Chaper Eight Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Los adelantos

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Advances

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A la vez

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At the same time

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La agenda electrónica

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Electronic planner

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El (La) auxiliar administrativo(a)/médico(a)/de laboratorio

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Administrative/medical/laboratory assistant

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Cambiar

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To change

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Competente

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Competent

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El contestador automático

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Answering machine

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Decidirse a + infinitive

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To decide to

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La desventaja

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Disadvantage

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Empeorar

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To make worse

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Enseguida

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Right away

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En un santiamén

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Instantly

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Eso me resulta fácil/bastante difícil

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That’s easy/difficult for me

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Está fuera de/a mi alcance.

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It’s outside/within my reach

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Facilitar

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To facilitate

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La fotocopiadora

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Photocopier

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El hombre/la mujer de negocios

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Businessman/businesswomen

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Hoy (en) día

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These days

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Inmediatamente

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Immediately

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Lo puedo hacer.

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I can do it.

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Me cuesta trabajo (hacer) …

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It takes a lot of work for me (to do)…

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Mejorar

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To improve

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No me es nada difícil.

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It’s not hard for me at all.

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El robot

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Robot

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Sembrar

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To plant

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Soy capaz de (hacer)…

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I am capable of (doing)…

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Tratar de+ infinitive

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To try to

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El talento

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Talent

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La tecnología

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Technology

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Utilizar

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To utilize

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La ventaja

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Advantage

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La vida diaria

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Daily life

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El (La) voluntario(a)

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Volunteer

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Está más claro ahora.

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It’s clearer now

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Hay algo que se me escapa.

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There’s something I can’t quite grasp.

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No logro entender…

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I can’t seem to understand…

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No me cabe en la cabeza.

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I don’t get it.

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¡Vaya! Por fun capto la idea.

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Aha! I finally get the idea.

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¡Ya caigo!

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I get it!

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Hacerte, volverse, ponerse, convertirse en, quedarse, and llegar a ser

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To become

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Hacerse+adj or noun

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Change where personal effort is involved.

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Ponerse+adj

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Sudden physical or mental change.

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Volverse+adj

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Describe a more gradual change

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Convertirse en+noun

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To change into or turn into

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Quedarse+adj with cuego, sordo, or calvo

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To be left or to wind up a certain way

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Llegar a ser+adj or noun

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To become or to get to be after a series of events or after a long time.