Vocab-23.4 Flashcards

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to stun / to daze

His magic trick completely stunned the audience

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dejar atónito / dejar anonadado / aturdir

Su truco de magia dejó atónito al público

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a daze / bewilderment / stunned confusion

After hearing the news she walked around in a daze

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el aturdimiento / el desconcierto / la confusión estupefacta

Después de escuchar la noticia, anduvo caminando con desconcierto

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to drive away / to drive off

She blew him a kiss and then drove away

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irse manejando

Le mandó un beso soplado, y se fue manejando

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to drive back / to repel

The Russians drove back Napoleon’s army

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repeler / repulsar

Los rusos repulsaron al ejército de Napoleón

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to drive out / to expel

The conservative party wants to drive out all immigrants

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sacar / expulsar

El partido conservador quiere expulsar a todos los inmigrantes

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to expel / to eject / to spew

Gasoline was spewing out of the car

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expeler / expulsar / chorrear

La gasolina chorreaba del carro

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to drive up to

He drove up to the house and honked his horn

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conducir hasta / acercarse en carro a

Se acercó a la casa en carro y tocó el claxon

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an earache

I have a terrible earache

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un dolor de oído

Tengo un terrible dolor de oído

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eardrum

Turn down the volume! You’re gonna break my eardrums

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el tímpano

¡Baja el volumen! Vas a romperme los tímpanos

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earwax

He used a Q-tip to clean out his earwax

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cerumen / cerilla

Usó un hisopo para limpiar la cerilla de la oreja

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to listen for / to keep an ear out for

I’ll keep an ear out for possible job vacancies for you

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estar atento de / aguzar el oído para

Estaré atento de posibles oportunidades de trabajo para ti

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music to your ears

Ahhh, the sound of her voice is like music to my ears

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música para los oídos

Aaah, el sonido de su voz es música para mis oídos

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monotone

The monotone speech put me to sleep

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monótono

El discurso monótono me durmió

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hyperactive / hyper

That kid is too hyper

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hiperactivo

Ese niño es demasiado hiperactivo

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bustling / lively

a bustling marketplace

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vívido / energético / animado

un mercado vívido

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a nuclear reactor / a reactor

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un reactor nuclear / un reactor

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solar

solar power

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solar

la energía solar

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nuclear

nuclear power

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nuclear

la energía nucelar

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a refinery

a coal refinery

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una refinería

una refinería de carbón

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to perk up / to liven up

He perked up when he saw her

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animarse / levantar el ánimo

Se animó cuando la vió

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bags under my eyes

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las bolsas de los ojos / las bolsas debajo de los ojos

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my eyelid

Your eyelids protect your eyes while you sleep

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mi párpado

Los párpados protegen tus ojos mientras duermes

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my eyesight

I have terrible eyesight

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mi vista

Mi vista es terrible

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iris

The iris is the colored part of the eye

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el iris

El iris es la parte del ojo con color

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a lens

each pair of eyeglasses has two lenses

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un lente

Cada par de anteojos tiene dos lentes

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an optician

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un oculista / un óptico

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to blink

She held a knife to his face, and he didn’t even blink

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parpadear / pestañear

Ella le puso un cuchillo en la cara, y él ni siquiera parpadeó

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to squint

He squinted as he struggled to read the distant billboard

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torcer la vista

Él torció la vista al esforzarse para leer la cartelera a lo lejos

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to wink

She just winked at you. I think she likes you

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guiñar / hacer una guiñada

Ella te acaba de guiñar. Creo que le gustas

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to keep an eye out for

Please keep an eye out for any suspicious behavior

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estar atento por / estar pendiente de

Por favor estén atentos de cualquier comportamiento sospechoso

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to trickle down

A tiny bit of water trickled down the outside of the bottle

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chorrear / filtrarse

Un poquito de agua chorreó por el exterior de la botella

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to cave in / to collapse / to fall apart

The old mine caved in, with several miners inside

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desplomarse / derrumbarse / colapsar

La vieja mina se derrumbó, con varios mineros adentro

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to collapse / to fall down

He collapsed to the floor

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desplomarse / estamparse

Él se desplomó en el suelo

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to fall off

The teddy bear’s nose fell off

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despegarse / desprenderse

Se le desprendió la nariz al oso de peluche

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to fall apart / to come apart / to break into pieces

