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1
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Dejado

A

Clean.
Also, past tense of to clean.

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Vacío

A

Empty

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El patano

A

The swamp

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Recorrer

A

To travel around

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La espuma

A

The foam

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El asiento

A

The seat

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Arreglarse
Me estoy arreglando para salir.

A

To get ready.
I’m getting ready to leave.

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La llave

A

The key

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El mirador

A

The viewpoint

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Trabajador (adj)

A

Hardworking

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La toronja

A

The grapefruit

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Rugir (itv)

A

To roar

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Almorzar (itv)

A

To have lunch

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El chicle

A

Chewing gum

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La ampolla

A

The blister

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Rumbear (itv)

A

To party

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17
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El ancla

A

The anchor

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18
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La cola

A

The tail

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19
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Rápidamente

A

Quickly (note the accent mark)

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20
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El/La salvavidaS

A

The lifeguard
(Note the plural ending)

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21
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La manga

A

The sleeve

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22
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La barbuja

A

The bubble

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23
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Pedalear

A

To pedal

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24
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Exprimir (TV)

A

To squeeze

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25
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Distraerse
Me distraje viendo el celular.

A

To get distracted
I get distracted checking my cellphone.

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26
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Mundial (adj.)

A

World, worldwide
With a capital M, it’s the World Cup

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27
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La contaminación

A

Pollution

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28
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El tejón

A

The badger

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29
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La madriguera

A

The burrow

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30
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El delantero
La delantera

A

The forward, as in soccer

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31
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para anotar

A

To score (eg goal)

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32
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Maullar

A

To meow

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33
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“el/la cavernícola”

A

The caveman

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34
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Dibijo

A

Drawing

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35
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El inframundo

A

The underworld

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36
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Espeluznante (adj)

A

Terrifying

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37
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El caldero

A

The cauldron

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38
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El garfio (emphasis on first syllable)

A

The hook

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39
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Oculto (adj)

A

Hidden

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40
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El acertijo

A

The riddle

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41
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Venenoso (adj)

A

Poisonous

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42
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La luna llena

A

The full moon

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43
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El relleno

A

The stuffing
(imagine becoming full, “lleno,” again by eating stuffing)

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44
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Amasar

A

To knead

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45
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El eneldo

A

The dill
(eneldildo with a pickle)

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46
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El batidor

A

The whisk (imagine using a frayed bat as a whisk)

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47
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Encebollado

A

Cooked with onions

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48
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El berro

A

The watercress

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49
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El ajo

A

The garlic (imagine using a hoe to harvest garlic)

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50
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El ejército

A

The army

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51
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Empalagoso

A

Sickly sweet (impaling a grossly sweet piece of candy in my mouth)

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52
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La calabaza

A

The pumpkin

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53
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Brumoso

A

Misty: a bear (oso) wipes away the mist with a broom

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54
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Machacar

A

To crush
(smash a car)

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55
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El champiñon

A

The mushroom
(Lion’s Mane is the champion of mushrooms)

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56
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Disfrazarse: pronominal verb

A

To dress up

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57
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Pronominal = reflexive verb: Reflexive verb?

A

Verb whose direct object is the same as its subject.

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58
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El títere

A

The puppet: a female puppet with tits full of air.

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59
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Acechar

A

To stalk
(A helpful hardware cat wearing an Ace vest stalking a chair)
Ej: El gato estaba acechando su presa (prey)

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60
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La presa

A

The prey

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61
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El cuervo

A

The raven/crow
(Genus Corvus)

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62
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Passerine (English)

A

Perching birds: order Passeriformes
Apasserine(/ˈpæsəraɪn/) is anybirdof theorderPasseriformes(/ˈpæsərɪfɔːrmiːz/; fromLatinpasser’sparrow’ andformis’-shaped’), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known asperching birds, passerines generally have ananisodactylarrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching.

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63
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El malvavisco

A

The marshmallow

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64
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Emocionado

A

Excited

65
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Estoy emocionado por ir a Argentina.

A

I’m excited to go to Argentina.

66
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El ombligo

A

The bully button

67
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La pelusa

A

The fluff

68
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La broma

A

The joke

69
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¡Esa fue una broma muy graciosa!

A

That was a very funny joke!

70
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La papilla

A

The baby food

71
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Es hora de darle su papilla a Toñito.

A

It’s time to give Toñito his baby food.

72
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La mezquita

A

The mosque

73
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La maleta

A

The suitcase

74
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La jardinería
(Noun)

A

(The) gardening

75
Q

Abarcar
El libro abarca el periodo entre 1939 y 1945.

A

To cover
The book covers the period between 1939 and 1945.

76
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Plantar

A

To plant

77
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Plantamos varios árboles en la primavera.

A

We planted several trees in the spring.

78
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La mueca

A

The face

79
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Zarandear

A

To shake

80
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¡Deja de zarandear eso que lo vas a romper!

