2.8.1 Vocab Enrichment

Question 1

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a library

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una biblioteca

Question 2

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a bookstore / a bookshop

e.g. a college bookstore

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una librería

ej. una librería universitaria

Question 3

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fiction

e.g. She loves to read fiction

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la ficción

ej. A ella le encanta leer ficción

Question 4

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nonfiction

e.g. the nonfiction section

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la literatura de no ficción / la literatura factual / la factual

ej. la sección factual

Question 5

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a novel

e.g. She likes to read romance novels

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una novela

ej. Le gusta leer novelas románticas

Question 6

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a biography

e.g. a biography of Mikhail Gorbachev

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una biografía

ej. una biografía de Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 7

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an e-book

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un libro electrónico / un libro digital

Question 8

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an encyclopedia

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una enciclopedia

Question 9

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a handbook / a manual

e.g. I keep my car’s manual in the glove compartment

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un manual

ej. Guardo el manual del auto en la guantera

Question 10

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a chapter

e.g. That book has 15 chapters

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un capítulo

ej. Ese libro tiene 15 capítulos

Question 11

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a table of contents

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una tabla de contenidos

Question 12

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a page

e.g. Turn to page 27

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una página

ej. Vayan a la página 27

Question 13

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to turn the page

e.g. She turned the page and continued reading

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pasar la página / voltear la página

ej. Ella pasó la página y siguió leyendo

Question 14

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calm / tranquil / peaceful

e.g. a peaceful place down by the lake

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calmado / tranquilo

ej. un lugar tranquilo junto al lago

Question 15

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to calm down / to settle down / to chill out

e.g. Calm down!

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calmarse / tranquilizarse

ej. ¡Cálmate!

Question 16

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to calm

e.g. Only the baby’s mother can calm him during his tantrums

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calmar a / tranquilizar a

ej. Sólo su madre puede calmar al bebé durante sus berrinches

Question 17

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to cancel / to call off

e.g. The game was canceled

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cancelar / suspender / anular

ej. Se canceló el partido

Question 18

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a cancellation

e.g. We had a cancellation, so now there’s a table available for two

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una cancelación

ej. Tuvimos una cancelación, así que ahora hay una mesa para dos disponible

Question 19

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Cheers!

i.e. said when toasting

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¡Salud!

i.e. dicho cuando se brinda

Question 20

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to cheer

e.g. The crowd cheered loudly when the player scored a goal

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aclamar

ej. El público aclamó a viva voz cuando el jugador anotó un gol

Question 21

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to clap / to applaud

e.g. We all clapped when the dancer finished her performance

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aplaudir

ej. Todos aplaudimos cuando la bailarina terminó su presentación

Question 22

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applause / clapping

e.g. a round of applause

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el aplauso / la ovación / los aplausos

ej. una ronda de aplausos

Question 23

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an audience

e.g. The comedian started throwing fruit into the audience

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un público / una audiencia

ej. El comediante comenzó a aventarle fruta al público

Question 24

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a spectator / an audience member

e.g. The star player came up to bat, while the spectators cheered

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un espectador

ej. El jugador estrella se acercó a batear mientras los espectadores echaban porras

Question 25

# Translate to Spanish: common / commonplace ## Footnote e.g. a common practice

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común ## Footnote ej. una práctica común

Question 26

# Translate to Spanish: typical / characteristic / common ## Footnote e.g. This is a typical food of this region

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típico / característico / común ## Footnote ej. Ésta es una comida típica de la región

Question 27

# Translate to Spanish: rare / uncommon / atypical ## Footnote e.g. Solar eclipses are rare

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raro / poco común / atípico ## Footnote ej. Los eclipses solares son raros

Question 28

# Translate to Spanish: hardly ever / rarely / seldom ## Footnote e.g. This animal is hardly ever seen in the wild

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rara vez / pocas veces ## Footnote ej. Este animal se ve rara vez en estado salvaje

Question 29

# Translate to Spanish: to have something in common ## Footnote e.g. She and I have a lot in common; that's why we get along so well

