Vocab-15.2 Flashcards

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to turn around

She turned around and looked at him

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dar la vuelta

Ella dió la vuelta y lo miró

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to turn over / to flip over

She turned it over to read the back side

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voltear

Lo volteó para leer el reverso

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to turn / to rotate

Turn the clock dial

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girar

Gira la esfera del reloj

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to spin / to rotate

The wheel is spinning

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girar / rotar / dar vueltas

La rueda está girando

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to turn a corner

He turned the corner and saw the house

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doblar una esquina

Dobló la esquina y vio la casa

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to turn / to become

It turned red

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volverse / ponerse

Se volvió rojo

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to turn in / to hand in / to submit

I have to turn in my homework on Friday

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entregar

Debo entregar mi tarea el viernes

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to turn out / to end up / to come out

I thought I had burned the cake, but it turned out just fine

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resultar / salir

Pensé que había quemado el pastel, pero resultó perfecto

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It turns out that

It turns out we don’t need to pay the fee

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Resulta que

Resulta que no tenemos que pagar la tarifa

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It’s your turn / You’re up

It’s your turn to play a card

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Te toca a ti / Es tu turno

Te toca a ti jugar una carta

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a round

the first round of the debate

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una ronda / una serie

la primera ronda del debate

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a rotation

One rotation of the Earth takes exactly 24 hours

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una rotación / un giro

Una rotación de la Tierra toma exactamente 24 horas

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a way / a manner

What’s the easiest way to fix this problem?

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una forma / una manera / un modo

¿Cuál es la forma más fácil de resolver este problema?

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a way / a means / an avenue

an avenue of escape

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un medio

un medio de escape

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a style / a way / a technique

a style of singing

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un estilo / un modo / una técnica

un estilo de cantar

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a way / a route / a path

We’re taking the scenic route to grandma’s house

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un camino / una ruta

Tomaremos la ruta panorámica a la casa de la abuela

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on the way / on the way to

On the way home, we stopped at the store

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camino a / en camino a / de camino a

Camino a casa paramos en la tienda

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I’m on my way

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Estoy en camino

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a writer / an author

Charles Dickens is my favorite author

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un escritor / un autor

Charles Dickens es mi autor preferido

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writing

Shakespeare’s writing can be difficult to understand

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la escritura

La escritura de Shakespeare puede ser difícil de entender

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written

a written warning

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escrito

una advertencia escrita

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ability / capability / capacity

He lacks the ability to walk

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la habilidad / la capacidad

No tiene la capacidad de caminar

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a talent / an ability

Singing well is a very rare talent

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una habilidad / un talento

Cantar bien es un talento muy raro

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a gift / a talent

He has a gift of persuasion

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un don / un talento

Él tiene el don de la persuasión

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talented / gifted

We only hire the most talented employees

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talentoso / dotado

Sólo contratamos a los empleados más talentosos

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actual / real / true

an actual princess

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real / verdadera

una princesa real

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actually / in fact

Actually, I’m not a student

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de hecho / realmente

De hecho, no soy estudiante

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indeed

Indeed, this is an important moment for our country

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en efecto

En efecto, éste es un momento importante para nuestro país

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literal

The literal translation of that African idiom would be “to chase rabbit”

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literal

La traducción literal de ese modismo africano sería “perseguir conejo”

30
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literally

After not eating for 23 days, I was literally starving to death

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literalmente

Después de no comer por 23 días, yo estaba literalmente muriendo de hambre

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figuratively

I didn’t mean to insult you. I was speaking figuratively

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en sentido figurado / figuradamente

No quise insultarte. Lo dije en sentido figurado

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to argue / to fight / to bicker

My parents always argue

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discutir / pelear

Mis padres siempre discuten

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an argument / a fight / a dispute

They got in an argument

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una discusión / una pelea / una disputa

Tuvieron una discusión

34
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an objection

Do you have any objections to my proposal?

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una objeción

¿Tiene alguna objeción a mi propuesta?

