4-28-18 Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
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Extender
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To spread out
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Destacar
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To emphasize
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Privacy
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Privacidad (pre vas edad)
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Skills
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Habilidades
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Tenebroso
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Mold (parasite) is in the trees at castillo
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Tipos (Masc.) de personas (es una clasificación)
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Types of people
7
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Tenebroso
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Mold in trees (parasite)
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Pozo
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Well (water)
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Posar
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To pose (for picture)
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Terremoto
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Earthquake
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pertubar
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to disrupt
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Merecer
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To deserve
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zurrar
zurrado
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spanking
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sofocar
El humo del fuego sofocó al bombero.
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to suffocate
the smoke from the fire suffocated the firefighter
15
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hartar
Luis me está hartando, ¿tiene que opinar sobre todo?
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to get tired of (fed up)
I am getting fed up with Luis. Does he have to have an opinion about everything?
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escueto
El entrevistado dio una respuesta muy escueta a la pregunta sobre su vida amorosa
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concise
The interviewee gave a very concise response to the question about his love life.
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pique
No me invitó a su fiesta porque tiene un pique conmigo.
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grudge
She didn’t invite me to her party because she holds a grudge against me.
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- (to avoid)
a. to prevent
— Vaccines are a way of preventing many serious diseases.
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Prevenir
Las vacunas suponen una forma de prevenir muchas enfermedades graves.
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Grave
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Serious or severe
20
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Aluminio
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Aluminum
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Lo lamento
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I’m very sorry
I regret it / this
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a. referirse
- Esta nota se refiere al autor del libro.
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To refer to
This note refers to the book’s author.
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Tacto
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Touch
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entumecer
Entumecido
mi brazo estaba entumecido
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To numb
Numb
My arm was numb
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Inclinado (inclinar)
| Declinado (declinado)
Inclined
| Declined
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Contract
Contrato
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Suplicar
To beg
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Subsuelo
Subsoil
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Embocar
| "¿Tienes fuego?" dijo Irene embocando un cigarrillo.
To enter a narrow plave, to whole, to put in ones mouth
| - "Do you have a light?" said Irene putting a cigarette in her mouth.
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Fogata
Bonfire or fire in chimney
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Pertubador
Pertubado
La película mostraba imágenes perturbadoras de los crímenes de guerra.
disturbing
| - The movie showed disturbing pictures of the war crimes.
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Notar
| Noté que saliste muy temprano de tu casa hoy
. to notice
| . - I noticed that you left home very early today.
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Aconojar
| La muerte de su profesor de la universidad acongojó a Marta.
a. to distress
- The death of her university professor distressed Marta.
To grieve
To cause anguish
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Calabozo
Dungeon
| Prison
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Viuda
Widow
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Consigna
Order
| Slogan
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Wealth
La riqueza
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exagerar
| No fue nada. Solo está exagerando el problema
```
to exagerate (conj. normal)
it was nothing, she just exagerated the problem
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moza
girl
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sembrar
| Este año sembramos albahaca, romero y cilantro.
to plant
| This year we planted basil, rosemary, and cilantro.
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tumbar
| Él tumbó al matón con un puñetazo rápido en la mandíbula.
to knock down
| He knocked the bully down with a quick punch to the jaw.
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Ceniza
Ash (cigarette butt)
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Toothpaste
Pasta dental
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Ajonjolí
Sesame seed
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indefinido
| .En esta ecuación, la variable X representa un valor indefinido.
undefined (indefinate)
| In this equation, the variable X represents an undefined value
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meticulous
| Sonia es muy meticulosa y siguió la receta al pie de la letra
meticulous
| .Sonia is very meticulous and followed the recipe word for word
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despidida
| Cuando llegó el momento de despedida, Fabiola rompió en llanto.
farewell (fired?from job)
| When the moment to say farewell arrived, Fabiola broke down in tears
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hacha
ax
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Nogal
Walnuts
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Parra
| Ojas de
Vine
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Mora
Blackberry
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Carril
Lane (on road)
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Remate
Auction
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Tapete
Rug
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Occidente
West
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a. balance
| . - I lost my balance and fell to the ground
Equilíbrio
| Perdí el equilibrio y me caí al suelo
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desahogarme
| Desahogarse
To vent
| Venting
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Signo de interrogación
Question mark
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hirviendo
Boiling
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Olla
Pot (of water)
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Untar
To spread (butter for example)
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senda
| Caminamos por la senda hasta llegar a la cabaña.
path
| We walked along the path until we reached the cabin.
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plaga
| La plaga de langostas arrasó con todos los cultivos.
plague
| The plague of locusts devastated all of the crops.
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Words ending n “ant” are changed to what in Spanish?
