Vocab-20.6 Flashcards

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1
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to bend

Bend your knee

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doblar / flexionar

Dobla la rodilla

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to bend down

She bent down to tie her shoes

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agacharse

Ella se agachó para atar sus zapatos

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to lean / to tilt / to bend over

The tree is leaning a bit to the left

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inclinarse / ladearse

El árbol se está inclinando un poco hacia la izquierda

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a bend / a curve

a bend in the road

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una curva

una curva en el camino

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bent / twisted / curved

That branch is bent at the end

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torcido / curvado

Esa rama está torcida en la punta

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to lean on / to rest on / to lean against

He was leaning against the wall

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apoyarse contra

Estaba apoyándose contra la pared

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to twist

Ow! I twisted my ankle

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torcer / retorcer

¡Ay! Me torcí el tobillo

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a block

a block of wood

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un bloque

un bloque de madera

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to block / to obstruct

The table is blocking the exit

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bloquear / obstruir

La mesa está bloqueando la salida

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to block / to thwart / to stop

to block a punch

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bloquear / parar

bloquear un puñetazo

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to be blocked in

My car was blocked in by a very big truck

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estar bloqueado / estar obstaculizado

Mi carro estaba bloqueado por un camión muy grande

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a blockage / an obstruction

There’s a blockage in the drain

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un bloqueo / una obstrucción

Hay un bloqueo en la coladera

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to rope off / to cordon off / to block off

The police roped off the crime scene

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acordonar / separar con una cuerda

La policía acordonó la escena del crimen

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to blow

Blow on it to cool it down

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soplar

Sóplale para enfriarlo

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to blow away

All my papers blew away

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llevarse por el viento / arrastrarse por el viento

El viento se llevó todos mis papeles

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to blow down / to blow over

The wind blew down the swing in my backyard

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derribarse por el viento / tumbarse por el viento

El viento derribó el columpio en mi patio trasero

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to blow out / to extinguish

Don’t forget to blow out the candles before you leave

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apagar / extinguir / soplar

No te olvides de apagar las velas antes de irte

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a bomb

The terrorist made a bomb in his garage, with household supplies

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una bomba

El terrorista hizo una bomba en su cochera, con productos caseros

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to blow up / to cause to explode

The demolition crew blew up the building

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hacer explotar / hacer estallar

El equipo de demolición hizo estallar el edificio

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to blow up / to explode / to go off

The bomb exploded

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explotar

La bomba explotó

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to inflate / to blow up

We inflated the basketball

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inflar

Inflamos el balón

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an explosion / a blast

The loud explosion woke us up

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una explosión

La fuerte explosión nos despertó

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explosive

an explosive material

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explosivo

un material explosivo

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to bomb

The military bombed the rebel base

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bombardear

El ejército bombardeó la base de los rebeldes

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a bombing

There was a bombing at a restaurant this morning, caused by terrorists

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un bombardeo

Hubo un bombardeo en un restaurante esta mañana, causado por terroristas

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concise / brief / short

a concise statement, a brief meeting

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conciso / breve / corto

una declaración concisa, una reunión breve

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briefly

Can I speak with you briefly?

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brevemente

¿Puedo hablar contigo brevemente?

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a bubble

soap bubbles

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una burbuja

una burbuja de jabón

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foam / bubbles

I love taking a bath with lots of bubbles

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la espuma / las burbujas

Me encanta tomar baños con mucha espuma

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a can / a tin can

a can of beans

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una lata

una lata de frijoles

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a can opener

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un abrelatas

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canned

canned food

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enlatado

comida enlatada

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to catch

Catch the ball!

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atrapar

¡Atrapa la pelota!

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to catch / to capture

They caught the criminals

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capturar

Capturaron a los criminales

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to catch / to trap

I caught a firefly in a jar

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atrapar

Atrapé una luciérnaga en un frasco

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to catch / to catch by surprise

I caught him stealing cookies from the cookie jar

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pillar / atrapar

Lo pillé robándose galletas del frasco de galletas

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I caught him red-handed

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Lo pillé con las manos en la masa / Lo atrapé con las manos en la masa

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to catch on / to become popular / to stick

That was a great song, but it never really caught on

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ponerse de moda / pegar

Ésa era una gran canción, pero nunca pegó

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to catch up / to get back on track / to get caught up

We’re behind schedule. We need to catch up

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ponerse al día / ponerse al corriente

