3.1.1 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

Learn words and phrases having to do with such themes as sex, shapes, acceptance, and advice. This roughly covers cards 3000-3200 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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to reach / to extend to / to make it to

e.g. It doesn’t reach the bottom

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llegar a / alcanzar

ej. No llega al fondo

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to reach / to reach out

e.g. He reached out to grab it

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alcanzar

ej. Alcanzó para cogerlo

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a record

e.g. a world record

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un récord / una marca

ej. un récord mundial

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a record / a file / a history

e.g. a medical record

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un archivo / un registro

ej. un registro médico

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a record / a vinyl

e.g. an old Beatles record

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un disco

ej. un viejo disco de los Beatles

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to record / to tape

e.g. I recorded your speech on the radio

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grabar

ej. Grabé tu discurso en la radio

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to record / to film

e.g. His dad recorded the entire performance

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filmar / grabar / videograbar

ej. Su papá grabó la representación completa

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to record / to note / to log

e.g. You should record your best times in a journal

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anotar / registrar

ej. Deberías registrar tus mejores tiempos en un diario

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a recorder

e.g. My phone has a voice recorder function

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una grabadora / un grabador

ej. Mi teléfono tiene una función de grabadora de voz

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a recording

e.g. Did you listen to the recording of the speech?

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una grabación

ej. ¿Escuchaste la grabación del discurso?

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a register / a record / a log

e.g. We keep a log of all our deliveries

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un registro / un récord / un diario

ej. Nosotros mantenemos un diario de todos nuestros domicilios

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to be related / to be connected

e.g. The crimes are related

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estar relacionado

ej. Los crímenes están relacionados

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a relationship / a connection / a relation

e.g. What’s the relationship between inflation and unemployment?

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una relación / una conexión

ej. ¿Cuál es la relación entre la inflación y el desempleo?

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a relationship

e.g. He has a good relationship with his family

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una relación

ej. Él tiene una buena relación con su familia

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a sale / a promotion

e.g. There’s a big sale at the clothing store this weekend

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una oferta / una promoción

ej. Hay una gran promoción en la tienda de ropa este fin de semana

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a salesperson / a salesman / a dealer

e.g. a used car salesman

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un vendedor

ej. un vendedor de autos usados

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the sale of

e.g. The sale of drugs is illegal here

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la venta de

ej. La venta de drogas es ilegal aquí

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to be sold out

e.g. The show is sold out

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agotar las existencias / agotar

ej. Los boletos para el espectáculo están agotados

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to scream / to shout / to yell

e.g. She yelled my name, but I still couldn’t hear her

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gritar / vocear / vociferar

ej. Gritó mi nombre, pero no la podía escuchar aún

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a scream / a shout / a cry

e.g. I heard a scream

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un grito / un chillido

ej. Oí un grito

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to howl

e.g. The dogs were howling

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aullar

ej. Los perros estaban aullando

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to moan / to groan

e.g. After she punched him in the stomach, he groaned in pain for 5 minutes

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gemir

ej. Después de que ella le dio un puñetazo en el estómago, él gimió de dolor por cinco minutos

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a secret

e.g. She whispered a secret into my ear

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un secreto

ej. Me susurró un secreto al oído

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secret

e.g. a secret room

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secreto

ej. un cuarto secreto

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secretly / in secret

e.g. He secretly kept a box of photos of his old girlfriends

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secretamente / a escondidas / en secreto

ej. Él guardaba una caja con fotos de sus ex novias a escondidas

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to separate

e.g. Separate the apples from the oranges

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separar

ej. Separa las manzanas de las naranjas

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separate

e.g. The buildings are separate, not connected

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separado

ej. Los edificios están separados, no conectados

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separately

e.g. You have to buy the batteries separately

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por separado / suelto / separadamente

ej. Tienes que comprar las pilas por separado

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a separation

e.g. Americans value the separation between church and state

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una separación

ej. Los estadounidenses estiman la separación entre la iglesia y el estado

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separated

e.g. My wife and I were separated for 6 months before we formally decided to get a divorce

