3.1.4 Vocab Enrichment

Question 1

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to insult / to offend

e.g. His rude comment offended the old lady

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insultar / ofender

ej. Su comentario grosero ofendió a la viejita

Question 2

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an insult

e.g. Verbal insults can often be more painful than physical blows

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un insulto

ej. Los insultos verbales pueden ser más dolorosos que los golpes físicos

Question 3

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obscene / offensive / vulgar

e.g. obscene language

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obsceno / ofensivo / vulgar

ej. el lenguaje obsceno

Question 4

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to be offended

e.g. She was very offended by what I said

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estar ofendido / ofenderse

ej. Ella se ofendió mucho por lo que dije

Question 5

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to talk about someone behind their back

e.g. I heard that she was talking about me behind my back, so I fired her

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hablar mal de una persona / hablar a espaldas de una persona

ej. Me enteré de que estaba hablando mal de mí, así que la corrí

Question 6

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to interview

e.g. She interviewed 20 candidates before selecting a finalist

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entrevistar

ej. Entrevistó a 20 candidatos antes de elegir a un finalista

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an interview

e.g. a job interview

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una entrevista

ej. una entrevista de trabajo

Question 8

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to be engaged in / to be occupied with / to be deeply involved in

e.g. He’s very engaged in the video game that he is playing

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estar involucrado en / estar ocupado con / estar absorto en

ej. El está muy involucrado en el videojuego que está jugando

Question 9

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to get involved in

e.g. Don’t get involved in other people’s business

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involucrarse en / meterse en

ej. No te metas en los asuntos de los demás

Question 10

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to involve someone in

e.g. We want to involve you in this project

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involucrar

ej. Lo queremos involucrar a usted en este proyecto

Question 11

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to involve / to entail

e.g. Starting a business usually involves getting a loan

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conllevar

ej. Empezar un negocio usualmente conlleva el sacar un préstamo

Question 12

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involvement

e.g. Your involvement is vital to the project

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la participación

ej. Tu participación es esencial para el proyecto

Question 13

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an issue / a thing / a matter

e.g. I have to take care of a few issues before I can meet you later

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un asunto / un tema

ej. Tengo que arreglar unos asuntos antes de verte más tarde

Question 14

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a problem / an issue

e.g. There’s a problem with my computer

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un problema

ej. Hay un problema con mi computador

Question 15

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What’s wrong? / What’s the matter? / What’s the problem?

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¿Qué tienes? / ¿Qué pasa? / ¿Cuál es el problema?

Question 16

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to jump / to leap / to bound

e.g. The dog jumped over the fence

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saltar

ej. El perro saltó por encima de la barda

Question 17

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to hop

e.g. The child pretended to hop like a kangaroo

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brincar / saltar

ej. El niño hizo como que saltaba como canguro

Question 18

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land / property

e.g. I own more than 20 acres of land

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la tierra

ej. Soy dueño de más de 20 hectáreas de tierra

Question 19

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a plot / a lot / a parcel

e.g. He inherited a plot of land

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un terreno / una parcela

ej. Él heredó una parcela de tierra

Question 20

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an estate / a ranch

e.g. The rich senator has a giant estate out in the countryside

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una hacienda / una finca

ej. El adinerado senador tiene una enorme hacienda en el campo

Question 21

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an estate / a lifetime of property accumulation

e.g. She inherited her father’s entire estate

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un patrimonio / los bienes

ej. Ella heredó el patrimonio entero de su padre

Question 22

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premises / property

e.g. The police will inspect the premises to look for evidence

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la propiedad

ej. La policía inspeccionará la propiedad para buscar evidencia

Question 23

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to lead / to head / to direct

e.g. He heads the sales team

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dirigir / encabezar / liderar

ej. Él encabeza el equipo de ventas

Question 24

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a leader

e.g. Every team needs a strong leader

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un líder

ej. Todo equipo necesita un líder fuerte

Question 25

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the president / the director / the chairman

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el presidente / el director

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to lead to / to result in

e.g. The drought led to a famine

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llevar a / resultar en / provocar

ej. La sequía resultó en una hambruna

Question 27

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a market / a marketplace

e.g. a farmer’s market

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un mercado / una plaza del mercado

ej. un mercado de productores

Question 28

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marketing

e.g. Marketing is one of the most important activities of a business

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el marketing / la mercadotecnia / el mercadeo