This old building is slowly falling apart

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romperse / desbaratarse / hacerse pedazos

Este viejo edificio se está haciendo pedazos

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to fall behind

The U.S. is falling behind Asia in technological advancement

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atrasarse

Los Estados Unidos están atrasándose a Asia en términos de avances tecnológicos

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to fall for / to believe

She fell for his lies

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creer / caer en / dejarse engañar por

Ella se dejó engañar por sus mentiras

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to fall through / to fall apart

Our plans fell through

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venirse abajo / fracasar

Nuestros planes se vinieron abajo

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to fall under

to fall under a spell, or an illness

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caer bajo

caer bajo un hechizo, o una enfermedad

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I have a feeling that / I have a hunch that / I have a sense that

I have a feeling that he will call tomorrow

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Tengo la impresión de que / Me da la impresión de que / Tengo la sensación de que

Tengo la impresión de que él llamará mañana

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numb / asleep

My gums are numb

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entumecido / dormido / adormecido

Mis encías están adormecidas

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to grope / to feel

to grope around in the dark

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ir a tientas / andar a tientas

ir a tientas en la oscuridad

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to feel up / to grope / to fondle

He was accused of groping women on the crowded bus

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manosear / meter mano / toquetear

Se le acusó de manosear a las mujeres en el autobús lleno

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instinct

Dogs are born knowing how to hunt. It’s their instinct

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el instinto

Los perros nacen sabiendo cómo cazar. Es su instinto

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intuition

If you don’t know how to do it, just trust your intuition

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la intuición

Si no sabes cómo hacerlo, simplemente confía en tu intuición

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intuitive

This software is so intuitive. I didn’t even need instructions

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intuitivo

Este software es tan intuitivo. Ni siquiera requerí instrucciones

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a reflex

When the doctor touched his knee, his leg bounced. It was an automatic reflex

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un reflejo

Cuando el doctor le tocó la rodilla, su pierna saltó. Fue un reflejo automático

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Let’s get this over with

Doctor, please give me the shot first. Let’s get it over with

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acabemos con esto de una vez por todas

Doctor, por favor inyécteme primero. Acabemos con esto de una vez por todas

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to bring to completion / to complete / to see through

I know you’re bored with the project already, but you should still see it through

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completar / llevar al término

Sé que ya estás aburrida del proyecto, pero aún así deberías completarlo

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to administer / to apply / to give

The nurses administered the patient’s medicine every morning

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administrar / aplicar / dar

Las enfermeras le administraban la medicina al paciente cada mañana

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anorexia

i.e. the eating disorder

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la anorexia

i.e. el desorden alimenticio

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anorexic

She’s so skinny. She must be anorexic

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anoréxico

Ella está tan delgada. Debe ser anoréxica

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an asylum / a mental institution / a psychiatric hospital

If you try to commit suicide, you can be held in a mental institution for three days

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un manicomio / un hospital psiquiátrico / un asilo

Si intentas suicidarte, te pueden encerrar en un hospital psiquiátrico por tres días

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asylum / refuge

The fleeing peasants were granted asylum by the neighboring government

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el asilo / el refugio

El gobierno vecino otorgó asilo a los campesinos que huían

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a midwife

The midwife helped her through all three pregnancies

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una partera

La partera la ayudó a lo largo de sus tres embarazos

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to break out in acne / to have a breakout / to break out

That soap made me break out

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salirle granos / salirle acné

Ese jabón me hizo salir granos

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a transplant

He needs a liver transplant

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un transplante

Él necesita un transplante de hígado

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a cheekbone

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un pómulo

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angina / chest pain

If you’re having chest pains, call an ambulance immediately

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la angina / el dolor en el pecho

Si tienes dolor en el pecho, llama a una ambulancia de inmediato

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a pimple / a zit

Oh no, I have a huge pimple right before my big date!

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una espinilla / un grano / un barro

¡Ay no, me salió un enorme grano, justo antes de la gran cita!