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separado

ej. Mi esposa y yo estuvimos separados seis meses antes de decidir solicitar el divorcio formalmente

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to divide / to split up / to break up

e.g. Please divide this square into 16 sections

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dividir

ej. Por favor dividan este cuadrado en 16 secciones

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a shape

e.g. A triangle is a common shape

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una forma

ej. un triángulo es una forma común

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a triangle

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un triángulo

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a rectangle

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un rectángulo

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rectangular

e.g. a rectangular car

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rectangular

ej. un carro rectangular

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a square

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un cuadrado

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square / square-shaped

e.g. a square table

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cuadrado / de forma cuadrada

ej. una mesa cuadrada

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a cube

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un cubo

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a circle

i.e. the shape

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un círculo

i.e. la figura

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circular

e.g. a circular room

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circular

ej. un cuarto circular

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a semicircle

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un semicírculo

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an oval / an ellipse

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un óvalo / una elipse

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oval

e.g. the oval office

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ovalado

ej. la oficina ovalada

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a sphere / a globe

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una esfera / un globo

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a ring / a hoop

e.g. a ring of fire

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un aro

ej. un aro de fuego

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a cone

e.g. The volcano is shaped like a cone

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un cono

ej. El volcán tiene forma de cono

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a cylinder

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un cilindro

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a diamond

e.g. A square turned 45 degrees is a diamond

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un diamante

ej. Un cuadro que se gira 45 grados es un diamante

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to indicate / to mean / to denote

e.g. The light indicates that it’s on

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indicar / mostrar / significar

ej. La luz indica que está prendido

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to demonstrate / to show / to illustrate

e.g. He demonstrated how to use the machine

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demostrar / mostrar / ilustrar

ej. Él demostró cómo usar la máquina

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to exhibit / to reflect

e.g. The old man was beginning to exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

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mostrar / reflejar

ej. El anciano comenzaba a mostrar síntomas de la enfermedad de Alzheimer

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a demo / a demonstration

e.g. We showed a demo of our software to investors

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una demostración / una demo

ej. Le hicimos una demostración de nuestro software a los inversionistas

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an indication

e.g. Her coughing may be an indication of something serious

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una indicación

ej. Su tos puede ser una indicación de algo más serio

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an indicator / a signal

e.g. Inflation is an important economic indicator

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un indicador / una señal

ej. La inflación es un importante indicador económico

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It goes to show / It goes to show you / It proves that

e.g. Her behavior goes to show that she isn’t a good presidential candidate

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Eso demuestra / Eso prueba

ej. Su comportamiento demuestra que ella no es una buena candidata a la presidencia

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fancy

e.g. a fancy car

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de lujo

ej. un auto de lujo

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luxury

e.g. a life of luxury

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el lujo

ej. una vida de lujo

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to be sorry / to lament

e.g. I’m sorry for stepping on your foot

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lamentar / sentir mucho

ej. Lamento haberte pisado

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to apologize / to say sorry / to ask for forgiveness

e.g. You should apologize to her for hurting her feelings

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disculparse / pedir perdón

ej. Debes disculparte por lastimar sus sentimientos

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an apology

e.g. His apology felt insincere

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una disculpa / una excusa

ej. Su disculpa me pareció poco sincera

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to forgive

e.g. I forgive you, but please don’t let it happen again

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perdonar / disculpar

ej. Te perdono, pero por favor no dejes que suceda de nuevo

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resilient / strong

e.g. She stayed strong after her father died

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resiliente / fuerte

ej. Ella se mantuvo fuerte después de la muerte de su padre

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durable / tough / strong

e.g. a tough material

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fuerte / duradero / durable

ej. un material duradero

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strong / intense

e.g. a strong flavor

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fuerte / intenso

ej. un sabor fuerte

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strong / potent

e.g. a strong drug

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fuerte / potente / cargado

ej. una droga potente

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strength / force

e.g. The force of the wind nearly ripped out the tree

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la fortaleza / la fuerza

ej. La fuerza del viento casi arrancó el árbol del suelo

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rough

e.g. My tabletop is smooth, but his tabletop is rough, like sandpaper

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áspero

ej. La superficie de mi mesa es lisa, pero la de la suya es áspera, como lija

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rough / basic / incomplete

e.g. a rough prototype

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borrador / básico / incompleto