A

Stop shaking that or you’re going to break it!

81
Q

El topo

A

The mole

82
Q

Los topos cavan hoyos en la tierra.

A

The moles dig holes in the ground.

83
Q

La tórtola

A

The turtledove

84
Q

Dos tórtolas estaban posadas en la rama.

A

Two turtledoves were perched on the branch.

85
Q

La tinaja

A

The large earthenware jar

86
Q

Los aldeanos guardan el aceite en tinajas.

A

The villagers store the oil in large earthenware jars.

87
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Los aldeanos

A

The villagers

88
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Voltear

A

To turn over

89
Q

Ed volteó la carta para revelar un as.

A

Ed turned over the card to reveal an ace.

90
Q

Un as

A

An ace (card)

91
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Fluir

A

To flow

92
Q

El pasatiempo

A

Hobby

93
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Moler

A

To grind

94
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La barista está moliendo el café.

A

The barista is grinding the coffee.

95
Q

Césped

A

Lawn

96
Q

Tengo que cortar el césped.

A

I have to mow the lawn.

97
Q

La zanahoria

A

The carrot

98
Q

Veranear

A

To spend the Summer

99
Q

Este año voy a veranear en Panamá

A

This year I’m spending the Summer in Panama.

100
Q

El zarpazo

A

The swipe

101
Q

El zarpazo

A

The swipe

102
Q

El gato me dió un zarpazo y me rasguñó la cara.

A

The cat took a swipe at me and scratched my face.

103
Q

Bucear

A

To scuba dive

104
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El arrecife

A

The reef

105
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El cangrejo

A

The crab

106
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Las tenazas

A

The pincers

107
Q

La tiza

A

The chalk

108
Q

El profesor agarró un trozo de tiza y comenzó a escribir.

A

The professor grabbed a piece of chalk and started writing.

109
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Un trozo

A

A piece

110
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Navegar

A

To sail

111
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La ola

A

The wave (like ocean waves)

112
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La balsa

A

The raft

113
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El babero

A

The bib

114
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Playero

A

Beach

115
Q

El voleibol playero es mi deporte olímpico favorito.

A

Beach volleyball is my favorite Olympic sport.

116
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La hamaca

A

The hammock

117
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Templado

A

Mild

118
Q

La zona goza de un clima templado todo el año.

A

The area enjoys mild weather all year.

119
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Gozar

A

To enjoy

120
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Sediento (adj)

A

Thirsty

121
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Susurrar

A

To whisper

122
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El trapeador

A

The mop

123
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El chapuzón

A

The dip (as in a lake)

124
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Descalzo (adj)

A

Barefoot

125
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Descalzo (adj)

A

Barefoot

126
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Quemando

A

Burning

127
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La sien

A

The temple (head)

128
Q

Refunfuñar

A

To grumble

129
Q

¡No refunfuñes! ¡Hace tu tarea!

A

Don’t grumble! Do your homework!

130
Q

La tarea en casa

A

Homework

131
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Salteado

A

Sautéed

132
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El silbato

A

The whistle

133
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El partido no acaba hasta que el árbitro toque el silbato.

A

The game doesn’t end until the referee blows the whistle.

134
Q

El partido no acaba hasta que el árbitro toque el silbato.

A

The game doesn’t end until the referee blows the whistle.

135
Q

El partido

A

The match/game

136
Q

Empeñarse

A

To steam up

137
Q

El aire caliente hizo que se empañaran mis gafas.

A

The hot air made my glasses steam up.

138
Q

La luciérnaga

A

Firefly

139
Q

Las luciérnagas alumbran el pantano.

A

The fireflies light up the swamp.

140
Q

El pantano

A

The swamp

141
Q

Nublado (adj)

A

Cloudy

142
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El reto

A

The challenge

143
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El ratito

A

A little while

144
Q

El adivino

A

The fortune teller

145
Q

El calamar

A

The squid (duh!)

146
Q

Adivinar

A

To guess

147
Q

Cortésmente (adv)

A

Politely

148
Q

El zapallo

A

The pumpkin

149
Q

El camote

A

Sweet potato

150
Q

La alcaparra

A

The caper

151
Q

Este bagel LLEVA salmón ahumado, queso crema y alcaparras.

A

This bagel has smoked salmon, cream cheese, and capers. NB: “llevas” and lack of Oxford comma

152
Q

La alcancía

A

The piggy bank

153
Q

Volador (adj)

A

Flying

154
Q

Nadie me cree

A

No one believes me

155
Q

Pero sé que vi

A

But I know I saw

156
Q

Un platillo volador

A

A flying saucer

157
Q

La obsuridad

A

The dark (think “the obscurity”)

158
Q

Viviente (adj)

A

Living

159
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Nos está persiguiendo…

A

We are being chased by…