4.1.1 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

Use this deck to learn intermediate religion vocabulary, as well as advanced school- and building-related terms. This roughly covers cards 6200-6400 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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sacred / holy / divine

e.g. a sacred place

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sagrado / santo

ej. un lugar sagrado

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a mosque

i.e. the Muslim place for worship

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una mezquita

i.e. el sitio de oración musulmán

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the Koran / the Quran

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el Corán

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the Torah

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el Torá / la tora

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a synagogue

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una sinagoga

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a rabbi

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un rabino

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a Protestant

e.g. There are many Protestant sects that arose in protest against strict Catholicism

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un protestante

ej. Hay muchas sectas protestantes que surgieron en protesta al catolicismo estricto

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a cross / a crucifix

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una cruz / un crucifijo

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a cathedral

e.g. a medieval Christian cathedral

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una catedral

ej. una catedral medieval cristiana

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a minister / a pastor / a preacher

e.g. The pastor gave a beautiful sermon this morning

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un pastor / un cura / un sacerdote

ej. El pastor dio un hermoso sermón esta mañana

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a saint

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un santo

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the Devil / Satan

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el diablo / el demonio / Satanás

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a miracle

e.g. It was a miracle that he survived

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un milagro

ej. Fue un milagro que sobreviviera

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miraculous

e.g. the miraculous appearance of an angel

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milagroso

ej. la aparición milagrosa de un ángel

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an atheist / an agnostic

e.g. He doesn’t believe in God. He’s an atheist

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un ateo / un agnóstico

ej. No cree en Dios. Es ateo

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a revolution

e.g. the French Revolution

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una revolución

ej. la Revolución Francesa

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revolutionary

e.g. a revolutionary new technology

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revolucionario

ej. una tecnología revolucionaria

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to revolutionize

e.g. Brainscape is revolutionizing the way people study

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revolucionar / transformar

ej. Brainscape está revolucionando la forma en que la gente estudia

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to scan / to make a scan

e.g. Can you scan this document for me?

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escanear / hacer un escaneo

ej. ¿Puedes escanear este documento para mí?

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a scanner

e.g. Do we have a scanner in this office?

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un escáner

ej. ¿Tenemos un escáner en esta oficina?

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a concentration / a specialization / a major

e.g. I’m a Business student, and my major is Marketing

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una especialización

ej. Soy estudiante de negocios, y mi especialización es en mercadotecnia

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a bachelor’s degree / a bachelor’s / a college degree

e.g. I have a bachelor’s in economics

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una licenciatura / un título universitario

ej. Tengo una licenciatura en Economía

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a master’s / a master’s degree

e.g. I have a master’s degree in Education Technology

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una maestría

ej. Tengo una maestría en Tecnología de la Educación

A more commonly used term is “un máster”

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a doctorate / a PhD / a doctoral degree

e.g. It can take up to 6 years to earn a PhD

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un doctorado / un grado de doctorado

ej. Puede tomar hasta 6 años obtener un doctorado

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a diploma

e.g. a high school diploma

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un diploma / un certificado

ej. un certificado de preparatoria

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a conservatory / a school of performing arts

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un conservatorio / una escuela de artes dramáticas

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admissions / the admissions department / the department of admissions

e.g. a university admissions department

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admisiones / departamento de admisiones

e.g. el departamento de admisiones de una universidad

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a scholarship / a grant / a fellowship

e.g. a federal grant for education

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una beca

ej. una beca para educación

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tuition / university fee

e.g. How much does tuition cost at that university?

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la matrícula / el pago de la universidad / la colegiatura

ej. ¿Cuánto cuesta la matrícula en esa universidad?

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a dormitory / a dorm

e.g. I lived in a dorm for my first year of college

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un dormitorio

ej. Viví en un dormitorio durante mi primer año de universidad

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a freshman

i.e. a first year student of high school or college

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un estudiante de primer año

i.e. un estudiante de primer año del bachillerato o de universidad en Estados Unidos

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a senior

i.e. a fourth and final year student of high school or college

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un estudiante de último año

i.e. un estudiante de último año del bachillerato o de universidad en Estados Unidos

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to drop out of

e.g. He dropped out of school when he was only 14

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dejar / abandonar

ej. Abandonó la escuela cuando tenía apenas 14 años

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a curriculum / a syllabus

e.g. What topics are on the curriculum for this semester?