ej un prototipo borrador

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a substitution

e.g. The coach made a substitution at the beginning of the second half

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una sustitución / un reemplazo

ej. El entrenador hizo una sustitución al inicio del segundo tiempo

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to substitute A for B / to replace A with B / to sub out A for B

e.g. I substituted sugar for honey

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sustituir A por B / reemplazar A por B

ej. Sustituí el azúcar por miel

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a substitute / a replacement / an alternate

e.g. The goalie got injured, so the coach replaced him with a substitute

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un substituto / un reemplazo / un suplente

ej. El guardameta se lesionó, así que el entrenador lo reemplazó con un substituto

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a ___ substitute / a substitute for ___

e.g. a meat substitute, a substitute for sugar, etc.

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un sustituto de ___

ej. un sustituto de la carne, un sustituto del azúcar, etc.

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to fill in for / to substitute for / to stand in for

e.g. He filled in for me when I was sick

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reemplazar / sustituir

ej. Él me reemplazó cuando yo estaba enfermo

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instead of / in place of

e.g. I used oil instead of butter

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en lugar de / en cambio de

ej. Usé aceite en lugar de mantequilla

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abrupt

e.g. an abrupt ending

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brusco / abrupto

ej. un final abrupto

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sudden / unexpected

e.g. a sudden explosion

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repentino / inesperado

ej. una explosión repentina

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abruptly

e.g. He left abruptly

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abruptamente / bruscamente

ej. Se fue abruptamente

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suddenly / all of a sudden

e.g. I suddenly felt sick

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de repente / de pronto

ej. De repente me sentí mal

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out of the blue / out of thin air / out of nowhere

e.g. And then, out of the blue, an angel appeared

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de la nada / sin previo aviso

ej. Y luego, de la nada, apareció un ángel

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to rip / to tear

e.g. He tore the piece of paper in half

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rasgar / romper

ej. Él rompió la hoja de papel en dos

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a tear / a rip

e.g. Aw, crap, I have a rip in my pants

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una rasgadura

ej. Ay, maldición, tengo una rasgadura en los pantalones

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to tear apart / to tear up

e.g. The dog tore apart my mother’s favorite pillow

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hacer pedazos / hacer trizas / romper en mil pedazos

ej. El perro hizo trizas la almohada preferida de mi madre

Hacer trizas generally means tear to shreds while romper en pedazos means break into pieces.

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to tear off / to break off

e.g. Please break off a piece of that cookie for me

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arrancar / desprender

ej. Por favor arranca un trozo de esa galleta para mí

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to puncture / to pierce

e.g. That rock is so hard. How are you going to pierce it with that tiny needle?

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perforar / pinchar / agujerear

ej. Esa piedra es muy dura. ¿Cómo la vas a perforar con esa pequeñísima aguja?

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a puncture / a perforation / a hole

e.g. The small puncture in the plastic tube is causing a leak

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un pinchazo / una perforación / una punción

ej. La pequeña perforación en el tubo de plástico está causando una gotera

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a title / a name

e.g. What is the title of that book?

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un título / un nombre

ej. ¿Cuál es el título de ese libro?

