Preliminary Chapter: Cognates, False Cognates, Multiple Definitions, Idioms Flashcards

1
Q

biología

A

biology

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2
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septiembre

A

September

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3
Q

calculadora

A

calculator

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4
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organización

A

organization

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5
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matemáticas

A

mathematics

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6
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geología

A

geology

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7
Q

noviembre

A

November

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8
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contradicción

A

contradiction

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9
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argumento

A

legal or intellectual argument
AND
plot of a story

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10
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collar

A

collar of a shirt
AND
necklace

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11
Q

gracia

A

grace
AND
joke or funny remark

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12
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humano

A

human
AND
humane

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13
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apertura

A

aperture
AND
inauguration of a formal event

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14
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concentración

A

concentration
AND
mass meeting or rally

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15
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humor

A

humor
AND
mood

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16
Q

cometa

A

comet
AND
kite

17
Q

grosería

A

crude act
NOT
grocery

18
Q

lectura

A

reading
NOT
lecture

19
Q

pretender

A

to claim
NOT
to pretend

20
Q

sensible

A

sensitive
NOT
sensible

21
Q

fábrica

A

factory
NOT
fabric

22
Q

carpeta

A

document file
NOT
carpet

23
Q

ropa

A

clothes
NOT
rope

24
Q

éxito

A

success
NOT
exit

25
Q

tiempo

A

time
AND
weather

26
Q

sueño

A

sleep
AND
dream

27
Q

piel

A
skin
AND
hide
AND
fur
28
Q

cuenta

A
calculation/sum
AND
a count (of something)
AND
a bill (like in a restaurant)
AND
an account (economically)
29
Q

carne de gallina

A

idiom:

“goosebumps”

30
Q

cuanto antes

A

idiom:

“as soon as possible”

31
Q

tener prisa

A

idiom:

“to be in a hurry”

32
Q

desde luego

A

idiom:

“of course”

33
Q

echar flores

A

idiom:

“to flatter”