3.1.2 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

Here, many vocabulary topics are covered, from terms about babies, control, and culture to words pertaining to reduction vs. augmentation. This roughly covers cards 3200-3300 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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a medal

e.g. a gold medal

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una medalla

ej. una medalla de oro

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a trophy

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un trofeo

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treasure

e.g. buried treasure

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el tesoro

ej. tesoro enterrado

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an award / a prize

e.g. He won an award for his groundbreaking research

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un premio / un galardón / una condecoración

ej. Ganó un premio por su investigación innovadora

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a reward / a prize

e.g. I gave my son a reward for his good behavior

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una recompensa / un premio

ej. Le di una recompensa a mi hijo por su buen comportamiento

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to reward

e.g. We want to reward him for his service

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recompensar

ej. Queremos recompensarlo por su servicio

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to award

e.g. They awarded him a medal of honor

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otorgar / dar / galardonar

ej. Le otorgaron una medalla de honor

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rewarding / fulfilling / to be validating

e.g. My work is very rewarding

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gratificante / satisfactorio

ej. Mi trabajo es muy gratificante

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to babysit / to watch / to take care of

e.g. She babysits my kids

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cuidar niños / hacer de canguro

ej. Ella cuida a mis hijos

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a babysitter / a sitter

e.g. When we go out, we have to call a babysitter to watch our kids

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una niñera / una cangura

ej. Cuando salimos, tenemos que llamar a una niñera para que cuide a nuestros hijos

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a nanny

e.g. The nanny has lived with them for 5 years

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una niñera / una nana

ej. La nana ha vivido con ellos durante cinco años

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a stroller / a baby carriage

e.g. She pushed her baby in the stroller

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un coche / una carriola

ej. Empujó a su bebé en la carriola

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a diaper / a nappy

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un pañal

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to give birth

e.g. She gave birth to her first child while stuck in an elevator

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parir / dar a luz

ej. Dio a luz a su primer hijo cuando estaba atorada en un elevador

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a newborn / an infant

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un recién nacido / un infante

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a nursery / a nursery school / a preschool

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una guardería / un jardín infantil / un jardín de niños

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to crawl

e.g. The baby crawled into the other room

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arrastrarse / gatear

ej. El bebé gateó hasta el otro cuarto

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basic / fundamental

e.g. basic knowledge

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básico / fundamental

ej. el conocimiento fundamental

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basically / essentially / effectively

e.g. Jelly and jam are basically the same thing

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básicamente / esencialmente

ej. La jalea y la mermelada son básicamente lo mismo

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quality

e.g. superior quality

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la calidad

ej.calidad superior

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an aspect / a facet

e.g. One aspect of the policy is that it benefits senior citizens

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un aspecto / una faceta

ej. Un aspecto de la política es que beneficia a los adultos mayores

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a characteristic / a feature / a trait

e.g. She has some interesting traits: a big nose, small eyes, and very red lips

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una característica / una cualidad / un rasgo

ej. Tiene unos rasgos interesantes: la nariz grande, los ojos pequeños, y los labios muy rojos

