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Vocab-20.4 Flashcards

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to insult / to offend

His rude comment offended the old lady

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insultar / ofender

Su comentario grosero ofendió a la viejita

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an insult

Verbal insults can often be more painful than physical blows

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un insulto

Los insultos verbales pueden ser más dolorosos que los golpes físicos

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obscene / offensive / vulgar

obscene language

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obsceno / ofensivo / vulgar

el lenguaje obsceno

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to be offended

She was very offended by what I said

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estar ofendido / ofenderse

Ella se ofendió mucho por lo que dije

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to talk about someone behind their back

I heard that she was talking about me behind my back, so I fired her

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hablar mal de una persona / hablar a espaldas de una persona

Me enteré de que estaba hablando mal de mí, así que la corrí

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to interview

She interviewed 20 candidates before selecting a finalist

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entrevistar

Entrevistó a 20 candidatos antes de elegir a un finalista

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an interview

a job interview

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una entrevista

una entrevista de trabajo

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to be engaged in / to be occupied with / to be deeply involved in

He’s very engaged in the video game that he is playing

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estar involucrado en / estar ocupado con / estar absorto en

El está muy involucrado en el videojuego que está jugando

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to get involved in

Don’t get involved in other people’s business

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involucrarse en / meterse en

No te metas en los asuntos de los demás

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to involve someone in

We want to involve you in this project

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involucrar

Lo queremos involucrar a usted en este proyecto

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to involve / to entail

Starting a business usually involves getting a loan

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conllevar

Empezar un negocio usualmente conlleva el sacar un préstamo

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involvement

Your involvement is vital to the project

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la participación

Tu participación es esencial para el proyecto

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an issue / a thing / a matter

I have to take care of a few issues before I can meet you later

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un asunto / un tema

Tengo que arreglar unos asuntos antes de verte más tarde

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a problem / an issue

There’s a problem with my computer

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un problema

Hay un problema con mi computador

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What’s wrong? / What’s the matter? / What’s the problem?

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¿Qué tienes? / ¿Qué pasa? / ¿Cuál es el problema?

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to jump / to leap / to bound

The dog jumped over the fence

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saltar

El perro saltó por encima de la barda

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to hop

The child pretended to hop like a kangaroo

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brincar / saltar

El niño hizo como que saltaba como canguro

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land / property

I own more than 20 acres of land

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la tierra

Soy dueño de más de 20 hectáreas de tierra

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a plot / a lot / a parcel

He inherited a plot of land

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un terreno / una parcela

Él heredó una parcela de tierra

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an estate / a ranch

The rich senator has a giant estate out in the countryside

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una hacienda / una finca

El adinerado senador tiene una enorme hacienda en el campo

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an estate / a lifetime of property accumulation

She inherited her father’s entire estate

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un patrimonio / los bienes

Ella heredó el patrimonio entero de su padre

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premises / property

The police will inspect the premises to look for evidence

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la propiedad

La policía inspeccionará la propiedad para buscar evidencia

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to lead / to head / to direct

He heads the sales team

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dirigir / encabezar / liderar

Él encabeza el equipo de ventas

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a leader

Every team needs a strong leader

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un líder

Todo equipo necesita un líder fuerte

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the president / the director / the chairman

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el presidente / el director

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to lead to / to result in

The drought led to a famine

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llevar a / resultar en / provocar

La sequía resultó en una hambruna

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a market / a marketplace

a farmer’s market

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un mercado / una plaza del mercado

un mercado de productores

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marketing

Marketing is one of the most important activities of a business

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el marketing / la mercadotecnia / el mercadeo

La mercadotecnia es una de las actividades más importantes de una empresa

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29
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a market

There’s no market for this product in Japan

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un mercado

e.g. No hay mercado para este producto en Japón

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30
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mouthwash

