3.1.6 Vocab Enrichment

Question 1

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to bend

e.g. Bend your knee

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doblar / flexionar

ej. Dobla la rodilla

Question 2

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to bend down

e.g. She bent down to tie her shoes

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agacharse

ej. Ella se agachó para atar sus zapatos

Question 3

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to lean / to tilt / to bend over

e.g. The tree is leaning a bit to the left

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inclinarse / ladearse

ej. El árbol se está inclinando un poco hacia la izquierda

Question 4

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a bend / a curve

e.g. a bend in the road

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una curva

ej. una curva en el camino

Question 5

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bent / twisted / curved

e.g. That branch is bent at the end

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torcido / curvado

ej. Esa rama está torcida en la punta

Question 6

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to lean on / to rest on / to lean against

e.g. He was leaning against the wall

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apoyarse contra

ej. Estaba apoyándose contra la pared

Question 7

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to twist

e.g. Ow! I twisted my ankle

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torcer / retorcer

ej. ¡Ay! Me torcí el tobillo

Question 8

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a block

e.g. a block of wood

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un bloque

ej. un bloque de madera

Question 9

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to block / to obstruct

e.g. The table is blocking the exit

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bloquear / obstruir

ej. La mesa está bloqueando la salida

Question 10

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to block / to thwart / to stop

e.g. to block a punch

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bloquear / parar

ej. bloquear un puñetazo

Question 11

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to be blocked in

e.g. My car was blocked in by a very big truck

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estar bloqueado / estar obstaculizado

ej. Mi carro estaba bloqueado por un camión muy grande

Question 12

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a blockage / an obstruction

e.g. There’s a blockage in the drain

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un bloqueo / una obstrucción

ej. Hay un bloqueo en la coladera

Question 13

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to rope off / to cordon off / to block off

e.g. The police roped off the crime scene

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acordonar / separar con una cuerda

ej. La policía acordonó la escena del crimen

Question 14

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to blow

e.g. Blow on it to cool it down

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soplar

ej. Sóplale para enfriarlo

Question 15

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to blow away

e.g. All my papers blew away

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llevarse por el viento / arrastrarse por el viento

ej. El viento se llevó todos mis papeles

Question 16

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to blow down / to blow over

e.g. The wind blew down the swing in my backyard

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derribarse por el viento / tumbarse por el viento

ej. El viento derribó el columpio en mi patio trasero

Question 17

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to blow out / to extinguish

e.g. Don’t forget to blow out the candles before you leave

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apagar / extinguir / soplar

ej. No te olvides de apagar las velas antes de irte

Question 18

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a bomb

e.g. The terrorist made a bomb in his garage, with household supplies

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una bomba

ej. El terrorista hizo una bomba en su cochera, con productos caseros

Question 19

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to blow up / to cause to explode

e.g. The demolition crew blew up the building

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hacer explotar / hacer estallar

ej. El equipo de demolición hizo estallar el edificio

Question 20

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to blow up / to explode / to go off

e.g. The bomb exploded

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explotar

ej. La bomba explotó

Question 21

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to inflate / to blow up

e.g. We inflated the basketball

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inflar

ej. Inflamos el balón

Question 22

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an explosion / a blast

e.g. The loud explosion woke us up

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una explosión

ej. La fuerte explosión nos despertó

Question 23

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explosive

e.g. an explosive material

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explosivo

ej. un material explosivo

Question 24

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to bomb

e.g. The military bombed the rebel base

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bombardear

ej. El ejército bombardeó la base de los rebeldes

Question 25

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a bombing

e.g. There was a bombing at a restaurant this morning, caused by terrorists

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un bombardeo

ej. Hubo un bombardeo en un restaurante esta mañana, causado por terroristas

Question 26

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concise / brief / short

e.g. a concise statement, a brief meeting

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conciso / breve / corto

ej. una declaración concisa, una reunión breve

Question 27

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briefly

e.g. Can I speak with you briefly?

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brevemente

ej. ¿Puedo hablar contigo brevemente?

Question 28

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a bubble

e.g. soap bubbles

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una burbuja

ej. una burbuja de jabón

Question 29

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foam / bubbles

e.g. I love taking a bath with lots of bubbles

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la espuma / las burbujas

ej. Me encanta tomar baños con mucha espuma

Question 30

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a can / a tin can

e.g. a can of beans

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una lata

ej. una lata de frijoles

Question 31

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a can opener

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un abrelatas

Question 32

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canned

e.g. canned food

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enlatado

ej. comida enlatada

Question 33

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to catch

e.g. Catch the ball!

