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government

The government consists of the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches

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el gobierno

El gobierno consiste de los poderes ejecutivo, legislativo y judicial

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politics

I’m not very interested in politics

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la política

No me interesa la política

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political

The congressman made a shrewd political decision

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político

El congresista tomó una astuta decisión política

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a politician

There were a bunch of businessmen and politicians at the cocktail party

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un político

Había un montón de empresarios y políticos en el cóctel

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democracy

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la democracia

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democratic

a democratic country

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democrático

un país democrático

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a republic

the Republic of Ireland

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una república

la República de Irlanda

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capitalism

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el capitalismo

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Marxism

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el Marxismo

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socialism

Socialism is the opposite of capitalism

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el socialismo

El socialismo es lo opuesto al capitalismo

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socialist

a socialist nation

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socialista

una nación socialista

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communism

Comunism is the opposite of capitalism

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el comunismo

El comunismo es lo opuesto del capitalismo

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communist

China is a communist country

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comunista

China es un país comunista

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a communist

The communists gained control of the government

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un comunista

Los comunistas tomaron el control del gobierno

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an empire

the Roman empire

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un imperio

el imperio romano

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an emperor

the emperor of Japan

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un emperador

el emperador de Japón

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a dictator

The dictator executed all his political opponents

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un dictador

El dictador ejecutó a todos sus oponentes políticos

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exile

The ex-dictator was living in exile in Venezuela

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el exilio

El exdictador vivía en exilio en Venezuela

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federal

He’s a federal judge, not just a state judge

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federal

Es un juez federal, no solamente uno estatal

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a state

I was born in Georgia, a state in the southeastern United States

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un estado

Nací en Georgia, un estado en el sureste de los Estados Unidos

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a president

the President of the United States

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un presidente

el presidente de los Estados Unidos

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a vice president

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un vicepresidente

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the cabinet

The president consulted with all members of his cabinet before the decision

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el gabinete ministerial / el consejo de ministros / el gabinete

El presidente consultó con todos los miembros de su gabinete antes de tomar la decisión

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parliament / congress

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el parlamento / el congreso

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a prime minister

The prime minister is elected by parliament

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un primer ministro

El primer ministro es elegido por el parlamento

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the Senate

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el Senado

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a senator

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un senador

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a governor

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un gobernador

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a mayor

the mayor of New York

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un alcalde

el alcalde de Nueva York

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an ambassador

the French ambassador to Mexico

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un embajador

el embajador de Francia en México

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a consulate

France’s embassy is in Washington, D.C., but it has several other consulates in the rest of the United States

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un consulado

La embajada de Francia está en Washington, D.C., pero el país tiene varios consulados en otras partes de los Estados Unidos

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a minister / a secretary

the Minister of Education of Egypt

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un ministro

e.g. el ministro de educación de Egipto

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a ministry / a department

the department of agriculture

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un ministerio / un departamento

el ministerio de agricultura

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a council / an advisory board

the president’s security council

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un consejo / un comité

el consejo de seguridad del presidente

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a treaty / a pact / an agreement

The two countries signed a treaty to end the war

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un tratado / un acuerdo / un pacto

Los dos países firmaron un tratado para poner fin a la guerra

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to veto

The President vetoed the bill

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vetar

El presidente vetó el proyecto de ley

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conservative

Her father is very conservative. He goes to church every day, he doesn’t drink, and he is worried about too many immigrants in this country

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conservador

Su padre es muy conservador. Va a la iglesia diario, no toma, y está preocupado por que hay demasiados inmigrantes en este país

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liberal / progressive

She’s very liberal. She supports gay rights and drug legalization

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liberal / progresivo

Ella es muy liberal. Está a favor de los derechos de los homosexuales y la legalización de las drogas

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moderate / middle-of-the-road

I’m neither conservative nor liberal. I’m a moderate

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moderado

No soy ni conservador ni liberal. Soy moderado

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bureaucracy

With so much bureaucracy, it takes so long to get anything done in this country!

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la burocracia / los trámites

¡Con tanta burocracia, toma mucho tiempo lograr hacer algo en este país!

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a bureaucrat / an official / a public servant

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un burócrata / un funcionario

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bureaucratic

More paperwork? I’m so frustrated with this bureaucratic immigration system!

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burocrático

¿Más trámites? ¡Estoy muy frustrado con este sistema burocrático de inmigración!