You should use mouthwash to cure your bad breath

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el enjuague bucal

Deberías usar enjuague bucal para quitarte el mal aliento

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oral

oral hygiene

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oral / bucal

la higiene bucal

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saliva / spit / slobber

Eew, gross! My mom just used her saliva to clean my face

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la saliva / el escupitajo

¡Ay, guácala! Mi mamá usó su saliva para limpiarme la cara

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to spit

Please don’t spit on the floor

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escupir

Por favor no escupas en el suelo

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to spit out

He spit out the coffee

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escupir

Escupió el café

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to drool

The baby drooled all over the place while he was sleeping

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babear

El bebé babeó por todas partes mientras dormía

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to lick

My dog loves to lick my face

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lamer

A mi perro le encanta lamerme la cara

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to participate

We played a game and everyone participated

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participar

Hicimos un juego y todo el mundo participó

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to participate in / to take part in / to be involved in

She took part in the activity

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participar en

Participó en la actividad

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participation

Thank you for your participation in our survey

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participación

Gracias por su participación en nuestra encuesta

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plain / simple

a plain dress

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sencillo

un vestido sencillo

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plain / pure / without extras

plain yogurt

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natural / puro / sin extras

yogurt natural

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poetry

classical Spanish poetry

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la poesía

Poesía clásica española

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a poem

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un poema

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a poet

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un poeta

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manners / etiquette

He has bad manners

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los modales / la educación

Tiene malos modales

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rude

a rude girl

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maleducado

una niña maleducada

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polite / courteous / civil

a polite child

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educado / cortés / diplomático

un niño educado

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politely

She asked politely for a glass of water

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cortésmente

Ella pidió cortésmente un vaso de agua

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politeness / courtesy

Courtesy is one of the most important things taught in kindergarten

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la cortesía / la amabilidad

La cortesía es una de las cosas mas importantes que se enseñan en el jardín de niños

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power / strength

He was intimidated by the king’s power

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el poder

Él se sentía intimidado por el poder del rey

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powerful / mighty / strong

a powerful force

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poderoso / fuerte

una fuerza poderosa

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present / here / in person

He was present yesterday, but he’s absent today

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presente / aquí / en persona

Él estaba presente ayer, pero hoy está ausente

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absent

That student is absent today

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ausente

Ese alumno está ausente hoy

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current / present

The current president is better than the last one

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actual

El presidente actual es mejor que el anterior

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currently / presently / at this time

Currently, I don’t have any money

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actualmente / en este momento

Actualmente no tengo nada de dinero

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presence

Her presence went unnoticed

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la presencia

Su presencia pasó desapercibida

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to present

The scientists presented their theories

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presentar

Los científicos presentaron sus teorías

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a presentation / a lecture / a talk

We attended the scientists’ presentation

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un discurso / una presentación / una conferencia

Fuimos a la conferencia de los científicos

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a presenter

We half-listened to the presenter while playing with our phones

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un presentador

Medio escuchamos al presentador mientras jugábamos con nuestros teléfonos

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private

This room is private. You can’t enter

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privado

Este cuarto es privado. No puede entrar

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privacy

With so many roommates, it’s hard to get any privacy

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la privacidad

Con tantos compañeros de cuarto, es difícil tener privacidad

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public

a public park

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público

un parque público

63
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to promise / to swear / to commit

I promise I’ll be there

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prometer / jurar

Te prometo que voy a estar ahí

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a promise

I never break a promise

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una promesa

Nunca rompo una promesa

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an oath / a pledge

to take an oath in court

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un juramento

hacer un juramento en la corte

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a notice

We received a notice about the new rule

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un aviso / una notificación

Recibimos un aviso sobre la nueva regla

67
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to notice / to perceive

He didn’t notice the mistake

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notar / fijarse en / percatarse

No notó el error

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to realize / to notice

I didn’t realize she was gone

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darse cuenta de

No me di cuenta de que ella no estaba

69
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a realization

She was stunned by the realization that he was really gone

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un entendimiento / una comprensión

