Vocab-22.9 Flashcards

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my homeland / my native land / my home country

Back in his homeland, they have different customs

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mi patria / mi país natal

En su país natal, tienen costumbres distintas

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to be homesick / to miss home / to get homesick

After a few days of vacation, I always get homesick

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estar nostálgico / añorar la casa

Después de unos días de vacaciones, siempre añoro la casa

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hospitality

Thank you for your hospitality!

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la hospitalidad

¡Gracias por su hospitalidad!

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home-made

a home-made meal

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hecho en casa / casero

una comida hecha en casa

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a housekeeper / a maid

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una empleada del servicio / una criada / una empleada

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housework / household chores

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el trabajo doméstico / las tareas domésticas

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an owner

the owner of the house

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un dueño / un propietario

el dueño de la casa

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to rent / to lease

I do not own this car. I am renting it

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alquilar / rentar / arrendar

Este carro no me pertenece. Lo estoy arrendando

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a lease / a rental agreement

a car lease

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un contrato de arrendamiento / un alquiler / una renta

un contrato de arrendamiento de un carro

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rent / the rent / rental payment

I barely have enough money to pay rent

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la renta / el alquiler / el arriendo

Apenas tengo suficiente dinero para pagar la renta

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a tenant

There are over 20 tenants in this apartment building

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un inquilino

Hay más de 20 inquilinos en este edificio

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a resident / a tenant / an inhabitant

How many tenants live in this apartment building?

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un residente / un inquilino / un habitante

¿Cuantos residentes viven en este edificio de departamentos?

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residential

a residential neighborhood

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residencial

un barrio residencial

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a mortgage

We took out a big mortgage to buy our house

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una hipoteca / un préstamo hipotecario

Pedimos una gran hipoteca para comprar nuestra casa

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a cabinet

a bathroom cabinet

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un gabinete

un gabinete del baño

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an attic

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un ático / un altillo / un desván

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a balcony / a terrace

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un balcón / una terraza

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a doorbell

Please ring the doorbell

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un timbre

Por favor toque el timbre

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a basement / a cellar

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un sótano / una bodega

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the curtains / the drapes

Please close the curtains. It’s too bright outside

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las cortinas

Por favor cierra las cortinas. Hace demasiado sol afuera

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a patio / a terrace / a deck

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un patio / una terraza

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a porch

my front porch

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un porche

mi porche de enfrente

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wallpaper

Your mother’s bathroom wallpaper is so ugly!

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el papel mural / el papel tapiz

¡El papel tapiz del baño de tu madre es feísimo!

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a mansion / a huge house

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una mansión / una casa grandísima

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a villa / a country house

We have a villa in Italy, which we visit during the summer

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un chalet / una casa de campo / una villa

Tenemos un chalet en Italia, a donde vamos a pasar el verano

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a guesthouse

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una casa de huéspedes

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a magnet

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un imán / un magneto

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magnetic

a magnetic pen

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magnético

un lápiz magnético

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a log

a wooden log

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un tronco

un tronco de árbol

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a board / a plank / a panel

a wooden plank

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una tabla / un tablón / un panel

un tablón de madera

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concrete / cement

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el concreto / el hormigón / el cemento

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aluminum / aluminium

i.e. the type of metal

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el aluminio

i.e. el tipo de metal

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amber

i.e. fossilized tree resin

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el ámbar

i.e. la resina fosilizada de árboles

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canvas

canvas shoes

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la lona

zapatos de lona

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crystal

wine glasses made of crystal

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el cristal

copas de vino hechas de cristal

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a crystal

a quartz crystal

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un cristal

un cristal de cuarzo

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lead

i.e. the type of metal

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el plomo

i.e. el tipo de metal

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lead

the lead of a pencil

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la mina

la mina en un lápiz

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brass

i.e. the type of metal

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el latón

i.e. el tipo de metal

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bronze

i.e. the type of metal

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el bronce

i.e. el tipo de metal

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carbon

Carbon is an essential element in all living things

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el carbono / el carbón (electricity)

