1.8.2 Vocab Enrichment

Question 1

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an emergency

e.g. Help! It’s an emergency!

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una emergencia

ej. ¡Auxilio! Es una emergencia

Question 2

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a crisis

e.g. We had a crisis at the office today. I’ll have to work late to deal with it

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una crisis

ej. Tuvimos una crisis en la oficina hoy. Tendré que quedarme hasta tarde a resolverla

Question 3

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an alarm

e.g. Did you hear the alarm go off last night?

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una alarma

ej. ¿Escuchaste la alarma cuando se encendió anoche?

Question 4

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an employee

e.g. There are 57 employees at this company

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un empleado

ej. Hay 57 empleados en esta compañía

Question 5

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to hire

e.g. I just hired 3 new employees

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contratar

ej. Acabo de contratar a 3 nuevos empleados

Question 6

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to fire / to lay off / to let go

e.g. I hope I don’t get fired for coming into work late!

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despedir

ej. ¡Espero que no me despidan por llegar tarde al trabajo!

Question 7

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full

e.g. The car is full

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lleno

ej. El carro está lleno

Question 8

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empty

e.g. an empty box

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vacío

ej. una caja vacía

Question 9

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to empty / to empty out

e.g. Please empty your pockets

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vaciar

ej. Haz el favor de vaciar tus bolsillos

Question 10

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to fill / to fill up

e.g. She filled up the glass with water

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llenar

ej. Llenó el vaso con agua

Question 11

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glasses / eyeglasses / spectacles

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las gafas / los lentes / los anteojos

Question 12

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sunglasses / shades

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los lentes de sol / las gafas de sol / los anteojos de sol

Question 13

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the ground

e.g. It’s on the ground

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el suelo

ej. Está en el suelo

Question 14

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the floor

e.g. It’s on the floor

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el piso

ej. Está en el piso

Question 15

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a floor / a level / a story

e.g. the third floor

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un piso / un nivel / una planta

ej. el tercer piso

Question 16

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free / at no cost

e.g. Buy one, get one free

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gratis / sin costo

ej. Compre uno, llévese uno gratis

Question 17

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free / liberated / loose

e.g. free from slavery

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libre / en libertad

ej. libre de esclavitud

Question 18

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general

e.g. a general rule

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general

ej. una regla general

Question 19

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generally / in general / overall

e.g. In general, I think it’s a great idea

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generalmente / por lo general / en general

ej. En general, creo que es una gran idea

Question 20

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half / half a

e.g. half an orange

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medio

e.g. media naranja

Question 21

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half of / a half of

e.g. Half of the room was destroyed by the fire

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la mitad de

ej. La mitad de la habitación fue destrozada por el incendio

Question 22

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a quarter / one fourth

e.g. a quarter of my salary

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un cuarto / una cuarta parte

ej. un cuarto de mi salario

Question 23

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1/3 / a third / one third

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1/3 / un tercio / una tercera parte

Question 24

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2/3 / two thirds

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2/3 / dos tercios

Question 25

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to be halfway / to be halfway there

e.g. Let’s keep going, we’re halfway there!

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estar a mitad / estar a mitad del camino

ej. ¡Sigamos adelante, estamos a mitad del camino!

Question 26

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to be halfway done

e.g. I’m halfway done. I’ll be finished by tomorrow

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ir por la mitad

ej. Voy por la mitad. Terminaré mañana

Question 27

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to cut in half

e.g. Can you cut this coconut in half?

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partir a la mitad / cortar a la mitad / partir en dos

ej. ¿Puedes partir este coco a la mitad?

Question 28

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a joke / a gag

e.g. I didn’t mean that sincerely. It was just a joke

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una broma / un chiste

ej. No quise decir eso sinceramente. Fue una broma

Question 29

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Tell me a joke

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Cuéntame un chiste

Question 30

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to joke / to kid

e.g. I’m just joking

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bromear

ej. Estoy bromeando

Question 31

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to make fun of / to tease / to pick on

e.g. Stop making fun of the nerds

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burlarse de / tomar el pelo

ej. Deja de burlarte de los ñoños

Question 32

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to kill

e.g. He killed a cockroach in his apartment

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matar

ej. Él mató una cucaracha en su departamento

Question 33

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to murder / to assassinate

e.g. The president was assassinated. And his bodyguard was murdered.