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flesh

flesh and bones

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la carne

carne y hueso

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a mole

The dermatologist removed the mole from his back

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un lunar

El dermatólogo le quitó el lunar de la espalda

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malnutrition

Although the children were not starving, they did suffer from malnutrition

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la malnutrición / la desnutrición

Aunque los niños no morían de hambre, sí sufrían de malnutrición

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a painkiller / an analgesic

Be careful not to abuse these painkillers. They can be addictive

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un analgésico / un calmante

Ten cuidado de no abusar de estos analgésicos. Pueden ser adictivos

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powder / talcum powder

She put some powder on her baby’s butt

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el polvo / el talco

Puso un poco de talco en las nalgas de su bebé

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a seizure / convulsions

an epileptic seizure

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un ataque / las convulsiones

un ataque epiléptico

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an ovary

Eggs are produced in a woman’s ovaries

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un ovario

Los óvulos se producen en los ovarios de las mujeres

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a sling

After he broke his arm, he had to wear it in a sling for three weeks

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un cabestrillo

Después de romperse el brazo, tuvo que llevarlo en un cabestrillo durante tres semanas

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aromatherapy

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la aromaterapia

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a splint

The nurse tied a splint to my broken finger to help it heal

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una tablilla

La enfermera amarró una tablilla a mi dedo roto, para ayudarle a sanar

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to sprain / to twist / to get a sprain

I sprained my ankle

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hacerse un esguince / hacerse una torcedura / torcerse

Me hice un esguince en el tobillo

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terminal / fatal

a terminal illness

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terminal / mortal

una enfermedad terminal

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acne

You can use this cream to combat your acne

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el acné

Puedes usar esta crema para combatir el acné

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a relapse

I thought my disease was cured, but 2 years later, I had a relapse

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una recaída / una reincidencia

Pensé que estaba curado de mi enfermedad, pero 2 años más tarde, tuve una recaída

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to cough up / to hack up

He coughed up a lot of mucus

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expectorar / escupir

Escupió muchas flemas

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a prescription

a prescription for extra-strength painkillers

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una receta

una receta para analgésicos de máxima potencia

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a tonic / a potion

The witch gave her a strange potion to cure her illness

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un tónico / una poción

La bruja le dio una extraña poción para curar su enfermedad

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a stroke

My grandfather had a stroke, and now he can’t speak anymore

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un derrame cerebral / una apoplejía

Mi abuelo tuvo un derrame cerebral, y ya no puede hablar

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AIDS

i.e. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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el SIDA

i.e. Síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida

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HIV

i.e. Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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el VIH

i.e. Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana

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anemic / anaemic

If you don’t get enough iron, then you can become anemic

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anémico

Si no consumes suficiente hierro, te puedes poner anémico

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an anaesthetic

The nurses gave him an anaesthetic before the surgery

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un anestésico

Las enfermeras le dieron un anestésico antes de la cirugía

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anaesthesia

Before anaesthesia was invented, surgery was a horrible experience

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la anestesia

Antes de que se inventara la anestesia, la cirugía era una experiencia horrible

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an antibody

Your body will produce antibodies to fight the virus

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un anticuerpo

Tu cuerpo producirá anticuerpos para luchar contra el virus

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an antidote

Do you have an antidote to this poison?

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un antídoto

¿Tienes un antídoto para este veneno?

