Food and Drink Flashcards

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1
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Breakfast

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Desayunar / desayuno

Don’t forget to breakfast before the trip. — Que no se te olvide desayunar antes del viaje

This product is perfect for my breakfast in the office. — Este producto es perfecto para mi desayuno en la oficina.

The omission of breakfast is a problem in this population. — La omisión del desayuno es un problema en esta población.

The price includes breakfast, cleaning and change of towels daily. — El precio incluye desayuno, limpieza y cambio de toallas diario.

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Lunch

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Almuerzo / almorzar

What’s for lunch, honey? — ¿Qué hay de almuerzo, cariño?

I have a business lunch today. — Hoy tengo una comida de negocios.

I’m going to lunch with my boss. — Voy a almorzar con mi jefe.

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Dinner

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Cena / cenar (verb)

Try to eat dinner at least two hours before bed. — Trata de tomar la cena al menos dos horas antes de acostarte.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in five elegant restaurants. — Desayuno, almuerzo y cena se sirven en cinco elegantes restaurantes.

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To be hungry

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Tener hambre / hambriento

Why is the baby crying? - I think he is hungry. — ¿Por qué llora el bebé? - Creo que tiene hambre.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. — Para una figura delgada, comparte tu comida con los hambrientos.

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To cook

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Te voy a cocinar una cena muy rica esta noche. — I’m going to cook you a delicious dinner tonight.

¿Sabes cocinar? — Can you cook?

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To prepare

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Preparar

This is a meal you can prepare in advance and just put in the oven when your guests arrive. — Esta es una comida que puedes preparar con antelación y poner en el horno cuando lleguen los invitados.

I have to prepare two presentations for this week. — Tengo que preparar dos presentaciones para esta semana

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To share

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Compartir

Share good moments with your family today. — Comparte buenos momentos con tu familia hoy.

I don’t share your opinion, but I respect it. — No comparto tu opinión, pero la respeto.

It’s hard for me to share memories from my past, Daniel. — Es duro para mí compartir recuerdos de mi pasado, Daniel.

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Orange

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Naranja

El jugo de naranja es mi bebida preferida por la mañana. — Orange juice is my preferred drink in the morning.

Esta ensalada combina lechuga, hinojo con naranja y queso azul. — This salad combines lettuce, fennel with orange and blue cheese.

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apple

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manzana

La reina malvada le dio una manzana envenenada a Blancanieves. — The evil queen gave Snow White a poisoned apple.

Este no es un caso de la rara manzana podrida. — This is not a case of the odd rotten apple.

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Strawberry

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fresa

Hay fresas con crema de postre. — There’s strawberries and cream for dessert.

La fresa es una planta muy resistente. — The strawberry is a Nos dieron un cupón para un desayuno gratis.They gave us a voucher for a free breakfast.
hardy plant.

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Watermelon

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la sandía

I bought a watermelon and some plums. — Compré una sandía y varias ciruelas.

This watermelon is juicy, sweet and it has very good flavor. — Esta sandía es jugosa, dulce y tiene muy buen sabor.

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Vegetables

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Las verduras

The vegetable soup consists of broth, carrots, celery, potatoes, and peas. — La sopa de verduras consiste en caldo, zanahorias, apio, papas y guisantes.

The vitamins and minerals are preserved by vegetables or fish. — Las vitaminas y minerales son preservados por verduras o pescado.

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Seafood

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El marisco

Comimos muchos mariscos en nuestro viaje. — We ate a lot of seafood on our trip.

Carne, pescado y marisco son mayoritariamente cocinados a la parrilla. — Meat, fish and seafood are mostly cooked on the grill.

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milk products

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productos lácteos

You don’t eat bread, meat, sugar products, milk products, mushrooms and haricot. — No comáis pan, carne, pasteles, madalenas, etc., lácteos, setas, alubias.

In developing countries there is an increasing demand for meat and milk products. — En los países en desarrollo hay una demanda cada vez mayor de productos cárnicos y lácteos.

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Sweets

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Los dulces / dulce (adjective form)

La tía Margarita tiene que reducir su consumo de dulces porque es diabética. — Aunt Margarita has to reduce her intake of sweet things because she’s diabetic.

El pastel está algo dulce para mí. — The cake is a bit too sweet for me.

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Nut

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Los frutos secos

¿Les apetecen unos frutos secos para picar con la cerveza? — Would you like some nuts as a snack with your beers?

Servir con paella, tapas calientes o frías como aceitunas o frutos secos. — Serve with paella, tapas or just olives and almonds.

