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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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an annotation / a notation / a comment

e.g. annotations in the margins of the printed report

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una anotación

ej. anotaciones al márgen de los reportes impresos

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feedback / input

e.g. Can you please give me some feedback on the new designs?

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un comentario / una crítica

ej. ¿Me puedes dar tus comentarios sobre los nuevos diseños por favor?

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mostly / almost completely / for the most part

e.g. Antarctica is mostly covered with ice

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en su mayoría / mayormente / en gran parte

ej. La Antártida está cubierta de hielo en su mayoría

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incomplete

e.g. I can’t accept this work. It’s incomplete

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incompleto

ej. No puedo aceptar este trabajo. Está incompleto

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thorough / meticulous

e.g. a thorough cleaning

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concienzudo / meticuloso

ej. una limpieza concienzuda

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thoroughly

e.g. I thoroughly reviewed the document, and I found no errors

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minuciosamente / cuidadosamente

ej. Revisé el documento minuciosamente, y no encontré errores

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comprehensive

e.g. a comprehensive health exam

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comprensivo

ej. un examen médico comprensivo

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absolute

e.g. absolute power

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absoluto

ej. poder absoluto

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absolutely

e.g. Don’t pull the alarm unless it’s absolutely necessary

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absolutamente

ej. No hagas sonar la alarma a menos que sea absolutamente necesario

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to control / to be in control of

e.g. She controls the budget

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controlar / tener el control de

ej. Ella controla el presupuesto

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control

e.g. They fought for control of the coastline

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el control

ej. Lucharon por tener el control de la costa

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dominant / controlling / domineering

e.g. a dominant personality

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dominante

ej. una personalidad dominante

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to dominate

e.g. Microsoft dominates the PC market

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dominar

ej. Microsoft domina el mercado de la computación

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to have it under control / to be on top of it / to be in control of

e.g. He has it under control

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tenerlo bajo control / estar en control de

ej. Ella lo tiene bajo control

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to take control / to assume control

e.g. to take control of a situation

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asumir el control / tomar el control

ej. asumir el control de la situación

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out of control

e.g. This situation is totally out of control!

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fuera de control / descontrolado

ej. ¡Esta situación está completamente fuera de control!

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uncontrollable

e.g. uncontrollable anger

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incontrolable

ej. rabia incontrolable

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to regulate

e.g. The government tried to regulate the trade of cotton

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regular / controlar

ej. El gobierno trató de regular el comercio del algodón

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a regulation

e.g. There are too many environmental regulations in this country

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una regulación / una norma

ej. Hay demasiadas regulaciones ambientales en este país

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a crowd

e.g. There’s a huge crowd in front of the building

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una muchedumbre / un gentío / una multitud

ej. Hay una enorme muchedumbre frente al edificio

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crowded / packed / jam-packed

e.g. a jam-packed stadium

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abarrotado / lleno de gente / atiborrado

ej. un estadio abarrotado

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culture

e.g. I love the Argentinian culture

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la cultura

ej. Me encanta la cultura argentina

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cultural

e.g. cultural conflict

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cultural

ej. un conflicto cultural

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a dialect

e.g. Chinese is actually a mixture of over 50 different spoken dialects

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un dialecto

ej. De hecho, el chino es una mezcla de más de 50 dialectos distintos

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to cut / to clip / to slice

e.g. Cut the carrots

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cortar / rebanar

ej. Corta las zanahorias

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to cut up / to cut into pieces

e.g. Please cut up this onion for me

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cortar en pedazos / picar

ej. Por favor corta esta cebolla en pedazos para mí

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to chop / to chop up

e.g. Chop up the onion

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picar / triturar

ej. Pica la cebolla

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to chop down / to cut down

e.g. They chopped down my favorite tree

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talar / cortar

ej. Talaron mi árbol preferido

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to trim

e.g. I have to trim the bushes before my wife gets home

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recortar

ej. Tengo que recortar los arbustos antes de que regrese mi esposa

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a trim

e.g. I don’t need a major haircut. Just a trim

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un recorte / un despunte / una despuntada

ej. No necesito todo un corte de cabello, sólo una despuntada

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Cut it out! / Knock it off! / Quit it!

i.e. Stop it!

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¡Para! / ¡Basta!

i.e. Para lo que estás haciendo

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to decrease / to go down / to drop

e.g. The temperature has decreased

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disminuir / bajar / reducir

ej. La temperatura ha bajado

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to reduce / to lower

e.g. The bank lowered interest rates last month

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reducir / bajar

ej. El banco redujo las tasas de interés el mes pasado

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to discount / to mark down

e.g. The supermarket discounted eggs last week

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rebajar / poner en oferta

ej. El supermercado rebajó los huevos la semana pasada

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a decrease / a reduction / a decline

e.g. This amount represents a decrease of almost 20%

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una disminución / una merma / una reducción

ej. Esta cantidad representa una disminución de casi 20%

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a discount

e.g. Can I get a discount?

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un descuento / una rebaja

ej. ¿Me das un descuento?