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an antihistamine

Use this antihistamine to fight allergies and swelling

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un antihistamínico

Usa este antihistamínico para combatir las alergias y la hinchazón

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antiseptic / antibacterial

Always wash your hands with an antibacterial soap before preparing a meal

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antiséptico / antibacterial

Siempre lávate las manos con un jabón antibacterial antes de preparar la comida

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a blood vessel

There are about 100,000 kilometers of blood vessels in a single human body

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un vaso sanguíneo

Hay alrededor de 100.000 kilómetros de vasos sanguíneos en cada cuerpo humano

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an artery

i.e. the blood vessel

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una arteria

i.e. el vaso sanguíneo

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a vein

i.e. the blood vessel

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una vena

i.e. el vaso sanguíneo

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arthritis

My joints hurt. I think I have arthritis

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la artritis

Me duelen las articulaciones. Creo que tengo artritis

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bronchitis

i.e. the lung illness

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la bronquitis

i.e. la enfermedad de los pulmones

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a podiatrist

i.e. a foot specialist

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un podólogo

i.e. un médico para los pies

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claustrophobic

I’m claustrophobic, so elevators scare me

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claustrofóbico

Soy claustrofóbico, así que los elevadores me asustan

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my tailbone / my coxis

I broke my tailbone, and now I can’t sit down

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mi coxis / mi cóccix

Me rompí el coxis, y ahora no me puedo sentar

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my collarbone

She lost a lot of weight, and now you can see her ribs and collarbones

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mi clavícula

Bajó mucho de peso, y ahora puedes verle las costillas y las clavículas

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my colon

colon cancer

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mi colon

cáncer de colon

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a cyst

They removed the cyst from her eyelid

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un quiste

Le quitaron un quiste del párpado

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eczema

Use this cream to help clear up your eczema

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el eczema / el eccema

Use esta crema para ayudar a quitarse el eczema

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to be epileptic / to have epilepsy

She’s epileptic. Flashing lights can cause her to have a seizure

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ser epiléptico / tener epilepsia

Es epiléptica. Las luces intermitentes le pueden causar un ataque

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geriatric

a geriatric nursing home

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geriátrico

un asilo geriátrico

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a gland

the pituitary gland

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una glándula

la glándula pituitaria

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hemorrhoids

My hemorrhoids are so bad that I can’t even sit down

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las hemorroides / las almorranas

Mis hemorroides están tan mal que no puedo ni sentarme

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hepatitis

a hepatitis vaccine

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la hepatitis

una vacuna contra la hepatitis

105
Q

a hormone

Testosterone and estrogen are common hormones

A

una hormona

La testosterona y el estrógeno son hormonas comunes

106
Q

adrenaline

Thanks to a rush of adrenaline, the old lady was able to lift the car off of her grandson

A

la adrenalina

Gracias a un golpe de adrenalina, la viejita pudo leventar el carro que aplastaba a su nieto

107
Q

insomnia

Insomnia is often caused by stress

A

el insomnio

El insomnio a menudo es causado por el estrés

108
Q

insulin

The pancreas produces insulin to help the body metabolize glucose

A

la insulina

El páncreas produce insulina para ayudar al cuerpo a metabolizar la glucosa

109
Q

my kneecap

her right kneecap

A

mi rótula

su rótula derecha

110
Q

a laxative

The patient could not defecate, so the nurse gave him a laxative

A

un laxante

El paciente no podía defecar, así que la enfermera le dio un laxante

111
Q

malaria

Malaria is usually spread by mosquitoes, and it can be deadly

A

la malaria

La malaria usualmente es propagada por los moscos, y puede ser mortal

112
Q

malignant

a malignant tumor

A

maligno

un tumor maligno

113
Q

benign / not malignant

The doctors performed a biopsy, and they discovered that the tumor was benign

A

benigno / no maligno

Los doctores hicieron una biopsia, y descubrieron que el tumor era benigno

114
Q

bone marrow / marrow

a bone marrow transplant

A

la médula ósea / la médula / el tuétano

un transplante de médula ósea

115
Q

menopause

My mother is going through menopause

A

la menopausia

Mi madre está atravesando la menopausia

116
Q

an ointment / a balm / a salve

a traditional Chinese ointment to reduce joint pain

A

un ungüento / una pomada

un ungüento tradicional chino para aliviar el dolor en las articulaciones

117
Q

a pacemaker

The doctors implanted a pacemaker to reduce his risk of a heart attack

A

un marcapasos

Los doctores le pusieron un marcapasos para reducir su riesgo de ataque cardiaco

118
Q

a paramedic / an EMT

The paramedics loaded the patient into the ambulance

A

un paramédico

Los paramédicos subieron al paciente en la ambulancia

119
Q

my pelvis

He broke his pelvis

A

la pelvis

Se rompió la pelvis

120
Q

pneumonia

What seemed like a small cold developed into a life-threatening pneumonia

A

la neumonía / la pulmonía

Lo que parecía un leve resfriado se convirtió en una neumonía que arriesgaba su vida

