefensa / la defensa propia

ej. Ella está tomando clases de defensa propia

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sharp

e.g. a sharp knife

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agudo / afilado / filoso

ej. un cuchillo afilado

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to sharpen

e.g. He sharpened the knife

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afilar

ej. Él afiló el cuchillo

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dull / blunt / unsharpened

e.g. This knife is dull. Please sharpen it

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desafilado / romo

ej. Este cuchillo está romo. Por favor afílalo

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you had better / you’d better

e.g. You’d better finish your homework

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más vale que

ej. Más vale que termines tu tarea

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you had better not / you’d better not

e.g. You’d better not be playing video games

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más vale que no

ej. Más vale que no estés jugando video juegos

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sincere / genuine

e.g. a sincere apology

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sincero / genuino

ej. una disculpa sincera

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insincere / fake / disingenuous

e.g. I think his interest in the topic is insincere. He just wants to impress her

A

poco sincero / falso

ej. Creo que su interés en el tema es poco sincero. Sólo la quiere impresionar a ella

88
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truly / sincerely / genuinely

e.g. I am sincerely grateful

A

verdaderamente / sinceramente / genuinamente

ej. Estoy sinceramente agradecido

89
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to whistle

e.g. The construction workers whistled at the passing girl

A

silbar / chiflar

ej. El albañil le silbó a la chica que pasaba

90
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a whistle

e.g. The referee blew his whistle

A

un silbato / un pito

ej. El árbitro hizo sonar su silbato

91
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mainstream

e.g. She hates mainstream fashion and prefers to dress in a gothic, apathetic style

A

convencional / establecido

ej. Ella detesta la moda convencional y prefiere vestir en un estilo gótico y apático

92
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outgoing / extroverted / social

e.g. He’s very extroverted. He gets bored if he’s not around other people

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extrovertido / sociable

ej. Es muy extrovertido. Se aburre si no está con más gente

93
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introverted / antisocial / reserved

e.g. The introverted little girl preferred to read books rather than play with her classmates

A

introvertido

ej. La niñita introvertida prefería leer libros que jugar con sus compañeros de clase

94
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a speech

e.g. The president gave a speech about the debt crisis

A

un discurso

ej. El presidente dio un discurso sobre la crisis de la deuda

95
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speech

e.g. Speech is a major reason why humans are more advanced than apes

A

el habla

ej. El habla es una importante razón por la que los humanos son más avanzados que los simios

96
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speechless / dazed

e.g. His behavior left me speechless. I simply did not know what to say

A

sin palabras / mudo / estupefacto

ej. Su comportamiento me dejó estupefacto. Simplemente no sé qué decir

97
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a spray

e.g. Do you want it in the form of a cream or a spray?

A

un aerosol / un spray

ej. ¿Lo quieres en forma de crema o en aerosol?

98
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to spray

e.g. to spray plants with water

A

rociar / pulverizar

ej. rociar las plantas con agua

99
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a booth / a stall

e.g. a phone booth

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una cabina

ej. una cabina telefónica

100
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a stand / a kiosk

e.g. a fruit stand

A

un quiosco / un kiosko / un puesto

ej. un quiosco de frutas

101
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a stand

e.g. a guitar stand

A

un atril

ej. un atril para guitarra

102
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to stand out / to stick out

e.g. That car really stands out because of the bright color

A

destacarse / sobresalir

ej. Ese carro se destaca por su color brillante

103
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to stand for / to mean

e.g. What does DNA stand for?

A

significar

ej. ¿Qué significa ADN?

104
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a criterion / a standard / a requirement

e.g. This doesn’t meet the criteria

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un criterio / un estándar

ej. Esto no cumple los criterios

105
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a standard

e.g. The metric system has established standards for all measurement

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un estándar

ej. El sistema métrico tiene estándares establecidos para todas las medidas

106
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standard / accepted / typical

e.g. This is just standard practice, ma’am

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estándar / habitual / típico

ej. Es simplemente una práctica estándar, señora

107
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a bad word / a swear word / a curse word

