3.2.9 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

This deck touches on basic military terminology, as well as other topics such as magic and optimism. This roughly covers cards 6000-6200 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:

to mature / to grow up

e.g. She was really wild back in high school, but she’s matured since then

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madurar

ej. Ella era muy alocada en la preparatoria, pero ha madurado desde entonces

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to grow up to be / to mature into / to become

e.g. The silly little boy grew up to be a refined young man

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volverse / convertirse en

ej. El niñito bobo se convirtió en un refinado joven

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to grow on

e.g. I didn’t like broccoli, but it grew on me

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empezar a gustar

ej. No me gustaba el brócoli, pero me empezó a gustar

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to grow out of __ / to outgrow __

e.g. The young child outgrows his shoes every 3 months

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dejar __ atrás / __ quedar pequeño / __ quedar chico

ej. Al niñito le quedan pequeños los zapatos cada 3 meses

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to grow apart / to drift apart

e.g. We used to be really close friends, but we’ve grown apart over the past few years

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alejarse / distanciarse

ej. Solíamos ser muy buenos amigos, pero nos hemos distanciado en los últimos años

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to grow back

e.g. Don’t worry if you cut your hair too short. It will grow back

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volver a crecer / volver a salir

ej. No te preocupes si te cortas el cabello demasiado. Volverá a crecer

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growth

e.g. economic growth

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el crecimiento

ej. el crecimiento económico

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a growth spurt

e.g. When I was 13 I went through a growth spurt and grew more than a foot

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un estirón

ej. Cuando tenía 13 años, di un estirón y crecí más de 30 centímetros

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to shrink / to grow smaller / to get smaller

e.g. My shirt shrank

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encoger / achicarse / disminuir de tamaño

ej. Mi camisa se encogió

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the handle / the shaft / the grip

e.g. Grab the knife by its handle, not by its blade

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el mango / la empuñadora

ej. Toma el cuchillo por el mango, no la cuchilla

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a handle / a latch / a knob

e.g. a handle of a drawer

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una manija / una manilla / una empuñadora

ej. una manija de cajón

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a handle / an arm

e.g. Please grab the pitcher by the handle, and bring it over here

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un asa

ej. Por favor toma la jarra por el asa, y tráela para acá

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the handlebars

e.g. He held the handlebars tightly and pedaled down the hill

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el manubrio / el manillar

ej. Sujetó el manubrio con fuerza y pedaleó cuesta abajo

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to handle / to deal with / to address

e.g. The president will address the crisis

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abordar / afrontar / ocuparse de

ej. El presidente afrontará la crisis

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to handle / to deal with / to bear

e.g. You think he’ll be able to handle the pressure?

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manejar / lidiar con / sobrellevar

ej. ¿Crees que él será capaz de manejar la presión?

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to hang on / to hold on

e.g. Hold on tight, it’s going to be a bumpy ride

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agarrarse / asirse

ej. Agárrate fuerte, va a ser un trayecto agitado

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to hang up on

e.g. She hung up on me!

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colgarle el teléfono / tirar el teléfono

ej. ¡Ella me colgó el teléfono!

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to hang / to lynch

e.g. How did they execute him? Did they shoot him, electrocute him, or hang him?

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colgar / ahorcar / linchar

ej. ¿Cómo lo ejecutaron? ¿Le dispararon, lo electrocutaron o lo colgaron?

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to hang around / to loiter

e.g. There is a group of teenagers hanging around the movie theater

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holgazanear / vagar

ej. Hay un grupo de adolescentes vagando cerca del cine

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Hang in there! / Don’t give up!

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¡No te rindas! / ¡No te des por vencido!

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to hunt

e.g. He likes to hunt deer

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cazar

ej. Le gusta cazar venados

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a hunter

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un cazador

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hunting

e.g. Hunting is one of his favorite hobbies

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la caza

ej. La caza es uno de sus pasatiempos preferidos

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harmful / damaging / detrimental

e.g. Smoking is harmful to your health

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dañino

ej. Fumar es dañino para la salud

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harmless

e.g. a harmless animal

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inofensivo / inocuo

ej. un animal inofensivo

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to stab

e.g. You have to stab the vampire in the heart

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apuñalar / acuchillar

ej. Debes apuñalar al vampiro en el corazón

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to torture

e.g. They tortured the prisoner until he gave them the answer

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torturar

ej. Torturaron al prisionero hasta que les dio la respuesta

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torture

e.g. Torture is against international law, even during wartime

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la tortura

ej. La tortura está prohibida por las leyes internacionales, incluso en tiempos de guerra