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taxes

Some people say that rich people should pay more taxes

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los impuestos

Algunas personas dicen que los ricos deben pagar más impuestos

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a tariff / a customs duty / a tax

Congress raised tariffs against Chinese imports

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un arancel / una tarifa / un impuesto

El congreso aumentó el arancel de los productos importados de China

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a taxpayer

a waste of taxpayers’ money

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contribuyente

un desperdicio del dinero de los contribuyentes

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welfare / public assistance

That poor family has been on welfare for years

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la asistencia social

Esa familia pobre ha tenido asistencia social durante años

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an election

There was an election in France this week

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una elección

Hubo elecciones en Francia esta semana

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the electorate / the voters / constituents

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el electorado / los votantes / los electores

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to elect

Americans elected Roosevelt in 1932

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elegir

Los estadounidenses eligieron a Roosevelt en 1932

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to vote for

I didn’t vote for him

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votar por

No voté por él

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a vote

He lost by only 5,000 votes

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un voto

Perdió por sólo 5,000 votos

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unanimous

a unanimous vote

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unánime

un voto unánime

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to guarantee / to assure

I guarantee that you will like this movie

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garantizar / asegurar

Te aseguro que te gustará esta película

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a guarantee / a warranty

The washing machine comes with a 3-year guarantee

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una garantía

La lavadora viene con una garantía de 3 años

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innocent

I didn’t do it. I’m innocent!

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inocente

Yo no lo hice. ¡Soy inocente!

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to be guilty

He is guilty of murder

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ser culpable / tener la culpa

Él es culpable de asesinato

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to feel guilty / to feel bad / to lament

I lied to her, and now I feel guilty

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sentirse culpable / sentirse arrepentido / lamentar

Le mentí, y ahora me siento culpable

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guilt / fault

They admitted their guilt

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la culpa

Ellos aceptaron su culpa

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my fault

It’s not my fault

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mi culpa

No es mi culpa

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to be to blame / to be at fault / to be responsible

Who’s to blame?

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tener la culpa

¿Quién tiene la culpa?

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to blame / to accuse / to denounce

They blamed the president for the recession

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culpar / echar la culpa

Culparon al presidente por la recesión

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handy / useful / practical

This device is very handy

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práctico / útil

Este aparato es muy práctico

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This could come in handy / This could be useful

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Esto podría ser útil

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handy / on hand

Do you have a pen handy?

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a la mano

¿Tienes un bolígrafo a la mano?

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by hand

First, rotate the instrument by hand

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a mano

Primero, rota el instrumento a mano

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handmade / made by hand

handmade sculptures

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hecho a mano

esculturas hechas a mano

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handwriting

You have nice handwriting

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la letra

Tienes buena letra

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to hand over

The government handed over control to the rebels

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entregar / ceder

El gobierno entregó el control a los rebeldes

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on the other hand / then again

On the other hand, maybe we *should* go to the party

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por otro lado / de otra mano

Por otro lado, tal vez *sí* deberíamos ir a la fiesta

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gladly / happily

I will gladly babysit for you

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con mucho gusto / felizmente

Con mucho gusto cuidaré a tus hijos

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happiness / joy

There is so much happiness in this household

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la felicidad / la alegría

Hay tanta alegría en este hogar

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merry / cheerful / jolly

a merry group of people

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alegre / feliz / jovial

un grupo de gente alegre

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unhappy

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infeliz

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pleasure

Reading gives me great pleasure

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el placer

La lectura me da mucho placer

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to please

She always aims to please her family

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complacer / satisfacer

Ella siempre se esfuerza en complacer a su familia

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miserable

a miserable day

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miserable

un día miserable

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misery / suffering

I can’t bear reading about those children’s suffering

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la miseria / el sufrimiento

No soporto leer sobre el sufrimiento de esos niños

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sadly

Sadly, the dog didn’t survive the fire

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tristemente

Tristemente, el perro no sobrevivió el incendio

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sadness

She expressed her sadness by crying

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la tristeza

Ella expresó sú tristeza llorando

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grief / sorrow

His followers felt tremendous grief after his death

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la pena / el dolor

Sus seguidores sintieron un dolor tremendo después de su muerte

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to mope around / to sulk

Stop moping around and put your chin up! Everything will turn out ok

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andar desanimado / andar alicaído

¡Deja de andar desanimado y levanta la cabeza! Todo va a salir bien

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a tragedy

She almost fainted when she heard about the horrible tragedy

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una tragedia

Ella casi se desmayó cuando se enteró de la terrible tragedia

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tragic

a tragic accident

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trágico

un accidente trágico

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to ignore / to disregard / to not pay attention to

Ignore him

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ignorar / no hacer caso

No le hagas caso

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ignorance

I was appalled at her ignorance of the situation

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la ignorancia

Me horrorozó su ignorancia de la situación

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ignorant / oblivious / uninformed

an ignorant bigot

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ignorante / inculto / iletrado

un racista ignorante

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narrow-minded / closed-minded

a narrow-minded person

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de mentalidad cerrada

una persona de mentalidad cerrada

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open-minded

We are open-minded about this issue

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de mente abierta / tener la mente abierta

Tenemos la mente abierta en cuanto a este asunto

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to interpret / to decipher / to explain

How do you interpret this poem?

