Vocab-21.2 Flashcards

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1
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sticky

a sticky object

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pegajoso

un objeto pegajoso

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to stick to / to get stuck on

The glue sticks to your fingers

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pegarse a

El pegamento se pega a los dedos

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to be stuck on / to be stuck to

A note was stuck to her door

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estar pegado a / estar pegado en

Una nota estaba pegada en su puerta

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to be jammed / to be stuck

My gun is jammed; The door is stuck

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estar atascado / estar atorado

Mi arma está atascada; La puerta está atorada

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to be stuck / to be mired / to be caught

My car is stuck in mud

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estar atascado / estar pegado / estar atorado

Mi carro está atascado en lodo

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to be stuck / to be trapped

He was stuck in the elevator for 2 hours

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estar atrapado

Estuvo atrapado en el ascensor dos horas

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to glue / to stick

He glued the picture to the paper

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pegar / encolar

Pegó la foto en el papel

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a sticker / a decal

He has stickers all over his laptop

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un rótulo / una pegatina / una calcomanía

Tiene su laptop llena de pegatinas

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to stick with it / to keep at it / to persevere

He almost gave up 5 times, but he stuck with it until the end

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perseverar / aguantar

Casi se dio por vencido 5 veces, pero aguantó hasta el final

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to stick together / to stay together

We need to stick together in these tough times

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mantenerse unidos / mantenerse juntos

Necesitamos mantenernos unidos en estos tiempos difíciles

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to be stuck with something

When my neighbor died I got stuck taking care of his dog

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tener que cargar con algo

Cuando murió mi vecino, tuve que cargar con el cuidado de su perro

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to be sticking up

Your hair is sticking up

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estar parado

Tienes el cabello parado

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to be sticking out of / to be hanging out of / to be protruding from

There’s a sock hanging out of the drawer

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estar saliendo de / estar salido de / estar colgando de

Hay una calceta saliendo del cajón

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to stick out your tongue

She stuck her tongue out at him from across the room

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sacar la lengua

Ella le sacó la lengua a él desde el otro lado de la habitación

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a stick

a stick on the ground

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una vara / un palo

una vara en el suelo

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a pole / a post

a flag pole

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un poste / un mástil

un mástil de bandera

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a rod

a metal rod

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una varilla / una vara

una varilla de metal

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a bar / a rod / a rail

the bars of a cage

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una barra / un barrote

los barrotes de una jaula

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strict / stern

a strict father

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estricto

un padre estricto

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strictly / rigidly

rigidly enforced rules

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estrictamente

reglas ejecutadas estrictamente

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to be sure of oneself / to be confident / to have confidence

I like to date a guy who is confident

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ser seguro de sí mismo / tener confianza / tener autoestima

Me gusta salir con un hombre que sea seguro de sí mismo

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definite / definitive

Please give me a definite answer

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definitivo / determinado

Por favor dame una respuesta definitiva

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a term / a domain-specific vocabulary word

‘Peristalsis’ is a term describing the process of food moving down the digestive system

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un término / una palabra específica

‘Peristáltico’ es un término que describe el proceso del movimiento de la comida por el sistema digestivo

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a term

The president served two terms

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un período / un término

El presidente sirvió dos períodos

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long-term

a long-term plan

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a largo plazo / a la larga

un plan a largo plazo

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short-term

a short-term strategy

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a corto plazo

una estrategia a corto plazo

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a reading

a reading from the Book of Genesis

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una lectura

una lectura del libro de Génesis

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a reading / a recital

a poetry reading

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un recital

un recital de poesía

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a reader / a narrator

I enjoyed the audiobook, but the reader had an annoying voice

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un lector / un narrador

Disfruté del audiolibro, pero el narrador tenía una voz desagradable

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a brochure / a pamphlet / a flyer

a hotel brochure

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un folleto / un panfleto

el folleto de un hotel

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a tabloid

The tabloids are obsessed with the princess and her love life

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un tabloide / un periódico amarillista

Los tabloides están obsesionados con la princesa y su vida sentimental

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a manual / a booklet / a handbook

an instruction manual

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un manual / un folleto / una libreta

un manual de instrucciones

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a headline

The headline caught my attention, so I read the article

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un titular / un encabezado

El encabezado me llamó la atención, así que leí el artículo

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a hook

Please hang my keys on that hook

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un gancho / una percha

Por favor cuelga mis llaves en ese gancho

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to tie

Tie the horse to the tree

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atar / amarrar

Ata el caballo al árbol

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to untie / to unfasten / to unhook

