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1
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to compete

She always competes with her brother

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competir

Ella siempre compite con su hermano

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a contest / a competition

We’re having a contest to see who can eat the most pizza

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un concurso / una competencia

Estamos haciendo un concurso a ver quién puede comer más pizza

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competitive

Look how serious he looks while he plays. He’s very competitive

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competitivo

Mira lo serio que se ve cuando juega. Es muy competitivo

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a competitor / a rival

Microsoft and Apple used to be fierce competitors

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un competidor / un rival

Microsoft y Apple solían ser fieros rivales

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a contestant

a contestant on a game show

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un concursante / un participante

un concursante en un programa de juegos

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to cooperate / to collaborate

Let’s cooperate. I’ll lift the right side, and you lift the left side

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cooperar / colaborar

Colaboremos. Yo levanto el lado derecho, y tú el lado izquierdo

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cooperation / collaboration

With cooperation, we can solve this problem

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la cooperación / la colaboración

Con la cooperación, podemos resolver este problema

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craziness / madness / insanity

Stop this madness!

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la locura / la demencia

¡Detén esta locura!

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a psycho / a lunatic / a nut

That guy is so crazy. He’s a lunatic!

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un loco / un chiflado / un lunático

Ese tipo está muy loco. ¡Es un lunático!

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madly

madly in love

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locamente

locamente enamorado

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a crime / a transgression

Opening other people’s mail is a crime

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un crimen / un delito

Abrir el correo de otras personas es un crímen

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a criminal

a convicted criminal

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un criminal

un criminal condenado

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criminal

criminal activity

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criminal

la actividad criminal

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a charge / an accusation / a criminal charge

He denied all the charges

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un cargo / una acusación / un cargo criminal

Negó todos los cargos

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to steal / to rob / to walk off with

He stole my wallet

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robar / irse con

Él me robó la cartera

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stolen

a stolen watch

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robado

un reloj robado

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a burglar / a thief / a robber

a bank robber

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un ladrón / un ratero / un atracador

un atracador de bancos

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a burglary / a theft / a robbery

There was a burglary at the house next door

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un robo

Hubo un robo en la casa de junto

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to mug / to rob

She got mugged last night in a dark alley, and they took her purse

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asaltar / atracar

La asaltaron anoche en un callejón oscuro, y le quitaron el bolso

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a mugger / a thief

The mugger was wearing a black mask when he attacked her

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un atracador / un ladrón / un asaltante

El ladrón llevaba puesta una máscara negra cuando la atacó

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a mugging / a robbery

There was a mugging on this block last night

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un atraco / un asalto

Hubo un atraco en esta cuadra anoche

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a victim

The victim was found unconscious and bloody

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una víctima

La víctima fue encontrada inconsciente y llena de sangre

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murder / homicide / manslaughter

He was charged with homicide

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el asesinato / el homicidio

Fue acusado de homicidio

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a murderer / a killer

The murderer was given the death penalty

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un asesino

El asesino recibió la pena de muerte

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an assassin / a hitman

He hired a hitman to kill his wife

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un asesino a sueldo / un sicario

Contrató a un sicario para que matara a su esposa

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a pirate

The pirates robbed the merchant ship

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un pirata

Los piratas asaltaron el barco mercantil

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You’re under arrest

ej. John Smith, you’re under arrest for murder

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Está arrestado / Queda arrestado / Queda detenido

John Smith, queda arrestado por asesinato

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to arrest / to detain

The police arrested him

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arrestar / detener

La policía lo arrestó

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an arrest

The police made three arrests last night

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un arresto / una detención

La policía hizo tres arrestos anoche

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to investigate

The police investigated the robbery

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investigar

La policía investigó el robo

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an inspector / an investigator / a detective

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un inspector / un investigador / un detective

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an investigation / a case

a criminal investigation

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una investigación / un caso / una pesquisa judicial

una investigación criminal

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evidence / proof

There was no evidence he committed the crime

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la evidencia / la prueba / los indicios

No había evidencia de que él había cometido el delito

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to prove

The scientists proved their theory

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probar / demostrar / comprobar

Los científicos comprobaron su teoría

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to suspect

We suspected that he had a gun

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sospechar

Sospechamos que llevaba pistola

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a suspect

The detectives have three suspects

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un sospechoso / un presunto / un presunto implicado

Los detectives tienen tres sospechosos

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suspicious / shifty / dishonest-looking

a suspicious person

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sospechoso

una persona sospechosa

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a suspicion / an assumption

Do you believe his suspicion that Mary is a spy?