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interpretar / explicar

¿Cómo interpretas este poema?

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an interpretation

I disagree with your interpretation of Plato’s writing

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una interpretación

No estoy de acuerdo con tu interpretación de los escritos de Platón

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to include

Does this price include tip?

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incluir

¿Este precio incluye la propina?

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included

Breakfast is included

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incluído

El desayuno está incluído

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including

There are five people here, including me

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incluyendo

Aquí hay cinco personas, incluyéndome a mí

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to leave out / to omit / to exclude

When he was a child, he always got left out of all the fun games

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excluir / omitir

Cuando él era niño, siempre lo excluían de todos los juegos divertidos

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local / neighborhood

the neighborhood bar

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del barrio / del vecindario / local

el bar del barrio

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a local

The locals here are very friendly to tourists

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una persona de aquí / un lugareño

Las personas de aquí son muy amigables con los turistas

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native

a native plant

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nativo / indígena

una planta nativa

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cosmetic / aesthetic

Her teeth were healthy. She got the dental implants for purely cosmetic purposes

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cosmético / estético

Sus dientes estaban saludables. Se puso implantes dentales sólo por razones cosméticas

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cosmetics / beauty products

You can find the lipstick in the cosmetics section

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los cosméticos / los productos de belleza

Puedes encontrar el lápiz labial en la sección de cosméticos

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blush

She’s wearing too much blush on her cheeks

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el colorete / el rubor

Ella tiene demasiado colorete en las mejillas

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eyeliner

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el delineador / el lápiz de ojos

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mascara

Whoa, she’s wearing so much mascara that she looks evil

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el rímel / la pestañina

Vaya, tiene puesta tanta pestañina que se ve maléfica

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tweezers / a pair of tweezers

She uses tweezers to pluck her eyebrows

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las pinzas

Ella usa pinzas para depilarse las cejas

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to groom

I have to take my dog to get groomed. His fur and claws are too long

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peluquear

Tengo que llevar a mi perro a peluquear. Su pelo y sus uñas están demasiado largos

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well-groomed

That handsome man is so well-groomed. He’s always clean-shaven and has beautiful fingernails

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acicalado / pulcro / arreglado

Ese hombre guapo es muy pulcro. Siempre está recién razurado y tiene bonitas uñas

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a makeover / a new look

She got a total makeover, and now I don’t even recognize her

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un nuevo look / un cambio de imagen

Ella se hizo un cambio de imagen total, y ya ni la reconozco

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a conference / a meeting

a parent-teacher conference

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una conferencia / una reunión / una junta

una reunión entre padres y maestros

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a conference / a convention / a symposium

I flew into town for the mobile technology conference

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una conferencia / un congreso / un simposio

Vine a la ciudad para la conferencia sobre tecnología móvil

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an assembly

All the students gathered at the school assembly

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una asamblea

Todos los alumnos se reunieron para la asamblea escolar

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a forum

A chat room can serve as a great forum for political discussion

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un foro

Una sala de chat puede ser un gran foro para la discusión política

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besides / moreover / furthermore

I don’t want to go. And besides, I have no money anyway

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además / es más

No quiero ir. Y además, no tengo dinero

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on top of that / what’s more / to top it all off

And to top it all off, she showed up late

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además / y más / y encima de todo

Y encima de todo, ella llegó tarde

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by the way / incidentally / coincidentally

By the way, did you hear about what happened to Christopher?

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por cierto / incidentalmente / coincidentemente

Por cierto, ¿supiste lo que le pasó a Christopher?