La comprensión de que él realmente ya no estaba la dejó estupefacta

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to occur to / to dawn on

It didn’t occur to me that they wouldn’t get along

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ocurrírsele a

No se me ocurrió que no se llevarían bien

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respect

She had a lot of respect for the president

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el respeto

Ella sentía mucho respeto por el presidente

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to respect / to have respect for

Respect your parents

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respetar a / tener respeto por

Respeta a tus padres

73
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respectful

a respectful employee

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respetuoso

un empleado respetuoso

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disrespectful / irreverent

an irreverent student

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irrespetuoso / irreverente

un alumno irrespetuoso

75
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respectable

a respectable man

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respetable

un hombre respetable

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out of respect for

Out of respect for the dead soldier, they had a moment of silence

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por respeto a

Por respeto al soldado muerto, hicieron un momento de silencio

77
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education

We should invest in our children’s education

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la educación

Debemos invertir en la educación de nuestros hijos

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educational

an educational activity

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educativo / educacional

una actividad educacional

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to educate / to instruct

We must educate our nation’s youth

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educar / instruir

Debemos educar a la juventud del país

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educated

an educated person

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culto / instruido / educado

una persona educada

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academic

the academic community

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académico

la comunidad académica

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an academy

a dance academy

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una academia

una academia de baile

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the humanities

I don’t really like science; I just want to study the humanities

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las humanidades

Realmente no me gustan las ciencias; yo sólo quiero estudiar las humanidades

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social sciences

i.e. political science, economics, sociology, etc.

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las ciencias sociales

i.e. ciencias políticas, economía, sociología, etc.

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scientific

a scientific discovery

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científico

un descubrimiento científico

86
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a scientist

Scientists have discovered a new gene for ugliness

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un científico

Los científicos han descubierto un nuevo gen de la fealdad

87
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an assignment / a task

I have two assignments due tomorrow

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una tarea

Tengo dos tareas para entregar mañana

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to assign

The teacher assigned the students a paper

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asignar

El maestro asignó una redacción para los estudiantes

89
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chalk

She wrote on the blackboard with yellow chalk

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la tiza / el gis

Escribió en el pizzarrón con tiza amarilla

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a blackboard / a chalkboard

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una pizarra / un tablero / un pizzarrón

91
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a whiteboard

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una pizarra blanca / un pizarrón blanco

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to expel

The principal expelled the student from school

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expulsar

El director expulsó al alumno de la escuela

93
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to fail / to flunk

I flunked the exam, and now I’m probably going to fail the class

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reprobar / suspender

Reprobé el examen, y ahora probablemente reprobaré la clase

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to graduate / to graduate from

I graduated from college in 2003

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graduarse

Me gradué de la universidad en 2003

95
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a graduate

a university graduate

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un graduado

un graduado de universidad

96
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graduation

My grandmother attended my college graduation ceremony

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la graduación

Mi abuela fue a mi ceremonia de graduación de la universidad

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a campus

That university has a really nice campus

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un campus

Esa universidad tiene un campus muy bonito

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the principal / the director / the dean

We got in trouble so our teacher sent us to the principal’s office

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el director / el principal / el decano

Nos metimos en problemas, y la maestra nos envió a la oficina del director

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a substitute teacher / a substitute

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un profesor suplente / un suplente

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teaching / teachings

the teachings of the Buddha

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la enseñanza / las enseñanzas

las enseñanzas de Buda

101
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a semester / a term

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un semestre

102
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a paper / an essay / a report

I have to write a paper about the French Revolution

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un ensayo / una redacción

Debo escribir un ensayo sobre la Revolución Francesa

103
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a flashcard

I use Brainscape flashcards to study for my exams

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una tarjeta mnemotécnica / una tarjeta educativa / una tarjeta

Uso las tarjetas de Brainscape para estudiar para mis exámenes

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glue / paste

I need some glue to reattach the label to my notebook

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el pegamento / el pegante / la goma

Necesito un poco de pegamento para volver a pegar la etiqueta en mi cuaderno

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ink

My pen ran out of ink

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la tinta

Mi bolígrafo se quedó sin tinta

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a note pad

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un bloc de notas

107
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a permanent marker / a marker