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to threaten

e.g. He threatened me with a knife

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amenazar

ej. Me amenazó con un cuchillo

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a threat

e.g. Terrorists are a threat to our security

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una amenaza

ej. Los terroristas son una amenaza para nuestra seguridad

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threatening

e.g. a threatening look

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amenazante

ej. una mirada amenazante

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internal

e.g. internal organs

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interno

ej. los órganos internos

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indoor

e.g. an indoor pool

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interior

ej. una piscina interior

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inner

e.g. an inner circle of friends

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interior / interno

ej. un círculo interno de amigos

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external

e.g. external forces that are outside of our control

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externo

ej. fuerzas externas que se salen de nuestro control

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outdoors / in the fresh air

e.g. She likes to run outdoors

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al aire libre

ej. A ella le gusta correr al aire libre

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a surface

e.g. The surface of the moon is rocky

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una superficie

ej. La superficie de la luna es rocosa

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to downplay / to give little weight to / to make light of

e.g. The soccer coach downplayed the importance of the match by dismissing it as “just another game”

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minimizar / restar importancia a / quitar hierro a

ej. El entrenador de fútbol minimizó la importancia del partido al decir que era “sólo un juego más”

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to blow out of proportion / to overemphasize

e.g. Her trivial comments were blown out of proportion by the media, which seemed intent on creating a controversy

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armar un escándalo / exagerar / hacer una tormenta en un vaso de agua

ej. Los medios, quienes parecían resueltos a crear controversia, armaron un escándalo por sus comentarios banales

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to exaggerate

e.g. I’ve told you a billion times not to exaggerate

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exagerar

ej. Te he dicho mil millones de veces que no exageres

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an exaggeration / an overstatement

e.g. There were not 100 people there. That’s an exaggeration. There were only like 20 people

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una exageración

ej. No había 100 personas ahí. Ésa es una exageración. Solamente había como 20 personas

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a locker

e.g. I left my clothes in my locker at the gym

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un armario / un locker / un casillero

ej. Dejé mi ropa en mi casillero en la escuela

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a locksmith

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un cerrajero

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to lock away / to shut away

e.g. She locked away her old lover’s letters for 60 years, until we found them in her basement

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guardar bajo llave / guardar con llave

ej. Ella guardó las viejas cartas de su amante bajo llave durante 60 años, hasta que las encontramos en su sótano

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to pry / to pry open

e.g. He used a screwdriver to pry open the drawer

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desencajar / abrir a la fuerza / abrir con palanca

ej. Usó un destornillador para abrir el cajón a la fuerza

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to browse / to look around

e.g. He was browsing the selection of DVDs

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echar un vistazo / echar una ojeada

ej. Estaba echando un vistazo a la selección de DVDs

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a look / an expression

e.g. a funny look on her face

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una mirada / una expresión

ej. una mirada graciosa en su cara

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a glance

e.g. I could tell by his quick glance at me that he was not happy

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una mirada rápida / una miradita / una ojeada

ej. Pude ver por la mirada rápida que me echó que no estaba contento

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to glance at

e.g. He glanced at his watch

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mirar rapidamente / echar una ojeada a / dar un vistazo a

ej. Echó un vistazo a su reloj

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to gaze / to stare

e.g. Stop staring at me!

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mirar fijamente

ej. ¡No me mires fijamente!

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to peek / to peer

e.g. I’m hiding your gift. Don’t peek!

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vichar / echar una miradita

ej. Estoy escondiendo tu regalo. ¡No viches!

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to look back

e.g. He looked back at us from the driver’s seat

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mirar hacia atrás

ej. Miró hacia atrás para vernos desde el asiento del conductor

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to look forward to

e.g. I look forward to seeing you again

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estar en espera de

ej. Estoy en espera de volver a verte

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to look around / to look around you

e.g. She looked around her

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mirar alrededor / mirar a tu alrededor

ej. Ella miró a su alrededor

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to look up to / to admire

e.g. She looks up to her older brother

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admirar

ej. Ella admira a su hermano mayor

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a bystander / an onlooker

e.g. Three innocent bystanders were injured in the crash

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un espectador / un transeúnte

ej. Tres inocentes transeúntes resultaron heridos en el choque

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a witness

e.g. Were there any witnesses to the accident?

