Vocab-20.5 Flashcards

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strain / stress

The weight is putting strain on the horses

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la tensión / la presión

El peso está creando tensión para los caballos

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stress

Too much stress can cause a heart attack

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el estrés

Demasiado estrés puede provocar un ataque cardiaco

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stressful

My job is stressful

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estresante

Mi trabajo es estresante

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to stress out / to stress

My job stresses me out

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estresar / causarse estrés

Mi trabajo me estresa

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success / prosperity

I wish you health, success, and good fortune

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el éxito

Te deseo salud, éxito y buena fortuna

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to succeed / to be successful / to be a success

Our food program was sucessful

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tener éxito / ser exitoso / ser un éxito

Nuestro programa de alimentación tuvo éxito

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successfully

We successfully implemented the program

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exitosamente / con éxito

Implementamos el programa con éxito

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to achieve / to accomplish

These are the goals we are trying to achieve

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lograr

Éstas son las metas que estamos tratando de lograr

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unsuccessful / failed

an unsuccessful attempt

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fracasado / infructuoso

un intento fracasado

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to make it / to become successful / to reach your goal

After 10 years of practice, she finally made it

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lograr el éxito / llegar a lo más alto / volverse exitoso

Después de 10 años de práctica, finalmente llegó a lo más alto

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an achievement / an accomplishment

He is proud of all his accomplishments

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un logro

Él está orgulloso de todos sus logros

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to get ahead

A good education will help you get ahead in life

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salir adelante

Una buena educación te ayudará a salir adelante

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to bear fruit / to be fruitful

Our meeting with the president was fruitful. He agreed to the deal

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dar frutos / ser fructífero

Nuestra junta con el presidente dio frutos. Él accedió al acuerdo

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to overcome / to get over

She overcame the difficult obstacle

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superar

Ella superó el difícil obstáculo

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to go well / to go smoothly / to come out well

My presentation went well

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irse bien / salir bien

Mi presentación salió bien

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to go wrong

I hope nothing goes wrong

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ir mal / salir mal

Espero que nada salga mal

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braces

I had to wear braces for two years, to straighten my teeth

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los frenillos / los frenos / los tirantes

Tuve que usar frenillos dos años, para enderezar mis dientes

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18
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to brush your teeth

My daughter learned to brush her teeth herself

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cepillar tus dientes / cepillarse los dientes / lavar tus dientes

Mi hija aprendió a cepillarse los dientes sola

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19
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dental

dental hygiene

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dental

higiene dental

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20
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a dentist

I have a dentist appointment today

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un dentista

Tengo una cita con el dentista hoy

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the enamel

the enamel on my teeth

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el esmalte

el esmalte en mis dientes

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plaque / tartar

This toothpaste helps fight plaque

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el sarro / la placa / la placa bacteriana

Esta pasta de dientes ayuda a combatir el sarro

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a toothache

I need some pain medicine for my toothache

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un dolor de muela

Necesito un analgésico para mi dolor de muela

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24
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a toothpick

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un palillo / un mondadiente / un escarbadiente

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25
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thick / fat

thick glass

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espeso / grueso

el vidrio grueso

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thick / viscous

This milkshake is really thick

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espeso / viscoso

Este licuado está muy espeso

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thickness

Please measure the thickness of this piece of wood

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el grosor / el espesor

Por favor mide el grosor de este trozo de madera

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28
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blind

a blind man

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ciego

un hombre ciego

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29
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sight / vision / eyesight

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la vista / la visión

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a vision / a dream

a vision of the future

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una visión / un sueño

una visión del futuro

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an illusion

an optical illusion

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una ilusión / una visión

una ilusión óptica

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visible

a visible scar

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visible

una cicatriz visible

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invisible

If I had one wish, I would want to be invisible

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invisible

Si tuviera un deseo, quisiera ser invisible

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visual

a visual aid

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visual

una ayuda visual

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35
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the temperature

the water temperature

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la temperatura

la temperatura del agua

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heat / warmth

I can’t stand this heat!