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un currículo / un plan de estudios / un programa de estudios

ej. ¿Qué temas están en el currículo para este semestre?

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a tutorial

e.g. I took a tutorial on basic HTML practices

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un tutorial

ej. Tomé un tutorial sobre las prácticas básicas de HTML

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a historian

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un historiador

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biochemistry

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la bioquímica

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an anthropologist

e.g. Margaret Mead was a well-known anthropologist

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un antropólogo

ej. Margaret Mead era una conocida antropóloga

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anthropology

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la antropología

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a hypothesis

e.g. The scientist tested his hypothesis

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una hipótesis

ej. El científico probó su hipótesis

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literary

e.g. a literary critic

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literario

ej. un crítico literario

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a metaphor

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una metáfora

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a simile

e.g. “He swims like a fish” is a simile

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un símil / una comparación

ej. “Él nada como un pez” es un símil

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to have detention / to stay for detention

e.g. I got in trouble at school and had to stay for detention

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quedarse tarde como castigo / quedarse en el recreo

ej. Me metí en problemas en la escuela y me tuve que quedar tarde como castigo

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a binder / a ring binder

e.g. My American History binder contains all of my class notes as well as past quizzes

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una carpeta / una carpeta de argollas

ej. Mi carpeta de Historia Americana tiene todos mis apuntes de clase, además de los exámenes anteriores

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to highlight

e.g. He highlighted the word with a yellow marker

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resaltar

ej. Él resaltó la palabra con un marcador amarillo

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a highlighter

e.g. The teacher used a pink highlighter to identify all the errors in the student’s essay

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un rotulador flourescente / un resaltador / un marcador flourescente

ej. El maestro usó un rotulador rosa flourescente para marcar todos los errores en el ensayo del alumno

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to underline

e.g. The teacher underlined the key vocab words

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subrayar

ej. La maestra subrayó las palabras claves de vocabulario

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a sharpener / a pencil sharpener

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un sacapuntas

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to settle down

e.g. He dated lots of women during his 20s, but now he’s settled down with a wife and kids

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establecerse / sentar cabeza

ej. Salió con muchas mujeres distintas en sus veintes, pero ya sentó cabeza con esposa e hijos

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to settle for

e.g. She’s beautiful and should be with a great guy. I can’t believe she’s settling for that loser

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conformarse con

ej. Ella es hermosa y debería estar con un gran tipo. No puedo creer que se conforme con ese perdedor

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to settle in / to get settled in / to adapt

e.g. Our new house felt strange. It took us over a month to get settled in

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adaptarse

ej. Nuestra nueva casa se sentía extraña. Nos tomó más de un mes adaptarnos

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a giant

e.g. The giant was defeated by the elves and the fairies

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un gigante

ej. El gigante fue derrotado por los elfos y las hadas

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a midget / a dwarf / a little person

e.g. Snow White and the seven dwarves

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un enano

ej. Blancanieves y los siete enanos

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a slave

e.g. The slave escaped from the cotton plantation

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un esclavo

ej. El esclavo se escapó de la plantación de algodón

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slavery

e.g. It’s universally accepted that slavery is wrong and inhumane

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la esclavitud

ej. Universalmente se acepta que la esclavitud es mala e inhumana

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to enslave

e.g. The invaders enslaved the local people

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esclavizar

ej. Los invasores esclavizaron a la gente de la región

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slippery

e.g. a slippery floor

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resbaladizo / resbaloso

ej. un piso resbaloso

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to slip

e.g. She slipped on the ice and fell

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resbalarse

ej. Se resbaló en el hielo y se cayó

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to slip away / to duck out / to leave unnoticed

e.g. I didn’t feel like saying goodbye to the people at the party, so I just ducked out the back door

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escaparse / escabullirse / escurrirse

ej. No tenía ganas de despedirme de la gente en la fiesta, así que me escapé por la puerta trasera

