4.1.8 Vocab Enrichment

Question 1

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reputable

e.g. a reputable source

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acreditado / respetable

ej. una fuente acreditada

Question 2

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a reputation

e.g. Don’t worry too much about your reputation. Just be yourself

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una reputación / la fama

ej. No te preocupes demasiado por tu reputación. Simplemente sé tú mismo

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He has a bad reputation

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Él tiene mala fama / Él tiene mala reputación

Question 4

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a rule of thumb / a general rule

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una regla práctica / una regla general

Question 5

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to rule out / to reject

e.g. They ruled out the possibility that the murderer was a stranger

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descartar

ej. Descartaron la posibilidad de que el asesino era un desconocido

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rust

e.g. There’s rust all over this old bike

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el óxido / la herrumbre

ej. Hay óxido en toda esta bicicleta vieja

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rusty

e.g. a rusty knife

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oxidado / herrumbrado

ej. un cuchillo oxidado

Question 8

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to be rusty / to be out of practice

e.g. I’m a little rusty. I need to practice more

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estar oxidado / estar fuera de práctica

ej. Estoy un poco oxidado. Necesito practicar más

Question 9

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to set yourself apart / to make yourself stand out

e.g. She set herself apart by writing an impressive essay

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destacarse

ej. Ella se destacó escribiendo un ensayo impresionante

Question 10

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to set aside / to save for the future

e.g. She ate one apple and set the other aside for later

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apartar / reservar / guardar para el futuro

ej. Se comió una manzana y reservó la otra para después

Question 11

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to set off / to trigger / to trip

e.g. The loud thunder set off the car alarm

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hacer sonar / desencadenar / estallar

ej. Los truenos fuertes hicieron sonar la alarma del carro

Question 12

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to set the table

e.g. You can set the table while I finish cooking dinner

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poner la mesa

ej. Puedes poner la mesa mientras termino de hacer la cena

Question 13

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to set out / to put out

e.g. Please set these pamphlets out on all the seats

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disponer / colocar

ej. Por favor coloca estos folletos en todas las sillas

Question 14

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sociology

e.g. I’m taking a sociology class this semester

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la sociología

ej. Estoy tomando una clase de sociología este semestre

Question 15

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a sociologist

e.g. The sociologist studied the audience’s reactions

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un sociólogo

ej. El sociólogo estudió las reacciones del público

Question 16

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first-class

e.g. We received first-class service at our hotel in Athens

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de primera clase

ej. Recibimos un servicio de primera clase en nuestro hotel en Atenas

Question 17

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second-class

e.g. The snobby rich people treat me like a second-class citizen

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de segunda clase

ej. Los ricos pretenciosos me tratan como ciudadano de segunda clase

Question 18

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sociopolitical

e.g. The sociopolitical landscape in his home country is tense

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sociopolítico

ej. El paisaje sociopolítico en su país natal es tenso

Question 19

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to socialize

e.g. He didn’t mind socializing with strangers

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socializar

ej. No le molestaba socializar con extraños

Question 20

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aloof / distant / detached

e.g. My brother has always been pretty aloof

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apartado / distante / indiferente

ej. Mi hermano siempre ha sido bastante apartado

Question 21

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low-class

e.g. a low-class lifestyle

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de clase baja

ej. un estilo de vida de clase baja

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middle-class

e.g. a middle-class family

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de clase media

ej. una familia de clase media

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high-class

e.g. He comes from a high-class family

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de clase alta

ej. Él viene de una familia de clase alta

Question 24

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as soon as possible / ASAP

e.g. Please call me back as soon as possible

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cuanto antes / lo más pronto posible / con la mayor brevedad

ej. Por favor devuélveme la llamada cuanto antes

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as soon as

e.g. As soon as he gets here, we can leave

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tan pronto como

ej. Tan pronto como él llegue, podemos irnos

Question 26

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crude / unrefined / vulgar

e.g. a crude joke, a vulgar man, etc.

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crudo / inculto / basto

ej. una broma cruda, un hombre inculto, etc.

