September 2022

Question 1

9-1-22 please = por favor

Give me food, please.

Answer 1

Dame comida, por favor

Question 2

9-2-22 depth = la profundidad

Experts are measuring the depth of the lake.

Answer 2

Expertos están midiendo la profundidad del lago.

Question 3

9-3-22 tile = azulejo

The walls are adorned with beautiful tiles.

Answer 3

Las paredes están adornadas con azulejos preciosos.

Question 4

9-4-22 burning = ardiente

The palm tree protects (= proteger) me from the burning sun.

Answer 4

La palmera me protege del sol ardiente

Question 5

9-5-22 to hire = contratar

We just hired a new lawyer.

Answer 5

Acabamos de contratar a un nuevo abogado.

Question 6

9-6-22 shrimp = el camarón

I found a shrimp in the tide pool (= el charco).

Answer 6

Encontré un camarón en el charco.

Question 7

9-7-22 footprint / trace = la huella

We’re following the footprints in the sand.

Answer 7

Estamos siguiendo las huellas en la arena.

Question 8

9-8-22 to dive = zambullirse

Sandra dove into the lake.

Answer 8

Sandra se zambulló en el lago.

Question 9

9-9-22 pineapple = la piña

I love to put pineapple on my pizza.

Answer 9

me encanta ponerle piña a mi pizza

Question 10

9-9-22 exit = la salida
Where is the exit?
emergency exit
exit sign

Answer 10

Dónde está la salida?
salida de emergencia
señal de salida

Question 11

9-10-22 clam = la almeja
The clam washed up on the beach.

Answer 11

la almeja fue traída a la playa por la corriente.

Question 12

9-11-22 often = a menudo (phrase)

I come to this store often.
Very often, both kinds of causes contribute to the problem.
Do you always eat out? - Not always, but we do go out for dinner frequently.

Answer 12

Vengo a esta tienda a menudo.
Muy a menudo, ambos tipos de causas contribuyen al problema
¿Siempre comen fuera? - No siempre, pero salimos a cenar a menudo.

Question 13

9-12-22 bucket = el cubo
The bucket is full of coffee beans.
Ruben took a pail and a shovel and went to play in the sand.

Answer 13

El cubo está lleno de granos de café.
Rubén tomó un cubo y una pala y se fue a jugar en la arena.

Question 14

9-13-22 floating = flotante (adjective)
The floating leaf moves like a boat that’s adrift (a la deriva).

Answer 14

La hoja flotante se mueve como un barco a la deriva.

Question 15

9-14-22 ink = la tinta

Please fill out (use formal imperative) the form in black ink.

Answer 15

Por favor llene el formulario en tinta negra.

Question 16

9-15-22 bow tie = el corbatín

You (use tú form) look dapper (elegante) with that bow tie.

Answer 16

Te ves elegante con ese corbatín.

Question 17

9-16-22 to comply with; also to respect and to obey = acatar (transitive verb
- requires dir obj. comply with what?)

We have to comply with the judge’s decision.

Answer 17

Tenemos que acatar la decisión del juez.

Question 18

9-17-22 relief = el alivio

To his mother’s relief, Jorge didn’t fail the class.

Answer 18

Para el alivio de su madre, Jorge no reprobó la clase.

Question 19

9-18-22 flavor = el sabor

The dessert has a nutty flavor.

Answer 19

El postre tiene un sabor a nueces.

Question 20

9-19-22 warm = cálido (adjective)

The weather in Miami is warm and humid.

Answer 20

El clima en Miami es cálido y húmedo

Question 21

9-20-22 to dig = cavar

Javi is digging a hole in the sand.

Answer 21

Javi está cavando un hoyo en la arena.

Question 22

9-21-22 breeze = la brisa

There was a nice breeze at the beach.

Answer 22

Había una brisa agradable en la playa

Question 23

9-23-22 maple = el arce
I planted this maple when I was a kid.

Answer 23

Planté este arce cuando era un niño.

Question 24

9-24-22 to stink = apestar
Wash your socks. They stink.

Answer 24

Lava sus medias. Apestan.

Question 25

9-25-22 golden = golden (adjective)
The water looks golden under the sunset.

Answer 25

El agua se ve dorada al atardecer.

Question 26

9-26-22 lukewarm = tibio
This tea is lukewarm.

Answer 26

Este té está tibio.

Question 27

9-27-22 acorn = la bellota
We spent the day collecting acorns.

Answer 27

Nos pasamos el día recolectando bellotas.

Question 28

9-28-22 hay = el heno
There were bales of hay around the field

Answer 28

Había balas de heno alrededor del campo.

Question 29

9-29-22 homemade = casero
Is this pie homemade or store bought

Answer 29

Esta tarta es comprada o casera?

Question 30

9-30-22 leaf = la hoja
The maple leaf is a symbol of Canada.

Answer 30

La hoja del arce es un símbolo de Canadá