1.10.2 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

Most of this deck is focused on basic vocabulary relating to countries. This roughly covers cards 1460-1540 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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Translate to Spanish:

to be away

e.g. Mary is away for the holidays

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estar fuera

ej. Mary está fuera por las festividades

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to get away with

e.g. I can’t believe they didn’t arrest him for the murder. He got away with it

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salirse con la suya

ej. No puedo creer que no lo hayan arrestado por el asesinato. Se salió con la suya

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to go away / to disappear

e.g. The pain on my knee went away

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irse / desaparecer

ej. El dolor en la rodilla se me fue

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Go away! / Leave!

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¡Vete! / ¡Márchate!

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busy / occupied

e.g. I’m sorry, I can’t talk right now. I’m busy

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estar ocupado

ej. Lo siento, ahora no puedo hablar. Estoy ocupado

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The line is busy

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La línea está ocupada

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to be in the middle of

e.g. I’m in the middle of cooking dinner

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estar en pleno / estar a la mitad de / en medio de

ej. Estoy en plena preparación de la cena

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to keep busy / to keep occupied / to occupy

e.g. These movies will keep the kids occupied

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mantener ocupado / ocupar

ej. Estas películas mantendrán a los niños ocupados

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a decision

e.g. The president’s decision to go to war was unwise

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una decisión

ej. La decisión del presidente de entablar una guerra no fue sabia

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to decide

e.g. I can’t decide what to wear

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decidir

ej. No puedo decidir qué ponerme

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to pick / to choose / to select

e.g. Pick out a color

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escoger / elegir / seleccionar

ej. Elige un color

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a choice / an option

e.g. You have two choices: red or blue

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una opción

ej. Tienes dos opciones: rojo o azul

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a selection / a choice / a pick

e.g. Ah, chicken parmigiano. That’s a good choice

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una selección / una elección

ej. Ah, pollo parmesano. Es una buena elección

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It’s up to you / It’s your call / It depends on you

e.g. We can go to an Italian restaurant, or a Mexican restaurant. It’s up to you

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Depende de ti / Decide tú

ej. Podemos ir a un restaurante de comida italiana o mexicana. Depende de ti

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a continent

e.g. Can you name all seven continents?

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un continente

ej. ¿Puedes nombrar los siete continentes?

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North America

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Norteamérica / América del Norte

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South America

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Sudamérica / Suramérica / América del Sur

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Central America

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Centroamérica

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Latin America

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Latinoamérica / América Latina

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Latino / Latin American / Latin

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latino / latinoamericano

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a Native American / an Indian

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un indio americano / un indígena americano

