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Vocab-21.5 Flashcards

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a pattern / a sequence

The pattern is red, blue, red, blue, red

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un patrón / una pauta

El patrón es rojo, azul, rojo, azul, rojo

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a pattern / a design

That shirt has a beautiful pattern on it

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un diseño / un dibujo

Esa blusa tiene un hermoso diseño

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checkered / checked / plaid

I bought a checked tablecloth

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a cuadros

Compré un mantel a cuadros

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a heap / a pile / a stack

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

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un montón / una pila

Hizo una enorme pila de papas fritas antes de comérselas todas

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to pile in

to pile into a car

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apiñarse / amontonarse / apilarse

apilarse dentro de un carro

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to pile up / to accumulate / to pile on

My work is piling up

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apilar / amontonar / acumular

Se me está acumulando el trabajo

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to pile up / to stack

We piled up the leaves

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amontonar / apilar

Amontonamos las hojas

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by chance / coincidentally

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

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casualmente / por casualidad / de casualidad

¿Por casualidad tienes un dólar que me puedas prestar?

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chance / randomness

a game of chance

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el azar

un juego de azar

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

The chances are she’s going to be late

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Es probable que

Es probable que ella llegue tarde

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the odds / the probability

The odds are two to one

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las probabilidades / la probabilidad

Las probabilidades son de dos a uno

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to take a chance / to run a risk

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

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jugársela / correr un riesgo

Sabíamos que el viaje sería arriesgado, pero nos la jugamos

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to coincide with / to occur simultaneously with

This year, Chanukah coincides with my birthday

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coincidir con / ocurrir simultaneamente con

Este año, Jánuka coincide con mi cumpleaños

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a coincidence

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

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una coincidencia

¿Eres de Atlanta también? ¡Qué coincidencia!

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a prospect / a possibility / a potential

the prospect of finding a new job

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una expectativa / una posibilidad

la expectativa de encontrar un nuevo trabajo

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potential

He has the potential to be a great artist

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el potencial

Él tiene el potencial para ser un gran artista

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supposedly / they say that

Supposedly, he’s sick today

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supuestamente / dicen que

Supuestamente él está enfermo hoy

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alleged / presumed

an alleged murder

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presunto

un presunto asesinato

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a risk

the risk of injury

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un riesgo / un peligro

el riesgo de lesión

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risky / dangerous

a risky decision

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riesgoso / arriesgado

una decisión riesgosa

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

I don’t want to risk getting caught

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arriesgar

No quiero arriesgar que nos descruban

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at risk of

We’re at risk of bankruptcy

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en riesgo de

Estamos en riesgo de bancarrota

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to endanger / to put at risk

I would never do anything to put my children at risk

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arriesgar / poner en riesgo

Nunca haría nada que pusiera en riesgo a mis hijos

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practical

a practical solution

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práctico

una solución práctica

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practically

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

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prácticamente

Hace tanto tiempo que son una pareja que están prácticamente casados

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impractical

an impractical solution

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poco práctico

una solución poco práctica

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a product

This company sells a lot of natural products

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un producto

Esta compañía vende muchos productos naturales

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a producer / a manufacturer

a producer of soybean oil

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un productor / un fabricante

un productor de aceite de soya

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production

the production of weapons

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la producción

la producción de armas

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productive / prolific

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

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productivo

Esta fábrica es muy productiva. Produce 10 toneladas por mes

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productivity

We’re trying to improve productivity across the company

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la productividad

Estamos intentando mejorar la productividad en toda la compañía

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to reproduce / to replicate / to repeat

He wants to reproduce the success we had last season

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reproducir / repetir

Quiere reproducir el éxito que tuvimos la temporada pasada

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to churn out / to mass produce

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

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producir en masa

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

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mass production

Mass production revolutionized the automobile industry

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producción en masa / producción en serie

La producción en serie revolucionó la industria automovilística

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a protest / a demonstration / a march

She attended a march to support women’s rights

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una protesta / una manifestación / una marcha

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

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a protester / a demonstrator

The protesters shouted “Justice!”

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un manifestante

Los manifestantes gritaban “¡Justicia!”

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to protest / to demonstrate

We protested our country’s intervention in the war

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protestar / manifestarse

Nos manifestamos contra el involucramiento de nuestro país en la guerra

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a strike

The workers are on strike until the company raises wages

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una huelga

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

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a riot / a revolt / a public disturbance

When the verdict was announced a violent riot broke out

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un disturbio / un motín / una revuelta

Cuando se anunció el veredicto, se desató un violento disturbio

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to riot

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

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amotinarse / organizar una revuelta

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

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a race / an ethnic group

What race are you?

