2.5.2 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

Use this deck to memorize vocabulary dealing with a range of topics like argument, belief, care, and cause. This roughly covers cards 2230-2300 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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Translate to Spanish:

to turn around

e.g. She turned around and looked at him

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dar la vuelta

ej. Ella dió la vuelta y lo miró

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to turn over / to flip over

e.g. She turned it over to read the back side

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voltear

ej. Lo volteó para leer el reverso

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to turn / to rotate

e.g. Turn the clock dial

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girar

ej. Gira la esfera del reloj

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to spin / to rotate

e.g. The wheel is spinning

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girar / rotar / dar vueltas

ej. La rueda está girando

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to turn a corner

e.g. He turned the corner and saw the house

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doblar una esquina

ej. Dobló la esquina y vio la casa

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to turn / to become

e.g. It turned red

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volverse / ponerse

ej. Se volvió rojo

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to turn in / to hand in / to submit

e.g. I have to turn in my homework on Friday

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entregar

ej. Debo entregar mi tarea el viernes

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to turn out / to end up / to come out

e.g. I thought I had burned the cake, but it turned out just fine

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resultar / salir

ej. Pensé que había quemado el pastel, pero resultó perfecto

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It turns out that

e.g. It turns out we don’t need to pay the fee

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Resulta que

ej. Resulta que no tenemos que pagar la tarifa

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It’s your turn / You’re up

e.g. It’s your turn to play a card

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Te toca a ti / Es tu turno

ej. Te toca a ti jugar una carta

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a round

e.g. the first round of the debate

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una ronda / una serie

ej. la primera ronda del debate

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a rotation

e.g. One rotation of the Earth takes exactly 24 hours

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una rotación / un giro

ej. Una rotación de la Tierra toma exactamente 24 horas

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a way / a manner

e.g. What’s the easiest way to fix this problem?

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una forma / una manera / un modo

ej. ¿Cuál es la forma más fácil de resolver este problema?

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a way / a means / an avenue

e.g. an avenue of escape

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un medio

ej. un medio de escape

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a style / a way / a technique

e.g. a style of singing

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un estilo / un modo / una técnica

ej. un estilo de cantar

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a way / a route / a path

e.g. We’re taking the scenic route to grandma’s house

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un camino / una ruta

ej. Tomaremos la ruta panorámica a la casa de la abuela

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on the way / on the way to

e.g. On the way home, we stopped at the store

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camino a / en camino a / de camino a

ej. Camino a casa paramos en la tienda

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I’m on my way

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Estoy en camino

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a writer / an author

e.g. Charles Dickens is my favorite author

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un escritor / un autor

ej. Charles Dickens es mi autor preferido

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writing

e.g. Shakespeare’s writing can be difficult to understand

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la escritura

ej. La escritura de Shakespeare puede ser difícil de entender

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written

e.g. a written warning

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escrito

ej. una advertencia escrita

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ability / capability / capacity