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decreasingly ___ / less and less ___

e.g. Milk has been getting less and less expensive every year

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cada vez menos ____ / decrecientemente ____

ej. La leche se ha vuelto cada vez menos cara año tras año

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to increase / to rise / to go up

e.g. Sales increased

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aumentar / subir

ej. Las ventas aumentaron

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to raise / to increase / to boost

e.g. Oh no, they raised their prices again

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aumentar / subir

ej. ¡Oh no, aumentaron los precios de nuevo!

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an increase / a gain / a rise

e.g. an increase in efficiency

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un aumento / un alza / una subida

ej. un aumento en la eficiencia

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a surge / a sudden increase / an explosion

e.g. a surge in online shopping

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un aumento repentino / una explosión

ej. una explosión en las compras en línea

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increasingly ___ / more and more ___ / ___er and ___er

e.g. My job has become increasingly difficult

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cada vez más

ej. Mi trabajo se ha vuelto cada vez más difícil

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to multiply / to proliferate

e.g. The island’s rat population multiplied

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multiplicar / multiplicarse / proliferar

ej. La población de ratas en la isla se multiplicó

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delighted / pleased

e.g. He was delighted to see her

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encantado / contento

ej. Él estaba encantado de verla

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a delight / a pleasure

e.g. It has been a pleasure to see you

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un placer / un gusto / un deleite

ej. Ha sido un placer verte

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a doorbell

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un timbre / un timbre de puerta

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a doorman

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un portero

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to emphasize / to stress / to highlight

e.g. He highlighted the importance of the decision

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resaltar / destacar / enfatizar

ej. Él resaltó la importancia de la decisión

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emphasis / accent

e.g. The emphasis falls on the third syllable

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el acento / el énfasis / el hincapié

ej. El acento cae en la tercera sílaba

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emphasis / focus / weight

e.g. The history professor’s lecture put extra emphasis on the colonial period

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el énfasis / el hincapié

ej. La clase del profesor de historia hizo hincapié en el período colonial

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the focus / the focal point

e.g. the focus of the study

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el enfoque / el punto focal

ej. el enfoque del estudio

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to fail

e.g. I tried, but I failed

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fracasar / fallar

ej. Intenté, pero fracasé

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failure / defeat

e.g. He doesn’t deal well with failure

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el fracaso

ej. Él no maneja bien el fracaso

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a flop / a failure

e.g. That product launch was a total failure

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un fracaso

ej. Ese lanzamiento de producto fue un total fracaso

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fair / just

e.g. a fair assessment

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justo

ej. una evaluacion justa

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fairly / justly

e.g. The results were decided fairly

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justamente / equitativamente / de forma justa

ej. Los resultados fueron decididos justamente

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fairness / justice

e.g. Fairness is her guiding principle

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la justicia / la equidad

ej. La justicia es el principio que la guía

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injustice

e.g. They were protesting the injustice of the new law

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la injusticia

ej. Estaban protestando la injusticia de la nueva ley

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unfair

e.g. Oh come on, that’s totally unfair!

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injusto

ej. ¡Oye, vamos, eso es completamente injusto!

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to fake / to pretend / to feign

e.g. He faked being sick

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fingir / simular

ej. Fingió estar enfermo

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to fake / to falsify

e.g. When the Dean discovered that the professor had falsified all of her research, he fired her

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falsificar

ej. Cuando el decano descubrió que la profesora había falsificado todas sus investigaciones, la corrió

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a fake / a knock-off / a bootleg

e.g. Is that a real Prada bag? No it’s a knock-off

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de imitación / pirata / trucho

ej. ¿Es esa cartera una Prada de verdad? No, es de imitación

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man-made / artificial / synthetic

e.g. a man-made lake

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hecho por el hombre / artificial / sintético

ej. un lago hecho por el hombre

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to pretend to be

e.g. She pretended to be asleep

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hacerse el ___ / simular / fingir

ej. Se hizo la dormida

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to pretend to be someone

e.g. He pretended to be her brother

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hacerse pasar por alguien

ej. Se hizo pasar por su hermano

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to freeze

e.g. Freeze the chicken

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congelar

ej. Congela el pollo

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to freeze / to freeze up

e.g. I left my tea outside and it froze

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congelarse

ej. Dejé mi té afuera y se congeló

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freezing / very cold / chilly

e.g. It’s freezing!

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helado / muy frío

ej. ¡Está helado!

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frozen

e.g. The lake is frozen

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congelado

ej. El lago está congelado

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to thaw / to thaw out

e.g. Leave the meat out to thaw

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descongelar

ej. Deja la carne afuera para que se descongele

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to melt / to melt down

e.g. First we need to melt the chocolate

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derretir

ej. Primero tenemos que derretir el chocolate

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international / worldwide / global

e.g. a global problem

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internacional / mundial / global

ej. un problema global

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globalization

e.g. Globalization has had both positive and negative effects on the developing world

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la globalización

ej. La globalización tiene efectos tanto positivos como negativos en el mundo en desarrollo

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a globe

i.e. a 3D model of Earth or another planet

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un globo

i.e. un modelo tridimensional de la Tierra u otro planeta

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gradual / progressive

e.g. a gradual deterioration of power

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gradual / progresivo

ej. un deterioro gradual de poder

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gradually / little by little

e.g. Little by little, we put together the giant jigsaw puzzle

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gradualmente / poco a poco

ej. Poco a poco, armamos el rompecabezas gigante

SP Level 3 Vocab (17 decks)

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