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un testigo

ej. ¿Hubo testigos del accidente?

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to witness

e.g. She witnessed a murder and is now in shock

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ser testigo de / presenciar

ej. Ella fue testigo de un asesinato y ahora está en estado de shock

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loyal / faithful / devoted

e.g. a loyal friend

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leal / fiel

ej. un amigo leal

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loyalty / faithfulness

e.g. My dog’s loyalty is unconditional

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la lealtad / la fidelidad

ej. La fidelidad de mi perro es incondicional

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unfaithful / disloyal

e.g. an unfaithful wife

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infiel / desleal

ej. una esposa infiel

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a curse / an evil spell

e.g. The sorcerer put a curse on the king and his family

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una maldición / un maleficio / un hechizo dañino

ej. El hechicero le echó un maleficio al rey y a su familia

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cursed / damned

e.g. The unlucky man is cursed

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maldito / maldecido

ej. El hombre sin suerte está maldito

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a spirit / a holy ghost

e.g. We could feel the presence of spirits in the room

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un espíritu

ej. Podíamos sentir la presencia de espíritus en la habitación

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magic

e.g. How did you do that? It’s magic

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la magia

ej. ¿Cómo hiciste eso? Es magia

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magic / magical

e.g. a magic wand

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mágico

ej. una varita mágica

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a magician / an illusionist

e.g. We hired a magician for his birthday party

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un mago / un ilusionista

ej. Contratamos a un mago para su fiesta de cumpleaños

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a wizard / a sorcerer

e.g. The wizard cast a spell on us

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un brujo / un hechicero

ej. El brujo nos echó un hechizo

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a witch

e.g. The witch flew on her broomstick

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una bruja

ej. La bruja voló en su escoba

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supernatural

e.g. supernatural powers

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sobrenatural

ej. poderes sobrenaturales

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a potion

e.g. The frog drank a magic potion to turn him into a prince

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una poción

ej. La rana tomó una poción mágica que la convirtió en príncipe

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haunted / possessed

e.g. a haunted house

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embrujado / poseído

ej. una casa embrujada

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a spell / a charm / an enchantment

e.g. The wizard cast a magic spell on him

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un hechizo / un encanto / un encantamiento

ej. El brujo le echó un hechizo mágico

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administrative

e.g. an administrative role

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administrativo

ej. un rol administrativo

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to manage / to direct / to oversee

e.g. She manages the sales department

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dirigir

ej. Ella dirige el departamento de ventas

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manageable

e.g. Diabetes is a manageable disease

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manejable

ej. La diabetes es una enfermedad manejable

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management / administration

e.g. business management

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la dirección / la gerencia / la administración

ej. la gerencia de negocios

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a manager / a director / a supervisor

e.g. the director of marketing, the human resources manager, etc.

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un gerente / un director / un supervisor

ej. el director de mercadotecnia, un gerente de recursos humanos, etc.

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to supervise / to oversee

e.g. He supervises a staff of 20 construction workers

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supervisar

ej. Supervisa a un personal de 20 obreros

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minimum

e.g. You must take a minimum of two classes

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mínimo

ej. Debes tomar un mínimo de dos clases

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minimum

e.g. the minimum requirements

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mínimo

ej. los requisitos mínimos

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minimal

e.g. minimal experience

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mínimo

ej. mínima experiencia

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to minimize

e.g. We tried to minimize the damage

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minimizar

ej. Intentamos minimizar los daños

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maximum

e.g. maximum pressure

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máximo

ej. máxima presión

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a maximum

e.g. a maximum of five classes

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un máximo

ej. un máximo de cinco clases

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to maximize

e.g. We’re trying to maximize profits

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maximizar

ej. Intentamos maximizar las ganancias

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the military / the armed forces

e.g. There are four major branches of the U.S. military

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el ejército / las fuerzas armadas

ej. Hay cuatro ramas principales en el ejército estadounidense

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the army / the infantry

e.g. The air force dropped bombs, while the army invaded by land

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el ejército / la infantería

ej. La fuerza aérea dejó caer bombas, mientras que el ejército invadió por tierra

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the navy

e.g. The Chinese navy has a large fleet of ships

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la marina / la fuerza naval

ej. La fuerza naval china tiene una gran flotilla de barcos

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the air force

e.g. The air force and the navy work together often

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la fuerza aérea

ej. La fuerza aérea y la marina a menudo trabajan juntas

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military

e.g. a military base

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militar

ej. una base militar

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a soldier

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un militar / un soldado

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a veteran / a vet

e.g. a Vietnam War veteran

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un veterano

ej. un veterano de la guerra de Vietnam

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a tank / an armored combat vehicle