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to slip through

e.g. The rat slipped through the crack in the air vent

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colarse / escabullirse / escurrirse

ej. La rata se escabulló por la ranura en el conducto de ventilación

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to sneak by / to sneak past / to slip by

e.g. She snuck past the guards

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escabullirse / pasar a hurtadillas

ej. Ella se escabulló entre los guardias

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to sneak out

e.g. The teenagers snuck out of the house at night, while their parents slept

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salir a hurtadillas / escabullirse / salir a escondidas

ej. Los adolescentes se salieron a hurtadillas de la casa en la noche, mientras sus padres dormían

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to sneak in

e.g. They got caught trying to sneak in to the movie theater without paying

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colarse / entrar a hurtadillas / entrar a escondidas

ej. Los atraparon intentando colarse al cine sin pagar

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to sneak up on / to creep up on

e.g. The lion snuck up on the zebra and attacked

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acercarse sigilosamente a

ej. El león se acercó sigilosamente a la cebra y atacó

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to snoop / to snoop around / to poke around

e.g. The detective snooped around the house, but he could not find any clues

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fisgonear / husmear / curiosear

ej. El detective husmeó por la casa, pero no pudo encontrar ninguna clave

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spontaneous / spur-of-the-moment

e.g. a spontaneous trip

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espontáneo

ej. un viaje espontáneo

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spontaneous / impulsive

e.g. an impulsive purchase

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espontáneo / impulsivo

ej. una compra impulsiva

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an impulse / an urge

e.g. I felt the impulse to punch him

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un impulso / un deseo irresistible

ej. Sentí un deseo irresistible de golpearlo

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a stack / a pile

e.g. She had a neat stack of papers on her desk

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una pila / un montón

ej. Ella tenía una ordenada pila de papeles en el escritorio

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to stack / to stack up / to pile up

e.g. Stack the books neatly on the table

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apilar

ej. Apila los libros en la mesa ordenadamente

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a studio / a workshop

e.g. an artist’s studio

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un estudio / un taller

ej. el estudio de un artista

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a studio

e.g. a recording studio

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un estudio

ej. un estudio de grabación

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to take off / to run out

e.g. What a jerk! He just insulted her and took off

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salir corriendo / irse corriendo / irse volando

ej. ¡Qué patán! La acaba de insultar y salió corriendo

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to take away / to take / to remove

e.g. He took the keys off the hook and left

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quitar / llevarse / tomar

ej. Tomó las llaves del gancho y se fue

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to take down / to move

e.g. She took down the sign

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quitar / remover

ej. Ella quitó el letrero

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to take off / to take time off

e.g. Our boss took the whole month off

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tomarse tiempo libre

ej. Nuestro jefe se tomó todo el mes libre

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I take it that / I assume / I suppose

e.g. Nice umbrella. I take it that it’s raining outside?

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Asumo que / Supongo que

ej. Lindo paraguas. ¿Supongo que está lloviendo afuera?

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rough / coarse

e.g. This fabric has a rough texture

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áspero / rugoso

ej. Esta tela tiene una textura áspera

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the texture / the way it feels

e.g. I love the texture of this cushion

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textura

ej. Me encanta la textura de este cojín

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fluffy / puffy

e.g. a fluffy pillow

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acolchado / acojinado / acolchonado

ej. una almohada acolchada

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fuzzy / furry / hairy

e.g. a fuzzy rug

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peludo / velloso

ej. una alfombra peluda

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a thermometer

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un termómetro

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Translate to Spanish:

thermostat

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el termostato

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to dwell on / to think constantly about

e.g. I know you’re worried about your kids attending that party, but don’t dwell on it. They’ll be fine

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mortificarse por / pensar constantemente en / preocuparse por

ej. Sé que estás preocupado sobre la asistencia de tus hijos a esa fiesta, pero no te mortifiques por eso. Estarán bien

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insightful / thoughtful / perceptive

e.g. She got back to us with many insightful comments

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perspicaz / considerado / perceptivo

ej. Nos contactó y dejó muchos comentarios perspicaces

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insight / understanding

e.g. This report has provided new insight on the mating patterns of bears

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un entendimiento / la comprensión

ej. Este informe ha contribuido a un nuevo entendimiento sobre los patrones de apareamiento de los osos

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an opinion / a position / a stance

e.g. What is the candidate’s position on abortion?

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una opinión / una posición / una postura

ej. ¿Cuál es la postura del candidato sobre el aborto?