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el calor

No puedo soportar este calor

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heat / heating

This building has great heating during the winter

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la calefacción

Este edificio tiene muy buena calefacción en el invierno

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a heater

We bought a small heater for our bedroom

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un calentador

Compramos un pequeño calentador para nuestra recámara

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sweat / perspiration

My shirt is soaked with sweat. I stink

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el sudor / la transpiración

Mi camisa esta empapada de sudor. Apesto

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40
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to sweat / to perspire

I always sweat when I play tennis

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sudar / transpirar

Siempre sudo cuando juego tenis

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sweaty

a sweaty boy

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sudado / transpirado

un niño sudado

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to cool down / to cool off

Let the engine cool down before you start working on it

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enfriar

Deja que el motor se enfríe antes de comenzar a trabajar en él

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43
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to heat / to heat up / to heat something up

Heat up the food

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calentar

Calienta la comida

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to heat up / to get hot

The engine got hot

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calentarse

El motor se calentó

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to warm up / to get warm

The pool warmed up

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tibiarse / calentarse

La piscina se calentó

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warm / lukewarm / room temperature

This soup is warm, but it’s not hot

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tibio / templado

Esta sopa está tibia, pero no está caliente

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warm / cozy

a warm coat, a cozy room

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abrigador / acogedor

una chaqueta abrigadora, un cuarto acogedor

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warm / caring / affectionate

a warm person

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cariñoso / afectuoso

una persona cariñosa

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to weigh / to be [weight]

I weigh 180 lbs

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pesar

Peso 81 kilos

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to weigh / to measure

She weighed the apples

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pesar

Ella pesó las manzanas

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a weight

a twenty-pound weight

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un peso / una pesa

un peso de veinte libras

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52
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heavy

a heavy box

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pesado

una caja pesada

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53
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light

Her luggage was light

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ligero

Su equipaje estaba ligero

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obese / very fat

Whoa, that guy is seriously obese. He needs help

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obeso / muy gordo

Uf, ese hombre está severamente obeso. Necesita ayuda

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a scale

She steps on the scale every morning to weigh herself

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una balanza / una báscula

Ella se sube a la báscula todas las mañanas para pesarse

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to lose weight

Look at her! She lost a lot of weight

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adelgazar / bajar de peso / perder peso

¡Mírala! Ha bajado mucho de peso

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57
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to gain weight / to put on weight / to get fat

I keep gaining weight. I need to stop eating pizza

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engordar / ganar peso / subir de peso

No dejo de engordar. Tengo que dejar de comer pizza

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chubby

a chubby baby

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gordito

un bebé gordito

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extensive / wide / broad

an extensive range of products

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extenso / amplio

un amplio rango de productos

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wide / broad

a wide hallway

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ancho / amplio

un pasillo amplio

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narrow

a narrow street

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angosto / estrecho

una calle angosta

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the width

Can you measure the width of this table?

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el ancho / la anchura

¿Puedes medir el ancho de esta mesa?

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to widen / to make wider

They widened the road

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ampliar

Ampliaron la calle

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widely

He is widely known

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ampliamente

Él es ampliamente conocido

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widespread

widespread corruption

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extendido / generalizado

la corrupción generalizada

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a being

a human being

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un ser

un ser humano

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a creature

A lot of strange creatures live in the ocean

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una criatura

En el océano viven muchas criaturas extrañas

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wild

wild animals

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salvaje

los animales salvajes

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the wildlife / the fauna

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la fauna / la vida salvaje

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70
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a zoo

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un zoológico

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a veterinarian / a vet

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el veterinario

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to breed / to reproduce

Rabbits breed very rapidly

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reproducirse

Los conejos se reproducen muy rápidamente

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a species

a species of fish

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una especie

una especie de pescado

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a male

I took the puppy I found to the vet, and he told me it was a male

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un macho

Llevé al cachorro que encontré al veterinario, y me dijo que es un macho

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a female

a female spider

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una hembra

una araña hembra

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a mammal

Dogs, humans, and whales are all types of mammals

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un mamífero

Los perros, los humanos y las ballenas son todos tipos de mamíferos

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a whale

A

una ballena

78
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a dolphin

A

un delfín

79
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an elephant

A

un elefante

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a lion / a lioness

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un león / una leona

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a tiger

A

un tigre

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a monkey

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un mono / un mico / un chango