Please draw on the poster with a marker, not just a pen

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un marcador indeleble / un marcador

Por favor dibuja en el cartel con un marcador, no solamente un bolígrafo

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a folder

I use a separate folder for every subject

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una carpeta

Uso una carpeta distinta para cada materia

109
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legible / readable

Please make sure that your signature is legible

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legible

Por favor asegúrate de que tu firma sea legible

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illegible / unreadable

illegible writing

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ilegible

escritura ilegible

111
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literacy

She is a strong advocate for childhood literacy

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alfabetismo

Ella es una ávida defensora del alfabetismo infantil

112
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literate

The child prodigy was fully literate by the time he was 4 years old

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alfabetizado

El niño prodigio estaba completamente alfabetizado a los 4 años

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illiterate

an illiterate farmer

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analfabeto

un granjero analfabeto

114
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intermediate

intermediate Spanish

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intermedio

español de nivel intermedio

115
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a summer camp

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un campamento de verano

116
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a cheerleader

The cheerleaders stood on the sideline, cheering on the team

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un porrista / un animador

Las porristas estaban a la orilla de la cancha, animando al equipo

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to serve / to wait on

We were served by the best waitress in the restaurant

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atender / servir

Nos atendió la mejor mesera del restaurante

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to serve / to dish out

My mom dished out food right onto our plates

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servir

Mi madre sirvió la comida directamente en nuestros platos

119
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a servant

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un sirviente

120
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a service

The company offers many services

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un servicio

La compañía ofrece muchos servicios

121
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to act as / to serve as

This book acts as a guide for new employees

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servir como

Este libro sirve como guía para los nuevos empleados

122
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acting / interim

She will be the acting president until a new president is elected

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interino

Ella será la presidente interina hasta que se elija a un nuevo presidente

123
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the sink / the bathroom sink

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el lavabo / el lavamanos

124
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the sink / the kitchen sink

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el fregadero / el lavaplatos

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a faucet / a tap / a spout

She turned on the tap and let the water run until it got hot

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una llave / un grifo / una canilla

Prendió el grifo y dejó correr el agua hasta que salió caliente

126
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to sink / to submerge / to put under water

They sunk the ship

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hundir

Hundieron la nave

127
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to sink / to go down / to go under water

The boat sank

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hundirse

El barco se hundió

128
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a space

He doesn’t like to be confined in small spaces

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un espacio

No le gusta estar confinado en espacios pequeños

129
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a space / a gap

She has a gap between her two front teeth

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un espacio / un hueco

Ella tiene un hueco entre los dos dientes frontales

130
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room / space

Do you have enough room back there?

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espacio / cupo

¿Tienes suficiente espacio allá atrás?

131
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to take up space / to occupy space / to fill up space

This couch takes up a lot of space

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ocupar espacio / llenar espacio

Este sofá ocupa mucho espacio

132
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to spread / to propagate / to circulate

The disease spread quickly

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difundir / diseminar / propagar

La enfermedad se propagó rápidamente

133
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to spread on / to apply to / to put on

Can you please spread some butter on my bread?

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untar / poner / aplicar

¿Puedes untar un poco de mantequilla en mi pan?

134
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to smear / to spread wildly

He smeared mud all over her shirt

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embadurnar / untar

Él embadurnó su camiseta de barro

135
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the spread / the propagation / the circulation

We can’t stop the spread of the rumor

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la propagación / la diseminación / la circulación

No podemos detener la propagación del rumor

136
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to spread out / to extend

to spread out a tablecloth

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extender / desplegar

desplegar un mantel

137
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to spread out / to scatter / to disperse

The ashes were scattered on the river

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esparcir / desparramar

Las cenizas fueron esparcidas en el río

138
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an extension / an addition

This extension to the building was constructed in 1956

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una ampliación

Esta ampliación del edificio se construyó en 1956

Old Spanish Vocab (71 decks)

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