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thought / thinking

e.g. Thought is what distinguishes man from animal

A

el pensamiento

ej. El pensamiento es lo que distingue al hombre de los animales

90
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a thought / a feeling / a sentiment

e.g. I had the feeling that everything was going to change for the better after that night

A

un pensamiento / un sentimiento / una sensación

ej. Tuve la sensación de que todo iba a mejorar después de esa noche

91
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to think of / to think up / to come up with

e.g. We thought up a plan to transform the organization

A

idear / crear

ej. Ideamos un plan para transformar la organización

92
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to think over / to mull over / to think about

e.g. Let me mull it over for a few days before I make a decision

A

darle vueltas / pensar

ej. Déjame pensarlo unos días antes de tomar una decisión

93
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to think through / to think twice about

e.g. Make sure you think it through before committing

A

pensar bien / pensar dos veces

ej. Asegúrate de pensarlo dos veces antes de tomar una decisión definitiva

94
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In my opinion / As far as I’m concerned / If you ask me

e.g. In my opinion, children shouldn’t eat sugar

A

En mi opinión / Por lo que a mí me toca / Si me preguntas

ej. En mi opinión, los niños no deberían comer azúcar

95
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to go through / to be received successfully

e.g. Did my fax go through?

A

completarse / ser recibido con éxito / pasar con éxito

ej. ¿Pasó con éxito mi fax?

96
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to go together with / to match / to go with

e.g. Does this tie go with this shirt?

A

ir bien con / combinar con

ej. ¿Esta corbata combina con la camisa?

97
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to go off / to start ringing

e.g. Your alarm went off at 6 am and woke me up

A

sonar / empezar a sonar

ej. Tu despertador empezó a sonar a las 6 am y me despertó

98
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to go towards / to be put towards

e.g. This money will go towards our daughter’s college fund

A

ir hacia / ir para / ser para

ej. Este dinero va hacia el fondo universitario de nuestra hija

99
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the trunk

e.g. I keep a spare tire in the trunk of the car

A

el maletero / el baúl / la cajuela

ej. Guardo una llanta de repuesto en el maletero

100
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its trunk

e.g. the elephant’s trunk

A

su trompa

ej. la trompa del elefante

101
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a trunk

e.g. In my grandmother’s attic I found a large wooden trunk containing many antique items

A

un baúl

ej. En el desván de mi abuela, encontré un gran baúl de madera con muchos artículos antiguos

102
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to freak out / to flip out / to go crazy

e.g. She freaked out when she caught him cheating with her sister

A

perder la compostura / enloquecerse / perder los papeles

ej. Ella se enloqueció cuando lo atrapó engañándola con su hermana

103
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to panic

e.g. Don’t panic. We have the fire under control

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aterrorizarse / entrar en pánico

ej. No entren en pánico. Tenemos el incendio bajo control

104
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frantic / frenetic

e.g. a frantic search

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frenético / desesperado

ej. una búsqueda frenética

105
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panic

e.g. a panic attack

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el pánico

ej. un ataque de pánico

106
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competent / capable

e.g. a capable leader

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competente / capaz

ej. un líder capaz

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incompetent / inept

e.g. That politician is completely incompetent for the job

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incompetente / inepto

ej. Ese político es completamente incompetente para ese trabajo

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competence

A

la competencia

109
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incompetence / ineptitude

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la incompetencia / la ineptitud

110
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to estimate / to gauge / to approximate

e.g. It was hard to gauge the size from the picture

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estimar / aproximar / juzgar

ej. Fue difícil juzgar el tamaño desde la foto

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an estimate / an approximation

e.g. It’s ok if you don’t know the exact answer. Just give me an estimate

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un cálculo aproximado / un cálculo estimado

ej. No importa si no sabes la respuesta exacta. Sólo dame un cálculo estimado

112
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rough / approximate / ballpark

e.g. a rough estimate

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aproximado / estimado / calculado

ej. una estimación aproximada

113
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roughly / approximately

e.g. There are roughly 30 students in this class

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aproximadamente / más o menos

