2.9.2 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

Use this deck to learn basic vocab about guns, law, and materials. This roughly covers cards 2850-2940 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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generous / giving / gracious

e.g. a generous donor

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generoso / dadivoso

ej. un donante generoso

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generosity

e.g. We thanked him for his generosity

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la generosidad

ej. Le agradecimos su generosidad

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It’s my treat / I’m paying

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Yo te invito / Yo pago

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a weapon

e.g. Knives and guns are both types of weapons

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un arma

ej. Los cuchillos y las pistolas son tipos de armas

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a gun / a firearm

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un arma / una pistola / un arma de fuego

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a bullet

e.g. The bullet went through his chest and out his back

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una bala

ej. La bala atravesó su pecho y salió por su espalda

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ammunition / ammo

e.g. I can’t shoot my gun, because I ran out of ammo

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la munición

ej. No puedo disparar mi arma, porque se me terminaron las municiones

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a gunshot / a shot

e.g. We heard a gunshot in the distance

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un disparo

ej. Escuchamos un disparo a la distancia

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to shoot / to fire

e.g. They fired their guns in a salute to the dead soldier

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disparar

ej. Dispararon sus pistolas en saludo al soldado muerto

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to shoot at / to shoot

e.g. The police shot the bank robber as he fled

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disparar a / dispararse a

ej. La policía le disparó al ladron de banco cuando huía

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history

e.g. We learned about the history of France today

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la historia

ej. Hoy aprendimos sobre la historia de Francia

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historical

e.g. a historical film

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histórico

ej. una película histórica

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humor / comedy

e.g. The speaker used humor to get the audience’s attention

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el humor / la comedia / el humorismo

ej. El orador usó el humor para conseguir la atención del público

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a sense of humor

e.g. He has a good sense of humor

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un sentido del humor

ej. Tiene un buen sentido del humor

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to humor

e.g. I know you hate my music, but just humor me for a second

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seguirle la corriente a / complacerle a

ej. Ya yo sé que odias mi música, pero compláceme por un segundo

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an ID / identification

e.g. You have to show ID to get in to this club

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una identificación

ej. Debe mostrar una indentificación para ingresar a este club

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identity

e.g. Be careful whom you meet online. You may not know their true identity

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la identidad

ej. Cuidado con la gente que conoces en línea. Puede ser que no conozcas su identidad verdadera

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to identify

e.g. Can you identify this plant?

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identificar

ej. ¿Puedes identificar esta planta?

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to identify / to determine

e.g. The doctors could not identify the cause of her illness

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determinar / identificar

ej. Los doctores no pudieron determinar la causa de su enfermedad

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to identify with / to empathize with

e.g. She identified with the girls

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identificarse con / empatizar con

ej. Ella se identificó con las niñas

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to interrupt / to disrupt

e.g. He interrupted our conversation

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interrumpir

ej. Nos interrumpió la conversación

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an interruption

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una interrupción

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a disturbance / a disruption

e.g. a disturbance in the water

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una perturbación / un disturbio