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tener algo en común ## Footnote ej. Ella y yo tenemos mucho en común; por eso nos llevamos tan bien

Question 30

# Translate to Spanish: mutual ## Footnote e.g. mutual trust

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mutuo ## Footnote ej. la confianza mutua

Question 31

# Translate to Spanish: collective ## Footnote e.g. a collective attempt to improve the quality of the school

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conjunto / colectivo ## Footnote ej. un esfuerzo conjunto para mejorar la calidad de la escuela

Question 32

# Translate to Spanish: altogether / collectively / as a whole ## Footnote e.g. Collectively, the friends were known as "the three musketeers"

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colectivamente / en conjunto ## Footnote ej. Colectivamente, los amigos eran conocidos como "los tres mosqueteros"

Question 33

# Translate to Spanish: to keep in touch with / to stay in touch with / to stay in contact with ## Footnote e.g. Let's keep in touch

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mantenerse en contacto con ## Footnote ej. Mantengámonos en contacto

Question 34

# Translate to Spanish: to be in touch with / to be in contact with ## Footnote e.g. Are you still in touch with your ex-boyfriend?

Answer 34

estar en contacto con ## Footnote ej. ¿Sigues en contacto con tu ex novio?

Question 35

# Translate to Spanish: to be out of touch ## Footnote e.g. We had been out of touch for years, but we recently reconnected on Facebook

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estar sin contacto / estar fuera de contacto ## Footnote ej. Estuvimos fuera de contacto durante años, pero recientemente nos encontramos en Facebook

Question 36

# Translate to Spanish: to reach out to / to contact ## Footnote e.g. We hadn't spoken in years, but she reached out to me when she heard my grandfather died

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contactar a ## Footnote ej. No habíamos hablado en años, pero ella me contactó cuando supo que mi abuelo había fallecido

Question 37

# Translate to Spanish: a contact ## Footnote e.g. I have over 1,000 contacts in my address book

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un contacto ## Footnote ej. Tengo más de 1.000 contactos en mi libreta de direcciones

Question 38

# Translate to Spanish: convenient ## Footnote e.g. a convenient location

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conveniente ## Footnote ej. una locación conveniente

Question 39

# Translate to Spanish: conveniently ## Footnote e.g. The laundromat was conveniently located across the street from my apartment

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convenientemente / a conveniencia ## Footnote ej. La lavandería se encontraba convenientemente cruzando la calle de mi apartamento

Question 40

# Translate to Spanish: inconvenient ## Footnote e.g. Cash is so inconvenient. I prefer to use my credit card

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inconveniente ## Footnote ej. El efectivo es tan inconveniente. Prefiero usar mi tarjeta de crédito

Question 41

# Translate to Spanish: an inconvenience ## Footnote e.g. We apologize for the inconvenience

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una inconveniencia / una incomodidad / una molestia ## Footnote ej. Nos disculpamos por la inconveniencia

Question 42

# Translate to Spanish: to inconvenience / to burden ## Footnote e.g. Please don't come pick me up. I wouldn't want to inconvenience you

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incomodar a / causar molestia / causar inconveniente ## Footnote ej. Por favor no vengas a recogerme. No quisiera causar molestia

Question 43

# Translate to Spanish: to correct ## Footnote e.g. She always corrects my grammar when I speak improperly

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corregir ## Footnote ej. Ella siempre me corrige la gramática cuando hablo incorrectamente

Question 44

# Translate to Spanish: a correction ## Footnote e.g. This article is a correction of last week's article, where we made an error

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una corrección ## Footnote ej. Este artículo es una corrección del artículo de la semana pasada, donde cometimos un error

Question 45

# Translate to Spanish: a diet ## Footnote e.g. A bird's diet consists of worms and seeds

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una dieta ## Footnote ej. La dieta de un ave consiste de lombrices y semillas

Question 46

# Translate to Spanish: to diet / to go on a diet ## Footnote e.g. I'm getting fat. I need to go on a diet

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hacer dieta / ponerse a dieta / ponerse a régimen ## Footnote ej. Estoy engordando. Necesito ponerme a dieta

