3.2.4 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

Here, you will learn a variety of intermediate entertainment and geography words. This roughly covers cards 4970-5200 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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a comic book

e.g. I have the original Superman comic book

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una revista de historietas / un cómic

ej. Tengo el cómic original de Supermán

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a comic strip

e.g. I love this comic strip in the back of the newspaper

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una historieta / una tira cómica

ej. Me encanta esta tira cómica en la parte de atrás del periódico

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a caricature / an exaggerated portrait

e.g. The artist drew a caricature of my sister. She has a giant head!

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una caricatura / un retrato exagerado

ej. El artista dibujó una caricatura de mi hermana. ¡Tiene una cabeza enorme!

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a superhero

e.g. Batman is my favorite superhero

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un superhéroe

ej. Batman es mi superhéroe preferido

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a sidekick

e.g. It would be cool if SuperMan had a sidekick

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un secuaz / un compinche / un patiño

ej. Estaría bueno que Supermán tuviera un secuaz

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a crossword

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un crucigrama

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a puzzle / a jigsaw puzzle

e.g. We put together the puzzle on the dining room table

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un rompecabezas

ej. Armamos el rompecabezas en la mesa del comedor

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a puzzle / a riddle

e.g. It took me 20 minutes to solve your riddle

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un acertijo / una adivinanza

ej. Me tomó 20 minutos resolver tu acertijo

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a kite

e.g. Let’s go fly a kite

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una cometa / un papalote

ej. Vamos a volar una cometa

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a trampoline

e.g. He got injured jumping on the trampoline

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un trampolín

ej. Se lesionó saltando en el trampolín

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a maze / a labyrinth

e.g. When I was a kid, I loved to solve mazes

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un laberinto

ej. Cuando era niño, me encantaba resolver laberintos

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a sandbox

e.g. The kids were playing in the sandbox

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un cajón de arena

ej. Los niños estaban jugando en el cajón de arena

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a sandcastle

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un castillo de arena

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an amusement park

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un parque de atracciones

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an attraction

e.g. The park has many attractions, including a musem, rides, and shows

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una atracción

ej. El parque tiene muchas atracciones, incluyendo un museo, juegos mecánicos y espectáculos

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a ride

e.g. When I go to Disney World, I love going on all the rides

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una atracción mecánica / un juego mecánico

ej. Cuando voy a Disney World, me encanta subirme a todos los juegos mecánicos

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a roller coaster

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una montaña rusa

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a festival

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un festival

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a fair / a carnival

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una feria / un carnaval

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a parade / a procession / a motorcade

e.g. a parade honoring our hometown Olympic hero

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un desfile / una procesión

ej. un desfile en honor del héroe olímpico de nuestro pueblo

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a circus

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un circo

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a clown

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un payaso

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to perform

e.g. She performed the Nutcracker ballet

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interpretar / representar

ej. Ella interpretó el ballet del Cascanueces

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a performer / an entertainer / an artist

e.g. Dancers, singers, and comedians are all types of performers

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un artista / un animador

ej. Los bailarines, los cantantes y los comediantes son tipos de artistas

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a performance

e.g. Her solo performance of the ballet was breath-taking

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una representación / una interpretacion

ej. Su interpretación del solo de ballet fue impresionante

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to star / to be featured

e.g. I’m starring in a film entitled “Language Learning Hell”

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protagonizar

ej. Estoy protagonizando una película que se llama “El infierno de aprender idiomas”

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a show / a production

e.g. a puppet show

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un espectáculo

ej. un espectáculo de títeres

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to put on a show

e.g. Whoa, those dancers really put on a show!

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hacer un espectáculo / poner un espectáculo

ej. ¡Vaya, esos bailarines sí que pusieron un espectáculo!

