Intermediate Spanish Ch. 7 Flashcards

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Si es tan amable, ¿me da su firmita?

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If you would be so kind as to give me your signature…

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Fue sólo una pequeñisima sobredosis de euforia.

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It was just a tiny overdose of euphoria.

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Un segundito.

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Just a second. (Lit. a tiny second)

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¿Y está en esa caja tan grandota?

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And is it in that huge box?

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Nada ha cambiado.

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Nothing has changed.

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¿Alguna vez se han preguntado…?

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Have you ever asked yourselves…?

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Nada había cambiado.

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Nothing had changed.

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Nunca se había desmayado nadie.

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No one had ever fainted before.

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El agujerito

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Small hole

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Alta definción

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High definition

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La conexión de satélite.

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Satellite connection

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El control remoto universal

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Universal remote control

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El desorden

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Commotion; mess

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Funcionar

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To work

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La herramienta

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Tool

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La imagen

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Image

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Instaler

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To install

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La luz

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Power; electricity

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La pantalla

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Screen

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Rodeado/a

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Surrounded

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Así lo decimos

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That is how we say it

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Las caricaturas (Col.), los dibujitos (Arg.), los muñequitos (Cu.)

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Cartoons

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Las películas CG

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CG movies

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El/la laptop, la notebook (Arg.), el portátil (Esp.)