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una sospecha / una suposición / una conjetura

¿Tú crees su sospecha de que Mary sea espía?

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to be up to something / to be plotting something secretly / to be up to no good

I don’t trust that guy. I think he’s up to something evil

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tener algo entre manos / estar tramando algo / estar en malos pasos

No confío en ese tipo. Creo que tiene algo entre manos

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deceased / departed

That religion has a lot of respect for the deceased

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fallecido

Esa religión tiene mucho respeto por los fallecidos

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a wake

They held a wake at the church, the night before her funeral

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un velorio / un velatorio

Tuvieron un velorio en la iglesia, justo antes de su funeral

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a funeral / a burial

We attended his funeral this morning

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un funeral / un entierro

Fuimos a su funeral esta mañana

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a grave / a tomb

She visits her father’s grave every year

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una tumba / una sepultura

Ella visita la tumba de su padre cada año

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a cemetery / a graveyard

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un cementerio / un camposanto

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a corpse / a body / a cadaver

They found the body down by the river

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un cadáver

Encontraron el cadáver junto al río

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deadly / fatal / lethal

a deadly poison

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fatal / letal / mortífero

un veneno letal

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mortal

Since she was expressing mortal thoughts, we considered her a suicide risk

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mortal

Dado que ella expresaba pensamientos mortales, consideramos que estaba en riesgo de suicidio

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to commit suicide / to kill yourself

Romeo & Juliet committed suicide

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suicidarse / cometer suicidio / matarse

Romeo y Julieta se suicidaron

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to depend on / to rely on / to count on

She depends on them for financial support

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depender de / contar con

Ella depende de ellos para el apoyo monetario

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It depends on ___

It depends on how many people come

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Depende de ___

e.g. Depende de cuántas personas vengan

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It depends / That depends

Where’s the best place to live? It depends

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Depende / Eso depende

¿Dónde es el mejor lugar para vivir? Depende

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reliable / dependable / trustworthy

a reliable employee

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confiable / fiable

un empleado confiable

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unreliable / undependable

an unreliable friend

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poco fiable

un amigo poco fiable

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a detail

I don’t care about the details. I just want to hear a summary

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un detalle

No me importan los detalles. Solamente quiero escuchar un resumen

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detailed

a detailed description

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detallado

una descripción detallada

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to go into detail

She went into detail describing each individual bone in the wrist

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entrar en detalle

Entró en detalle describiendo cada hueso de la muñeca individualmente

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to develop / to evolve

The town developed quickly

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desarrollar(se) / evolucionar

El pueblo se desarrolló rápidamente

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development

I used to work in the field of International Development, with a specialty in Education

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el desarrollo

Solía trabajar en el área de Desarrollo Internacional, con especialización en Educación

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a housing development / a subdivision

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un complejo habitacional / un fraccionamiento

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to foster / to advance / to encourage

The new president’s policies foster economic growth

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fomentar / promover

Las nuevas políticas del presidente fomentan el crecimiento económico

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backward / underdeveloped

a backward nation

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atrasado / subdesarrollado

una nación atrasada

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to disappoint / to let down

I don’t want to disappoint her

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decepcionar / defraudar

No quiero decepcionarla

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to be disappointed

She was disappointed with the gift

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estar decepcionado

Estaba decepcionada con el regalo

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to be disappointing

a disappointing result

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decepcionante

un resultado decepcionante

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disappointment

Her father had a look of disappointment on his face

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la decepción / la desilusión

Su padre tenía una expresión de decepción en el rostro

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domestic / national

domestic political issues vs. foreign political issues

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nacional

los asuntos políticos nacionales frente a los asuntos políticos internacionales

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domestic / household

household appliances

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doméstico

aparatos domésticos

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domesticated

a domestic dog

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domesticado

un perro doméstico

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effective

an effective strategy

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eficaz / efectivo

una estrategia efectiva

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effectively

I effectively convinced her to come to the party

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eficazmente / efectivamente / con eficacia

Efectivamente, la convencí de venir a la fiesta

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efficient

an efficient system

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eficiente

un sistema eficiente

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efficiency

improvements in energy efficiency

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eficiencia

mejoras en la eficiencia energética

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inefficient

an inefficient use of my time

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ineficiente

un uso ineficiente de mi tiempo

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the end / the edge

the other end of the table

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el extremo / la punta

el otro extremo de la mesa

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toward the end of / at the end of / in late

at the end of the 21st century

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al fin de / a finales de

al fin del siglo 21

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toward the beginning of / at the beginning of / in early

in early August

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a principios de / a comienzos de

a principios de agosto

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equipment / gear

camping equipment

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el equipo

el equipo para acampar

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equipped

They were equipped for the trip

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equipado

Ellos estaban equipados para el viaje

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an exception

She is an exception to the stereotype

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una excepción

Ella es una excepción al estereotipo

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exceptional

That tennis player is exceptional. There is nobody like her

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excepcional

Esa jugadora de tenis es excepcional. No hay nadie como ella

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extraordinary / out of the ordinary / different