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a playwright

e.g. Arthur Miller is a famous modern playwright

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un dramaturgo

ej. Arthur Miller es un famoso dramaturgo moderno

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a stage

e.g. The singer almost fell off the stage when she was dancing so wildly

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un escenario

ej. La cantante casi se cayó del escenario cuando estaba bailando de forma alocada

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a role

e.g. I really hope I get this role in the movie

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un rol / un papel

ej. Realmente espero obtener este papel en la película

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to go on a tour / to go on tour

e.g. My favorite band is going on tour next month

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hacer un tour / hacer una gira / salir de gira

ej. Mi banda preferida hará una gira el próximo mes

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comedy

e.g. Do you prefer comedy, horror, or drama?

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la comedia

ej. ¿Prefieres la comedia, el terror o el drama?

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a comedy

e.g. He stars in a new comedy about monkeys playing soccer

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una comedia

ej. Protagoniza una nueva comedia sobre monos que juegan fútbol

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a comedian / a comic

e.g. Jerry Seinfeld is one of the most famous American comedians

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un comediante / un humorista / un cómico

ej. Jerry Seinfeld es uno de los comediantes estadounidenses más famosos

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comic

e.g. His comic timing is perfect

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cómico / humorístico

ej. Su sincronización cómica es perfecta

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a controller / a video game controller

e.g. The Playstation controller is very responsive

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un controlador / un controlador de videojuego

ej. El controlador del Playstation es muy receptivo

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a console / a video game console

e.g. The N64 is my favorite video game console

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una consola / una consola de videojuego

ej. El N64 es mi consola de juego preferida

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to film / to shoot

e.g. They filmed the movie in my neighborhood

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filmar

ej. Filmaron la película en mi colonia

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a documentary

e.g. a documentary about penguins

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un documental

ej. un documental sobre los pingüinos

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a horror movie

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una película de horror / una película de terror

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sci-fi / science fiction

e.g. He loves to read sci-fi novels

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la ciencia ficción

ej. Le encanta leer novelas de ciencia ficción

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an act / a scene

e.g. The fight scene was incredible

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un acto / una escena

ej. La escena de lucha estuvo increíble

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a highlight

e.g. Her opera solo was the highlight of the performance

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un momento cumbre / un punto culminante / un momento destacado

ej. Su solo de ópera fue el punto culminante del espectáculo

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to pause a movie / to press “pause”

e.g. He paused the movie and went to the bathroom

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pausar una película / tocar el boton de ‘pausa’

ej. Pausó la película y fue al baño

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to fast forward

e.g. Fast forward the movie until it gets to the good part

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adelantar

ej. Adelanta la película hasta llegar a la parte buena

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to rewind

e.g. Hold on, rewind it 10 seconds so I can see a replay

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rebobinar / regresar

ej. Espera, rebobínala 10 segundos para que pueda ver una repetición

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to eject

e.g. Eject the DVD

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expulsar / eyectar

ej. Expulsa el DVD

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3D / three-dimensional

e.g. a 3D movie

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3D / tridimensional

ej. una película en 3D

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an episode

i.e. of a TV series

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un episodio

i.e. de una serie de televisión

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a viewer / a TV audience member

e.g. That network will do anything to keep viewers happy

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el televidente / el telespectador

ej. Esa cadena hará lo que sea para mantener contentos a los televidentes

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a soap opera

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una telenovela

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53
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a game show

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un programa de juegos

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the host / the presenter

e.g. a gameshow host

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el presentador / el maestro de ceremonias

ej. un presentador de un programa de entretenimiento

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the host

e.g. The host invited everyone to the dinner table

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el anfitrión

ej. El anfitrión invitó a todos a la mesa para cenar

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to party / to throw down

e.g. We’re gonna party all night

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estar de fiesta / enfiestarse / rumbear

ej. Vamos a estar de fiesta toda la noche

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a get-together / a gathering / a small party

e.g. We’re having a little get-together at my place tonight. Wanna come?

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una reunión / una fiestecita

ej. Vamos a hacer una pequeña reunión en mi casa esta noche. ¿Quieres venir?