El carbono es un elemento esencial en todos los seres vivos

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coal

a coal mine

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el carbón

una mina de carbón

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cardboard

a cardboard box

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el cartón

una caja de cartón

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charcoal

We need charcoal so we can grill these burgers

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el carbón vegetal / el carbón de leña

Necesitamos carbón de leña para poder asar estas hamburguesas

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chlorine

We put chlorine in the swimming pool to kill bacteria

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el cloro

Echamos cloro en la piscina para matar a las bacterias

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bleach

Only use bleach to wash white clothes

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el blanqueador / el cloro

Sólo usa blanqueador para lavar la ropa blanca

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clay

She made a sculpture out of clay

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la arcilla / el barro

Hizo una escultura de barro

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copper

a copper coin

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el cobre

una moneda de cobre

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gravel

a gravel road

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la grava

un camino de grava

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granite

granite countertops

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el granito

mostradores de granito

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hydrogen

a hydrogen atom

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el hidrógeno

un átomo de hidrógeno

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iron

i.e. the type of metal

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el hierro

i.e. el tipo de metal

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limestone / limestone rock

a building facade made of limestone

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la piedra caliza

la fachada de un edificio hecha de piedra caliza

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linoleum

linoleum floors

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el linóleo

pisos de linóleo

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marble

marble floors

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el mármol

pisos de mármol

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matter

a large amount of organic matter

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la materia / la sustancia

una gran cantidad de materia orgánica

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mercury

i.e. the liquid metal

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el mercurio

i.e. el metal líquido

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nitrogen

Nitrogen gas

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el nitrógeno

nitrógeno en gas

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pavement

Please don’t play on the grass. Play on the pavement instead

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el pavimento

Por favor no juegues en el pasto. Mejor juega en el pavimento

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platinum

a platinum wedding ring

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el platino

un anillo de bodas de platino

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styrofoam

a styrofoam cup

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la espuma de poliestireno / el icopor / el poliestireno

un vaso de poliestireno

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to pave

a paved road

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pavimentar

una calle pavimentada

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asphalt / blacktop

a parking lot paved with asphalt

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el asfalto

un estacionamiento pavimentado con asfalto

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tile

tile floors

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la baldosa / el azulejo / la loseta

los pisos de baldosa

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uranium

Uranium is used for nuclear weapons

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el uranio

El uranio se usa para las armas nucleares

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wax

a wax statue of the president

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la cera

una estatua de cera del presidente

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sandpaper

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el papel de lija

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sandstone

strong walls made of sandstone

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la arenisca

fuertes muros hechos de arenisca

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steel

a building made of steel

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el acero

un edificio hecho de acero

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stainless steel

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el acero inoxidable

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71
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Mount ___

Mount Everest

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el Monte ___

el Monte Everest

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mountainous

mountainous terrain

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montañoso

un terreno montañoso

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the top / the summit / the peak

the top of a mountain

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la cumbre / la cima / el pico

la cumbre de una montaña

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a nail file

ej. Can you hand me the nail file? I need to do my nails

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una lima de uñas

¿Me pasas la lima de uñas? Necesito arreglarme las uñas

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a manicure

I have to get a manicure before the wedding

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una manicura / un manicure

Debo hacerme la manicura antes de la boda

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a pedicure

My mom just left to go get a pedicure

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una pedicura / un pedicure

Mi mamá acaba de partir a que le hagan una pedicura

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a newcomer

Newcomers must wait at the back of the line

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un recién llegado

Los recién llegados deben esperar al final de la cola

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to renew

I renewed my license

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renovar

Renové mi licencia

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brand-new

a brand-new car

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completamente nuevo / nuevecito

un carro completamente nuevo

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to pluck

He plucked the strings of the guitar

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puntear

Punteó las cuerdas de la guitarra

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to pluck / to tweeze

Does she pluck her eyebrows?