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a title / a job title

e.g. His title is Adjunct Professor

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un título / un título de trabajo / un puesto

ej. Su título es Profesor Auxiliar

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whatever / no matter what

e.g. Whatever he says, don’t let him in

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cualquier cosa / sin importar / sea lo que sea

ej. Cualquier cosa que diga, no lo dejes entrar

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whatever / anything

e.g. You can eat whatever you want

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cualquier cosa / lo que sea

ej. Puedes comer cualquier cosa

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anytime / whenever

e.g. Call me anytime

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en cualquier momento / cuando sea

ej. Llámame en cualquier momento

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every time / whenever

e.g. Every time it rains, I get depressed

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cada vez / siempre que

ej. Siempre que llueve me deprimo

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anywhere / wherever

e.g. You can find this shirt anywhere

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en cualquier lado / dondequiera / donde sea

ej. Puedes encontrar esta camisa en cualquier lado

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wherever / no matter where / everywhere

e.g. Wherever I go, I can’t find a good price

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donde sea / dondequiera

ej. Dondequiera que voy no puedo encontrar un buen precio

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everywhere / all over the place

e.g. I see that guy everywhere. I think he’s following me

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por todos lados / por doquier / por todas partes

ej. Veo a ese tipo por doquier. Creo que me está siguiendo

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whichever

e.g. Which one do you want? Whichever

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cualquiera

ej. ¿Cuál quieres? Cualquiera

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whichever / no matter which

e.g. Whichever dress you wear, it will look good

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cualquier

ej. Cualquier vestido que te pongas se va a ver bien

97
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Don’t worry

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No te preocupes

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to worry about / to fret about / to be concerned about

e.g. He always worries about his kids

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preocuparse por / inquietarse por

ej. Siempre se preocupa por sus hijos

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a concern / a worry

e.g. If you have any concerns, please let me know

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una preocupación / una inquietud

ej. Si tienes alguna preocupación, no dejes de avisarme

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worried

e.g. His mother was worried when he didn’t call

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preocupado

ej. Su madre estaba preocupada porque él no había llamado

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worrying / concerning

e.g. I received some worrying news this morning

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inquietante / preocupante

ej. Recibí una noticia preocupante esta mañana

102
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air conditioning / AC

e.g. Does the hotel have air conditioning?

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el aire acondicionado

ej. ¿El hotel tiene aire acondicionado?

103
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an air conditioner

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un aire acondicionado / un climatizador

104
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air-conditioned / climate-controlled

e.g. an air-conditioned house

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climatizado / con aire acondicionado

ej. una casa con aire acondicionado

105
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a vent / a shaft

e.g. The spy evaded the security guards by climbing into the vent in the ceiling

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un conducto de ventilación / un conducto / un tiro

ej. El espía evadió a los guardias de seguridad trepándose por el conducto de ventilación del techo

106
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ventilation

e.g. This room needs some ventilation. It stinks and I can’t breathe

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la ventilación

ej. Esta habitación necesita un poco de ventilación. Apesta y no puedo respirar

107
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to accept / to be okay with / to come to terms with

e.g. She’s okay with the fact that he’s gay

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aceptar / estar de acuerdo con / llegar a términos con

ej. Ella acepta el hecho de que él es gay

108
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acceptable / admissible / tolerable

e.g. an acceptable answer

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aceptable / admisible / tolerable

ej. una respuesta aceptable

109
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to tolerate / to stand / to bear

e.g. This plastic can tolerate heat up to 200 degrees Celsius

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aguantar / tolerar / soportar

ej. Este plástico puede aguantar hasta 200 grados centígrados

110
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I can’t stand ___ / I can’t tolerate ___ / I can’t take ___

e.g. I can’t stand it anymore!

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No puedo aguantar ___ / No puedo soportar ___

ej. ¡Ya no lo puedo aguantar!