He unfastened his belt

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desatar / desamarrar / desabrochar

Se desabrochó el cinturón

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to tie down / to tie up

He tied down the lawn chairs so they wouldn’t blow away in the storm

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sujetar firmemente

Sujetó firmemente las sillas de jardín para que no salieran volando en la tormenta

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a knot

There’s a knot in my shoelaces

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un nudo

Hay un nudo en mis cordones

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an action figure / a figurine

a Superman action figure

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un muñeco coleccionable / una estatuilla

un muñeco coleccionable de Supermán

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a stuffed animal

She has lots of stuffed animals on her bed

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un peluche / un muñeco de peluche / un animal de peluche

Ella tiene muchos peluches sobre la cama

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a teddy bear

My favorite stuffed animal is my teddy bear

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un oso de peluche / un osito

Mi peluche preferido es mi osito

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a toy car / a model car

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un coche de juguete / un auto de juguete / un coche en miniatura

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a puppet

a puppet show

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un títere / una marioneta

un espectáculo de títeres

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to train

She trains dogs. He trains the salespeople

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entrenar / capacitar

Ella entrena perros. Él capacita a los vendedores

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to train

She’s training for a marathon

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entrenarse

Ella se está entrenando para un maratón

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a trainer / a coach

a personal trainer

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un entrenador

un entrenador personal

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training

I’ll be in training for the next two weeks

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el entrenamiento / la capacitación

Estaré en capacitación durante las próximas dos semanas

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trained

a trained officer

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entrenado / capacitado

un oficial entrenado

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treatment

She fought for the ethical treatment of animals

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el tratamiento

Ella luchaba por el tratamiento ético de los animales

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to treat someone well

I hope he is treating you well

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tratar bien a alguien

Espero que él te trate bien

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a treat / a pleasant surprise

Kids, if you behave well, you will receive a treat later

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un premio / una sorpresa

Niños, si se portan bien, recibirán un premio más tarde

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to trust

I can’t trust politicians in this country

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confiar en

No puedo confiar en los políticos de este país

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trust

Without trust, a relationship is dead

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la confianza

Sin confianza, una relación está muerta

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Trust me

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Confía en mí

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trustworthy

He’s very trustworthy. You can trust him

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confiable

Es muy confiable. Puedes confiar en él

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untrustworthy / unreliable

He inspires little trust among others. He is untrustworthy

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inconfiable / no de fiar

Él da poca confianza. Es inconfiable

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to update

Please update the bulletin board with today’s schedule

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actualizar / poner al día

Por favor actualiza la pizzarra de anuncios con la agenda para hoy

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an update

There is an update available for this app

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una actualización

Hay una actualización disponible para esta aplicación

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up-to-date

up-to-date information

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actualizado

información actualizada

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to be up-to-date on

I’m already up to date on the news, so you don’t have to explain it

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estar al tanto de

Ya estoy al tanto de las noticias, así que no me las tienes que explicar

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Keep me posted / Keep me up-to-date / Update me

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Manténme al corriente / Mantenme al tanto

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obsolete / outdated / antiquated

an obsolete computer

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obsoleto / anticuado

un computador obsoleto

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to modernize

They finally modernized the subway system this year

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modernizar

Finalmente modernizaron el sistema del tren subterráneo este año

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to be urgent / to be pressing

Please put the manager on the phone. It’s urgent

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urgente

Por favor pon al gerente en el teléfono. Es urgente

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urgency / strong need

She discussed the urgency for political action

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urgencia

Ella habló de la urgencia de tomar acción política

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to use up / to use until nothing is left

Who used up all my toothpaste?

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gastar / acabar / usar todo

¿Quién se acabó mi pasta de dientes?

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used / second-hand

used clothing

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usado

ropa usada

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the use of

the use of computers

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el uso de

el uso de computadoras

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an answering machine

Before cell phones, I used to receive messages on my home answering machine

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un contestador automático / una contestadora automática

Antes de los celulares, recibía recados en el conestador automático de la casa

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voicemail

Hang on, I have to check my voicemail

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el correo de voz

Espera, tengo que revisar mi correo de voz

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a voicemail

I left you two voicemails yesterday

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un mensaje de voz

Te dejé dos mensajes de voz ayer

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to volunteer

He volunteers with the red cross

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ser voluntario / ofrecerse como voluntario / trabajar como voluntario