He has an extraordinary background

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extraordinario / fuera de lo ordinario / diferente

Él tiene unos antecedentes extraordinarios

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to explore

He explored the Northern Hemisphere

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explorar

Él exploró el hemisferio norte

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exploration

the exploration of the deep ocean

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la exploración

la exploración del océano profundo

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an explorer / a scout

A team of explorers traveled to Antarctica

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un explorador

Un equipo de exploradores viajó a la Antártida

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an adventure

They went on an adventure to a place that had never been seen before

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una aventura

Fueron de aventura a un lugar que nunca antes había sido visto

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adventurous

an adventurous traveler

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aventurero

un viajero aventurero

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a household / a family unit

There are 5 people living in this household

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un hogar / una unidad familiar

Hay 5 personas que viven en este hogar

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a housewife

After she had kids, she stopped working and remained a housewife

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una ama de casa

Después de tener hijos, ella dejó de trabajar y se quedó como ama de casa

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to be related

They have the same last name, but they’re not related

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ser pariente / ser familiar / tener parentesco

Ellos tienen el mismo apellido pero no son parientes

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How are you two related?

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¿Qué parantesco tienen ustedes dos?

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a relative / a family member

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un pariente / un familiar

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his ancestors / his predecessors

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sus antecesores / sus antepasados

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his descendants

There is great debate about whether Jesus Christ had any descendants

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sus descendientes

Hay gran debate sobre si Jesucristo tuvo descendientes

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my brother-in-law

i.e. my spouse’s brother, or my sibling’s husband

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mi cuñado

i.e. el hermano de mi esposa, o el esposo de mi hermano o hermana

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my sister-in-law

i.e. my spouse’s sister, or my sibling’s wife

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mi cuñada

i.e. la hermana de mi esposo, o la esposa de mi hermano o hermana

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my son-in-law

i.e. my child’s husband

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mi yerno

i.e. el marido de mi hija o mi hijo

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my daughter-in-law

i.e. my child’s wife

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mi nuera

i.e. la esposa de mi hijo o hija

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my father-in-law

i.e. my spouse’s father

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mi suegro

i.e. el padre de mi esposa o esposo

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my mother-in-law

i.e. my spouse’s mother

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mi suegra

i.e. la madre de mi esposa o esposo

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my great-grandfather

i.e. the father of one of my grandparents

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mi bisabuelo

i.e. el padre de uno de mis abuelos

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my great-grandmother

i.e. the mother of one of my grandparents

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mi bisabuela

i.e. la madre de uno de mis abuelos

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my stepdad / my stepfather / my mom’s new husband

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mi padrastro / el nuevo esposo de mi mamá

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my stepmom / my stepmother / my dad’s new wife

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mi madrastra / la nueva esposa de mi papá

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my stepsister

i.e. my stepfather’s or stepmother’s daughter

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mi hermanastra

i.e. la hija de mi padrastro o de mi madrastra

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my stepbrother

i.e. my stepfather’s or stepmother’s son

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mi hermanastro

i.e. el hijo de mi padrastro o de mi madrastra

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my stepdaughter

i.e. my spouse’s daughter, from a previous marriage

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mi hijastra

i.e. la hija de mi esposo o esposa, de un matrimonio anterior

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my stepson

i.e. my spouse’s son, from a previous marriage

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mi hijastro

i.e. el hijo de mi esposo o esposa, de un matrimonio anterior

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a twin

They’re identical twins

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un gemelo

Son gemelos idénticos

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my ex-husband

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mi ex-esposo / mi ex-marido

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my ex-wife

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mi ex-esposa / mi ex-mujer

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my ex

my ex-wife, ex-husband, ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend

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mi ex

mi ex-esposa, ex-marido, ex-mujer, ex-novio

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a godchild

I have three godchildren: one godson, and two goddaughters

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un ahijado

Tengo tres ahijados: un ahijado y dos ahijadas

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a godfather

I named my best friend as the godfather of my son

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un padrino

Nombré a mi mejor amigo como el padrino de mi hijo

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a godmother

If anything happens to my mother, my godmother will become my adoptive mother

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una madrina

Si le pasa algo a mi madre, mi madrina se convertirá en mi madre adoptiva

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his guardian / his legal guardian

