4.2.3 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards
Learn and memorize advanced vocabulary about religion, sports, and weather. This roughly covers cards 8420-8650 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).
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neon
e.g. a neon sign
neón
ej. un letrero de neón
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neon / hot / fluorescent
e.g. neon orange
neón / fluorescente
ej. naranja neón
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to rain on someone’s parade / to ruin someone’s plan
e.g. When his ex-wife showed up, that totally rained on his parade
aguarle la fiesta a alguien
ej. Cuando mi ex esposa llegó, me aguó la fiesta por completo
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a party pooper / a Debbie downer / a negative Nancy
e.g. Please don’t invite her. She’s such a party pooper
aguafiestas
ej. Por favor no la invites. Es una aguafiestas terrible
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to put in order
e.g. Put these books in alphabetical order
poner en orden / ordenar
ej. Pon estos libros en orden alfabético
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to be out of order / to be in the wrong order
e.g. These cards are out of order
estar en desorden / estar desordenado
ej. Estas tarjetas están en desorden
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the former
e.g. When choosing between apples and oranges, I prefer the former. Apples are much better
el primero / el anterior
ej. Al elegir entre manzanas y naranjas, prefiero las primeras. Las manzanas son mucho mejores
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the latter
e.g. I speak both Thai and English. The latter is spoken in many countries
el posterior
ej. Hablo tanto tailandés como inglés. El posterior se habla en muchos países
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picky / fussy / choosy
e.g. She is picky about the kinds of guys she’ll date
exigente / quisquilloso
ej. Ella es exigente con el tipo de hombres con los que sale
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to pick at / to peck at / to eat hesitantly
e.g. He wasn’t hungry, so he just picked at his food
picotear / picar / comer sin ganas
ej. No tenía mucha hambre, así que solamente picoteó su comida
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to pick at
e.g. You should not pick at a pimple or scab, as it will not heal properly
tocarse / molestarse
ej. No deberías molestarte un barro o una costra, ya que no sanará bien
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to pick yourself up / to get back on your feet
e.g. After the bankruptcy, he picked himself up and started another company
reponerse / levantarse
ej. Después de la bancarrota, se repuso y comenzó otra compañía
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the warden / the prison warden
el alcaide / el alcaide de una prisión
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to take someone prisoner / to take someone hostage
e.g. The rebels took him hostage and held him for ransom
llevarse preso a alguien
ej. Los rebeldes se lo llevaron preso y pidieron un rescate por él
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a dungeon
e.g. The king threw him in the dungeon with the snakes and corpses
una mazmorra / un calabozo
ej. El rey lo echó en una mazmorra llena de serpientes y cadáveres
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to serve / to serve time / to serve a sentence
e.g. The thief will have to serve time for his crime
cumplir / cumplir tiempo / cumplir una sentencia
ej. El ladrón tendrá que cumplir la sentencia por su crimen
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to pull off / to accomplish / to achieve
e.g. I didn’t think the new team could win, but they pulled it off
lograr / llevar a cabo
ej. No creí que el nuevo equipo pudiera ganar, pero lo lograron
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to pull up to / to approach
e.g. The teenager pulled up to the stop sign with his music playing loud
acercarse en carro
ej. El adolescente se acercó en carro, con la música muy alta
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a bulletin board
el tablero de anuncios / la cartelera
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to put up / to post / to hang up
e.g. She put a sign up on the wall
colgar / poner / colocar
ej. Ella colgó un letrero en la pared
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to put down / to belittle / to insult
e.g. Stop belittling him. You’re hurting his feelings
ningunear / hablar mal de / insultar
ej. Deja de ningunearlo. Estás hiriendo sus sentimientos
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to put down / to record / to mark down
e.g. I put you down for a reservation for two this evening
anotar / apuntar
ej. Te apunté para una reservación para dos esta noche
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to put out / to extinguish
e.g. The firemen put out the fire
apagar / extinguir
ej. Los bomberos apagaron el incendio
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to dump / to dump out
e.g. He dumped all the cookies out of the jar
tirar / botar / volcar
ej. Él tiró todas las galletas del tarro