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depilarse

¿Se depila ella las cejas?

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to pluck / to defeather

He plucked the feathers off the chicken, then skinned it

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desplumar

Desplumó el pollo, y luego lo despellejó

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to rebel

The peasants rebelled at the new regime

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rebelarse

Los campesinos se rebelaron contra el nuevo régimen

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a rebel

The military defeated the rebels

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un rebelde

El ejército derrotó a los rebeldes

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rebellious

a rebellious child

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rebelde / ingobernable

un niño rebelde

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to run around / to go around doing many things

I was running around all morning getting ready for the party

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corretear / andar haciendo muchas cosas / andar correteando

Anduve correteando toda la mañana preparándome para la fiesta

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to run away from home / to run away

The teenager got in a fight with his dad and ran away

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fugarse de casa / escaparse de la casa

El adolescente se peleó con su papá y se fugó de la casa

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to run over

He accidentally ran over a squirrel with his bike

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atropellar

Atropelló una ardilla sin querer con su bicicleta

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to run for

to run for office

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presentarse como candidato

presentarse como candidato para un cargo

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to run up / to rack up / to incur

He ran up a huge debt

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contraer / acumular / incurrir en

Él acumuló una enorme deuda

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to strengthen / to fortify / to reinforce

We built this extra wall to reinforce the dam

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fortalecer / reforzar

Construimos este muro adicional para reforzar la presa

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resilience / resistance / toughness

This rubber material is known for its resilience

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la resistencia / la adaptación / la resiliencia

Este material de hule es conocido por su resiliencia

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durability

Great durability. Estimated lifetime: 20 years

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la durabilidad

Gran durabilidad. Tiempo de vida estimado de 20 años

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the structure

the structure of a building

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la estructura

la estructura de un edificio

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infrastructure

The country has a strong infrastructure, with many roads, bridges, and ports

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la infraestructura

El país tiene una fuerte infraestructura, con muchos puentes, carreteras y puertos

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structural

structural damage

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estructural

daño estructural

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to restructure

The new leader restructured the system

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reestructurar

El nuevo jefe reestructuró el sistema

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superstitious

The superstitious girl wore a charm on her necklace for good luck

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supersticioso

La chica supersticiosa llevaba un collar con amuletos en el cuello para la buena suerte

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a superstition

Breaking a mirror will not cause you bad luck. That’s just a superstition

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una superstición

Romper un espejo no te traerá mala suerte. Es sólo una superstición

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to chime in / to butt in / to give your two cents

She was quiet for most of the meeting, but then she finally chimed in toward the end

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meterse en la conversación / meter la cucharada

Se mantuvo callada durante casi toda la junta, pero por fin se metió en la conversación al final

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a dialogue

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un diálogo

102
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I’d rather not say

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Prefiero no decir / Preferiría no decir

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in question / at hand / given

But that’s unrelated to the subject at hand

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en cuestión / por tratar / dado

Pero eso no tiene nada que ver con el asunto por tratar

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an interview

i.e. a job interview

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una entrevista

i.e. una entrevista de trabajo

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a speech / an address / a discourse

a presidential speech

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un discurso

un discurso presidencial

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a speaker / a lecturer

a motivational speaker

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un conferencista / un orador

un orador motivacional

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talkative

a talkative child

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conversador / parlanchín

un niño conversador

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wordy / verbose / long-winded

The first draft of your essay is very wordy. Please make it shorter

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verboso / prolijo / locuaz

El primer borrador de tu ensayo es un tanto prolijo. Por favor házlo más corto

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to enunciate / to pronounce clearly / to articulate

I can’t understand you. You need to enunciate

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articular / pronunciar claramente

No te puedo entender. Tienes que articular mejor

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to stutter / to stammer

The politician stammered when he was asked about the scandal

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tartamudear

El político tartamudeó cuando le preguntaron sobre el escándalo

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to whisper

She whispered me a secret

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susurrar

Me susurró un secreto

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to strike up a conversation

He’s so friendly, he’ll strike up a conversation with anyone

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comenzar una conversación / entablar una conversación

Es tan amigable que entablará una conversación con quien sea

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to talk back

Don’t talk back to me!