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Africa

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África

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African

e.g. an African boy

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africano

ej. un niño africano

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Asia

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Asia

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# Translate to Spanish: Asian ## Footnote e.g. an Asian person
asiático ## Footnote ej. un asiático
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# Translate to Spanish: Europe
Europa
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# Translate to Spanish: European ## Footnote e.g. It's not a purse, it's a European man bag
europeo ## Footnote ej. No es un bolso, es una bolsa europea para hombres
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# Translate to Spanish: the UN / the United Nations
la ONU / la Organización de Naciones Unidas
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# Translate to Spanish: the European Union / the EU
la Unión Europea / la UE
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# Translate to Spanish: the euro ## Footnote e.g. 5 euros
el euro ## Footnote ej. 5 euros
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# Translate to Spanish: an embassy ## Footnote e.g. Meet me at the U.S. embassy
una embajada ## Footnote ej. Nos vemos en la embajada estadounidense
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# Translate to Spanish: overseas / abroad ## Footnote e.g. We lived abroad for 5 years
en el exterior / en el extranjero ## Footnote ej. Vivimos en el exterior durante 5 años
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# Translate to Spanish: the capital ## Footnote e.g. Atlanta is the capital of Georgia
la capital ## Footnote ej. Atlanta es la capital de Georgia
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# Translate to Spanish: a flag ## Footnote e.g. Each country displayed its flag proudly
una bandera ## Footnote ej. Todos los países desplegaron sus banderas con orgullo
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# Translate to Spanish: national ## Footnote e.g. national opinion
nacional ## Footnote ej. la opinión nacional
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# Translate to Spanish: nationality ## Footnote e.g. What is your nationality? I'm Chinese
la nacionalidad ## Footnote ej. ¿De qué nacionalidad eres? Yo soy chino
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# Translate to Spanish: an accent ## Footnote e.g. She has a thick German accent
un acento ## Footnote ej. Ella tiene un fuerte acento alemán
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# Translate to Spanish: to speak fluently / to be fluent in ## Footnote e.g. He speaks Chinese fluently
hablar fluidamente / hablar con fluidez / hablar perfectamente bien ## Footnote ej. Él habla chino fluidamente
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# Translate to Spanish: to be bilingual ## Footnote e.g. Because he is from France and she is from Thailand, their children are bilingual
ser bilingüe ## Footnote ej. Ya que él es de Francia y ella de Tailandia, sus hijos son bilingues
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# Translate to Spanish: to translate / to interpret ## Footnote e.g. I don't understand German, so you will have to translate this for me
traducir / interpretar ## Footnote ej. No entiendo el alemán, así que tendrás que traducir esto para mí
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# Translate to Spanish: translation ## Footnote e.g. That's a bad translation. It does not make sense
la traducción ## Footnote ej. Esa es una mala traducción. No tiene sentido
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# Translate to Spanish: a translator / an interpreter ## Footnote e.g. I need a translator to help me do business in China
un traductor / un intérprete ## Footnote ej. Necesito un intérprete que me ayude a hacer negocios en China
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# Translate to Spanish: Arab / Arabic ## Footnote e.g. Arab/Arabic food
árabe ## Footnote ej. comida árabe
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# Translate to Spanish: Arabic ## Footnote i.e. the language
el árabe ## Footnote i.e. el idioma
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# Translate to Spanish: Australia
Australia
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# Translate to Spanish: Australian ## Footnote e.g. an Australian girl
australiano ## Footnote ej. una niña australiana
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# Translate to Spanish: Austria
Austria
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# Translate to Spanish: Austrian ## Footnote e.g. an Austrian man
austriaco / austríaco ## Footnote ej. un hombre austriaco
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# Translate to Spanish: Brazil
Brasil
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# Translate to Spanish: Brazilian ## Footnote e.g. a Brazilian dance
brasileño / brasilero ## Footnote ej. un baile brasileño
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# Translate to Spanish: Canada
Canadá
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# Translate to Spanish: Canadian ## Footnote e.g. a Canadian man
canadiense ## Footnote ej. un hombre canadiense
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# Translate to Spanish: China
China
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# Translate to Spanish: Chinese ## Footnote e.g. a Chinese person
chino ## Footnote ej. una persona china
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# Translate to Spanish: Mandarin / Mandarin Chinese
el mandarín / el chino mandarín
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# Translate to Spanish: England
Inglaterra
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# Translate to Spanish: Britain / Great Britain
Gran Bretaña
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# Translate to Spanish: the United Kingdom / the UK
el Reino Unido
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# Translate to Spanish: English / British ## Footnote e.g. an English breakfast
inglés / británico ## Footnote ej. un desayuno inglés
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# Translate to Spanish: an Englishman / an English person / a British person
un inglés / un británico
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# Translate to Spanish: France
Francia
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# Translate to Spanish: French ## Footnote e.g. a French woman
francés ## Footnote ej. una mujer francesa
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# Translate to Spanish: a Frenchman / a French person
un francés
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# Translate to Spanish: Germany
Alemania
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# Translate to Spanish: German ## Footnote e.g. a German car
alemán ## Footnote ej. un carro alemán
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# Translate to Spanish: India
India
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# Translate to Spanish: Indian ## Footnote e.g. an Indian restaurant
indio / hindú ## Footnote ej. un restaurante indio
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# Translate to Spanish: Italy
Italia
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# Translate to Spanish: Italian ## Footnote e.g. an Italian car
italiano ## Footnote ej. un carro italiano
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# Translate to Spanish: Roman ## Footnote e.g. the Roman Empire
romano ## Footnote ej. el Imperio Romano
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# Translate to Spanish: Latin ## Footnote e.g. Latin is no longer spoken in conversation
el latín ## Footnote ej. El latín ya no se usa en conversación
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# Translate to Spanish: Japan
Japón
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# Translate to Spanish: Japanese ## Footnote e.g. a Japonese woman
japonés ## Footnote ej. una mujer japonesa
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# Translate to Spanish: Mexico
México
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# Translate to Spanish: Mexican ## Footnote e.g. Mexican food
mexicano / mejicano ## Footnote ej. comida mexicana
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# Translate to Spanish: Russia
Rusia
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# Translate to Spanish: Russian ## Footnote e.g. a Russian man
ruso ## Footnote ej. un hombre ruso
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# Translate to Spanish: Spain
España
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# Translate to Spanish: a Spanish person / a Spaniard ## Footnote i.e. a person from Spain
un español ## Footnote i.e. una persona de España
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# Translate to Spanish: Spanish ## Footnote e.g. Spanish tapas
español ## Footnote ej. tapas españolas