2.9.1 Vocab Enrichment

Question 1

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sweets / treats

e.g. Candy, cake, and cookies are all types of sweets

Answer 1

los dulces / las golosinas

ej. Los caramelos, el pastel y las galletas son tipos de golosinas

Question 2

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candy

e.g. I wasn’t allowed to eat candy when I had braces

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un dulce / un caramelo

ej. No me dejaban comer caramelos cuando usaba frenos en los dientes

Question 3

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a cookie / a biscuit

Answer 3

una galleta

Question 4

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a pie

e.g. apple pie

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una tarta / un pay

ej. una tarta de manzana

Question 5

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a cake

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una torta / un pastel / un bizcocho

Question 6

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frosting / icing

e.g. frosting on a cake

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el glaseado / el betún

ej. el glaseado en una torta

Question 7

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an ice cream cone

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un cono de helado

Question 8

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mint / peppermint

e.g. mint-flavored chewing gum

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la menta / la hierbabuena

ej. goma de mascar sabor hierbabuena

Question 9

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vanilla

Answer 9

la vainilla

Question 10

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to suck

e.g. to suck a piece of candy, to suck your thumb, etc.

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chupar / sorber / mamar

ej. chupar un trozo de caramelo, chuparse el dedo, etc.

Question 11

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a dining room

e.g. We eat our family dinners in the dining room

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un comedor

ej. Hacemos las cenas familiares en el comedor

Question 12

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a cupboard / a kitchen cabinet / a pantry

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un armario / una despensa / una alacena

Question 13

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a freezer

e.g. There is some ice cream in the freezer

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un congelador

ej. Hay un poco de helado en el congelador

Question 14

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a microwave / a microwave oven

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un microondas / un horno microondas / un horno de microondas

Question 15

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an oven

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un horno

Question 16

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a stove / a range

e.g. She cooks with a frying pan on the stove

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una estufa / una cocina

ej. Ella cocina con una sartén en la estufa

Question 17

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a pot / a saucepan

e.g. He cooks his rice in a huge pot

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una cacerola / una olla

ej. Él cuece su arroz en una enorme cacerola

Question 18

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a pan / a frying pan

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un sartén

Question 19

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a container / a recipient / a receptacle

e.g. a flour container

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un recipiente / un contenedor / un envase

ej. un recipiente de harina

Question 20

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a jar / a container

e.g. a jar of pickles

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un frasco / un tarro / un contenedor

ej. un frasco de pepinillos

Question 21

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to open / to take off the lid from

e.g. He opened the container

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destapar / abrir

ej. Destapó el recipiente

Question 22

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to bake

e.g. I’m gonna bake the chicken, not fry it

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hornear / cocer al horno

ej. Voy a cocer el pollo al horno, no lo voy a freír

Question 23

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steam

e.g. There is steam coming out of that hot pot

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el vapor

ej. Hay vapor saliendo de esa olla caliente

Question 24

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oil / cooking oil

e.g. olive oil

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el aceite / el aceite de cocina

ej. aceite de oliva

Question 25

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to fry

e.g. We fried the potatoes

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freír

ej. Freímos las papas

Question 26

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fried

e.g. fried chicken

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frito

ej. pollo frito

Question 27

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a grill

e.g. We have a grill on the patio behind our house

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una parrilla

ej. Tenemos una parrilla en el patio detrás de la casa

Question 28

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grilled

e.g. grilled chicken

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a la parrilla / asado a la parrilla / asado

ej. pollo a la parrilla

Question 29

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to grill

e.g. My dad grilled some vegetables this afternoon

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asar a la parrilla

ej. Mi papá asó unas verduras a la parrilla esta tarde

Question 30

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tap water

e.g. The tap water in this town is not safe to drink

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el agua de la llave / el agua del grifo

ej. El agua de la llave no es potable en este pueblo

Question 31

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a napkin

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una servilleta

Question 32

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silverware / cutlery / flatware

i.e. forks, knives, spoons, etc.

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los cubiertos / la cubertería

i.e. los tenedores, los cuchillos, las cucharas, etc.

Question 33

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a utensil / an eating utensil

e.g. The eating utensils were wrapped up in the napkin

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un cubierto / un utensilio

ej. Los cubiertos estaban envueltos en la servilleta

Question 34

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chopsticks

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los palillos chinos / los palillos

Question 35

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a spoonful

e.g. a spoonful of sugar

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una cucharada

ej. una cucharada de azúcar

Question 36

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a cookbook

e.g. There are lots of great recipes in this cookbook

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un libro de cocina

ej. Hay muchas buenas recetas en este libro de cocina

Question 37

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a recipe

e.g. a cake recipe

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una receta

ej. una receta de torta

Question 38

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an ingredient

e.g. What are the ingredients in this cake?