ej. La mercadotecnia es una de las actividades más importantes de una empresa

Question 29

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a market

e.g. There’s no market for this product in Japan

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un mercado

e.g. No hay mercado para este producto en Japón

Question 30

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mouthwash

e.g. You should use mouthwash to cure your bad breath

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el enjuague bucal

ej. Deberías usar enjuague bucal para quitarte el mal aliento

Question 31

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oral

e.g. oral hygiene

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oral / bucal

ej. la higiene bucal

Question 32

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saliva / spit / slobber

e.g. Eew, gross! My mom just used her saliva to clean my face

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la saliva / el escupitajo

ej. ¡Ay, guácala! Mi mamá usó su saliva para limpiarme la cara

Question 33

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to spit

e.g. Please don’t spit on the floor

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escupir

ej. Por favor no escupas en el suelo

Question 34

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to spit out

e.g. He spit out the coffee

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escupir

ej. Escupió el café

Question 35

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to drool

e.g. The baby drooled all over the place while he was sleeping

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babear

ej. El bebé babeó por todas partes mientras dormía

Question 36

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to lick

e.g. My dog loves to lick my face

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lamer

ej. A mi perro le encanta lamerme la cara

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to participate

e.g. We played a game and everyone participated

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participar

ej. Hicimos un juego y todo el mundo participó

Question 38

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to participate in / to take part in / to be involved in

e.g. She took part in the activity

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participar en

ej. Participó en la actividad

Question 39

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participation

e.g. Thank you for your participation in our survey

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participación

ej. Gracias por su participación en nuestra encuesta

Question 40

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plain / simple

e.g. a plain dress

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sencillo

ej. un vestido sencillo

Question 41

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plain / pure / without extras

e.g. plain yogurt

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natural / puro / sin extras

ej. yogurt natural

Question 42

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poetry

e.g. classical Spanish poetry

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la poesía

ej. Poesía clásica española

Question 43

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a poem

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un poema

Question 44

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a poet

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un poeta

Question 45

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manners / etiquette

e.g. He has bad manners

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los modales / la educación

ej. Tiene malos modales

Question 46

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rude

e.g. a rude girl

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maleducado

ej. una niña maleducada

Question 47

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polite / courteous / civil

e.g. a polite child

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educado / cortés / diplomático

ej. un niño educado

Question 48

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politely

e.g. She asked politely for a glass of water

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cortésmente

ej. Ella pidió cortésmente un vaso de agua

Question 49

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politeness / courtesy

e.g. Courtesy is one of the most important things taught in kindergarten

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la cortesía / la amabilidad

ej. La cortesía es una de las cosas mas importantes que se enseñan en el jardín de niños

Question 50

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power / strength

e.g. He was intimidated by the king’s power

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el poder

ej. Él se sentía intimidado por el poder del rey

Question 51

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powerful / mighty / strong

e.g. a powerful force

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poderoso / fuerte

ej. una fuerza poderosa

Question 52

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present / here / in person

e.g. He was present yesterday, but he’s absent today

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presente / aquí / en persona

ej. Él estaba presente ayer, pero hoy está ausente

Question 53

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absent

e.g. That student is absent today

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ausente

ej. Ese alumno está ausente hoy

Question 54

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current / present

e.g. The current president is better than the last one

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actual

ej. El presidente actual es mejor que el anterior

Question 55

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currently / presently / at this time

e.g. Currently, I don’t have any money

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actualmente / en este momento

ej. Actualmente no tengo nada de dinero

Question 56

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presence

e.g. Her presence went unnoticed

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la presencia

ej. Su presencia pasó desapercibida

Question 57

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to present

e.g. The scientists presented their theories

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presentar

ej. Los científicos presentaron sus teorías

Question 58

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a presentation / a lecture / a talk

e.g. We attended the scientists’ presentation

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un discurso / una presentación / una conferencia

ej. Fuimos a la conferencia de los científicos

Question 59

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a presenter

e.g. We half-listened to the presenter while playing with our phones

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un presentador

ej. Medio escuchamos al presentador mientras jugábamos con nuestros teléfonos

Question 60

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private

e.g. This room is private. You can’t enter

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privado

ej. Este cuarto es privado. No puede entrar

Question 61

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privacy

e.g. With so many roommates, it’s hard to get any privacy

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la privacidad

ej. Con tantos compañeros de cuarto, es difícil tener privacidad

Question 62

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public

e.g. a public park

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público

ej. un parque público

Question 63

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to promise / to swear / to commit

e.g. I promise I’ll be there

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prometer / jurar

ej. Te prometo que voy a estar ahí

Question 64

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a promise

e.g. I never break a promise

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una promesa

ej. Nunca rompo una promesa

Question 65

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an oath / a pledge

e.g. to take an oath in court

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un juramento

ej. hacer un juramento en la corte

Question 66

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a notice

e.g. We received a notice about the new rule

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un aviso / una notificación

ej. Recibimos un aviso sobre la nueva regla

Question 67

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to notice / to perceive

e.g. He didn’t notice the mistake

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notar / fijarse en / percatarse