Estamos atrasados. Tenemos que ponernos al día

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to catch up to

Her car is way ahead of ours. We have to catch up to her

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alcanzar a

Su auto va mucho más adelante que el nuestro. Tenemos que alcanzarla

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to catch up with

I need to catch up with my brother. We haven’t spoken in weeks

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ponerse al día con / reencontrarse con

Necesito ponerme al día con mi hermano. No hemos platicado en semanas

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to get caught up in / to get involved in

He got caught up in a nasty scandal

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verse envuelto en

Él se vio envuelto en un terrible escándalo

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given that / provided that

Given that she’s not coming, let’s start eating

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dado que / previsto que

Dado que ella no va a venir, empecemos a comer

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in the interest of / for the sake of

In the interest of saving time, let’s skip the introduction

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en el interés de / por el bien de / en nombre de

En el interés de ahorrar tiempo, saltémonos la introducción

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clear / transparent / see-through

clear glass

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claro / transparente

un vidrio transparente

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clear / cloudless

a clear sky

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claro / despejado

un cielo claro

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to clear / to clear off

Clear the table

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despejar

Despeja la mesa

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clearly / articulately

Please speak clearly

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con claridad / articuladamente

Por favor habla con claridad

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to clarify / to clear up

I don’t understand. Could you please clarify your comment?

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clarificar / aclarar

No le entiendo. ¿Podría por favor clarificar su comentario?

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to be unclear / to be vague

Her explanation was unclear

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ser confuso / ser poco claro / ser vago

Su explicación fue poco clara

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vivid / sharp / bright

vivid colors

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vivo / vívido

colores vívidos

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graphic / expressive / vivid

The artist’s graphic depiction of the Civil War moved us all

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gráfico / expresivo / vívido

La gráfica representación de la Guerra Civil que hizo el artista nos conmovió a todos

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comfort

At Sofa King, we care about your comfort

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la comodidad

En Sofa King, nos importa su comodidad

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comfortable

a comfortable chair

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cómodo / a gusto

una silla cómoda

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uncomfortable

an uncomfortable chair

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incómodo

una sila incómoda

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reassuring / comforting

It’s reassuring to know that you will be there

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reconfortante / tranquilizador / tranquilizante

Es tranquilizante saber que estarás allí

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to comfort / to reassure / to calm down

He ate so much sugar that we had to take him outside to calm him down

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confortar / tranquilizar / calmar

Comió tanta azúcar que tuvimos que llevarlo afuera para tranquilizarlo

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to console

She was crying, and I tried to console her

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consolar / dar consuelo a

Ella estaba llorando, y yo la intenté consolar

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consolation / solace

She found solace in the fact that the class had also been hard for her older brother

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el consuelo / la consolación

Ella encontró consuelo en el hecho de que la clase también había sido difícil para su hermano mayor

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to be out of one’s element / to be like a fish out of water / to be out of place

I feel out of place at this goth party

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estar fuera de lugar / estar como un pez fuera del agua

Me siento fuera de lugar en esta fiesta de darketos

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to complain / to grumble

Stop complaining about work

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quejarse / gemir

Deja de quejarte del trabajo

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to whine

The child kept whining about having to go to the dentist

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lloriquear

El niño lloriqueaba porque tenía que ir al dentista

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a complaint

We received a complaint about the temperature in the building

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una queja / un reclamo / una protesta

Recibimos una queja sobre la temperatura en el edificio

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to complicate

This new information complicates our analysis

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complicar

Esta nueva información complica nuestro análisis

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complicated / complex

Quantum physics is very complicated

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complicado / complejo

La física cuántica es muy complicada

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a complication

The product launch had a few complications

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una complicación

El lanzamiento del producto tuvo unas cuantas complicaciones

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a complement

Peanut butter is a great complement to jelly

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un complemento

La mantequilla de maní es un gran complemento para la jalea

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complementary

the complementary roles of state and federal governments

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complementario

los papeles complementarios de los gobiernos estatal y federal

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to compliment / to give a compliment / to pay a compliment

He gave her a compliment

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hacer un cumplido / echar un piropo / piropear

Él le hizo un cumplido

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complimentary / praising / flattering

Our restaurant received many complimentary customer reviews online

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elogioso / halagador / halagüeño