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un tanque / un carro de combate

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a mine / a land mine

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una mina / una mina terrestre

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a grenade

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una granada

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armor / armour

e.g. The soldier wore a strong suit of armor

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la armadura

ej. El soldado llevaba una fuerte armadura

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a fort / a fortress

e.g. a military fort

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un fuerte / una fortaleza

ej. un fuerte militar

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a missile

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un misil / un mísil

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a shield

e.g. The soldier raised his shield to protect himself

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un escudo

ej. El soldado levantó su escudo para protegerse

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a sword

e.g. a ninja’s sword

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una espada

ej. una espada de ninja

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a spear

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una lanza

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a dagger

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una daga

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an alliance

e.g. a military alliance between two countries

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una alianza

ej. una alianza militar entre dos países

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an ally

e.g. The U.S. and the U.K. are close allies

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un aliado

ej. Los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unidos son buenos aliados

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a battle

e.g. We won the battle, but we’re still losing the war

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una batalla

ej. Ganamos la batalla, pero seguimos perdiendo la guerra

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to conquer

e.g. Spain was conquered by the Moors in 732 A.D.

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conquistar

ej. España fue conquistada por los moros en 732 d.C.

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to march

e.g. The soldiers are marching

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marchar

ej. Los soldados están marchando

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to invade

e.g. Rome invaded Greece

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invadir

ej. Roma invadió a Grecia

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an invasion

e.g. the U.S. invasion of Iraq

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una invasión

ej. la invasión estadounidense de Irak

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a truce / a cease-fire / an armistice

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una tregua / un cese del fuego / un armisticio

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mischief / naughtiness / trouble

e.g. Sports are a great way to keep kids away from mischief

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las travesuras / las diabluras

ej. Los deportes son una gran manera de evitar que los niños hagan diabluras

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naughty / bad / mischievous

e.g. a naughty child

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travieso / pícaro

ej. un niño travieso

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an angel

e.g. angels up in heaven

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un ángel

ej. los ángeles en el cielo

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a demon

e.g. demons down in hell

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un demonio

ej. los demonios en el infierno

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a fairy

e.g. A tiny fairy flew into her window and granted her three wishes

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un hada

ej. Una pequeña hada entró volano por su ventana y le concedió tres deseos

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a werewolf

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un hombre-lobo

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a mermaid

e.g. The sailor fell in love with the mermaid

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una sirena

ej. El marinero se enamoró de la sirena

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a vampire

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un vampiro

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the minority

e.g. We are in the minority

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la minoría

ej. Estamos en minoría

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to move in to

e.g. I moved into my new apartment in October

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instalarse en / mudarse a

ej. Me instalé en mi departamento nuevo en octubre

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to move out of

e.g. She moved out of the house after the big fight

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trastearse de / mudarse de

ej. Se mudó de la casa después del gran pleito

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to move on / to progress

e.g. Let’s move on to the next topic

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seguir / progresar

ej. Vamos a seguir con el próximo tema

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moving

e.g. a moving car

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móvil / en movimiento

ej. un carro en movimiento

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portable

e.g. portable speakers

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portátil

ej. altavoces portátiles

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at rest / resting

e.g. The train is currently at rest. It will start moving shortly.

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quieto / en reposo

ej. El tren está quieto en este momento. Pronto comenzará a moverse

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fixed

e.g. a fixed income

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fijo

ej. una renta fija

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to glide / to slide / to coast

e.g. The car continued to glide another 500 meters after its engine stopped working

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deslizarse / planear

ej. El carro se siguió deslizando durante 500 metros después de que el motor dejó de funcionar