111
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tolerance

e.g. We must foster tolerance of all religions

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la tolerancia

ej. Debemos promover la tolerancia de todas las religiones

112
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tolerant / accepting

e.g. a tolerant community

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tolerante

ej. una comunidad tolerante

113
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unacceptable

e.g. His behavior is unacceptable

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inaceptable

ej. Su comportamiento es inaceptable

114
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intolerant

e.g. Her father is intolerant of immigrants

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intolerante

ej. Su padre es intolerante de los inmigrantes

115
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decent / acceptable / adequate

e.g. a decent choice

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decente / aceptable / adecuado

ej. una opción adecuada

116
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unbearable / intolerable

e.g. This heat is absolutely unbearable!

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insoportable / insufrible

ej. Este calor es completamente insufrible

It can also be translated as “intolerable”, a cognate, meaning it has a similar form and the same meaning in both English and Spanish due to their shared origin.

117
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to be fed up with / to be up to ‘here’ with

e.g. Mom is fed up with my brother’s behavior

A

estar harto de

ej. Mamá está harta del comportamiento de mi hermano

118
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to go along with / to consent to / to comply with

e.g. He did not like his wife’s choice of furniture, but he went along with it, to keep her happy

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consentir a / estar de acuerdo con / seguir la corriente a

ej. A él no le gustó la elección de muebles de su esposa, pero consintió a comprarlos, para mantenerla feliz

119
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to move forward / to progress / to advance

e.g. Let’s move forward to the next lesson

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avanzar / progresar

ej. Avancemos a la siguiente lección

120
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an advancement / a breakthrough

e.g. a technological advancement

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un avance / un progreso / un adelanto

ej. un avance tecnológico

121
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advanced

e.g. an advanced level

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avanzado

ej. un nivel avanzado

122
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in advance

e.g. to get paid in advance

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por adelantado / con antelación / de antemano

ej. recibir un pago por adelantado

123
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progress

e.g. Hong Kong’s technological progress is beyond that of any other city

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el progreso

ej. El progreso tecnológico de Hong Kong está más allá del de cualquier otra ciudad

124
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to make progress / to progress

e.g. I’m making a lot of progress on this project

A

progresar / avanzar

ej. Estoy progresando mucho en este proyecto

125
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to advise / to counsel

e.g. The lawyer advised me to sue the owner of the store

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aconsejar

ej. Mi abogado me aconsejó que demandara al dueño de la tienda

126
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advice / counsel

e.g. to ask for advice

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el consejo

ej. pedir consejo

127
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a piece of advice / a tip

e.g. My father gave me a good piece of advice: Always work hard

A

un consejo

ej. Mi padre me dio un buen consejo: siempre trabaja duro

128
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an advisor / a counselor / a consultant

e.g. a career advisor

A

un consejero / un consultor / un asesor

ej. un consejero profesional

129
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advisable

e.g. an advisable decision

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aconsejable

ej. una decisión aconsejable

130
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to urge / to insist

e.g. I urged him not to accept that horrible job offer

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insistir / instar / pedir con insistencia

ej. Le insistí que no aceptara esa horrible oferta de trabajo

131
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aggressive

e.g. Calm down. Don’t be so aggressive

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agresivo

ej. Tranquilízate. No seas tan agresivo

132
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aggression

e.g. The unprovoked attack was an act of aggression

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la agresión

ej. El ataque sin provocación fue un acto de agresión

133
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alone

e.g. Are you alone?

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solo

ej. ¿Estás solo?

134
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lonely / lonesome / all alone

e.g. I feel very lonely

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solo / solito

ej. Me siento muy solo

135
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solitary / lonely / isolated

e.g. a solitary existence

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solitario

ej. una existencia solitaria

136
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single / solitary / lone

e.g. a single tree in the middle of a field

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solo

ej. un solo árbol en medio de un campo

137
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single / unmarried

e.g. Are there any single women here?

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soltero / sin pareja / no casado

ej. ¿Hay alguna mujer soltera aquí?

