Word 28 (Aug-Sep 2024)

Question 1

jaw: I fell and hit my jaw.

Answer 1

la quijada: Me caí y me golpeé la quijada.

Question 2

to bear, to stand; stifling: I can’t stand this stifling heat.

Answer 2

aguantar; agobiante: No puedo aguantar este calor agobiante.

Question 3

to sweat: I sweat when I’m doing exercises.

Answer 3

sudar: Sudo cuando estoy haciendo ejercicio.

Question 4

elevator (2); first floor, ground floor: Take (formal) the elevator to the first floor.

Answer 4

el ascensor; el elevador; la planta baja: Tome el elevador para ir a la planta baja.

Question 5

canoe: We crossed the river by canoe.

Answer 5

la piragua: Cruzamos el río en piragua.

Question 6

to pinch: Meg pinched my arm.

Answer 6

pellizcar: Meg me pellizcó el brazo.

Question 7

dolphin: The dolphin jumped out of the water.

Answer 7

el delfín: El delfín saltó fuera del agua.

Question 8

to season food; steak; salt; pepper: I season my steak with salt and pepper

Answer 8

sazonar la comida; el bistec; la sal; la pimienta: Sazono mi bistec con sal y pimienta.

Question 9

to turn on; fan: Turn on the fan, please. It’s hot.

Answer 9

encender; el ventilador: Enciende el ventilador, por favor. Hace calor.

Question 10

left-handed; right-handed: Are you left-handed or right-handed?

Answer 10

zurdo; diestro: ¿Eres zurdo o diestro?

Question 11

the paintbrush; the painting: The artist used a paintbrush to finish (finalize) the painting.

Answer 11

el pincel; el cuadro: El artista usó un pincel pequeño para finalizar el cuadro.

Question 12

hot (adj): We go into (lit. put ourselves into) the river on hot days.

Answer 12

caluroso: Nos metemos en el río en días calurosos.

Question 13

journalist: The journalist is writing his next story (article).

Answer 13

el/la periodista: El periodista está escribiendo su próximo artículo.

Question 14

sticky: I spilled syrup on the floor and now it’s sticky.

Answer 14

pegajoso: Derramé sirope en el piso y ahora está pegajoso.

Question 15

play (theater): We went to Broadway to see a play.

Answer 15

la obra de teatro: Fuimos a Broadway a ver una obra de teatro.

Question 16

internship: I did an internship at (in) a bank over the summer.

Answer 16

la pasantía: Hice una pasantía en un banco durante el verano.

Question 17

to have a look at: I had a look at the magazine while I was waiting.

Answer 17

ojear: Ojeé la revista mientras esperaba.

Question 18

crowd: What a crowd there was outside the stadium!

Answer 18

el gentío: ¡Qué gentío había afuera del estadio!

Question 19

burning: The palm tree protects me from the burning sun.

Answer 19

ardiente: La palmera me protege del sol ardiente.

Question 20

to stink: Wash your socks. They stink.

Answer 20

apestar: Lava tus medias. Apestan.

Question 21

to wear for the first time: Carla wore that dress for the first time yesterday.

Answer 21

estrenar: Carla estrenó ese vestido ayer.

Question 22

celery; to add: I’m going to add celery to the salad.

Answer 22

el apio; echar: Voy a echarle apio a la ensalada.

Question 23

calf (leg): I injured my calf running.

Answer 23

la pantorrilla: Me lesioné la pantorrilla corriendo.

Question 24

milkshake, malted milk: I ordered a hamburger and a strawberry milkshake.

Answer 24

la malteada: Pedí una hamburguesa y una malteada de fresa.

Question 25

relief: To the relief of his mother, George didn’t fail the class.

Answer 25

el alivio: Para el alivio de su madre, Jorge no reprobó la clase.