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to slide

e.g. She slid her glass to the other end of the bar

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deslizar

ej. Deslizó su vaso hacia el otro lado de la barra

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a mystery

e.g. Nobody knows how the Mayans disappeared. It’s a mystery

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un misterio

ej. Nadie sabe cómo desaparecieron los mayas. Es un misterio

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mysterious

e.g. a mysterious person

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misterioso

ej. una persona misteriosa

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an observation

e.g. The psychologist reported his observation of the patient

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una observación

ej. La psicóloga reportó su observación del paciente

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to observe / to watch

e.g. The medical students observed the surgery and took notes

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observar / mirar

ej. Los estudiantes médicos observaron la cirugía y tomaron apuntes

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observant

e.g. a very observant boy

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observador / perspicaz

ej. un niño muy observador

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perception

e.g. depth perception

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la percepción

ej. la percepción de la profundidad

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up-and-coming / burgeoning / promising

e.g. an up-and-coming actor

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prometedor

ej. un actor prometedor

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bright / hopeful / promising

e.g. a bright future

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prometedor / lleno de esperanza

ej. un futuro prometedor

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optimism

e.g. Optimism is an important trait for any entrepreneur

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el optimismo

ej. El optimismo es un rasgo importante en los emprendedores

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pessimism

e.g. You could hear the pessimism in his voice

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el pesimismo

ej. Podías escuchar el pesimismo en su voz

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an optimist

e.g. He is an optimist, always looking on the bright side of every situation

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un optimista

ej. Es un optimista, siempre buscando el lado amable de cada situación

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optimistic

e.g. an optimistic viewpoint

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optimista

ej. una posición optimista

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a pessimist

e.g. Nobody likes to have a pessimist around. It’s depressing

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un pesimista

ej. A nadie le gusta tener a un pesimista cerca. Es depresivo

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pessimistic / negative

e.g. a pessimistic person

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pesimista / negativo

ej. una persona negativa

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positive

e.g. a positive attitude

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positivo

ej. una actitud positiva

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a notepad / a pad of paper

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un bloc de notas

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a paperclip

e.g. The paperclip held the papers together

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un clip / un sujetapapeles

ej. El clip mantenía los papeles juntos

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paperwork / documentation

e.g. I have to fill out a lot of paperwork to obtain a visa

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el papeleo / la documentación

ej. Tengo que hacer mucho papeleo para obtener una visa

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philosophy

e.g. ancient Greek philosophy

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la filosofía

ej. la filosofía griega antigua

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philosophical

e.g. a philosophical question

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filosófico

ej. una pregunta filosófica

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a philosopher

e.g. Plato was a famous philosopher

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un filósofo

ej. Platón fue un filósofo famoso

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to develop photos

e.g. With the spread of digital cameras, you never have to develop your photos anymore

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revelar fotos

ej. Con la propagación de las cámaras digitales, ya nunca tienes que revelar tus fotos

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a photographer

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un fotógrafo

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photography

e.g. She was fascinated by photography

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la fotografía

ej. A ella le fascinaba la fotografía

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an album / a photo album

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un álbum / un álbum de fotos

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playful

e.g. a playful cat

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juguetón

ej. un gato juguetón

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a playground

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un patio de recreo / un parque infantil

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playtime

e.g. At school, playtimes are scheduled so students can have breaks and concentrate better in class

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el recreo

ej. En la escuela, se agendan los recreos para que los alumnos puedan descansar y concentrarse mejor en clase

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a replay

e.g. Why didn’t the referee call a foul? I want to see a replay

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una repetición

ej. ¿Por qué no marcó falta el árbitro? Quiero ver una repetición

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to play a role

e.g. Diet plays an important role in health

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jugar un papel / desempeñar un papel / tener un papel

ej. La dieta juega un papel importante en la salúd

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to play / to star as

e.g. He plays King Henry in the movie

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interpretar

ej. Él interpreta al rey Enrique en la película

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to replay

e.g. They replayed the video

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repetir

ej. Repitieron el vídeo

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to play along / to go with / to go along with

e.g. He thinks we’re actually Canadian. Play along with it

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seguir la corriente / seguir la idea

ej. Él cree que somos canadienses. Síguele la corriente

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to play

e.g. Please play the video for us

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reproducir

ej. Por favor reproduce el video para nosotros

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to play something down

e.g. They tried to play down their mistake

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quitar la importancia de algo / restar importancia a algo

ej. Intentaron restarle importancia de su error

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a play on words / a pun

e.g. a clever marketing pun

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un juego de palabras

ej. un inteligente juego de palabras para mercadotecnia

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to play out / to unfold / to develop

e.g. Let’s see how this situation plays out

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desarrollarse / avanzar

ej. Miremos como se desarrolla la situación

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a police station / a police precinct

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una estación de policía / una comisaría de policía

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a siren

e.g. a police siren

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una sirena

ej. una sirena de policía

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a police car / a cop car / a squad car

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un auto de policía / un carro de policía / una patrulla