ej. Hay aproximadamente 30 estudiantes en esta clase

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to underestimate

e.g. I underestimated his intelligence

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subestimar

ej. Subestimé su inteligencia

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to overestimate

e.g. I overestimated the number of people

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sobrestimar

ej. Sobrestimé el número de personas

116
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an arrangement / an understanding / an agreement

e.g. an informal business arrangement

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un acuerdo / un trato / un convenio

ej. un acuerdo informal de negocios

117
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layout / arrangement

e.g. the classroom layout

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la distribución / el diseño

ej. la distribución del salón de clase

118
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to attract attention / to draw attention / to call attention

e.g. That bright yellow dress called my attention

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llamar la atención

ej. Ese vestido amarillo brillante me llamó la atención

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to appeal to / to attract

e.g. This product appeals to young consumers

A

atraer

ej. Este producto atrae a los consumidores jóvenes

120
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to attract / to pull in / to draw

e.g. I hope this new discount pulls in customers

A

atraer

ej. Espero que este nuevo descuento atraiga clientes

121
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appealing

e.g. Compared to the other movies, this one is the most appealing

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atractivo / atrayente

ej. Comparada con las demás películas, ésta es la más atrayente

122
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angelic

e.g. an angelic child

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angelical

ej. un niño angelical

123
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to be attracted to

e.g. She’s very attracted to him. Watch how she looks at him

A

sentirse atraído a

ej. Ella se siente muy atraída a él. Observa cómo lo mira

124
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backup / support

e.g. The policeman called for more backup

A

el respaldo / el apoyo

ej. El policía pidió más respaldo

125
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a backup

e.g. a backup of a file

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una copia de seguridad

ej. una copia de seguridad de un archivo

126
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to back up / to make a copy of

e.g. Please back up the file before you make any major edits

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hacer un back up / hacer una copia de seguridad

ej. Por favor haz una copia de seguridad del archivo antes de hacer cambios importantes

127
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a bang / a sudden loud noise

e.g. The loud bang startled her

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un estrépito

ej. El estrépito la asustó

128
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to bang / to hit hard

e.g. She’s banging a drum

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golpear fuerte

ej. Está golpeando un tambor fuerte

129
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to bang up / to dent

e.g. I banged my car up last night

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abollar

ej. Abollé mi carro anoche

130
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boredom

e.g. a perfect game to cure our boredom

A

el aburrimiento

ej. Un juego perfecto para curar el aburrimiento

131
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monotonous

e.g. a monotonous activity

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monótono

ej. una actividad monótona

132
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architecture

e.g. Shanghai is known for its beautiful modern architecture

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la arquitectura

ej. Shanghái es conocida por su hermosa arquitectura moderna

133
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an architect

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un arquitecto

134
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a barn / a stable

A

un establo / un granero

135
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a cottage / a bungalow

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una casa de una planta / una casita de campo

136
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a cabin / a hut

e.g. a cabin in the woods

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una cabaña / una choza

ej. una cabaña en el bosque

137
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a shack

e.g. The poor family lives in a tiny shack in the slum

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una casucha

ej. La familia pobre vive en una pequeña casucha en la barriada

138
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a pyramid

e.g. ancient Egyptian pyramids

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una pirámide

ej. pirámides del antiguo Egipto

139
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a castle

A

un castillo

140
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a palace

e.g. The king and queen live in the palace

A

un palacio

ej. El rey y la reina viven en el palacio

141
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a skyscraper

A

un rascacielos

142
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a high-rise

e.g. She lives in a high-rise in Manhattan

A

un edificio-torre

ej. Vive en un edificio-torre en Manhattan

143
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an apartment complex

e.g. We live in a big apartment complex, which has hundreds of small apartments in it

A

un complejo de apartamentos

ej. Vivimos en un complejo de departamentos enorme, que tiene cientos de pequeños departamentos