121
Q

my pulse

You should check your pulse while exercising

A

mi pulso

Deberías revisar tu pulso mientras te ejercitas

122
Q

pus

Eeew, there’s pus seeping out from under the bandage

A

la pus / el pus

Guácala, hay pus saliendo del vendaje

123
Q

rabies

Be careful. That dog might have rabies

A

la rabia

Ten cuidado, ese perro puede tener rabia

124
Q

radiation

The radiation from the nuclear power plant caused many cases of cancer

A

la radiación

La radiación de la planta nuclear causó muchos casos de cáncer

125
Q

radioactive

a radioactive molecule

A

radiactivo

una molécula radiactiva

126
Q

chemotherapy

The doctors gave her chemotherapy to fight her cancer

A

la quimioterapia

Los doctores le dieron quimioterapia para combatir el cáncer

127
Q

a spasm / a convulsion

a muscle spasm

A

un espasmo / una convulsión

un espasmo muscular

128
Q

a stretcher

The injured player was wheeled off the field on a stretcher

A

una camilla

El jugador lesionado fue sacado del campo en una camilla

129
Q

a supplement

a dietary supplement

A

un suplemento

un suplemento dietético

130
Q

a syringe / a needle / a hypodermic needle

She pulled out the syringe and gave him an injection

A

una jeringa / una aguja

Sacó la jeringa y le puso una inyección

131
Q

a ligament

He tore a ligament in his shoulder

A

un ligamento

Se rompió un ligamento del hombro

132
Q

cartilage

He’s missing cartilage in his right knee

A

el cartílago

Él no tiene cartílago en la rodilla derecha

133
Q

a tendon

Tendons are the fibers that connect your muscles to bones

A

un tendón

Los tendones son fibras que conectan los músculos con los huesos

134
Q

tetanus

He needed to get a tetanus shot after stepping on the rusty nail

A

el tétanos

Requirió una inyección contra el tétanos después de pisar el clavo oxidado

135
Q

to prescribe

The doctor prescribed me this medicine

A

recetar

El médico me recetó este medicamento

136
Q

to dislocate

I dislocated my shoulder

A

dislocar

Me disloqué el hombro

137
Q

an x-ray

to get an x-ray

A

una radiografía

hacerse una radiografía

138
Q

to x-ray / to take an x-ray

They x-rayed my arm

A

hacer una radiografía / tomar una radiografía

Me hicieron una radiografía del brazo

139
Q

a blood transfusion / a transfusion

He lost so much blood in the accident that he needed a transfusion

A

una transfusión de sangre / una transfusión

Perdió tanta sangre en el accidente que necesitó una transfusión

140
Q

a tumor

He has a large tumor on his liver

A

un tumor

Tiene un gran trumor en el hígado

141
Q

an ulcer

a stomach ulcer

A

úlcera

e.g. una úlcera en el estómago

142
Q

an ultrasound

The doctors did an ultrasound to see the fetus

A

ultrasonido

Los doctores le hicieron un ultrasonido para ver al feto

143
Q

a wart

He had two warts removed from his foot

A

una verruga

Le quitaron dos verrugas del pie

144
Q

acupuncture

I am skeptical about whether acupuncture actually works

A

la acupuntura

Tengo dudas sobre la acupuntura, no sé si realmente funciona

145
Q

a clinic

I chose to go to a small clinic instead of the large hospital

A

una clínica

Elegí ir a una clínica pequeña en lugar del enorme hospital

146
Q

a sauna

It’s dangerous to sit in a sauna for longer than 20 minutes

A

un sauna

Es peligroso estar sentado en un sauna más de 20 minutos

147
Q

a spa

At the fancy spa, you can use the sauna, jacuzzi, or steam room

A

un spa

En el lujoso spa, puedes usar el sauna, el jacuzzi o el cuarto de vapor

148
Q

a capsule

Would you like the drug in the form of a pill or a capsule?

A

una cápsula

¿Quiere el medicamento en forma de píldora o cápsula?

