Vocab-14.2 Flashcards

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1
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to be right

You were right

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tener razón

Tuviste razón

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to be wrong / to be mistaken

I’m sorry, I was wrong

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no tener razón / equivocarse / estar equivocado

Perdón, me equivoqué

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a mistake / an error / an oversight

I’m sorry, that was a mistake

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un error / una equivocación / un descuido

Lo siento, fue un error

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to make a mistake / to mess up / to screw up

I screwed up. The recipe only called for 3 cups of sugar

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cometer un error / equivocarse / meter la pata

Metí la pata. La receta requería sólo 3 tazas de azúcar

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a misprint / a typo / a mistake

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un error de imprenta / una errata

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to ruin / to spoil

You ruined the party

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arruinar / estropear

Arruinaste la fiesta

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a band

a rock band

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una banda / un grupo

una banda de rock

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a concert

a Pink Floyd concert

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un concierto

un concierto de Pink Floyd

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an album

Did you hear the latest Daft Punk album?

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un álbum / un disco

¿Escuchaste el último álbum de Daft Punk?

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lyrics

Do you know the lyrics to this song?

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la letra

¿Conoces la letra de esta canción?

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headphones / earphones

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los audífonos / los auriculares

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the volume / the sound level

Please turn up the volume

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el volumen / el nivel de sonido

Por favor sube el volumen

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musical

a musical instrument

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musical

un instrumento musical

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a musician

He’s an amazing musician

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un músico

Él es un músico extraordinario

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to play

She plays the piano

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tocar

Ella toca el piano

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an instrument

a musical instrument

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un instrumento

un instrumento musical

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a piano

He takes piano lessons

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un piano

Él toma clases de piano

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a guitar

Do you play guitar?

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una guitarra

¿Tocas la guitarra?

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a drum

That old Indian drum was played during tribal ceremonies

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un tambor

Ese antiguo tambor indio se usó durante ceremonias tribales

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a drum set / the drums

I’ll play guitar, while you play the drums

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una batería / los tambores

Yo toco la guitarra, mientras tú tocas la batería

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a bell

church bells

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una campana

campanas de iglesia

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the news

I like to watch the news

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las noticias

Me gusta mirar las noticias

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an article

a newspaper article

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un artículo

un artículo de periódico

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normal / usual / standard

the standard price

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normal / estándar / usual

el precio normal

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ordinary / regular / normal

an ordinary person

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ordinario / normal / regular

una persona ordinaria

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normally / typically / usually

Typically, I do not watch soccer, but I love to watch the World Cup

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normalmente / usualmente / comúnmente

Normalmente no veo el fútbol, pero me encanta ver el Mundial

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abnormal

abnormal behavior

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anormal

un comportamiento anormal

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to put in order / to organize / to arrange

She put the files in order

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ordenar / organizar

Ella organizó los archivos

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to organize / to straighten up / to tidy up

Please straighten up the room before the guests arrive

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ordenar / arreglar

Por favor arregla el cuarto antes de que lleguen los invitados

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to be neat / to be organized

He’s a very organized person

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ser organizado / ser ordenado

Él es una persona muy organizada

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to be neat / to be tidy

The room is very neat

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estar organizado / estar ordenado

El cuarto está bien ordenado

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to be messy / to be cluttered

a messy room

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estar desordenado / estar desorganizado

un cuarto desordenado

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a mess / a wreck / a disaster

This room is such a mess! Please clean up

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un desorden / un lío / un reguero

¡Este cuarto es un reguero! Por favor arréglalo

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an organization / an institution

The organization was formed in 1958

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una organización / un organismo / una institución

La organización fue creada en 1958

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a club

a math club, a chess club, etc.

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un club

un club de matemáticas, un club de ajedrez, etc.

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a club / a country club

Would you like to come to the club to play tennis and golf with me?

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un club / un club de campo

¿Te gustaría venir al club a jugar tenis y golf conmigo?