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to comment

e.g. He commented on the weather

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comentar

ej. Él comentó sobre el clima

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a comment / a remark

e.g. He was offended by her negative comment

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un comentario

ej. Él se ofendió por su comentario negativo

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# Translate to Spanish: an annotation / a notation / a comment ## Footnote e.g. annotations in the margins of the printed report
una anotación ## Footnote ej. anotaciones al márgen de los reportes impresos
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# Translate to Spanish: feedback / input ## Footnote e.g. Can you please give me some feedback on the new designs?
un comentario / una crítica ## Footnote ej. ¿Me puedes dar tus comentarios sobre los nuevos diseños por favor?
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# Translate to Spanish: mostly / almost completely / for the most part ## Footnote e.g. Antarctica is mostly covered with ice
en su mayoría / mayormente / en gran parte ## Footnote ej. La Antártida está cubierta de hielo en su mayoría
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# Translate to Spanish: incomplete ## Footnote e.g. I can't accept this work. It's incomplete
incompleto ## Footnote ej. No puedo aceptar este trabajo. Está incompleto
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# Translate to Spanish: thorough / meticulous ## Footnote e.g. a thorough cleaning
concienzudo / meticuloso ## Footnote ej. una limpieza concienzuda
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# Translate to Spanish: thoroughly ## Footnote e.g. I thoroughly reviewed the document, and I found no errors
minuciosamente / cuidadosamente ## Footnote ej. Revisé el documento minuciosamente, y no encontré errores
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# Translate to Spanish: comprehensive ## Footnote e.g. a comprehensive health exam
comprensivo ## Footnote ej. un examen médico comprensivo
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# Translate to Spanish: absolute ## Footnote e.g. absolute power
absoluto ## Footnote ej. poder absoluto
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# Translate to Spanish: absolutely ## Footnote e.g. Don't pull the alarm unless it's absolutely necessary
absolutamente ## Footnote ej. No hagas sonar la alarma a menos que sea absolutamente necesario
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# Translate to Spanish: to control / to be in control of ## Footnote e.g. She controls the budget
controlar / tener el control de ## Footnote ej. Ella controla el presupuesto
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# Translate to Spanish: control ## Footnote e.g. They fought for control of the coastline
el control ## Footnote ej. Lucharon por tener el control de la costa
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# Translate to Spanish: dominant / controlling / domineering ## Footnote e.g. a dominant personality
dominante ## Footnote ej. una personalidad dominante
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# Translate to Spanish: to dominate ## Footnote e.g. Microsoft dominates the PC market
dominar ## Footnote ej. Microsoft domina el mercado de la computación
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# Translate to Spanish: to have it under control / to be on top of it / to be in control of ## Footnote e.g. He has it under control
tenerlo bajo control / estar en control de ## Footnote ej. Ella lo tiene bajo control
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# Translate to Spanish: to take control / to assume control ## Footnote e.g. to take control of a situation
asumir el control / tomar el control ## Footnote ej. asumir el control de la situación
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# Translate to Spanish: out of control ## Footnote e.g. This situation is totally out of control!
fuera de control / descontrolado ## Footnote ej. ¡Esta situación está completamente fuera de control!
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# Translate to Spanish: uncontrollable ## Footnote e.g. uncontrollable anger
incontrolable ## Footnote ej. rabia incontrolable
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# Translate to Spanish: to regulate ## Footnote e.g. The government tried to regulate the trade of cotton
regular / controlar ## Footnote ej. El gobierno trató de regular el comercio del algodón
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# Translate to Spanish: a regulation ## Footnote e.g. There are too many environmental regulations in this country
una regulación / una norma ## Footnote ej. Hay demasiadas regulaciones ambientales en este país
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# Translate to Spanish: a crowd ## Footnote e.g. There's a huge crowd in front of the building
una muchedumbre / un gentío / una multitud ## Footnote ej. Hay una enorme muchedumbre frente al edificio
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# Translate to Spanish: crowded / packed / jam-packed ## Footnote e.g. a jam-packed stadium
abarrotado / lleno de gente / atiborrado ## Footnote ej. un estadio abarrotado
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# Translate to Spanish: culture ## Footnote e.g. I love the Argentinian culture
la cultura ## Footnote ej. Me encanta la cultura argentina
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# Translate to Spanish: cultural ## Footnote e.g. cultural conflict
cultural ## Footnote ej. un conflicto cultural
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# Translate to Spanish: a dialect ## Footnote e.g. Chinese is actually a mixture of over 50 different spoken dialects