e.g. He lacks the ability to walk

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la habilidad / la capacidad

ej. No tiene la capacidad de caminar

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a talent / an ability

e.g. Singing well is a very rare talent

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una habilidad / un talento

ej. Cantar bien es un talento muy raro

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a gift / a talent

e.g. He has a gift of persuasion

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un don / un talento

ej. Él tiene el don de la persuasión

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# Translate to Spanish: talented / gifted ## Footnote e.g. We only hire the most talented employees
talentoso / dotado ## Footnote ej. Sólo contratamos a los empleados más talentosos
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# Translate to Spanish: actual / real / true ## Footnote e.g. an actual princess
real / verdadero ## Footnote ej. una princesa verdadera
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# Translate to Spanish: actually / in fact ## Footnote e.g. Actually, I'm not a student
de hecho / realmente ## Footnote ej. De hecho, no soy estudiante
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# Translate to Spanish: indeed ## Footnote e.g. Indeed, this is an important moment for our country
en efecto ## Footnote ej. En efecto, éste es un momento importante para nuestro país
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# Translate to Spanish: literal ## Footnote e.g. The literal translation of that African idiom would be "to chase rabbit"
literal ## Footnote ej. La traducción literal de ese modismo africano sería "perseguir conejo"
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# Translate to Spanish: literally ## Footnote e.g. After not eating for 23 days, I was literally starving to death
literalmente ## Footnote ej. Después de no comer por 23 días, yo estaba literalmente muriendo de hambre
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# Translate to Spanish: figuratively ## Footnote e.g. I didn't mean to insult you. I was speaking figuratively
en sentido figurado / figuradamente ## Footnote ej. No quise insultarte. Lo dije en sentido figurado
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# Translate to Spanish: to argue / to fight / to bicker ## Footnote e.g. My parents always argue
discutir / pelear ## Footnote ej. Mis padres siempre discuten
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# Translate to Spanish: an argument / a fight / a dispute ## Footnote e.g. They got in an argument
una discusión / una pelea / una disputa ## Footnote ej. Tuvieron una discusión
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# Translate to Spanish: an objection ## Footnote e.g. Do you have any objections to my proposal?
una objeción ## Footnote ej. ¿Tiene alguna objeción a mi propuesta?
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# Translate to Spanish: to be back ## Footnote e.g. I'm back
estar de vuelta / haber regresado ## Footnote ej. Estoy de vuelta
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# Translate to Spanish: rear / back ## Footnote e.g. the rear light on the car
trasero / de atrás / atrás ## Footnote ej. la luz trasera del auto
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# Translate to Spanish: in back / in the back ## Footnote e.g. Where is he sitting? He's in the back
atrás / detrás ## Footnote ej. ¿Dónde está sentado? Está atrás
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# Translate to Spanish: the back / the reverse side ## Footnote e.g. Please read the label on the back
la parte de atrás / la parte trasera / el reverso ## Footnote ej. Por favor lea la etiqueta al reverso
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# Translate to Spanish: behind / in back of ## Footnote e.g. There's a secret door behind the painting
detrás de / atrás de ## Footnote ej. Hay una puerta secreta detrás del cuadro
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# Translate to Spanish: front / foremost ## Footnote e.g. the front yard
delantero ## Footnote ej. el jardín delantero
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# Translate to Spanish: in front / in the front / at the front ## Footnote e.g. Where are the boxes? They're in the front
enfrente ## Footnote ej. ¿Dónde están las cajas? Están enfrente
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# Translate to Spanish: the front / the front part ## Footnote e.g. The front of the store was destroyed in the fire
el frente / la parte de adelante ## Footnote ej. El frente de la tienda quedó destrozado en el incendio
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# Translate to Spanish: the front / the front side ## Footnote e.g. Look on the front of the package
el frente / el anverso ## Footnote ej. Mira al frente del paquete
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# Translate to Spanish: in front of ## Footnote e.g. I'm in front of the store
delante de / enfrente de ## Footnote ej. Estoy delante de la tienda
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# Translate to Spanish: the top ## Footnote e.g. the top of the mountain
la cumbre / la cúspide ## Footnote ej. la cumbre de la montaña
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# Translate to Spanish: the bottom ## Footnote e.g. At the bottom of this lake, there is a buried treasure
el fondo / la parte de abajo ## Footnote ej. En el fondo del lago, hay un tesoro enterrado
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# Translate to Spanish: a side ## Footnote e.g. a side of a box
un lado / un costado ## Footnote ej. un lado de una caja
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# Translate to Spanish: a belief ## Footnote e.g. You should not discriminate based on someone's beliefs
una creencia ## Footnote ej. No debes discriminar con base en las creencias de alguien
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# Translate to Spanish: to believe in ## Footnote e.g. He doesn't believe in Santa Claus
creer en ## Footnote ej. Él no cree en Papá Noel
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# Translate to Spanish: Yeah right! / Suuuuure! ## Footnote e.g. Yeah right! I don't believe you
Sí como no... ## Footnote ej. Sí como no. No te creo
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# Translate to Spanish: to doubt ## Footnote e.g. I doubt that he will come
dudar ## Footnote ej. Dudo que él venga
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# Translate to Spanish: a doubt ## Footnote e.g. Please let me know if you have any doubts
una duda ## Footnote ej. Por favor hágame saber si tiene alguna duda
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# Translate to Spanish: uncertain ## Footnote e.g. The future is uncertain
incierto ## Footnote ej. El futuro es incierto
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# Translate to Spanish: uncertainty / doubt ## Footnote e.g. Uncertainty makes me feel anxious
la incertidumbre / la duda ## Footnote ej. La incertidumbre me hace sentir ansioso
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# Translate to Spanish: to not be sure / to not be certain / to be unsure ## Footnote e.g. I'm not sure he will succeed
no estar seguro / no estar convencido / estar incierto ## Footnote ej. No estoy seguro de que él tendrá éxito
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# Translate to Spanish: doubtful / unlikely ## Footnote e.g. It is doubtful that we will be able to save enough money
dudoso / poco probable ## Footnote ej. Es dudoso que logremos ahorrar suficiente dinero
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# Translate to Spanish: to break ## Footnote e.g. Somebody broke my sculpture
romper / quebrar ## Footnote ej. Alguien quebró mi escultura
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# Translate to Spanish: to be broken / to be out of order / to not work ## Footnote e.g. This machine is broken
no funcionar / estar averiado / estar fuera de servicio ## Footnote ej. Esta máquina está fuera de servicio
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# Translate to Spanish: to break down ## Footnote e.g. My car broke down
descomponerse ## Footnote ej. Se descompuso mi auto
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# Translate to Spanish: a break / a vacation ## Footnote e.g. Spring Break
un receso / unas vacaciones ## Footnote ej. las vacaciones de primavera
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# Translate to Spanish: a break / a pause / a rest ## Footnote e.g. Let's take a break
una pausa / un descanso ## Footnote ej. tomemos un descanso
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# Translate to Spanish: care ## Footnote e.g. He does not receive the care that he deserves
el cuidado / la atención ## Footnote ej. Él no recibe la atención que merece
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# Translate to Spanish: careful / cautious / prudent ## Footnote e.g. a careful driver
cuidadoso / cauteloso / prudente ## Footnote ej. un conductor cuidadoso
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# Translate to Spanish: to take care of / to care for ## Footnote e.g. She took care of me when I was sick
cuidar a / ocuparse de ## Footnote ej. Ella me cuidó cuando estaba enfermo
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# Translate to Spanish: to warn ## Footnote e.g. I will warn you if anyone is coming
advertir ## Footnote ej. Te advertiré si viene alguien
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# Translate to Spanish: a warning / an alert ## Footnote e.g. The thunder was a warning of the coming storm
una advertencia / una alerta ## Footnote ej. Los truenos fueron la advertencia de la tormenta que se acercaba
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# Translate to Spanish: a cause ## Footnote e.g. the cause of the accident
una razón / una causa ## Footnote ej. la razón del accidente
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# Translate to Spanish: to cause / to bring on / to bring about ## Footnote e.g. What caused the latest recession?
causar / ocasionar ## Footnote ej. ¿Qué fue lo que causó la última recesión?
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# Translate to Spanish: due to / because of / thanks to ## Footnote e.g. Due to the strike, the trains are not running
debido a / a causa de ## Footnote ej. Debido a la huelga, los trenes no están funcionando