144
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a condo / a condominium

A

un condominio

145
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a warehouse

e.g. They stored the extra inventory in the warehouse

A

un depósito / una bodega / un almacén

ej. Almacenaron el inventario sobrante en la bodega

146
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a brick

e.g. a house made of bricks

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un ladrillo

ej. una casa de ladrillos

147
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a column / a pillar

e.g. Ancient Greek buildings are known for their tall columns

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una columna / un pilar

ej. Los edificios de la Grecia antigua son conocidos por sus altas columnas

148
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a gate

e.g. the gate to the palace

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un portón / una puerta

ej. el portón al palacio

149
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insulation

e.g. The insulation helps keep this building warm in the winter

A

el aislamiento

ej. El aislamiento ayuda a que este edificio se mantenga cálido en el invierno

150
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the windowsill

e.g. plants sitting on the windowsill

A

el alféizar / la repisa de la ventana

ej. plantas en el alféizar

151
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an arch / an archway

e.g. large arches above the windows

A

un arco

ej. grandes arcos sobre las ventanas

152
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the frame / the shell

e.g. the frame of the house

A

el armazón

ej. el armazón de la casa

153
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the front of a building / the façade

e.g. The front of the building dates from the 19th century, but the inside is completely modern

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una fachada

ej. La fachada del edificio es del siglo XIX, pero el interior es completamente moderno

154
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ruins

e.g. ancient Aztec ruins

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las ruinas

ej. ruinas aztecas antiguas

155
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a bundle / a bunch

e.g. a bundle of socks, a bundle of leaves, etc.

A

un bulto / un manojo / un paquete

ej. un bulto de calcetas, un bulto de hojas, etc.

156
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to bundle / to bundle up

e.g. Charles quickly bundled up his things and threw them into his backpack

A

empaquetar / enrollar / envolver

ej. Charles enrolló sus cosas rápidamente y las echó en su mochila

157
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to bundle up

e.g. It’s cold outside. You should bundle up!

A

abrigar / arropar

ej. Hace frío afuera. ¡Deberías abrigarte!

158
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charity / philanthropy

e.g. He donated his fortune to charity

A

la caridad / la filantropía

ej. Donó su fortuna a la caridad

159
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a charity / a foundation / a philanthropy

A

una organización benéfica / una organización de beneficencia / una filantropía

160
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to contribute / to chip in

e.g. Can you contribute to our vacation fund?

A

contribuir / poner dinero / dar dinero

ej. ¿Puedes contribuir a nuestro fondo para vacaciones?

161
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to donate / to give away

e.g. He donated a lot of money

A

donar

ej. Donó mucho dinero

162
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a donation / a handout / a contribution

e.g. a charitable donation

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una donación / un donativo

ej. una donación caritativa

163
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a donor

e.g. The charity has many wealthy donors

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un donador / un donante

ej. La organización caritativa tiene muchos donantes adinerados

164
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humanitarian

e.g. a humanitarian cause

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humanitario

ej. una causa humanitaria

165
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to check in / to sign in

e.g. I have to check into the hotel before 8 pm

A

registrarse / presentarse

ej. Debo registrarme en el hotel antes de las 8 pm

166
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to check out of / to go through checkout

e.g. You have to check out of the hotel before noon

A

entregar la habitación / hacer el check out

ej. Tienes que entregar la habitación del hotel antes del mediodía

167
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to check out / to take a look at / to inspect

e.g. Check out the engine to see if it’s okay

A

chequear / revisar / inspeccionar

ej. Chequea el motor para ver si está bien

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to check someone out / to look someone up and down

e.g. That guy at the bar is totally checking you out

A

echarle el ojo a alguien / mirar a alguien

ej. Ese tipo en la barra te está echando el ojo

169
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clockwise

e.g. Turn the dial clockwise

A

en el sentido de las manecillas del reloj

ej. Gira la perilla en el sentido de las manecillas del reloj

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counterclockwise

e.g. The earth spins counterclockwise

A

en sentido contrario a las manecillas del reloj

ej. La tierra gira en sentido contrario a las manecillas del reloj

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colorful / colourful

e.g. What a colorful painting!

A

colorido

ej. ¡Qué pintura tan colorida!

172
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amber

e.g. an amber-colored light

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ámbar

ej. una luz de color ámbar

173
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auburn / reddish-brown

e.g. auburn hair

A

caoba / castaño-rojizo

ej. cabello castaño-rojizo

174
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beige

e.g. beige walls

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beige

ej. paredes color beige

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colorblind

e.g. He’s colorblind. He can’t tell the difference between red and green

A

daltónico

ej. Él es daltónico. No puede ver la diferencia entre el rojo y el verde

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a coloring / a colouring / a dye

e.g. food coloring, hair dye, etc.

