2.9.3 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

This deck contains intermediate people words, as well as a group of terms dealing with possession. This roughly covers cards 2940-3000 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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the mind

e.g. The mind controls the body

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la mente

ej. La mente controla el cuerpo

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mental

e.g. mental and physical effort

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mental

ej. esfuerzo físico y mental

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Do you mind if ___? / Does it bother you if ___?

e.g. Do you mind if I leave early?

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¿Te importa si ___? / ¿Te molesta si ___?

ej. ¿Te molesta si me voy temprano?

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to combine / to mix / to blend

e.g. He combined the flour and water

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combinar / mezclar / incorporar

ej. Él combinó la harina con el agua

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a mix / a mixture / a combination

e.g. She has a great combination of good looks and sharp wit

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una mezcla / una combinación

ej. Ella tiene una gran combinación belleza e ingenio

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mixed

e.g. mixed drinks

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mezclado

ej. bebidas mezcladas

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a mix-up

e.g. There was a mix-up with the names

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una confusión

ej. Hubo una confusión con los nombres

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nature

e.g. After spending too much time in the city, I miss nature

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la naturaleza

ej. Después de pasar demasiado tiempo en la ciudad, extraño la naturaleza

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natural

e.g. a natural disaster

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natural

ej. un desastre natural

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naturally

e.g. The plants grew naturally, without a need for fertilizer

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naturalmente / de forma natural

ej. Las plantas crecieron naturalmente, sin requerir fertilizante

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order / structure

e.g. If you don’t have order in your class, then you can’t teach

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el orden / la estructura

ej. Si no tienes orden en tu salón de clases, no puedes enseñar

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to order

e.g. I ordered it online

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pedir / solicitar

ej. Lo pedí por Internet

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an order / a request

e.g. I placed an order for two large pizzas

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un pedido / una orden

ej. Hice un pedido de dos pizzas

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a sequence / an order

e.g. a sequence of events

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una secuencia / un orden

ej. una secuencia de eventos

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successive / consecutive / in a row

e.g. three days in a row

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sucesivo / consecutivo / seguido

ej. Tres días seguidos

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a pair

e.g. a pair of shoes

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un par

ej. un par de zapatos

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to pair up / to match up / to couple up

e.g. We paired each student in our class with a partner from the other class

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emparejar

ej. Emparejamos a cada alumno de nuestra clase con una pareja de la otra clase

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a partner / an associate

e.g. a business partner

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un socio / un asociado

ej. un socio de negocios

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a partner / a mate / a companion

e.g. Do you want to be my partner for this project?

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una pareja / un compañero

ej. ¿Quieres ser mi compañero para este proyecto?

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my partner / my companion

i.e. my boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, husband, etc.

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mi compañero / mi pareja

i.e. mi novio, novia, esposo, esposa, etc.

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a partnership

e.g. The two businessmen have a very strong partnership

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una colaboración / una asociación

ej. Los dos empresarios tienen una colaboración muy estrecha

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a toddler

i.e. a 1-3 year old child

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un niño pequeño

i.e. un niño entre 1 y 3 años

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a bachelor / a single man

e.g. Back when I was a bachelor, I used to go out every night

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un soltero

ej. Cuando era soltero, salía todas las noches

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a gentleman

e.g. He’s a real gentleman

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un caballero

ej. Es todo un caballero

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a lady

e.g. ladies and gentlemen

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una dama / una señora

ej. damas y caballeros

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Ma’am / Madam

e.g. Excuse me, ma’am

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Señora

ej. Con permiso señora

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a male / a man

e.g. It was the first time that a male was elected president of the all-women university

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un varón / un hombre

ej. Fue la primera vez que un hombre fue elegido como presidente de la universidad de puras mujeres

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a female / a woman

e.g. Females were only recently allowed to join that golf club

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una mujer

ej. A las mujeres sólo recientemente las dejaron unirse a ese club de golf. (Note that the literal translation of “female” – la hembra – is only used for animals and abstract descriptions, but rarely humans.)

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feminine / girly

e.g. a very feminine shade of pink

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femenino

ej. un tono de rosa muy femenino

“Femenino” is the masculine form while “Femenina” is the feminine form.