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a member

a member of the chess club

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un miembro

un miembro del club de ajedrez

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a membership

a gym membership

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una membresía

una membresía de gimnasio

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particular / specific

a particular kind of soap

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particular / específico

un tipo particular de jabón

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particularly / specifically / in particular

I specifically asked for chocolate, but you brought vanilla

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particularmente / específicamente

Específicamente te pedí chocolate, pero trajiste vainilla

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especially / particularly / above all

All dogs are cute, but mine is especially cute

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especialmente / particularmente / sobre todo

Todos los perros son lindos, pero el mío es particularmente lindo

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principally / above all

Above all, be careful

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principalmente / sobre todo

Sobre todo, tenga cuidado

43
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to specify / to designate

They didn’t specify the location

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especificar / precisar

No especificaron la ubicación

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perfect / flawless / impeccable

a perfect day

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perfecto

un día perfecto

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ideal

an ideal candidate

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ideal

un candidato ideal

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perfection

Perfection is an ideal that nobody can achieve

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la perfección

La perfección es un ideal que nadie puede lograr

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a defect / an imperfection / a flaw

I still love this phone despite its flaws

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un defecto / una imperfección

Me sigue encantando este teléfono, a pesar de sus defectos

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a point

A correct answer is worth 10 points

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un punto

Una respuesta correcta vale 10 puntos

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a point

the point of the knife

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una punta

la punta del cuchillo

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a point / a moment

For a brief point in time, she was actually happy

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un momento

Por un breve momento en el tiempo, ella fue realmente feliz

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a point / a limit / a threshold

Beyond a certain point, it doesn’t matter

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un punto / un límite / un umbral

Después de cierto punto, ya no importa

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point

three point two, 3.2

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punto

tres punto dos, 3.2

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to get to the point

She never got to the point

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llegar al grano / llegar al punto

Ella nunca llegó al grano

54
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What’s your point?

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¿Cuál es tu punto?

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pointless / useless

It’s pointless to go if no one’s gonna be there

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inútil / sin sentido

Es inútil ir si nadie estará allá

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to point at / to point toward / to point to

He pointed at the exit

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señalar a / señalar hacia / apuntar a

Señaló hacia la salida

57
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to point something at

She pointed a gun at them

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apuntarle algo a

Ella les apuntó con una pistola

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to point out / to bring to someone’s attention

She pointed out the fact that he wasn’t technically a student

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señalar / mostrar

Ella señaló el hecho de que él técnicamente no era un estudiante

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to practice

I’m practicing the piano

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practicar

Estoy practicando el piano

60
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practice

With practice, your skills will improve

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la práctica

Con la práctica, tus habilidades mejorarán

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to put in / to insert

Put the money in the slot

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insertar / introducir / meter

Inserta el dinero en la ranura

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to put away

This room is a mess. Please put your clothes away

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guardar

Esta habitación es un desastre. Por favor guarda tu ropa

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a reservation / a booking

We have a reservation for 4 people

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una reserva / una reservación

Tenemos una reservación para 4 personas

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to make a reservation / to reserve / to book

I reserved a table

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hacer una reserva / reservar

Reservé una mesa

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reserved

This seat is reserved for me

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reservado / retraído

Esta silla está reservada para mí

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to answer / to respond to / to reply to

Please answer my question

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contestar / responder a

Por favor conteste mi pregunta

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to react / to respond

He reacted violently

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reaccionar / responder

Reaccionó con violencia

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a reaction / a response

His reaction was unexpected

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una reacción / una respuesta

Su reacción fue inesperada

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safe / secure

a safe neighborhood

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seguro

un barrio seguro

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safe / safe and sound

He arrived safe and sound

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a salvo / sano y salvo

Él llegó sano y salvo

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safety

I’m concerned about our safety

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la seguridad

Estoy preocupado por nuestra seguridad

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safely

We arrived safely last night

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a salvo / sano y salvo / seguro

Llegamos sanos y salvos anoche

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in case / in the event that / if

In case I’m late, you can order a pizza for yourself

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en caso de / en caso de que

En caso de que yo llegue tarde, puedes pedirte una pizza

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just in case / to be on the safe side

Let’s bring an umbrella, just in case

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por si acaso

Llevemos un paraguas, por si acaso

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our hours / our business hours / our hours of operation

That store’s hours are from 7 am to 7 pm

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nuestro horario / nuestro horario de atención

El horario de esa tienda es de las 7 am hasta las 7 pm

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a schedule

Do you know the train schedule?

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un horario / un itinerario

¿Conoces el horario de los trenes?

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my schedule

I have a pretty busy schedule

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mi agenda / mi horario

Tengo una agenda bastante cargada

78
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to schedule

We scheduled the meeting for Wednesday at noon

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programar

Programamos la reunión para el miércoles al medio día

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on schedule / on time

Our flight arrived on time

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a hora / a fecha / a tiempo

Nuestro vuelo llegó a tiempo

80
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the agenda

the agenda for a meeting

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la orden del día / la agenda

la orden del día para una reunión

81
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a directory

Look up his name in the directory

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un directorio

Busca su nombre en el directorio