Sabor: débil, poco persistente, recordando a los frutos secos, algo tanico. — Taste: faint, little persistent, nutty, somewhat tannic.

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Mediterranean food

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comida mediterránea

The Arasa’s restaurant serves traditional Mediterranean food, using local products. — El restaurante del Arasa sirve platos tradicionales mediterráneos elaborados con productos locales.

Italian and Mediterranean food in Sant Jordi. — Cocina italiana y mediterránea en Sant Jordi.
(cocina -> cuisine)

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healthy

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saludable

It’s really not healthy to spend the entire day stretched out on the sofa. — Realmente no es saludable pasar el día entero tirado en el sofá.

Charley is healthy, has excellent hips and elbows (without dysplasy). — Charley es saludable, tiene excelentes caderas y codos (sin displasia).

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Spicy

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picante

Estos chiles son muy picantes. — These chili peppers are really spicy.

¿No crees que el pescado está muy picante? — Don’t you think the fish is a little too hot?

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Salty

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salado

Hay almendras saladas para picar. — There are salted almonds to snack on.

Prefiero bañarme en agua fresca que en agua salada. — I prefer to swim in fresh water over salt water.

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healthy

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sano

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Bitter

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amargo

Here are 6 benefits of bitter melon and its extract. — Aquí hay 6 beneficios de melón amargo y su extracto.

The thought alone left a bitter taste in his mouth. — El pensamiento solo dejó un sabor amargo en su boca.

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Cookies

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galletas

Agarra una galleta. Acabo de hornearlas. — Take a cookie. I just baked them.

Las galletas se están acabando. — We’re running out of biscuits.

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Rich

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ricas
(can also mean delicious)

Estas secreciones son ricas en enzimas, mucílagos y principios activos. — These secretions are rich in enzymes, mucilage and active principles.

Contiene frutas que son ricas en vitamina B y magnesio. — It contains fruits that are rich in vitamin B and magnesium.

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Even though

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aunque

Aunque está lloviendo, el paisaje está precioso. — Even though it’s raining, the scenery is beautiful.

The museum has been recently remodelled, although with limited resources. — El museo ha sido recientemente remodelado, aunque con recursos limitados.

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Bland

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soso/a(s)

Las lentejas están sosas. ¿Les añadimos algunas especias? — The lentils are bland. Should we add some spices to them?

No vuelvo a este restaurante. La comida está sosa y el vino está picado. — I won’t be coming back to this restaurant. The food is tasteless, and the wine is sour.

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Popcorn

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Palomitas

Hice unas palomitas para que las comamos viendo la película. — I made us some popcorn to eat while we’re watching the movie.

Captura todas las palomitas que puedas en este divertido juego. — Catch all the popcorn you can in this funny game.

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Tasty

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sabroso

¡Este burrito está muy sabroso! — This burrito is really tasty!

Te recomiendo que lo lleves a ese lugar peruano sabroso. — I recommend that you take him to that delicious Peruvian place.

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Enough

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bastante

Hay bastante espacio para una fiesta. — There is enough room for a party.

Nos deben bastante dinero y se niegan a pagarnos. — They owe us quite a lot of money and they refuse to pay.

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Hate

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odio

Para crear un mundo mejor, necesitamos eliminar todo el odio y reemplazarlo con amor. — To create a better world, we need to remove all of the hate and replace it with love.

El odio que nuestro equipo tiene para nuestro rival es muy arraigado. — The hatred that our team has for our rival is very deeply-rooted.

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Then

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Pues

Estoy cansado. - Pues vete a dormir. — I am tired. - Go to sleep then.

No sé que decirte, pues. — I don’t know what to tell you, then.

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However

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sin embargo

Me encanta esa chaqueta. Sin embargo, cuesta $600 y no me la puedo permitir.I love that jacket. — However, it costs $600 and I can’t afford it.

El fontanero nunca llega a tiempo. Sin embargo, hace un buen trabajo. — The plumber is never on time. Nevertheless, he does a good job.

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Less

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menos

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Lavar

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to wash

Tienes que lavar la fruta antes de comértela. — You need to wash the fruit before eating it.

¿Quieres que te lave esta camisa? — Do you want me to launder this shirt for you?

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onion

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cebolla

Siempre pone cebolla picada en sus tacos. — He always puts chopped onions on his tacos.

Puedes criar una planta de tulipán desde la cebolla de tulipán. — You can grow a tulip plant from the tulip bulb.

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Recipe

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receta

Tengo una receta para lentejas con chorizo. — I have a recipe for lentils with chorizo.

There is no recipe for happiness. — No hay una receta para la felicidad.