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masculine / manly

e.g. That soldier uniform makes him look very manly

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masculino / macho / viril

ej. Ese uniforme de soldado hace que se vea muy masculino

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man / mankind / humanity

e.g. HIV/AIDS is a problem that affects all of mankind

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la humanidad / los hombres / el hombre

ej. El VIH/SIDA es un problema que afecta a toda la humanidad

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a stranger

e.g. Don’t talk to strangers

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un desconocido / un extraño

ej. No hables con extraños

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an individual

e.g. We sell tickets to both groups and individuals

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un individuo

ej. Vendemos boletos tanto para grupos como para individuos

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to own / to possess / to have

e.g. I own a house and car

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ser dueño de / tener / poseer

e.g. Poseo una casa y un carro

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the owner

e.g. Who is the owner of this store?

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el dueño

ej. ¿Quién es el dueño de esta tienda?

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the homeowner / the property owner / the owner

e.g. Call the owner and tell him that his dog is barking too loud

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el propietario / el dueño

ej. Llama al propietario y dile que su perro está ladrando demasiado fuerte

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my own ___ / a ___ of my own

e.g. my own car; a car of my own

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mi propio ___

ej. mi propio carro

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a possession / a belonging

e.g. I lost all of my possessions in the fire

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una posesión / una pertenencia

ej. Perdí todas mis pertenencias en el incendio

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whose

e.g. The people whose names are on this paper

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cuyo

ej. Las personas cuyos nombres están escritos en este papel

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Whose is this?

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¿De quién es esto?

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mine

e.g. That doesn’t belong to you. It’s mine

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mío / el mío

ej. Eso no te pertenece a ti. Es mío

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his

e.g. This is my bottle. And that one is his

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suyo / el suyo / de él

ej. Esta es mi botella. Y ésa es suya

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hers

e.g. That’s his car. And this is hers

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suyo / el suyo / de ella

ej. Éste es el carro de él. Y éste es de ella

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yours / (belonging to you)

e.g. I have my ID. Do you have yours?

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tuyo / el tuyo

ej. Yo tengo mi identificación. ¿Tú tienes la tuya?

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yours / (belonging to ALL of you)

e.g. We cooked our dinner ourselves. Did you all cook yours yourselves?

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vuestro / el vuestro / suyo

ej. Nosotros cocinamos nuestra propia cena. ¿Vosotros mismos hicistéis la vuestra?

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ours

e.g. This dog is ours

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nuestro / el nuestro

ej. Este perro es nuestro

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theirs

e.g. This house belongs to my parents. It’s theirs

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suyo / el suyo / de ellos

ej. Esta casa pertenece a mis padres. Es suya

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myself / by myself

e.g. I made this cake all by myself

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yo mismo / yo solo / mí mismo

ej. Hice este pastel yo solo

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himself / by himself

e.g. He looked in the mirror, and all he saw was himself

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él mismo / él solo / sí mismo

ej. Miró en el espejo, y lo único que vio fue a sí mismo

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herself / by herself

e.g. She’s so selfish. All she can think about is herself

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ella misma / ella sola / sí misma

ej. Es tan egoísta. Sólo puede pensar en sí misma

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yourself / by yourself

e.g. Why do you want to do this by yourself?

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tú mismo / tú solo / ti mismo

ej. ¿Por qué quieres hacer esto todo tú solo?

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yourselves / by yourselves

e.g. Did you guys drive here yourselves, or did you take a taxi?

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ustedes mismos / ustedes solos / vosotros solos

ej. ¿Manejaron hasta acá ustedes mismos, o tomaron un taxi?

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ourselves / by ourselves

e.g. We did it ourselves, without any help

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nosotros mismos / nosotros solos

ej. Lo hicimos nosotros mismos, sin ayuda alguna

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themselves / by themselves

e.g. They’re hurting nobody but themselves

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ellos mismos / ellos solos

ej. No están dañando a nadie más que a ellos mismos

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to give up / to quit

e.g. I was doing really badly, so I gave up

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rendirse / darse por vencido

ej. Me estaba yendo muy mal, así que me di por vencido

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to quit / to resign / to step down

e.g. She quit yesterday

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renunciar / dimitir

ej. Ella renunció ayer

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to quit / to stop

e.g. He quit smoking

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dejar de / cesar de

ej. Él dejó de fumar