Nuestro restaurante recibió muchas reseñas de clientes en línea elogiosas

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to flatter / to charm

The best way to flatter her is to compliment her eyes

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halagar / adular

La mejor forma de adularla es hacerle un cumplido sobre sus ojos

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charm / charisma

She was attracted to his charm

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el encanto / el carisma

Ella se sentía atraída por su carisma

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charming / charismatic

The charismatic cult leader convinced all the young women to follow him

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encantador / carismático

El carismático líder del culto convenció a todas las jóvenes de seguirlo

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to praise / to commend

She praised his work

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elogiar

Ella elogió su trabajo

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praise / approval

Even as an adult, he still seeks his father’s praise

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un elogio / la aprobación

Aún ahora que es adulto, sigue buscando la aprobación de su padre

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I’m flattered / You’ve flattered me

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Me halagas

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to consider / to regard as / to consider to be

I consider this one to be his best novel

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considerar como

Considero ésta como su mejor novela

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regard for / consideration for

She did it without any regard for his feelings

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la consideración por

Ella lo hizo sin tener ninguna consideración por sus sentimientos

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considerate / thoughtful / respectful

Please be considerate of other drivers

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considerado / respetuoso / atento

Por favor sea considerado con los otros conductores

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inconsiderate / thoughtless / disrespectful

an inconsiderate act

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desconsiderado / irrespetuoso

una acción desconsiderada

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to reconsider

Please reconsider your decision

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reconsiderar

Por favor reconsidera tu decisión

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to convince / to persuade / to talk into

They convinced me to buy it

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convencer / persuadir

Ellos me convencieron de comprarlo

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to convince not to / to talk out of / to disuade from

She talked me out of doing it

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convencer de no / disuadir de

Ella me convenció de no hacerlo

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convincing / persuasive

a convincing argument

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convincente / persuasivo

un argumento convincente

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to copy / to duplicate / to replicate

Samsung copied some features of the iPhone

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copiar / duplicar / replicar

Samsung copió algunas características del iPhone

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to copy / to imitate / to mock

My little sister is always copying me

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copiarse de / imitar / copiar

Mi hermanita siempre me imita

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a copy

This sword is a copy of the one that Caesar used in battle

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una copia / una réplica

Esta espada es una copia de la que usó César en batalla

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a copyright

He has a copyright to that song

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los derechos de autor

Él tiene los derechos de autor de esa canción

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a copycat

That kid is such a copycat. He imitates everything the cool kids do

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un copietas / un imitador

Ese niño es un copietas. Imita todo lo que hacen los chicos populares

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to simulate

This game simulates flying a real airplane

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simular

Este juego simula volar un avión de verdad

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a simulation

a simulation of a real surgery

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una simulación

una simulación de una cirugía de verdad

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a replica / a reproduction

This statue is a replica of one that Michaelangelo made

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una réplica / una reproduccion

Esta estatua es una reproducción de una que hizo Miguel Ángel

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a version

This is the third version of Brainscape

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una versión

Esta es la tercera versión de Brainscape

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to imitate / to mimic / to copy

Stop imitating me!

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imitar / copiar

¡Deja de imitarme!

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an imitation / a copy / a duplicate

This is not a real Picasso painting. It’s just an imitation

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una imitación / una copia / un duplicado

Ésta no es una verdadera pintura de Picasso. Es sólo una imitación

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an impression / an impersonation / an imitation

He does a great impression of Michael Jackson

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una imitación

Hace una gran imitación de Michael Jackson

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deep

This hole is very deep

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profundo

Este hoyo es muy profundo

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deep / profound

The message of this poem is truly profound

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profundo

El mensaje de este poema es verdaderamente profundo

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deeply

Please breathe deeply

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profundamente

Por favor respire profundamente

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depth

She measured the depth of the canyon

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la profundidad

Ella midió la profundidad del cañón

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shallow

shallow water

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poco profundo / pando

el agua poco profunda

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shallow / superficial

Don’t be so shallow. You should judge a woman by what’s on the inside, not by her looks

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superficial

No seas tan superficial. Debes juzgar a las mujeres por lo que llevan dentro, no su físico

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to defend / to protect

He defended his house with a rifle

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defender / proteger

Él defendió su casa con un rifle

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protection

Please let me know if you need protection, and I’ll send some armed escorts

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la protección

Por favor hágame saber si require protección, y le mandaré escoltas armadas

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a defense

This wall is a defense against invaders

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una defensa / una protección