un dialecto ## Footnote ej. De hecho, el chino es una mezcla de más de 50 dialectos distintos
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# Translate to Spanish: to cut / to clip / to slice ## Footnote e.g. Cut the carrots
cortar / rebanar ## Footnote ej. Corta las zanahorias
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# Translate to Spanish: to cut up / to cut into pieces ## Footnote e.g. Please cut up this onion for me
cortar en pedazos / picar ## Footnote ej. Por favor corta esta cebolla en pedazos para mí
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# Translate to Spanish: to chop / to chop up ## Footnote e.g. Chop up the onion
picar / triturar ## Footnote ej. Pica la cebolla
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# Translate to Spanish: to chop down / to cut down ## Footnote e.g. They chopped down my favorite tree
talar / cortar ## Footnote ej. Talaron mi árbol preferido
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# Translate to Spanish: to trim ## Footnote e.g. I have to trim the bushes before my wife gets home
recortar ## Footnote ej. Tengo que recortar los arbustos antes de que regrese mi esposa
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# Translate to Spanish: a trim ## Footnote e.g. I don't need a major haircut. Just a trim
un recorte / un despunte / una despuntada ## Footnote ej. No necesito todo un corte de cabello, sólo una despuntada
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# Translate to Spanish: Cut it out! / Knock it off! / Quit it! ## Footnote i.e. Stop it!
¡Para! / ¡Basta! ## Footnote i.e. Para lo que estás haciendo
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# Translate to Spanish: to decrease / to go down / to drop ## Footnote e.g. The temperature has decreased
disminuir / bajar / reducir ## Footnote ej. La temperatura ha bajado
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# Translate to Spanish: to reduce / to lower ## Footnote e.g. The bank lowered interest rates last month
reducir / bajar ## Footnote ej. El banco redujo las tasas de interés el mes pasado
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# Translate to Spanish: to discount / to mark down ## Footnote e.g. The supermarket discounted eggs last week
rebajar / poner en oferta ## Footnote ej. El supermercado rebajó los huevos la semana pasada
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# Translate to Spanish: a decrease / a reduction / a decline ## Footnote e.g. This amount represents a decrease of almost 20%
una disminución / una merma / una reducción ## Footnote ej. Esta cantidad representa una disminución de casi 20%
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# Translate to Spanish: a discount ## Footnote e.g. Can I get a discount?
un descuento / una rebaja ## Footnote ej. ¿Me das un descuento?
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# Translate to Spanish: decreasingly ___ / less and less \_\_\_ ## Footnote e.g. Milk has been getting less and less expensive every year
cada vez menos ____ / decrecientemente \_\_\_\_ ## Footnote ej. La leche se ha vuelto cada vez menos cara año tras año
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# Translate to Spanish: to increase / to rise / to go up ## Footnote e.g. Sales increased
aumentar / subir ## Footnote ej. Las ventas aumentaron
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# Translate to Spanish: to raise / to increase / to boost ## Footnote e.g. Oh no, they raised their prices again
aumentar / subir ## Footnote ej. ¡Oh no, aumentaron los precios de nuevo!
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# Translate to Spanish: an increase / a gain / a rise ## Footnote e.g. an increase in efficiency
un aumento / un alza / una subida ## Footnote ej. un aumento en la eficiencia
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# Translate to Spanish: a surge / a sudden increase / an explosion ## Footnote e.g. a surge in online shopping
un aumento repentino / una explosión ## Footnote ej. una explosión en las compras en línea
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# Translate to Spanish: increasingly ___ / more and more ___ / \_\_\_er and \_\_\_er ## Footnote e.g. My job has become increasingly difficult
cada vez más ## Footnote ej. Mi trabajo se ha vuelto cada vez más difícil
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# Translate to Spanish: to multiply / to proliferate ## Footnote e.g. The island's rat population multiplied
multiplicar / multiplicarse / proliferar ## Footnote ej. La población de ratas en la isla se multiplicó
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# Translate to Spanish: delighted / pleased ## Footnote e.g. He was delighted to see her
encantado / contento ## Footnote ej. Él estaba encantado de verla
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# Translate to Spanish: a delight / a pleasure ## Footnote e.g. It has been a pleasure to see you
un placer / un gusto / un deleite ## Footnote ej. Ha sido un placer verte
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# Translate to Spanish: a doorbell
un timbre / un timbre de puerta
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# Translate to Spanish: a doorman
un portero
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# Translate to Spanish: to emphasize / to stress / to highlight ## Footnote e.g. He highlighted the importance of the decision
resaltar / destacar / enfatizar ## Footnote ej. Él resaltó la importancia de la decisión
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# Translate to Spanish: emphasis / accent ## Footnote e.g. The emphasis falls on the third syllable
el acento / el énfasis / el hincapié ## Footnote ej. El acento cae en la tercera sílaba
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# Translate to Spanish: emphasis / focus / weight ## Footnote e.g. The history professor's lecture put extra emphasis on the colonial period