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a reception

e.g. a wedding reception

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una recepción / una fiesta

ej. una recepción de boda

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a club / a nightclub

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una discoteca / un club

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nightlife

e.g. Barcelona has a great nightlife

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la vida nocturna

ej. Barcelona tiene una gran vida nocturna

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a casino

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un casino

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poker

e.g. I’m hosting poker night at my place this week

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el póquer

ej. Haré la noche de póquer en mi casa esta semana

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to eliminate / to exclude / to omit

e.g. I’m trying to eliminate red meat from my diet

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eliminar / excluir / omitir

ej. Estoy intentando eliminar la carne roja de mi dieta

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to root out / to eradicate / to eliminate

e.g. The dictator tried to root out all signs of opposition

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erradicar / eliminar

ej. El dictador trató de erradicar toda señal de oposición

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to weed out / to eliminate / to filter out

e.g. The purpose of Round 1 is to weed out the weak teams

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eliminar / deshacerse de

ej. El propósito de la primera ronda es eliminar a los equipos débiles

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to refill

e.g. Could you please refill my coffee mug?

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rellenar

ej. ¿Puede rellenar mi taza de café por favor?

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to fill in / to fill out / to complete

e.g. Please fill out this form, and then the doctor will call your name

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completar / llenar

ej. Por favor complete este formulario, y luego el doctor lo llamará

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to stuff / to cram

e.g. I stuffed my suitcase full of clothes

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atiborrar / llenar demasiado

ej. Atiborré mi maleta con mucha ropa

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to jam / to stuff

e.g. I jammed the cork in the bottle

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atascar / atorar

ej. Atasqué el corcho en la botella

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to fish

e.g. On my vacations, I like to fish, swim, and relax on the lake

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pescar

ej. De vacaciones, me gusta pescar, nadar y relajarme en el lago

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to go fishing

e.g. Let’s go fishing

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salir de pesca / ir de pesca

ej. Vayamos a pescar

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fishing

e.g. Fishing is one of my favorite hobbies

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la pesca

ej. La pesca es uno de mis pasatiempos preferidos

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a fisherman

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un pescador

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to adapt / to adjust / to acclimate

e.g. Our family slowly adapted to our new lifestyle

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adaptar / ajustar

ej. Nuestra familia se adaptó lentamente a nuestro nuevo estilo de vida

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adaptable / resilient / flexible

e.g. He’s very adaptable. He’ll adjust quickly to city life

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adaptable / flexible

ej. Él es muy flexible. Se ajustará pronto a la vida en la ciudad

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versatile

e.g. This pocketknife is very versatile. It has many uses

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versátil

ej. Esta navaja es muy versátil. Tiene muchos usos

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flexible / limber / lithe

e.g. That gymnast is extremely flexible

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flexible

ej. Esa gimnasta es extremadamente flexible

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bendable / pliable / flexible

e.g. It’s made of a flexible material

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borneadizo / plegable / flexible

ej. Está hecho de material plegable

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flexible / not fixed / not strictly defined

e.g. a flexible schedule

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flexible / no fijo / no definido

ej. un horario flexible

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stretchy / elastic

e.g. a stretchy fabric

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elástico

ej. una tela elástica

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limp / flaccid

e.g. After the pill kicked in, my body was completely limp

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flácido / flojo

ej. Después de que hizo efecto la pastilla, mi cuerpo se puso completamente flácido

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stiff / inflexible / rigid

e.g. He’s so stiff, he can’t even bend over

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duro / inflexible / rígido

ej. Es tan rígido. No puede siquiera inclinarse. (NOTE: In many countries you could also say tieso.)