138
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loneliness / solitude

e.g. Some people say she died of old age, but I think she died of loneliness

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la soledad

ej. Algunas personas dicen que murió de vejez, pero yo creo que ella murió de soledad

139
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to fend for yourself

e.g. I can’t help you make dinner tonight. You’ll have to fend for yourself

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arreglárselas

ej. No te puedo ayudar a hacer la cena esta noche. Tendrás que arreglártelas

140
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to do without / to go without / to get by without

e.g. We’re out of milk, so we’ll have to do without it this week

A

pasar sin / prescindir de / arreglárselas sin

ej. Se nos acabó la leche, así que tendremos que prescindir de ella esta semana

141
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Leave me alone

A

Déjame en paz / Déjame quieto / Déjame solo

142
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itself / alone

e.g. The substance itself isn’t harmful, but it’s lethal when combined with water

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en sí / solo

ej. La sustancia en sí es inofensiva, pero es letal cuando se combina con agua

143
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to do something yourself / to do something on your own

e.g. I did it myself

A

hacer algo tu mismo

ej. Lo hice yo mismo

144
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an amount

e.g. a large amount of soup

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una cantidad

e.g. una gran cantidad de sopa

145
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a quantity

e.g. a very large quantity of golf balls

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una cantidad

ej. una enorme cantidad de pelotas de golf

146
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moderation

e.g. to drink in moderation

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la moderación

ej. beber con moderación

147
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a lack of

e.g. a lack of morals

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una falta de / una carencia de

ej. una falta de morales

148
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to attack / to assault

e.g. The army will attack tomorrow

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atacar / asaltar

ej. El ejército atacará mañana

149
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an attack / an assault

e.g. The enemy attack was completely unexpected

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un ataque / una agresión / un asalto

ej. El ataque del enemigo fue completamente inesperado

150
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to attend

e.g. Are you gonna attend the meeting?

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asistir a

ej. ¿Vas a asistir a la reunión?

151
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attendance

e.g. We are honored by the attendance of the president at our party

A

la asistencia

ej. Nos sentimos honrados por la asistencia del presidente a nuestra fiesta

152
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unattended

e.g. He left his bag unattended and it was stolen

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desatendido

ej. Dejó su bolsa desatendida y fue robada

153
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automatic

e.g. The machine is automatic. You don’t even have to push any buttons

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automático

ej. La máquina es automática. Ni siquiera tienes que presionar un botón

154
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automatically

e.g. Those lights turn on automatically when you enter the room

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automáticamente

ej. Esas luces se encienden automáticamente cuando entras al cuarto

155
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to avoid / to steer clear of

e.g. We avoided the highway traffic by taking the side roads

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evitar

ej. Evitamos el tráfico de la autopista tomando caminos alternos

156
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preventable / avoidable

e.g. Lung cancer is a preventable disease

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prevenible / evitable

ej. El cáncer de pulmón es una enfermedad prevenible

157
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inevitable / unavoidable

e.g. If you keep borrowing money recklessly, bankruptcy will be inevitable

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inevitable

ej. Si sigues pidiendo dinero prestado con descuido, la bancarrota será inevitable

158
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to procrastinate / to put off

e.g. I should be doing my homework, but I’m procrastinating until tomorrow

A

dejar para después / procrastinar

ej. Debería estar haciendo la tarea, pero estoy procrastinando hasta mañana

159
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procrastination

e.g. Procrastination is one of his worst flaws. He never finishes anything on time!

A

el aplazamiento / la postergación / la procrastinación

ej. La procrastinación es uno de sus peores defectos. ¡Nunca termina nada a tiempo!

160
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to dodge / to evade / to elude

e.g. He dodged the attack

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esquivar / eludir

ej. Él esquivó el ataque

161
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to prevent

e.g. The president prevented a war from happening

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prevenir / evitar

ej. El presidente evitó que se desatara una guerra

162
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prevention

e.g. Prevention of cancer is our primary strategy

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la prevención

ej. La prevención del cáncer es nuestra estrategia principal