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Boring

It is the most boring book I have ever read.

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Aburrido

Es el libro más aburrido que he leído.

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Dangerous

Wild animals can be very dangerous.

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Peligroso

Los animales salvajes pueden ser muy peligrosos.

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Local

The local newspaper is good for jobs.

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Local

El periódico local es bueno para buscar trabajo.

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Following

Next ( noun )

You’ll find the answer in the following paragraph.

Who’s next?

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Siguiente

Encontrarás la respuesta en el siguiente párrafo.

PAH -rrah- foh

El Siguiente

see-YEN-teh

Quién es el siguiente?

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Long

The sleeves of this shirt are too long for me.

Clear Off or Go Away

Clear off! We don’t want to buy any sunglasses.

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Largo

Las mangas de esta camisa me quedan muy largas.

¡Largo! No queremos comprar gafas de sol.

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Short or Low

He is a bit short for his age.

This table is too low to work comfortably.

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Bajo / Baja

Es un poco bajo para su edad.

Esta mesa es demasiado baja para trabajar bien.

In this case “demasiado” is an adverb modifying the adjective “baja”, so it is in masculine singular.

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Common

It’s a common misconception that sushi always has fish.

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Común

Es un error común que el sushi siempre lleva pescado.

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Serious

He was a laughing baby, but now he’s a serious teenager.

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Serio / Seria

Era un bebé alegre, pero ahora es un adolescente muy serio.

SAY -rio

SAY-ria

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Capable or Able

They say cats are able to think in the past, present, and future.

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Capaz

Se dice que los gatos son capaces de pensar en pasado, presente y futuro.

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Available or Free

There are three free seats close to the window.

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Disponible

Hay tres asientos disponibles cerca de la ventana.

dees-po-KNEE-bleh

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Short or Brief (not long)

My grandmother lives a short distance from the beach.

The class was brief today.

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Corto / Corta

Mi abuela vive a corta distancia de la playa.

La clase estuvo corta hoy.

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Poor

A poor neighborhood.

My knowledge of Chinese is poor.

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Pobre

Un barrio pobre.

Mi conocimiento de chino es pobre.

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Beautiful

That Van Gogh painting is beautiful.

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Hermoso

Ese cuadro de Van Gogh es hermoso.

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Simple, Plain, Easy

Their way of life was simple but rich in traditions.

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Sencillo

sen-SEE-yoh

Su estilo de vida era sencillo pero rico en tradiciones.

El Estilo = Style or Type (kind)

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Initial

The initial plan was to fly to Barcelona on Tuesday, but we had to postpone the trip a week.

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Inicial

El plan inicial era volar a Barcelona el martes, pero tuvimos que posponer el viaje una semana.

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Beautiful or Lovely

Your daughter is beautiful, intelligent, and compassionate.

Your garden is looking lovely!

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Bello

Su hija es bella, inteligente y compasiva.

b. lovely

¡Qué bello está su jardín!

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Daily

Missing the bus is a daily occurrence for him.

Daily life

Every Day

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Diario / Diaria

Perder el autobús es un hecho diario para él.

La vida diaria

A Diario

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Useful

It’s very useful having a refrigerator in my office.

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Útil

Es muy útil tener un refrigerador en la oficina.

OO- til

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Cute or Beautiful or Pretty or Handsome

You have a cute dog.

He bought me some lovely flowers.

Rosa has a very handsome husband.

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Lindo / Linda

Tienes un perro lindo.

Me compró unas flores lindas.

Rosa tiene un marido muy lindo.

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Entire or Whole

He ate a whole hamburger at the age of two.

The entire community came out to the streets to celebrate.

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Entero / Entera

Comió una hamburguesa entera a la edad de dos.

La comunidad entera salió a la calle a celebrar.

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Ready

Are you (formal, plural) ready? We have to go.

Clever or Smart

The smartest guy in our class.

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Listo

¿Están ya listos? Tenemos que irnos.

El chico más listo de la clase.

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Thin or Slim

The slim woman had dark hair.

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Delgado

La mujer delgada tenía el cabello oscuro.

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Square (adjective)

We serve sushi on square plates.

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Cuadrado

Servimos sushi en platos cuadrados.

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Stable (adjective)

A stable country.

The building structure is stable and secure.

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Estable

Un país estable.

La estructura del edificio es estable y segura.

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Early

During the week, I wake up early to go to work.

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Temprano / Temprana (adjective)

Durante la semana me despierto temprano para ir al trabajo. In this case Temprano is an adverb.

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Weak

The illness has left her very feeble (weak).

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Débil

La enfermedad la ha dejado muy débil.

DAY - bill

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Proud

I’m proud of your accomplishments.

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Orgulloso

Or - goo- YOH- so

Estoy orgulloso de tus logros.

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Secret (adjective)

The dictator was buried in a secret location to prevent vandalism.

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Secreto / Secreta

El dictador fue enterrado en un lugar secreto para evitar el vandalismo.

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Cheerful or Happy

Elaine is a very happy person.

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Alegre

Elaine es una persona muy alegre.

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Ugly

That monster you drew has a very ugly nose.

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Feo

El monstruo que dibujaste tiene una nariz muy fea.

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Wise

She gave me a wise piece of advice

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Sabio / Sabia

Me dio un consejo muy sabio.

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Blind

My brother went blind when he was eight.

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Ciego

Mi hermano se quedó ciego con ocho años.

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Nude or Naked

Since no one had a bathing suit, they all decided to swim in the nude.

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Desnudo

Como nadie tenía bañador, todos decidieron nadar desnudos.

“Como “ not “desde”, because in this case “from” is a conjunction, even though it starts the sentence, and has nothing to do with “distance”.

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Mature

Rebeca is a mature person who always thinks about the consequences before deciding.

Ripe

Tomatoes taste so much better when picked ripe.

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Maduro

Rebeca es una persona madura que siempre medita las consecuencias antes de decidir.

Los tomates saben mucho mejor cuando se cosechan maduros.

Cosechar = To Harvest

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Homemade

I actually prefer store-bought crème caramel to homemade one.

Is this home-made bread?

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Casero

De hecho, me gusta más el flan comprado que el casero.

¿Es este pan casero?

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Useless

What a useless invention!

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Inútil

Qué invento más inútil!

ee- NEW- til

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