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to tense up / to stiffen up

e.g. When he saw the injection needle, he tensed up

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poner tieso

ej. Cuando vio la jeringa para la inyección, se puso tieso

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friendship

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la amistad

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a companion / a comrade

e.g. It’s always better to travel with a companion

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un compañero / un acompañante

ej. Siempre es mejor viajar con un compañero

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companionship / camaraderie / togetherness

e.g. The old man enjoyed the companionship of his dog

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la compañía / la camaradería / el compañerismo

ej. El anciano disfrutaba de la compañía de su perro

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gentle / soft / tender

e.g. Panda bears are huge, but they are actually very gentle

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suave / moderado / dulce

ej. Los pandas son enormes, pero de hecho son muy dulces

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gently

e.g. She touched him gently on the shoulder and told him that he would be safe

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suavemente / cuidadosamente

ej. Le tocó suavemente el hombro y le dijo que estaría a salvo

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kindly / to be so kind as to

e.g. Would you kindly lower your voices?

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amablemente / bondadosamente

ej. ¿Podrían amablemente bajar la voz?

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kindness / goodness

e.g. a heart full of love and kindness

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la bondad / la amabilidad

ej. un corazón lleno de amor y bondad

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sweet / kind

e.g. a sweet person

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dulce

ej. una persona dulce

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the Atlantic Ocean

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el Océano Atlántico

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the Pacific Ocean

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el Océano Pacífico

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the Caribbean / the Caribbean Sea

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el Caribe / el Mar Caribe

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the Mediterranean

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el Mediterráneo

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Mediterranean

e.g. Mediterranean food

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mediterráneo

ej. comida mediterránea

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the Orient / East Asia

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el Oriente / el Asia oriental

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oriental

e.g. oriental jewelry

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oriental

ej. joyería oriental

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the Sahara / the Sahara Desert

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el Desierto del Sahara / el Sahara

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a jungle

e.g. There are many dangerous snakes in the African jungle

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una selva / una jungla

ej. Hay muchas serpientes peligrosas en la selva africana

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a rainforest

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una selva tropical / un bosque lluvioso

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a desert

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un desierto

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a cliff

e.g. He jumped off a cliff

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un acantilado / un precipicio / un risco

ej. Saltó del precipicio

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a canyon / a ravine / a gorge

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un barranco / una barranca / un cañon

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a valley

e.g. The central valley was surrounded by mountains

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un valle

ej. El valle central estaba rodeado de montañas

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a mountain range / a mountain chain

e.g. The Andes is the longest mountain chain in the world

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una cordillera

ej. Los Andes son la cordillera montañosa más larga del mundo

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altitude / height / elevation

e.g. What is the mountain’s altitude?

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la altitud / la altura

ej. ¿Cuál es la altura de la montaña?

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sea level

e.g. 3,000 meters above sea level

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el nivel del mar

ej. 3,000 metros sobre el nivel del mar

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a canal / a waterway / a channel

e.g. the Panama Canal

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un canal / una vía fluvial

ej. el canal de Panamá

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a dam / a dike / a levee

e.g. When the dam broke, the town flooded

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una represa / un muro de contención / un embalse

ej. Cuando se rompió la represa, el pueblo se inundó

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a cave / a cavern

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una cueva / una caverna

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horizon

e.g. You can see mountains in the distance, along the horizon

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el horizonte

ej. Puedes ver las montañas a la distancia, en el horizonte

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an earthquake

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un terremoto

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a climate

e.g. Costa Rica has a warm, tropical climate

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un clima

ej. Costa Rica tiene un clima cálido, tropical

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arctic

e.g. artic water

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ártico

ej. el agua ártica

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tropical

e.g. a tropical climate

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tropical

ej. un clima tropical

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temperate / moderate

e.g. a temperate climate

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templado / moderado

ej. un clima templado

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seasonal

e.g. seasonal allergies

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estacional

ej. alergias estacionales

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polar

e.g. The polar ice caps are melting

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polar

ej. Los cascos polares se están derritiendo

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a pole

e.g. the North Pole, the South Pole

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un polo

ej. el Polo Norte, el Polo Sur

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the equator

e.g. The equator passes through Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil

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el ecuador

ej. El ecuador pasa por Ecuador, Colombia y Brasil

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geology

e.g. He loved rocks so much that he began to study geology

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la geología

ej. Le gustaban tanto las piedras que comenzó a estudiar geología

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urban / metropolitan

e.g. There has been a lot of urban development in recent decades

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urbano / metropolitano

ej. Ha habido mucho desarrollo urbano en las últimas décadas

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rural

e.g. Lots of corn is grown in the rural areas

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rural

ej. En las regiones rurales se cultiva mucho maíz

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a village

e.g. a cute little village in the mountains

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una aldea

ej. una linda aldea en las montañas

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the suburbs / the ‘burbs / the outskirts

e.g. When they got married and had kids, they moved out to the suburbs

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los suburbios / las afueras

ej. Cuando se casaron y tuvieron hijos, se mudaron a los suburbios

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suburban

e.g. The suburban lifestyle is much slower than the urban pace of life

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suburbano

ej. El estilo de vida suburbano es mucho más tranquilo que el ritmo de la vida urbana

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a border / a frontier

e.g. the border between the U.S. and Mexico

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una frontera

ej. La frontera entre los Estados Unidos y México

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a population

e.g. New York City has a population of about 8 million people

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una población

ej. La ciudad de Nueva York tiene una población de cerca de 8 millones de habitantes

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populated / populous

e.g. a heavily populated region

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poblado

ej. una región altamente poblada

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uninhabited / unpopulated

e.g. an uninhabited island

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deshabitado / despoblado

ej. una isla deshabitada

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isolated / remote

e.g. an isolated place; a remote cabin in the woods

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aislado / apartado / remoto

ej. un lugar aislado; una cabina remota en el bosque

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to bow out / to quit / to withdraw

e.g. The candidate bowed out from the race after the scandal was exposed

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retirarse / excusarse

ej. El candidato se retiró de la carrera después de que se supo del escándalo

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to surrender

e.g. The enemy troops surrendered

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rendirse / entregarse

ej. La tropa enemiga se rindió

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a surrender

e.g. The general was surprised by the opposing army’s sudden surrender

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una rendición

ej. El general se sorprendió por la repentina rendición del ejército enemigo

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there’s no use in / it’s pointless to / there’s no point in

e.g. There’s no use in buying a computer if you don’t have Internet

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no servir de nada / no servir para nada / ser inútil

ej. No sirve para nada comprar una computadora si no tienes Internet

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to give up on

e.g. Don’t give up on the Mets. They’re only down by 3 runs!

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dejar de creer en

ej. No dejes de creer en los Mets. ¡Están abajo por tres carreras!

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a sacrifice

e.g. I wanted to watch a movie, but I’m helping you with English instead. That’s a big sacrifice!

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un sacrificio

ej. Quería ver una película, pero te estoy ayudando con el inglés en vez. ¡Ese es un gran sacrificio!

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to sacrifice / to give up

e.g. I would sacrifice my car to save my children

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sacrificar

ej. Sacrificaría mi auto para salvar a mis hijos

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a martyr

e.g. She sacrificed her life for the cause of liberty. She’s a martyr

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un mártir

ej. Ella sacrificó su vida por la causa de la libertad. Es una mártir

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to guard

e.g. He’s guarding the entrance

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vigilar / custodiar

ej. Él está vigilando la entrada

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a guard / a security guard

e.g. a prison guard

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un guardia / un guardián / un guardia de seguridad

ej. un guardia de prisión

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a bodyguard / a guard

e.g. I tried to get his autograph, but I couldn’t get past his bodyguard

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un guardaespaldas / un guarura

ej. Intenté obtener su autógrafo, pero no me dejó pasar su guardaespaldas

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an escort / a companion / a guide

e.g. Three armed escorts accompanied us into enemy territory

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un escolta / un acompañante

ej. Tres escoltas armadas nos acompañaron en el territorio enemigo

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to patrol

e.g. Police are patrolling the neighborhood

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patrullar / vigilar

ej. La policía está patrullando el vecindario

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to hike / to trek / to go hiking