Este muro es una defensa contra invasores

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a defender / a protector / a guardian

a defender of human rights

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un defensor / un protector / un guardián

un defensor de los derechos humanos

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defensive / easily offended

Don’t criticise her new hairdo. She can be very defensive

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defensivo / fácilmente ofendido

No critiques su nuevo corte de pelo. Ella se puede poner muy defensiva

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to order / to command

The police ordered me to stop

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mandar / ordenar

La policía me ordenó que parara

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a command / an order / a mandate

We received an order to open fire

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una orden / un mandato

Recibimos la orden de abrir fuego

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a commander / a captain / a director

If you don’t listen to the commander, he will make you do push-ups

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un comandante

Si no escuchas al comandante, te hará hacer flexiones

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to demand / to insist

I demand to speak to your supervisor

A

exigir / reclamar

Exijo hablar con tu supervisor

112
Q

to require / to demand

This work requires a lot of concentration

A

exigir / requerir / demandar

Este trabajo exige mucha concentración

113
Q

a demand

The president could not meet his demands

A

una exigencia

El presidente no pudo cumplir con sus exigencias

114
Q

demanding

a demanding father

A

exigente

un padre exigente

115
Q

to display / to show

They display most of their sale items in the window

A

exponer / exhibir / mostrar

Exponen sus artículos de venta en el escaparate

116
Q

a display / an exhibition

There is a display of glass figurines in the window

A

una exhibición

Hay una exhibición de figuritas de vidrio en el escaparate

117
Q

a display / a demonstration

a display of affection

A

una demostración / una muestra

una demostración de afecto

118
Q

to affect / to have an effect on

Interest rates affect the level of saving in the economy

A

afectar / tener un efecto en

Las tasas de interés afectan el nivel de ahorro en la economía

119
Q

an effect / an impact

the effect of pollution on our lungs

A

un efecto / un impacto

el efecto de la contaminación en nuestros pulmones

120
Q

what else

What else do you have?

A

qué más / qué otra cosa

¿Qué otra cosa tienes?

121
Q

somebody else / someone else

I want to talk to somebody else

A

alguien más / otra persona

Quiero hablar con otra persona

122
Q

nobody else / no one else

So nobody else wants to eat, besides me?

A

nadie más

Entonces, ¿nadie más quiere comer, aparte de mí?

123
Q

something else / anything else

Do you want something else to drink?

A

otra cosa / algo más

¿Querías beber otra cosa?

124
Q

not anything else / nothing else

I don’t have anything else to give you

A

nada más

No tengo nada más que darte

125
Q

elsewhere / somewhere else

I hope these same city government policies will be followed elsewhere

A

en otros sitios / en otro lugar / en otra parte

Espero que estas mismas políticas del gobierno de la ciudad se sigan en otras partes

126
Q

or else

You have to eat your vegetables, or else you can’t have dessert

A

si no

Tienes que comerte las verduras. Si no, no puedes comer postre

127
Q

or else

You’d better pay me … or else …

A

o vas a ver

Debes pagarme … o vas a ver…

128
Q

to get away / to escape / to flee

The criminals got away

A

escaparse / huirse

Los criminales se escaparon

129
Q

to escape from / to get out of / to break out of

The rabbit escaped from the trap

A

escapar de

El conejo escapó de la trampa

130
Q

an escape

an escape from jail

A

un escape / una escapada / una fuga

una fuga de la cárcel

131
Q

to switch / to change

They switched sides

A

cambiarse

Se cambiaron de lugar

132
Q

to exchange / to swap / to trade

They exchanged contact information

A

intercambiar

Intercambiaron sus datos

133
Q

to exchange (currency) / to convert

He exchanged his dollars for euros

A

cambiar (moneda)

