Nouns 02 Flashcards
(124 cards)
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an event (x2)
NB; there may be nuaces of meaning but both mean event.
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el suceso el evento (sporting)
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a carpet
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la moqueta
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a fabric
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la tela
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a factory
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la fábrica
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a condom
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el preservativo
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preservatives (food)
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los conservantes
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the gender
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el género
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money (in the sense of investment)
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el capital
NB: a masculine word.
La capital would refer to a capital city.
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the final (of a competition)
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la final
la final del mundial del fútbol es imprevisible
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the end / the ending (book/film)
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el final
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bottle top
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el tapón
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a guidebook
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una guía
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a guide (person)
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un guía
NB: una guía would be a female guide BUT also a guide book - check for context
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the front (the front line)
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el frente
NB: gender… la frente is forehead
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the order (in terms of arrangement)
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el orden
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the order (in terms of a command)
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la orden
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the cut (in skin)
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el corte
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the court (royal or architecture)
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la corte
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bladder
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la vejiga
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sugar lump
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el terrón de azúcar
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colds and catarrh
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los resfríos y catarros
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a brew / stock (liquid)
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el cocimiento
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a noun which means a ‘specific situation when a drug might not be recommended for use’ such as with a pregnant woman or infant.
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las contraindicaciones
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property
NB: both in the sence of a something that belongs to sombody and the qualities of a substance.
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la propiedad
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camomile
la manzanilla
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a cloth
el paño
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profesionalism
la profesionalidad
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a time reference
(such as saying 'yesterday... last year... ' etc.
una referencia temporal
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tabloid headline / newspaper headline
el titular de prensa
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housing / shelter
la vivienda
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a sit-in (protest)
una sentada
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a settlement (of people)
el asentamiento
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the decline / declivity
nb: in decline
el declive
nb: en declive
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military commander
el caudillo
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an award / a gong / a prize
not like a raffle prize but cultural,
but note: nobel prize
el galardón
NB; premio nóbel
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pseudonym
el seudónimo
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a listing / a directory / a printout / a manifest
un listado
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provisions - of the sort used to feed an army but also just food and water.
los víveres
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a tight spot / a jam / difficulty
un apuro
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lightening
el rayo
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corner of the mouth / eye
la comisura de la boca / del ojo
nb: comisura is a corner or angle
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highway / carriageway / road
NB: not 'calle' but like 'roman road'
la calzada (romana)
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a tiled roof
NB: not 'techo'
el tejado
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fire / fireside / light
lumbre
nb; a la lumbre = by the fireside
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(the sense of) touch
nb; it has a soft feel/touch
el tacto
NB; tiene un tacto suave
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a pitcher (for water)
el cántaro
nb; llover a cántaros = to rain cats and dogs
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clan / race / stock
la estirpe
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censorship
la censura
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heading / header / headline / titlepage
la cabezera
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a dictatorial government
un gobierno dictatorial
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letterbox / inbox
el buzón
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a whistle (made by a person as a call)
el silbato
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briefcase
el maletín
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torch (flashlight) / lantern
NB; magic lantern
la linterna
nb: la linterna mágica
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a breakage
la rotura
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circuit board
la placa
NB; placa is used for many things such as plaque / plate (not dish) / panel
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silicon chip
la placa de silicio
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solar panel
la placa solar
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mother board
la placa madre
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sink
| kitchen or bathroom - but two different words
- el fregadero (kitchen sink)
| - el lavabo (bathroom sink)
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dressing table
el tocador
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shower doors
las mamparas de ducha
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VAT (tax) and what do the initials stand for!
IVA
| impuesto sobre el valor añadido o > agregado
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How to abreviate 'compañia' in spanish
CIA / Cía / i.e. compañia
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What is an MOT called in Spanish
ITV
| Inspectión Técnica de Vehículos
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What is the is the UN called in Spanish
ONU
| Orgarnización de las Naciones Unidas
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What is NATO called in Spanish
OTAN
| Organización del Tratado de Atlántico Norte
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(coral) reef
el arrecife
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racing car
el coche de carreras
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fiancé(e)
el prometido / la prometida
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river bed
el cauce
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a view point, look-out point
el mirador
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a grant or scholarship
la beca
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researcher
investigador
| investigadora
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university professor
catedrático
| catedrática
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member of parliament
el diputado
| la diputada
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spokesperson
el/la portavoz
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(noun) successful completion of university study and the aquisition of a degree is...
la licenciatura
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businessman / businesswoman
NB: here, not 'hombre de negicios'.
empresario / empresaria
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business studies
ciencias empresariales
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fashion designer
modisto
| modista
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dusk / sundown
el atardecer
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ash
la ceniza
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magic wand
la varita mágica
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fairy godmother
el hada madrina
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a story for kids / a kids' story
un cuento infantil
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a vessel (eg. ship)
la embarcación
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a hill
NB: not colina
el cerro
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godson/goddaughter
| adopted son or daughter
ahijado
| ahijada
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a (bureaucratic) step or proceedure
el trámite
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an outline sketch
NB: not a drawing
el croquis
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the name of a traffic accident report
una declaración amistosa de accidente de automóvil
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physical damage /
material damage
eg. in an accident
daños materiales
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insurance policy holder
asegurado / asegurada
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insurance provider
asegurador
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a cross shape or 'x'
| a rotary fan
un aspa (femenine)
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a lane of a road
en carril
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a road junction
el cruce
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locksmith
el cerrajero
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baby bird / chick
el polluelo
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cavern / grotto / cave
la gruta
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greed
la codicia
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a crevice / an abyss
el precipicio
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spindle
cf: time zone
el huso
cf: huso horario
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saddle bag / pannier
la alforja
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term for woven clothes
los hilados
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stool (seat)
el taburete
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setting (a nice setting) / frame (picture)
el marco
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hectare
la hectárea
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arson attack
un incendio provocado
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gesture (the same senses as English, facial, hands, act)
un gesto
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feature or characteristic (eg. facial)
un rasgo
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expectation (as in hope)
la expectativa
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(good) manners
los modales
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a paperback book
un libro de bolsillo
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notice board
el tablón de anucios
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inadequacy / unsuitability
la inadecuación
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a graduate (from Uni)
un licenciado
| una licenciada
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current affairs (as a noun)
la actualidad
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a focus
el enfoque
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a touch
(a hint of something)
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un toque (de)
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a pattern (as in a common theme) /
a guideline
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una pauta
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a compilation
una recopilación
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a bestseller
un superventas
