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1.8.2 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

A variety of vocabulary is covered here, including words dealing with light and movement. This roughly covers cards 1200-1260 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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an emergency

e.g. Help! It’s an emergency!

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una emergencia

ej. ¡Auxilio! Es una emergencia

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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!

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full

e.g. The car is full

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lleno

ej. El carro está lleno

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empty

e.g. an empty box

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vacío

ej. una caja vacía

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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

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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

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glasses / eyeglasses / spectacles

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las gafas / los lentes / los anteojos

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sunglasses / shades

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

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the ground

e.g. It’s on the ground

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el suelo

ej. Está en el suelo

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the floor

e.g. It’s on the floor

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el piso

ej. Está en el piso

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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

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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

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free / liberated / loose

e.g. free from slavery

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libre / en libertad

ej. libre de esclavitud

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general

e.g. a general rule

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general

ej. una regla general

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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

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half / half a

e.g. half an orange

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medio

e.g. media naranja

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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

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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

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1/3 / a third / one third

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1/3 / un tercio / una tercera parte

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2/3 / two thirds

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2/3 / dos tercios

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# Translate to Spanish: to be halfway / to be halfway there ## Footnote e.g. Let's keep going, we're halfway there!
estar a mitad / estar a mitad del camino ## Footnote ej. ¡Sigamos adelante, estamos a mitad del camino!
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# Translate to Spanish: to be halfway done ## Footnote e.g. I'm halfway done. I'll be finished by tomorrow
ir por la mitad ## Footnote ej. Voy por la mitad. Terminaré mañana
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# Translate to Spanish: to cut in half ## Footnote e.g. Can you cut this coconut in half?
partir a la mitad / cortar a la mitad / partir en dos ## Footnote ej. ¿Puedes partir este coco a la mitad?
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# Translate to Spanish: a joke / a gag ## Footnote e.g. I didn't mean that sincerely. It was just a joke
una broma / un chiste ## Footnote ej. No quise decir eso sinceramente. Fue una broma
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# Translate to Spanish: Tell me a joke
Cuéntame un chiste
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# Translate to Spanish: to joke / to kid ## Footnote e.g. I'm just joking
bromear ## Footnote ej. Estoy bromeando
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# Translate to Spanish: to make fun of / to tease / to pick on ## Footnote e.g. Stop making fun of the nerds
burlarse de / tomar el pelo ## Footnote ej. Deja de burlarte de los ñoños
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# Translate to Spanish: to kill ## Footnote e.g. He killed a cockroach in his apartment
matar ## Footnote ej. Él mató una cucaracha en su departamento
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# Translate to Spanish: to murder / to assassinate ## Footnote e.g. The president was assassinated. And his bodyguard was murdered.
asesinar ## Footnote ej. El presidente fue asesinado. Y su guardaespaldas también fue asesinado
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# Translate to Spanish: an assassination / a murder ## Footnote e.g. Everyone remembers where they were when they first heard about John F. Kennedy's assassination
un asesinato ## Footnote ej. Todos recuerdan dónde estaban cuando se enteraron del asesinato de John F. Kennedy
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# Translate to Spanish: Let me know ## Footnote e.g. Let me know when you're gonna be in town next
Hazme saber / Avísame ## Footnote ej. Hazme saber cuándo estarás de nuevo en la ciudad
