2.7.2 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

This vocab deck touches on such topics as surprise, trouble, habit, agreement, and nature. This roughly covers cards 2540-2600 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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a subject

e.g. History is my favorite subject in school

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la materia

ej. La historia es mi materia preferida en la escuela

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a subject / a topic

e.g. a subject for discussion

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un tema / un asunto

ej. un tema para discutir

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a theme

e.g. The theme of this party is Mardi Gras. Remember to bring a mask

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un tema

ej. El tema de esta fiesta es Carnaval. Recuerda traer una máscara

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With regard to / With respect to / As for

e.g. With regard to transportation, biking is probably the best option

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Con respecto a / Cuando se trata de

ej. Con respecto a la transportación, andar en bicicleta es probablemente la mejor opción

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to surprise

e.g. We plan to surprise him for his birthday

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sorprender

ej. Planeamos sorprenderlo para su cumpleaños

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to surprise / to stun / to shock

e.g. She stunned us all with her amazing talent

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asombrar / sorprender

ej. Nos asombró a todos con su maravilloso talento

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a surprise

e.g. I can’t tell you what’s in the box. It’s a surprise

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una sorpresa

ej. No te puedo decir qué hay en la caja. Es una sorpresa

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to be surprised

e.g. I was surprised at how he treated her

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estar sorprendido / estar asombrado / quedarse asombrado

ej. Me quedé asombrado por la manera en qué él la trataba

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a challenge

e.g. Running a marathon is a big challenge to aspire to

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un desafío / un reto

ej. Correr un maratón es un gran desafío que ponerse

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to challenge

e.g. He challenged me to a game of poker

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desafiar / retar

ej. Él me desafió a un juego de poker

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a test / a trial

e.g. a test of our alarm system

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una prueba

ej. una prueba de nuestro sistema de alarma

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to have trouble / to have problems / to have difficulty

e.g. We had trouble finding the place

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tener problemas / tener dificultad

ej. Tuvimos dificultad para encontrar el sitio

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to be in trouble

e.g. He’s in trouble with the police

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estar metido en problemas / estar metido en un lío

ej. Está metido en un lío con la policía

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to get in trouble

e.g. The mischievous kid always gets in trouble at school

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meterse en problemas / meterse en un lío

ej. El niño travieso siempre se mete en problemas en la escuela

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mostly / primarily / usually

e.g. I mostly work from home

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principalmente / usualmente

ej. Trabajo principalmente desde mi casa

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usual / habitual / regular

e.g. my usual morning routine

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usual / habitual / cotidiano

ej. mi rutina matutina habitual

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unusual

e.g. an unusual style of clothing

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inusual

ej. un estilo de vestir inusual

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as usual / as always

e.g. He’s late, as usual

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como siempre / como de costumbre

ej. Viene tarde, como siempre

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to be used to / to be accustomed to

e.g. I’m used to waking up early

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estar acostumbrado a / estar habituado a

ej. Estoy acostumbrado a despertarme temprano

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to get used to / to get accustomed to

e.g. You’ll get used to the noise after a few months

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acostumbrarse a / habituarse a

ej. Te acostumbrarás al ruido en algunos meses

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a habit

e.g. Smoking is a bad habit

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un hábito / una costumbre

ej. Fumar es un mal hábito

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a routine

e.g. Brushing my teeth is part of my morning routine

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una rutina

ej. Cepillarme los dientes es parte de mi rutina matutina

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a custom / a convention / a norm

e.g. This native custom is sometimes surprising to foreigners

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una costumbre / una convención / una norma