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responder mal / ser insolente con

¡No me respondas mal!

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to talk down to

The rich man talked down to the factory workers, as if they were slaves

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hablar con aires de superioridad

El hombre rico les habló con aires de superioridad a los trabajadores, como si fueran esclavos

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to yap / to yammer (on) / to ramble (on)

She kept yapping, and we couldn’t even get a word in

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hablar como una cotorra / hablar hasta por los codos / parlotear

Siguió parloteando, y no pudimos ni interponer una palabra

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to blurt out

In the middle of the trial, the plaintiff’s mother blurted out “LIAR!”

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soltar / dejar escapar / decir algo repentina e inadvertidamente

A medio juicio, la madre del demandante soltó “¡MENTIROSO!”

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to be on the tip of one’s tongue

What’s that actor’s name again? Argh, I have it on the tip of my tongue

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estar en la punta de la lengua

¿Cómo se llama ese actor de nuevo? Uff, lo tengo en la punta de la lengua

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needless to say / it goes without saying

Needless to say, you should be on time for your own wedding

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no hace falta decir / huelga decir

No hace falta decir que debes llegar a tiempo a tu propia boda

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rhetoric

Abraham Lincoln was known for the beautiful rhetoric of his speeches

A

la retórica

Abraham Lincon era conocido por la hermosa retórica de sus discursos

120
Q

rhetorical / hypothetical

It’s a rhetorical question

A

retórico / hipotético

Es una pregunta retórica

121
Q

to talk out of / to persuade not to

I was going to join the army, but my mother talked me out of it

A

disuadir a alguien de hacer algo

Iba a unirme al ejército, pero mi madre me disuadió

122
Q

to interact with / to relate with

He interacts better with dogs than with people

A

relacionarse con / interactuar con / entenderse con

Se relaciona mejor con los perros que con las personas

123
Q

articulate / eloquent

He’s not very articulate. I can’t understand him

A

articulado / elocuente

Él no es muy articulado. No le entiendo

124
Q

a listener

The radio station thanked its listeners

A

un oyente / un escucha

La estación de radio dio las gracias a sus oyentes

125
Q

In other words / That is / That is to say

the Far East… in other words, China, Japan, Korea, etc.

A

En otras palabras / Es decir

El extremo oriente… es decir China, Japón, Corea, etc.

126
Q

to mumble / to mutter / to murmur

I can’t understand you. You’re mumbling

A

murmurar / mascullar / balbucear

No te entiendo. Estás murmurando

127
Q

to rant / to rant and rave

My uncle loves to rant and rave about politics at the dinner table

A

despotricar / vociferar

A mi tío le encanta despotricar sobre política durante la comida

128
Q

to welcome

The hostess welcomed us into her home

A

dar la bienvenida

La anfitriona nos dio la bienvenida a su hogar

129
Q

to weigh in / to opine

The president even gave his intern a chance to weigh in on the topic

A

opinar

El presidente incluso le dio a su interno la oportunidad de opinar sobre el tema

130
Q

a theory

the theory of evolution

A

una teoría

la teoría de la evolución

131
Q

theoretical

theoretical physics

A

teórico

la física teórica

132
Q

theoretically / in theory

Theoretically, the machine should still work if you remove one of its batteries. Let’s find out

A

teóricamente / en teoría

En teoría, la máquina debe funcionar aún cuando le quitas las pilas. Vamos a ver

133
Q

redundant / repetitive / superfluous

a redundant statement

A

redundante / superfluo / de más

una afirmación redundante

134
Q

an excess

an excess of baggage

A

un exceso

un exceso de equipaje

135
Q

excessive

The party was a bit excessive. They spent a lot of money on gaudy decorations

A

excesivo / demasiado / exagerado

La fiesta fue un tanto excesiva. Gastaron mucho dinero en decoraciones de mal gusto

