Vocab-17.2 Flashcards

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a subject

History is my favorite subject in school

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la materia

La historia es mi materia preferida en la escuela

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a subject / a topic

a subject for discussion

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un tema / un asunto

un tema para discutir

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a theme

The theme of this party is Mardi Gras. Remember to bring a mask

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un tema

El tema de esta fiesta es Carnaval. Recuerda traer una máscara

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With regard to / With respect to / As for

With regard to transportation, biking is probably the best option

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Con respecto a / Cuando se trata de

Con respecto a la transportación, andar en bicicleta es probablemente la mejor opción

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to surprise

We plan to surprise him for his birthday

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sorprender

Planeamos sorprenderlo para su cumpleaños

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to surprise / to stun / to shock

She stunned us all with her amazing talent

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asombrar / sorprender

Nos asombró a todos con su maravilloso talento

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a surprise

I can’t tell you what’s in the box. It’s a surprise

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una sorpresa

No te puedo decir qué hay en la caja. Es una sorpresa

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to be surprised

I was surprised at how he treated her

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estar sorprendido / estar asombrado / quedarse asombrado

Me quedé asombrado por la manera en qué él la trataba

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a challenge

Running a marathon is a big challenge to aspire to

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un desafío / un reto

Correr un maratón es un gran desafío que ponerse

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to challenge

He challenged me to a game of poker

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desafiar / retar

Él me desafió a un juego de poker

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a test / a trial

a test of our alarm system

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una prueba

una prueba de nuestro sistema de alarma

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to have trouble / to have problems / to have difficulty

We had trouble finding the place

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tener problemas / tener dificultad

Tuvimos dificultad para encontrar el sitio

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to be in trouble

He’s in trouble with the police

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estar metido en problemas / estar metido en un lío

Está metido en un lío con la policía

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to get in trouble

The mischievous kid always gets in trouble at school

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meterse en problemas / meterse en un lío

El niño travieso siempre se mete en problemas en la escuela

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mostly / primarily / usually

I mostly work from home

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principalmente / usualmente

Trabajo principalmente desde mi casa

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usual / habitual / regular

my usual morning routine

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usual / habitual / cotidiano

mi rutina matutina habitual

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unusual

an unusual style of clothing

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inusual

un estilo de vestir inusual

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as usual / as always

He’s late, as usual

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como siempre / como de costumbre

Viene tarde, como siempre

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to be used to / to be accustomed to

I’m used to waking up early

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estar acostumbrado a / estar habituado a

Estoy acostumbrado a despertarme temprano

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to get used to / to get accustomed to

You’ll get used to the noise after a few months

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acostumbrarse a / habituarse a

Te acostumbrarás al ruido en algunos meses

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a habit

Smoking is a bad habit

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un hábito / una costumbre

Fumar es un mal hábito

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a routine

Brushing my teeth is part of my morning routine

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una rutina

Cepillarme los dientes es parte de mi rutina matutina

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a custom / a convention / a norm

This native custom is sometimes surprising to foreigners

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una costumbre / una convención / una norma