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crude / rudimentary / primitive

e.g. primitive tools

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primitivo / rudimentario / tosco

ej. herramientas primitivas

Question 28

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to have class / to be sophisticated / to be classy

e.g. a classy lady

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tener clase

ej. una mujer con clase

Question 29

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lush / verdant

e.g. a lush forest

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frondoso

ej. un bosque frondoso

Question 30

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luxurious / lush / opulent

e.g. a luxurious hotel

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lujoso / opulento / suculento

ej. un hotel lujoso

Question 31

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extravagant / overly luxurious

e.g. an extravagant lifestyle

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extravagante / excesivamente lujoso

ej. un estilo de vida extravagante

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sophisticated

e.g. a sophisticated party filled with intellectuals

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sofisticado

ej. una fiesta sofosticada llena de intelectuales

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sophisticated / complicated / advanced

e.g. a sophisticated machine

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sofisticado / complicado / avanzado

ej. una máquina sofisticada

Question 34

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graceful

e.g. a graceful dancer

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con gracia / airoso / elegante

ej. un bailarín airoso

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gracefully / elegantly / with grace

e.g. She walked gracefully

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graciosamente / elegantemente / con gracia

ej. Ella caminó elegantemente

Question 36

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glamor / elegance

e.g. She was distracted by the glamor of the decorations

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glamour / la elegancia

ej. La distrajo la elegancia de las decoraciones

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glamorous / elegant

e.g. a glamorous party for celebrities

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glamoroso

ej. una fiesta glamorosa para celebridades

Question 38

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deaf

e.g. He is deaf, so you’ll have to communicate with sign language

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sordo

ej. Él es sordo, así que tendrás que comunicarte con lenguaje de señas

Question 39

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hearing

e.g. hearing loss

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el oído / la audición

ej. la pérdida de audición

Question 40

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a sound effect

e.g. This movie has cool sound effects

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un efecto de sonido

ej. Esta película tiene buenos efectos de sonido

Question 41

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an echo

e.g. When you yell in the mountains, you can hear an echo

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un eco

ej. Cuando gritas en las montañas, puedes escuchar un eco

Question 42

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deafening

e.g. The sound was deafening

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ensordecedor

ej. Ese sonido era ensordecedor

Question 43

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to squeak

e.g. I hear a mouse squeaking

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chillar

ej. Oigo un ratón que chilla

Question 44

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to squeak / to creak / to screech

e.g. The door squeaks

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rechinar / chirriar

ej. La puerta rechina

Question 45

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to tick

e.g. The clock was ticking

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hacer tictac

ej. El reloj estaba haciendo tictac

Question 46

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to resonate / to reverberate

e.g. His voice resonated throughout the entire canyon

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resonar / reverberar

ej. Su voz reverberaba por todo el cañón

Question 47

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spare / replacement / backup

e.g. a spare key

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de repuesto / de sustitución

ej. una llave de repuesto

Question 48

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to speculate

e.g. Without more information, we can only speculate

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especular

ej. Sin tener más información, solo podemos especular

Question 49

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speculation / conjecture

e.g. That’s not fact. That’s just speculation

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especulación

ej. Eso no es un hecho. Es solamente especulación

Question 50

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a spring / a mountain spring / a natural spa

e.g. This town gets its water from fresh mountain springs

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un manantial

ej. Esta pueblo obtiene su agua de frescos manantiales

Question 51

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a spring / a metal spring

e.g. It has springs on the bottom, so it can bounce very high

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un resorte / un muelle

ej. Tiene resortes en la parte de abajo, entonces puede rebotar muy alto

Question 52

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to straighten

e.g. She straightens her hair once a week

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alisar

ej. Ella se alisa el cabello una vez por semana

Question 53

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to straighten / to straighten out / to make straight

e.g. Please straighten out this row of chairs

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enderezar / poner derecho

ej. Por favor endereza esta fila de sillas

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to flatten / to smooth

e.g. He flattened the pancakes before serving them

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aplanar / allanar

ej. Aplanó las tortitas antes de servirlas

Question 55

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by far / hands down / without a doubt

e.g. This is his best movie, by far

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sin lugar a dudas / sin duda

ej. Ésta es su mejor película, sin lugar a dudas

Question 56

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certainty / sureness / certitude

e.g. The doctor’s certainty in her diagnosis eased my worries

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certeza / seguridad

ej. La certeza del doctor en su diagnóstico aplaca mis preocupaciones

Question 57

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decisive

e.g. a decisive vote

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decisivo

ej. un voto decisivo

Question 58

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indecisive / undecided / ambivalent

e.g. The president remained indecisive until the final moment

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indeciso

ej. El presidente permaneció indeciso hasta el último momento

Question 59

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to make sure that / to be sure that / to ensure that

e.g. Make sure that he gets the message

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asegurarse de que

ej. Asegúrate de que reciba el mensaje

Question 60

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to finalize

e.g. Have you finalized your plans for this summer yet?

