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Vocab-19.2 Flashcards

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generous / giving / gracious

a generous donor

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generoso / dadivoso

un donante generoso

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generosity

We thanked him for his generosity

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la generosidad

Le agradecimos su generosidad

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It’s my treat / I’m paying

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Yo te invito / Yo pago

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a weapon

Knives and guns are both types of weapons

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un arma

Los cuchillos y las pistolas son tipos de armas

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a gun / a firearm

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un arma / una pistola / un arma de fuego

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a bullet

The bullet went through his chest and out his back

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una bala

La bala atravesó su pecho y salió por su espalda

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ammunition / ammo

I can’t shoot my gun, because I ran out of ammo

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la munición

No puedo disparar mi arma, porque se me terminaron las municiones

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a gunshot / a shot

We heard a gunshot in the distance

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un disparo

Escuchamos un disparo a la distancia

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to shoot / to fire

They fired their guns in a salute to the dead soldier

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disparar

Dispararon sus pistolas en saludo al soldado muerto

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to shoot at / to shoot

The police shot the bank robber as he fled

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disparar a / dispararse a

La policía le disparó al ladron de banco cuando huía

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history

We learned about the history of France today

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la historia

Hoy aprendimos sobre la historia de Francia

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historical

a historical film

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histórico

una película histórica

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humor / comedy

The speaker used humor to get the audience’s attention

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el humor / la comedia / el humorismo

El orador usó el humor para conseguir la atención del público

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a sense of humor

He has a good sense of humor

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un sentido del humor

Tiene un buen sentido del humor

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to humor

I know you hate my music, but just humor me for a second

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seguirle la corriente a / complacerle a

Ya yo sé que odias mi música, pero compláceme por un segundo

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an ID / identification

You have to show ID to get in to this club

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una identificación

Debe mostrar una indentificación para ingresar a este club

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identity

Be careful whom you meet online. You may not know their true identity

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la identidad

Cuidado con la gente que conoces en línea. Puede ser que no conozcas su identidad verdadera

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to identify

Can you identify this plant?

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identificar

¿Puedes identificar esta planta?

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to identify / to determine

The doctors could not identify the cause of her illness

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determinar / identificar

Los doctores no pudieron determinar la causa de su enfermedad

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to identify with / to empathize with

She identified with the girls

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indentificarse con / empatizar con

Ella se identificó con las niñas

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to interrupt / to disrupt

He interrupted our conversation

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interrumpir

Nos interrumpió la conversación

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an interruption

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una interrupción

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a disturbance / a disruption

a disturbance in the water

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una perturbación / un disturbio

una perturbación en el agua

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to interfere with

Cell phones interfere with radio signals

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interferir con

Los celulares interfieren con las señales de radio

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to knock

Please knock on the door before entering

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tocar

Por favor toca la puerta antes de entrar

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a knock / a tap

I heard a knock on the door

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un golpe / un toque

Oí un golpe en la puerta

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to knock down / to knock over

He knocked me down

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tumbar / hacer caer

Él me tumbó

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to knock out / to knock unconscious

Mike Tyson knocked out his opponent in the 3rd round of boxing

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noquear / dejar inconsciente

Mike Tyson noqueó a su oponente en el 3er ronda de boxeo

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the law

It’s prohibited by law

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la ley

Está prohibido por la ley

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a law / legislation

Congress passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage

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una ley / una legislación

El congreso pasó una ley legalizando el matrimonio para las parejas homosexuales

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legal / having to do with the law

He’s having some legal problems

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legal

Está pasando por unos problemas legales

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legal / lawful / permitted by law

It is legal to copy these flashcards, as long as you don’t sell them elsewhere

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legal / permitido por la ley

Es legal copiar estas tarjetas mnemotécnicas, siempre y cuando no las vendas en otro lado

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illegal / against the law / unlawful

Chewing gum is illegal in Singapore

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contra la ley / ilegal

La goma de mascar es ilegal en Singapur

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illegal / undocumented

an illegal immigrant

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ilegal / indocumentado

un inmigrante ilegal

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to break the law / to violate the law / to break the rules

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violar la ley / quebrar la ley / romper las reglas

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a violation

a violation of the law

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una violación / transgresión

una violación de la ley

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a bill / a proposed law

Congress vetoed the bill

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un proyecto de ley

El congreso vetó el proyecto de ley

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the constitution

The victorious rebels drafted a constitution to establish a new government

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la constitución

Los rebeldes, victoriosos, crearon una constitución para establecer un nuevo gobierno

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a court / a tribunal

I spent all day in court with the judge and the lawyers

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una corte / un tribunal / un juzgado