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asesinar

ej. El presidente fue asesinado. Y su guardaespaldas también fue asesinado

Question 34

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an assassination / a murder

e.g. Everyone remembers where they were when they first heard about John F. Kennedy’s assassination

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un asesinato

ej. Todos recuerdan dónde estaban cuando se enteraron del asesinato de John F. Kennedy

Question 35

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Let me know

e.g. Let me know when you’re gonna be in town next

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Hazme saber / Avísame

ej. Hazme saber cuándo estarás de nuevo en la ciudad

Question 36

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to let / to allow / to permit

e.g. She let him leave early

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dejar / permitir

ej. Ella le permitió irse temprano

Question 37

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dark

e.g. She was assaulted in a dark alley

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oscuro

ej. La asaltaron en un callejón oscuro

Question 38

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darkness

e.g. And then, out of the darkness, a beautiful woman emerged

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la oscuridad

ej. Y entonces, de la oscuridad, salió una hermosa mujer

Question 39

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light

e.g. Light travels very quickly

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la luz

ej. La luz viaja muy rápido

Question 40

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a light

e.g. Can you turn on a light?

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una luz

ej. ¿Puedes prender una luz?

Question 41

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a lamp

e.g. She got him a lamp because his bedroom is very dark

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una lámpara

ej. Ella le regaló una lámpara a él, porque su recámara es muy oscura

Question 42

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a candle

e.g. We lit the candles to celebrate the holiday

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una vela

ej. Encendimos las velas para celebrar las festividades

Question 43

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bright / luminous

e.g. bright stars in the sky

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brillante / luminoso

ej. estrellas brillantes en el cielo

Question 44

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shade / the shade

e.g. sitting in the shade

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la sombra

e.g. sentado a la sombra

Question 45

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a shadow

e.g. The child was fascinated by his shadow on the wall

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una sombra

ej. El niño estaba fascinado con su sombra en la pared

Question 46

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to look

e.g. She looks really good in that dress

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verse / lucir

ej. Se ve muy bien en ese vestido

Question 47

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to look / to seem / to appear

e.g. That seems really hard

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parecer

ej. Eso parece muy difícil

Question 48

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to look up / to search for

e.g. I want to look up this word in a dictionary

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buscar

ej. Quiero buscar esta palabra en el diccionario

Question 49

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a search

e.g. Some people are obsessed with the search for meaning in life

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una búsqueda

ej. Algunas personas están obsesionadas con la búsqueda del sentido de la vida

Question 50

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to search through / to go through / to search

e.g. She searched the house for her keys

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buscar / revisar

ej. Ella buscó sus llaves por toda la casa

Question 51

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to move / to move away

e.g. They moved to England

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mudarse

ej. Se mudaron a Inglaterra

Question 52

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to move

e.g. Could you move your car, please?

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mover

ej. ¿Puedes mover tu auto, por favor?

Question 53

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to move / to move oneself

e.g. Please move!

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moverse

ej. ¡Muévete por favor!

Question 54

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movement / motion

e.g. I love running, walking, dancing, and biking. Basically, I love any type of movement

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el movimiento

ej. Me encanta correr, caminar, bailar y andar en bici. Básicamente, me gusta cualquier tipo de movimiento

Question 55

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a move / a movement / a step

e.g. I learned a new move in my dance class last night

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un paso / un movimiento

ej. Aprendí un nuevo paso en mi clase de baile anoche

Question 56

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a movement

e.g. a violent political movement

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un movimiento

ej. un movimiento político violento

Question 57

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mobile

e.g. a mobile home

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móvil

ej. una casa móvil

Question 58

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motionless / immobile / still

e.g. a motionless animal

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inmóvil / quieto

ej. un animal inmóvil

Question 59

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a document / a file

e.g. In which folder did you put the documents?

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un documento / un archivo

ej. ¿En qué carpeta pusiste el documento?

Question 60

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paper

e.g. We waste so much paper in my office

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el papel

ej. Desperdiciamos tanto papel en mi oficina

Question 61

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paper

e.g. a paper towel

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de papel

ej. una toalla de papel

Question 62

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a piece of paper / a sheet of paper

Answer 62

una hoja de papel