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finalizar

ej. ¿Ya has finalizado tus planes para este verano?

Question 61

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a tank / a reservoir

e.g. a fuel tank

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un depósito / un tanque / una cisterna

ej. un depósito de combustible

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a fish tank / an aquarium

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un acuario / una pecera

Question 63

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to tempt / to entice / to seduce

e.g. Don’t tempt me with cookies. I’m on a diet!

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tentar / atraer / seducir

ej. No me tientes con galletas. ¡Estoy a dieta!

Question 64

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temptation

e.g. I could not resist the temptation

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la tentación

ej. No pude resistir la tentación

Question 65

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tempting

e.g. Your offer is very tempting

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ser tentador

ej. Tu oferta es muy tentadora

Question 66

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to come together / to join together / to unite

e.g. The two companies united against the government

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unirse / aunar esfuerzos

e.g. Las dos compañías se unieron en contra del gobierno

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to bring together / to unite / to combine

e.g. They brought together the two teams

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unir

ej. Unieron a los dos equipos

Question 68

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to reunite / to bring back together

e.g. The brothers were reunited after 20 years apart

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reunir / volver a reunir

ej. Los hermanos se reunieron después de estar separados 20 años

Question 69

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a reunion

e.g. a family reunion

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una reunión / un reencuentro

ej. una reunión familiar

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to tag along with / to accompany

e.g. She let her little sister tag along with her

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pegarse a / colarse a / acompañar a

ej. Ella dejó que su hermana menor se le pegara

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to escort / to accompany

e.g. The usher escorted her into the limousine

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acompañar / escoltar

ej. El acomodador la escoltó a la limusina

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to go together / to be compatible

e.g. Peanut butter and jelly go together

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combinar bien / ir bien juntos / hacer juego

ej. La mantequilla de maní y la jalea combinan bien

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to be in cahoots with / to be an accomplice of / to conspire with

e.g. The store owner is in cahoots with the mafia

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confabularse con / estar compinchado con / conspirar con

ej. El dueño de la tienda está confabulado con la mafia

Question 74

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a thingy / a thingamajig / a whatchamacallit

i.e. an item whose name is not known

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una cosita / un coso / una cosa

i.e. un artículo cuyo nombre no se conoce

Question 75

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to get rid of / to dispose of

e.g. I had to get rid of my old bike

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desechar / deshacerse de

ej. Tuve que desechar mi bici vieja

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disposable

e.g. disposable batteries

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desechable

ej. pilas desechables

Question 77

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a dump / a landfill

e.g. We took the broken couch to the dump

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un vertedero / un basural / un basurero

ej. Llevamos el sofá roto al basural

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a garbage man

e.g. John is a garbage man

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un basurero

ej. John es un basurero

Question 79

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junk / crap

e.g. You have so much junk you don’t need

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la chatarra / las baratijas / basura

ej. Tienes tanta chatarra que no necesitas

Question 80

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litter

e.g. There’s so much litter in the street

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la basura en la calle / los desperdicios

ej. Hay tanta basura en la calle

Question 81

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to litter

e.g. Please don’t litter

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tirar basura / contaminar

ej. Por favor no tires basura

Question 82

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refuse / waste

e.g. A pile of refuse littered the kitchen

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los residuos / los desperdicios / la basura

ej. Un montón de basura estaba esparcida en la cocina

Question 83

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waste

e.g. industrial waste

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el desecho / los residuos

ej. el desecho industrial

Question 84

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to turn up / to appear / to show up

e.g. I’m sorry you lost your keys. Hopefully, they will turn up soon

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aparecer

ej. Siento que hayas perdido tus llaves. Espero que aparezcan pronto

Question 85

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to turn on / to turn against

e.g. The Vice President turned against the President and backed the rival bill

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volverse en contra de

ej. El vicepresidente se volvió en contra del presidente y apoyó la propuesta de ley de los rivales

Question 86

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to turn to / to rely on

e.g. Whenever he’s in trouble, he always turns to his mother for help

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acudir a / recurrir a

ej. Siempre que tiene problemas, acude a su madre para que lo ayude

Question 87

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to turn your back on

e.g. Just when I needed her most, she turned her back on me!