A

una palabrota / una mala palabra / una maldición

108
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to swear / to curse / to say a bad word

e.g. Her father swears a lot when he’s drunk

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maldecir / decir una palabrota / blasfemar

ej. Su padre maldice mucho cuando está borracha

109
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to swear that

e.g. I swear to you that that’s what happened. I’m not lying

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jurar que

ej. Te juro que eso fue lo que pasó. No estoy mintiendo

110
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to say hi / to greet

e.g. Don’t forget to say hi to our guests

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saludar

ej. No olvides saludar a nuestros invitados

111
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a greeting

e.g. “Hello” is a form of greeting

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un saludo

ej. “Hola” es un tipo de saludo

112
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to discuss / to talk about / to talk over

e.g. We discussed the most important issues first

A

discutir / hablar sobre

ej. Discutimos los asuntos mas importantes primero

113
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to tend to / to have a tendency to / to be prone to

e.g. She tends to show up late

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soler / tender a / tener tendencia a

ej. Ella suele llegar tarde

114
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a tendency / a propensity

e.g. This comfortable couch has reinforced my lazy tendencies

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una tendencia / una propensión

ej. Este cómodo sofá ha reforzado mi tendencia a la flojera

115
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terrorism

e.g. Terrorism is still a big risk

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el terrorismo

ej. El terrorismo sigue siendo un gran riesgo

116
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a terrorist

e.g. The terrorists killed hundreds of civilians

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un terrorista

ej. Los terroristas mataron a cientos de civiles

117
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throughout / all across the / all around the

e.g. throughout the country

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por todo el

ej. por todo el país

118
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throughout / from the beginning to the end of

e.g. throughout the day

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durante todo / a lo largo de

ej. durante todo el día

119
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to pinch

e.g. Ow! She pinched me

A

pellizcar

ej. ¡Ay! Me pellizcó

120
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a pinch

e.g. a pinch of salt, a pinch on the cheek, etc.

A

una pizca / un pellizco

ej. una pizca de sal, un pellizco en la mejilla, etc.

121
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to pet / to stroke / to caress

e.g. She sat on the couch and petted her dog

A

acariciar

ej. Se sentó en el sillón y acarició a su perro

122
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to tickle

e.g. Don’t tickle me

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hacerle cosquillas a

ej. No me hagas cosquillas

123
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ticklish

e.g. Please stop. I’m ticklish

A

cosquilloso / cosquilludo

ej. Por favor detente. Soy cosquilludo

124
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to cuddle / to snuggle

e.g. We cuddled in bed and watched a movie together

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acurrucarse

ej. Nos acurrucamos en la cama y vimos una película juntos

125
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a tradition / a custom

e.g. Playing football before Christmas dinner is an important tradition in our family

A

una tradición / una costumbre

ej. Jugar fútbol americano antes de la cena de Navidad es una tradición importante en nuestra familia

126
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traditional / typical

e.g. a traditional meal

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tradicional / típico

ej. un plato tradicional

127
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conservative / prudent

e.g. a conservative dress

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conservador / prudente

ej. un vestido conservador

128
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to transfer / to change

e.g. We need to transfer to the bus here

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transferir / cambiar

ej. Necesitamos transferir al bus aquí

129
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a transfer

e.g. a transfer of ownership

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una transferencia

ej. una transferencia de propiedad

130
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to admit / to confess / to fess up to the fact that

e.g. She admitted that she stole it

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admitir / confesar

ej. Ella admitió que lo había robado

131
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to concede / to accept / to admit

e.g. I concede that you are correct

A

conceder / admitir / aceptar

ej. Concedo que tienes razón

132
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to get something off your chest

e.g. I’ve been carrying a secret deep inside, and I have to get it off my chest

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quitarse un peso de encima

ej. He guardado un secreto en lo más profundo de mi ser, y tengo que quitarme un peso de encima

133
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admittedly

e.g. The trip was admittedly very expensive, but we had so much fun that it was worth it

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ciertamente

ej. Ciertamente, el viaje fue muy caro, pero nos divertimos tanto que valió la pena

134
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a confession / an admission / a concession

e.g. a confession of guilt

A

una confesión / una admisión

ej. una confesión de culpabilidad

135
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admission / entrance

e.g. Admission is $5

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la entrada

ej. La entrada es $5

136
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cocky / arrogant / conceited

e.g. He’s so cocky, he thinks all the women love him

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presumido / arrogante / creído

ej. Él es tan arrogante, que cree que todas las mujeres lo aman

137
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vain / narcissistic

e.g. She’s so vain. Look at all the trophies she displays on her shelf

A

vanidoso / creído / engreído

ej. Ella es tan engreída. Mira todos los trofeos que muestra en la repisa

138
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arrogance / vanity

e.g. Her cocky comment is evidence of her arrogance

A

la arrogancia / la vanidad

ej. Su comentario engreído es evidencia de su arrogancia

139
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a snob / an elitist

e.g. You may be rich, but you don’t have to act like such a snob around commoners

A

un esnob / un clasista

ej. Puede que seas rico, pero no tienes que actuar como un esnob en torno a los plebeyos

140
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condescending / patronizing / snobbish

e.g. John is so condescending, all he does is talk down to his siblings

A

condescendiente / desdeñoso / altivo

ej. John es muy condescendiente, todo lo que hace es tratar con altanería a sus hermanos

141
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artistic / aesthetic

e.g. She’s very artistic. Look at her beautiful paintings!