Question 47

# Translate to Spanish: a vegetarian ## Footnote e.g. He's a vegetarian, so he can't eat chicken

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un vegetariano ## Footnote ej. Él es vegetariano, así que no puede comer pollo

Question 48

# Translate to Spanish: a vegan ## Footnote e.g. She's vegan. She can't even eat eggs

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un vegano ## Footnote ej. Ella es vegana. No puede comer huevos, siquiera

Question 49

# Translate to Spanish: disgusting / gross / nasty ## Footnote e.g. That spoiled food is disgusting

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asqueroso / repugnante ## Footnote ej. Esa comida echada a perder es asquerosa

Question 50

# Translate to Spanish: Ew, gross! / That's disgusting!

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¡Ay, qué asco! / ¡Guácala! / ¡Es asqueroso!

Question 51

# Translate to Spanish: to gross out / to disgust ## Footnote e.g. That food grosses me out

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dar asco ## Footnote ej. Esa comida me da asco

Question 52

# Translate to Spanish: disgusted / offended / indignant ## Footnote e.g. He feels disgusted by her comments

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indignado / ofendido ## Footnote ej. Él está indignado por sus comentarios

Question 53

# Translate to Spanish: a drug / a medicine ## Footnote e.g. They invented a drug to cure depression

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una droga / una medicina / un medicamento ## Footnote ej. Inventaron un medicamento para curar la depresión

Question 54

# Translate to Spanish: energy / power ## Footnote e.g. Solar, nuclear, and coal are all sources of energy

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la energía ## Footnote ej. Las fuentes de energía incluyen la solar, la nuclear y el carbón

Question 55

# Translate to Spanish: energetic / lively ## Footnote e.g. an energetic person

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energético ## Footnote ej. una persona energética

Question 56

# Translate to Spanish: an event / an affair ## Footnote e.g. She's hosting an event for the Ambassador

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un evento / una ocasión ## Footnote ej. Ella será la anfitriona de un evento para el embajador

Question 57

# Translate to Spanish: an occasion ## Footnote e.g. It's a special occasion, let's have some champagne

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una ocasión ## Footnote ej. Es una ocación especial, tomemos un poco de champaña

Question 58

# Translate to Spanish: an incident / an occurrence / an episode ## Footnote e.g. There was an incident at the office this morning

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un incidente / un suceso / un episodio ## Footnote ej. Hubo un incidente en la oficina esta mañana

Question 59

# Translate to Spanish: a case / an instance ## Footnote e.g. In this case, I was wrong

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un caso / un ejemplo ## Footnote ej. En este caso yo estaba equivocado

Question 60

# Translate to Spanish: exciting / thrilling ## Footnote e.g. How exciting!

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emocionante ## Footnote ej. ¡Qué emocionante!

Question 61

# Translate to Spanish: excited / thrilled ## Footnote e.g. I'm excited to go on vacation

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emocionado ## Footnote ej. Estoy emocionado porque me voy de vacaciones

Question 62

# Translate to Spanish: to excite / to thrill ## Footnote e.g. The threat of danger excites him

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emocionar / entusiasmar / animar ## Footnote ej. La amenaza del peligro lo emociona

Question 63

# Translate to Spanish: anticipation / excitement ## Footnote e.g. to wait with anticipation

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la anticipación ## Footnote ej. esperar con anticipación

Question 64

# Translate to Spanish: excitement / thrill / fun ## Footnote e.g. the thrill of riding a horse for the first time

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la emoción / el entusiasmo ## Footnote ej. la emoción de montar un caballo por primera vez

Question 65

# Translate to Spanish: an excuse / a pretext / a cop-out ## Footnote e.g. His excuse for not coming was that he was sick

Answer 65

una excusa / un pretexto ## Footnote ej. Su excusa por no venir fue que estaba enfermo

Question 66

# Translate to Spanish: Don't make excuses

Answer 66

No saques excusas / No hagas excusas / No salgas con pretextos