Preliminary Chapter: Cognates, False Cognates, Multiple Definitions, Idioms Flashcards

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biología

A

biology

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septiembre

A

September

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calculadora

A

calculator

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organización

A

organization

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matemáticas

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mathematics

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geología

A

geology

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noviembre

A

November

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contradicción

A

contradiction

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argumento

A

legal or intellectual argument
AND
plot of a story

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collar

A

collar of a shirt
AND
necklace

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gracia

A

grace
AND
joke or funny remark

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humano

A

human
AND
humane

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apertura

A

aperture
AND
inauguration of a formal event

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concentración

A

concentration
AND
mass meeting or rally

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humor

A

humor
AND
mood

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cometa

A

comet
AND
kite

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grosería

A

crude act
NOT
grocery

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lectura

A

reading
NOT
lecture

19
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pretender

A

to claim
NOT
to pretend

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sensible

A

sensitive
NOT
sensible

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fábrica

A

factory
NOT
fabric

22
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carpeta

A

document file
NOT
carpet

23
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ropa

A

clothes
NOT
rope

24
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éxito

A

success
NOT
exit

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tiempo

A

time
AND
weather

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sueño

A

sleep
AND
dream

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piel

A
skin
AND
hide
AND
fur
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cuenta

A
calculation/sum
AND
a count (of something)
AND
a bill (like in a restaurant)
AND
an account (economically)
29
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carne de gallina

A

idiom:

“goosebumps”

30
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cuanto antes

A

idiom:

“as soon as possible”

31
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tener prisa

A

idiom:

“to be in a hurry”

32
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desde luego

A

idiom:

“of course”

33
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echar flores

A

idiom:

“to flatter”