A

artístico / estético

ej. Ella es muy artística. ¡Mira sus bellas pinturas!

142
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aesthetics / artistic taste

e.g. This new model of phone combines beautiful aesthetics with high performance

A

la estética

ej. Este nuevo modelo de teléfono combina una bella estética con alto rendimiento

143
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an art / an art form

e.g. This is more of an art than a science

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un arte / una forma de arte

ej. Esto es más un arte que una ciencia

144
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a piece / a piece of art

e.g. I love this piece by Picasso

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una pieza / una pieza de arte

ej. Me encanta esta pieza de Picasso

145
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a masterpiece

e.g. The David was one of Michelangelo’s masterpieces

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una obra maestra

ej. El David fue una de las obras maestras de Miguel Ángel

146
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a brush / a paint brush

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una brocha / un pincel

147
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a canvas

e.g. He put his paintbrush on the canvas and started painting

A

un lienzo

ej. Puso su pincel en el lienzo y comenzó a pintar

148
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a frame

e.g. a picture frame

A

un marco

ej. un marco para una foto

149
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to frame

e.g. Can you take this photo to the store to have it framed?

A

enmarcar

ej. ¿Puedes llevar esta foto a la tienda para que la enmarquen?

150
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a crayon

A

un lápiz de cera / un crayón

151
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to illustrate / to add pictures to

e.g. She illustrated the children’s book with funny characters

A

ilustrar / agregar dibujos a

ej. Ella ilustró el cuento infantil con graciosos personajes

152
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to doodle / to scribble

e.g. The boy doodled during the boring lesson

A

hacer garabatos / dibujar perezosamente

ej. El niño hizo garabatos durante la clase aburrida

153
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a sketch

e.g. He drew a quick sketch of the suspect’s face

A

un bosquejo / un boceto

ej. Él dibujó rápidamente un bosquejo de la cara del sospechoso

154
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a portrait

e.g. a self-portrait

A

un retrato

ej. un autorretrato

155
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a poster

e.g. He has a Pink Floyd poster on the wall

A

un afiche / un póster / un cartel

ej. Él tiene un afiche de Pink Floyd en la pared

156
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a slide

e.g. Please advance to the next slide in the slideshow

A

una diapositiva

ej. Por favor pasa a la siguiente diapositiva de la presentación

157
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an icon / an image

e.g. Click on the Internet Explorer icon

A

un icono / un ícono / una imagen

ej. Haz clic en el ícono de Internet Explorer

158
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a statue

e.g. a statue of an ancient king

A

una estatua

ej. una estatua de un antiguo rey

159
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a sculptor

e.g. Donatello is the world’s most famous sculptor

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un escultor

ej. Donatello es el escultor más famoso del mundo

160
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to engrave / to carve / to sculpt

e.g. She carved a beautiful statue

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tallar / grabar

ej. Talló una hermosa estatua

161
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pottery / ceramics / china

e.g. My mom has a lot of expensive china in the cabinet

A

la cerámica / la alfarería

ej. Mi mamá tiene mucha cerámica cara en el gabinete

162
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ceramic / porcelain

e.g. a ceramic plate

A

de cerámica / cerámico / porcelana

ej. un plato de cerámica

163
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graphic / pictorial

e.g. a graphic representation

A

gráfico / ilustrado

ej. una representación gráfica

164
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a mosaic

e.g. a beautiful mosaic on the wall

A

un mosaico

ej. un hermoso mosaico en la pared

165
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an exhibition / an exhibit

e.g. an art exhibition

A

una exhibición

ej. una exhibición de arte

166
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a gallery

e.g. an art gallery

A

una galería

ej. una galería de arte

167
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a base / a headquarters

e.g. a military base

A

una base / una sede

ej. una base militar

168
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the base

e.g. the base of a lamp

A

la base / el pie

ej. la base de una lámpara

169
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a base / a foundation

e.g. Our company has a strong foundation

A

una base / una fundación

ej. Nuestra compañía tiene una base sólida

170
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to be based on / to be rooted in / to be founded on