ej. una perturbación en el agua

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to interfere with

e.g. Cell phones interfere with radio signals

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interferir con

ej. Los celulares interfieren con las señales de radio

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# Translate to Spanish: to knock ## Footnote e.g. Please knock on the door before entering
tocar ## Footnote ej. Por favor toca la puerta antes de entrar
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# Translate to Spanish: a knock / a tap ## Footnote e.g. I heard a knock on the door
un golpe / un toque ## Footnote ej. Oí un golpe en la puerta
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# Translate to Spanish: to knock down / to knock over ## Footnote e.g. He knocked me down
derribar / tumbar / hacer caer ## Footnote ej. Él me tumbó
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# Translate to Spanish: to knock out / to knock unconscious ## Footnote e.g. Mike Tyson knocked out his opponent in the 3rd round of boxing
noquear / dejar inconsciente ## Footnote ej. Mike Tyson noqueó a su oponente en el 3er ronda de boxeo
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# Translate to Spanish: the law ## Footnote e.g. It's prohibited by law
la ley ## Footnote ej. Está prohibido por la ley
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# Translate to Spanish: a law / legislation ## Footnote e.g. Congress passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage
una ley / una legislación ## Footnote ej. El congreso pasó una ley legalizando el matrimonio para las parejas homosexuales
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# Translate to Spanish: legal / having to do with the law ## Footnote e.g. He's having some legal problems
legal ## Footnote ej. Está pasando por unos problemas legales
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# Translate to Spanish: legal / lawful / permitted by law ## Footnote e.g. It is legal to copy these flashcards, as long as you don't sell them elsewhere
legal / permitido por la ley ## Footnote ej. Es legal copiar estas tarjetas mnemotécnicas, siempre y cuando no las vendas en otro lado
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# Translate to Spanish: illegal / against the law / unlawful ## Footnote e.g. Chewing gum is illegal in Singapore
contra la ley / ilegal ## Footnote ej. La goma de mascar es ilegal en Singapur
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# Translate to Spanish: illegal / undocumented ## Footnote e.g. an illegal immigrant
ilegal / indocumentado ## Footnote ej. un inmigrante ilegal
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# Translate to Spanish: to break the law / to violate the law / to break the rules
violar la ley / quebrar la ley / romper las reglas
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# Translate to Spanish: a violation ## Footnote e.g. a violation of the law
una violación / transgresión ## Footnote ej. una violación de la ley
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# Translate to Spanish: a bill / a proposed law ## Footnote e.g. Congress vetoed the bill
un proyecto de ley ## Footnote ej. El congreso vetó el proyecto de ley
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# Translate to Spanish: the constitution ## Footnote e.g. The victorious rebels drafted a constitution to establish a new government
la constitución ## Footnote ej. Los rebeldes, victoriosos, crearon una constitución para establecer un nuevo gobierno
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# Translate to Spanish: a court / a tribunal ## Footnote e.g. I spent all day in court with the judge and the lawyers
una corte / un tribunal / un juzgado ## Footnote ej. Pasé todo el día en el tribunal con el juez y los abogados
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# Translate to Spanish: a judge / a justice
un juez
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# Translate to Spanish: a jury
un jurado
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# Translate to Spanish: a lawyer / an attorney
un abogado
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# Translate to Spanish: a trial ## Footnote e.g. The trial lasted 3 weeks before he was finally convicted
un juicio ## Footnote ej. El juicio duró 3 semanas antes de que finalmente fuera condenado
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# Translate to Spanish: a lawsuit / a suit ## Footnote e.g. a civil suit
un proceso / una demanda / un juicio ## Footnote e.j. una demanda civil
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# Translate to Spanish: to sue / to take to court ## Footnote e.g. If you don't refund my money back, then I will sue you for false advertizing
demandar ## Footnote ej. Si no me devuelve mi dinero, lo demandaré por publicidad engañosa
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# Translate to Spanish: a contract ## Footnote e.g. The contract says that you have to pay me within 30 days of completion
un contrato ## Footnote ej. El contrato dice que debes pagar dentro de 30 días de completado el trabajo
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# Translate to Spanish: a divorce ## Footnote e.g. My wife asked me for a divorce
un divorcio ## Footnote ej. Mi esposa me pidió el divorcio
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# Translate to Spanish: divorced ## Footnote e.g. My parents are divorced
divorciado ## Footnote ej. Mis padres están divorciados
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# Translate to Spanish: to be lazy / to be a lazy person ## Footnote e.g. He's so lazy. He never does chores around the house
ser flojo / ser perezoso / ser vago ## Footnote ej. Es tan flojo. Nunca hace quehaceres en la casa
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# Translate to Spanish: to feel lazy / to be feeling lazy / to be lazy ## Footnote e.g. I'm feeling lazy, and I don't feel like going out tonight.
tener pereza / tener flojera ## Footnote ej. Tengo pereza, y no tengo ganas de salir esta noche
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# Translate to Spanish: to loaf around / to sit around doing nothing / to laze around ## Footnote e.g. We sat around all day Sunday and watched movies
vaguear / holgazanear ## Footnote ej. Holgazaneamos y vimos películas todo el domingo
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# Translate to Spanish: to lie around / to not be doing anything ## Footnote e.g. I love just lying around the house on a lazy Sunday afternoon
estar tirado / estar tumbado / estar sin hacer nada ## Footnote ej. Me encanta estar tumbado en la casa en una tranquila tarde de domingo