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Laptop

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El computador (Col. y Chi.), el ordenador (Esp.)
Computer
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El mouse, el ratón (Esp. y Pe.)
Mouse
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Animación y computación
Animation and computing
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Útil vocabulario
Useful vocabulary
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La birome (Arg.)
Ballpoint pen
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El frasco
Bottle
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La jeringa descartable
Disposable syringe
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La pluma
Fountain pen
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La sangre
Blood
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El sobterráneo
Subway
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La tinta
Ink
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THE PRESENT PERFECT
THE PRESENT PERFECT
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In Spanish, as in English, the present perfect tense (el pretérito perfecto) expresses what has happened. It generally refers to recently completed actions or to a past that still bears relevance in the present.
True
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Mi jefe ha decidido que a partir de esta semana hay que comunicarse por Internet y no gastar en llamadas internacionales.
My boss has decided that, as of this week, we have to communicate via the internet rather than spend money on international calls.
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Juan ha terminado la carrera de ingeniería, pero aún no ha decidido qué tipo de trabajo quiere hacer.
Juan has graduated with an engineering degree but he still hasn't decided what kind of job he wants to do.
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The present perfect is formed with the present tense of the verb haber and a past participle. Regular past participles are formed by adding -ado to the stem of -ar verbs, and -ido to the stem of -er and -ir verbs.
True
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Comprar (to buy)
He comprado, has comprado, ha comprado, hemos comprado, habéis comprado, and han comprado
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Beber (to drink)
He bebido, has bebido, ha bebido, hemos bebido, habéis bebido, and han bebido
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Recibir (to recieve)
He recibido, has recibido, ha recibido, hemos recibido, habéis recibido, and han recibido
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Past participles do not change form in the present perfect tense.
True
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Todavía no hemos comprado las computadoras nuevas.
We still haven't bought the new computers.
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La bióloga aún no ha subido su trabajo a la nube.
The biologist hasn't uploaded her research project to the cloud yet.
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To express that something has just happened, use acabar de + [infinitive] acabar is a regular -ar verb.
True
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Acabo de tuitear una noticia muy interesante.
I've just twitted a very interesting news article.
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¡Acabamos de ver un ovni!
We just saw a UFO!
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When the stem of an -er or -ir verb ends in a, e, or o, the past participle requires a written accent (ido) to maintain the correct stress. No accent mark is needed for stems ending in u.
True
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Ca-er < caído, le-er < leído, o-ír < oído constru-ir < construído
True
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Many verbs have irregular past participles.
True
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Abrir (to open)
Abierto
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Cubrir (to cover)
Cubierto
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Decir (to say)
Dicho
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Descubrir (to discover)
Descubierto
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Escribir (to write)
Escrito
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Hacer (to make)
Hecho
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Morir (to die)
Muerto
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Poner (to put)
Puesto
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Resolver (to solve)
Resuelto
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Romper (to break in)
Roto
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Ver (to see)
Visto
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Volver (to back on)
Vuelto
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Le llamo porque he escrito cuatro mensajes por correo electrónico y todavía no me han resuelto el problema.
I'm calling because I have written four e-mails and you still haven't solved my problem.
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El ingeniero me asegura que ya ha visto sus mensajes y dice que muy pronto lo llamará.
The engineer assures me that he has seen your e-mails and says he will call you very soon.
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Unlike in English, the verb haber may not be separated from the past participle by any other word (no, adverbs, pronouns, etc.)
True
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¿Por qué no has patentado todavía tu invento?
Why haven't you patented your invention yet?
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Todavía no he terminado el prototipo.
I haven't finished the prototype yet.
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When a past participle is used as an adjective, it must agree in number and gender with the noun it modifies. Past participles are often used as adjectives with estar or other verbs to describe physical or emotional states.
True
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Esa fórmula matemática está equivocada.
That mathematical formula is wrong.
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Los laboratorios están cerrados hasta el lunes.
The laboratories are closed until Monday.
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THE PAST PERFECT
THE PAST PERFECT
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The past perfect tense (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) is formed with the imperfect of haber and a past participle. As with other perfect tenses, the past participle does not change form.
True
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Viajar (to travel)
Había viajado, habías viajado, había viajado, habíamos viajado, habíais viajado, and habían viajado
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Perder (to lose)
Había perdido, habías perdido, había perdido, habíamos perdido, habíais perdido, and habían perdido
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Incluir (to include)
Había incluido, habías incluido, había incluido, habíamos incluido, habíais incluido, and habían incluido
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In spanish, as in English, the past perfect expresses what someone had done or what had occured before another action or condition in the past.
True
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Decidí comprar una cámara digital nueva porque la vieja se me había roto varias veces.
I decided to buy a new digital camera because my old one had broken several times.
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Cuando por fin les dieron la patente, otros ingenieros ya habían inventado una tecnología mejor.
When they were finally given the patent, other engineers had already invented a better technology.
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Antes, aún, nunca, todavía, and ya are often used with the past perfect to indicate that one action occured before another. Note that adverbs, pronouns, and the word no may not separate haber from the past participle.
True
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Cuando se fue la luz, aún no había guardado los cambios en el documento.
When the power went out, I hadn't yet saved the changes to the document.
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María Eugenia y Gisela nunca habían visto una estrella fugaz tan luminosa.
María Eugenia y Gisela had never seen such a bright shooting star.
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Ya me había explicado la teoría pero no la entendí hasta que vi el experimento.
He had already explained the theory to me, but I didn't understand it until I saw the experiment.
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El artista todavía no había dibujado el ovni, pero ya lo tenía en la cabeza.
The artist hadn't yet drawn the UFO, but he already had it in his mind.
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DIMINUTIVES AND AUGMENTATIVES
DIMINUTIVES AND AUGMENTATIVES
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Diminutives and augmentatives (diminutivos y aumentativos) are frequently used in conversational Spanish. They emphasize size or express shades of meaning like affection, amazement, scorn, or ridicule. Diminutives and augmentatives are formed by adding a suffix to the root of nouns, adjectives (which agree in gender and number), and occasionally adverbs.
True
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Diminutive endings
-ito/a, -illo/a, -cito/a, -cillo/a, -ecito/a, and -ecillo/a
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Jaimito, ¿me traes un cafecito con un panecillo?
Jimmy, would you bring me a little cup of coffee with a roll?
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Ahorita, abuelita, se los preparo rapidito.
Right away, Granny, I'll have them ready in a jiffy.
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Most words form the diminutive by adding -ito/a. However, the suffix -illo/a is also common in some regions. For words ending in vowels (except -e), the last vowel is dropped before the suffix.
True
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Bajo
Bajito very short; very quietly
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Ahora
Ahorita right now; very soon
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Miguel
Miguelito Mikey
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Libro
Librillo booklet
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Ventana
Ventanilla little window
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Campana
Campanilla small bell
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Most words that end in -e, -n, or -r use the forms -cito/a. However, one-syllable words often use -ecito/a or -ecillo/a.
True
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Hombre
Hombrecillo, little man
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Carmen