ej. No notó el error

Question 68

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to realize / to notice

e.g. I didn’t realize she was gone

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darse cuenta de

ej. No me di cuenta de que ella no estaba

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a realization

e.g. She was stunned by the realization that he was really gone

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un entendimiento / una comprensión

ej. La comprensión de que él realmente ya no estaba la dejó estupefacta

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to occur to / to dawn on

e.g. It didn’t occur to me that they wouldn’t get along

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ocurrírsele a

ej. No se me ocurrió que no se llevarían bien

Question 71

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respect

e.g. She had a lot of respect for the president

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el respeto

ej. Ella sentía mucho respeto por el presidente

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to respect / to have respect for

e.g. Respect your parents

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respetar a / tener respeto por

ej. Respeta a tus padres

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respectful

e.g. a respectful employee

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respetuoso

ej. un empleado respetuoso

Question 74

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disrespectful / irreverent

e.g. an irreverent student

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irrespetuoso / irreverente

ej. un alumno irrespetuoso

Question 75

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respectable

e.g. a respectable man

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respetable

ej. un hombre respetable

Question 76

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out of respect for

e.g. Out of respect for the dead soldier, they had a moment of silence

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por respeto a

ej. Por respeto al soldado muerto, hicieron un momento de silencio

Question 77

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education

e.g. We should invest in our children’s education

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la educación

ej. Debemos invertir en la educación de nuestros hijos

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educational

e.g. an educational activity

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educativo / educacional

ej. una actividad educacional

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to educate / to instruct

e.g. We must educate our nation’s youth

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educar / instruir

ej. Debemos educar a la juventud del país

Question 80

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educated

e.g. an educated person

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culto / instruido / educado

ej. una persona educada

Question 81

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academic

e.g. the academic community

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académico

ej. la comunidad académica

Question 82

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an academy

e.g. a dance academy

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una academia

ej. una academia de baile

Question 83

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the humanities

e.g. I don’t really like science; I just want to study the humanities

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las humanidades

ej. Realmente no me gustan las ciencias; yo sólo quiero estudiar las humanidades

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social sciences

i.e. political science, economics, sociology, etc.

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las ciencias sociales

i.e. ciencias políticas, economía, sociología, etc.

Question 85

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scientific

e.g. a scientific discovery

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científico

ej. un descubrimiento científico

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a scientist

e.g. Scientists have discovered a new gene for ugliness

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un científico

ej. Los científicos han descubierto un nuevo gen de la fealdad

Question 87

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an assignment / a task

e.g. I have two assignments due tomorrow

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una tarea

ej. Tengo dos tareas para entregar mañana

Question 88

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to assign

e.g. The teacher assigned the students a paper

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asignar

ej. El maestro asignó una redacción para los estudiantes

Question 89

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chalk

e.g. She wrote on the blackboard with yellow chalk

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la tiza / el gis

ej. Escribió en el pizzarrón con tiza amarilla

Question 90

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a blackboard / a chalkboard

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una pizarra / un tablero / un pizarrón

Question 91

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a whiteboard

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una pizarra blanca / un pizarrón blanco

Question 92

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to expel

e.g. The principal expelled the student from school

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expulsar

ej. El director expulsó al alumno de la escuela

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to fail / to flunk

e.g. I flunked the exam, and now I’m probably going to fail the class

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reprobar / suspender

ej. Reprobé el examen, y ahora probablemente reprobaré la clase

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to graduate / to graduate from

e.g. I graduated from college in 2003

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graduarse

ej. Me gradué de la universidad en 2003

Question 95

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a graduate

e.g. a university graduate

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un graduado

ej. un graduado de universidad

Question 96

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graduation

e.g. My grandmother attended my college graduation ceremony

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la graduación

ej. Mi abuela fue a mi ceremonia de graduación de la universidad

Question 97

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a campus

e.g. That university has a really nice campus

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un campus

ej. Esa universidad tiene un campus muy bonito

Question 98

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the principal / the director / the dean

e.g. We got in trouble so our teacher sent us to the principal’s office

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el director / el principal / el decano

ej. Nos metimos en problemas, y la maestra nos envió a la oficina del director

Question 99

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a substitute teacher / a substitute

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un profesor suplente / un suplente