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to be back

I’m back

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estar de vuelta / haber regresado

Estoy de vuelta

36
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rear / back

the rear light on the car

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trasero / de atrás / atrás

la luz trasera del auto

37
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in back / in the back

Where is he sitting? He’s in the back

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atrás / detrás

¿Dónde está sentado? Está atrás

38
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the back / the reverse side

Please read the label on the back

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la parte de atrás / la parte trasera / el reverso

Por favor lea la etiqueta al reverso

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behind / in back of

There’s a secret door behind the painting

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detrás de / atrás de

Hay una puerta secreta detrás del cuadro

40
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front

the front yard

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delantero

el jardín delantero

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in front / in the front / at the front

Where are the boxes? They’re in the front

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enfrente

¿Dónde están las cajas? Están enfrente

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the front / the front part

The front of the store was destroyed in the fire

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el frente / la parte de adelante

El frente de la tienda quedó destrozado en el incendio

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the front / the front side

Look on the front of the package

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el frente / el anverso

Mira al frente del paquete

44
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in front of

I’m in front of the store

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delante de / enfrente de

Estoy delante de la tienda

45
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the top

the top of the mountain

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la cumbre / la cúspide

la cumbre de la montaña

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the bottom

At the bottom of this lake, there is a buried treasure

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el fondo / la parte de abajo

En el fondo del lago, hay un tesoro enterrado

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a side

a side of a box

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un lado / un costado

un lado de una caja

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a belief

You should not discriminate based on someone’s beliefs

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una creencia

No debes discriminar con base en las creencias de alguien

49
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to believe in

He doesn’t believe in Santa Claus

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creer en

Él no cree en Papá Noel

50
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Yeah right! / Suuuuure!

Yeah right! I don’t believe you

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Sí como no…

Sí como no. No te creo

51
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to doubt

I doubt that he will come

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dudar

Dudo que él venga

52
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a doubt

Please let me know if you have any doubts

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una duda

Por favor hágame saber si tiene alguna duda

53
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uncertain

The future is uncertain

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incierto

El futuro es incierto

54
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uncertainty / doubt

Uncertainty makes me feel anxious

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la incertidumbre / la duda

La incertidumbre me hace sentir ansioso

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to not be sure / to not be certain / to be unsure

I’m not sure he will succeed

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no estar seguro / no estar convencido / estar incierto

No estoy seguro de que él tendrá éxito

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doubtful / unlikely

It is doubtful that we will be able to save enough money

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dudoso / poco probable

Es dudoso que logremos ahorrar suficiente dinero

57
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to break

Somebody broke my sculpture

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romper / quebrar

Alguien quebró mi escultura

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to be broken / to be out of order / to not work

This machine is broken

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no funcionar / estar averiado / estar fuera de servicio

Esta máquina está fuera de servicio

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to break down

My car broke down

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descomponerse

Se descompuso mi auto

60
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a break / a vacation

Spring Break

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un receso / unas vacaciones

las vacaciones de primavera

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a break / a pause / a rest

Let’s take a break

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una pausa / un descanso

tomemos un descanso

62
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care

He does not receive the care that he deserves

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el cuidado / la atención

Él no recibe la atención que merece

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careful / cautious / prudent

a careful driver

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cuidadoso / cauteloso / prudente

un conductor cuidadoso

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to take care of / to care for

She took care of me when I was sick

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cuidar a / ocuparse de

Ella me cuidó cuando estaba enfermo

65
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to warn

I will warn you if anyone is coming

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advertir

Te advertiré si viene alguien

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a warning / an alert

The thunder was a warning of the coming storm

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una advertencia / una alerta

Los truenos fueron la advertencia de la tormenta que se acercaba

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a cause

the cause of the accident

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una razón / una causa

la razón del accidente

68
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to cause / to bring on / to bring about

What caused the latest recession?

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causar / ocasionar

¿Qué fue lo que causó la última recesión?

69
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due to / because of / thanks to

Due to the strike, the trains are not running

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debido a / a causa de

Debido a la huelga, los trenes no están funcionando