Lección 5 Flashcards

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aconsejable

Es aconsejable que bebas agua para estar sano.

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advisable

It is advisable that you drink water to be healthy.

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la desconfianza

Las personas pensaron que el presidente era alguien por el que sentían desconfianza.

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distrust

People thought the president was someone for whom they had mistrust.

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desvincular

La mujer se quería desvincular de su marido pero estaba preocupada por sus niños.

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to separate

The woman wanted to separate from her husband but was worried for their children.

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durar

Queríamos que el gas durara todo el viaje por carretera.

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to last

We wanted the gas to last the whole road trip.

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la embestida

Los Lakers sobreviven a la embestida final de los Kings.

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charge, onslaught

The Lakers survived the final onslaught of the Kings

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immutable

El experimento resultó inmutable ya que lo mismo la semana pasada.

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unchanging

The experiment was unchanging as it did the same thing last week.

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la jubilación

La pareja trabajó durante muchos años, por lo que tendría mucho dinero para su jubilación.

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retirement

The couple worked for many years so they would have a lot of money for their retirement.

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el lapso

Hubo un lapso de tiempo entre los dos espectáculos.

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lapse (of time)

There was a lapse of time in between the two shows.

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el puñado

La mujer dio al niño el puñado de caramelo por Halloween.

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handful

The woman gave the child a handful of candy for Halloween.

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renovar

El hombre fue a la biblioteca para renovar el libro.

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to renew

The man went to the library to renew the book.

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sucumbir

Espero que ella no quiere sucumbir a la tentación.

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to succumb

I hope she does not want to succumb to the temptation.

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vencer

El hombre había comenzado a beber la leche pero no sabía que había vencido.

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to expire

The man started drinking the milk but did not realize it was expired.

(One of its meanings. It usually means “to win”): ¿Quién venció en la Guerra Civil?

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alcanzar la fama

Los Beatles alcanzaron la fama cuando eran jóvenes.

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to reach fame

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Iré al changarro porque necesito fruta.

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changarro= small stand

I will go to the small stand because I need fruit.

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El es un chavo y no tiene mucho dinero.

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He is a young man and doesnt have a lot of money.

Chavo= young man

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Ella es un guey. No es intelligente.

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She is an idiot. She is not intelligent.

guey= idiot

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Te invito

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Its my treat

invitar= to treat

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Ella es la jefa de la casa

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she is the mother of the house.

jefa= mother.

(the normal meaning is “boss”)

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Hago un machote para las Invitaciónes

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I made a template for the invitations

machote= template

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Uso una máquina para escribir notas.

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I use a typewriter to write notes.

máquina= typewriter

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Quiero estudiar la mercadotecnia en la universidad.

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I want to study marketing in the university.

marcadotecnia= marketing

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Mi hermana ocultó mi telefono en su cuarto

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My sister hid my phone in her room.

ocultar= to hide

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El oficio

El oficio de maestro es muy popular.

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oficio= trade.

The job of teacher is very popular.

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No he visto a mi familia en un rato

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I have not seen my family in a short while.

rato= short while.