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una raza / un grupo étnico

¿De qué raza eres?

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racial / ethnic

He has a strong racial identity

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racial / étnico

Él siente una fuerte identidad racial

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racism

She was accused of racism for her comments

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el racismo

La acusaron de racismo por sus comentarios

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racist / bigoted

a racist government policy

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racista

una política gubernamental racista

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a railroad / a railway

They built most of the railroad system in the 1800s

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un ferrocarril / una vía férrea / un sistema ferroviario

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

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a rail / a track

Don’t touch the third rail on the train tracks

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un riel / un carril

No toques el tercer riel de las vías del tren eléctrico

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to recognize

I didn’t recognize him

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reconocer

No lo reconocí

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to recognize / to acknowledge / to admit

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

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reconocer / admitir

En primer lugar tenemos que reconocer que hay un problema

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recognition / acknowledgement

official government acknowledgement of the existence of aliens

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reconocimiento

reconocimiento oficial por parte del gobierno de la existencia de extraterrestres

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to relieve / to soothe / to alleviate

Her massage relieved all the pain in my shoulders

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aliviar

Su masaje alivió todo el dolor que tenía en los hombros

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to be relieved

I thought something bad happened. I’m so relieved

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estar aliviado

Pensé que algo malo había pasado. Estoy muy aliviado

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relief

This pill will provide relief for your heartburn

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el alivio / el desahogo

Esta pastilla proporcionará alivio para sus agruras

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to represent / to correspond to

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

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representar / corresponder a

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

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to represent / to exemplify / to illustrate

This image represents peace

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representar / ejemplificar / ilustrar

Esta imagen representa la paz

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a representative

a representative from my company

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un representante

un representante de mi compañía

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representative of / exemplary of / illustrative of

This sample is representative of the entire population

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representativo de / ilustrativo de / ejemplar de

Esta muestra es representativa de toda la población

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a representation / a portrayal

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

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una representación / un retrato

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

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to resist / to refuse

He couldn’t resist eating another one

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resistirse a

No pudo resistirse a comer otro

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to resist / to withstand / to repel

This material resists water and fire

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resistir / aguantar / repeler

Este material resiste el agua y el fuego

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resistance

The army’s weak resistance was easily defeated

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la resistencia

La débil resistencia del éjército fue derrotada fácilmente

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to retire

He retired when he was 65 years old

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jubilarse / retirarse

Se jubiló a los 65 años

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to be retired

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

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estar jubilado / estar retirado

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

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retirement

I plan to spend my retirement living in Florida

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la jubilación / el retiro

Planeo pasar mi retiro viviendo en Florida

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to ring

The phone is ringing

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sonar

El teléfono está sonando

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to ring

The priest let me ring the church bell

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tocar

El padre me dejó tocar la campana de la iglesia

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to ring a doorbell

Somebody just rung the doorbell

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tocar un timbre

Alguien acaba de tocar el timbre

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to ring up

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

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marcar

El cajero marcará sus compras, para que pueda pagarlas

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to say goodbye to / to bid farewell to

He said goodbye to everyone

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despedirse de

Se despidió de todo el mundo

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to mention

i.e. to say or refer to briefly

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mencionar

i.e. decir o hacer referencia breve

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to mention / to bring up

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

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sacar un tema

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

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to speak up / to speak louder

Speak louder, I can’t hear you

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hablar más fuerte / hablar más alto

Habla más fuerte, no te oigo

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to pronounce / to say

How do you pronounce this?

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pronunciar / decir

¿Cómo se pronuncia esto?

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a quote / a quotation

i.e. a quote from a text

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una cita

i.e. una cita de un texto

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to quote

She quoted Malcolm X in her speech

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citar

Ella citó a Malcolm X en su discurso

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self-centered / egocentric / selfish

She is self-centered and never cares about other people

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egocéntrico / egoísta

Ella es egocéntrica y nunca le importan los demás

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ungrateful / thankless / selfish

an ungrateful teenager

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desagradecido / ingrato

un adolescente ingrato

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unselfish / selfless

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

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desinteresado / altruista / abnegado

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

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self-control / self-restraint / moderation

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

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el autocontrol / la moderación

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

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self-discipline / determination

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

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la autodisciplina / la determinación

Tenía suficiente autodisciplina como para practicar diario a las 5 am

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self-defense

She is taking classes in self-defense

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la autodefensa / la defensa propia