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to make matters worse / what’s worse / even worse

I got locked out of my car, and my cell phone was inside. To make matters worse, it was raining

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aún peor / lo que es peor / lo peor es

Me quedé fuera de mi carro, y mi teléfono celular estaba adentro. Lo peor es que estaba lloviendo

115
Q

to encourage / to inspire / to motivate

Her speech encouraged me to start my own company

A

animar / alentar / inspirar

Su discurso me animó a iniciar mi propia compañía

116
Q

encouraging

an encouraging sign

A

alentador / esperanzador

un signo alentador

117
Q

encouragement

I could not have done it without my mother’s encouragement

A

el ánimo / el aliento

No pude haberlo hecho sin el aliento de mi madre

118
Q

motivated

a motivated student

A

motivado

un estudiante motivado

119
Q

motivation

Motivation is the most important factor in adult language learning

A

la motivación

La motivación es el factor más importante en el aprendizaje de idiomas en adultos

120
Q

an incentive

Traveling is a strong incentive to learn a language

A

un incentivo

Viajar es un fuerte incentivo para aprender un idioma

121
Q

in the first place / to begin with

You were the one who wanted to buy it in the first place

A

en primer lugar / para empezar

Fuiste tú el que quería comprarlo en primer lugar

122
Q

firstly / first of all / first

First of all, let’s start by introducing our team

A

en primer lugar / primeramente

En primer lugar, comencemos introduciendo a nuestro equipo

123
Q

at first / initially / originally

At first, I was offended. But then…

A

al principio / inicialmente / originalmente

Al principio, me ofendió. Pero después…

124
Q

lastly / finally

Finally, I put a cherry on top and served the dessert

A

por último / finalmente

Finalmente, le puse una cereza encima y serví el postre

125
Q

to pick / to pluck / to harvest

I picked some flowers

A

coger / recolectar / recoger

Recolecté unas flores

126
Q

to nominate

We nominated four candidates for the job

A

nominar

Nominamos a cuatro candidatos para el puesto

127
Q

a nomination

There are three nominations for “Best Movie”

A

una nominación

Hay tres nominaciones para “Mejor Película”