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a chimpanzee / a chimp

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un chimpancé

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a wolf

A

un lobo

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a fox

A

un zorro

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a buffalo

A

un búfalo

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a hippo / a hippopotamus

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un hipopótamo

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a camel

A

un camello

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a zebra

A

una cebra

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a donkey / an ass

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un burro / un asno

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a pony

A

un poni

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a mare

i.e. a female horse

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una yegua

i.e. un caballo hembra

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a deer

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un venado / un ciervo

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a goat

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una cabra / un cabrón

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a sheep

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una oveja / un borrego

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a lamb

A

un cordero

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its fur / its coat

That dog has very soft fur

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su pelo / su pelaje

Ese perro tiene el pelaje muy suave

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a horn

That sheep has big horns

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un cuerno

Ese borrego tiene cuernos grandes

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a paw

a dog’s paw

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una pata / una garra

la pata de un perro

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a flock / a herd

a flock of sheep

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un rebaño

e.g. un rebaño de ovejas

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a cub

a bear cub

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un cachorro

e.g. un cachorro de oso

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a bat

Most bats eat insects

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un murciélago

La mayoría de los murciélagos comen insectos

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a rabbit / a hare

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un conejo / una liebre

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a rodent

Mice and gerbils are types of rodents

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un roedor

Los ratones y los gerbos son tipos de roedores

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a mouse

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un ratón

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a rat

A

una rata

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a squirrel

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una ardilla

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a gerbil

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un jerbo / un gerbo

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a reptile

A

un reptil

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an alligator

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un caimán / un lagarto / un yacaré

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a crocodile

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un cocodrilo

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a lizard

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una lagartija

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a turtle

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una tortuga

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a frog

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una rana

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a shark

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un tiburón

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a goldfish

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un pez de colores / una carpa dorada

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a crab

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un cangrejo / una jaiba

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a duck

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un pato

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a parrot

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un loro / un perico

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a rooster / a cock

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un gallo

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an eagle

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un águila

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a crow

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un cuervo

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a goose

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un ganso

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a pigeon

A

una paloma / un pichón

125
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a seagull

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una gaviota

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a turkey

A

un pavo

127
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a beak

Pelicans have a very long beak

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un pico

Los pelícanos tienen el pico muy largo

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a wing

Eagles have long, strong wings

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un ala (f)

Las águilas tienen las alas largas y fuertes

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a feather

a feather on a bird

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una pluma

una pluma en un pájaro

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a nest

a bird’s nest

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un nido

el nido de un pájaro

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a butterfly

A

una mariposa

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a beetle

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un escarabajo

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a cricket

A

un grillo

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a cockroach

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una cucaracha

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a grasshopper

A

un saltamontes

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a moth

A

una mariposa nocturna / una polilla / una palomilla

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a snail

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un caracol

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a tick

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una garrapata / un rezno / una caparra

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a worm

A

un gusano

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a spiderweb / a cobweb

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una telaraña

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a cage

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una jaula

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an aquarium

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un acuario

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a pound / an animal shelter / a dog shelter

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una perrera

144
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a leash

She walks her dog with a long leash

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una correa para perros / una correa

Ella pasea a su perro con una larga correa

145
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to bark

I hear a dog barking

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ladrar

Oigo ladrar un perro

146
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a bark

That dog has a strange bark!

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un ladrido

¡Ese perro tiene un ladrido extraño!

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to purr

The cat’s purring

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ronronear

El gato está ronroneando

148
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a dinosaur

A

un dinosaurio

149
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a dragon

A

un dragón

150
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astronomy

I’ve always been interested in astronomy

A

la astronomía

Siempre me ha interesado la astronomía

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space / outer space

I wonder if astronauts feel lonely out in space

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el espacio / el espacio exterior

Me pregunto si los astronautas se sienten solos en el espacio exterior

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Q

the universe

There are billions of galaxies in the universe

A

el universo

Hay miles de millones de galaxias en el universo

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a galaxy

We live in the Milky Way galaxy

A

una galaxia

Vivimos en la galaxia llamada la Vía Láctea

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a planet

A

un planeta

155
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the atmosphere

the Earth’s atmosphere

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la atmósfera

e.g. la atmósfera de la Tierra

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a comet

A

un cometa

157
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an astronaut

A

un astronauta

158
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a spaceship / a spacecraft

A

una nave espacial

159
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an alien / an extraterrestrial