When her parents died, her grandmother became her legal guardian

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su guardián legal / su tutor / su protector

Cuando murieron sus padres, su abuela se volvió su tutora

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maternal

maternal instincts

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materno

instintos maternos

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paternal

my paternal grandmother

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paterno

mi abuela paterna

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heritage / ancestry / blood

She has a German heritage

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la herencia / el patrimonio / la sangre

Ella tiene herencia alemana

119
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legacy

Facilitating the fall of the Soviet Union is part of President Reagan’s legacy

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el legado

Haber facilitado la caída de la Unión Soviética es parte del legado del presidente Ronald Reagan

120
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to pass down

This watch has been passed down for five generations

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legar / dejar en herencia

Este reloj ha sido legado durante cinco generaciones

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a fan

a ceiling fan

A

un abanico / un ventilador

un ventilador de techo

122
Q

to fan

He fanned the flames

A

avivar

Él avivó las llamas

123
Q

to be a fan of / to like

He is a fan of the Beatles

A

ser aficionado a / ser fanático de / ser hincha de

Él es aficionado a los Beatles

124
Q

a fan / an admirer

A

un fan / un admirador

125
Q

fashion

She’s obsessed with fashion and is always going shopping

A

la moda

Ella está obsesionada con la moda y siempre está yendo de compras

126
Q

a model / a supermodel

a runway model

A

un modelo

un modelo de pasarela

127
Q

a designer / a fashion designer

A

un diseñador / un diseñador de modas

128
Q

to be stylish / to be fashionable / to have style

a stylish person

A

estar a la moda / ser de moda / tener estilo

una persona a la moda

129
Q

trendy / in style / stylish

a trendy bar; trendy clothes

A

a la moda / moderno / de moda

un bar de moda; ropa a la moda

130
Q

to go out of style

Those shoes went out of style last year

A

pasar de moda

Esos zapatos pasaron de moda el año pasado

131
Q

unfashionable / out-of-style

Your hairstyle is very unfashionable

A

pasado de moda

Tu corte de cabello está muy pasado de moda

132
Q

a trend / a style

a fashion trend

A

una moda / una tendencia

una tendencia de la moda

133
Q

a trend / a tendency

a trend towards increasing globalization

A

una tendencia

una tendencia hacia el incremento de la globalización

134
Q

scary / frightening / terrifying

a scary movie

A

de miedo / aterrador

una película de miedo

135
Q

creepy / spooky / scary

a creepy animal

A

que da miedo / espeluznante

un animal espeluznante

136
Q

to startle / to scare / to surprise

He scared me

A

asustar / sorprender

Me asustó

137
Q

to fold / to fold up

Fold the clothes

A

doblar

Dobla la ropa

138
Q

a wrinkle

I have a few wrinkles on my forehead. I’m getting old!

A

una arruga

Tengo unas cuantas arrugas en la frente. ¡Estoy envejeciendo!

139
Q

to be wrinkled

Aw man, this shirt is all wrinkled!

A

estar arrugado

¡Ay, no, esta camisa está toda arrugada!

140
Q

to wrap

He wrapped his gift and put it under the tree

A

envolver

Envolvió su regalo y lo puso bajo el árbol

141
Q

to unwrap / to open

Don’t unwrap your presents until Christmas

A

desenvolver / abrir

No desenvuelvas tus regalos hasta Navidad

142
Q

a form / a piece of paperwork / a document

Please fill out this form

A

un formulario / un documento

Por favor complete este formulario

143
Q

a format

In what format should I type this document? Large font? Bold?

A

un formato

¿En qué formato debo escribir este documento? ¿Con letra grande? ¿En negritas?

144
Q

to format

How should I format this letter?

A

formatear

¿Cómo debo formatear esta carta?

