Unidad 1: La Biografía Lingüística Flashcards

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cada vez más

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more and more

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extranjero/a

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foreign

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viajar al extranjero

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to travel abroad

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vivir en el extranjero

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to live abroad

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emigrar

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to emigrate

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la lengua, el idioma

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the language

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viajar en vacaciones, ir de vacaciones

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to go on vacation

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el ámbito laboral

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work setting

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imprescindible

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essential, indispensable

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la lengua materna / nativa, el idioma natal / nativo

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mother tongue, native language

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el gallego

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Galician

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el catalán

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Catalan

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bilingüe

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bilingual

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apasionarse

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to be passionate about

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defenderse en un idioma

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to get by in a language

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perfeccionar

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to perfect

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políglota

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polyglot

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en voz alta

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out loud

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me cuesta

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I find it difficult

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hablar deprisa

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to speak fast

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Suiza

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Switzerland

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Suecia

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Sweden

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sueco/a

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Swedish

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suizo/a

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Swiss

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se me olvidan palabras

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I forget words

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expresarse

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to express oneself

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hablar con fluidez

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to speak fluently

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enriquecer el vocabulario

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to enrich your vocabulary

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de habla inglesa, anglohablante

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English-speaking

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un idioma hermoso / bonito / precioso

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a beautiful language

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desde hace

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for (how long)

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llevar (un tiempo) + present progressive

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to have been doing something for (how long)

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perderse

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to get lost, to not understand

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me pierdo

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I am lost

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perder el hilo

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to lose one’s train of thought

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more and more

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cada vez más

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foreign

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extranjero/a

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to travel abroad

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viajar al extranjero

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to live abroad

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vivir en el extranjero

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to emigrate

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emigrar

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the language

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la lengua, el idioma

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to go on vacation

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viajar en vacaciones, ir de vacaciones

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work setting

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el ámbito laboral

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essential, indispensable

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imprescindible

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mother tongue, native language

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la lengua materna / nativa, el idioma natal / nativo

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Galician

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el gallego

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Catalan

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el catalán

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bilingual

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bilingüe

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to be passionate about

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apasionarse

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to get by in a language

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defenderse en un idioma

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to perfect

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perfeccionar

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polyglot

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políglota

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out loud

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en voz alta

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I find it difficult

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me cuesta

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to speak fast

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hablar deprisa

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Switzerland

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Suiza

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Sweden

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Suecia

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Swedish

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sueco/a

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Swiss

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suizo/a

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I forget words

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se me olvidan palabras

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to express oneself

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expresarse

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to speak fluently

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hablar con fluidez

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to enrich your vocabulary

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enriquecer el vocabulario

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English-speaking

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de habla inglesa, anglohablante

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a beautiful language

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un idioma hermoso / bonito / precioso

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for (how long)

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desde hace

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to have been doing something for (how long)

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llevar (un tiempo) + present progressive

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to get lost, to not understand

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perderse

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I am lost

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me pierdo

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to lose one’s train of thought

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perder el hilo