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.

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el material
los materiales

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material

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el algodón

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cotton

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el cartón

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cardboard

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el cobre

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copper

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el cristal

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glass

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el cuero

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leather

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la goma

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rubber

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la lana

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wool

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la lona

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canvas

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la madera

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wood

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el material sintético

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synthetic material

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el metal

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metal

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13
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la piedra

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stone

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14
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el plástico

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plastic

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la plata

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silver

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la roca

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rock

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la seda

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silk

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18
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la tela

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fabric

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19
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el vidrio

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glass

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la innovación
las innovaciones

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innovation
innovations

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21
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el innovador
la innovadora

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innovator

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el cientifico
la cientifica

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scientist

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el colaborador
la colaboradora

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collaborator

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el descubrimiento

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discovery

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la electricidad
electricity
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la energía
energy
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el experimento
experiment
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la fábrica
factory
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la invención
invention (As in "The invention of the light bulb was important.")
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el invento
invention
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el inventor la inventora
inventor
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el peso
weight
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el precio
price
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el propósito
purpose, use
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el prototipo
prototype
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la prueba
proof, test
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el socio la socia
collaborator
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el taller
workshop, studio
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el tamaño
size
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la versión
version
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complicado complicada
complicated
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curioso curiosa
curious
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doméstico doméstica
domestic (not imported)
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económico económica
inexpensive
45
eléctrico eléctrica
electric
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hábil
useful, able
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impermeable
waterproof
48
importado importada
imported
49
impráctico impráctica
impractical
50
inalámbrico inalámbrica
wireless
51
inflamable no inflamable
flammable not flammable
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lento lenta
slow
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ligero ligera
lightweight
54
magnético magnética
magnetic
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pesado
heavy
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práctico práctica
practical
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silencioso
silent, quiet
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roto
broken
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ruidoso
loud, noisy
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sencillo sencilla
simple
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arreglar
to fix
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averiarse
to break down
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averiguar
to find out
64
brillar
to shine
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colaborar con
to collaborate with
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descubrir
to discover
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funcionar
to work, to function (As in an object: la máquina funciona bien.)
68
la máquina
machine
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grabar
to record
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imprimir
to print
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inventar
to invent
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llevar a cabo
to carry out
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mejorar
to improve
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ocurrir
to occur
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patentar
to patent
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reparar
to repair
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romperse
to break
78
superar
to overcome