SPAN 212: Hablemos de la innovación Flashcards

En esta unidad vamos a adquirir vocabulario asociado con la innovación-- los inventos históricos y contemporáneos que nos han cambiado la vida. Estudia estas palabras para hablar fácilmente de tus perpsectivas con respecto a los cambios en la visa y sociedad. Las usarás para conversar con tu compañero de clase esta semana y con un hablante nativo del español al fin de esta unidad.

1
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el material
los materiales

A

material

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2
Q

el algodón

A

cotton

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3
Q

el cartón

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cardboard

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4
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el cobre

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copper

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5
Q

el cristal

A

glass

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6
Q

el cuero

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leather

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7
Q

la goma

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rubber

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8
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la lana

A

wool

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9
Q

la lona

A

canvas

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10
Q

la madera

A

wood

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11
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el material sintético

A

synthetic material

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12
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el metal

A

metal

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13
Q

la piedra

A

stone

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14
Q

el plástico

A

plastic

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15
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la plata

A

silver

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16
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la roca

A

rock

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17
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la seda

A

silk

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18
Q

la tela

A

fabric

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19
Q

el vidrio

A

glass

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20
Q

la innovación
las innovaciones

A

innovation
innovations

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21
Q

el innovador
la innovadora

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innovator

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22
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el cientifico
la cientifica

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scientist

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23
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el colaborador
la colaboradora

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collaborator

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24
Q

el descubrimiento

A

discovery

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25
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la electricidad

A

electricity

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26
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la energía

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energy

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27
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el experimento

A

experiment

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28
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la fábrica

A

factory

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29
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la invención

A

invention (As in “The invention of the light bulb was important.”)

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30
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el invento

A

invention

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31
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el inventor
la inventora

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inventor

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32
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el peso

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weight

33
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el precio

A

price

34
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el propósito

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purpose, use

35
Q

el prototipo

A

prototype

36
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la prueba

A

proof, test

37
Q

el socio
la socia

A

collaborator

38
Q

el taller

A

workshop, studio

39
Q

el tamaño

A

size

40
Q

la versión

A

version

41
Q

complicado
complicada

A

complicated

42
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curioso
curiosa

A

curious

43
Q

doméstico
doméstica

A

domestic (not imported)

44
Q

económico
económica

A

inexpensive

45
Q

eléctrico
eléctrica

A

electric

46
Q

hábil

A

useful, able

47
Q

impermeable

A

waterproof

48
Q

importado
importada

A

imported

49
Q

impráctico
impráctica

A

impractical

50
Q

inalámbrico
inalámbrica

A

wireless

51
Q

inflamable
no inflamable

A

flammable
not flammable

52
Q

lento
lenta

A

slow

53
Q

ligero
ligera

A

lightweight

54
Q

magnético
magnética

A

magnetic

55
Q

pesado

A

heavy

56
Q

práctico
práctica

A

practical

57
Q

silencioso

A

silent, quiet

58
Q

roto

A

broken

59
Q

ruidoso

A

loud, noisy

60
Q

sencillo
sencilla

A

simple

61
Q

arreglar

A

to fix

62
Q

averiarse

A

to break down

63
Q

averiguar

A

to find out

64
Q

brillar

A

to shine

65
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colaborar con

A

to collaborate with

66
Q

descubrir

A

to discover

67
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funcionar

A

to work, to function
(As in an object: la máquina funciona bien.)

68
Q

la máquina

A

machine

69
Q

grabar

A

to record

70
Q

imprimir

A

to print

71
Q

inventar

A

to invent

72
Q

llevar a cabo

A

to carry out

73
Q

mejorar

A

to improve

74
Q

ocurrir

A

to occur

75
Q

patentar

A

to patent

76
Q

reparar

A

to repair

77
Q

romperse

A

to break

78
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superar

A

to overcome