Question 100

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teaching / teachings

e.g. the teachings of the Buddha

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la enseñanza / las enseñanzas

ej. las enseñanzas de Buda

Question 101

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a semester / a term

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un semestre

Question 102

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a paper / an essay / a report

e.g. I have to write a paper about the French Revolution

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un ensayo / una redacción

ej. Debo escribir un ensayo sobre la Revolución Francesa

Question 103

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a flashcard

e.g. I use Brainscape flashcards to study for my exams

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una tarjeta mnemotécnica / una tarjeta educativa / una tarjeta

ej. Uso las tarjetas de Brainscape para estudiar para mis exámenes

Question 104

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glue / paste

e.g. I need some glue to reattach the label to my notebook

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el pegamento / el pegante / la goma

ej. Necesito un poco de pegamento para volver a pegar la etiqueta en mi cuaderno

Question 105

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ink

e.g. My pen ran out of ink

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la tinta

ej. Mi bolígrafo se quedó sin tinta

Question 106

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a note pad

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un bloc de notas

Question 107

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a permanent marker / a marker

e.g. Please draw on the poster with a marker, not just a pen

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un marcador indeleble / un marcador

ej. Por favor dibuja en el cartel con un marcador, no solamente un bolígrafo

Question 108

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a folder

e.g. I use a separate folder for every subject

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una carpeta

ej. Uso una carpeta distinta para cada materia

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legible / readable

e.g. Please make sure that your signature is legible

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legible

ej. Por favor asegúrate de que tu firma sea legible

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illegible / unreadable

e.g. illegible writing

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ilegible

ej. escritura ilegible

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literacy

e.g. She is a strong advocate for childhood literacy

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alfabetismo

ej. Ella es una ávida defensora del alfabetismo infantil

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literate

e.g. The child prodigy was fully literate by the time he was 4 years old

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alfabetizado

ej. El niño prodigio estaba completamente alfabetizado a los 4 años

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illiterate

e.g. an illiterate farmer

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analfabeto

ej. un granjero analfabeto

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intermediate

e.g. intermediate Spanish

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intermedio

ej. español de nivel intermedio

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a summer camp

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un campamento de verano

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a cheerleader

e.g. The cheerleaders stood on the sideline, cheering on the team

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un porrista / un animador

ej. Las porristas estaban a la orilla de la cancha, animando al equipo

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to serve / to wait on

e.g. We were served by the best waitress in the restaurant

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atender / servir

ej. Nos atendió la mejor mesera del restaurante

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to serve / to dish out

e.g. My mom dished out food right onto our plates

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servir

ej. Mi madre sirvió la comida directamente en nuestros platos

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a servant

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un sirviente

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a service

e.g. The company offers many services

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un servicio

ej. La compañía ofrece muchos servicios

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to act as / to serve as

e.g. This book acts as a guide for new employees

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servir como

ej. Este libro sirve como guía para los nuevos empleados

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acting / interim

e.g. She will be the acting president until a new president is elected

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interino

ej. Ella será la presidente interina hasta que se elija a un nuevo presidente

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the sink / the bathroom sink

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el lavabo / el lavamanos

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the sink / the kitchen sink

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el fregadero / el lavaplatos

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a faucet / a tap / a spout

e.g. She turned on the tap and let the water run until it got hot

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una llave / un grifo / una canilla

ej. Prendió el grifo y dejó correr el agua hasta que salió caliente

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to sink / to submerge / to put under water

e.g. They sunk the ship

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hundir

ej. Hundieron la nave

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to sink / to go down / to go under water

e.g. The boat sank

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hundirse

ej. El barco se hundió

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a space

e.g. He doesn’t like to be confined in small spaces

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un espacio

ej. No le gusta estar confinado en espacios pequeños

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a space / a gap

e.g. She has a gap between her two front teeth

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un espacio / un hueco

ej. Ella tiene un hueco entre los dos dientes frontales

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room / space

e.g. Do you have enough room back there?

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espacio / cupo

ej. ¿Tienes suficiente espacio allá atrás?

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to take up space / to occupy space / to fill up space

e.g. This couch takes up a lot of space

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ocupar espacio / llenar espacio

ej. Este sofá ocupa mucho espacio

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to spread / to propagate / to circulate

e.g. The disease spread quickly

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difundir / diseminar / propagar

ej. La enfermedad se propagó rápidamente

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to spread on / to apply to / to put on

e.g. Can you please spread some butter on my bread?

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untar / poner / aplicar

ej. ¿Puedes untar un poco de mantequilla en mi pan?

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to smear / to spread wildly

e.g. He smeared mud all over her shirt

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embadurnar / untar

ej. Él embadurnó su camiseta de barro

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the spread / the propagation / the circulation

e.g. We can’t stop the spread of the rumor

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la propagación / la diseminación / la circulación

ej. No podemos detener la propagación del rumor

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to spread out / to extend

e.g. to spread out a tablecloth

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extender / desplegar

ej. desplegar un mantel

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to spread out / to scatter / to disperse

e.g. The ashes were scattered on the river

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esparcir / desparramar

ej. Las cenizas fueron esparcidas en el río

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an extension / an addition

e.g. This extension to the building was constructed in 1956

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una ampliación

ej. Esta ampliación del edificio se construyó en 1956