e.g. Let’s hike through the woods and up the mountain

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dar un paseo en la naturaleza / hacer una caminata / senderar

ej. Vayamos a dar un paseo por el bosque y la montaña

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a hike / a walk

e.g. a hike through the woods

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una caminata / una excursión

ej. una caminata por el bosque

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to hold on to / to hold / to grip

e.g. Hold on to the laptop tightly

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agarrar / sujetar

ej. Agarra bien la computadora portátil

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to hold up / to support

e.g. There’s a beam holding up the structure

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sostener / soportar / apoyar

ej. Hay una viga sosteniendo la estructura

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to clench

e.g. She clenched her teeth and endured the pain

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apretar / cerrar fuerte

ej. Ella apretó los dientes y soportó el dolor

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to squeeze / to compress

e.g. to squeeze a bottle of paint

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apretar / exprimir

ej. exprimir una botella de pintura

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to contain

e.g. This jar contains water

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contener

ej. Este frasco contiene agua

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honor / dignity / integrity

e.g. I will fight for the honor of my family

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el honor / la dignidad

ej. Lucharé por el honor de mi familia

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honorable / of honor

e.g. an honorable guest

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honorable / de honor

ej. un invitado honorable

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dignified / noble / solemn

e.g. a dignified answer

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digno / solemne / decoroso

ej. una respuesta solemne

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to honor / to pay homage to / to pay tribute to

e.g. We held a reception to honor him for his achievements

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homenajear / rendir homenaje

ej. Hicimos una recepción para rendir homenaje sus logros

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gruesome / horrible / horrifying

e.g. a gruesome accident

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horripilante / horrible

ej. un accidente horripilante

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appalling / atrocious

e.g. an appalling insult

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atroz / horroroso

ej. un insulto atroz

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terribly / horribly / very poorly

e.g. She sings horribly

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terriblemente / horriblemente / muy mal

ej. Ella canta horriblemente

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humble / modest

e.g. Despite his fame, he is very humble and easy to talk to

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humilde / modesto

ej. A pesar de su fama, es muy modesto, y es fácil hablar con él

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humbling

e.g. Losing in such lopsided fashion was a humbling experience for the normally cocky tennis player

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aleccionador / una lección de humildad

ej. Perder de forma tan avasalladora fue una experiencia aleccionadora para el arrogante jugador de tenis

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humility / modesty

e.g. No matter how successful you get, don’t forget the importance of modesty

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la humildad / la modestia

ej. Sin importar lo exitoso que eres, nunca olvides la importancia de la humildad

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a role model

e.g. I’m his role model; he looks up to me a lot

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un modelo a seguir / un ejemplo a seguir

ej. Yo soy su modelo a seguir; me admira bastante

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inspiring

e.g. She’s an inspiring role model

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inspirador

ej. Ella es un modelo a seguir. Es inspiradora

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an inspiration

e.g. The blind and deaf musician is a true inspiration to us

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una inspiración

ej. El músico ciego y sordo es una verdadera inspiración para nosotros

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to influence / to impact

e.g. The famous rock band is influencing kids to do drugs

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influir

ej. La famosa banda de rock influye a los chicos para que consuman drogas

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influence / impact / impression

e.g. That film had a big impact on me. Now I want to change careers

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la influencia / el impacto / la impresión

ej. Esa película tuvo una gran influencia en mí. Ahora quiero cambiar de carrera

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influential / impactful

e.g. an influential film

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influyente

ej. una película influyente

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a bad influence

e.g. Don’t hang out with those kids. They are a bad influence on you

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una mala influencia

ej. No pases tiempo con esos chicos. Son una mala influencia

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a prank / a practical joke

e.g. We played a prank on her brother

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una broma / una travesura / una diablura

ej. Le gastamos una broma a su hermano

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to mess around with / to fool around with / to screw around with

e.g. Don’t mess around with my computer, it’s very fragile

A

meter mano a / meterse con

ej. No le metas mano a mi computador, porque es muy delicado

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to hold up / to delay / to set back

e.g. The rain held up our event

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atrasar / demorar

ej. La lluvia demoró nuestro evento

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to take a long time / to delay / to dilly-dally

e.g. What took you so long?