A

un extraterrestre / un alienígena

160
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a UFO

A

un ovni

161
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awkward / uncomfortable / embarrassing

an awkward moment

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incómodo / penoso

un momento incómodo

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awkward / clumsy

a clumsy person

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torpe / desgarbado

una persona torpe

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the background

the background of a picture

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el fondo

el fondo en una foto

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the foreground

the foreground of the photograph

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el primer plano

el primer plano de la fotografía

165
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a background in / experience in

I have a background in linguistics

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una formación en / experiencia en

Tengo una formación en linguística

166
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my background / my origins

My background is part Polish, part Russian

A

mi origen / mi ascendencia

Mi ascendencia es parte polaca, parte rusa

167
Q

a background / a criminal background / a record

They have to check my background before they can hire me

A

los antecedentes / un historial

Tienen que revisar mis antecedentes antes de poder contratarme

168
Q

an upbringing

She had a conservative upbringing

A

una crianza / una educación

Tuvo una crianza conservadora

169
Q

the origin

The origin of the human species is still unknown

A

el origen

Aún se desconoce el origen de la especie humana

170
Q

a source

a source of vitamin C

A

una fuente

una fuente de vitamina C

171
Q

to spring from / to originate from

Her fear of dogs springs from one bad experience she had as a child

A

surgir de / brotar de

Su miedo a los perros surge de una mala experiencia que tuvo cuando niña

172
Q

to beat / to hit regularly / to abuse

He beats his wife

A

golpear (repetidamente)

e.g. Él golpea a su esposa

173
Q

to beat / to pulse

Her heart is beating fast

A

latir

Su corazón está latiendo rápido

174
Q

to beat up / to rough up

The mean kids beat up the nerd yesterday

A

aporrear / atacar / ganar una pelea

Los chicos abusivos aporrearon al ñoño ayer

175
Q

a beating / a whipping

He’s still bruised from the beating he received last week

A

una paliza / una golpiza

Sigue lastimado por la paliza que recibió la semana pasada

176
Q

to act / to behave

He was acting very strange

A

comportarse / portarse

Él estaba comportándose muy raro

177
Q

his behavior / his conduct

The child got in trouble for bad behavior at school

A

su comportamiento / su conducta

El niño se metió en problemas en la escuela, por su comportamiento

178
Q

to misbehave / to behave badly / to act up

Please don’t misbehave again in school today

A

portarse mal / comportarse mal

Por favor hoy no te portes mal en la escuela de nuevo

179
Q

well-behaved / polite

a well-behaved child

A

educado / bien portado

un niño educado

180
Q

his demeanor / his disposition / his presence

No matter how crazy the situation, he always has a calm disposition

A

su conducta / su disposición / su temperamento

No importa qué tan alocada sea la situación, él siempre tiene un temperamento tranquilo

181
Q

to spoil

Please stop buying my son so many gifts. You’re going to spoil him!

A

malcriar

Por favor deja de comprarle tantos regalos a mi hijo. ¡Lo vas a malcriar!

182
Q

spoiled

His daughter is so spoiled. She expects huge birthday gifts every year

A

malcriado

Su hija es tan malcriada. Espera grandes regalos de cumpleaños todos los años

183
Q

a brat / a spoiled brat

That kid is such a spoiled brat. He thinks he deserves 20 gifts for Christmas

A

un malcriado

Ese niño es tan malcriado. Cree que se merece 20 regalos de navidad

184
Q

to be entitled to / to deserve

We believe we are entitled to a refund

A

tener derecho a / merecer

Creemos que tenemos derecho a un reembolso

185
Q

to take for granted

Don’t take your wealth for granted. Be thankful for what you have

A

dar por sentado / menospreciar / no valorar

No des por sentadas tus riquezas. Valora lo que tienes

186
Q

discipline

That kid needs some discipline

A

la disciplina

Ese niño necesita algo de disciplina

187
Q

to discipline

I don’t like it when other people discipline my children

A

disciplinar

No me gusta cuando otras personas disciplinan a mis hijos

188
Q

to throw a tantrum / to throw a fit

The toddler threw a tantrum when his mom took his toy away

A

hacer un berrinche / tener una pataleta / hacer una rabieta

El niño de dos años hizo un berrinche cuando su mamá le quitó su juguete