el énfasis / el hincapié ## Footnote ej. La clase del profesor de historia hizo hincapié en el período colonial
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# Translate to Spanish: the focus / the focal point ## Footnote e.g. the focus of the study
el enfoque / el punto focal ## Footnote ej. el enfoque del estudio
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# Translate to Spanish: to fail ## Footnote e.g. I tried, but I failed
fracasar / fallar ## Footnote ej. Intenté, pero fracasé
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# Translate to Spanish: failure / defeat ## Footnote e.g. He doesn't deal well with failure
el fracaso ## Footnote ej. Él no maneja bien el fracaso
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# Translate to Spanish: a flop / a failure ## Footnote e.g. That product launch was a total failure
un fracaso ## Footnote ej. Ese lanzamiento de producto fue un total fracaso
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# Translate to Spanish: fair / just ## Footnote e.g. a fair assessment
justo ## Footnote ej. una evaluacion justa
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# Translate to Spanish: fairly / justly ## Footnote e.g. The results were decided fairly
justamente / equitativamente / de forma justa ## Footnote ej. Los resultados fueron decididos justamente
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# Translate to Spanish: fairness / justice ## Footnote e.g. Fairness is her guiding principle
la justicia / la equidad ## Footnote ej. La justicia es el principio que la guía
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# Translate to Spanish: injustice ## Footnote e.g. They were protesting the injustice of the new law
la injusticia ## Footnote ej. Estaban protestando la injusticia de la nueva ley
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# Translate to Spanish: unfair ## Footnote e.g. Oh come on, that's totally unfair!
injusto ## Footnote ej. ¡Oye, vamos, eso es completamente injusto!
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# Translate to Spanish: to fake / to pretend / to feign ## Footnote e.g. He faked being sick
fingir / simular ## Footnote ej. Fingió estar enfermo
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# Translate to Spanish: to fake / to falsify ## Footnote e.g. When the Dean discovered that the professor had falsified all of her research, he fired her
falsificar ## Footnote ej. Cuando el decano descubrió que la profesora había falsificado todas sus investigaciones, la corrió
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# Translate to Spanish: a fake / a knock-off / a bootleg ## Footnote e.g. Is that a real Prada bag? No it's a knock-off
de imitación / pirata / trucho ## Footnote ej. ¿Es esa cartera una Prada de verdad? No, es de imitación
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# Translate to Spanish: man-made / artificial / synthetic ## Footnote e.g. a man-made lake
hecho por el hombre / artificial / sintético ## Footnote ej. un lago hecho por el hombre
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# Translate to Spanish: to pretend to be ## Footnote e.g. She pretended to be asleep
hacerse el ___ / simular / fingir ## Footnote ej. Se hizo la dormida
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# Translate to Spanish: to pretend to be someone ## Footnote e.g. He pretended to be her brother
hacerse pasar por alguien ## Footnote ej. Se hizo pasar por su hermano
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# Translate to Spanish: to freeze ## Footnote e.g. Freeze the chicken
congelar ## Footnote ej. Congela el pollo
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# Translate to Spanish: to freeze / to freeze up ## Footnote e.g. I left my tea outside and it froze
congelarse ## Footnote ej. Dejé mi té afuera y se congeló
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# Translate to Spanish: freezing / very cold / chilly ## Footnote e.g. It's freezing!
helado / muy frío ## Footnote ej. ¡Está helado!
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# Translate to Spanish: frozen ## Footnote e.g. The lake is frozen
congelado ## Footnote ej. El lago está congelado
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# Translate to Spanish: to thaw / to thaw out ## Footnote e.g. Leave the meat out to thaw
descongelar ## Footnote ej. Deja la carne afuera para que se descongele
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# Translate to Spanish: to melt / to melt down ## Footnote e.g. First we need to melt the chocolate
derretir ## Footnote ej. Primero tenemos que derretir el chocolate
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# Translate to Spanish: international / worldwide / global ## Footnote e.g. a global problem
internacional / mundial / global ## Footnote ej. un problema global
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# Translate to Spanish: globalization ## Footnote e.g. Globalization has had both positive and negative effects on the developing world
la globalización ## Footnote ej. La globalización tiene efectos tanto positivos como negativos en el mundo en desarrollo
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# Translate to Spanish: a globe ## Footnote i.e. a 3D model of Earth or another planet
un globo ## Footnote i.e. un modelo tridimensional de la Tierra u otro planeta
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# Translate to Spanish: gradual / progressive ## Footnote e.g. a gradual deterioration of power
gradual / progresivo ## Footnote ej. un deterioro gradual de poder
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# Translate to Spanish: gradually / little by little ## Footnote e.g. Little by little, we put together the giant jigsaw puzzle
gradualmente / poco a poco ## Footnote ej. Poco a poco, armamos el rompecabezas gigante