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I believe

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creo que

I believe our business is very connected with the architecture. — Creo que nuestro negocio es muy conectado con la arquitectura.

I believe this may be the case in our text. — Creo que este puede ser el caso en nuestro texto.

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To have an afternoon snack

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Merendar

¿Te apetece algo para merendar? — Do you feel like having an afternoon snack?

He merendado unas galletas. — I had cookies as an afternoon snack.

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To order

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Pedir

Llamó para pedir más dinero. — He called to ask for more money.

No necesitas pedir permiso para ir al baño. — You don’t have to ask permission to go to the bathroom.

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40
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Pulses

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legumbres

La combinación de legumbres y cereales es una buena alternativa. — The combination of legumes and cereals is a good alternative.

La vitamina E está presente en granos enteros, verduras y legumbres. — Vitamin E is present in whole grains, vegetables and legumes.

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Tuna

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el atún

Si miras a babor, verás la espalda de un atún asomando del agua. — If you look off the port side, you’ll see the back of a tuna sticking up out of the water.

Los peces más contaminados son el salmón y el atún. — The most contaminated fish are salmon and tuna.

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rice

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arroz

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Sausage

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Salchicha

Comimos un poco de salchicha polaca con nuestro desayuno. — We ate some Polish sausage with our breakfast.

Good also stewed with pieces of sausage or diced bacon. — Bueno también estofado con trozos de salchicha o tocino picado.

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Steak

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filete

Pedí al carnicero que cortara el cordero en filetes finos. — I asked the butcher to cut the lamb into thin steaks.

¿Cómo quieres tu filete? — How would you like your steak?

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pork / pig

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cerdo

used in un filete de cerdo -> pork steak

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beef

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ternera

Nos sirvieron ternera con una salsa de champiñones. — We were served beef with a mushroom sauce.

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to serve

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servir

They serve dinner at six in the hotel. — Sirven la cena a las seis en el hotel.

What time will we serve dinner?¿ — A qué hora vamos a servir la cena?

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chicken

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pollo

Hay una granja de pollos cerca de nuestra casa. — There is a chicken farm near our house.

Hoy hay pollo en mole. — We are having chicken in mole sauce today.

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Potato

A

patata

Estoy horneando patatas, zanahorias y zapallos para la cena. — I’m baking potatoes, carrots, and pumpkins for dinner.

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Egg

A

huevo

Cada Pascua decoramos huevos. — Every Easter we decorate eggs.

51
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Watermelon

A

la sandía

Compré una sandía y varias ciruelas. — I bought a watermelon and some plums.

52
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Orange

A

naranja

El jugo de naranja es mi bebida preferida por la mañana. — Orange juice is my preferred drink in the morning.

53
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Blueberry

A

el arándano

Mi abuela es famosa por su deliciosa tarta de arándano. — My grandmother is famous for her delicious blueberry pie.

54
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Banana

A

el plátano

Me encanta comer el plátano con crema de avellana. — I love eating bananas with hazelnut cream.

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strawberry

A

fresa

We have strawberries and cream for dessert. — Tenemos fresas con crema de postre.

I put netting over the strawberries to protect them from birds. — Pongo una red sobre las fresas para protejerlas de los pájaros.

56
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Ice cream

A

helado

Comimos helado de chocolate mientras mirábamos la película. — We had chocolate ice cream while we watched the movie.

57
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crème caramel (its basically a kind of desert like that mold thing)

A

el flan

Recomendación: Adorne el flan con hojas de menta, se verá hermoso. — Recommendation: Garnish the flan with mint leaves, it will look beautiful.

58
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yogurt

A

el yogur

I like to eat yogurt with strawberries for breakfast. — Me gusta desayunar yogur con fresas.

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Cake

A

tarta (this word can also be used for pies, basically any desert with a pastry crust or a spongy dessert)

Esta noche tenemos una tarta de chocolate sin harina. — Tonight we have a flourless chocolate cake.

La tarta de limón te quedó superbién. — Your lemon pie turned out great.

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Pastries

A

el pastel(es)

She bakes the most delicious pastries. — Cocina unos pasteles deliciosos.

61
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Flour

A

harina

Preparé un rico pan de harina integral. — I baked a delicious loaf of bread with whole grain flour.

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Butter

A

mantequilla

Trato de evitar la mantequilla, ¡pero qué deliciosa que es! — I try to avoid butter, but it’s so delicious!

63
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daily

A

diariamente

Antes, los estudiantes debían caminar 10 kilómetros diaramente para ir a la escuela. — Before, the students had to walk 10 kilometers a day to school.