Ella está tomando clases de defensa propia

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sharp

a sharp knife

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agudo / afilado / filoso

un cuchillo afilado

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to sharpen

He sharpened the knife

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afilar

Él afiló el cuchillo

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dull / blunt / unsharpened

This knife is dull. Please sharpen it

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desafilado / romo

Este cuchillo está romo. Por favor afílalo

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you had better / you’d better

You’d better finish your homework

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más vale que

Más vale que termines tu tarea

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you had better not / you’d better not

You’d better not be playing video games

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más vale que no

Más vale que no estés jugando video juegos

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sincere / genuine

a sincere apology

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sincero / genuino

una disculpa sincera

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insincere / fake / disingenuous

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

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poco sincero / falso

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

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truly / sincerely / genuinely

I am sincerely grateful

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verdaderamente / sinceramente / genuinamente

Estoy sinceramente agradecido

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to whistle

The construction workers whistled at the passing girl

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silbar / chiflar

El albañil le silbó a la chica que pasaba

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a whistle

The referee blew his whistle

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un silbato / un pito

El árbitro hizo sonar su silbato

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mainstream

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

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convencional / establecido

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

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outgoing / extroverted / social

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

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extrovertido / sociable

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

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introverted / antisocial / reserved

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

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introvertido

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

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a speech

The president gave a speech about the debt crisis

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un discurso

El presidente dio un discurso sobre la crisis de la deuda

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speech

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

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el habla

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

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speechless / dazed

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

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sin palabras / mudo / estupefacto

Su comportamiento me dejó estupefacto. Simplemente no sé qué decir

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a spray

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

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un aerosol / un spray

¿Lo quieres en forma de crema o en aerosol?

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to spray

to spray plants with water

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rociar / pulverizar

rociar las plantas con agua

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a booth / a stall

a phone booth

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una cabina

una cabina telefónica

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a stand / a kiosk

a fruit stand

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un quiosco / un kiosko / un puesto

un quiosco de frutas

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a stand

a guitar stand

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un atril

un atril para guitarra

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to stand out / to stick out

That car really stands out because of the bright color

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destacarse / sobresalir

Ese carro se destaca por su color brillante

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to stand for / to mean

What does DNA stand for?

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significar

¿Qué significa ADN?

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a criterion / a standard / a requirement

This doesn’t meet the criteria

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un criterio / un estándar

Esto no cumple los criterios

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a standard

The metric system has established standards for all measurement

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un estándar

El sistema métrico tiene estándares establecidos para todas las medidas

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standard / accepted / typical

This is just standard practice, ma’am

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estándar / habitual / normativo

Es simplemente una práctica estándar, señora

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a bad word / a swear word / a curse word

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una palabrota / una mala palabra / una maldición

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to swear / to curse / to say a bad word