Él es voluntario de la Cruz Roja

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a volunteer

The volunteers helped us set up the event at no charge

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un voluntario

Los voluntarios nos ayudaron a organizar el evento sin cobrar

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voluntary

voluntary participation

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voluntario

la participación voluntaria

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to wave / to wave hello

We waved at the cars that drove by our house

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saludar con la mano

Saludamos con la mano a los carros que pasaron frente a la casa

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to wave / to wave goodbye

She waved goodbye as she boarded the train

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despedir con la mano / decir adiós con la mano

Ella decía adiós con la mano al abordar el tren

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a wave

an ocean wave

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una ola

una ola de mar

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wavy

wavy hair

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ondeado / ondulado

el pelo ondulado

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a wavelength

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la longitud de onda

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the weather report / the forecast

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el pronóstico del tiempo / el pronóstico meteorológico

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fog / mist

I can’t see through this thick fog

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la niebla / la neblina

Esta niebla espesa no me deja ver

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foggy / misty

a foggy night

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neblinoso

una noche neblinosa

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humid

a humid climate

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húmedo

un clima húmedo

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humidity

I don’t mind the heat, but I can’t stand the humidity

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la humedad

No me molesta el calor, pero no soporto la humedad

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mild / temperate

mild weather

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templado

el tiempo templado

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rainy

a rainy day

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lluvioso

un día lluvioso

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It’s pouring / It’s really coming down / It’s raining cats and dogs

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Está lloviendo a cántaros / Está diluviando

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drizzle

just a light drizzle

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la llovizna

sólo una ligera llovizna

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to drizzle

We can still play outside. It’s only drizzling

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lloviznar / gotear / garuar

Todavía podemos jugar afuera. Apenas llovizna

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thunder

That thunder is really loud

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el trueno

Esos truenos están muy fuertes

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lightning

Did you see the lightning in the distance?

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los rayos / el relámpago

¿Viste los rayos a la distancia?

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a bolt of lightning

A single bolt of lightning can contain over 1 million volts of electricity

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un rayo

Un solo rayo puede contener más de 1 millón de voltios de electricidad

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a rainbow

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un arco iris

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a breeze

Ahh, that’s a nice breeze

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una brisa

Ah, esa es una brisa agradable

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windy

a windy day

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ventoso

un día ventoso

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chilly / to be cool

a chilly day

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fresco

un día fresco

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icy

an icy wind

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helado / gélido

un viento helado

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frost

The frost on my windshield

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la escarcha

La escarcha en mi parabrisas

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hail

My car got damaged from the hail

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el granizo / el pedrisco

Mi coche resultó dañado por el granizo

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to hail

Cover your head. It’s hailing outside!

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granizar

Tápate la cabeza. ¡Está granizando afuera!

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sleet

It’s neither rain nor snow. It’s sleet

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el aguanieve

No es ni lluvia ni nieve. Es aguanieve

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negative / minus / below zero

negative four degrees Celsius

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menos / bajo cero

menos 4 grados Centígrados

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a blizzard / a snowstorm

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una ventisca / una tormenta de nieve

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an avalanche

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una avalancha / un alud

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a landslide / a mudslide

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un derrumbamiento (de tierra) / un alud (de lodo) / un desprendimiento

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a hurricane

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un huracán

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a tornado / a cyclone

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un tornado / un ciclón

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a tsunami / a tidal wave

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un tsunami

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a disaster / a catastrophe

a natural disaster

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un desastre / una catástrofe

un desastre natural

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sunlight / sunshine / sun

Please open the blinds to let the sunlight in

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la luz solar / el sol

Por favor abre las persianas para dejar entrar la luz solar

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a drought

Because of the drought, we can’t water our flowers

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una sequía

Por la sequía, no podemos regar las flores

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a famine

Famine is a huge problem in Africa

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una hambruna

La hambruna es un gran problema en África

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to be engaged / to be engaged to be married

Stop flirting with her. She’s engaged

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estar comprometido / estar comprometido para casarse

