1.9.1 Vocab Enrichment

Question 1

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to carry

e.g. He’s carrying a bag

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llevar / cargar

ej. Él lleva una bolsa

Question 2

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to lift / to pick up

e.g. Can you lift this box?

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levantar

ej. ¿Puedes levantar esta caja?

Question 3

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to pick up

e.g. Please pick up your socks

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recoger

ej. Por favor recoge tus medias

Question 4

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to pick up

e.g. We’ll pick you up at 8 pm

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recoger / pasar a buscar

ej. Te recogeremos a las 8 pm

Question 5

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to pull

e.g. Pull the rope

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tirar de / jalar

ej. Tira de la soga

Question 6

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to push / to shove

e.g. Push the door to open it

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empujar

ej. Empuja la puerta para abrirla

Question 7

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to press

e.g. Don’t press the red button

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apretar / pulsar / presionar

ej. No aprietes el botón rojo

Question 8

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to give back / to return / to bring back

e.g. She returned the book to the library

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devolver

ej. Ella devolvió el libro a la biblioteca

Question 9

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to come back / to get back / to return

e.g. He came back home at eight

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volver / regresar / regresar a este lugar

ej. Él regresó a la casa a las ocho

Question 10

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to go back / to return

e.g. She went back to her country

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volver / regresar / regresar a otro lugar

ej. Ella volvió a su país

Question 11

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the same / identical

e.g. These two colors look the same

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igual / idéntico

ej. Estos dos colores se ven iguales

Question 12

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to be the same as ___ / to be identical to ___ / to be equal to ___

e.g. This TV is the same as mine

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ser el mismo que / ser idéntico a / ser igual que

ej. Este televisor es el mismo que el mío

Question 13

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simple / basic

e.g. a simple explanation

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sencillo / básico

ej. una explicación sencilla

Question 14

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simply / just

e.g. Simply flip the flashcard, and enter your confidence rating

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simplemente / sólo / solamente

ej. Simplemente da vuelta a la tarjeta y registra el grado de confianza

Question 15

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pure

e.g. pure oxygen

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puro

ej. oxígeno puro

Question 16

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soft / smooth

e.g. soft skin

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suave / liso

ej. la piel suave

Question 17

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soft / faint

e.g. a soft noise

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suave / leve

ej. un ruido leve

Question 18

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soft / dim

e.g. soft lighting

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suave / tenue

ej. luz tenue

Question 19

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hard / solid

e.g. a hard surface

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duro / sólido

ej. una superficie dura

Question 20

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hard / with force

e.g. She slapped him hard

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con fuerza / duro

ej. Ella lo golpeó con fuerza

Question 21

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hard / diligently

e.g. He works hard

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duro / mucho / diligentemente

e.g. Él trabaja duro

Question 22

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sports

e.g. My dad loves to watch sports on TV during dinner

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los deportes / el deporte

ej. A mi papá le encanta ver deportes en la tele durante la cena

Question 23

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baseball

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el béisbol

Question 24

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basketball

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el básquetbol / el baloncesto

Question 25

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soccer / football

e.g. He’s a huge soccer fan. He watched every game of the World Cup

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el fútbol

ej. Es un gran hincha del fútbol. Vio todos los partidos del Mundial

Question 26

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football / American football

e.g. Do you like watching college or NFL football?

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el fútbol americano

ej. ¿Te gusta ver el fútbol americano profesional o universitario?

Question 27

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hockey

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el hockey

Question 28

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golf

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el golf

Question 29

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tennis

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el tenis

Question 30

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volleyball

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el voleibol

Question 31

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to score a goal

e.g. Ronaldinho just scored another goal

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meter un gol / anotar un gol

ej. Ronaldinho acaba de anotar otro gol

Question 32

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the goal / the goalpost

e.g. The player ran right into the goalpost and got knocked out

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la portería / poste de la portería

ej. El jugador chocó con el poste de la portería y quedó noqueado

Question 33

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an athlete / a sportsman / a jock

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un atleta / un deportista

Question 34

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a player

e.g. a soccer player, a basketball player, etc.

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un jugador / un ~ista

ej. un futbolista, un jugador de baloncesto, etc.

Question 35

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a team

e.g. a soccer team

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un equipo

ej. un equipo de fútbol

Question 36

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teamwork

e.g. Thanks to strong teamwork, Barcelona defeated Madrid in the soccer match

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el trabajo en equipo

ej. Gracias a un buen trabajo en equipo, el Barcelona le ganó al Madrid en el juego de fútbol

Question 37

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a ball

e.g. a tennis ball, a ping pong ball

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una bola / una pelota

ej. una bola de tenis, una pelota de ping pong

Question 38

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a ball

e.g. a soccer ball, a basketball

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un balón

ej. un balón de fútbol, un balón de baloncesto

Question 39

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a game / a match

e.g. a football game

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un partido / un juego

ej. un partido de fútbol americano

Question 40

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a court

e.g. a basketball court

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una pista / una cancha

ej. una pista de baloncesto

Question 41

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a field

e.g. a soccer field

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un campo

ej. un campo de fútbol

‘Un cancha’ is more commontly used in Latin America.

