Prefixes (prefijos) Flashcards

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A prefix is an added part (an ‘affix’) placed at the beginning of a word to adjust its meaning or create a different one.

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(= without, lacking)

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a-/an-

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amoral

analfabeto,

Está afónica.

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 amoral 

-a illiterate

 She’s lost her
voice.

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des

deshonesto, -a

desagradecido, -a

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  • (= negation)

 dishonest

 ungrateful; thankless

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sobre

sobrevalorado, -a 

sobrecargado, -a

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  • (= too much)

overrated

 overloaded, overburdened

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con
conciudadano, -a

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  • (= with, together)

 fellow citizen

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ante

el antebrazo

la antesala

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  • (= before)

 forearm

 anteroom

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