149
Q

to hold up / to endure

She is holding up pretty well despite the pressure she’s under

A

sobrellevar / aguantar / resistir

Ella está sobrellevando bien la situación a pesar de la presión a la que está sometida

150
Q

to hold back / to fight back / to suppress

to hold back tears

A

contener / reprimir

contener las lágrimas

151
Q

to hold out / to extend

She held out her hand

A

tender / extender / alargar

Ella tendió la mano

152
Q

to inhibit

That drug inhibits your judgment and coordination

A

inhibir

Esa droga te inhibe el juicio y la coordinación

153
Q

to restrain / to repress / to hold back

The police are trying to hold back the protesters’ agression

A

reprimir / limitar / restringir

La policía está intentando restringir la agresión de los manifestantes

154
Q

a restraint / a limitation

A true entrepreneur ignores her limitations and shoots for the stars

A

una restricción / una limitación

Una verdadera emprendedora hace caso omiso de sus limitaciones y apunta alto

155
Q

inhibition / self-restraint

Alcohol can lower your inhibitions

A

la inhibición / la cohibición

El alcohol puede bajar tus inhibiciones

156
Q

to impede / to hinder

The new regulations impeded the progress of our project

A

impedir

Las nuevas regulaciones impidieron el progreso de nuestro proyecto

157
Q

to juggle

The acrobat juggled five knives with his eyes closed

A

malabarear / hacer malabares

El acróbata malabareó cinco cuchillos con los ojos cerrados

158
Q

a juggler

I was impressed by the juggler’s coordination skills

A

un malabarista

Me impresionaron las habilidades de coordinación del malabarista

159
Q

juggling

Juggling is my favorite circus event

A

el malabarismo

El malabarismo es mi evento preferido del circo

160
Q

Knock on wood

i.e. a superstitious phrase, said to keep from having bad luck

A

Toca madera

i.e. una frase supersticiosa que se dice para prevenir la mala suerte

161
Q

a knockout / a bombshell / a fox

i.e. a strikingly beautiful woman

A

un cuero / un bombón / una mamacita

i.e. una mujer impresionantemente hermosa

162
Q

to laugh off / to shrug off / to shake off

He shrugged off the bad news, as if it didn’t affect him

A

tomarlo a la risa / no tomarlo en serio / no dar importancia

Tomó la mala noticia a la risa, como si no le afectara

163
Q

to snicker

My sister snickered as my mother scolded me

A

reirse disimuladamente

Mi hermana se reía disimuladamente mientras mi madre me reprendía

164
Q

optimal / most favorable / best

the optimal solution to a problem

A

óptimo / más favorable / mejor

la solución óptima al problema

165
Q

to optimize

We’re updating our employee training manual to optimize customer experience

A

optimizar

Estamos actualizando nuestro manual de entrenamiento de personal para optimizar la experiencia del cliente

166
Q

stark / extremely plain / austere

His stark bedroom had nothing but a bed and a chair in it

A

austero

Su austera recámara no tenía más que una cama y una silla

167
Q

dull / drab

a dull color

A

apagado

un color apagado

168
Q

a racecourse / a racetrack / a hippodrome

We went to the racetrack to watch the horse race

A

un hipódromo

Fuimos al hipódromo a ver las carreras de caballo

169
Q

a racetrack

We went to the racetrack to watch F-1 racecars

A

una pista de carreras / un circuito de carreras

Fuimos a la pista de carreras a ver los autos de Fórmula 1

170
Q

a racehorse

A

un caballo de carrera

171
Q

to be grounded / to have your feet on the ground

My life was crazy for a few years, but now I have my feet back on the ground

A

tener los pies sobre la tierra

Mi vida fue alocada durante unos años, pero ahora tengo los pies sobre la tierra de nuevo

172
Q

levelheaded / down-to-earth

Despite her newfound fame, she’s remained surprisingly down-to-earth

A

racional / con los pies en la tierra / centrado

A pesar de su reciente fama, ella seguía sorprendentemente,con los pies en la tierra

173
Q

a scrap / a shred / a cutout

There were little scraps of paper all over the floor

A

un pedacito / un trozo / un recorte

Había pequeños trozos de papel por todo el piso

174
Q

a scrapbook

My sister made a scrapbook using photos and memories from our childhood

A

un álbum de recortes

Mi hermana hizo un álbum de recortes usando fotos y recuerdos de nuestra infancia