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Frequently

A

frecuentemente

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Generally

A

generalmente

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Normally

A

normalmente

67
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Once in a while

A

De vez en cuando

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Rarely

A

raramente

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Too (i.e. “in excess”)

A

demasiado

No me juzgues demasiado rápido. — Don’t judge me too quickly.

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cheese

A

queso

Me encanta la pizza con mucho queso. — I love pizza with lots of cheese.

Calabacines con queso en el horno, se puede cocinar todoaño. — Courgettes with cheese in the oven, you can cook allyear.

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Chocolate

A

bombón (can also just use chocolate, but knowing this word is useful cuz it shows up in comprehensions)

¿Te gustaron los bombones que te regalé? - Sí. Ya me los comí todos. — Did you like the chocolates I gave you? - Yes. I already ate them all.

A mi novia le regalé flores y una caja de bombones. — I gave my girlfriend flowers and a box of chocolates.

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Dozen

A

docena

73
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jar

A

tarro

Se me cayó el tarro de mayonesa y se rompió. — I dropped the jar of mayonnaise and it broke.

74
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Box

A

caja

Arriba en mi cuarto, dormidico y escondido en una caja. — Up in my room, sleepping and hidden in a box.

75
Q

Bottle

A

botella

Abramos una botella de champán para celebrar. — Let’s open a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

76
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Fresh

A

fresco

Se venden vegetales frescos en el mercado agrícola. — Fresh vegetables are sold at the farmer’s market.

Ya es hora de incorporar sangre fresca a nuestro equipo. — It’s time to add fresh blood to our team.

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Sometimes

A

a veces

A veces desayuno en un café cerca de mi casa. — Sometimes I have breakfast at a coffee shop near my house.

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cook (noun, referring to a person who cooks)

A

cocinero

El cocinero aprendió las recetas tradicionales italianas de su abuela. — The cook learned traditional Italian recipes from his grandmother.

La especialidad del cocinero es la sopa de langosta. — The chef’s specialty is the lobster bisque.

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To say

A

decir
(conjugation, becuase its irregular:
yo digo
tu dices
el/ella dice
nosotros decimos
vosotros decís
ellos/ellas dicen)

Tenías que decir algo después de un beso como ese. — You had to say something after a kiss like that.

Gracias, pero no tienes que decir eso después de todo. — Thanks, but you don’t have to say that after everything.

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Typical

A

típico

La fiebre y el sudor son síntomas típicos de la malaria. — Fever and sweating are typical symptoms of malaria.

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alimento

A

food

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Stuffing

A

relleno

El relleno lleva pasitas y nueces. — The stuffing has raisins and walnuts in it.

83
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To take

A

llevar

Lleva los platos sucios a la cocina. — Take the dirty plates to the kitchen.

84
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Country

A

país

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To seem

A

parecida

Pareces cansado. ¿Dormiste bien anoche? — You seem tired. Did you sleep well last night?

Pareces triste. ¿Qué pasó? — You look sad. What happened?

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types

A

tipos

This is not the type of dress I’m looking for. — Este no es el tipo de vestido que busco.

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Purpose

A

proposito / motivo

Ningún empleado conocía el propósito de la reunión. — None of the employees knew the purpose of the meeting.

El propósito de esta política es mejorar el sistema educativo. — The intention of this policy is to improve the educational system.

Ellos no tiene motivo para invertir dinero si no van a beneficiarse de ello. — They don’t have any reason to invest money if they’re not going to benefit from it.

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Carton

A

brik

Cuando vayas al super, compra un brik de leche por favor. — When you go to the supermarket, buy a carton of milk please.

89
Q

Slice

A

loncha

Tomás, ¿cortas el pastel de carne en lonchas, por favor? — Tomas, would you please cut the loaf meat into slices?

90
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Can

A

lata

Vamos a necesitar tres latas de frijoles para la cena de esta noche. — We’re going to need three cans of beans for tonight’s dinner.

91
Q

Bote

A

container

El azúcar lo mantengo en un bote en el armario. — I keep the sugar in a container in the cupboard.

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Bar

A

barra

Una carga de barras de acero se cayó del camión. — A load of steel bars fell off the truck.

Me he comprado una barra de chocolate para después de la cena. — I’ve bought myself a bar of chocolate for after dinner.

93
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Bag

A

bolsa

No te olvides de llevar las bolsas para hacer la compra. — Don’t forget to take your bags when you go shopping.

94
Q

Soda can

A

lata de refresco (refresco can also be replaced by soda)

Podríamos comprar también unas latas de refresco para los niños. — We could also buy some soda cans for the children.