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tardar / demorar

ej. ¿Por qué tardaste tanto?

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to delay / to slow down

e.g. The weather delayed the progress of the project

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retrasar / demorar

ej. El clima nos retrasó el progreso del proyecto

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a delay / a hold-up

e.g. Sorry for the delay

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una demora / un retraso / un atraso

ej. Disculpa la demora

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delayed / held up

e.g. The flight is delayed

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atrasado / demorado / retrasado

ej. El vuelo está atrasado

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to put off / to postpone / to put on hold

e.g. We put off the party until next weekend

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posponer / aplazar / postergar

ej. Pospusimos la fiesta hasta el próximo fin de semana

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a limit / a limitation / a restriction

e.g. a limit on alcohol consumption

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un límite / una restricción

ej. un límite al consumo de alcohol

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a boundary / a limit / a confine

e.g. These are the boundaries of our territory

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un límite / una frontera

ej. Estos son los límites de nuestro territorio

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to limit / to restrict

e.g. I want to limit access to this document

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limitar / restringir

ej. Quiero limitar el acceso a este documento

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a quota

e.g. I have to hit my monthly sales quota

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una cuota

ej. Tengo que lograr mi cuota mensual de ventas

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logic / reason

e.g. I love solving problems where I can use logic

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la lógica / la razón

ej. Me encanta resolver problemas donde puedo usar la lógica

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logical

e.g. a logical explanation

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lógico

ej. una explicación lógica

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common sense

e.g. She has no common sense

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el sentido común

ej. Ella no tiene sentido común

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a peck / a little kiss

e.g. He gave her a peck on the cheek

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un besito

ej. Le dio un besito en la mejilla

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a fling

e.g. It was not a serious relationship. It was just a brief fling

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una aventura amorosa / una aventura

ej. No fue una relación seria. Fue solamente una aventura breve

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a lover

e.g. That’s not his wife. That’s just his lover

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un amante

ej. Ésa no es su esposa. Ésa es solamente su amante

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to have a crush on / to be into / to like

e.g. I think she has a crush on you

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sentirse atraído hacia / gustarle / encapricharse con

ej. Creo que ella está encaprichada contigo

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love at first sight

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el amor a primera vista

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I’m crazy about you / I’m crazy for you

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Estoy loco por ti

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to play matchmaker

e.g. Stop trying to play matchmaker. I don’t want to go out with him

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hacer de cupido / hacer de celestina / hacer de casamentero

ej. Deja de intentar hacer de cupido. No quiero salir con él

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to be heartbroken

e.g. He was heartbroken when she left him

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estar con el corazón roto / tener el corazón roto

ej. Él estaba con el corazón roto cuando ella lo dejó

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to break someone’s heart

e.g. He broke Sophia’s heart by leaving her for another woman

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romperle el corazón a alguien

ej. Él le rompió el corazón a Sophia cuando la dejó por otra mujer

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beloved / dear

e.g. He would do anything to protect his beloved wife

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querido / amado

ej. Él haría lo que fuera para proteger a su amada esposa

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lovely / delightful / charming

e.g. a lovely person

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encantador / muy agradable

ej. una persona encantadora

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to match / to match up / to pair

e.g. Match each word with its definition

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unir / parear / emparejar

ej. Une cada palabra con su definición

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to match / to go with

e.g. Does this shirt match these pants?

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combinar con / ir con / quedar con

ej. ¿Crees que esta camisa combina con estos pantalones?