Cambió sus dólares por euros

134
Q

trade / exchange

trade in goods and services

A

el intercambio / el comercio

comercio de bienes y servicios

135
Q

an exchange / a trade

It was a fair trade

A

un intercambio / un trueque

Fue un intercambio justo

136
Q

commercial / trade

a trade deficit; commercial relations

A

comercial

un déficit comercial; relaciones comerciales

137
Q

to trade with / to do business with

The U.S. does not trade with North Korea

A

comerciar con / hacer negocios con

Los Estados Unidos no comercian con Corea del Norte

138
Q

to expect / to anticipate

I expect you to come to the party

A

esperar / anticipar

Espero que vengas a la fiesta

139
Q

expectation / anticipation

She is motivated by the expectation of a reward

A

la expectativa / la anticipación / la esperanza

La expectativa de una recompensa la motiva

140
Q

unexpected

an unexpected visit

A

inesperado

una visita inesperada

141
Q

famous

a famous rock star

A

famoso

una estrella de rock famosa

142
Q

a celebrity / a star / a famous person

A

una celebridad / un famoso / una estrella

143
Q

fame

Fame has made him greedy and egotistical

A

la fama

La fama lo ha hecho codicioso y egoísta

144
Q

well-known

a renowned chef

A

bien conocido / conocido

un chef conocido

145
Q

prestigious / respected / renowned

a prestigious university

A

prestigioso / respetado

una universidad prestigiosa

146
Q

prestige / status

He didn’t do it for the money. He did it for the prestige it brought him

A

el prestigio / el estatus

No lo hizo por el dinero. Lo hizo por el prestigio que le trajo

147
Q

previous / former / ex-

an ex-president

A

anterior / antiguo / ex-

un presidente anterior

148
Q

formerly / previously

He was formerly CEO of a major corporation

A

anteriormente / antiguamente

Anteriormente, fue el director general de una importante empresa

149
Q

previous / past / prior

previous years

A

anterior / previo / pasado

años pasados

150
Q

subsequent / following / ensuing

The first year, he attended the festival with his wife. In subsequent years, he went alone

A

subsiguiente / subsecuente / posterior

El primer año, asistió al festival con su esposa. En años subsiguientes, fue solo

151
Q

to frustrate

Golf frustrates me

A

frustrar

El golf me frustra

152
Q

frustrated

The teacher is frustrated with his students

A

frustrado

El profesor está frustrado con sus estudiantes

153
Q

frustrating

Arggh, these computer glitches are so frustrating!

A

frustrante

¡Ay, estos fallos de computadora son muy frustrantes!

