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1
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Accord or Agreement

After long talks, they reached an agreement.

To agree with

I agree with you.

I don’t agree.

A

El Acuerdo

Después de una larga negociación, llegaron a un acuerdo.

Estar de acuerdo

Estoy de acuerdo contigo.

No estoy de acuerdo.

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Health

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El Salud

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Water

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El Agua (F)

AH-kwah

You always use “el” even though Aqua is feminine , because “la” before Aqua would not sound right. So all modifying adjectives are feminine. In the plural use “Las”.

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Quality (noun)

The quality of the hotel was excellent.

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La Calidad

La calidad del hotel era excelente.

Kah-LEE-Dad

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Time or Weather

It took me quite a lot of time to solve the problem.

What’s the weather like in your country?

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El tiempo

Me tomó bastante tiempo resolver el problema.

Qué tiempo hace en tu país?

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Life

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La Vida

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Business , Company , or Firm. Usually large, and rarely sells directly to the public.

I’ve always wanted to have my own business.

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La Empressa

Siempre he querido tener mi propia empresa.

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Law

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La Ley

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Program

Juan watches a TV program that comes on at 8 pm.

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El Programa

Masculine even though it ends with “a”.

Juan ve un programa de televisión que comienza a las 8 pm.

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Problem

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El Problema

Masculine with an “a” ending.

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Theme , Topic, or Subject Matter

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El Tema

Masculine with an “a” ending.

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End (conclusion)or Goal (objective or purpose)

It’s the end of an era.

The aim of the project is to reduce emissions.

Weekend

This weekend I’m going to Madrid with my cousins.

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El fin

Es el fin de una era.

El fin del proyecto es reducir las emisiones.

Este fin voy a Madrid con mis primos.

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Construction or Project or Work of Literature

Tomorrow they’re starting construction by my aunt’s house.

We saw a work by El Greco when we went to Toledo.

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La Obra

Mañana comienzan una obra por la casa de mi tía.

Vimos una obra de El Greco cuando fuimos a Toledo.

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Space

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El Espacio

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Authority

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La Autoridad

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Side

She has a tattoo of a dolphin on the right side of her back.

The beach is on the opposite side of the street.

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El Lado

Tiene un tatuaje de un delfín en el lado derecho de la espalda.

La playa se encuentra al otro lado de la calle.

Encontrarse = To Be Located or Situated

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Idea

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La Idea

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Internet or Network

It seems like the network signal is very weak tonight.

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La Red

Parece que la señal de la red está muy débil esta noche.

Débil = Weak or Feeble

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End or Ending or Ultimate

Adjective

My ultimate target is to run this company.

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Final

Mi objetivo final es dirigir esta empresa.

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Step or Path

The living room is only ten steps away from the kitchen.

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El Paso

La sala se encuentra a solo diez pasos de la cocina.

Note:

Encontrarse = To Be Situated

21
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Word

A

La Palabra

22
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Worker

A

El Trabajador

23
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Population

Mexico City has a population of more than twenty million people.

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La Población

La Ciudad de México tiene una población de más de veinte millones de personas.

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Body

Before she went in the water, her body was covered in sand.

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El Cuerpo

coo-AIR-poh

Antes de que entrara al agua, su cuerpo estaba cubierto de arena.

Arena = Sand

Entrara is the Imperfect subjunctive of “Entrar”.

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Line (drawn)

She drew a line in the sand with a stick.

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La Línea

Dibujó una línea en la arena con un palo.

LEE- Nyah

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Response or Answer

A

La Respuesta

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Young Person

A

El / La Joven

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Field or Countryside

A

El Campo

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Beginning or Start

My wedding was the beginning of my new life.

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El Principio

Mi boda fue el principio de mi nueva vida.

preen-SEE-peow

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Student or Pupil

A

El Alumno or La Alumna

Note has nothing to do with students who have already graduated.

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Advice

A

El Consejo

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Bottom or Back (as in a room)

There are a lot of tea leaves at the bottom of the mug.

At the back of the room you’ll find the refreshments.

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El Fondo

Hay muchas hojas de té en el fondo de la taza.

Al fondo de la habitación encontrarás los refrescos.

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Dirt or Land

The planet Earth

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La Tierra

For the planet ,”Tierra” is always capitalized.

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Member

A

El Miembro

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Majority

A

La Mayoría

my-oh-REE-ah

36
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Age

A

La Edad

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Road or Path or Way

A

El Camino

38
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Test or Quiz or Proof

There’s a math test on Wednesday.

The letter was proof that her story was true.

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La Prueba

Hay una prueba de matemáticas el miércoles.

La carta fue la prueba de que su historia era cierta.

39
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Boy or Kid

Young Girl

A

El Chico

La Chica

40
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Place or Site (location) or Space

You always go out to the same place for dinner.

Is there room for everybody in the car?

Is there room for us?

A

El Sitio

see-TEE-oh

Tú siempre sales al mismo sitio para cenar.

Hay sitio para todos en el coche?

Hay sitio / espacio para nosotros?

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Doubt

The princess had doubts about the prince’s love.

To Doubt

We doubt that many people will attend the seminar.

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La Duda

La princesa tenía dudas sobre el amor del príncipe.

Dudar

Dudamos que mucha gente vaya (future subjunctive) a asistir al seminario.

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Internet

A

La Internet

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Illness or Disease

A

La Enfermedad

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Business, Shop, or Store, usually not large, where products are sold directly to the public.

Sophie runs her business from home.

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El Negocio

Sophie maneja el negocio desde su casa.

ma-NEY-ha

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Favour

A

El Favor

46
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Period of Time or Term

In the short term

In the long term (run)

A

El Plazo

A corto plazo

A largo plazo

47
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Help or an “Assist “in Sports

Your help was essential to finishing the job on time.

The NBA chose an assist by Ginobili as the best of the month.

A

La Ajuda

Tu ayuda fue indispensable para terminar el trabajo a tiempo.

La NBA eligió una ayuda de Ginobili como la mejor del mes.

48
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Language

A

El Idioma

Another masculine noun ending in “ A”

49
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Shelving or Shelf / Shelves

She puts the clothes on the shelf.

There isn’t enough shelving in the apartment.

A

La Estantería

Ella pone la ropa en la estantería.

No tenemos bastantes estanterías en el apartamento.

ehs-tan-teh-REE-ah

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