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voltearle la espalada a / volverle la espalda a

ej. Justo cuando más la necesitaba, me volteó la espalda

Question 88

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the turnout / the attendance

e.g. What was the turnout at yesterday’s party?

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la asistencia / la concurrencia

ej. ¿Cómo estuvo la concurrencia a la fiesta de anoche?

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to turn over a new leaf / to start afresh

e.g. He stopped drinking, smoking, and cursing. He’s really turned over a new leaf

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pasar la página / empezar de nuevo / borrón y cuenta nueva

ej. Dejó de beber, fumar y maldecir. Realmente ha hecho borrón y cuenta nueva

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to tilt

e.g. Tilt your head

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inclinar / ladear

ej. Ladea la cabeza

Question 91

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universal

e.g. Music is a universal language

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universal

ej. La música es un idioma universal

Question 92

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universally / globally

e.g. This law is universally accepted

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universalmente / globalmente

ej. Esta ley es aceptada universalmente

Question 93

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vain / useless / futile

e.g. a vain attempt

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vano / inútil

ej. un intento vano

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to no avail / in vain / unsuccessfully

e.g. He pleaded with the judge, to no avail

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en vano / para nada

ej. Él le suplicó al juez pero fue en vano

Question 95

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to whip

e.g. He whipped the horse to make it run faster

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fustigar / azotar / latigar

ej. Fustigó al caballo para que fuera más rápido

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a whip

e.g. a dungeon full of whips and chains

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un látigo

ej. un calabozo lleno de látigos y cadenas

Question 97

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to whip up / to improvise

e.g. I’ll try to whip up a meal with these basic ingredients

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improvisar

ej. Intentaré improvisar una comida con estos ingredientes básicos

Question 98

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grouchy / bad-tempered / ill-tempered

e.g. a grouchy old man

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malhumorado / malgeniado

ej. un viejo malhumorado

Question 99

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a sin

e.g. Adultery, murder, and blasphemy are examples of sins

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un pecado

ej. El adulterio, el asesinato y la blasfemia son ejemplos de pecados

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to sin

e.g. I’m sorry, God, for I have sinned

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pecar

ej. Perdóname Dios, pues he pecado

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a vice

e.g. I have many vices, including chocolate, alcohol, and smoking

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un vicio

ej. Tengo muchos vicios, incluyendo el chocolate, el alcohol y fumar

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a beam

e.g. The building was supported by large metal beams

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una viga

ej. El edificio estaba sostenido por grandes vigas de metal

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a ray / a beam

e.g. a beam of light

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un rayo

ej. un rayo de luz

Question 104

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bleak / gloomy / somber

e.g. a bleak future

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sombrío / decaído

ej. un futuro sombrío

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bleak / deserted / desolate

e.g. a bleak landscape

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desolado / oscuro / desierto

ej. un paisaje desolado

Question 106

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bulk / volume / mass

e.g. Adding oil helps add bulk to the dough

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el bulto / la masa / el volumen

ej. Agregar aceite ayuda a darle volumen a la masa

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bulky / cumbersome / unwieldy

e.g. I can’t lift this box – not because it’s too heavy, but because it’s too bulky

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voluminoso / engorroso / incómodo

ej. No puedo levantar esta caja, no porque sea muy pesada, sino porque es muy voluminosa

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to bulk up / to become more muscular / to gain weight

e.g. He’s trying to bulk up, so he drinks a protein shake every morning

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ganar músculo

ej. Está intentando ganar músculo, así que toma un licuado de proteínas cada mañana

Question 109

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stocky / bulky

e.g. a short, stocky man

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fornido

ej. un hombre bajo y fornido

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to come up against / to encounter / to face

e.g. Our proposal came up against strong opposition in parliament

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tropezar con / vérselas con / encontrarse con

ej. Nuestra propuesta se tropezó con fuerte oposición en el parlamento

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to be up against / to be facing

e.g. She’s up against a lot of opposition in Congress

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enfrentarse a

ej. Ella se enfrenta a una fuerte oposición en el Congreso

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to come out / to come out of the closet

e.g. He finally came out of the closet. Now we all know he’s gay

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salir del armario / salir del clóset

ej. Finalmente salió del clóset. Ahora todos sabemos que es gay

Question 113

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to come out / to be released / to be launched