ej. Esta costumbre nativa a veces sorprende a los extranjeros

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to be customary

e.g. It’s customary to leave a tip

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ser costumbre

ej. Es costumbre dejar una propina

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# Translate to Spanish: to agree / to be in agreement / to concur ## Footnote e.g. He agrees with me
estar de acuerdo ## Footnote ej. Él está de acuerdo conmigo
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# Translate to Spanish: to agree on / to nail down / to settle on ## Footnote e.g. They finally agreed on a price
acordar / fijar ## Footnote ej. Por fin acordaron un precio
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# Translate to Spanish: an agreement / a consensus / an understanding ## Footnote e.g. an agreement between two political parties
un acuerdo / un consenso / un entendimiento ## Footnote ej. un acuerdo entre dos partidos políticos
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# Translate to Spanish: to come to an agreement / to come to a consensus / to reach an agreement ## Footnote e.g. We finally reached an agreement about what to have for dinner
llegar a un acuerdo / llegar a un consenso / lograr un acuerdo ## Footnote ej. Finalmente llegamos a un consenso sobre qué cenar
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# Translate to Spanish: to disagree ## Footnote e.g. We disagree about which religion to raise our children
estar en desacuerdo ## Footnote ej. Estamos en desacuerdo sobre qué religión inculcar en nuestros hijos
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# Translate to Spanish: a disagreement ## Footnote e.g. It was just a small disagreement, not a fierce argument
un desacuerdo ## Footnote ej. Fue solamente un pequeño desacuerdo, no una discusión fuerte
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# Translate to Spanish: I strongly disagree / I totally disagree
Estoy totalmente en desacuerdo
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# Translate to Spanish: I completely agree / I couldn't agree with you more
Estoy completamente de acuerdo / No podría estar más de acuerdo
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# Translate to Spanish: to compromise / to reach a compromise ## Footnote e.g. He wanted 10, and I wanted 20, so we compromized on 15
llegar a un mutuo acuerdo / hacer concesiones ## Footnote ej. Él quería 10 y yo quería 20, así que llegamos a un mutuo acuerdo de 15
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# Translate to Spanish: agriculture ## Footnote e.g. the Department of Agriculture
la agricultura ## Footnote ej. el Ministerio de Agricultura
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# Translate to Spanish: agricultural ## Footnote e.g. an agricultural product
agrícola ## Footnote ej. un producto agrícola
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# Translate to Spanish: a bush / a shrub
un arbusto
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# Translate to Spanish: a branch ## Footnote e.g. That tree has many branches
una rama ## Footnote ej. Ese árbol tiene muchas ramas
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# Translate to Spanish: a leaf ## Footnote e.g. The leaves fall off the trees in the autumn
una hoja ## Footnote ej. Las hojas se caen de los árboles en otoño
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# Translate to Spanish: to plant ## Footnote e.g. If you plant the seeds now, the crops will be ready to harvest by summer
sembrar / plantar ## Footnote ej. Si plantas las semillas ahora, los cultivos estarán listos para cosechar en el verano
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# Translate to Spanish: a crop ## Footnote e.g. Costa Rica exports two major crops: bananas and coffee
un cultivo ## Footnote ej. Costa Rica exporta dos cultivos principales: bananos y café
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# Translate to Spanish: a seed ## Footnote e.g. apple seeds
una semilla ## Footnote ej. semillas de manzana
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# Translate to Spanish: soil ## Footnote e.g. The soil here is perfect for agriculture
la tierra ## Footnote ej. La tierra aquí es perfecta para la agricultura
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# Translate to Spanish: to grow / to cultivate ## Footnote e.g. They grow corn
cultivar ## Footnote ej. Cultivan el maíz
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# Translate to Spanish: organic ## Footnote e.g. organic food
orgánico ## Footnote ej. la comida orgánica
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# Translate to Spanish: gas / vapor ## Footnote e.g. natural gas
el gas / el vapor ## Footnote ej. el gas natural
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# Translate to Spanish: a solid ## Footnote e.g. Iron is a solid
un sólido ## Footnote ej. El hierro es un sólido
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# Translate to Spanish: a liquid ## Footnote e.g. A strange green liquid was leaking out of the machine
un líquido ## Footnote ej. Un extraño líquido verde goteaba de la máquina
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# Translate to Spanish: a puddle ## Footnote e.g. She jumped over the puddle so she wouldn't get her shoes wet