154
Q

frustration

She expressed her frustration with the new law

A

la frustración

Ella expresó su frustración con la nueva ley

155
Q

to impress / to impact

His fluency in English impressed me

A

impresionar / impactar

Su soltura en inglés me impresionó

156
Q

an impression / an impact

to make a good impression

A

una impresión / un impacto

causar una buena impresión

157
Q

impressed

I was impressed by his work

A

impresionar / impactar

Su trabajo me impresionó

158
Q

impressive

an impressive performance

A

impresionante

una presentación impresionante

159
Q

admiration / esteem

His admiration of the celebrity soon turned into an obsession

A

la admiración

Su admiración por la celebridad pronto se volvió una obsesión

160
Q

to admire

I admire his enthusiasm

A

admirar

Admiro su entusiasmo

161
Q

commendable / admirable / exemplary

a commendable performance

A

meritorio / encomiable

una presentación meritoria

162
Q

an illusion / an impression / a false impression

He is under the illusion that he will get his money back

A

una ilusión / una impresión / una impresión falsa

Él tiene la ilusión de que va a recuperar su dinero

163
Q

to come across / to come off / to give the impression

Her speech came across as insincere

A

dar la impresión

Su discurso no dio la impresión de ser sincero

164
Q

to invent

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb

A

inventar

Thomas Edison inventó la bombilla eléctrica

165
Q

an invention

The computer was one of the most important inventions in the past century

A

un invento / una invención

La computadora fue uno de los inventos más importantes del siglo pasado

166
Q

an inventor

The inventor preferred to work in his garage

A

un inventor

El inventor prefería trabajar en su cochera

167
Q

a king

A

un rey

168
Q

a queen

A

una reina

169
Q

a prince

A

un príncipe

170
Q

a princess

A

una princesa

171
Q

a kingdom

A

un reino

172
Q

a monarchy

A

una monarquía

173
Q

royal

the royal family

A

real

la familia real

174
Q

royalty

The prince is here. We’re in the presence of royalty

A

la realeza

El príncipe está aquí. Estamos en presencia de realeza

175
Q

majestic

a majestic city on a hill

A

majestuoso

una ciudad majestuosa en una colina

176
Q

majesty

Her Majesty the Queen

A

majestad

Su Majestad la Reina

177
Q

my mood

The music is affecting his mood

A

mi humor / mi genio

Esta música está afectando su humor

178
Q

in a good mood

She’s in a good mood

A

de buen humor / de buen genio

Ella está de buen humor

179
Q

in a bad mood

She’s in a bad mood

A

de mal humor / de mal genio

Ella está de mal genio

180
Q

grumpy / grouchy / cranky

You might not want to talk to grandma right now. She’s in a grumpy mood

A

malhumorado / gruñón

No es la mejor idea hablar con la abuela en este momento. Está malhumorada

181
Q

moody / temperamental

Don’t take it personally. She’s just moody

A

variable / temperamental

No lo tomes de forma personal. Ella es simplemente temperamental

182
Q

spirit / morale

Despite their losses, the team still has great spirit

A

el espíritu / la moral

A pesar de sus pérdidas, el equipo todavía mantiene su gran espíritu

183
Q

a boost / a lift / a push

Her speech was a great boost for our reform efforts

A

un impulso / una propulsión / un empuje

Su discurso fue un gran impulso para nuestros esfuerzos de reforma

184
Q

the ambiance / the atmosphere / the environment

This restaurant has a great ambiance

A

el ambiente / el entorno

Este restaurante tiene un gran ambiente

185
Q

an air / an aura / a feel

an aura of mystery

A

un aire / un aura / una vibra

un aire misterioso

186
Q

his soul / his spirit

Her soul is up in heaven now

A

su alma

Su alma ya está en el cielo

187
Q

spiritual

She is a deeply spiritual person. She meditates every day

A

espiritual

Ella es una persona profundamente espiritual. Medita todos los días

188
Q

to be patient

One has to be very patient with children

A

ser paciente

Uno tiene que ser muy paciente con los niños

189
Q

patience

Patience is an important virtue

A

la paciencia

La paciencia es una virtud importante

190
Q

to be impatient

My father gets very impatient in long lines

A

impaciente

Mi padre se pone muy impaciente en las filas largas

191
Q

impatience

He is known for his impatience with incompetent people

A

la impaciencia

Es conocido por su impaciencia con la gente incompetente

192
Q

mercy / forgiveness / pity

He begged for mercy

A

la misericordia / la piedad / la clemencia

Rogó por clemencia

193
Q

a shame / a pity

It’s a shame that you can’t come

A

una lástima / una pena

Es una lástima que no puedas venir

194
Q

a point of view / a perspective / a standpoint

From a scientific point of view, your claims are not valid

A

un punto de vista / una perspectiva

Desde un punto de vista científico, sus afirmaciones no son válidas

195
Q

bird’s-eye view

From a bird’s-eye view, you can see how the land is divided

A

la vista de pájaro / la vista de águila

A vista de pájaro, puedes ver cómo está dividido el terreno

196
Q

to prepare / to make

He has to prepare a speech

A

preparar / hacer

Él tiene que preparar un discurso

197
Q

to prepare for / to make preparations for / to get ready for

We’re preparing for the storm

A

prepararse para

Nos estamos preparando para la tormenta

198
Q

prepared

I feel prepared for the meeting

A

preparado

Me siento preparado para la junta

199
Q

preparation

The event will require a lot of preparation

A

la preparación

El evento requerirá mucha preparación

200
Q

psychology

I was a psychology major in college

A

la sicología / la psicología

Estudié psicología en la universidad

201
Q

a psychologist / a therapist / a shrink

I need to see a shrink to help me get over my phobias

A

un sicólogo / un psicólogo / un psicoterapeuta

Necesito ver a un psicólogo para que me ayude a superar mis fobias

202
Q

a psychiatrist

Go see a psychiatrist so he can prescribe you anxiety medication

A

un siquiatra / un psiquiatra

Ve a ver a un psiquiatra para que te recete medicamentos ansiolíticos

203
Q

random / miscellaneous / arbitrary

a folder for random files

A

misceláneo / variado

una carpeta para archivos misceláneos

204
Q

randomly / arbitrarily

The students were paired randomly for the class project

A

aleatoriamente / arbitrariamente

Se formaron parejas de estudiantes aleatoriamente para el proyecto del grupo

205
Q

chosen at random / to be chosen randomly

a contestant chosen at random

A

elegido al azar

un competidor elegido al azar

206
Q

some random guy / some guy

Some random guy showed up at our wedding

A

un tipo cualquiera

Un tipo cualquiera se apareció en nuestra boda