Pasé todo el día en el tribunal con el juez y los abogados

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a judge / a justice

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un juez

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a jury

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un jurado

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a lawyer / an attorney

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un abogado

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a trial

The trial lasted 3 weeks before he was finally convicted

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un juicio

El juicio duró 3 semanas antes de que finalmente fuera condenado

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a lawsuit / a suit

a civil suit

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un proceso / una demanda / un juicio

e.j. una demanda civil

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to sue / to take to court

If you don’t refund my money back, then I will sue you for false advertizing

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demandar

Si no me devuelve mi dinero, lo demandaré por publicidad engañosa

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a contract

The contract says that you have to pay me within 30 days of completion

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un contrato

El contrato dice que debes pagar dentro de 30 días de completado el trabajo

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a divorce

My wife asked me for a divorce

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un divorcio

Mi esposa me pidió el divorcio

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divorced

My parents are divorced

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divorciado

Mis padres están divorciados

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to be lazy / to be a lazy person

He’s so lazy. He never does chores around the house

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ser flojo / ser perezoso / ser vago

Es tan flojo. Nunca hace quehaceres en la casa

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to feel lazy / to be feeling lazy / to be lazy

I’m feeling lazy, and I don’t feel like going out tonight.

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tener pereza / tener flojera

Tengo pereza, y no tengo ganas de salir esta noche

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to loaf around / to sit around doing nothing / to laze around

We sat around all day Sunday and watched movies

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vaguear / holgazanear

Holgazaneamos y vimos películas todo el domingo

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to lie around / to not be doing anything

I love just lying around the house on a lazy Sunday afternoon

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estar tirado / estar tumbado / estar sin hacer nada

Me encanta estar tumbado en la casa en una tranquila tarde de domingo

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to goof off / to slack off

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haraganear / holgazanear / flojear

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a lock

My lock broke, so I have to call a locksmith

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una cerradura / un candado / una chapa

Mi cerradura se rompió, así que tengo que llamar a un cerrajero

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to lock / to lock up

Lock the door

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cerrar con llave

Cierra la puerta con llave

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to unlock / to open

Please unlock the door. I can’t get in

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abrir / desatrancar

Por favor destranca la puerta. No puedo entrar

57
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a machine

He invented a machine to give you a shoulder massage while cooking you breakfast

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una máquina

Inventó una máquina que te da masaje en los hombros mientras te hace el desayuno

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machinery

Wow, look at all the machinery in this room!

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la maquinaria

¡Vaya, mira toda la maquinaria en este cuarto!

59
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a mechanic

I’m waiting for the mechanic to fix my car

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un mecánico

Estoy esperando a que el mecánico arregle mi carro

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mechanical

a mechanical bull

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mecánico

un toro mecánico

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material

What material is this made of?

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el material

¿De qué material está hecho esto?

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gasoline / gas / petrol

I have to stop to get gas

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la gasolina

Tengo que parar para conseguir gasolina

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fuel

I need fuel for my lawnmower. Gasoline is the type of fuel I need

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el combustible

Necesito combustible para mi podadora. Gasolina es el tipo de combustible que necesito

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oil

cooking oil

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el aceite

el aceite para cocinar

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oil / petroleum

Most of the world’s oil comes from the Middle East

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el petróleo

La mayor parte del petróleo del mundo viene del Medio Oriente

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glass

Careful, that’s made of glass

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el vidrio

Cuidado, eso es de vidrio

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wood

We grew the trees for their wood

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la madera

Cultivamos los árboles por su madera

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wooden / wood

a wooden spoon

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de madera

una cuchara de madera

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stone

a stone table

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de piedra

una mesa de piedra

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a rock / a stone

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una piedra / una roca

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a boulder / a huge rock

This boulder is too heavy for us to move

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una roca / una roca enorme / una peña

Esta roca es demasiado pesada para que la movamos

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a pebble / a little rock

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una piedrita / una piedrecita / un guijarro

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metal

Metal is much stronger than wood

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el metal

El metal es mucho más fuerte que la madera

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metal / metallic

a metal bottle

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de metal

una botella de metal

75
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plastic

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el plástico

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plastic / made of plastic

a plastic cup

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de plástico / plástico

una taza de plástico

77
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rubber

rubber boots

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la goma / el caucho

botas de goma

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cloth / fabric

cloth napkins

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la tela / el tejido

servilletas de tela

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cotton

a cotton shirt

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el algodón

una camisa de algodón

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wool

These sheep produce a lot of wool

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la lana

Estas ovejas producen mucha lana

81
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woolen / wool

a wool sweater

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de lana

un suéter de lana

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silk

a shirt made of fine silk

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la seda

una camisa hecha de seda

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gold

The miners are looking for gold

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el oro

Los mineros buscan oro

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golden / made of gold / gold

a gold ring

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dorado / de oro

un anillo de oro

85
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a bar of gold

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una barra de oro

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silver

a silver necklace

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la plata

un collar de plata

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oxygen

We need to breathe oxygen to survive

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el oxígeno

Necesitamos respirar oxígeno para sobrevivir

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acid

We dissolved the substance in acid

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el ácido

Disolvimos la sustancia en ácido

Old Spanish Vocab (71 decks)

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