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to go well with / to make a good pair with

e.g. Cake goes well with ice cream

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ir bien con

ej. La torta va bien con helado

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nutrition

e.g. Childhood nutrition is a problem in this country

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la nutrición

ej. La nutrición infantil es un problema en este país

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nutritious

e.g. a nutritious meal

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nutritivo

ej. una comida nutritiva

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a nutrient

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un nutriente

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a mineral

e.g. Iron, potassium, and calcium are the most important minerals your body needs

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un mineral

ej. El hierro, el potasio y el calcio son los minerales más importantes que tu cuerpo necesita

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a vitamin

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una vitamina

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fiber / roughage

e.g. You should eat a diet high in fiber

A

la fibra

ej. Debes comer una dieta alta en fibra

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protein

e.g. Soy has a lot of protein in it

A

la proteína

ej. La soya tiene mucha proteína

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potassium

A

el potasio

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zinc

A

el cinc

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calcium

e.g. Calcium is an important nutrient for building strong bones

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el calcio

ej. El calcio es un nutriente importante para construir huesos fuertes

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carbohydrates / carbs

A

los carbohidratos

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a calorie

e.g. How many calories is this cheeseburger?

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una caloría

ej. ¿Cuántas calorías tiene esta hamburguesa con queso?

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cholesterol

e.g. Eating too much cholesterol can clog your arteries

A

el colesterol

ej. Comer demasiado colesterol puede taparte las arterias

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glucose

e.g. Glucose is the raw source of your body’s energy

A

la glucosa

ej. La glucosa es la fuente pura de la energía de tu cuerpo

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gluten

e.g. Many people are allergic to gluten

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el gluten

ej. Muchas personas son alérgicas al gluten

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obvious / apparent / evident

e.g. It’s obvious that she likes him

A

evidente / obvio / aparente

ej. Es evidente que a ella le gusta él

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obviously / clearly

e.g. That’s obviously a lie

A

obviamente / evidentemente

ej. Obviamente es una mentira

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outright / total / blatant

e.g. a blatant failure

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total / rotundo / absoluto

ej. un rotundo fracaso

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inherent / intrinsic

e.g. The intrinsic value of a dollar bill is just the cost of the paper it’s printed on

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inherente / intrínseco

ej. El valor inherente de un billete de dólar es solamente el precio del papel en el que está impreso

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apparently / evidently

e.g. Apparently, he never even worked there

A

aparentemente / evidentemente

ej. Aparentemente, él nunca trabajó ahí

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to be opposed to / to be against

e.g. I’m strongly against the death penalty

A

estar opuesto a / estar en contra de

e.g. Estoy muy en contra de la pena de muerte

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to oppose

e.g. We oppose the new law

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oponerse a

ej. Nos oponemos a la nueva ley

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an opponent / an adversary / a rival

e.g. Our team is playing well, but our opponent is playing even better

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un oponente / un adversario / un rival

ej. Nuestro equipo está jugando bien, pero el oponente está jugando aún mejor

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opposing / rival

e.g. an opposing argument

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adversario / opuesto / contrario

ej. un argumento adversario

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the opposite / the other

e.g. the opposite side

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el opuesto / el otro

ej. el lado opuesto

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the opposite of

e.g. The opposite of big is small

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lo opuesto de / lo contrario de / el contrario de

ej. Lo contrario de grande es pequeño

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opposition

e.g. Our plan is facing a lot of opposition in Congress

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la oposición

ej. Nuestro plan enfrenta mucha oposición en el congreso

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an enemy / a foe

e.g. Our country has many enemies

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un enemigo

ej. Nuestro país tiene muchos enemigos

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a rival / a nemesis / an archrival

e.g. Superman’s archrival is Lex Luthor

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un archirrival / un arco rival

ej. El archirrival de Supermán es Lex Luthor

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a rivalry

e.g. the soccer rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid

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una rivalidad

ej. la rivalidad en fútbol entre el Barcelona y el Real Madrid