e.g. Our marriage is based on trust, faith, and love

A

estar basado en / estar fundado en / estar cimentado en

ej. Nuestro matrimonio está basado en la confianza, la fe y el amor

171
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a bedsheet / a sheet

e.g. The sheets are dirty. We should change them before we sleep on that bed

A

una sábana

ej. Las sábanas están sucias. Deberíamos cambiarlas antes de dormir en esa cama

172
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a blanket / a cover

A

una manta / una cobija

173
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a mattress

A

un colchón

174
Q

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to belong / to go

e.g. This chair doesn’t belong here

A

pertenecer / ir

ej. Esta silla no pertenece aquí

175
Q

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to belong / to fit in

e.g. I don’t belong here

A

pertenecer / encajar

e.g. No encajo aquí

176
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to belong to

e.g. I think this hat belongs to you

A

pertenecer a

ej. Creo que este gorro te pertenece (a ti)

177
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to be a member of / to belong to

e.g. I belong to a gym

A

ser miembro de / pertenecer a

ej. Soy miembro de un gimnasio

178
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to go with / to belong with

e.g. This book belongs with the other poetry books

A

ir / corresponder

ej. Este libro va con los otros de poesía

179
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belongings

e.g. Please keep your belongings in sight at all times

A

pertenencias

ej. Por favor mantenga sus pertenencias a la vista en todo momento

180
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to betray / to stab in the back

e.g. I can’t believe that you betrayed me by joining our competitor

A

traicionar / clavar un puñal en la espalda de

ej. No puedo creer que me tracionaste al irte con la competencia

181
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a traitor

e.g. The traitor was executed for his treason

A

traidor

ej. El traidor fue ejecutado por su traición

182
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treachery / betrayal / treason

e.g. I will not tolerate any treachery from among my soldiers

A

la traición

ej. No toleraré ninguna traición entre mis soldados

183
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a barrier / a barricade

e.g. The wall served as a barrier to keep out the enemies

A

una barrera / una barricada

ej. El muro sirvió como barrera para mantener a los enemigos fuera

184
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a barrier / an obstacle / an impediment

e.g. This patent provides a barrier to entry into our market

A

una barrera / un obstáculo / un impedimento

ej. Esta patente crea un impedimento para la entrada en nuestro mercado

185
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a border / an edge

e.g. He drew a line around the border of the page

A

un borde / una cenefa / una orilla

ej. Trazó una línea por el borde de la página

186
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the rim / the lip / the edge

e.g. the rim of a bowl

A

el borde / la orilla

ej. el borde de un plato de sopa

187
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the fringes / the outer edges / the margin

e.g. We live right along the fringes of the city

A

el margen / el borde extremo

ej. Vivimos en el margen de la ciudad

188
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a fringe / a trimming / a tassel

e.g. I love those fringes at the bottom of your dress

A

un fleco / una borla

ej. Me encantan esos flecos en la parte de abajo de tu vestido

189
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a breakdown / a malfunction

e.g. The accident was caused by a mechanical malfunction

A

una avería / un fallo

ej. El accidente fue causado por una avería mecánica

190
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to decay / to erode / to break down

e.g. The dead rabbit’s body broke down in the soil after a few weeks

A

descomponerse / pudrir

ej. El cadáver del conejo se descompuso en la tierra después de algunas semanas

191
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to dissolve

e.g. The salt dissolved in the water

A

disolver

ej. La sal se disolvió en el agua

192
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breathing

e.g. The smoke obstructed his breathing

A

la respiración

ej. El humo impidió su respiración

193
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to breathe in / to inhale

e.g. Try not to breathe in any smoke

A

aspirar / inhalar

ej. Trata de no inhalar humo

194
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to breathe out / to exhale

e.g. Breathe in, then breathe out

A

espirar / exhalar

ej. Inhala, luego exhala

195
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to hold your breath

e.g. I held my breath while I stayed under water

A

aguantar la respiración / contener la respiración

ej. Contuve la respiración mientras estaba bajo el agua

196
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a breath of fresh air

A

un respiro de aire fresco

197
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bad breath

e.g. That girl has very bad breath

A

mal aliento

ej. Esa chica tiene muy mal aliento

198
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to yawn

e.g. He yawned 10 times during the boring lecture

A

bostezar

ej. Bostezó 10 veces durante la aburrida conferencia

199
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a yawn

e.g. A yawn can be contagious

A

un bostezo

ej. Un bostezo puede ser contagioso