Vocab 23 Flashcards

1
Q

el wifi

A
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2
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jarrón: 最大 用来装花
最后加一个-ón, 用来表示bigger than normal

jarra:中等 用来喝水
jarro:最小 用来喝水

A
  • Cajón (big box/drawer) → from caja (box).
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3
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  • Sillón (armchair, larger than a chair) → from silla (chair).
    • Camión (truck, larger than a car) → from cama (bed, though the connection is indirect through older meanings).
A

Sometimes -ón can emphasize intensity rather than size:
* Peliculón (a great/big movie) → from película (movie).
* Librón (a large or very important book) → from libro (book).
* Problemón (a huge problem) → from problema (problem).

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4
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Perrote/perrón (big dog) → from perro (dog).

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  • Gatón (big cat) → from gato (cat).
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5
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  • Manón (big hand) → from mano (hand).
A
  • Cabezón (big head, or stubborn) → from cabeza (head).
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6
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Cuchillón (big knife) → from cuchillo (knife).

Libretón (big notebook) → from libreta (notebook).

A

Portón (big door/gate) → from puerta (door)

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7
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el arete

A

earrrings

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8
Q

estar como un flan

A

muy nervioso/a

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9
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Las señales de tráfico.
la señal = signal, signs

A

La cal se usa en construcción.
(construction lime)
la sal

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10
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La catedral es monumental.
(Cathedral)

A

La moral de la historia es importante.
(Morality)

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11
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La vocal “a” es abierta.

A

Las postales de vacaciones

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12
Q

Fem nouns ending with -al

    *	Postal (postcard)
*	Señal (signal, sign)
*	Moral (morality)
*	Catedral (cathedral)
A

Masc nouns ending with -al

*	Animal (animal)
*	Canal (channel)
*	General (general)
*	Metal (metal)
*	Festival (festival)
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13
Q

tuanis

A

cool

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14
Q

la hamaca

A

吊床
hammock

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15
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Pura vida

A

(expression that has no translation in English, it means take it easy, enjoy, Cheers!)

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16
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el planificador, la planificadora

A

the planner

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17
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el viajero gourmet, la viajera gourmet

A

el aventurero, la aventurera

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18
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el volcán

A

volcano

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19
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tico, tica

A
  • native person from Costa Rica
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20
Q

Bolsa de tela

A

tote bag

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21
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figurita

A

figurine

22
Q

Los suvenires

A

souvenirs

23
Q

joyería

A

jewelry

24
Q

abanico

A

fan

25
Q

especias locales

A

local spices

26
Q

cerámica

A

ceramics

27
Q

recuerdos de madera

A

wooden suvenires

28
Q

ganchetas de cabellos

A

发饰

29
Q

olla caliente
fondue asiática

A

hotpot

30
Q

especialidades

A

特产

31
Q

café cultivado localmente

A

locally grown coffee

32
Q

memorias USB

A

USB memory

33
Q

un soda
una soda

A

un soda = in Costa Rica, “soda” refers to a small eatery or café.
una soda = refresco

34
Q

Piragüista

A

Piragüista in Spanish means canoeist or kayaker, referring to someone who rows or paddles a piragua (canoe) or kayak.

35
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pingüino

A

penguin

36
Q

nicaragüense

A

a person from Nicaragua

37
Q

guisante

A

green beans

38
Q

la manta que me dio tenía un olor terrible

A

el olor = smell
la manta = the blanket

39
Q

pasar tiempo con personas con las que me llevo bien

A

spend time with people that I get along with

40
Q

Mi cuñada me trajo un suvenir de Mexico. Era un pin de un dios de las leyendas Mexicanas. Pero no recuerdo dónde lo puse.

A

un dios
las leyendas
lo puse = I put it
me trajo = she brought me

41
Q

la sinfonía de las olas, las gaviotas, los leones marinos

A

la ala = wing
la ola = wave
la gaviota = seagull

42
Q

caminé por la playa

A

i walked along the beach

43
Q

me sentí decepcionada con los guerreros de terracota.

A

decepcionado/a = disappointed

44
Q

My ex me convenció de ir, pero solo parecía un montón de piedras viejas.

A

un montón de = a bunch of

convencer = to convince
Yo convenzo. (I convince.)

45
Q

tuve diarrea todo el tiempo después de comer el tofu apestoso, una especialidad local

A

Apestoso in Spanish means stinky, smelly, or foul-smelling.

46
Q

Todos nos hicimos amigos.

A

We all became friends with each other

47
Q

Le compré caramelo de jengibre.

A

i brought her 姜糖

48
Q

El pueblo antiguo tenía una calle de comida, y allí probamos varios aperitivos.

A

aperitivos = snacks

49
Q

Alguien incluso me preguntó si era de Cantón

A

incluso = even

50
Q

Hacer surf en Santa Teresa fue la caña.

A

ser la caña = ser muy bueno o divertido