Vacant
Distant
Abundant
“Ante” this is a general rule as a congnant
Vacante
Distance
Abundante
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Many words ending in “ar” are spelled the same in Spanish just with Spanish pronoun ciático no
I.e. perpendicular
Vulgar
Solar
perpendicular
Vulgar
Solar
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```
English words that end in “ary” end in what in Spanish
Hereditary
Diary
Imaginary
Salary
Ordinary
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End in “ario”
Heriditario
Diario
Imaginario
Salario
Ordinario
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Vaporera (personal)
Steam iron
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Hazelnut
avellana
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To perfume
I bought a spray to get rid of bad smells and perfume the air.
b. to scent
You can find candles scented with an array of different essential oils.
Perfumer
1. (to aromatize)
a. to perfume
Compré un spray para eliminar los malos olores y perfumar el ambiente. —
Se encuentran velas perfumadas con una gran variedad de aceites esenciales. —
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Privilegiado
| Eres una chica privilegiada. Es muy difícil que te concendan esa beca.
privileged
1. (favored)
— You're a privileged girl. It's very hard to be granted that scholarship.
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Apropiar
To adapt
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Pertenecer
| Yo solo quiero lo que me pertenece. —
1. (to be owned by)
a. to belong to
I only want what belongs to me.
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Subsidio
| El gobierno invierte millones de dólares en subsidios para ayudar a la industria pesquera.
subsidy
1. (commerce)
— The government invests millions of dollars in subsidies to help the fishing industry.
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el zócalo (m)
| . — La criada aspiró los pisos, lavó todas las ventanas y limpió los zócalos.
Baseboard
| The maid vacuumed the floors, washed all the windows, and cleaned the baseboards
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Fachada
| Frente
Front (where the tile is) faced with tile, (shower)
| Backsplash
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Aventura
Venture
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Light bulb
Bombillo
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Diversión
| Entretenimiento
Entertainment
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Entrenar
| Entrenando
To train, practice
| Training
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Antioqueño
Old city of Medellín. (Antio -Kayne-no)
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Olores
Smells
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1. (to bat one's eyelashes)
a. to blink
Let's see who lasts the longest without blinking
Parpadear
| A ver quién aguanta más tiempo sin parpadear.
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aflojar
flojo
Aflojé el collar de mi perro porque le apretaba mucho el cuello.
to loosen
loose
I loosened my dog's collar because it was much too tight around his neck.
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rascar
| ¿Me puedes rascar la espalda, por favor? Me pica mucho.
to scratch
| Can you scratch my back, please? It's very itchy
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Aislar
To isolate
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```
Querido
A quien Corresponda
Estimado senor (apellido)
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Dear
To whom it may concer
Dear
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```
(Formal)
Saludos cordiales
atentamente
cordialmente
Para cualquier cosa estoy a su disposición
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Best regards
Attentively,
Cordially
I am at your disposal for anything you need
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```
(Informal)
Espero tus noticias (informal)
espero tu respuesta pronto
ya hablaremos o hablamos pronto
mantenme informado
nos vemos pronto
avisame
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I look forward to hearing from you
Hope to hear from you soon,
talk soon
keep me posted
see you soon
let me know
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Sucursal
| Este banco solo tiene una sucursal en la ciudad.
Branch
1. (local office)
This bank only has one branch in the city.
b. branch office
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Iron
Steel
Corrugated rod
Hierro
El aero
Vanilla corrugada
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Mortero
Mortar
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Adhesivos epoxicos (accent over the o)
Epoxy adhesives
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Tope
Countertop
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Cash a check
Cobrar un cheque
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Viga
Beam
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Derramer
| Derramó el jugo sobre la mesa. —
1. (from its container)
a. to spill
He spilled the juice on the table.
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Preciso
Queda claro que los datos en uno de estos informes no son precisos. —
Aún no sabemos el número preciso de personas que vendrán a la boda.
Estuvimos aquí en este preciso lugar hace diez años.
1. (exact)
a. accurate
It's clear that the data in one of these reports aren't accurate.
b. precise
— We don't know the precise number of people who will come to the wedding.
c. very
— We were in this very place ten years ago.
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Azar
| Backgammon es en parte un juego de azar, y en parte un juego de destreza. —
Chance - fate
1. (luck)
a. chance
Backgammon is in part a game of chance, and in part a game of skill.
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masculine or feminine??
Internet
Tope (counter)
EL internet
| LA tope
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Inesperado
| Fue una sorpresa inesperada que me cantaran "Feliz cumpleaños" en el trabajo
unexpected
| . — It was an unexpected surprise for everyone to sing "Happy Birthday" to me at work.