A

un colorante / un tinte / una tintura

ej. colorante para alimentos, tinte para el cabello, etc.

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maroon

e.g. a maroon jersey

A

rojo encendido / rojo oscuro / granate

ej. un suéter rojo oscuro

178
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silver / silver-colored

e.g. a silver car

A

plateado

ej. un auto plateado

179
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to color in / to shade in / to fill in

e.g. She colored in the picture

A

colorear

ej. Ella coloreó el dibujo

180
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to dye / to tint

e.g. She dyes her hair

A

teñir

ej. Ella se tiñe el cabello

181
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a condition / an illness / a disease

e.g. a medical condition

A

una afección / una condición / una enfermedad

ej. una condición médica

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a condition

e.g. We will go to the movies on one condition: You clean your room

A

una condición

ej. Iremos al cine con una condición: que limpies tu cuarto

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conditional

e.g. a conditional agreement

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condicional

ej. un acuerdo condicional

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unconditional

e.g. unconditional love

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incondicional

ej. un amor incondicional

185
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consistent / regular

e.g. consistent results

A

consistente / coherente / regular

ej. resultados consistentes

186
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the consistency / the viscosity / the thickness

e.g. the consistency of a liquid

A

la consistencia / la viscosidad / lo espeso

ej. la consistencia de un líquido

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consistency

e.g. What impressed me most about the basketball player was his consistency; he always played well and never had bad games

A

la consistencia

ej. Lo que más me impresionó sobre el jugador de basquetbol fue su consistencia; siempre jugó bien y nunca tuvo un mal juego

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inconsistent / irregular

e.g. The team has shown an inconsistent performance

A

inconsistente / inconsecuente / inconstante

ej. El equipo ha mostrado un desempeño inconsistente

“Inconsecuente” generally means inconsequential but can mean “inconsistent” when describing someone whose actions do not match their words or promises.

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a crack / a fissure

e.g. There’s a crack in my windshield

A

una grieta / una fisura

ej. Hay una fisura en mi parabrisas

190
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to crack

e.g. You cracked my window

A

rajar / agrietar

ej. Rajaste mi ventana

191
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to crack / to crack open

e.g. She cracked the egg

A

cascar

ej. Cascó el huevo

192
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to crack up / to laugh hard / to die laughing

e.g. I totally cracked up when I saw her costume

A

partirse de la risa / morirse de la risa / reírse muchísimo

ej. Me morí de la risa cuando vi su disfraz

193
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cracked / broken

e.g. a cracked window

A

agrietado / fisurado / roto

ej. una ventana agrietada

194
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constructive

e.g. constructive criticism

A

constructivo

ej. crítica constructiva

195
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to accuse of

e.g. He accused her of stealing his wallet

A

acusar de

ej. Él la acusó de haberle robado la cartera

196
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a critic

e.g. an art critic

A

un crítico

ej. un crítico de arte

197
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critical / key / essential

e.g. a critical piece of our plan

A

crítico / clave

ej. una parte crítica de nuestro plan

198
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critical / analytical

e.g. critical thinking

A

crítico

ej. el pensamiento crítico

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a criticism

e.g. Be careful. He doesn’t handle criticism very well

A

una crítica

ej. Ten cuidado. Él no tolera la crítica muy bien

200
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to criticize

e.g. My mother always criticizes everything I do

A

criticar

ej. Mi madre siempre critica todo lo que hago

201
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to rate

e.g. Please rate the movie on a scale of 1-10

A

calificar

ej. Por favor califica estas películas en una escala del 1 al 10

202
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to judge

e.g. You shouldn’t judge others unless you are perfect yourself

A

juzgar

ej. No debes juzgar a otros al menos de que tú seas perfecto

203
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judgmental

e.g. Don’t be so judgmental. She’s just a beginner

A

crítico

ej. No seas tan crítico. Ella es principiante, apenas

204
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discretion / judgment

e.g. Use your own discretion when making a decision

A

la discreción / el juicio

ej. Usa tu propio juicio cuando tomes una decisión

205
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to misjudge

e.g. I misjudged her. She’s actually very nice!

A

juzgar mal

ej. La juzgué mal. ¡Resulta que es muy agradable!