e.g. Batman 17 is coming out soon

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salir a la venta / ser publicado / ser lanzado

ej. Batman 17 saldrá a la venta pronto

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to come by / to stop by / to visit

e.g. You should stop by our place some time

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visitar brevemente / visitar / pasar a saludar

ej. Deberías pasar por nuestra casa algún día

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to come around / to come to / to regain consciousness

e.g. She was unconscious for 10 minutes until she finally came around

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volver en sí / recobrar la consciencia

ej. Ella estuvo inconsciente 10 minutos hasta que finalmente volvió en sí

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to come to / to come down to

e.g. It’s unfortunate that it has come down to this

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llegar a

ej. Es una lástima que haya tenido que llegar a esto

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to come up / to arise

e.g. I’m sorry I couldn’t make it to your party. A crisis at work came up this afternoon

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surgir / presentarse

ej. Perdón por no haber podido ir a tu fiesta. Esta tarde se presentó una crisis en el trabajo

Question 118

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to come up with / to think up

e.g. We were stuck, but then Mary came up with a solution

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Ocurrirsele

ej. Estábamos atorados, pero entonces a Mary se le ocurrió una solución

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to come out of your shell / to branch out / to become less shy

e.g. She was so quiet as a kid, but then she really came out of her shell

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dejar de ser tímido / volverse más seguro

ej. Ella era tan callada cuando era niña, pero luego realmente se volvió más segura

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conventional / traditional

e.g. a conventional approach

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convencional / tradicional

ej. un enfoque convencional

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unconventional / unusual

e.g. an unconventional way of doing the project

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inusual / no convencional

ej. una manera inusual de hacer el proyecto

Question 122

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a craft / a trade

e.g. Carpentry is a craft that has existed for thousands of years

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un oficio / una ocupación

ej. La carpintería es un oficio que ha existido durante miles de años

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a craftsman / an artisan

e.g. These figurines were made by native craftsmen

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un artesano

ej. Estas figurinas fueron hechas por artesanos locales

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a clipping

e.g. a newspaper clipping

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un recorte

ej. un recorte de periódico

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to cut in line / to cut the line / to cut in front

e.g. Hey! He just cut in front of me!

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colarse

ej. ¡Oye! ¡Él se acaba de colar frente a mí en la fila!

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to be cut out for

e.g. He’s not cut out for this kind of hard labor

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estar hecho a la medida / estar hecho para / estar a la altura

ej. No está hecho para labor ardua

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to cut out / to cut off / to remove by cutting

e.g. They cut the tumor out of his abdomen

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recortar / quitar cortando / remover cortando

ej. Le removieron el tumor, cortándolo de su abdomen

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to cut back on / to lay off of / to cut down on

e.g. I’ve been eating too many cookies. I need to cut back on them

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reducir / recortar

ej. He estado comiendo demasiadas galletas. Debo reducirlas

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to cut down / to chop down

e.g. The lumberjack chopped down all the trees

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cortar / talar / tumbar

ej. El leñador taló todos los árboles

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a splinter

e.g. I climbed the fence, and now I have a splinter in my finger

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una astilla / una esquirla / una espina

ej. Trepé la barda, y ahora tengo una astilla en el dedo

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dim / poorly lit

e.g. a dim room

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poco iluminado / medio oscuro / a media luz

ej. un cuarto poco iluminado

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dim / dull

e.g. a dim light

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tenue / débil

ej. una luz tenue

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disgraceful / shameful

e.g. Her behavior was disgraceful

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vergonzoso

ej. Su comportamiento fue vergonzoso

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shameless

e.g. The shameless politician cut benefits for the poor

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sinvergüenza / desvergonzado

ej. El político desvergonzado cortó los subsidios para los pobres

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facial

e.g. facial features

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facial

ej. los rasgos faciales

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a facial

e.g. She got a facial while I got a manicure

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una limpieza facial / una limpieza de cutis

ej. A ella le hicieron una limpieza facial mientras a mí me hacían una manicura

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my features / my traits / my facial features

e.g. He has very masculine features

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mis facciones / mis rasgos faciales

ej. Él tiene facciones muy masculinas

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a grimace

e.g. Why the grimace? Does this hurt?

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una mueca

ej. ¿Por qué la mueca? ¿Te duele esto?