128
Q

pollution

Pollution is a big problem in Beijing

A

la contaminación / la polución

La contaminación es un grave problema en Beijing

129
Q

to pollute

The factory is polluting the river

A

contaminar

La fábrica está contaminando el río

130
Q

polluted / contaminated

This lake is polluted

A

contaminado

Este lago está contaminado

131
Q

smog

There is a thin layer of smog covering Los Angeles

A

la niebla tóxica / el smog

Hay una delgada capa de smog que cubre Los Ángeles

132
Q

a prison / a jail / a penitentiary

A

una prisión / una cárcel

133
Q

a prisoner / an inmate

There are 400 prisoners in that jail

A

un prisionero / un preso

Hay 400 prisioneros en esa cárcel

134
Q

to be in jail / to be in prison

My brother is in jail for smuggling drugs

A

estar encarcelado / estar en la cárcel

Mi hermano está encarcelado por traficar drogas

135
Q

to put in jail / to throw in jail / to imprison

They threw him in jail for 20 years

A

encarcelar / echar a la cárcel / echar en prisión

Lo encarcelaron por 20 años

136
Q

a prison cell / a cell

The prisoner was kept in a tiny cell

A

una celda / un calabozo / una celda de prisión

Pusieron al prisionero en una pequeña celda

137
Q

to punish / to reprimand

She punished her son for not listening

A

castigar

Ella castigó a su hijo por no hacer caso

138
Q

to scold / to reprimand / to chastise

My boss scolded me for my mistake

A

regañar / dar una reprimenda a / reprender

Mi jefe me reprendió por mi error

139
Q

to penalize

The team was penalized for its dirty tactics

A

penalizar

El equipo fue penalizado por sus tácticas sucias

140
Q

a punishment / a penalty

This beating is your punishment for your bad behavior

A

un castigo / una sanción

Esta paliza es tu castigo por tu mal comportamiento

141
Q

to spank / to give a spanking

She pulled down her son’s pants and spanked him

A

dar una nalgada

Le bajó los pantalones a su hijo y le dio unas nalgadas

142
Q

a cash register / a register

A

una caja registradora / una caja

143
Q

to register / to sign up / to enroll

I registered for the class

A

registrarse / inscribirse / matricularse

Me registré para la clase

144
Q

registration / matriculation / enrollment

Registration begins next Tuesday

A

las inscripciones / la matriculación

Las inscripciones comienzan el próximo martes

145
Q

a permit

a work permit

A

un permiso

un permiso de trabajo

146
Q

a certification / a credential

Relax. She has a nursing certification

A

un certificado / unas credenciales

Relájate. Ella tiene un certificado de enfermería

147
Q

a certificate

a birth certificate

A

un certificado / un acta

un acta de nacimiento

148
Q

to certify

He is going to get certified as a martial arts instructor

A

certificar

Él se va a certificar como instructor de artes marciales

149
Q

certified / registered / licensed

a certified nutritionist

A

registrado / certificado

un nutriólogo certificado

150
Q

to repeat

Repeat the exercise ten times

A

repetir

Repite el ejercicio diez veces

151
Q

repetitive

a repetitive movement

A

repetitivo

un movimiento repetitivo

152
Q

to reiterate

He reiterated his interest in working for our company

A

reiterar

Él reiteró su interés en trabajar para nuestra compañía

153
Q

to redo / to do over

We had to redo the landscaping, since the owner hated our first attempt

A

rehacer

Tuvimos que rehacer el diseño del jardín, porque el dueño detestó nuestro primer intento

154
Q

to do again

He called again

A

volver a / hacer de nuevo

Él volvió a llamar

155
Q

journalism

She studied journalism in college

A

el periodismo

Estudió periodismo en la escuela

156
Q

a reporter / a correspondent / a journalist

She is my favorite reporter on TV

A

un reportero / un corresponsal / un periodista

Ella es mi reportera de televisión preferida

157
Q

a story / a report / a news story

I saw a story on TV about your company

A

un reportaje

Vi un reportaje sobre tu compañía en la tele

158
Q

to report

The researchers will report their findings

A

comunicar / informar

Los investigadores comunicarán sus resultados

159
Q

to report / to denounce

I’m calling to report a crime

A

denunciar / informar

Llamo a denunciar un crimen

160
Q

a report

a police report

A

un informe

un informe policial

161
Q

research

scientific research

A

la investigación

la investigación científica

162
Q

to research

I researched the causes of this disease

A

investigar

Investigué las causas de esta enfermedad

163
Q

a researcher

The researchers gave a presentation on their scientific findings

A

un investigador

Los investigadores dieron una presentación sobre sus hallazgos científicos

164
Q

ridiculous / absurd / preposterous

a ridiculous claim

A

ridículo / absurdo

una declaración ridícula

165
Q

outrageous / wild

His statement wasn’t just ridiculous. It was outrageous

A

escandaloso / extravagante

Su declaración no fue solamente ridícula. Fue escandalosa

166
Q

to roll

The ball rolled down the hill

A

rodar

La pelota rodó cuesta abajo

167
Q

to roll up / to wind up

She rolled up the hose when she was done with it

A

enrollar

Enrolló la manguera cuando terminó de usarla

168
Q

to unroll / to unwind

She unrolled the map

A

desenrollar

Ella desenrolló el mapa

169
Q

a roll

a roll of toilet paper

A

un rollo

un rollo de papel higiénico

170
Q

to be out of

We are out of milk

A

quedarse sin / no tener más de

Nos quedamos sin leche

171
Q

to run out of

We ran out of gas

A

acabarse

Se nos acabó la gasolina

172
Q

to run low on / to be low on / to have little left of

We’re running low on milk

A

quedarle poco de / tener poco más de

Nos queda poca leche

173
Q

to save / to keep

Thanks for the candy! I’m gonna save it until after dinner

A

guardar

¡Gracias por los dulces! Los voy a guardar para después de la cena

174
Q

to save / to conserve / to economize on

Turn off the lights to save energy

A

economizar / conservar

Apaga las luces para economizar la energía

175
Q

to save / to rescue

Oh, Superman. You saved me!

A

salvar / rescatar

Ay, Supermán. ¡Me rescataste!

176
Q

a rescue

Did you see that amazing rescue on the river?

A

un rescate

¿Viste ese asombroso rescate en el río?

177
Q

to save money / to save

I need to start saving for retirement

A

ahorrar dinero / ahorrar / juntar dinero

Tengo que empezar a ahorrar para la jubilación

178
Q

savings

Do you have any savings?

A

los ahorros

¿Tienes ahorros?