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atrapar

ej. ¡Atrapa la pelota!

Question 34

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to catch / to capture

e.g. They caught the criminals

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capturar

ej. Capturaron a los criminales

Question 35

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to catch / to trap

e.g. I caught a firefly in a jar

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atrapar

ej. Atrapé una luciérnaga en un frasco

Question 36

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to catch / to catch by surprise

e.g. I caught him stealing cookies from the cookie jar

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pillar / atrapar

ej. Lo pillé robándose galletas del frasco de galletas

Question 37

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I caught him red-handed

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Lo pillé con las manos en la masa / Lo atrapé con las manos en la masa

Question 38

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to catch on / to become popular / to stick

e.g. That was a great song, but it never really caught on

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ponerse de moda / pegar

ej. Ésa era una gran canción, pero nunca pegó

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to catch up / to get back on track / to get caught up

e.g. We’re behind schedule. We need to catch up

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ponerse al día / ponerse al corriente

ej. Estamos atrasados. Tenemos que ponernos al día

Question 40

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to catch up to

e.g. Her car is way ahead of ours. We have to catch up to her

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alcanzar a

ej. Su auto va mucho más adelante que el nuestro. Tenemos que alcanzarla

Question 41

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to catch up with

e.g. I need to catch up with my brother. We haven’t spoken in weeks

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ponerse al día con / reencontrarse con

ej. Necesito ponerme al día con mi hermano. No hemos platicado en semanas

Question 42

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to get caught up in / to get involved in

e.g. He got caught up in a nasty scandal

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verse envuelto en

ej. Él se vio envuelto en un terrible escándalo

Question 43

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given that / provided that

e.g. Given that she’s not coming, let’s start eating

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dado que / previsto que

ej. Dado que ella no va a venir, empecemos a comer

Question 44

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in the interest of / for the sake of

e.g. In the interest of saving time, let’s skip the introduction

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en el interés de / por el bien de / en nombre de

ej. En el interés de ahorrar tiempo, saltémonos la introducción

Question 45

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clear / transparent / see-through

e.g. clear glass

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claro / transparente

ej. un vidrio transparente

Question 46

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clear / cloudless

e.g. a clear sky

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claro / despejado

ej. un cielo claro

Question 47

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to clear / to clear off

e.g. Clear the table

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despejar

ej. Despeja la mesa

Question 48

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clearly / articulately

e.g. Please speak clearly

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con claridad / claramente / articuladamente

ej. Por favor habla con claridad

Question 49

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to clarify / to clear up

e.g. I don’t understand. Could you please clarify your comment?

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clarificar / aclarar

ej. No le entiendo. ¿Podría por favor clarificar su comentario?

Question 50

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to be unclear / to be vague

e.g. Her explanation was unclear

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ser confuso / ser poco claro / ser vago

ej. Su explicación fue poco clara

Question 51

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vivid / sharp / bright

e.g. vivid colors

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vivo / vívido

ej. colores vívidos

Question 52

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graphic / expressive / vivid

e.g. The artist’s graphic depiction of the Civil War moved us all

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gráfico / expresivo / vívido

ej. La gráfica representación de la Guerra Civil que hizo el artista nos conmovió a todos

Question 53

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comfort

e.g. At Sofa King, we care about your comfort

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la comodidad

ej. En Sofa King, nos importa su comodidad

Question 54

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comfortable

e.g. a comfortable chair

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cómodo

ej. una silla cómoda

Question 55

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uncomfortable

e.g. an uncomfortable chair

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incómodo

ej. una silla incómoda

Question 56

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reassuring / comforting

e.g. It’s reassuring to know that you will be there

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reconfortante / tranquilizador / tranquilizante

ej. Es tranquilizante saber que estarás allí

Question 57

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to comfort / to reassure / to calm down

e.g. He ate so much sugar that we had to take him outside to calm him down

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confortar / tranquilizar / calmar

ej. Comió tanta azúcar que tuvimos que llevarlo afuera para tranquilizarlo

Question 58

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to console

e.g. She was crying, and I tried to console her

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consolar / dar consuelo a

ej. Ella estaba llorando, y yo la intenté consolar

Question 59

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consolation / solace

e.g. She found solace in the fact that the class had also been hard for her older brother

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el consuelo / la consolación

ej. Ella encontró consuelo en el hecho de que la clase también había sido difícil para su hermano mayor

Question 60

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to be out of one’s element / to be like a fish out of water / to be out of place

e.g. I feel out of place at this goth party

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estar fuera de lugar / estar como un pez fuera del agua

ej. Me siento fuera de lugar en esta fiesta de darketos

Question 61

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to complain / to grumble

e.g. Stop complaining about work

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quejarse / gemir

ej. Deja de quejarte del trabajo

Question 62

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to whine

e.g. The child kept whining about having to go to the dentist

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lloriquear

ej. El niño lloriqueaba porque tenía que ir al dentista

Question 63

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a complaint

e.g. We received a complaint about the temperature in the building

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una queja / un reclamo / una protesta

ej. Recibimos una queja sobre la temperatura en el edificio

Question 64

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to complicate

e.g. This new information complicates our analysis

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complicar

ej. Esta nueva información complica nuestro análisis

Question 65

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complicated / complex

e.g. Quantum physics is very complicated

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complicado / complejo

ej. La física cuántica es muy complicada

Question 66

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a complication

e.g. The product launch had a few complications

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una complicación

ej. El lanzamiento del producto tuvo unas cuantas complicaciones

Question 67

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a complement

e.g. Peanut butter is a great complement to jelly

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un complemento

ej. La mantequilla de maní es un gran complemento para la jalea

Question 68

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complementary

e.g. the complementary roles of state and federal governments

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complementario

ej. los papeles complementarios de los gobiernos estatal y federal

Question 69

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to compliment / to give a compliment / to pay a compliment

e.g. He gave her a compliment

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hacer un cumplido / echar un piropo / piropear

ej. Él le hizo un cumplido

Note: Piropear is commonly used in colloquial language to describe the act of charming or flattering someone with romantic or suggestive remarks.

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complimentary / praising / flattering

e.g. Our restaurant received many complimentary customer reviews online

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elogioso / halagador / halagüeño

ej. Nuestro restaurante recibió muchas reseñas de clientes en línea elogiosas

Question 71

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to flatter / to charm

e.g. The best way to flatter her is to compliment her eyes

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halagar / adular

ej. La mejor forma de adularla es hacerle un cumplido sobre sus ojos

Question 72

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charm / charisma

e.g. She was attracted to his charm

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el encanto / el carisma

ej. Ella se sentía atraída por su encanto

Question 73

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charming / charismatic

e.g. The charismatic cult leader convinced all the young women to follow him

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encantador / carismático

ej. El carismático líder del culto convenció a todas las jóvenes de seguirlo

Question 74

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to praise / to commend

e.g. She praised his work

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elogiar

ej. Ella elogió su trabajo

Question 75

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praise / approval

e.g. Even as an adult, he still seeks his father’s praise

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un elogio / la aprobación

ej. Aún ahora que es adulto, sigue buscando la aprobación de su padre

Question 76

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I’m flattered / You’ve flattered me

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Me halagas

Question 77

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to consider / to regard as / to consider to be

e.g. I consider this one to be his best novel

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considerar como

ej. Considero ésta como su mejor novela

Question 78

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regard for / consideration for

e.g. She did it without any regard for his feelings

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la consideración por

ej. Ella lo hizo sin tener ninguna consideración por sus sentimientos

Question 79

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considerate / thoughtful / respectful

e.g. Please be considerate of other drivers

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considerado / respetuoso / atento

ej. Por favor sea considerado con los otros conductores

Question 80

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inconsiderate / thoughtless / disrespectful

e.g. an inconsiderate act

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desconsiderado / irrespetuoso

ej. una acción desconsiderada

Question 81

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to reconsider

e.g. Please reconsider your decision

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reconsiderar

ej. Por favor reconsidera tu decisión

Question 82

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to convince / to persuade / to talk into

e.g. They convinced me to buy it

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convencer / persuadir

ej. Ellos me convencieron de comprarlo

Question 83

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to convince not to / to talk out of / to disuade from

e.g. She talked me out of doing it

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convencer de no / disuadir de

ej. Ella me convenció de no hacerlo

Question 84

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convincing / persuasive

e.g. a convincing argument

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convincente / persuasivo

ej. un argumento convincente

Question 85

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to copy / to duplicate / to replicate

e.g. Samsung copied some features of the iPhone

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copiar / duplicar / replicar

ej. Samsung copió algunas características del iPhone

Question 86

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to copy / to imitate / to mock

e.g. My little sister is always copying me

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copiarse de / imitar / copiar

ej. Mi hermanita siempre me imita

Question 87

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a copy

e.g. This sword is a copy of the one that Caesar used in battle

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una copia / una réplica

ej. Esta espada es una copia de la que usó César en batalla

Question 88

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a copyright

e.g. He has a copyright to that song

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los derechos de autor

ej. Él tiene los derechos de autor de esa canción

Question 89

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a copycat

e.g. That kid is such a copycat. He imitates everything the cool kids do

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un copietas / un imitador

ej. Ese niño es un copietas. Imita todo lo que hacen los chicos populares

Question 90

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to simulate

e.g. This game simulates flying a real airplane

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simular

ej. Este juego simula volar un avión de verdad

Question 91

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a simulation

e.g. a simulation of a real surgery

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una simulación

ej. una simulación de una cirugía de verdad

Question 92

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a replica / a reproduction

e.g. This statue is a replica of one that Michaelangelo made

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una réplica / una reproduccion

ej. Esta estatua es una reproducción de una que hizo Miguel Ángel

Question 93

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a version

e.g. This is the third version of Brainscape

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una versión

ej. Esta es la tercera versión de Brainscape

Question 94

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to imitate / to mimic / to copy

e.g. Stop imitating me!

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imitar / copiar

ej. ¡Deja de imitarme!

Question 95

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an imitation / a copy / a duplicate

e.g. This is not a real Picasso painting. It’s just an imitation

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una imitación / una copia / un duplicado

ej. Ésta no es una verdadera pintura de Picasso. Es sólo una imitación

Question 96

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an impression / an impersonation / an imitation

e.g. He does a great impression of Michael Jackson

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una imitación

ej. Hace una gran imitación de Michael Jackson

Question 97

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deep

e.g. This hole is very deep

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profundo

ej. Este hoyo es muy profundo

Question 98

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deep / profound

e.g. The message of this poem is truly profound

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profundo

ej. El mensaje de este poema es verdaderamente profundo

Question 99

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deeply

e.g. Please breathe deeply

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profundamente

ej. Por favor respire profundamente

Question 100

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depth

e.g. She measured the depth of the canyon

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la profundidad

ej. Ella midió la profundidad del cañón

Question 101

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shallow

e.g. shallow water

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poco profundo / pando

ej. el agua poco profunda

Question 102

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shallow / superficial

e.g. Don’t be so shallow. You should judge a woman by what’s on the inside, not by her looks

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superficial

ej. No seas tan superficial. Debes juzgar a las mujeres por lo que llevan dentro, no su físico

Question 103

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to defend / to protect

e.g. He defended his house with a rifle

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defender / proteger

ej. Él defendió su casa con un rifle

Question 104

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protection

e.g. Please let me know if you need protection, and I’ll send some armed escorts

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la protección

ej. Por favor hágame saber si require protección, y le mandaré escoltas armadas

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a defense

e.g. This wall is a defense against invaders

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una defensa / una protección

ej. Este muro es una defensa contra invasores

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a defender / a protector / a guardian

e.g. a defender of human rights

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un defensor / un protector / un guardián

ej. un defensor de los derechos humanos

Question 107

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defensive / easily offended

e.g. Don’t criticise her new hairdo. She can be very defensive

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defensivo / fácilmente ofendido

ej. No critiques su nuevo corte de pelo. Ella se puede poner muy defensiva

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to order / to command

e.g. The police ordered me to stop

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mandar / ordenar

ej. La policía me ordenó que parara

Question 109

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a command / an order / a mandate

e.g. We received an order to open fire

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una orden / un mandato

ej. Recibimos la orden de abrir fuego

Question 110

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a commander / a captain / a director

e.g. If you don’t listen to the commander, he will make you do push-ups

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un comandante

ej. Si no escuchas al comandante, te hará hacer flexiones

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to demand / to insist

e.g. I demand to speak to your supervisor

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exigir / reclamar

ej. Exijo hablar con tu supervisor

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to require / to demand

e.g. This work requires a lot of concentration

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exigir / requerir / demandar

ej. Este trabajo exige mucha concentración

Question 113

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a demand

e.g. The president could not meet his demands

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una exigencia

ej. El presidente no pudo cumplir con sus exigencias

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demanding

e.g. a demanding father

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exigente

ej. un padre exigente

Question 115

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to display / to show

e.g. They display most of their sale items in the window

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exponer / exhibir / mostrar

ej. Exponen sus artículos de venta en el escaparate

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a display / an exhibition

e.g. There is a display of glass figurines in the window

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una exhibición

ej. Hay una exhibición de figuritas de vidrio en el escaparate

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a display / a demonstration

e.g. a display of affection

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una demostración / una muestra

ej. una demostración de afecto

Question 118

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to affect / to have an effect on

e.g. Interest rates affect the level of saving in the economy

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afectar / tener un efecto en

ej. Las tasas de interés afectan el nivel de ahorro en la economía

Question 119

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an effect / an impact

e.g. the effect of pollution on our lungs

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un efecto / un impacto

ej. el efecto de la contaminación en nuestros pulmones

Question 120

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what else

e.g. What else do you have?

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qué más / qué otra cosa

ej. ¿Qué otra cosa tienes?

Question 121

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somebody else / someone else

e.g. I want to talk to somebody else

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alguien más / otra persona

ej. Quiero hablar con otra persona

Question 122

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nobody else / no one else

e.g. So nobody else wants to eat, besides me?

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nadie más

ej. Entonces, ¿nadie más quiere comer, aparte de mí?

Question 123

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something else / anything else

e.g. Do you want something else to drink?

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otra cosa / algo más

ej. ¿Querías beber otra cosa?

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not anything else / nothing else

e.g. I don’t have anything else to give you

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nada más

ej. No tengo nada más que darte

Question 125

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elsewhere / somewhere else

e.g. I hope these same city government policies will be followed elsewhere

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en otros sitios / en otro lugar / en otra parte

ej. Espero que estas mismas políticas del gobierno de la ciudad se sigan en otras partes

Question 126

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or else

e.g. You have to eat your vegetables, or else you can’t have dessert

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si no

ej. Tienes que comerte las verduras. Si no, no puedes comer postre

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or else

e.g. You’d better pay me … or else …

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o vas a ver

ej. Debes pagarme … o vas a ver…

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to get away / to escape / to flee

e.g. The criminals got away

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escaparse / huirse

ej. Los criminales se escaparon

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to escape from / to get out of / to break out of

e.g. The rabbit escaped from the trap

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escapar de

ej. El conejo escapó de la trampa

Question 130

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an escape

e.g. an escape from jail

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un escape / una escapada / una fuga

ej. una fuga de la cárcel

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to switch / to change

e.g. They switched sides

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cambiarse

ej. Se cambiaron de lugar

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to exchange / to swap / to trade

e.g. They exchanged contact information

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intercambiar

ej. Intercambiaron sus datos

Question 133

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to exchange (currency) / to convert

e.g. He exchanged his dollars for euros

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cambiar (moneda)

ej. Cambió sus dólares por euros

Question 134

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trade / exchange

e.g. trade in goods and services

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el intercambio / el comercio

ej. comercio de bienes y servicios

Question 135

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an exchange / a trade

e.g. It was a fair trade

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un intercambio / un trueque

ej. Fue un intercambio justo

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commercial / trade

e.g. a trade deficit; commercial relations

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comercial

ej. un déficit comercial; relaciones comerciales

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to trade with / to do business with

e.g. The U.S. does not trade with North Korea

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comerciar con / hacer negocios con

ej. Los Estados Unidos no comercian con Corea del Norte

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to expect / to anticipate

e.g. I expect you to come to the party

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esperar / anticipar

ej. Espero que vengas a la fiesta

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expectation / anticipation

e.g. She is motivated by the expectation of a reward

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la expectativa / la anticipación / la esperanza

ej. La expectativa de una recompensa la motiva

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unexpected

e.g. an unexpected visit

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inesperado

ej. una visita inesperada

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famous

e.g. a famous rock star

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famoso

ej. una estrella de rock famosa

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a celebrity / a star / a famous person

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una celebridad / un famoso / una estrella

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fame

e.g. Fame has made him greedy and egotistical

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la fama

ej. La fama lo ha hecho codicioso y egoísta

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well-known

e.g. a renowned chef

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bien conocido / conocido

ej. un chef conocido

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prestigious / respected / renowned

e.g. a prestigious university

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prestigioso / respetado

ej. una universidad prestigiosa

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prestige / status

e.g. He didn’t do it for the money. He did it for the prestige it brought him

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el prestigio / el estatus

ej. No lo hizo por el dinero. Lo hizo por el prestigio que le trajo

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previous / former / ex-

e.g. an ex-president

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anterior / antiguo / ex-

ej. un presidente anterior

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formerly / previously

e.g. He was formerly CEO of a major corporation

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anteriormente / antiguamente

ej. Anteriormente, fue el director general de una importante empresa

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previous / past / prior

e.g. previous years

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anterior / previo / pasado

ej. años pasados

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subsequent / following / ensuing

e.g. The first year, he attended the festival with his wife. In subsequent years, he went alone

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subsiguiente / subsecuente / posterior

ej. El primer año, asistió al festival con su esposa. En años subsiguientes, fue solo

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to frustrate

e.g. Golf frustrates me

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frustrar

ej. El golf me frustra

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frustrated

e.g. The teacher is frustrated with his students

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frustrado

ej. El profesor está frustrado con sus estudiantes

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frustrating

e.g. Arggh, these computer glitches are so frustrating!

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frustrante

ej. ¡Ay, estos fallos de computadora son muy frustrantes!

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frustration

e.g. She expressed her frustration with the new law

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la frustración

ej. Ella expresó su frustración con la nueva ley

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to impress / to impact

e.g. His fluency in English impressed me

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impresionar / impactar

ej. Su soltura en inglés me impresionó

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an impression / an impact

e.g. to make a good impression

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una impresión / un impacto

ej. causar una buena impresión

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impressed

e.g. I was impressed by his work

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impresionar / impactar

ej. Su trabajo me impresionó

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impressive

e.g. an impressive performance

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impresionante

ej. una presentación impresionante

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admiration / esteem

e.g. His admiration of the celebrity soon turned into an obsession

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la admiración

ej. Su admiración por la celebridad pronto se volvió una obsesión

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to admire

e.g. I admire his enthusiasm

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admirar

ej. Admiro su entusiasmo

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commendable / admirable / exemplary

e.g. a commendable performance

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meritorio / encomiable

ej. una presentación meritoria

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an illusion / an impression / a false impression

e.g. He is under the illusion that he will get his money back

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una ilusión / una impresión / una impresión falsa

ej. Él tiene la ilusión de que va a recuperar su dinero

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to come across / to come off / to give the impression

e.g. Her speech came across as insincere

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dar la impresión

ej. Su discurso no dio la impresión de ser sincero

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to invent

e.g. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb

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inventar

ej. Thomas Edison inventó la bombilla eléctrica

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an invention

e.g. The computer was one of the most important inventions in the past century

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un invento / una invención

ej. La computadora fue uno de los inventos más importantes del siglo pasado

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an inventor

e.g. The inventor preferred to work in his garage

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un inventor

ej. El inventor prefería trabajar en su cochera

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a king

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un rey

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a queen

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una reina

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a prince

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un príncipe

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a princess

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una princesa

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a kingdom

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un reino

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a monarchy

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una monarquía

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royal

e.g. the royal family

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real

ej. la familia real

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royalty

e.g. The prince is here. We’re in the presence of royalty

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la realeza

ej. El príncipe está aquí. Estamos en presencia de realeza

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majestic

e.g. a majestic city on a hill

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majestuoso

ej. una ciudad majestuosa en una colina

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majesty

e.g. Her Majesty the Queen

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majestad

ej. Su Majestad la Reina

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my mood

e.g. The music is affecting his mood

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mi humor / mi genio

ej. Esta música está afectando su humor

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in a good mood

e.g. She’s in a good mood

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de buen humor / de buen genio

ej. Ella está de buen humor

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in a bad mood

e.g. She’s in a bad mood

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de mal humor / de mal genio

ej. Ella está de mal genio

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grumpy / grouchy / cranky

e.g. You might not want to talk to grandma right now. She’s in a grumpy mood

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malhumorado / gruñón

ej. No es la mejor idea hablar con la abuela en este momento. Está malhumorada

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moody / temperamental

e.g. Don’t take it personally. She’s just moody

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variable / temperamental

ej. No lo tomes de forma personal. Ella es simplemente temperamental

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spirit / morale

e.g. Despite their losses, the team still has great spirit

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el espíritu / la moral

ej. A pesar de sus pérdidas, el equipo todavía mantiene su gran espíritu

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a boost / a lift / a push

e.g. Her speech was a great boost for our reform efforts

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un impulso / una propulsión / un empuje

ej. Su discurso fue un gran impulso para nuestros esfuerzos de reforma

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the ambiance / the atmosphere / the environment

e.g. This restaurant has a great ambiance

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el ambiente / la atmósfera/ el entorno

ej. Este restaurante tiene un gran ambiente

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an air / an aura / a feel

e.g. an aura of mystery

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un aire / un aura / una vibra

ej. un aire misterioso

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his soul / his spirit

e.g. Her soul is up in heaven now

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su alma

ej. Su alma ya está en el cielo

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spiritual

e.g. She is a deeply spiritual person. She meditates every day

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espiritual

ej. Ella es una persona profundamente espiritual. Medita todos los días

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to be patient

e.g. One has to be very patient with children

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ser paciente

ej. Uno tiene que ser muy paciente con los niños

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patience

e.g. Patience is an important virtue

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la paciencia

ej. La paciencia es una virtud importante

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to be impatient

e.g. My father gets very impatient in long lines

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impaciente

ej. Mi padre se pone muy impaciente en las filas largas

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impatience

e.g. He is known for his impatience with incompetent people

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la impaciencia

ej. Es conocido por su impaciencia con la gente incompetente

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mercy / forgiveness / pity

e.g. He begged for mercy

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la misericordia / la perdón / la compasión

ej. Él rogó por misericordia

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a shame / a pity

e.g. It’s a shame that you can’t come

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una lástima / una pena

ej. Es una lástima que no puedas venir

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a point of view / a perspective / a standpoint

e.g. From a scientific point of view, your claims are not valid

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un punto de vista / una perspectiva

ej. Desde un punto de vista científico, sus afirmaciones no son válidas

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bird’s-eye view

e.g. From a bird’s-eye view, you can see how the land is divided

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la vista de pájaro / la vista de águila

ej. A vista de pájaro, puedes ver cómo está dividido el terreno

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to prepare / to make

e.g. He has to prepare a speech

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preparar / hacer

ej. Él tiene que preparar un discurso

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to prepare for / to make preparations for / to get ready for

e.g. We’re preparing for the storm

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prepararse para

ej. Nos estamos preparando para la tormenta

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prepared

e.g. I feel prepared for the meeting

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preparado

ej. Me siento preparado para la junta

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preparation

e.g. The event will require a lot of preparation

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la preparación

ej. El evento requerirá mucha preparación

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psychology

e.g. I was a psychology major in college

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la sicología / la psicología

ej. Estudié psicología en la universidad

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a psychologist / a therapist / a shrink

e.g. I need to see a shrink to help me get over my phobias

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un sicólogo / un psicólogo / un psicoterapeuta

ej. Necesito ver a un psicólogo para que me ayude a superar mis fobias

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a psychiatrist

e.g. Go see a psychiatrist so he can prescribe you anxiety medication

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un siquiatra / un psiquiatra

ej. Ve a ver a un psiquiatra para que te recete medicamentos ansiolíticos

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random / miscellaneous / arbitrary

e.g. a folder for random files

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misceláneo / variado

ej. una carpeta para archivos misceláneos

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randomly / arbitrarily

e.g. The students were paired randomly for the class project

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aleatoriamente / arbitrariamente

ej. Se formaron parejas de estudiantes aleatoriamente para el proyecto del grupo

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chosen at random / to be chosen randomly

e.g. a contestant chosen at random

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elegido al azar

ej. un competidor elegido al azar

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some random guy / some guy

e.g. Some random guy showed up at our wedding

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un tipo cualquiera

ej. Un tipo cualquiera se apareció en nuestra boda