Vocab 23 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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el wifi

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jarrón: 最大 用来装花
最后加一个-ón, 用来表示bigger than normal

jarra:中等 用来喝水
jarro:最小 用来喝水

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  • Cajón (big box/drawer) → from caja (box).
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  • Sillón (armchair, larger than a chair) → from silla (chair).
    • Camión (truck, larger than a car) → from cama (bed, though the connection is indirect through older meanings).
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Sometimes -ón can emphasize intensity rather than size:
* Peliculón (a great/big movie) → from película (movie).
* Librón (a large or very important book) → from libro (book).
* Problemón (a huge problem) → from problema (problem).

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4
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Perrote/perrón (big dog) → from perro (dog).

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  • Gatón (big cat) → from gato (cat).
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5
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  • Manón (big hand) → from mano (hand).
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  • Cabezón (big head, or stubborn) → from cabeza (head).
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6
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Cuchillón (big knife) → from cuchillo (knife).

Libretón (big notebook) → from libreta (notebook).

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Portón (big door/gate) → from puerta (door)

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7
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el arete

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earrrings

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8
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estar como un flan

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muy nervioso/a

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9
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Las señales de tráfico.
la señal = signal, signs

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La cal se usa en construcción.
(construction lime)
la sal

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10
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La catedral es monumental.
(Cathedral)

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La moral de la historia es importante.
(Morality)

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11
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La vocal “a” es abierta.

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Las postales de vacaciones

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12
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Fem nouns ending with -al

    *	Postal (postcard)
*	Señal (signal, sign)
*	Moral (morality)
*	Catedral (cathedral)
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Masc nouns ending with -al

*	Animal (animal)
*	Canal (channel)
*	General (general)
*	Metal (metal)
*	Festival (festival)
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13
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tuanis

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cool

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14
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la hamaca

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吊床
hammock

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15
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Pura vida

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(expression that has no translation in English, it means take it easy, enjoy, Cheers!)

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16
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el planificador, la planificadora

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the planner

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17
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el viajero gourmet, la viajera gourmet

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el aventurero, la aventurera

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18
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el volcán

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volcano

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19
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tico, tica

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  • native person from Costa Rica
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20
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Bolsa de tela

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tote bag

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21
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figurita

22
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Los suvenires

23
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joyería

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abanico

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especias locales
local spices
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cerámica
ceramics
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recuerdos de madera
wooden suvenires
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ganchetas de cabellos
发饰
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olla caliente fondue asiática
hotpot
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especialidades
特产
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café cultivado localmente
locally grown coffee
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memorias USB
USB memory
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un soda una soda
un soda = in Costa Rica, "soda" refers to a small eatery or café. una soda = refresco
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Piragüista
Piragüista in Spanish means canoeist or kayaker, referring to someone who rows or paddles a piragua (canoe) or kayak.
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pingüino
penguin
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nicaragüense
a person from Nicaragua
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guisante
green beans
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la manta que me dio tenía un olor terrible
el olor = smell la manta = the blanket
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pasar tiempo con personas con las que me llevo bien
spend time with people that I get along with
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Mi cuñada me trajo un suvenir de Mexico. Era un pin de un dios de las leyendas Mexicanas. Pero no recuerdo dónde lo puse.
un dios las leyendas lo puse = I put it me trajo = she brought me
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la sinfonía de las olas, las gaviotas, los leones marinos
la ala = wing la ola = wave la gaviota = seagull
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caminé por la playa
i walked along the beach
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me sentí decepcionada con los guerreros de terracota.
decepcionado/a = disappointed
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My ex me convenció de ir, pero solo parecía un montón de piedras viejas.
un montón de = a bunch of convencer = to convince Yo convenzo. (I convince.)
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tuve diarrea todo el tiempo después de comer el tofu apestoso, una especialidad local
Apestoso in Spanish means stinky, smelly, or foul-smelling.
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Todos nos hicimos amigos.
We all became friends with each other
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Le compré caramelo de jengibre.
i brought her 姜糖
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El pueblo antiguo tenía una calle de comida, y allí probamos varios aperitivos.
aperitivos = snacks
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Alguien incluso me preguntó si era de Cantón
incluso = even
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Hacer surf en Santa Teresa fue la caña.
ser la caña = ser muy bueno o divertido