2.1.1 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

This deck covers terms dealing with distance, fear, and furniture. This roughly covers cards 1540-1580 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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to cry

e.g. He always cries in sad movies

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llorar

ej. Siempre llora con las películas tristes

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a tear / a teardrop

e.g. The tears fell from her face as she cried

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una lágrima

ej. Caían lágrimas por su cara mientras lloraba

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a tissue

e.g. A Kleenex is a type of tissue

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un pañuelo desechable / un tissue

ej. Un Kleenex es un tipo de pañuelo desechable

Can also be translated as “Tejido”, which is most commonly used in medical contexts.

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danger

e.g. The daredevil is constantly seeking danger

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el peligro

ej. El aventurero siempre está en busca del peligro

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dangerous

e.g. a dangerous place

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peligroso

ej. un lugar peligroso

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distance

e.g. the distance between Stockholm and Copenhagen

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la distancia

ej. la distancia entre Estocolmo y Copenhague

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in the distance

e.g. Do you see that house way off in the distance?

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en la distancia / a lo lejos / a la distancia

ej. ¿Ves esa casa allá a la distancia?

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distant / faraway / far-off

e.g. She lives in a distant land

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distante / lejano

ej. Ella vive en una tierra distante

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long-distance

e.g. a long-distance phone call

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de larga distancia

ej. una llamada de larga distancia

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a dream

e.g. Phew, it was all a dream

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un sueño

ej. ¡Uf! Fue sólo un sueño

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to dream about / to have a dream about

e.g. I was dreaming about a giant cat

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soñar con / tener un sueño con

ej. Estaba soñando con un gato gigantesco

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to daydream / to fantasize

e.g. She was daydreaming about her next vacation

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soñar despierto / imaginarse / fantasear

ej. Estaba soñando despierta con sus próximas vacaciones

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a nightmare / a bad dream

e.g. I had a nightmare that I lost my phone

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una pesadilla / un mal sueño

ej. Tuve una pesadilla en la que perdí mi teléfono

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to explain / to clarify / to spell out

e.g. She explained why she was late, but we didn’t believe her

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explicar / aclarar

ej. Ella nos explicó por qué llegó tarde, pero no le creímos

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an explanation

e.g. His explanation was easy to understand

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una explicación

ej. Su explicación fue fácil de comprender

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unexplainable / inexplicable

e.g. an unexplainable phenomenon

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inexplicable

ej. un fenómeno inexplicable

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to describe / to depict

e.g. The victim described the suspect’s appearance

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describir

ej. La víctima describió la apariencia del sospechoso

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a description / a depiction

e.g. a job description

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una descripción

ej. una descripción de puesto de trabajo

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to summarize / to sum up / to outline

e.g. Please summarize this book in less than one page

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resumir

ej. Por favor resuma este libro en menos de una página

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a summary / a recap / a synopsis

e.g. I don’t want to watch the whole movie. Please give me a 5-minute summary of what happens

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un resumen / una sinopsis

ej. No quiero ver la película completa. Por favor hazme una sinópsis de cinco minutos de lo que pasa

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to express

e.g. He has trouble expressing his feelings

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expresar

ej. A él le cuesta trabajo expresar sus sentimientos

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fear / terror / horror

e.g. The fear of losing her was more than he could take

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el miedo / el susto / el espanto

ej. El miedo a perderla era más de lo que podiá soportar

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to scare / to frighten

e.g. The future scares me

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darle miedo a / asustar / aterrorizar

e.g. El futuro me da miedo

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to be afraid of / to be scared of

e.g. The little girl is afraid of dogs

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tener miedo a / tener miedo de

e.g. La niña tiene miedo a los perros

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to be afraid to / to be scared to

e.g. I’m afraid to go there at night

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tener miedo de

e.g. Tengo miedo de ir allá por la noche

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I’m afraid that / I fear that

e.g. I’m afraid that he’ll get lost

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Temo que / Tengo miedo de que

ej. Temo que él se pierda

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shy / self-conscious / timid

e.g. The shy boy never looks me in the eye

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tímido / vergonzoso

ej. El niño tímido nunca me mira a los ojos

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OK / okay / sure

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okey / claro / seguro

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It’s fine / It’s okay / It’s all right

e.g. It’s OK, I’m not angry

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Está bien / No hay problema / No pasa nada

ej. Está bien, no estoy enojado

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fine / delicate

e.g. a delicate fabric

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fino

ej. una tela fina

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to fix / to repair

e.g. She fixed my watch

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arreglar / reparar

ej. Ella arregló mi reloj

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a repair / a fix

e.g. My watch repair cost $100

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una reparación

ej. La reparación de mi reloj costó $100

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a flower

e.g. These flowers smell so fresh!

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una flor

ej. ¡Estas flores huelen muy frescas!

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a rose

e.g. He bought her a rose to show her that he loved her

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una rosa

ej. Le compró una rosa para demostrarle que la amaba

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to follow / to pursue

e.g. Follow that car

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seguir / perseguir

ej. Sigue ese carro

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to come after / to follow

e.g. B comes after A

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venir después de / seguir de / seguir a

ej. La B viene después de la A

37
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Follow me

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Sígueme

38
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the following ___

e.g. The following people are absent

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el siguiente ___

ej. Las siguientes personas están ausentes

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the following:

e.g. He said the following:

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lo siguiente:

ej. Dijo lo siguiente:

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furniture

e.g. I love the style of furniture in this old apartment

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los muebles

ej. Me encanta el estilo de los muebles en este viejo apartamento

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a piece of furniture

e.g. a beautiful antique piece of furniture

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un mueble

ej. un hermoso mueble antiguo

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a sofa / a couch

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un sofá / un sillón / un diván

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a shelf / a rack

e.g. He has three shelves of trophies in his living room

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un estante

ej. Él tiene tres estantes de trofeos en la sala

44
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a bookcase / a bookshelf

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una librería / una estantería