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un ingrediente

ej. ¿Cuáles son los ingredientes de este pastel?

Question 39

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to chew

e.g. If you don’t chew your food well before swallowing it, you could choke

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mascar / masticar

ej. Si no masticas la comida bien antes de tragarla, puedes atragantarte

Question 40

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to swallow

e.g. He swallowed the pill

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tragarse / deglutir

ej. Se tragó la pastilla

Question 41

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to burp

e.g. If you burp, please say “excuse me”

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eructar

ej. Si eructas, por favor di “discúlpame”

Question 42

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a burp

e.g. Eeew, that was a smelly burp

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un eructo

ej. Guácala, ese fue un eructo apestoso

Question 43

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to digest

e.g. Humans cannot digest tree bark very well

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digerir

ej. Los humanos no pueden digerir la corteza de árbol

Question 44

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to go hungry / to starve

e.g. As your punishment, you may not have dinner tonight. You’ll have to go hungry

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pasar hambre / padecer de hambre / hambrear

ej. Como castigo, no cenarás hoy. Tendrás que pasar hambre

Question 45

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to starve / to starve to death / to die of hunger

e.g. The man nearly starved to death while he was stranded in the desert

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morir de hambre

ej. El hombre casi murió de hambre cuando estuvo varado en el desierto

Question 46

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to be starving / to be ravenous

e.g. I haven’t eaten in days. I’m starving!

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estar hambriento / estar muriendo de hambre / morir de hambre

ej. No he comido en días. ¡Estoy muriendo de hambre!

Question 47

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appetite

e.g. He has a huge appetite, so make sure you order enough food

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el apetito

ej. Él tiene un apetito tremendo, así que asegúrense de pedir suficiente comida

Question 48

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appetizing

e.g. That doesn’t look very appetizing

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apetitoso

ej. Eso no se ve muy apetitoso

Question 49

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a serving / a helping / a portion

e.g. I’d like two servings of mashed potatoes, please

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una porción / una ración

ej. ¿Me puede dar dos porciones de puré de papa, por favor?

Question 50

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an appetizer / a starter

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un aperitivo / un entremés

Question 51

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a side dish / a side / an accompaniment

e.g. Would you like a side of French fries?

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un acompañamiento / una guarnición

ej. ¿Quiere papas fritas como guarnición?

Question 52

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to feed

e.g. Please feed the dogs

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alimentar / dar de comer

ej. Alimenta a los perros por favor

Question 53

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food / nourishment

e.g. healthy food

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la comida / el alimento

ej. comida sana

Question 54

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Bon appetit / Enjoy your meal / Dig in

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Buen provecho / Provecho

Question 55

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to eat out / to dine out

e.g. I don’t want to cook. Let’s eat out tonight

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comer fuera / comer afuera

ej. No quiero cocinar. Comamos fuera esta noche

Question 56

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a waiter / a waitress / a server

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un mesero / un camarero / un servidor

Question 57

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to order takeout / to order something to go

e.g. I don’t want to go to a restaurant. Let’s get takeout

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pedir comida para llevar

ej. No quiero ir a un restaurante. Vayamos por comida para llevar

Question 58

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to order delivery

e.g. I don’t feel like going out tonight. Let’s order Chinese food for delivery

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pedir comida a domicilio

ej. No tengo ganas de salir. Pidamos comida china a domicilio

Question 59

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For here or to go?

i.e. the question you are asked at a fast food restaurant

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¿Para aquí o para llevar? / ¿Para comer aquí o para llevar?

i.e. la pregunta que te hacen en un restaurante de comida rápida

Question 60

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to picnic / to go on a picnic / to have a picnic

e.g. Let’s have a picnic tomorrow

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hacer un picnic / ir de picnic

ej. Hagamos un picnic mañana

Question 61

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fresh

e.g. fresh fruit

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fresco

ej. fruta fresca

Question 62

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to be stale / to not be fresh

e.g. The crackers are stale

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estar viejo / no estar fresco

ej. Las galletas no están frescas

Question 63

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to spoil / to rot / to go bad

e.g. Honey, I think the apples have gone bad

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podrir / pudrir

ej. Cariño, creo que las manzanas se han podrido

Question 64

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spoiled / rotten

e.g. spoiled food

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podrido / estropeado / descompuesto

ej. comida podrida

Question 65

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raw

e.g. raw vegetables

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crudo

ej. verduras crudas

Question 66

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ripe

e.g. Don’t eat the fruit today. Wait until it’s ripe

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maduro

ej. No te comas la fruta hoy. Espera a que esté madura