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to smirk / to show a smirk

e.g. When I asked him to tell me the secret, he merely smirked and looked away

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mostrar una sonrisa de petulancia

ej. Cuando le pedí que me contara el secreto, simplemente mostro una sonrisa de petulancia y miró hacia otro lado

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to face / to be facing

e.g. My house faces the ocean

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dar a

ej. Mi casa da al océano

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to face / to confront

e.g. We have to face reality

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enfrentar / confrontar / hacer frente a

ej. Tenemos que enfrentar la realidad

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face-to-face

e.g. There I stood, face-to-face with my childhood hero

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cara a cara

ej. Ahí estaba, cara a cara con el héroe de mi infancia

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a smiley face / a smiley

e.g. He always writes smiley faces in his emails

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una carita sonriente

ej. Siempre pone caritas sonrientes en sus correos electrónicos

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to scowl / to furrow your brow

e.g. Don’t scowl so much when you’re angry, you’ll get wrinkles

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fruncir el ceño

ej. No frunzas el ceño tanto cuando te enojes, te van a salir arrugas

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to pout / to sulk / to mope

e.g. I grounded her for missing curfew, and she spent the weekend sulking

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hacer la pataleta / enfurruñarse

ej. La castigué por haber llegado tarde, y pasó el fin de semana haciendo la pataleta

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a frown

e.g. A frown is just an upside-down smile :)

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un mohín

ej. Un mohín es sólo una sonrisa al revés

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to frown / to make a sad face

e.g. She frowned when she heard the bad news

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hacer pucheros / poner cara triste / hacer mohín

ej. Ella puso cara triste cuando supo la mala noticia

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to wince / to grimace / to cringe

e.g. He winced when the doctor gave him the shot

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hacer un gesto de dolor / hacer una mueca de dolor

ej. Él hizo un gesto de dolor cuando el doctor lo inyectó

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a wrinkle

e.g. facial wrinkles

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una arruga

ej. las arrugas en la cara

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a gesture

e.g a facial gesture

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un gesto

ej. un gesto facial

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to gesture

e.g. He subtly gestured to the woman at the other end of the table

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hacer gestos / gesticular

ej. Él hizo gestos sutiles a la mujer que estaba del otro lado de la mesa

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to swipe

e.g. Swipe to the left on the screen to go to the next picture

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deslizar / deslizar el dedo / dar un toque

ej. Deslice el dedo hacia la izquierda en la pantalla para pasar a la siguiente imagen

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fertile / fruitful

e.g. fertile soil

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fértil / fecundo

ej. suelo fértil

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infertile / sterile / barren

e.g. She is infertile. She cannot have children

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infértil / infecundo / estéril

ej. Ella es infértil. No puede tener hijos

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fertility

e.g. The couple visited a fertility clinic to help them get pregnant

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la fertilidad

ej. La pareja visitó una clínica de fertilidad para que les ayudara a quedar embarazados

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a firecracker

e.g. The kids were setting off firecrackers in the backyard

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un petardo

ej. Los niños estaban echando petardos en el jardín trasero

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a campfire / a bonfire

e.g. We all sat around the campfire and sang songs

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una hoguera / una fogata

ej. Nos sentamos todos alrededor de la fogata y cantamos canciones

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fireworks

e.g. We set off fireworks to celebrate the victory

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los fuegos artificiales / los juegos pirotécnicos

ej. Echamos fuegos artificales para celebrar la victoria

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forgotten

e.g. a forgotten story

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olvidado

ej. una historia olvidada

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unforgettable

e.g. an unforgettable experience

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inolvidable

ej. una experiencia inolvidable

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forgettable

e.g. a forgettable movie

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fácil de olvidar / poco memorable

ej. una película poco memorable

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to live on / to endure / to persist

e.g. Although he is dead, his legacy lives on

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ser recordado / perdurar / persistir

ej. Aunque haya muerto, su legado perdura

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to neglect

e.g. She neglects her pets

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descuidar / desatender

ej. Ella descuida sus mascotas

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neglect / negligence

e.g. Neglect is a form of child abuse

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la negligencia

ej. La negligencia es una forma de abuso infantil

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neglected

e.g. a neglected child

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abandonado / descuidado

ej. un niño abandonado

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absent-minded / inattentive / forgetful

e.g. an absent-minded professor

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despistado / desmemoriado

ej. un profesor desmemoriado

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a gene

e.g. I have good genes

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un gen

ej. Tengo buenos genes

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genetic

e.g. a genetic birth defect

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genético

ej. un defecto genético de nacimiento

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genetically-modified

e.g. GMO (Genetically Modified Organism)