145
Q

independent / autonomous / sovereign

an independent nation

A

independiente / autónomo / soberano

una nación independiente

146
Q

independence / autonomy / sovereignty

The colonies fought for their independence

A

la independencia / la autonomía / la soberanía

La colonias lucharon por su independencia

147
Q

freedom / liberty / liberation

The prisoners fought for their freedom

A

la libertad / la liberación / la emancipación

Los prisioneros lucharon por su libertad

148
Q

to free / to set free

He freed the birds

A

liberar

Liberó a los pájaros

149
Q

Feel free to

Feel free to call me if you have any questions

A

Siéntase libre de / Siéntase con la libertad de

Siéntete libre de llamarme si tienes preguntas

150
Q

frequent

a frequent occurrence

A

frecuente

un suceso frecuente

151
Q

often / frequently / regularly

The bus comes pretty often

A

a menudo / seguido / con mucha frecuencia

El autobus viene a menudo

152
Q

regularly / on a regular basis / habitually

I exercise regularly

A

regularmente / habitualmente

Hago ejercicio regularmente

153
Q

occasional

an occasional headache

A

ocasional

un dolor de cabeza ocasional

154
Q

a frequency / a radio frequency

My sensor can’t pick up the right frequency

A

una frecuencia / una frecuencia de radio

Mi sensor no puede encontrar la frecuencia correcta

155
Q

a garden / a flower garden

They have a garden in their front yard

A

un jardín / un jardín de flores

Tienen un jardín en el patio frontal

156
Q

a lawn / a yard

The children are playing in the yard

A

un césped / un jardín / un patio

Los niños están jugando en el jardín

157
Q

a front yard

They have huge Christmas decorations in their front yard

A

un jardín de enfrente / un jardín frontal

Tienen enormes decoraciones navideñas en el jardín de enfrente

158
Q

a backyard / a back yard

The kids are playing in the backyard

A

un patio trasero / un jardín trasero

Los niños están jugando en el patio trasero

159
Q

a courtyard

There’s a nice courtyard in between the two apartment buildings

A

un patio

Hay un lindo patio entre los dos edificios de departamentos

160
Q

a gardener

A

un jardinero

161
Q

gardening

Gardening is her favorite hobby

A

la jardinería

La jardinería es su pasatiempo preferido

162
Q

to get / to pick up / to receive

I get a good cell phone signal if I stand right here

A

captar / capturar / conseguir

Capto una buena señal de celular si me paro aquí mismo

163
Q

to get off / to get time off

I hope I can get time off for Christmas

A

sacar tiempo libre

Espero poder sacar tiempo libre en navidad

164
Q

to get around

How do you get around without a car?

A

movilizarse / desplazarse

¿Cómo te movilizas sin un coche?

165
Q

to get over / to get past

It took me two years to get over my divorce

A

superar / sobreponerme

Me tomó dos años superar mi divorcio

166
Q

to get on someone’s case / to pressure / to nag

My mom always gets on my case to clean my room

A

presionar / fastidiar / dar la lata

Mi mamá siempre me fastidia con que limpie mi recámara

167
Q

to get through to someone / to make oneself understood

My teenage son never listens to me. How can I get through to him?

A

hacerle entender a alguien

Mi hijo adolescente nunca me escucha. ¿Cómo puedo hacerle entender?

168
Q

to get back at / to retaliate / to get revenge against

My brother is always playing pranks on me, but I’ll get back at him soon

A

vengarse de / pagarle con la misma moneda

Mi hermano siempre me está jugando bromas, pero pronto me vengaré de él

169
Q

to get back / to recover / to regain

I got my bike back after the police arrested the thief

A

recuperar

Recuperé mi bicicleta después de que la policía arrestó al ladrón

170
Q

Get off of me! / Get off! / Let go of me!

A

¡Suéltame!

171
Q

Get out! / Get out of here!

A

¡Vete! / ¡Salte de aquí! / ¡Largate!

172
Q

gossip

Those 13 year-old girls are obsessed with gossip

A

el chisme / el chismorreo / el cotilleo

Esas niñas de 13 años están obsesionadas con el chisme

173
Q

a rumor / a piece of gossip

I heard a rumor about you

A

un rumor / un chisme

Escuché un rumor sobre ti

174
Q

to gossip

You shouldn’t gossip about other people

A

chismear

No deberías chismear sobre los demás

175
Q

Rumor has it that ___ / There’s a rumor that ___

Rumor has it that he’s gonna resign

A

Se rumorea que __ / Se dice que __

Se rumorea que él va a renunciar

176
Q

to eavesdrop

He put his ear to the door and eavesdropped on their conversation

A

escuchar a escondidas / escuchar disimuladamente

Él puso el oído contra la puerta y escuchó su conversación a escondidas

177
Q

to overhear

She overheard them saying bad things about her

A

oir por casualidad / escuchar casualmente

Ella los escuchó por casualidad diciendo cosas malas sobre ella

178
Q

to pry / to snoop / to sniff around

I don’t like when government officials pry into our private lives

A

curiosear / husmear

No me gusta cuando los oficiales del gobierno husmean en nuestras vidas privadas

Spanish Vocab (86 decks)

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