95
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To freeze

A

congelar

(congelados is used for frozen things based on this)

Una ola de frío congeló el lago. — A cold snap froze the lake.

Patinamos en el lago cuando se congela en invierno. — We skate on the lake when it freezes in winter.

¡Me estoy congelando! ¿Puedes cerrar la ventana? — I’m freezing! Can you shut the window, please?

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Sandwich

A

bocadillo (can also use sándwich)

I ate a turkey sandwich for lunch. — Me comí un sándwich de jamón de pavo.

Would you like a tomato-and-cheese sandwich? — ¿Le gustaría un bocadillo de tomate y queso?

97
Q

Tub

A

tarrina
(used in tarrina de mantequilla — tub of butter)

Si te comes toda la tarrina de helado ahora te dolerá el estómago. — If you eat that whole tub of ice cream now you’ll get a stomachache.

98
Q

Refrigerator

A

nevera

Debes guardar la leche en la nevera después de abrirla. — You should keep the milk in the refrigerator after you open it.

99
Q

Shrimp

A

gambas

En el océano existen diversos tipos de gambas. — There are various kinds of shrimps in the ocean.

100
Q

Lamb

A

cordero

Los corderos nacieron con cinco minutos de diferencia. — The lambs were born within five minutes of each other.

101
Q

Fork

A

tenedor

Prefiero comer el pastel con un tenedor y no una cuchara. — I prefer to eat cake with a fork and not a spoon.

102
Q

Coffee pot

A

cafetera

Mi abuela me dio una cafetera de porcelana, pero no la utilizo jamás. — My grandmother gave me a china coffee pot, but I never use it.

103
Q

Vineger bottle

A

Vinagrera

¿Esta es la aceitera o la vinagrera? - Por el color, yo diría que es la vinagrera. — Is this the oil bottle or the vinegar bottle? - Going by the color, I’d say is the vinegar bottle.

104
Q

Sugar

A

azúcar

Prefiero usar azúcar morena que azúcar blanca en mi café. — I prefer to have brown sugar instead of white sugar in my coffee.

105
Q

Tray

A

bandeja

Tania trajo una bandeja de pastelitos a la fiesta. — Tania brought a tray of cupcakes to the party.

106
Q

Glass

A

vaso

Toma un vaso del estante si tienes sed. — Get a glass from the shelf if you’re thirsty.

107
Q

Knife

A

cuchillo

Ryan puso la mesa con platos, tenedores, cuchillos y cucharas. — Ryan set the table with plates, forks, knives, and spoons.

108
Q

Spoon

A

cuchara

Trajimos tenedores y cuchillos al picnic, pero se nos olvidaron las cucharas. — We brought knives and forks to the picnic, but we forgot the spoons.

109
Q

Napkin

A

servilleta

Límpiate las manos con la servilleta. — Clean your hands with the napkin.

110
Q

Some/any

A

alguna

Esta sección presenta alguna de las estrategias incluidas en Postfix. — This section presents some of the strategies included in Postfix.

111
Q

Free

A

gratis

Nos dieron un cupón para un desayuno gratis. — They gave us a voucher for a free breakfast.

112
Q

Dessert

A

postre

El pastel de ron es mi postre favorito. — Rum cake is my favorite dessert.

Esta piña es dulce y jugosa, perfecta para su postre. — This pineapple is sweet and juicy, perfect for your dessert.

113
Q

Cutlery

A

cubiertos

Por favor, ayúdame a poner la mesa. Trae los cubiertos. — Please, help me set the table. Bring the silverware.

Al comprar cubiertos, elija los que sirvan como complemento para su juego de platos. — When buying flatware, choose it to complement your dinnerware.

114
Q

Offer

A

oferta

Hemos recibido su oferta de comprar nuestra empresa. — We have received your offer to buy our company.

115
Q

Position

A

lugar

Todo estaba en su lugar cuando llegué. —
Everything was in place when I arrived.

Acabó la carrera en el cuarto lugar. — She finished the race in fourth place.

116
Q

To change

A

cambiar

The presenter changed outfits three times during the ceremony. — El presentador cambió de traje tres veces durante la ceremonia.

They might change their mind about going to the party nearer the time. — Puede que cambien de idea de si ir o no a la fiesta cuando se acerque la fecha.

117
Q

Department store

A

almacenes

El Corte Inglés es de los almacenes más famosos de España. — The Corte Inglés is one of the most famous department stores in Spain.

118
Q

To put

A

poner

¿Dónde pones las llaves? — Where do you put the keys?

Es lógico que pongan allí un colegio nuevo. — It makes sense to put a new school there.

119
Q
A