File 9 - Word building Flashcards
cuidado, precaución
care
n
/keə(r)/
You need to take care of your teeth or you will have problems.
cauto, cuidadoso, prudente
careful
adj
/ˈkeəfl/
That drink is hot. Please be careful not to drop it.
con cuidado, con cautela
carefully
adv
/ˈkɛərfʊli/
Please drive carefully. I don’t want you to have an accident.
descuidado, negligente, poco cuidadoso
careless
adj
/ˈkeələs/
He is a careless driver. He will cause an accident.
descuidadamente, sin cuidado
carelessly
adv
/ˈkeələsli/
He carelessly threw away an important document.
comodidad
comfort
n
/ˈkʌmfət/
I bought this sofa for comfort, not style.
cómodo, agradable, a gusto
comfortable
adj
/ˈkʌmftəbl/
The room wasn’t great but the bed was really comfortable.
incómodo, molesto
uncomfortable
adj
/ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/
This chair is incredibly uncomfortable. I need to buy a new one.
confortablemente, cómodamente
comfortably
adv
/ˈkʌmftəbli/
Is everyone sitting comfortably?
incómodamente
uncomfortably
adv
/ʌnˈkʌmftəbli/
The train was uncomfortably hot.
fortuna, suerte, destino, riqueza
fortune
n
/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
He couldn’t believe his good fortune when he found 20 dollars.
fortuito, afortunado
fortunate
adj
/ˈfɔːtʃənət/
He didn’t look when he crossed the road and was fortunate not to have an accident.
desafortunado, desgraciado
unfortunate
adj
/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/
It’s unfortunate you couldn’t be there. It was a great party.
afortunadamente, por suerte
fortunately
adv
/ˈfɔːtʃənətli/
The rain was really heavy, but fortunately we had our umbrellas.
lamentablemente, desgraciadamente, desafortunadamente
unfortunately
adv
/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/
The parks were beautiful, but unfortunately it rained almost every day.
paciencia, temple, tolerancia
patience
n
/ˈpeɪʃns/
You need a lot of patience to work with children.
paciente
patient
adj
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
He is really patient and will take his time to explain things.
impaciente
impatient
adj
/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/
She is so impatient. She won’t wait for more than five minutes.
pacientemente
patiently
adv
/ˈpeɪʃntli/
Please wait patiently. We will be boarding the plane in one hour.
impacientemente
impatiently
adv
/ɪmˈpeɪʃntli/
He kept impatiently pressing the bell to get someone’s attention.
suerte
luck
n
/lʌk/
Are luck and practice just as important as talent?
afortunado
lucky
adj
/ˈlʌki/
He was lucky enough to win the completion.
desafortunado
unlucky
adj
/ʌnˈlʌki/
Do you know anyone who is particularly lucky or unlucky?
afortunadamente, por suerte
luckily
adv
/ˈlʌkɪli/
Luckily he caught an earlier bus or he might have missed his flight.
desafortunadamente, desgraciadamente
unluckily
adv
/ʌnˈlʌkɪli/
Unluckily for her, she missed her flight.