Carmencita little Carmen
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Amor
Amorcito sweetheart
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Pan
Panecillo roll
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Flor
Florecita little flower
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Pez
Pececito little fish
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Chico
Chiquillo little boy; very small
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Amigo
Amiguitto buddy; playmate
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Agua
Agüita little bit of water
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Luz
Lucecita little light
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Some words take on new meanings when diminutive suffixes are added.
True
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Manzana < manzanilla
Apple camomile
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Bomba < bombilla
Bomb lightbulb
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The most augmentative suffixes are forms of -ón/-ona, -ote/-ota, and -azo/-aza.
True
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Hijo, ¿por qué tienes ese chichonazo en la cabeza?
Son, how'd you get that huge bump on your head?
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Jorge se gastó un dinerazo en una pantallota enorme, ¡sólo para ver partidos de fútbol!
Jorge spent a ton of money on a humongous TV screen, just to watch soccer games!
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Most words form the augmentative by simply adding the suffix to the word. For words ending in vowels, the final vowel is usually dropped.
True
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Soltero
Solterón confirmed bachelor
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Grande
Grandote/a really big
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Perro
Perrazo big, scary dog
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Casa
Casona big house, mansion
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Palabra
Palabrota swear word
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Manos
Manazas big hands (clumsy)
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There is a tendency to change a feminine word to a masculine one when the suffix -ón is used, unless it refers specifically to someone's gender.
True
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La silla
El sillón armchair
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La mancha
El manchón large stain
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La mujer
La mujerona big woman
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Mimosa
Mimosona very affectionate
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The letters t or et are occasionally added to the beginning of augmentative endings.
True
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Guapa
Guapetona
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Golpe
Golpetazo
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The masculine suffix -azo can also mean blow or shot.
True
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Flecha < flechazo
Arrow arrow wound; love at first sight
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Rodilla < rodillazo
Knee a blow with the knee
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Some words take on new meanings when augmentative suffixes are added.
True
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Cabeza < cabezón
Head stubborn
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Tela < telón
Fabric theater curtain
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Caja < cajón
Box drawer
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Bala < balón
Bullet ball
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La arroba
symbol
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El blog
Blog
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El buscador
Search engine
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La computadora portátil
Laptop
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La contraseña
Password
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El corrector ortográfico
Spell-checker
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La dirección de correo electrónico
E-mail address
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La informática
Computer science
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El mensaje (de texto)
(Text) message
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La página web
Web page
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El programa (de computacion)
Software
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El reproductor de CD/DVD/MP3
CD/DVD/MP3 player
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El (teléfono) celular
Cell phone
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Adjuntar (un archivo)
To attach (a file)
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Borrar
To erase
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Chatear
To chat
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Descargar
To download
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Guarder
To save
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Navegar en la red
To surf the web
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Tuitear
To tweet (in Twitter)
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Digital
Digital
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En linea
Online
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Inalámbrico/a
Wireless
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El agujero negro
Black hole
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El cohete
Rocket
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El cometa
Comet
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El espacio
Space
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La estrella (fugaz)
(Shooting) star
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El/la extraterrestre
Alien
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La gravedad
Gravity
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El ovni
UFO
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El planeta
Planet
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El telescopio
Telescope
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El transbordador espacial
Space shuttle
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El/la astronauta
Astronaut
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El/la astrónomo/a
Astronomer
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El/la biólogo/a
Biologist
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El/la cientifico/a
Scientist
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El/la fisico/a
Physicist
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El/la ingeniero/a
Engineer
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El/la matemático/a
Mathematician
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El/la (bio) quimico/a
(Bio) chemist
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El ADN (ácido desoxirribonucleico)
DNA
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El avance
Advance
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La célula
Cell
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El desafío
Challenge
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El descubrimiento
Discovery
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El experimento
Experiment
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El gen
Gene
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El invento
Invention
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La patente
Patent
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La teoría
Theory
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Clonar
To clone
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Comprobar (o:ue)
To prove
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Crear
To create
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Fabricar
To manufacture
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Formular
To formulate
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Inventar
To invent
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Investigar
To investigate; to research
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Avanzado/a
Advanced
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(Bio) quimico/a
(Bio) chemical
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Especializado/a
Specialized
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Ético/a
Ethical
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Innovador(a)
Innovative
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Revolucionario/a
Revolutionary
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Las intenciones
Intentions
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La mina
Mine
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El oro
Gold
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El/la prometido/a
Fiancé(e)
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Asustar
To scare
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Parpadear
To blink
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Adornado/a
Embellished
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Ir en serio
To mean it
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Mi más sentido pésame
My deepest condolences
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Ni siquiera
Not even
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El auricular
Telephone receiver
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El/la bobo/a
Silly, stupid person
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La motosierra
Power saw
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El móvil
Cell phone
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El/la navegante
Navigator
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El vagón
Carriage; train car
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Ahorrarse
To save oneself
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Sonar (o:ue)
To ring
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Apagado
Turned off
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La bitácora
Travel log; weblog
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La blogonovela
Blog novel
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La blogosfera
Blogosphere
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El enlace
Link
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El/la novelista
Novelist
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El sitio web
Website
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El/la usuario/a
User
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La web
The web
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Actualizar
To update
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A la vanguardia
At the forefront