Deja de coquetear con ella. Está comprometida

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to get engaged

They got engaged in Paris last weekend

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comprometerse

Se comprometieron en París el fin de semana pasado

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an engagement

They had a 2 year engagement before they finally got married

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un compromiso

Tuvieron un compromiso de 2 años antes de finalmente casarse

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the bride

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la novia

i.e. la mujer que se está casando en una boda

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the groom / the bridegroom

A

el novio

i.e. el hombre que se está casando en una boda

118
Q

a bridesmaid

The bridesmaids helped the bride get ready in the dressing room

A

una dama de honor

Las damas de honor le ayudaron a la novia a arreglarse en el vestidor

119
Q

a groomsman

All the groomsmen wore the same tuxedo

A

un padrino de la boda / un padrino

Todos los padrinos llevaban el mismo esmoquin

120
Q

the best man

My brother named me the best man at his wedding, so I have to write a speech

A

el padrino de bodas

Mi hermano me nombró padrino en su boda, así que tengo que escribir un discurso

121
Q

a bachelor party

We went to Las Vegas for my friend’s bachelor party. He’s getting married next week

A

una despedida de soltero

Nos fuimos a Las Vegas para la despedida de soltero de mi amigo. Se casa la próxima semana

122
Q

a bachelorette party

She invited her best friends to her bachelorette party, to celebrate her upcoming wedding

A

una despedida de soltera

Ella invitó a sus mejores amigas a su despedida de soltera, para celebrar su inminente boda

123
Q

a honeymoon

They’re currently away on their honeymoon

A

una luna de miel

Ahora están de viaje, en su luna de miel

124
Q

stubborn / obstinate / headstrong

The stubborn mule refused to walk

A

obstinado / terco

La mula terca se negó a caminar

125
Q

will / resolve / determination

He has a strong will to succeed

A

la voluntad

Él tiene una fuerte voluntad para salir adelante

126
Q

willing

I am willing to go with you

A

dispuesto

Estoy dispuesta a ir contigo

127
Q

against your will / unwillingly

He said those things against his will

A

contra tu voluntad

Dijo esas cosas contra su voluntad

128
Q

willingly / voluntarily

He went with them willingly

A

voluntariamente

Se fue con ellos voluntariamente

129
Q

willpower

He has no willpower. Put candy in front of him, and he’ll eat it

A

la fuerza de voluntad

No tiene fuerza de voluntad. Ponle golosinas enfrente, y se las comerá

130
Q

his will / his will and testament

When he died, they read his will to see who got his house and his money

A

su testamento

Cuando murió, leyeron su testamento para ver quién recibía su casa y su dinero

131
Q

a champion

the world champion

A

un campeón

el campeón del mundo

132
Q

a championship

Our team made it to the world championship

A

un campeonato

Nuestro equipo llegó al campeonato mundial

133
Q

to beat / to defeat / to vanquish

We’ll beat them

A

derrotar / vencer

Los venceremos

134
Q

to triumph

After losing for most of the game, the Mets finally triumphed over the Braves

A

triunfar

Después de ir perdiendo casi todo el partido, los Mets finalmente triunfaron sobre los Bravos

135
Q

a win / a victory / a triumph

It was an important win for the Mets

A

una victoria / un triunfo

Fue una victoria importante para los Mets

136
Q

winning

the winning team

A

ganador

el equipo ganador

137
Q

to win by a nose / to win by a hair

My horse won the race by a nose

A

ganar por los pelos / ganar por poco margen / ganar por un pelo

Mi caballo ganó por los pelos

138
Q

a defeat

the defeat of the powerful army

A

una derrota

la derrota del poderoso ejército

139
Q

a loss

a loss of $100

A

una pérdida

una pérdida de $100

140
Q

to lose to / to be defeated by

They lost to the new team

A

perder contra / ser derrotado por

Perdieron contra el nuevo equipo

141
Q

to miss out on / to lose out on

You missed out on the opportunity

A

perderse / dejar pasar

Dejaste pasar la oportunidad

142
Q

a loser / a deadbeat

Her boyfriend is such a loser. He just drinks beer and plays video games all day

A

un perdedor / un fracasado

Su novio es un fracasado. Solamente toma cerveza y juega videojuegos todo el día

143
Q

a lost and found

You should check the lost and found

A

objetos perdidos

Deberías mirar en objetos perdidos

144
Q

valuable

a valuable lesson

A

valioso / de valor

una lección valiosa

145
Q

precious / very valuable

This ring is precious to me

A

precioso / muy valioso

Este anillo es precioso para mí

146
Q

the value / the worth / the price

The value of that big house is higher than the value of those two other houses put together

A

el valor

El valor de esa enorme casa es mayor al de aquellas dos casas juntas

147
Q

to be worth

How much is that antique car worth?

A

valer

¿Cuánto vale ese carro antiguo?