179
Q

a savings account

I have one savings account and one checking account

A

una cuenta de ahorros

Tengo una cuenta de ahorros y una cuenta de cheques

180
Q

insecure / unsure of yourself

After he insulted my hair, I began to feel insecure

A

inseguro

Después de que insultó mi cabello, comencé a sentirme insegura

181
Q

insecurity / poor self-image / low self-esteem

She has always suffered from insecurity, even though she is beautiful

A

la inseguridad

Ella siempre ha sufrido de inseguridad, a pesar de que es hermosa

182
Q

security / protection

They increased security at the embassy

A

la seguridad / la protección

Aumentaron la seguridad en la embajada

183
Q

a password

Please enter your email address and password

A

una contraseña

Por favor ingrese su correo electrónico y su contraseña

184
Q

sensitive

She’s very sensitive. She cries over the littlest things

A

sensible

Ella es muy sensible. Llora por cualquier pequeñez

185
Q

a sensitive issue / a sensitive topic

Please don’t bring up her ex. It’s a sensitive issue

A

un asunto delicado / un tema delicado

Por favor no traigas a su ex. Es un asunto delicado

186
Q

insensitive / unsympathetic

He is insensitive to the needs of his children

A

insensible

Él es insensible ante las necesidades de sus hijos

187
Q

to shake

She shook the rug

A

sacudir

Ella sacudió la alfombra

188
Q

to shiver / to tremble / to shake

He was so nervous he was shaking

A

temblar / tiritar

Estaba tan nervioso que temblaba

189
Q

to shake / to rattle / to sway

The building shook

A

temblar / balancearse

El edificio tembló

190
Q

to shake / to shake up / to whip

Shake the juice before pouring it

A

batir / agitar / mezclar

Agita el jugo antes de servirlo

191
Q

to shake off / to shake out

He shook the snow off his shoes

A

sacudir / quitarse de encima

Él quitó la nieve de sus zapatos

192
Q

to vibrate

The old machine vibrated violently

A

vibrar

La vieja máquina vibraba con violencia

193
Q

vibration

You can feel the vibrations on the speakers

A

vibración

Puedes sentir las vibraciones en las bocinas

194
Q

to shift / to move

The house shifted during the earthquake

A

desplazarse / moverse

Durante el terremoto la casa se desplazó

195
Q

to shift / to transition / to move

She transitioned to a new job role

A

cambiar de posición / mover / cambiar

Ella cambió a un nuevo trabajo

196
Q

a shift / a transition / a change

a shift in economic policy

A

un cambio / una transición

un cambio en la política económica

197
Q

a shift

I’m working the late shift

A

un turno

Trabajo el turno de la tarde

198
Q

simultaneous

two simultaneous events

A

simultáneo

dos eventos simultáneos

199
Q

simultaneously / at the same time

We both spoke simultaneously

A

simultáneamente / al mismo tiempo

Los dos hablamos al mismo tiempo

200
Q

skill / talent / ability

It takes skill to dance

A

la habilidad / el talento / la destreza

Se necesita habilidad para bailar

201
Q

a skill / a talent

Playing the piano is a difficult skill to learn

A

una destreza / un talento / una habilidad

Tocar el piano es una habilidad difícil de aprender

202
Q

skillful / skilled / talented

a skilled hunter

A

hábil / habilidoso / diestro

un cazador hábil

203
Q

unskilled

unskilled labor

A

inexperto / no especializado

mano de obra no especializada

204
Q

to skip / to skip over

Let’s skip this page

A

saltar / pasar

e.g. Vamos a saltar esta página

205
Q

to skip / to skip along

The little girl is skipping

A

ir brincando / ir dando saltos

La niña está dando saltos por el camino

206
Q

to skip school / to ditch school / to play hooky

He got in trouble with his parents for skipping school

A

faltar al colegio / irse de pinta

Se metió en problemas con sus papás por faltar al colegio

207
Q

to solve / to resolve

He solved the difficult math problem

A

resolver

Resolvió el difícil problema matemático

208
Q

to iron out / to work out / to resolve

They ironed out the remaining differences and signed the contract

A

poner en orden / limar diferencias / limar asperezas

Limaron las asperezas restantes y firmaron el contrato

209
Q

a solution

I have a solution to your dilemma

A

una solución

Tengo una solución para tu dilema

210
Q

a resolution / a settlement

a resolution to a dispute

A

una resolución / un acuerdo

una resolución a una disputa

211
Q

somewhat

a somewhat crude style of cooking

A

algo

un estilo algo tosco de cocinar

212
Q

someday / one day

I want to go to New Zealand someday

A

algún día

Quiero ir a Nueva Zelanda algún día

213
Q

somehow

Somehow, the cat escaped

A

de alguna manera

El gato se escapó de alguna manera

214
Q

somewhere / someplace

She lives somewhere in California

A

en algún lado / en algún lugar / en alguna parte

Vive en alguna parte de California

215
Q

sometime

We should go out dancing sometime

A

alguna vez

Deberíamos ir a bailar alguna vez

Old Spanish Vocab (71 decks)

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