136
Q

over the top / extravagant

Her wedding reception was over the top

A

extravagante / excesivo

La recepción de su boda fue extravagante

137
Q

trauma / serious injury

He suffered a serious trauma to the skull

A

el trauma

Sufrió un serio trauma en el cráneo

138
Q

traumatic

The traumatic accident left him emotionally scarred

A

traumático

El accidente traumático lo dejó con cicatrices emocionales

139
Q

an ordeal / a painful experience / a tribulation

A

un calvario / una experiencia dolorosa / una tribulación

140
Q

moisture

This fabric absorbs moisture really well

A

la humedad

Esta tela absorbe la humedad muy bien

141
Q

to soak / to submerge

My mom likes to soak the dirty dishes overnight

A

remojar / dejar en remojo / bañar

A mi madre le gusta remojar la vajilla sucia durante la noche

142
Q

soggy / soaked / drenched

I fell in the swimming pool, and now my clothes are soaked

A

empapado / muy mojado

Me caí en la piscina y ahora mi ropa está empapada

143
Q

to dampen / to moisten

You have to dampen the envelope before closing it

A

humedecer

Tienes que humedecer el sobre antes de cerrarlo

144
Q

moist / damp

The grass is a bit damp from the rain last night

A

húmedo

El césped está un poco húmedo por la lluvia de anoche

145
Q

a widow

i.e. a woman whose husband has died

A

la viuda

i.e. una mujer cuyo esposo ha muerto

146
Q

a widower

i.e. a man whose wife has died

A

el viudo

i.e. un hombre cuya esposa ha muerto

147
Q

apprehensive / worried / uneasy

When he told her he was going cliff diving, she was apprehensive

A

aprensivo

Cuando él le dijo que iba a hacer clavados desde peñascos, ella se sintió aprensiva

148
Q

nerve-racking / anxiety-provoking

a nerve-racking experience

A

angustioso

una experiencia angustiosa

149
Q

neurotic / obsessive

a neurotic mother

A

neurótico / obsesivo

una madre neurótica

150
Q

paranoid

He was paranoid that he was always being watched

A

paranoico

Estaba paranoico de que siempre lo observaran

151
Q

paranoia

The schizophrenic patient suffered from bouts of paranoia

A

la paranoia

El paciente esquizofrénico sufría de ataques de paranoia

152
Q

suspense

The TV show left us in suspense until next season

A

el suspenso

El programa de tele nos dejó en suspenso hasta la próxima temporada

153
Q

tension

the tension between two enemies

A

la tensión / la tirantez

La tensión entre dos enemigos

154
Q

uptight / stiff / easily offended

She’s so uptight, she can’t even take a joke

A

tenso / tieso / fácilmente ofendido

Ella es tan tiesa, que no puede ni aceptar una broma

155
Q

restless / fidgety

a restless child

A

inquieto / impaciente

un niño inquieto

156
Q

archaeology

I’ve always been fascinated by archaeology

A

la arqueología

Siempre me ha fascinado la arqueología

157
Q

an archaeologist

The archaeologist discovered old dinosaur bones

A

un arqueólogo

El arqueólogo descubrió antiguos huesos de dinosaurio

158
Q

bossy

a bossy girl

A

mandón

una niña mandona

159
Q

to boss around

Don’t let him boss you around

A

mandar / ordenar / dar órdenes

No dejes que él te dé órdenes

160
Q

to call for / to require

This piece calls for a smaller screw

A

requerir

Esta pieza requiere un tornillo más pequeño

161
Q

to call in sick

I didn’t feel like going to work today, so I called in sick

A

llamar al trabajo para notificar que se está enfermo

No tenía ganas de ir al trabajo hoy, así que llamé para notificar que estaba enfermo