148
Q

to be worth it

It’s not worth it

A

valer la pena

No vale la pena

149
Q

worthless / valueless

Your money is worthless here

A

sin valor / inútil

Tu dinero no tiene valor aquí

150
Q

to deserve / to merit

You deserve a reward

A

merecer

Mereces una recompensa

151
Q

worthy of / deserving of

He is worthy of her love

A

digno de / meritorio de

Él es digno de su amor

152
Q

merit

The boss promotes employees based on merit, not favoritism

A

mérito

El jefe promueve a los empleados con báse en el mérito, no el favoritismo

153
Q

to value

I value honesty

A

valorar

Yo valoro la honestidad

154
Q

to measure up to

I don’t know if her new boyfriend can measure up to her ex. He was awesome

A

dar la talla a / estar a la altura de

No sé si su nuevo novio esté a la altura de su ex. Él era increíble

155
Q

an activity

She likes to engage in physical activities

A

una actividad

A ella le gusta participar en actividades físicas

156
Q

to act

I want to learn how to act, so I can become a movie star

A

actuar

Quiero aprender a actuar, para convertirme en estrella de cine

157
Q

an action / an act

to take responsibility for your actions

A

una acción / un acto

asumir responsabilidad por tus acciones

158
Q

active

He is an active person, always on the move

A

activo

Él es una persona activa, siempre moviéndose

159
Q

passive

The older kids led the project, while I took a more passive role

A

pasivo

Los niños mayores tomaron el mando del proyecto, mientras yo tuve un papel más pasivo

160
Q

to aim at

She aimed the bow at the target

A

apuntar a

Ella apuntó el arco al blanco

161
Q

to shoot for / to aim for

Let’s shoot for next week

A

poner como objetivo / tener como objetivo

Pongamos como objetivo la otra semana

162
Q

to aim to / to strive to

They are aiming to reduce costs by 10%

A

pretender / esforzarse

Ellos pretenden reducir los costos en un 10%

163
Q

a target / a mark

There’s a red bull’s eye in the center of the target

A

una diana / un blanco

Hay un círculo rojo en el centro de la diana

164
Q

to analyze

The doctor analyzed her blood sample

A

analizar

El doctor analizó su muestra de sangre

165
Q

an analysis

an analysis of all the data

A

un análisis

un análisis de todos los datos

166
Q

to rate / to assess / to evaluate

The critic rated the restaurant

A

evaluar / clasificar

El crítico evaluó el restaurante

167
Q

an assessment / an evaluation / a rating

The evaluation of that teacher was not good

A

una evaluación / una valoración

La evaluación de ese maestro no fue buena

168
Q

underrated

This band is underrated. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of them before!

A

subestimado / infravalorado

Este grupo es subestimado. ¡No puedo creer que no los había escuchado antes!

169
Q

overrated

Brazil’s team was overrated. Everyone thought they would win, but I knew they wouldn’t

A

sobrevalorado / sobreestimado

El equipo de Brasil fue sobrevalorado. Todo el mundo creía que iba a ganar, pero yo sabía que no lo harían