Question 42

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a gym / a fitness center / a gymnasium

e.g. I have a membership to a local gym

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un gimnasio

ej. Tengo membresía en un gimnasio local

Question 43

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gym class / PE / Physical Education

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la educación física / la clase de educación física

Question 44

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a race

e.g. a footrace, a car race

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una carrera

ej. una carrera a pie, una carrera de carros

Question 45

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to race against / to compete in a race against / to race

e.g. Are you faster than your brother? Race against him and let’s see!

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correr contra / hacer carrera contra

ej. ¿Eres más rápido que tu hermano? ¡Haz una carrera contra él y veamos!

Question 46

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a score

e.g. What’s the score of the game?

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una puntuación / un puntaje / un marcador

ej. ¿Cuál es el marcador del juego?

Question 47

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to score

e.g. He scored a lot points

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marcar / anotar

ej. Anotó muchos puntos

Question 48

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to throw / to toss

e.g. She threw the ball

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tirar / lanzar / aventar

ej. Tiró la pelota

Question 49

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a throw / a toss

e.g. His throw was too high, and she could not catch the ball

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un tiro / un lanzamiento

ej. Su tiro fue muy alto, y ella no pudo atrapar la pelota

Question 50

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athletic / sporty

e.g. He is very athletic

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atlético / deportista

ej. Él es muy atlético

Question 51

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athletic

e.g. an athletic center

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atlético / deportivo

ej. un centro deportivo

Question 52

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to remain / to be left / to be remaining

e.g. There are two pieces of bread left

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quedar

ej. Quedan dos pedazos de pan

Question 53

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It’s all gone / There is none left

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Está agotado / No queda más / No hay más

Question 54

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the rest of

e.g. He ate the rest of the cookies

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el resto de

ej. Se comió el resto de las galletas

Question 55

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to stay / to remain

e.g. He stayed home

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quedarse / permanecer

ej. Se quedó en casa

Question 56

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to stay up

e.g. I stayed up until 2 am last night

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quedarse despierto

ej. Me quedé despierto hasta las 2 am anoche

Question 57

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to stop / to pause

e.g. She paused, then continued speaking

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parar / hacer una pausa

ej. Ella hizo una pausa, luego continuó hablando

Question 58

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to stop / to make a stop / to stop off

e.g. We made a stop at the gas station on the way home

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parar / detenerse

ej. Paramos en la gasolinera antes de regresar a la casa

Question 59

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to stop / to quit / to cease

e.g. I stopped smoking three years ago

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dejar de / parar de

ej. Dejé de fumar hace tres años

Question 60

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to stop / to halt

e.g. She stopped the taxi and got in

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parar / detener

ej. Detuvo el taxi y se metió

Question 61

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a stop

e.g. a train stop

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una parada

ej. una parada de tren

Question 62

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straight / not curved

e.g. a straight road

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recto / derecho / sin curvas

ej. una calle recta

Question 63

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straight / not curly

e.g. straight hair

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liso / lacio

ej. el cabello liso

Question 64

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straight / upright / erect

e.g. Sit up straight

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derecho / erguido / recto

ej. Siéntate derecho

Question 65

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flat / even / level

e.g. a flat surface

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plano / uniforme

ej. una superficie plana

Question 66

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to chat / to have small talk

e.g. We chatted about lots of trivial things

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platicar / charlar

ej. Platicamos sobre muchas cosas triviales

Question 67

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a talk / a conversation / a chat

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una charla / una conversación

Question 68

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So what? / Who cares? / So?

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¿Qué me importa? / ¿Y a mi qué? / ¿Y qué?

Question 69

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Damn! / Damnit!

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¡Carajo! / ¡Demonios!

Question 70

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I’m just kidding / I’m just joking / I’m just playing

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Estoy bromeando / Estoy jugando

Question 71

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Are you kidding me?

Answer 71

¿Me estás tomando el pelo? / ¿Estás bromeando?

Question 72

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That’s too bad / That’s a shame / That stinks

Answer 72

Qué lástima / Qué pena

Question 73

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to think about / to think of / to reflect on

e.g. I’m thinking about my childhood

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pensar en / reflexionar sobre

ej. Estoy pensando en mi niñez

Question 74

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I think so

e.g. Did she leave? I think so

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Creo que sí / Pienso que sí

ej. ¿Ella se fue? Creo que sí

Question 75

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a toilet / a commode

e.g. He sat on the toilet for almost an hour

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un inodoro / un retrete / un excusado

ej. Estuvo sentado en el retrete más de una hora

Question 76

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toilet paper

Answer 76

el papel higiénico / el papel de baño

Question 77

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garbage / trash

e.g. There’s so much trash in this house. We have to clean up

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la basura

ej. Hay tanta basura en esta casa. Tenemos que limpiar

Question 78

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a trash can / a garbage can / a dust bin

e.g. Please throw that in the trash can

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un cubo de basura / un bote de basura

ej. Por favor tira eso en el bote de basura

Question 79

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to throw out / to throw away

e.g. Don’t throw away that bottle. You should recycle it

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tirar / botar

ej. No tires esa botella. La debes reciclar