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# Translate to Spanish: to goof off / to slack off
tontear / flojear ## Footnote One may also say "haraganear / holgazanear"
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# Translate to Spanish: a lock ## Footnote e.g. My lock broke, so I have to call a locksmith
una cerradura / un candado / una chapa ## Footnote ej. Mi cerradura se rompió, así que tengo que llamar a un cerrajero
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# Translate to Spanish: to lock / to lock up ## Footnote e.g. Lock the door
cerrar con llave ## Footnote ej. Cierra la puerta con llave
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# Translate to Spanish: to unlock / to open ## Footnote e.g. Please unlock the door. I can't get in.
abrir / desatrancar ## Footnote ej. Por favor abre la puerta. No puedo entrar.
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# Translate to Spanish: a machine ## Footnote e.g. He invented a machine to give you a shoulder massage while cooking you breakfast
una máquina ## Footnote ej. Inventó una máquina que te da masaje en los hombros mientras te hace el desayuno
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# Translate to Spanish: machinery ## Footnote e.g. Wow, look at all the machinery in this room!
la maquinaria ## Footnote ej. ¡Vaya, mira toda la maquinaria en este cuarto!
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# Translate to Spanish: a mechanic ## Footnote e.g. I'm waiting for the mechanic to fix my car
un mecánico ## Footnote ej. Estoy esperando a que el mecánico arregle mi carro
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# Translate to Spanish: mechanical ## Footnote e.g. a mechanical bull
mecánico ## Footnote ej. un toro mecánico
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# Translate to Spanish: material ## Footnote e.g. What material is this made of?
el material ## Footnote ej. ¿De qué material está hecho esto?
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# Translate to Spanish: gasoline / gas / petrol ## Footnote e.g. I have to stop to get gas
la gasolina ## Footnote e.g. Tengo que parar para conseguir gasolina
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# Translate to Spanish: fuel ## Footnote e.g. I need fuel for my lawnmower. Gasoline is the type of fuel I need
el combustible ## Footnote ej. Necesito combustible para mi podadora. Gasolina es el tipo de combustible que necesito
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# Translate to Spanish: oil ## Footnote e.g. cooking oil
el aceite ## Footnote ej. el aceite para cocinar
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# Translate to Spanish: oil / petroleum ## Footnote e.g. Most of the world's oil comes from the Middle East
el petróleo ## Footnote ej. La mayor parte del petróleo del mundo viene del Medio Oriente
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# Translate to Spanish: glass ## Footnote e.g. Careful, that's made of glass
el vidrio ## Footnote ej. Cuidado, eso es de vidrio
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# Translate to Spanish: wood ## Footnote e.g. We grew the trees for their wood
la madera ## Footnote ej. Cultivamos los árboles por su madera
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# Translate to Spanish: wooden / wood ## Footnote e.g. a wooden spoon
de madera ## Footnote ej. una cuchara de madera
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# Translate to Spanish: stone ## Footnote e.g. a stone table
de piedra ## Footnote ej. una mesa de piedra
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# Translate to Spanish: a rock / a stone
una piedra / una roca
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# Translate to Spanish: a boulder / a huge rock ## Footnote e.g. This boulder is too heavy for us to move
una roca / una roca enorme / una peña ## Footnote ej. Esta roca es demasiado pesada para que la movamos
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# Translate to Spanish: a pebble / a little rock
una piedrita / una piedrecita / un guijarro
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# Translate to Spanish: metal ## Footnote e.g. Metal is much stronger than wood
el metal ## Footnote ej. El metal es mucho más fuerte que la madera
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# Translate to Spanish: metal / metallic ## Footnote e.g. a metal bottle
de metal ## Footnote ej. una botella de metal
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# Translate to Spanish: plastic
el plástico
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# Translate to Spanish: plastic / made of plastic ## Footnote e.g. a plastic cup
de plástico / plástico ## Footnote ej. una taza de plástico
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# Translate to Spanish: rubber ## Footnote e.g. rubber boots
la goma / el caucho ## Footnote ej. botas de goma
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# Translate to Spanish: cloth / fabric ## Footnote e.g. cloth napkins
la tela / el tejido ## Footnote ej. servilletas de tela
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# Translate to Spanish: cotton ## Footnote e.g. a cotton shirt
el algodón ## Footnote ej. una camisa de algodón
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# Translate to Spanish: wool ## Footnote e.g. These sheep produce a lot of wool
la lana ## Footnote ej. Estas ovejas producen mucha lana
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# Translate to Spanish: woolen / wool ## Footnote e.g. a wool sweater
de lana ## Footnote ej. un suéter de lana
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# Translate to Spanish: silk ## Footnote e.g. a shirt made of fine silk
la seda ## Footnote ej. una camisa hecha de seda
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# Translate to Spanish: gold ## Footnote e.g. The miners are looking for gold
el oro ## Footnote ej. Los mineros buscan oro
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# Translate to Spanish: golden / made of gold / gold ## Footnote e.g. a gold ring
dorado / de oro ## Footnote ej. un anillo de oro
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# Translate to Spanish: a bar of gold
una barra de oro
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# Translate to Spanish: silver ## Footnote e.g. a silver necklace
la plata ## Footnote ej. un collar de plata
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# Translate to Spanish: oxygen ## Footnote e.g. We need to breathe oxygen to survive
el oxígeno ## Footnote ej. Necesitamos respirar oxígeno para sobrevivir
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# Translate to Spanish: acid ## Footnote e.g. We dissolved the substance in acid
el ácido ## Footnote ej. Disolvimos la sustancia en ácido