un charco / una poza ## Footnote ej. Saltó el charco para no mojarse los zapatos
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# Translate to Spanish: cattle / livestock ## Footnote e.g. That farmer owns lots of cattle -- some for meat, and some for milk
el ganado / las reses ## Footnote ej. Ese granjero tiene mucho ganado: algunos para carne y otros para leche
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# Translate to Spanish: to allow / to permit ## Footnote e.g. They don't allow pets
permitir ## Footnote ej. No permiten mascotas
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# Translate to Spanish: to enable ## Footnote e.g. The new policy enabled him to leave whenever he wanted
habilitar / permitir ## Footnote ej. La nueva política lo habilitaba para irse cuando quisiera
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# Translate to Spanish: to be allowed / to be permitted ## Footnote e.g. Drinks are allowed in here
ser permitido / permitirse ## Footnote ej. Aquí se permiten las bebidas
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# Translate to Spanish: to prohibit / to forbid / to ban ## Footnote e.g. This book was banned in the 1800s
prohibir ## Footnote ej. Este libro fue prohibido en el siglo XIX
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# Translate to Spanish: to be not allowed / to be prohibited / to be forbidden ## Footnote e.g. Smoking is not allowed
estar prohibido / prohibirse ## Footnote ej. Está prohibido fumar
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# Translate to Spanish: permission ## Footnote e.g. He got permission to leave early
el permiso ## Footnote ej. Le dieron permiso para irse temprano
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# Translate to Spanish: to annoy / to bother / to disturb ## Footnote e.g. That noise bothers me
molestar / fastidiar ## Footnote ej. Ese ruido me molesta
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# Translate to Spanish: to irritate ## Footnote e.g. This soap irritates my skin
irritar ## Footnote ej. Este jabón me irrita la piel
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# Translate to Spanish: annoying / irritating / obnoxious ## Footnote e.g. She is so annoying. I don't want to hang out with her anymore
molesto / pesado / fastidioso ## Footnote ej. Es tan pesada que ya no quiero pasar tiempo con ella
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# Translate to Spanish: to be annoyed / to be irritated / to be bothered ## Footnote e.g. Dad is annoyed right now. I don't recommend asking him for any favors
estar molesto / estar enojado / estar enfadado ## Footnote ej. Papá está molesto ahora. No recomiendo pedirle favores
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# Translate to Spanish: upsetting / hurtful ## Footnote e.g. hurtful remarks
hiriente / dañino ## Footnote ej. comentarios hirientes
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# Translate to Spanish: to upset / to bother / to distress ## Footnote e.g. The news really upset her
molestar / disgustar / angustiar ## Footnote ej. Las noticias le molestaron mucho
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# Translate to Spanish: to be upset / to be unhappy / to be annoyed ## Footnote e.g. Why are you frowning? Are you upset?
estar molesto ## Footnote ej. ¿Por qué frunces el ceño? Estás molesta?
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# Translate to Spanish: backward / back / in reverse ## Footnote e.g. The train is slowly moving backward
hacia atrás / en reversa ## Footnote ej. El tren se mueve lentamente hacia atrás
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# Translate to Spanish: backward / reversed ## Footnote e.g. He read the list of names backward
al revés / de forma inversa / a la inversa ## Footnote ej. Él leyó la lista de nombres al revés
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# Translate to Spanish: backwards ## Footnote e.g. Your shirt is on backwards
al revés / con lo de adelante atrás ## Footnote ej. Tu camisa está al revés
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# Translate to Spanish: inside-out ## Footnote e.g. Your socks are inside-out
al revés / con lo de dentro fuera ## Footnote ej. Tus medias están puestas al revés
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# Translate to Spanish: upside-down ## Footnote e.g. That painting is upside-down
al revés / patas arriba / boca abajo ## Footnote ej. Esa pintura está boca abajo
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# Translate to Spanish: to bite ## Footnote e.g. That dog just bit me!
morder ## Footnote ej. Ese perro me acaba de morder
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# Translate to Spanish: a bite / a mouthful ## Footnote e.g. a big mouthful of pizza
un bocado / una mordida ## Footnote e.g. un gran bocado de pizza
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# Translate to Spanish: a bite ## Footnote e.g. a dog bite
un mordisco / una mordida ## Footnote ej. un mordisco de perro
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# Translate to Spanish: a bite / a sting ## Footnote e.g. a mosquito bite
una picadura ## Footnote ej. una picadura de mosquito