Vocab-11.1 Flashcards

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to cry

He always cries in sad movies

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llorar

Siempre llora con las películas tristes

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a tear / a teardrop

The tears fell from her face as she cried

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una lágrima

Caían lágrimas por su cara mientras lloraba

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a tissue

A Kleenex is a type of tissue

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un pañuelo desechable / un tissue

Un Kleenex es un tipo de pañuelo desechable

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danger

The daredevil is constantly seeking danger

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el peligro

El aventurero siempre está en busca del peligro

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dangerous

a dangerous place

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peligroso

un lugar peligroso

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distance

the distance between Stockholm and Copenhagen

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la distancia

la distancia entre Estocolmo y Copenhague

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in the distance

Do you see that house way off in the distance?

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en la distancia / a lo lejos / a la distancia

¿Ves esa casa allá a la distancia?

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distant / faraway / far-off

She lives in a distant land

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distante / lejano

Ella vive en una tierra distante

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long-distance

a long-distance phone call

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de larga distancia

una llamada de larga distancia

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a dream

Phew, it was all a dream

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un sueño

¡Uf! Fue sólo un sueño

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to dream about / to have a dream about

I was dreaming about a giant cat

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soñar con / tener un sueño con

Estaba soñando con un gato gigantesco

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to daydream / to fantasize

She was daydreaming about her next vacation

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soñar despierto / imaginarse / fantasear

Estaba soñando despierta con sus próximas vacaciones

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a nightmare / a bad dream

I had a nightmare that I lost my phone

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una pesadilla / un mal sueño

Tuve una pesadilla en la que perdí mi teléfono

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to explain / to clarify / to spell out

She explained why she was late, but we didn’t believe her

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explicar / aclarar

Ella nos explicó por qué llegó tarde, pero no le creímos

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an explanation

His explanation was easy to understand

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una explicación

Su explicación fue fácil de comprender

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unexplainable / inexplicable

an unexplainable phenomenon

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inexplicable

un fenómeno inexplicable

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to describe / to depict

The victim described the suspect’s appearance

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describir

La víctima describió la apariencia del sospechoso

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a description / a depiction

a job description

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una descripción

una descripción de puesto de trabajo

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to summarize / to sum up / to outline

Please summarize this book in less than one page

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resumir

Por favor resuma este libro en menos de una página

20
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a summary / a recap / a synopsis

I don’t want to watch the whole movie. Please give me a 5-minute summary of what happens

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un resumen / una sinopsis

No quiero ver la película completa. Por favor hazme una sinópsis de cinco minutos de lo que pasa

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to express

He has trouble expressing his feelings

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expresar

A él le cuesta trabajo expresar sus sentimientos

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fear / terror / horror

The fear of losing her was more than he could take

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el miedo / el susto / el espanto

El miedo a perderla era más de lo que podiá soportar

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to scare / to frighten

The future scares me

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darle miedo a / asustar / aterrorizar

e.g. El futuro me da miedo

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to be afraid of / to be scared of

The little girl is afraid of dogs

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tener miedo a / tener miedo de

e.g. La niña tiene miedo a los perros

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to be afraid to / to be scared to

I’m afraid to go there at night

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tener miedo de

e.g. Tengo miedo de ir allá por la noche

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I’m afraid that / I fear that

I’m afraid that he’ll get lost

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Temo que / Tengo miedo de que

Temo que él se pierda

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shy / self-conscious / timid

The shy boy never looks me in the eye

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tímido / vergonzoso

El niño tímido nunca me mira a los ojos

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OK / okay / sure

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okey / claro / seguro

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It’s fine / It’s okay / It’s all right

It’s OK, I’m not angry

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Está bien / No hay problema / No pasa nada

Está bien, no estoy enojado

30
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fine / delicate

a delicate fabric

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fino

una tela fina

31
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to fix / to repair

She fixed my watch

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arreglar / reparar

Ella arregló mi reloj

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a repair / a fix

My watch repair cost $100

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una reparación

La reparación de mi reloj costó $100

33
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a flower

These flowers smell so fresh!

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una flor

¡Estas flores huelen muy frescas!

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a rose

He bought her a rose to show her that he loved her

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una rosa

Le compró una rosa para demostrarle que la amaba

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to follow / to pursue

Follow that car

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seguir / perseguir

Sigue ese carro

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to come after / to follow

B comes after A

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venir después de / seguir de / seguir a

La B viene después de la A

37
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Follow me

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Sígueme

38
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the following ___

The following people are absent

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el siguiente ___

Las siguientes personas están ausentes

39
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the following:

He said the following:

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lo siguiente:

Dijo lo siguiente:

40
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furniture

I love the style of furniture in this old apartment

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los muebles

Me encanta el estilo de los muebles en este viejo departamento

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a piece of furniture

a beautiful antique piece of furniture

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un mueble

un hermoso mueble antiguo

42
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a sofa / a couch

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un sofá / un sillón / un diván

43
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a shelf / a rack

He has three shelves of trophies in his living room

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un estante / un anaquel

Él tiene tres estantes de trofeos en la sala

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a bookcase / a bookshelf

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una librería / una estantería