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pressure

e.g. Put pressure on the wound

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la presión

ej. Ejerce presión en la herida

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peer pressure

e.g. Don’t succumb to peer pressure. Remember that drugs are dangerous

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la presión de los pares / la presión de los compañeros

ej. No sucumbas a la presión de los compañeros. Recuerda que las drogas son peligrosas

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to pressure

e.g. He pressured me to buy it

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presionar

ej. Él me presionó para comprarlo

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a process / a procedure

e.g. The manufacturing process is quite simple

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un proceso / un procedimiento

ej. El proceso de fabricación es muy sencillo

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to process

e.g. Please wait while we process your information

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procesar / tramitar

ej. Por favor espere mientras procesamos su información

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a cycle

e.g. the water cycle

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un ciclo

ej. el ciclo del agua

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protocol / official procedure

e.g. What’s the protocol for getting my visa renewed?

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el protocolo / el protocolo oficial

ej. ¿Cuál es el protocolo para renovar mi visa?

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to prosper / to thrive / to flourish

e.g. The economy prospered

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prosperar / florecer

ej. La economía prosperó

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prosperity

e.g. We wish you health and prosperity

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la prosperidad

ej. Te deseamos salud y prosperidad

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prosperous / thriving / flourishing

e.g. a prosperous new business

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próspero / floreciente

ej. un negocio nuevo y próspero

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a questionnaire

e.g. We had to fill out a questionnaire before talking to the counselor

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un cuestionario

ej. Tuvimos que rellenar un cuestionario antes de hablar con el consejero

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to interrogate / to question

e.g. The police interrogated him in a dark room

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interrogar

ej. La policía lo interrogó en una habitación oscura

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to question

e.g. I question the accuracy of his statement

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cuestionar / dudar

ej. Cuestiono la exactitud de lo que ha dicho

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What if ___?

e.g. What if the Internet had never been invented?

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¿Y si ___? / ¿Qué tal si ___?

ej. ¿Y si el Internet nunca hubiera sido inventado?

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Why don’t we ___? / How about ___? / What if ___?

e.g. Why don’t we eat out tonight?

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¿Qué tal si ___? / ¿Qué tal que ___? / ¿Por qué no ___?

ej. ¿Qué tal si salimos a cenar esta noche?

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to make an enquiry / to make an inquiry / to inquire

e.g. We made an inquiry into the girl’s disappearance

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hacer una averiguación / hacer una consulta / indagar

ej. Hicimos una averiguación sobre la desaparición de la niña

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FAQ / Frequently Asked Questions

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Preguntas más frecuentes / PMF / Preguntas frecuentes

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concrete / tangible

e.g. I don’t care about your abstract ideas. I want to see tangible results!

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concreto / tangible

ej. No me importan tus ideas abstractas. ¡Quiero ver resultados concretos!

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authentic / genuine / real

e.g. authentic Chinese food

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auténtico / genuino

ej. comida China auténtica

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legitimate / justifiable / appropriate

e.g. That is a legitimate criticism, and I accept it

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legítimo / válido / justificado

ej. Esa es una crítica válida, y la acepto

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legitimately / justly / rightfully

e.g. We won the game legitimately, without cheating

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legítimamente / de forma legítima / de forma correcta

ej. Ganamos el juego de forma legítima, sin hacer trampa

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a reflection

e.g. He looked at his reflection in the mirror

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un reflejo

ej. Miró su reflejo en el espejo

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to reflect / to reflect off

e.g. The light reflected off the window

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reflejar / reflejarse

ej. La luz se reflejaba en la ventana

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to deny

e.g. He denies being there

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negar

ej. Él niega haber estado allá

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to reject / to turn down / to deny

e.g. They rejected our offer

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rechazar / descartar

ej. Rechazaron nuestra oferta

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to refuse / to decline

e.g. He refused to leave

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rehusar / negarse

ej. Se rehusó a irse

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a refusal / a rejection

e.g. her refusal to go on a date with him

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un rechazo / una denegación

ej. su rechazo a salir con él

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undeniable

e.g. an undeniable fact

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innegable / indiscutible / indisputable

ej. un hecho innegable

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to rehearse / to practice / to run through

e.g. Let’s rehearse the choreography

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ensayar

ej. Vamos a ensayar la coreografía

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a rehearsal / a run-through

e.g. a rehearsal of our school play

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un ensayo / una práctica

ej. un ensayo de nuestra obra de la escuela