162
Q

an extension

Dial the number and ask for extension 375

A

una extensión

Marque el número y pregunte por la extensión 375

163
Q

confetti

A

el confeti / la chaya / el papel picado

164
Q

a ritual / a custom / a routine

He does the same ritual every morning before leaving for work

A

un ritual / una costumbre / una rutina

Él hace la misma rutina todas las mañanas antes de irse a trabajar

165
Q

Afghanistan

A

Afganistán

166
Q

Afghan

an Afghan woman

A

afgano

una mujer afgana

167
Q

Argentina

A

Argentina

168
Q

Argentinian

an Argentinian boy

A

argentino

un niño argentino

169
Q

Chile

A

Chile

170
Q

Chilean

a Chilean man

A

chileno

un hombre chileno

171
Q

Colombia

A

Colombia

172
Q

Colombian

a Colombian woman

A

colombiano

una mujer colombiana

173
Q

Costa Rica

A

Costa Rica

174
Q

Costa Rican

a Costa Rican woman

A

costarricense / tico

una mujer constarricense

175
Q

Cuba

A

Cuba

176
Q

Cuban

Cuban food

A

cubano

comida cubana

177
Q

The Czech Republic

The capital of the Czech Republic is Prague

A

La República Checa

La capital de la República Checa es Praga

178
Q

Czech

A

checo

179
Q

Egypt

A

Egipto

180
Q

Egyptian

Egyptian ruins

A

egipcio

ruinas egipcias

181
Q

Greece

A

la Grecia

182
Q

Greek

a Greek man

A

griego

un hombre griego

183
Q

Indonesia

A

Indonesia

184
Q

Indonesian

an Indonesian man

A

indonesio

un hombre indonesio

185
Q

Iran

A

Irán

186
Q

Iranian / Persian

an Iranian boy

A

iraní / persa

un niño iraní

187
Q

Iraq

A

Irak

188
Q

Iraqi

an Iraqi man

A

iraquí

un hombre iraquí

189
Q

Israel

A

Israel

190
Q

Israeli

an Israeli friend

A

israelí

un amigo israelí

191
Q

Korea

A

Corea

192
Q

Korean

Korean food

A

coreano

comida coreana

193
Q

Norway

A

Noruega

194
Q

Norwegian

a Norwegian woman

A

noruego

una mujer noruega

195
Q

Pakistan

A

Pakistán

196
Q

Pakistani

a Pakistani woman

A

pakistaní

una mujer pakistaní

197
Q

Palestine

A

Palestina

198
Q

Palestinian

a Palestinian man

A

palestino

un hombre palestino

199
Q

Turkey

A

Turquía

200
Q

Turkish

a Turkish woman

A

turco

una mujer turca

201
Q

Venezuela

A

Venezuela

202
Q

Venezuelan

Venezuelan food

A

venezolano

comida venezolana

203
Q

Vietnam

A

Vietnam

204
Q

Vietnamese

Vietnamese food

A

vietnamita

comida vietnamita

205
Q

Saudi Arabia

A

Arabia Saudita

206
Q

Saudi

a Saudi tradition

A

saudita

una tradición saudita

207
Q

Hindi

She speaks Hindi to her mother

A

hindi

Ella habla hindi con su madre

208
Q

Farsi

Do you speak Farsi?

A

farsi / persa

¿Hablas farsi?

209
Q

Oceania

Australia and Oceania

A

Oceanía

Australia y Oceanía

210
Q

Antarctica / the Antarctic

A

Antártica / el antártico

211
Q

Arctic

the Arctic Ocean

A

Ártico

el Océano Ártico

212
Q

an atlas

Take out the atlas and look for the country on the map

A

un atlas

Saca el atlas y busca el país en el mapa

213
Q

multinational

a multinational company

A

multinacional

una empresa multinacional

214
Q

NATO

i.e. North Atlantic Treaty Organization

A

OTAN

i.e. Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte