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3.2.1 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

The main themes of the vocabulary in this deck are government, happy vs. sad emotions, cosmetics, and motivation. This roughly covers cards 4400-4600 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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government

e.g. The government consists of the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches

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el gobierno

ej. El gobierno consiste de los poderes ejecutivo, legislativo y judicial

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politics

e.g. I’m not very interested in politics

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la política

ej. No me interesa la política

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political

e.g. The congressman made a shrewd political decision

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político

ej. El congresista tomó una astuta decisión política

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a politician

e.g. There were a bunch of businessmen and politicians at the cocktail party

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un político

ej. Había un montón de empresarios y políticos en el cóctel

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democracy

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la democracia

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democratic

e.g. a democratic country

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democrático

ej. un país democrático

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a republic

e.g. the Republic of Ireland

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una república

ej. la República de Irlanda

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capitalism

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el capitalismo

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Marxism

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el Marxismo

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socialism

e.g. Socialism is the opposite of capitalism

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el socialismo

ej. El socialismo es lo opuesto al capitalismo

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socialist

e.g. a socialist nation

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socialista

ej. una nación socialista

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communism

e.g. Comunism is the opposite of capitalism

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el comunismo

ej. El comunismo es lo opuesto del capitalismo

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communist

e.g. China is a communist country

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comunista

ej. China es un país comunista

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a communist

e.g. The communists gained control of the government

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un comunista

ej. Los comunistas tomaron el control del gobierno

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an empire

e.g. the Roman empire

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un imperio

ej. el imperio romano

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an emperor

e.g. the emperor of Japan

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un emperador

ej. el emperador de Japón

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a dictator

e.g. The dictator executed all his political opponents

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un dictador

ej. El dictador ejecutó a todos sus oponentes políticos

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exile

e.g. The ex-dictator was living in exile in Venezuela

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el exilio

ej. El exdictador vivía en exilio en Venezuela

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federal

e.g. He’s a federal judge, not just a state judge

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federal

ej. Es un juez federal, no solamente uno estatal

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a state

e.g. I was born in Georgia, a state in the southeastern United States

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un estado

ej. Nací en Georgia, un estado en el sureste de los Estados Unidos

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a president

e.g. the President of the United States

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un presidente

ej. el presidente de los Estados Unidos

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a vice president

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un vicepresidente

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the cabinet

e.g. The president consulted with all members of his cabinet before the decision

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el gabinete ministerial / el consejo de ministros / el gabinete

ej. El presidente consultó con todos los miembros de su gabinete antes de tomar la decisión

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parliament / congress

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el parlamento / el congreso

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a prime minister

e.g. The prime minister is elected by parliament

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un primer ministro

ej. El primer ministro es elegido por el parlamento

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the Senate

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el Senado

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a senator

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un senador

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a governor

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un gobernador

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a mayor

e.g. the mayor of New York

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un alcalde

ej. el alcalde de Nueva York

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an ambassador

e.g. the French ambassador to Mexico

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un embajador

ej. el embajador de Francia en México

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a consulate

e.g. France’s embassy is in Washington, D.C., but it has several other consulates in the rest of the United States

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un consulado

ej. La embajada de Francia está en Washington, D.C., pero el país tiene varios consulados en otras partes de los Estados Unidos

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a minister / a secretary

e.g. the Minister of Education of Egypt

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un ministro

e.g. el ministro de educación de Egipto

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a ministry / a department

e.g. the department of agriculture

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un ministerio / un departamento

ej. el ministerio de agricultura

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a council / an advisory board

e.g. the president’s security council

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un consejo / un comité

ej. el consejo de seguridad del presidente

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a treaty / a pact / an agreement

e.g. The two countries signed a treaty to end the war

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un tratado / un acuerdo / un pacto

ej. Los dos países firmaron un tratado para poner fin a la guerra

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to veto

e.g. The President vetoed the bill

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vetar

ej. El presidente vetó el proyecto de ley

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conservative

e.g. Her father is very conservative. He goes to church every day, he doesn’t drink, and he is worried about too many immigrants in this country

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conservador

ej. Su padre es muy conservador. Va a la iglesia diario, no toma, y está preocupado por que hay demasiados inmigrantes en este país

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liberal / progressive

e.g. She’s very liberal. She supports gay rights and drug legalization

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liberal / progresivo

ej. Ella es muy liberal. Está a favor de los derechos de los homosexuales y la legalización de las drogas

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moderate / middle-of-the-road

e.g. I’m neither conservative nor liberal. I’m a moderate

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moderado

ej. No soy ni conservador ni liberal. Soy moderado

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bureaucracy

e.g. With so much bureaucracy, it takes so long to get anything done in this country!

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la burocracia / los trámites

ej. ¡Con tanta burocracia, toma mucho tiempo lograr hacer algo en este país!

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a bureaucrat / an official / a public servant

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un burócrata / un funcionario

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bureaucratic

e.g. More paperwork? I’m so frustrated with this bureaucratic immigration system!

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burocrático

ej. ¿Más trámites? ¡Estoy muy frustrado con este sistema burocrático de inmigración!

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taxes

e.g. Some people say that rich people should pay more taxes

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los impuestos

ej. Algunas personas dicen que los ricos deben pagar más impuestos

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a tariff / a customs duty / a tax

e.g. Congress raised tariffs against Chinese imports

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un arancel / una tarifa / un impuesto

ej. El congreso aumentó el arancel de los productos importados de China

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a taxpayer

e.g. a waste of taxpayers’ money

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contribuyente

ej. un desperdicio del dinero de los contribuyentes

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welfare / public assistance

e.g. That poor family has been on welfare for years

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la asistencia social

ej. Esa familia pobre ha tenido asistencia social durante años

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an election

e.g. There was an election in France this week

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una elección

ej. Hubo elecciones en Francia esta semana

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the electorate / the voters / constituents

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el electorado / los votantes / los electores

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to elect

e.g. Americans elected Roosevelt in 1932

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elegir

ej. Los estadounidenses eligieron a Roosevelt en 1932

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to vote for

e.g. I didn’t vote for him

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votar por

ej. No voté por él

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a vote

e.g. He lost by only 5,000 votes

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un voto

ej. Perdió por sólo 5,000 votos

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unanimous

e.g. a unanimous vote

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unánime

ej. un voto unánime

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to guarantee / to assure

e.g. I guarantee that you will like this movie

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garantizar / asegurar

ej. Te aseguro que te gustará esta película

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a guarantee / a warranty

e.g. The washing machine comes with a 3-year guarantee

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una garantía

ej. La lavadora viene con una garantía de 3 años

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innocent

e.g. I didn’t do it. I’m innocent!

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inocente

ej. Yo no lo hice. ¡Soy inocente!

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to be guilty

e.g. He is guilty of murder

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ser culpable / tener la culpa

ej. Él es culpable de asesinato

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to feel guilty / to feel bad / to lament

e.g. I lied to her, and now I feel guilty

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sentirse culpable / sentirse arrepentido / lamentar

ej. Le mentí, y ahora me siento culpable

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guilt / fault

e.g. They admitted their guilt

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la culpa

ej. Ellos aceptaron su culpa

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my fault

e.g. It’s not my fault

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mi culpa

ej. No es mi culpa

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to be to blame / to be at fault / to be responsible

e.g. Who’s to blame?

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tener la culpa

ej. ¿Quién tiene la culpa?

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to blame / to accuse / to denounce

e.g. They blamed the president for the recession

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culpar / echar la culpa

ej. Culparon al presidente por la recesión

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handy / useful / practical

e.g. This device is very handy

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práctico / útil

ej. Este aparato es muy práctico

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This could come in handy / This could be useful

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Esto podría ser útil

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handy / on hand

e.g. Do you have a pen handy?

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a la mano

ej. ¿Tienes un bolígrafo a la mano?

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by hand

e.g. First, rotate the instrument by hand

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a mano

ej. Primero, rota el instrumento a mano

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handmade / made by hand

e.g. handmade sculptures

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hecho a mano

ej. esculturas hechas a mano

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handwriting

e.g. You have nice handwriting

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la letra

ej. Tienes buena letra

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to hand over

e.g. The government handed over control to the rebels

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entregar / ceder

ej. El gobierno entregó el control a los rebeldes

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on the other hand / then again

e.g. On the other hand, maybe we *should* go to the party

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por otro lado / de otra mano

ej. Por otro lado, tal vez *sí* deberíamos ir a la fiesta

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gladly / happily

e.g. I will gladly babysit for you

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con mucho gusto / felizmente

ej. Con mucho gusto cuidaré a tus hijos

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happiness / joy

e.g. There is so much happiness in this household

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la felicidad / la alegría

ej. Hay tanta alegría en este hogar

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merry / cheerful / jolly

e.g. a merry group of people

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alegre / feliz / jovial

ej. un grupo de gente alegre

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unhappy

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infeliz

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pleasure

e.g. Reading gives me great pleasure

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el placer

ej. La lectura me da mucho placer

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to please

e.g. She always aims to please her family

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complacer / satisfacer

ej. Ella siempre se esfuerza en complacer a su familia

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miserable

e.g. a miserable day

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miserable

ej. un día miserable

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misery / suffering

e.g. I can’t bear reading about those children’s suffering

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la miseria / el sufrimiento

ej. No soporto leer sobre el sufrimiento de esos niños

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sadly

e.g. Sadly, the dog didn’t survive the fire

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tristemente

ej. Tristemente, el perro no sobrevivió el incendio

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sadness

e.g. She expressed her sadness by crying

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la tristeza

ej. Ella expresó sú tristeza llorando

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grief / sorrow

e.g. His followers felt tremendous grief after his death

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la pena / el dolor

ej. Sus seguidores sintieron un dolor tremendo después de su muerte

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to mope around / to sulk

e.g. Stop moping around and put your chin up! Everything will turn out ok

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andar desanimado / andar alicaído

ej. ¡Deja de andar desanimado y levanta la cabeza! Todo va a salir bien

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a tragedy

e.g. She almost fainted when she heard about the horrible tragedy

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una tragedia

ej. Ella casi se desmayó cuando se enteró de la terrible tragedia

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tragic

e.g. a tragic accident

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trágico

ej. un accidente trágico

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to ignore / to disregard / to not pay attention to

e.g. Ignore him

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ignorar / no hacer caso

ej. No le hagas caso

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ignorance

e.g. I was appalled at her ignorance of the situation

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la ignorancia

ej. Me horrorozó su ignorancia de la situación

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ignorant / oblivious / uninformed

e.g. an ignorant bigot

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ignorante / inculto / iletrado

ej. un racista ignorante

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narrow-minded / closed-minded

e.g. a narrow-minded person

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de mentalidad cerrada

ej. una persona de mentalidad cerrada

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open-minded

e.g. We are open-minded about this issue

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de mente abierta / tener la mente abierta

ej. Tenemos la mente abierta en cuanto a este asunto

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to interpret / to decipher / to explain

e.g. How do you interpret this poem?

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interpretar / explicar

ej. ¿Cómo interpretas este poema?

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an interpretation

e.g. I disagree with your interpretation of Plato’s writing

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una interpretación

ej. No estoy de acuerdo con tu interpretación de los escritos de Platón

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to include

e.g. Does this price include tip?

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incluir

ej. ¿Este precio incluye la propina?

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included

e.g. Breakfast is included

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incluído

ej. El desayuno está incluído

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including

e.g. There are five people here, including me

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incluyendo

ej. Aquí hay cinco personas, incluyéndome a mí

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to leave out / to omit / to exclude

e.g. When he was a child, he always got left out of all the fun games

A

excluir / omitir

ej. Cuando él era niño, siempre lo excluían de todos los juegos divertidos

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local / neighborhood

e.g. the neighborhood bar

A

del barrio / del vecindario / local

ej. el bar del barrio

96
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a local

e.g. The locals here are very friendly to tourists

A

una persona de aquí / un lugareño

ej. Las personas de aquí son muy amigables con los turistas

97
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native

e.g. a native plant

A

nativo / indígena

ej. una planta nativa

98
Q

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cosmetic / aesthetic

e.g. Her teeth were healthy. She got the dental implants for purely cosmetic purposes

A

cosmético / estético

ej. Sus dientes estaban saludables. Se puso implantes dentales sólo por razones cosméticas

99
Q

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cosmetics / beauty products

e.g. You can find the lipstick in the cosmetics section

A

los cosméticos / los productos de belleza

ej. Puedes encontrar el lápiz labial en la sección de cosméticos

100
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blush

e.g. She’s wearing too much blush on her cheeks

A

el colorete / el rubor

ej. Ella tiene demasiado colorete en las mejillas

101
Q

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eyeliner

A

el delineador / el lápiz de ojos

102
Q

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mascara

e.g. Whoa, she’s wearing so much mascara that she looks evil

A

el rímel / la pestañina

ej. Vaya, tiene puesta tanta pestañina que se ve maléfica

103
Q

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tweezers / a pair of tweezers

e.g. She uses tweezers to pluck her eyebrows

A

las pinzas

ej. Ella usa pinzas para depilarse las cejas

104
Q

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to groom

e.g. I have to take my dog to get groomed. His fur and claws are too long

A

peluquear

ej. Tengo que llevar a mi perro a peluquear. Su pelo y sus uñas están demasiado largos

105
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well-groomed

e.g. That handsome man is so well-groomed. He’s always clean-shaven and has beautiful fingernails

A

acicalado / pulcro / arreglado

ej. Ese hombre guapo es muy pulcro. Siempre está recién razurado y tiene bonitas uñas

106
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a makeover / a new look

e.g. She got a total makeover, and now I don’t even recognize her

A

un nuevo look / un cambio de imagen

ej. Ella se hizo un cambio de imagen total, y ya ni la reconozco

107
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a conference / a meeting

e.g. a parent-teacher conference

A

una conferencia / una reunión / una junta

ej. una reunión entre padres y maestros

108
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a conference / a convention / a symposium

e.g. I flew into town for the mobile technology conference

A

una conferencia / un congreso / un simposio

ej. Vine a la ciudad para la conferencia sobre tecnología móvil

109
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an assembly

e.g. All the students gathered at the school assembly

A

una asamblea

ej. Todos los alumnos se reunieron para la asamblea escolar

110
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a forum

e.g. A chat room can serve as a great forum for political discussion

A

un foro

ej. Una sala de chat puede ser un gran foro para la discusión política

111
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besides / moreover / furthermore

e.g. I don’t want to go. And besides, I have no money anyway

A

además / es más

ej. No quiero ir. Y además, no tengo dinero

112
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on top of that / what’s more / to top it all off

e.g. And to top it all off, she showed up late

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además / y más / y encima de todo

ej. Y encima de todo, ella llegó tarde

113
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by the way / incidentally / coincidentally

e.g. By the way, did you hear about what happened to Christopher?

A

por cierto / incidentalmente / coincidentemente

ej. Por cierto, ¿supiste lo que le pasó a Christopher?

114
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to make matters worse / what’s worse / even worse

e.g. I got locked out of my car, and my cell phone was inside. To make matters worse, it was raining

A

aún peor / lo que es peor / lo peor es

ej. Me quedé fuera de mi carro, y mi teléfono celular estaba adentro. Lo peor es que estaba lloviendo

115
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to encourage / to inspire / to motivate

e.g. Her speech encouraged me to start my own company

A

animar / alentar / inspirar

ej. Su discurso me animó a iniciar mi propia compañía

116
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encouraging

e.g. an encouraging sign

A

alentador / esperanzador

ej. un signo alentador

117
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encouragement

e.g. I could not have done it without my mother’s encouragement

A

el ánimo / el aliento

ej. No pude haberlo hecho sin el aliento de mi madre

118
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motivated

e.g. a motivated student

A

motivado

ej. un estudiante motivado

119
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motivation

e.g. Motivation is the most important factor in adult language learning

A

la motivación

ej. La motivación es el factor más importante en el aprendizaje de idiomas en adultos

120
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an incentive

e.g. Traveling is a strong incentive to learn a language

A

un incentivo

ej. Viajar es un fuerte incentivo para aprender un idioma

121
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in the first place / to begin with

e.g. You were the one who wanted to buy it in the first place

A

en primer lugar / para empezar

ej. Fuiste tú el que quería comprarlo en primer lugar

122
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firstly / first of all / first

e.g. First of all, let’s start by introducing our team

A

en primer lugar / primeramente

ej. En primer lugar, comencemos introduciendo a nuestro equipo

123
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at first / initially / originally

e.g. At first, I was offended. But then…

A

al principio / inicialmente / originalmente

ej. Al principio, me ofendió. Pero después…

124
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lastly / finally

e.g. Finally, I put a cherry on top and served the dessert

A

por último / finalmente

ej. Finalmente, le puse una cereza encima y serví el postre

125
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to pick / to pluck / to harvest

e.g. I picked some flowers

A

coger / recolectar / recoger

ej. Recolecté unas flores

126
Q

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to nominate

e.g. We nominated four candidates for the job

A

nominar

ej. Nominamos a cuatro candidatos para el puesto

127
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a nomination

e.g. There are three nominations for “Best Movie”

A

una nominación

ej. Hay tres nominaciones para “Mejor Película”

128
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pollution

e.g. Pollution is a big problem in Beijing

A

la contaminación / la polución

ej. La contaminación es un grave problema en Beijing

129
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to pollute

e.g. The factory is polluting the river

A

contaminar

ej. La fábrica está contaminando el río

130
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polluted / contaminated

e.g. This lake is polluted

A

contaminado

ej. Este lago está contaminado

131
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smog

e.g. There is a thin layer of smog covering Los Angeles

A

la niebla tóxica / el smog

ej. Hay una delgada capa de smog que cubre Los Ángeles

132
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a prison / a jail / a penitentiary

A

una prisión / una cárcel

133
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a prisoner / an inmate

e.g. There are 400 prisoners in that jail

A

un prisionero / un preso

ej. Hay 400 prisioneros en esa cárcel

134
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to be in jail / to be in prison

e.g. My brother is in jail for smuggling drugs

A

estar encarcelado / estar en la cárcel

ej. Mi hermano está encarcelado por traficar drogas

135
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to put in jail / to throw in jail / to imprison

e.g. They threw him in jail for 20 years

A

encarcelar / echar a la cárcel / echar en prisión

ej. Lo encarcelaron por 20 años

136
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a prison cell / a cell

e.g. The prisoner was kept in a tiny cell

A

una celda / un calabozo / una celda de prisión

ej. Pusieron al prisionero en una pequeña celda

137
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to punish / to reprimand

e.g. She punished her son for not listening

A

castigar

ej. Ella castigó a su hijo por no hacer caso

138
Q

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to scold / to reprimand / to chastise

e.g. My boss scolded me for my mistake

A

regañar / dar una reprimenda a / reprender

ej. Mi jefe me reprendió por mi error

139
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to penalize

e.g. The team was penalized for its dirty tactics

A

penalizar

ej. El equipo fue penalizado por sus tácticas sucias

140
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a punishment / a penalty

e.g. This beating is your punishment for your bad behavior

A

un castigo / una sanción

ej. Esta paliza es tu castigo por tu mal comportamiento

141
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to spank / to give a spanking

e.g. She pulled down her son’s pants and spanked him

A

dar una nalgada

ej. Le bajó los pantalones a su hijo y le dio unas nalgadas

142
Q

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a cash register / a register

A

una caja registradora / una caja

143
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to register / to sign up / to enroll

e.g. I registered for the class

A

registrarse / inscribirse / matricularse

ej. Me registré para la clase

144
Q

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registration / matriculation / enrollment

e.g. Registration begins next Tuesday

A

las inscripciones / la matriculación

ej. Las inscripciones comienzan el próximo martes

145
Q

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a permit

e.g. a work permit

A

un permiso

ej. un permiso de trabajo

146
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a certification / a credential

e.g. Relax. She has a nursing certification

A

un certificado / unas credenciales

ej. Relájate. Ella tiene un certificado de enfermería

147
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a certificate

e.g. a birth certificate

A

un certificado / un acta

ej. un acta de nacimiento

148
Q

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to certify

e.g. He is going to get certified as a martial arts instructor

A

certificar

ej. Él se va a certificar como instructor de artes marciales

149
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certified / registered / licensed

e.g. a certified nutritionist

A

registrado / certificado

ej. un nutriólogo certificado

150
Q

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to repeat

e.g. Repeat the exercise ten times

A

repetir

ej. Repite el ejercicio diez veces

151
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repetitive

e.g. a repetitive movement

A

repetitivo

ej. un movimiento repetitivo

152
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to reiterate

e.g. He reiterated his interest in working for our company

A

reiterar

ej. Él reiteró su interés en trabajar para nuestra compañía

153
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to redo / to do over

e.g. We had to redo the landscaping, since the owner hated our first attempt

A

rehacer

ej. Tuvimos que rehacer el diseño del jardín, porque el dueño detestó nuestro primer intento

154
Q

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to do again

e.g. He called again

A

volver a / hacer de nuevo

ej. Él volvió a llamar

155
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journalism

e.g. She studied journalism in college

A

el periodismo

ej. Estudió periodismo en la escuela

156
Q

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a reporter / a correspondent / a journalist

e.g. She is my favorite reporter on TV

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un reportero / un corresponsal / un periodista

ej. Ella es mi reportera de televisión preferida

157
Q

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a story / a report / a news story

e.g. I saw a story on TV about your company

A

un reportaje

ej. Vi un reportaje sobre tu compañía en la tele

158
Q

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to report

e.g. The researchers will report their findings

A

comunicar / informar

ej. Los investigadores comunicarán sus resultados

159
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to report / to denounce

e.g. I’m calling to report a crime

A

denunciar / informar

ej. Llamo a denunciar un crimen

160
Q

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a report

e.g. a police report

A

un informe

ej. un informe policial

161
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research

e.g. scientific research

A

la investigación

ej. la investigación científica

162
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to research

e.g. I researched the causes of this disease

A

investigar

ej. Investigué las causas de esta enfermedad

163
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a researcher

e.g. The researchers gave a presentation on their scientific findings

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un investigador

ej. Los investigadores dieron una presentación sobre sus hallazgos científicos

164
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ridiculous / absurd / preposterous

e.g. a ridiculous claim

A

ridículo / absurdo

ej. una declaración ridícula

165
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outrageous / wild

e.g. His statement wasn’t just ridiculous. It was outrageous

A

escandaloso / extravagante

ej. Su declaración no fue solamente ridícula. Fue escandalosa

166
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to roll

e.g. The ball rolled down the hill

A

rodar

ej. La pelota rodó cuesta abajo

167
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to roll up / to wind up

e.g. She rolled up the hose when she was done with it

A

enrollar

ej. Enrolló la manguera cuando terminó de usarla

168
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to unroll / to unwind

e.g. She unrolled the map

A

desenrollar

ej. Ella desenrolló el mapa

169
Q

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a roll

e.g. a roll of toilet paper

A

un rollo

ej. un rollo de papel higiénico

170
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to be out of

e.g. We are out of milk

A

quedarse sin / no tener más de

ej. Nos quedamos sin leche

171
Q

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to run out of

e.g. We ran out of gas

A

acabarse

ej. Se nos acabó la gasolina

172
Q

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to run low on / to be low on / to have little left of

e.g. We’re running low on milk

A

quedarle poco de / tener poco más de

ej. Nos queda poca leche

173
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to save / to keep

e.g. Thanks for the candy! I’m gonna save it until after dinner

A

guardar

ej. ¡Gracias por los dulces! Los voy a guardar para después de la cena

174
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to save / to conserve / to economize on

e.g. Turn off the lights to save energy

A

economizar / conservar

ej. Apaga las luces para economizar la energía

175
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to save / to rescue

e.g. Oh, Superman. You saved me!

A

salvar / rescatar

ej. Ay, Supermán. ¡Me rescataste!

176
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a rescue

e.g. Did you see that amazing rescue on the river?

A

un rescate

ej. ¿Viste ese asombroso rescate en el río?

177
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to save money / to save

e.g. I need to start saving for retirement

A

ahorrar dinero / ahorrar / juntar dinero

ej. Tengo que empezar a ahorrar para la jubilación

178
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savings

e.g. Do you have any savings?

A

los ahorros

ej. ¿Tienes ahorros?

179
Q

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a savings account

e.g. I have one savings account and one checking account

A

una cuenta de ahorros

ej. Tengo una cuenta de ahorros y una cuenta de cheques

180
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insecure / unsure of yourself

e.g. After he insulted my hair, I began to feel insecure

A

inseguro

ej. Después de que insultó mi cabello, comencé a sentirme insegura

181
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insecurity / poor self-image / low self-esteem

e.g. She has always suffered from insecurity, even though she is beautiful

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la inseguridad

ej. Ella siempre ha sufrido de inseguridad, a pesar de que es hermosa

182
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security / protection

e.g. They increased security at the embassy

A

la seguridad / la protección

ej. Aumentaron la seguridad en la embajada

183
Q

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a password

e.g. Please enter your email address and password

A

una contraseña

ej. Por favor ingrese su correo electrónico y su contraseña

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sensitive

e.g. She’s very sensitive. She cries over the littlest things

A

sensible

ej. Ella es muy sensible. Llora por cualquier pequeñez

185
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a sensitive issue / a sensitive topic

e.g. Please don’t bring up her ex. It’s a sensitive issue

A

un asunto delicado / un tema delicado

ej. Por favor no traigas a su ex. Es un asunto delicado

186
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insensitive / unsympathetic

e.g. He is insensitive to the needs of his children

A

insensible

ej. Él es insensible ante las necesidades de sus hijos

187
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to shake

e.g. She shook the rug

A

sacudir

ej. Ella sacudió la alfombra

188
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to shiver / to tremble / to shake

e.g. He was so nervous he was shaking

A

temblar / tiritar

ej. Estaba tan nervioso que temblaba

189
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to shake / to rattle / to sway

e.g. The building shook

A

temblar / balancearse

ej. El edificio tembló

190
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to shake / to shake up / to whip

e.g. Shake the juice before pouring it

A

batir / agitar / mezclar

ej. Agita el jugo antes de servirlo

191
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to shake off / to shake out

e.g. He shook the snow off his shoes

A

sacudir / quitarse de encima

ej. Él quitó la nieve de sus zapatos

192
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to vibrate

e.g. The old machine vibrated violently

A

vibrar

ej. La vieja máquina vibraba con violencia

193
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vibration

e.g. You can feel the vibrations on the speakers

A

vibración

ej. Puedes sentir las vibraciones en las bocinas

194
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to shift / to move

e.g. The house shifted during the earthquake

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desplazarse / moverse

ej. Durante el terremoto la casa se desplazó

195
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to shift / to transition / to move

e.g. She transitioned to a new job role

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cambiar de posición / mover / cambiar

ej. Ella cambió a un nuevo trabajo

196
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a shift / a transition / a change

e.g. a shift in economic policy

A

un cambio / una transición

ej. un cambio en la política económica

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a shift

e.g. I’m working the late shift

A

un turno

ej. Trabajo el turno de la tarde

198
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simultaneous

e.g. two simultaneous events

A

simultáneo

ej. dos eventos simultáneos

199
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simultaneously / at the same time

e.g. We both spoke simultaneously

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simultáneamente / al mismo tiempo

ej. Los dos hablamos al mismo tiempo

200
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skill / talent / ability

e.g. It takes skill to dance

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la habilidad / el talento / la destreza

ej. Se necesita habilidad para bailar

201
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a skill / a talent

e.g. Playing the piano is a difficult skill to learn

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una destreza / un talento / una habilidad

ej. Tocar el piano es una habilidad difícil de aprender

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skillful / skilled / talented

e.g. a skilled hunter

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hábil / habilidoso / diestro

ej. un cazador hábil

203
Q

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unskilled

e.g. unskilled labor

A

inexperto / no especializado

ej. mano de obra no especializada

204
Q

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to skip / to skip over

e.g. Let’s skip this page

A

saltar / pasar

e.g. Vamos a saltar esta página

205
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to skip / to skip along

e.g. The little girl is skipping

A

ir brincando / ir dando saltos

ej. La niña está dando saltos por el camino

206
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to skip school / to ditch school / to play hooky

e.g. He got in trouble with his parents for skipping school

A

faltar al colegio / irse de pinta

ej. Se metió en problemas con sus papás por faltar al colegio

207
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to solve / to resolve

e.g. He solved the difficult math problem

A

resolver

ej. Resolvió el difícil problema matemático

208
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to iron out / to work out / to resolve

e.g. They ironed out the remaining differences and signed the contract

A

poner en orden / limar diferencias / limar asperezas

ej. Limaron las asperezas restantes y firmaron el contrato

209
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a solution

e.g. I have a solution to your dilemma

A

una solución

ej. Tengo una solución para tu dilema

210
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a resolution / a settlement

e.g. a resolution to a dispute

A

una resolución / un acuerdo

ej. una resolución a una disputa

211
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somewhat

e.g. a somewhat crude style of cooking

A

algo

ej. un estilo algo tosco de cocinar

212
Q

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someday / one day

e.g. I want to go to New Zealand someday

A

algún día

ej. Quiero ir a Nueva Zelanda algún día

213
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somehow

e.g. Somehow, the cat escaped

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de alguna manera

ej. El gato se escapó de alguna manera

214
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somewhere / someplace

e.g. She lives somewhere in California

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en algún lado / en algún lugar / en alguna parte

ej. Vive en alguna parte de California

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sometime

e.g. We should go out dancing sometime

A

alguna vez

ej. Deberíamos ir a bailar alguna vez

SP Level 3 Vocab (17 decks)

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