Esta costumbre nativa a veces sorprende a los extranjeros

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to be customary

It’s customary to leave a tip

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ser costumbre

Es costumbre dejar una propina

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to agree / to be in agreement / to concur ## Footnote He agrees with me
estar de acuerdo ## Footnote Él está de acuerdo conmigo
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to agree on / to nail down / to settle on ## Footnote They finally agreed on a price
acordar / fijar ## Footnote Por fin acordaron un precio
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an agreement / a consensus / an understanding ## Footnote an agreement between two political parties
un acuerdo / un consenso / un entendimiento ## Footnote un acuerdo entre dos partidos políticos
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to come to an agreement / to come to a consensus / to reach an agreement ## Footnote We finally reached an agreement about what to have for dinner
llegar a un acuerdo / llegar a un consenso / lograr un acuerdo ## Footnote Finalmente llegamos a un consenso sobre qué cenar
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to disagree ## Footnote We disagree about which religion to raise our children
estar en desacuerdo ## Footnote Estamos en desacuerdo sobre qué religión inculcar en nuestros hijos
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a disagreement ## Footnote It was just a small disagreement, not a fierce argument
un desacuerdo ## Footnote Fue solamente un pequeño desacuerdo, no una discusión fuerte
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I strongly disagree / I totally disagree
Estoy totalmente en desacuerdo
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I completely agree / I couldn't agree with you more
Estoy completamente de acuerdo / No podría estar más de acuerdo
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to compromise / to reach a compromise ## Footnote He wanted 10, and I wanted 20, so we compromized on 15
llegar a un mutuo acuerdo / hacer concesiones ## Footnote Él quería 10 y yo quería 20, así que llegamos a un mutuo acuerdo de 15
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agriculture ## Footnote the Department of Agriculture
la agricultura ## Footnote el Ministerio de Agricultura
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agricultural ## Footnote an agricultural product
agrícola ## Footnote un producto agrícola
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a bush / a shrub
un arbusto
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a branch ## Footnote That tree has many branches
una rama ## Footnote Ese árbol tiene muchas ramas
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a leaf ## Footnote The leaves fall off the trees in the autumn
una hoja ## Footnote Las hojas se caen de los árboles en otoño
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to plant ## Footnote If you plant the seeds now, the crops will be ready to harvest by summer
sembrar / plantar ## Footnote Si plantas las semillas ahora, los cultivos estarán listos para cosechar en el verano
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a crop ## Footnote Costa Rica exports two major crops: bananas and coffee
un cultivo ## Footnote Costa Rica exporta dos cultivos principales: bananos y café
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a seed ## Footnote apple seeds
una semilla ## Footnote semillas de manzana
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soil ## Footnote The soil here is perfect for agriculture
la tierra ## Footnote La tierra aquí es perfecta para la agricultura
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to grow / to cultivate ## Footnote They grow corn
cultivar ## Footnote Cultivan el maíz
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organic ## Footnote organic food
orgánico ## Footnote la comida orgánica
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gas / vapor ## Footnote natural gas
el gas / el vapor ## Footnote el gas natural
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a solid ## Footnote Iron is a solid
un sólido ## Footnote El hierro es un sólido
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a liquid ## Footnote A strange green liquid was leaking out of the machine
un líquido ## Footnote Un extraño líquido verde goteaba de la máquina
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a puddle ## Footnote She jumped over the puddle so she wouldn't get her shoes wet
un charco / una poza ## Footnote Saltó el charco para no mojarse los zapatos
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cattle / livestock ## Footnote That farmer owns lots of cattle -- some for meat, and some for milk
el ganado / las reses ## Footnote Ese granjero tiene mucho ganado: algunos para carne y otros para leche
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to allow / to permit ## Footnote They don't allow pets
permitir ## Footnote No permiten mascotas
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to enable ## Footnote The new policy enabled him to leave whenever he wanted
habilitar / permitir ## Footnote La nueva política lo habilitaba para irse cuando quisiera
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to be allowed / to be permitted ## Footnote Drinks are allowed in here
ser permitido / permitirse ## Footnote Aquí se permiten las bebidas
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to prohibit / to forbid / to ban ## Footnote This book was banned in the 1800s
prohibir ## Footnote Este libro fue prohibido en el siglo XIX
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to be not allowed / to be prohibited / to be forbidden ## Footnote Smoking is not allowed
estar prohibido / prohibirse ## Footnote Está prohibido fumar
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permission ## Footnote He got permission to leave early
el permiso ## Footnote Le dieron permiso para irse temprano
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to annoy / to bother / to disturb ## Footnote That noise bothers me
molestar / fastidiar ## Footnote Ese ruido me molesta
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to irritate ## Footnote This soap irritates my skin
irritar ## Footnote Este jabón me irrita la piel
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annoying / irritating / obnoxious ## Footnote She is so annoying. I don't want to hang out with her anymore
molesto / pesado / fastidioso ## Footnote Es tan pesada que ya no quiero pasar tiempo con ella
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to be annoyed / to be irritated / to be bothered ## Footnote Dad is annoyed right now. I don't recommend asking him for any favors
estar molesto / estar enojado / estar enfadado ## Footnote Papá está molesto ahora. No recomiendo pedirle favores
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upsetting / hurtful ## Footnote hurtful remarks
hiriente / dañino ## Footnote comentarios hirientes
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to upset / to bother / to distress ## Footnote The news really upset her
molestar / disgustar / angustiar ## Footnote Las noticias le molestaron mucho
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to be upset / to be unhappy / to be annoyed ## Footnote Why are you frowning? Are you upset?
estar molesto ## Footnote ¿Por qué frunces el ceño? Estás molesta?
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backward / back / in reverse ## Footnote The train is slowly moving backward
hacia atrás / en reversa ## Footnote El tren se mueve lentamente hacia atrás
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backward / reversed ## Footnote He read the list of names backward
al revés / de forma inversa / a la inversa ## Footnote Él leyó la lista de nombres al revés
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backwards ## Footnote Your shirt is on backwards
al revés / con lo de adelante atrás ## Footnote Tu camisa está al revés
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inside-out ## Footnote Your socks are inside-out
al revés / con lo de dentro fuera ## Footnote Tus medias están puestas al revés
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upside-down ## Footnote That painting is upside-down
al revés / patas arriba / boca abajo ## Footnote Esa pintura está boca abajo
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to bite ## Footnote That dog just bit me!
morder ## Footnote Ese perro me acaba de morder
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a bite / a mouthful ## Footnote a big mouthful of pizza
un bocado / una mordida ## Footnote e.g. un gran bocado de pizza
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a bite ## Footnote a dog bite
un mordisco / una mordida ## Footnote un mordisco de perro
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a bite / a sting ## Footnote a mosquito bite
una picadura ## Footnote una picadura de mosquito