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genéticamente modificado

ej. OGM (Organismo geneticamente modificado)

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genetics

e.g. Genetics is one of the most promising fields of modern research

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la genética

ej. La genética es una de las áreas más prometedoras de la investigación moderna

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hereditary / genetic

e.g. a hereditary trait

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hereditario / genético

ej. un rasgo hereditario

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the Andes

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los Andes

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the Alps

i.e. the mountain range

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los Alpes

i.e. la cordillera de montañas

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the Caucasus

i.e. the mountain range

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el Cáucaso

i.e. la cordillera de montañas

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the Adriatic Sea

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el Mar Adriático

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a hemisphere

e.g. the Southern Hemisphere

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un hemisferio

ej.el Hemisferio Sur

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latitude

e.g. 30 degrees latitude

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la latitud

ej. 30 grados de latitud

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longitude

e.g. 187 degrees longitude

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la longitud

ej. 187 grados de longitud

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a glacier

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un glaciar

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a plateau / the highlands

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un altiplano / una meseta / una altiplanicie

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a strait / a channel

e.g. the Strait of Magellan

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un estrecho / un canal

ej. el Estrecho de Magallanes

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a waterfall / a cascade

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una catarata / una cascada

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an oasis

e.g. After wandering the desert for two weeks, he was happy to find an oasis

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un oasis

ej. Después de vagar en el desierto por dos semanas, estaba feliz de haber encontrado un oasis

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rapids / fast-moving water

e.g. The dog fell in the river, and it was swept away by the rapids

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los rápidos / aguas turbulentas

ej. El perro se cayó al río, y se lo llevaron los rápidos

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a reservoir / a water source

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una represa / un embalse / una fuente de agua

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a stream / a creek

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un arroyo / un riachuelo

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a swamp / a marsh / a bog

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una ciénaga / un marjal / un pantano

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a peninsula

e.g. Florida is part of a large peninsula

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una península

ej. Florida es parte de una gran península

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a hot spring

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un agua termal / un manantial termal

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a lagoon / a pond

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una laguna / un pantano

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a tremor / a small earthquake

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un temblor / un terremoto pequeño

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a volcano

e.g. The volcano last erupted 23 years ago

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un volcán

ej. El volcán hizo erupción hace 23 años

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lava

e.g. There is lava spewing from the volcano

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la lava

ej. Hay lava brotando del volcán

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a bank / an embankment

e.g. the bank of a river

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una orilla / una ribera

ej. la orilla de un río

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a ditch / a trench

e.g. The French dug lots of trenches to keep out the Germans

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una zanja / un foso / una fosa

ej. Los franceses cavaron muchas fosas para mantener fuera a los alemanes

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territory / domain

e.g. the wolves’ territory

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el territorio / el dominio

ej. el territorio de los lobos

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a county

e.g. Each county has its own elected representative

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un condado

ej. Cada condado tiene a su propio representante electo

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a district

e.g. a school district

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un distrito

ej. un distrito escolar

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a slum / a very poor neighborhood

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un barrio bajo / una barriada / un barrio muy pobre

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a promenade / a boardwalk

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una costanera / un malecón / una rambla

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underground

e.g. an underground passageway

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subterráneo

ej. un pasaje subterráneo

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a census

e.g. In the last census, the national population was calculated at over 300 million people

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un censo

ej. En el último censo, la población nacional se calculó en más de 300 millones de personas

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out of this world

e.g. I’ve never seen that kind of plant before. It’s out of this world!

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de otro mundo

ej. Nunca he visto ese tipo de planta antes. ¡Parece de otro mundo!

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a prodigy

e.g. I’ve never seen a kid play the piano like that. He’s a true prodigy

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un prodigio

ej. Nunca he visto a un niño tocar el piano así. Es un prodigio

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amazed

e.g. I was amazed by the performance

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asombrado

ej. Quedé asombrado con la presentación

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wonder / awe

e.g. It’s difficult to express the awe we feel when we see the Grand Canyon

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asombro

ej. Es difícil expresar el asombro que sentimos cuando vemos el Gran Cañón

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awe-inspiring / breath-taking

e.g. This view is truly breath-taking

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impresionante / alucinante / asombroso

ej. Esta vista es verdaderamente asombrosa