Her father swears a lot when he’s drunk

A

maldecir / decir una palabrota / blasfemar

Su madre maldice mucho cuando está borracha

109
Q

to swear that

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

A

jurar que

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

110
Q

to say hi / to greet

Don’t forget to say hi to our guests

A

saludar

No olvides saludar a nuestros invitados

111
Q

a greeting

“Hello” is a form of greeting

A

un saludo

“Hola” es un tipo de saludo

112
Q

to discuss / to talk about / to talk over

We discussed the most important issues first

A

discutir / hablar sobre

Discutimos los asuntos mas importantes primero

113
Q

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

She tends to show up late

A

soler / tender a / tener tendencia a

Ella suele llegar tarde

114
Q

a tendency / a propensity

This comfortable couch has reinforced my lazy tendencies

A

una tendencia / una propensión

Este cómodo sofá ha reforzado mi tendencia a la flojera

115
Q

terrorism

Terrorism is still a big risk

A

el terrorismo

El terrorismo sigue siendo un gran riesgo

116
Q

a terrorist

The terrorists killed hundreds of civilians

A

un terrorista

Los terroristas mataron a cientos de civiles

117
Q

throughout / all across the / all around the

throughout the country

A

por todo el

por todo el país

118
Q

throughout / from the beginning to the end of

throughout the day

A

durante todo / a lo largo de

durante todo el día

119
Q

to pinch

Ow! She pinched me

A

pellizcar

¡Ay! Me pellizcó

120
Q

a pinch

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

A

una pizca / un pellizco

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

121
Q

to pet / to stroke / to caress

She sat on the couch and petted her dog

A

acariciar

Se sentó en el sillón y acarició a su perro

122
Q

to tickle

Don’t tickle me

A

hacerle cosquillas a

No me hagas cosquillas

123
Q

ticklish

Please stop. I’m ticklish

A

cosquilloso / cosquilludo

Por favor detente. Soy cosquilludo

124
Q

to cuddle / to snuggle

We cuddled in bed and watched a movie together

A

acurrucarse

Nos acurrucamos en la cama y vimos una película juntos

125
Q

a tradition / a custom

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

A

una tradición / una costumbre

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

126
Q

traditional / typical

a traditional meal

A

tradicional / típico

un plato tradicional

127
Q

conservative / prudent

a conservative dress

A

conservador / prudente

un vestido conservador

128
Q

to transfer / to change

We need to transfer to the bus here

A

transferir / cambiar

Necesitamos transferir al bus aquí

129
Q

a transfer

a transfer of ownership

A

una transferencia

una transferencia de propiedad

130
Q

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

She admitted that she stole it

A

admitir / confesar

Ella admitió que lo había robado

131
Q

to concede / to accept / to admit

I concede that you are correct

A

conceder / admitir / aceptar

Concedo que tienes razón

132
Q

to get something off your chest

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

A

quitarse un peso de encima

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

133
Q

admittedly

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

A

ciertamente

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

134
Q

a confession / an admission / a concession

a confession of guilt

A

una confesión / una admisión

una confesión de culpabilidad

135
Q

admission / entrance

Admission is $5

A

la entrada

La entrada es $5

136
Q

cocky / arrogant / conceited

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

A

presumido / arrogante / creído

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

137
Q

vain / narcissistic

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

A

vanidoso / creído / engreído

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

138
Q

arrogance / vanity

Her cocky comment is evidence of her arrogance

A

la arrogancia / la vanidad

Su comentario engreído es evidencia de su arrogancia

139
Q

a snob / an elitist

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

A

un esnob / un clasista

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

140
Q

condescending / patronizing / snobbish

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

A

condescendiente / desdeñoso / altivo

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

141
Q

artistic / aesthetic

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

A

artístico / estético

Ella es muy artística. ¡Mira sus bellas pinturas!