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Quiero servir de camarero
I want to work as a waiter.
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Me topé con un amigo del colegio.
I ran into a friend from high school.
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Abandonar La gente abandonó el barco.
to leave, to give up The people abandoned the ship.
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la alfabetización Las campañas de alfabetización organizan actividades para enseñar literatura en todo el mundo.
literacy Literacy campaigns are organized to teach literature around the world.
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el analfabetismo El analfabetismo sigue siendo un problema en algunos países..
illiteracy Illiteracy is still a problem in some countries.
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analfabeto El chico es analfabeto y no va a la escuela.
illiterate The boy is illiterate and doesn't go to school.
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el consuelo Selena admitió que le ha ido muy mal con los chicos en el pasado. ¡De hecho, Nick Jonas fue su consuelo después de que un chico la había rechazado!
consolation Selena admitted that she has not done well with boys in the past. In fact, Nick Jonas was her consolation after anothe guy broke up with her!
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dejar plantado/a Su novia le dejó plantado en su primera cita.
to stand someone up His girlfriend stood him up on their first date.
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el desengaño (amoroso) Me llevé un desengaño cuando me enteré de la verdad.
heartbreak It was a heartbreak when I found out the truth.
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la desilusión La desilusión era patente en su cara.
disappointment The disappointment showed on her face.
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enamorodo/a (de) Los enamorados nunca escuchan los consejos de los demás.
in love (with) People who are in love never listen to anyone else's advice.
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el/la escribano/a El escribano escribó palabras de amor.
letter writer The letter writer wrote words of love.
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planear Él va a planear una fiesta de cumpleaños.
to plan He is going to plan a birthday party.
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resignarse Ella se resignó al hecho de que nunca se casaría.
to resign oneself She has resigned herself to the fact that she will never marry.
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la soledad Hay sentimientos de soledad después de una ruptura.
loneliness There are feelings of loneliness after a breakup.
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La tristeza No me gustan los funerales a causa de la tristeza.
Sadness I don't like funerals because of the sadness.
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El colmillo Mi colmillo me duele
canine (tooth) My canine tooth is in pain
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Dedicar Yo quiero dedicar mi premio a mi mamá.
To dedicate i want to dedicate my award to my mom.
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La dedicatoria Mi hermana tiene la dedicatoria
dedication my sister has dedication
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el/la encargado/a Mi encargada siempre quiere trabajar en mi mostrador.
supervisor My supervisor always wants to work on my counter.
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Gritar La chica dijo que su grosero a gritar después horas de silenciosos.
to shout the girl said that its rude to shout after quiet hours.
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guiñar el muchacho guiño a la chica en su clase.
to wink the boy winked at the girl in his class.
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inquietante el niño era muy inquietante.
disturbing the boy was very disturbing.
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llevar razón yo llevé razón sobre el chico de sus sueños.
to be right i was right about the boy of your dreams.
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insultar yo no quiero insultar a su novio, pero era grosero.
to insult i dont want to insult your boyfriend, but he was rude.
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mimado/a la chica está muy mimada
spoiled the girl is very spoiled.
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prevenir yo tengo que prevenir que mi madre mire esa película.
to prevent i have to prevent my mom from watching that movie.
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sospechar yo no sospeché que el chico cometió el delito.
to suspect i did not suspect the boy to commit the crime.
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La abeja La abeja es muy laborioso
Bee The bee is hard-working
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adulatorio La vestida está adulatorio
Flattering The dress was very flattering
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agasajar La pareja agasaja una familia para cena
to recieve (a guest) The couple recieved a family for dinner
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aludir EL cuento alludo a la pelicula muy famoso
to allude The story alluded to a very famous movie
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la cigarra La cigarra canto en los arboles
cicada The cicada sang in the trees
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comprensivo El mono recibo compresivo en el fin de la cuento
understanding The monkey recieved understanding at the end of the story
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la debilidad La debilidad de la equipo fue la actitud mala de los jugadores
weakness The weakness of the team was the poor attitude of the players
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distraido El chica fue distraido
absent-minded The girl was absent-minded
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la gallina La gallina es muy habladora
hen The hen is ver talkative
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el gallo El gallo me despierta en la manana
rooster The rooster wakes me up in the morning
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Inquieto El bebé es muy inquieto cuando él tiene hambre
restless THe baby is very restless when he is hungry
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laborioso La abeja es muy laborioso
hard-working The bee is very hard-working
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mejorar La maestra mejora la lección del año pasado
improve The teacher improved the lesson form last year
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renunciar Después de el equipo perdieron tres partidos ellos renuciaron
give up After the team lost three games they gave up
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selva Muchos animales viven en la selva
jungle Many animales live in the jungle
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la urraca La urraca es muy ruidosa
magpie The magie is very noisy
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alocado La mona es alcoda
reckless The monkey is reckess
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arrogante El niño era muy arrogante
arrogant The boy was very arrogant
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astuto El ladrón de arte era astuto
cunning The art was cunning
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hablador Las tres choicas era muy habladora
talkative The three girls were very talkative
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moraleja Muchos cuentos tiene un moraleja
moral Man stories have a moral
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presumido El jugador estrella de fútbol americano se presumido
concieted The star footballer player was concited
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ruidoso La fiesta fue muy ruidosa porque había muchos personas
noisy The party was very noisy bcause there was a lot of people
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vanidoso La chica bonita es muy vanidosa
vain The beautiful girl is very vain