Chaper Eight Vocab 1 Flashcards by matt rath

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Los adelantos

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Advances

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A la vez

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At the same time

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La agenda electrónica

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Electronic planner

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El (La) auxiliar administrativo(a)/médico(a)/de laboratorio

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Administrative/medical/laboratory assistant

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Cambiar

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To change

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Competente

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Competent

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El contestador automático

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Answering machine

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Decidirse a + infinitive

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To decide to

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La desventaja

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Disadvantage

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Empeorar

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To make worse

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Enseguida

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Right away

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En un santiamén

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Instantly

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Eso me resulta fácil/bastante difícil

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That’s easy/difficult for me

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Está fuera de/a mi alcance.

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It’s outside/within my reach

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Facilitar

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To facilitate

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La fotocopiadora

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Photocopier

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El hombre/la mujer de negocios

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Businessman/businesswomen

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Hoy (en) día

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These days

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Inmediatamente

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Immediately

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Lo puedo hacer.

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I can do it.

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Me cuesta trabajo (hacer) …

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It takes a lot of work for me (to do)…

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Mejorar

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To improve

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No me es nada difícil.

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It’s not hard for me at all.

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El robot

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Robot

Sembrar

To plant

Soy capaz de (hacer)…

I am capable of (doing)…

Tratar de+ infinitive

To try to

El talento

Talent

La tecnología

Technology

Utilizar

To utilize

La ventaja

Advantage

La vida diaria

Daily life

El (La) voluntario(a)

Volunteer

Está más claro ahora.

It's clearer now

Hay algo que se me escapa.

There's something I can't quite grasp.

No logro entender…

I can't seem to understand…

No me cabe en la cabeza.

I don't get it.

¡Vaya! Por fun capto la idea.

Aha! I finally get the idea.

¡Ya caigo!

I get it!

Hacerte, volverse, ponerse, convertirse en, quedarse, and llegar a ser

To become

Hacerse+adj or noun

Change where personal effort is involved.

Ponerse+adj

Sudden physical or mental change.

Volverse+adj

Describe a more gradual change

Convertirse en+noun

To change into or turn into

Quedarse+adj with cuego, sordo, or calvo

To be left or to wind up a certain way

Llegar a ser+adj or noun

To become or to get to be after a series of events or after a long time.