175
Q

to scrap / to discard

We should scrap this plan and design a new one

A

descartar / desechar

Deberíamos desechar su plan y diseñar uno nuevo

176
Q

a screen / a filter / a grating

the screen on a fire place

A

una rejilla / un filtro

la rejilla en una chimenea

177
Q

a screen / a divider / a partition

A screen separates the puppeteer from the puppets

A

un biombo / una división / una mampara

Un biombo separa al marionetista de los títeres

178
Q

self-deprecating

The comedian used a lot of self-deprecating humor

A

autodespectivo

El comediante usaba mucho humor autodespectivo

179
Q

to be self-employed

He is self-employed

A

ser trabajador independiente

Él es un trabajador independiente

180
Q

self-service

This is a self-service buffet

A

autoservicio

Éste es un bufé de autoservicio

181
Q

a sled / a sleigh

We rode down the snowy hill on a sled

A

un trineo

Bajamos por la colina nevada montados en un trineo

182
Q

to go sledding

Let’s go sledding!

A

montar en trineo / deslizar en la nieve en trineo

¡Vamos a deslizar en la nieve en trineo!

183
Q

to get soft / to soften / to soften up

Boil the potatoes until they start to get soft

A

ablandarse

Hierve las patatas hasta que empiecen a ablandarse

184
Q

to harden / to get hard

After leaving them out for the afternoon the cookies hardened

A

endurecer / endurecerse / ponerse duro

Después de dejarlas al aire toda la tarde, las galletas se endurecieron

185
Q

tactful / courteous / discreet

a tactful request for a raise

A

con tacto / discreto

una solicitud discreta de un aumento de sueldo

186
Q

tactless / insensitive

He made a tactless comment at the dinner table

A

sin tacto / insensible

Hizo un comentario sin tacto durante la cena

187
Q

touchy / sensitive

My touchy sister is easily offended

A

susceptible / delicado / sensible

Mi hermana es susceptible, se ofende fácilmente

188
Q

to prick / to stab / to puncture

He pricked his skin with a needle

A

pinchar / punzar / picar

Pinchó su piel con una aguja

189
Q

to rub

He rubbed his hands together and got ready to jump

A

frotar

Frotó sus manos una con la otra y se alistó para saltar

190
Q

to rub in

Here’s the sunscreen. Make sure you rub it in completely

A

aplicar frotando

Aquí está el filtro solar. Asegúrate de que lo apliques frotando bien

191
Q

to rub off on

His laziness is rubbing off on me

A

pegarse

Su pereza se me está pegando

192
Q

friction

The constant friction caused a tear in the rope

A

la fricción

La constante fricción rasgó la cuerda

193
Q

near-sighted / short-sighted / miopic

I’m near-sighted. I can’t see things far away

A

miope / corto de vista

Soy miope. No puedo ver las cosas que están lejos

194
Q

far-sighted

She’s far-sighted. She can’t see things close up

A

hipermétrope

Ella es hipermétrope. No puede ver las cosas cercanas

195
Q

out of sight

He hit the golf ball so far, it was out of sight

A

fuera de vista

Le pegó a la pelota de golf tan lejos, que quedó fuera de vista

196
Q

blurry / fuzzy / hazy

a blurry picture

A

borroso

una foto borrosa

197
Q

a blur

I can’t remember anything. It’s all a blur

A

un borrón

No recuerdo nada. Todo es un borrón

198
Q

to wear away / to erode

The rocks near the river are wearing away

A

erosionar

Las piedras cerca del río se están erosionando

199
Q

to wear out

He wore out his new shoes after just 2 weeks

A

deteriorarse / desgastarse

Desgastó sus zapatos nuevos después de sólo 2 semanas

200
Q

to wear off

The effects of the drug wear off after an hour

A

quitarse / pasarse

Los efectos de la droga se pasan después de una hora

201
Q

worn out / ragged

My old shoes are worn out

A

gastado / desgastado

Mis zapatos viejos están gastados

202
Q

wrapping paper / giftwrap

A

el papel de regalo / el papel de envolver

203
Q

to keep under wraps / to keep a secret

She keeps her grandmother’s special recipe under wraps

A

guardar bajo llave / guardar bajo siete llaves / mantener en secreto

Ella guarda la receta especial de su abuela bajo siete llaves

204
Q

to be wrapped up in / to get mixed up in

I’m wrapped up in too many lawsuits

A

estar envuelto en

Estoy envuelto en demasiadas demandas