142
Q

aesthetics / artistic taste

This new model of phone combines beautiful aesthetics with high performance

A

la estética

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

143
Q

an art / an art form

This is more of an art than a science

A

un arte / una forma de arte

Esto es más un arte que una ciencia

144
Q

a piece / a piece of art

I love this piece by Picasso

A

una pieza / una pieza de arte

Me encanta esta pieza de Picasso

145
Q

a masterpiece

The David was one of Michelangelo’s masterpieces

A

una obra maestra

El David fue una de las obras maestras de Miguel Ángel

146
Q

a brush / a paint brush

A

una brocha / un pincel

147
Q

a canvas

He put his paintbrush on the canvas and started painting

A

un lienzo

Puso su pincel en el lienzo y comenzó a pintar

148
Q

a frame

a picture frame

A

un marco

un marco para una foto

149
Q

to frame

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

A

enmarcar

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

150
Q

a crayon

A

un lápiz de cera / un crayón

151
Q

to illustrate / to add pictures to

She illustrated the children’s book with funny characters

A

ilustrar / agregar dibujos a

Ella ilustró el cuento infantil con graciosos personajes

152
Q

to doodle / to scribble

The boy doodled during the boring lesson

A

hacer garabatos / dibujar perezosamente

El niño hizo garabatos durante la clase aburrida

153
Q

a sketch

He drew a quick sketch of the suspect’s face

A

un bosquejo / un boceto

Él dibujó rápidamente un bosquejo de la cara del sospechoso

154
Q

a portrait

a self-portrait

A

un retrato

un autorretrato

155
Q

a poster

He has a Pink Floyd poster on the wall

A

un afiche / un póster / un cartel

Él tiene un afiche de Pink Floyd en la pared

156
Q

a slide

Please advance to the next slide in the slideshow

A

una diapositiva

Por favor pasa a la siguiente diapositiva de la presentación

157
Q

an icon / an image

Click on the Internet Explorer icon

A

un icono / un ícono / una imagen

Haz clic en el ícono de Internet Explorer

158
Q

a statue

a statue of an ancient king

A

una estatua

una estatua de un antiguo rey

159
Q

a sculptor

Donatello is the world’s most famous sculptor

A

un escultor

Donatello es el escultor más famoso del mundo

160
Q

to engrave / to carve / to sculpt

She carved a beautiful statue

A

tallar / grabar

Talló una hermosa estatua

161
Q

pottery / ceramics / china

My mom has a lot of expensive china in the cabinet

A

la cerámica / la alfarería

Mi mamá tiene mucha cerámica cara en el gabinete

162
Q

ceramic / porcelain

a ceramic plate

A

de cerámica / cerámico / porcelana

un plato de cerámica

163
Q

graphic / pictorial

a graphic representation

A

gráfico / ilustrado

una representación gráfica

164
Q

a mosaic

a beautiful mosaic on the wall

A

un mosaico

un hermoso mosaico en la pared

165
Q

an exhibition / an exhibit

an art exhibition

A

una exhibición

una exhibición de arte

166
Q

a gallery

an art gallery

A

una galería

una galería de arte

167
Q

a base / a headquarters

a military base

A

una base / una sede

una base militar

168
Q

the base

the base of a lamp

A

la base / el pie

la base de una lámpara

169
Q

a base / a foundation

Our company has a strong foundation

A

una base / una fundación

Nuestra compañía tiene una base sólida

170
Q

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

Our marriage is based on trust, faith, and love

A

estar basado en / estar fundado en / estar cimentado en

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

171
Q

a bedsheet / a sheet

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

A

una sábana

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

172
Q

a blanket / a cover

A

una manta / una cobija

173
Q

a mattress

A

un colchón

174
Q

to belong / to go

This chair doesn’t belong here

A

pertenecer / ir

Esta silla no pertenece aquí

175
Q

to belong / to fit in

I don’t belong here

A

pertenecer / encajar

e.g. No encajo aquí

176
Q

to belong to

I think this hat belongs to you

A

pertenecer a

Creo que este gorro te pertenece (a ti)

177
Q

to be a member of / to belong to

I belong to a gym

A

ser miembro de / pertenecer a

Soy miembro de un gimnasio

178
Q

to go with / to belong with

This book belongs with the other poetry books

A

ir / corresponder

Este libro va con los otros de poesía

179
Q

belongings

Please keep your belongings in sight at all times

A

pertenencias

Por favor mantenga sus pertenencias a la vista en todo momento

180
Q

to betray / to stab in the back

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

A

traicionar / clavar un puñal en la espalda de

No puedo creer que me tracionaste al irte con la competencia

181
Q

a traitor

The traitor was executed for his treason

A

traidor

El traidor fue ejecutado por su traición

182
Q

treachery / betrayal / treason

I will not tolerate any treachery from among my soldiers

A

la traición

No toleraré ninguna traición entre mis soldados

183
Q

a barrier / a barricade

The wall served as a barrier to keep out the enemies

A

una barrera / una barricada

El muro sirvió como barrera para mantener a los enemigos fuera

184
Q

a barrier / an obstacle / an impediment

This patent provides a barrier to entry into our market

A

una barrera / un obstáculo / un impedimento

Esta patente crea un impedimento para la entrada en nuestro mercado

185
Q

a border / an edge

He drew a line around the border of the page

A

un borde / una cenefa / una orilla

Trazó una línea por el borde de la página

186
Q

the rim / the lip / the edge

the rim of a bowl

A

el borde / la orilla

el borde de un plato de sopa

187
Q

the fringes / the outer edges / the margin

We live right along the fringes of the city

A

el margen / el borde extremo

Vivimos en el margen de la ciudad

188
Q

a fringe / a trimming / a tassel

I love those fringes at the bottom of your dress

A

un fleco / una borla

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

189
Q

a breakdown / a malfunction

The accident was caused by a mechanical malfunction

A

una avería / un fallo

El accidente fue causado por una avería mecánica

190
Q

to decay / to erode / to break down

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

A

descomponerse / pudrir

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

191
Q

to dissolve

The salt dissolved in the water

A

disolver

La sal se disolvió en el agua

192
Q

breathing

The smoke obstructed his breathing

A

la respiración

El humo impidió su respiración

193
Q

to breathe in / to inhale

Try not to breathe in any smoke

A

aspirar / inhalar

Trata de no inhalar humo

194
Q

to breathe out / to exhale

Breathe in, then breathe out

A

espirar / exhalar

Inhala, luego exhala

195
Q

to hold your breath

I held my breath while I stayed under water

A

aguantar la respiración / contener la respiración

Contuve la respiración mientras estaba bajo el agua

196
Q

a breath of fresh air

A

un respiro de aire fresco

197
Q

bad breath

That girl has very bad breath

A

mal aliento

Esa chica tiene muy mal aliento

198
Q

to yawn

He yawned 10 times during the boring lecture

A

bostezar

Bostezó 10 veces durante la aburrida conferencia

199
Q

a yawn

A yawn can be contagious

A

un bostezo

Un bostezo puede ser contagioso

Old Spanish Vocab (71 decks)

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