Vocabulary from Exercises 2

Question 1

to send something

Answer 1

enviar

Question 1

a verb to mean to usually do something

Answer 1

soler (used to)

Question 2

as soon as

not tan pronto como

Answer 2

en cuanto

Question 3

colleagues

Answer 3

colegas

Question 4

to punish

Answer 4

castigar

Question 5

flour

Answer 5

harina

Question 6

an egg

Answer 6

un huevo

Question 7

sugar

Answer 7

azúcar

Question 8

sodium bicarbonate

Answer 8

bicarbonato de sodio

Question 9

salt

Answer 9

sal

Question 10

butter

Answer 10

mantequilla

Question 11

milk

Answer 11

leche

Question 12

small chunks of sweetened chocolate, usually used as an ingredient in making desserts.

Answer 12

las pepitas de chocolate (chocolate chips)

Question 13

cornstarch

Answer 13

fécula de maíz

Question 14

honey

Answer 14

miel

Question 15

margarine

Answer 15

margarina

Question 16

baking powder

Answer 16

polvo para hornear

Question 17

sweets

Answer 17

dulzuras

Question 18

pillows

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almohadas

Question 19

a lie

Answer 19

una mentira

Question 20

month

Answer 20

mes

Question 21

A large, impressive house.

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mansión (mansion)

Question 22

The action of moving from one home or location to another; changing one’s plcae of residence.

Answer 22

mudarse (to relocate; to move)

Question 23

to choose

Answer 23

elegir

Question 24

on time

to be punctual

Answer 24

a tiempo

Question 25

catch a bus

Answer 25

coger un autobús

Question 26

first

adjective

Answer 26

primero/a

Question 27

to suggest

Answer 27

sugerir

Question 28

an old woman

Answer 28

una anciana

Question 29

free

In the sense of being provided without cost or payment. (adjective)

Answer 29

gratuito

Question 30

to measure

Answer 30

medir

Question 31

to be worth

Answer 31

valer

Question 32

it is worth…

Answer 32

vale la pena

Question 33

to smile

Answer 33

sonreir

Question 34

commitment

Answer 34

compromiso

Question 35

the marriage

Answer 35

la boda

Question 36

the government

Answer 36

el gobierno

Question 37

thieves, robbers

Answer 37

los ladrones

Question 38

above

Not arriba in this case. When one thing is higher than the other physically.

Answer 38

sobre

sobre has multiple meanings.

Here it expresses a spatial relationship between 2 things, where one thing is higher than the other, hence the translation “above”. But sobre usually means on/ over.

Question 39

to promise

Answer 39

prometer

Question 40

window

Answer 40

la ventana

Question 41

a brick

Answer 41

un ladrillo

Question 42

to bring

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traer

Question 43

angry

Answer 43

enojado

Question 44

furious

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furioso

Question 45

to misbehave

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portarse mal

Question 46

flight attendent

Answer 46

azafato/a

Question 47

model

(1) Can refer to people who pose and walk on runways to display fashion items, (2) or a 3 dimensional representation of something on a smaller scale

Answer 47

un modelo

Question 48

a swing

Answer 48

un columpio

Question 49

hammer

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martillo

Question 50

nail (both for construction and fingernails)

Answer 50

clavo

Question 51

with it, with him, with her, with them

Answer 51

consigo

Question 52

apparatus

Answer 52

aparato

Question 53

flashlight

Answer 53

linterna

Question 54

an alarmclock

Answer 54

un reloj despertador

Question 55

a promise

noun

Answer 55

una promesa

Question 56

unlimited

Answer 56

ilimitado/a

Question 57

capable of

Answer 57

capaz de

Question 58

vacuum, void

Answer 58

vacío

Question 59

instant

noun

Answer 59

instante

Question 60

to feel lonely

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se siente solo/a

Question 61

loneliness, solitude

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soledad

Question 62

to surround, to circle

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rodear

Question 63

a handful of

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un puñado de

Question 64

method

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método

Question 65

Is it necessary to go that far?

Answer 65

Hace falta llegar a tanto?

Question 66

advantage

noun

Answer 66

ventaja

Question 67

to give up

Answer 67

renunciar

Question 68

a fight, a struggle

not reto here

both physical or metaphorial

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lucha

reto means a challenge more than a fight

Question 69

uneven, unequal

Answer 69

desigual

Question 70

sophisticated

Answer 70

sofisticado/a

Question 71

to sign

a document etc.

Answer 71

firmar

Question 72

to level

Answer 72

nivelar

Question 73

a field, a ptich, a playing field

Answer 73

cancha

Question 74

(to try) to make sure, (to try) to ensure

not asegurar nor garantizar here

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procurar

procurar: to try and make sure something happens; weak af

asegurar: to affirm or guarantee with confidence

garantiar: a stronger, more formal promise or commitment; implies a legal or contractual obligation

Question 75

absorb in

Answer 75

ensimismar

Question 76

to distract, to divert

Answer 76

distraer

Question 77

impatient

Answer 77

impaciente

Question 78

to focus, to focus on

Answer 78

enfocar

Question 79

a lunchbox

Answer 79

una lonchera