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

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1
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biología

A

biology

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2
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septiembre

A

September

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3
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calculadora

A

calculator

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4
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organización

A

organization

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5
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matemáticas

A

mathematics

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6
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geología

A

geology

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7
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noviembre

A

November

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8
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contradicción

A

contradiction

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9
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argumento

A

legal or intellectual argument
AND
plot of a story

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10
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collar

A

collar of a shirt
AND
necklace

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11
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gracia

A

grace
AND
joke or funny remark

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12
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humano

A

human
AND
humane

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13
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apertura

A

aperture
AND
inauguration of a formal event

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14
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concentración

A

concentration
AND
mass meeting or rally

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15
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humor

A

humor
AND
mood

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cometa

17
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grosería

A

crude act
NOT
grocery

18
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lectura

A

reading
NOT
lecture

19
Q

pretender

A

to claim
NOT
to pretend

20
Q

sensible

A

sensitive
NOT
sensible

21
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fábrica

A

factory
NOT
fabric

22
Q

carpeta

A

document file
NOT
carpet

23
Q

ropa

A

clothes
NOT
rope

24
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éxito

A

success
NOT
exit

25
tiempo
time AND weather
26
sueño
sleep AND dream
27
piel
``` skin AND hide AND fur ```
28
cuenta
``` calculation/sum AND a count (of something) AND a bill (like in a restaurant) AND an account (economically) ```
29
carne de gallina
idiom: | "goosebumps"
30
cuanto antes
idiom: | "as soon as possible"
31
tener prisa
idiom: | "to be in a hurry"
32
desde luego
idiom: | "of course"
33
echar flores
idiom: | "to flatter"