170
Q

to approve

He approved her request

A

aprobar

Él aprobó su petición

171
Q

approval

We have to get government approval first

A

la aprobación

Tenemos que obtener la aprobación del gobierno antes

172
Q

to disapprove of / to frown upon / to not condone

We disapprove of violence

A

desaprobar / estar en contra de

Nosotros desaprobamos la violencia

173
Q

disapproval

She married the gangster despite her parents’ disapproval

A

la desaprobación / el desagrado / el descontento

Ella se casó con el pandillero, pese a la desaprobación de sus padres

174
Q

to request / to petition / to solicit

We requested a refund

A

solicitar / pedir formalmente

Solicitamos un reembolso

175
Q

a request / a petition / a solicitation

Sorry, we cannot honor your request

A

una solicitud / una petición / un pedido

Disculpe, no podemos cumplir con su solicitud

176
Q

to ask out / to ask on a date

John is going to ask Melissa out

A

invitar a salir

John va a invitar a salir a Melissa

177
Q

to wonder / to ask oneself

I wonder if it will rain today

A

preguntarse

Me pregunto si va a llover hoy

178
Q

to beg / to plead

I begged him to stop

A

rogar / suplicar

Le supliqué que parara

179
Q

to beg / to panhandle

She was begging for money in the streets

A

mendigar

Ella estaba mendigando dinero en las calles

180
Q

homeless

The fire left us homeless

A

sin hogar / sin techo

El incendio nos dejó sin hogar

181
Q

a homeless person / a bum / a hobo

A

un sin hogar / un sin techo / un vagabundo

182
Q

a beggar

A

un mendigo

183
Q

a bias / an inclination / a leaning

Her partisan bias reduced her statements’ credibility

A

un sesgo / una inclinación

Su sesgo partidario redujo la credibilidad de sus declaraciones

184
Q

biased / partial / subjective

Don’t listen to his opinion. He’s biased

A

sesgado / parcial / prejuiciado

No escuches su opinión. Él es parcial

185
Q

prejudice / bigotry / intolerance

Prejudice is still a problem in some rural places

A

el prejuicio / la intolerancia

La intolerancia sigue siendo un problema en algunos lugares rurales

186
Q

prejudiced / bigoted / intolerant

Her dad is prejudiced toward Asians

A

prejuicioso / intolerante

Su papá es intolerante de los asiáticos

187
Q

to discriminate / to discriminate against

The manager discriminated against women, and he got fired for it

A

discriminar a / hacer discriminaciones contra

El gerente discriminaba a las mujeres, y lo corrieron por eso

188
Q

discrimination

We need to stop discrimination in the workplace

A

la discriminación

Debemos erradicar la discriminación en el trabajo

189
Q

impartial / neutral / objective

I’m looking for an unbiased, impartial perspective on the issue

A

imparcial / neutral / objetivo

Estoy buscando una perspectiva imparcial, neutral, sobre este tema

190
Q

neutral

Switzerland is a neutral country

A

neutral

Suiza es un país neutral

191
Q

a stereotype

Not all Irish people have red hair. That’s just a stereotype

A

un estereotipo

No todos los irlandeses son pelirrojos. Ése es sólo un estereotipo

192
Q

stereotypical

He looks like the stereotypical tourist, carrying a map, a camera, and a backpack

A

estereotípico

Se ve como el turista estereotípico, con un mapa, una cámara y una mochila

193
Q

physics

A

la física

194
Q

a physicist

nuclear physicist

A

un físico

un físico nuclear

195
Q

biology

marine biology

A

la biología

la biología marina

196
Q

biological

biological diversity, biological resources, biological weapons, etc.

A

biológico

la diversidad biológica, los recursos biológicos, las armas biológicas, etc.

197
Q

an atom

a hydrogen atom

A

un átomo

un átomo de hidrógeno

198
Q

atomic

an atomic bomb

A

atómico

una bomba atómica

199
Q

a molecule

a hydrogen molecule

A

una molécula

una molécula de hidrógeno

200
Q

a cell

Your body is made up of trillions of cells

A

una célula

Tu cuerpo está hecho de billones de células

201
Q

an organism / a life form

Plants and animals are types of organisms

A

un organismo

Las plantas y los animales son tipos de organismos

202
Q

DNA

DNA forms the building blocks for life

A

ADN

El ADN forma las unidades estructurales para la vida

203
Q

evolution

The Catholic church does not support the theory of evolution

A

la evolución

La iglesia católica no apoya la teoría de la evolución

204
Q

chemistry

She’s majoring in Chemistry in college

A

la química

Ella está estudiando química en la universidad

205
Q

a chemist

The chemist teaches the Chemistry class, where students learn how to make chemicals

A

un químico

El químico da la clase de química, donde los alumnos aprenden a hacer químicos

206
Q

a chemical

This artificial food coloring has lots of chemicals in it

A

un químico

Este colorante artificial contiene muchos químicos

207
Q

chemical

a chemical reaction

A

químico

una reacción química

208
Q

a lab / a laboratory

A

un laboratorio

209
Q

an experiment / a science experiment

a chemistry experiment

A

un experimento / un experimento científico

un experimento de química

210
Q

to experiment

The aliens experimented on me, on their spaceship

A

experimentar

Los alienígenas experimentaron conmigo en su nave espacial

211
Q

experimentation

Experimentation on animals is prohibited in this country

A

la experimentación

La experimentación en animales está prohibida en este país

212
Q

a solution / a mixture

a saline solution

A

una solución / una disolución / una mezcla

una solución salina

213
Q

soluble

Sugar is soluble in water

A

soluble

El azúcar es soluble en agua

214
Q

a solvent

Water is considered the universal solvent, since nearly any substance will dissolve in it

A

un solvente

El agua se considera el solvente universal, ya que casi cualquier sustancia se disuelve en ella