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# Translate to Spanish: to let / to allow / to permit ## Footnote e.g. She let him leave early
dejar / permitir ## Footnote ej. Ella le permitió irse temprano
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# Translate to Spanish: dark ## Footnote e.g. She was assaulted in a dark alley
oscuro ## Footnote ej. La asaltaron en un callejón oscuro
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# Translate to Spanish: darkness ## Footnote e.g. And then, out of the darkness, a beautiful woman emerged
la oscuridad ## Footnote ej. Y entonces, de la oscuridad, salió una hermosa mujer
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# Translate to Spanish: light ## Footnote e.g. Light travels very quickly
la luz ## Footnote ej. La luz viaja muy rápido
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# Translate to Spanish: a light ## Footnote e.g. Can you turn on a light?
una luz ## Footnote ej. ¿Puedes prender una luz?
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# Translate to Spanish: a lamp ## Footnote e.g. She got him a lamp because his bedroom is very dark
una lámpara ## Footnote ej. Ella le regaló una lámpara a él, porque su recámara es muy oscura
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# Translate to Spanish: a candle ## Footnote e.g. We lit the candles to celebrate the holiday
una vela ## Footnote ej. Encendimos las velas para celebrar las festividades
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# Translate to Spanish: bright / luminous ## Footnote e.g. bright stars in the sky
brillante / luminoso ## Footnote ej. estrellas brillantes en el cielo
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# Translate to Spanish: shade / the shade ## Footnote e.g. sitting in the shade
la sombra ## Footnote e.g. sentado a la sombra
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# Translate to Spanish: a shadow ## Footnote e.g. The child was fascinated by his shadow on the wall
una sombra ## Footnote ej. El niño estaba fascinado con su sombra en la pared
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# Translate to Spanish: to look ## Footnote e.g. She looks really good in that dress
verse / lucir ## Footnote ej. Se ve muy bien en ese vestido
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# Translate to Spanish: to look / to seem / to appear ## Footnote e.g. That seems really hard
parecer ## Footnote ej. Eso parece muy difícil
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# Translate to Spanish: to look up / to search for ## Footnote e.g. I want to look up this word in a dictionary
buscar ## Footnote ej. Quiero buscar esta palabra en el diccionario
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# Translate to Spanish: a search ## Footnote e.g. Some people are obsessed with the search for meaning in life
una búsqueda ## Footnote ej. Algunas personas están obsesionadas con la búsqueda del sentido de la vida
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# Translate to Spanish: to search through / to go through / to search ## Footnote e.g. She searched the house for her keys
buscar / revisar ## Footnote ej. Ella buscó sus llaves por toda la casa
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# Translate to Spanish: to move / to move away ## Footnote e.g. They moved to England
mudarse ## Footnote ej. Se mudaron a Inglaterra
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# Translate to Spanish: to move ## Footnote e.g. Could you move your car, please?
mover ## Footnote ej. ¿Puedes mover tu auto, por favor?
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# Translate to Spanish: to move / to move oneself ## Footnote e.g. Please move!
moverse ## Footnote ej. ¡Muévete por favor!
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# Translate to Spanish: movement / motion ## Footnote e.g. I love running, walking, dancing, and biking. Basically, I love any type of movement
el movimiento ## Footnote ej. Me encanta correr, caminar, bailar y andar en bici. Básicamente, me gusta cualquier tipo de movimiento
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# Translate to Spanish: a move / a movement / a step ## Footnote e.g. I learned a new move in my dance class last night
un paso / un movimiento ## Footnote ej. Aprendí un nuevo paso en mi clase de baile anoche
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# Translate to Spanish: a movement ## Footnote e.g. a violent political movement
un movimiento ## Footnote ej. un movimiento político violento
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# Translate to Spanish: mobile ## Footnote e.g. a mobile home
móvil ## Footnote ej. una casa móvil
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# Translate to Spanish: motionless / immobile / still ## Footnote e.g. a motionless animal
inmóvil / quieto ## Footnote ej. un animal inmóvil
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# Translate to Spanish: a document / a file ## Footnote e.g. In which folder did you put the documents?
un documento / un archivo ## Footnote ej. ¿En qué carpeta pusiste el documento?
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# Translate to Spanish: paper ## Footnote e.g. We waste so much paper in my office
el papel ## Footnote ej. Desperdiciamos tanto papel en mi oficina
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# Translate to Spanish: paper ## Footnote e.g. a paper towel
de papel ## Footnote ej. una toalla de papel
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# Translate to Spanish: a piece of paper / a sheet of paper
una hoja de papel

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