4.2.4 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

This deck covers advanced body- and health-related vocab. This roughly covers cards 8650-8850 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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to stun / to daze

e.g. His magic trick completely stunned the audience

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dejar atónito / dejar anonadado / aturdir

ej. Su truco de magia dejó atónito al público

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a daze / bewilderment / stunned confusion

e.g. After hearing the news she walked around in a daze

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el aturdimiento / el desconcierto / la confusión estupefacta

ej. Después de escuchar la noticia, anduvo caminando con desconcierto

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to drive away / to drive off

e.g. She blew him a kiss and then drove away

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irse manejando

ej. Le mandó un beso soplado, y se fue manejando

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to drive back / to repel

e.g. The Russians drove back Napoleon’s army

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repeler / repulsar

ej. Los rusos repulsaron al ejército de Napoleón

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to drive out / to expel

e.g. The conservative party wants to drive out all immigrants

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sacar / expulsar

ej. El partido conservador quiere expulsar a todos los inmigrantes

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to expel / to eject / to spew

e.g. Gasoline was spewing out of the car

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expeler / expulsar / chorrear

ej. La gasolina chorreaba del carro

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to drive up to

e.g. He drove up to the house and honked his horn

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conducir hasta / acercarse en carro a

ej. Se acercó a la casa en carro y tocó el claxon

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an earache

e.g. I have a terrible earache

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un dolor de oído

ej. Tengo un terrible dolor de oído

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eardrum

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

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el tímpano

ej. ¡Baja el volumen! Vas a romperme los tímpanos

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earwax

e.g. He used a Q-tip to clean out his earwax

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cerumen / cerilla

ej. Usó un hisopo para limpiar la cerilla de la oreja

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to listen for / to keep an ear out for

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

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estar atento de / aguzar el oído para

ej. Estaré atento de posibles oportunidades de trabajo para ti

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music to your ears

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

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música para los oídos

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

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monotone

e.g. The monotone speech put me to sleep

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monótono

ej. El discurso monótono me durmió

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hyperactive / hyper

e.g. That kid is too hyper

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hiperactivo

ej. Ese niño es demasiado hiperactivo

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bustling / lively

e.g. a bustling marketplace

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vívido / energético / animado

ej. 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

e.g. solar power

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solar

ej. la energía solar

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nuclear

e.g. nuclear power

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nuclear

ej. la energía nucelar

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a refinery

e.g. a coal refinery

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una refinería

ej. una refinería de carbón

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to perk up / to liven up

e.g. He perked up when he saw her

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animarse / levantar el ánimo

ej. 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

e.g. Your eyelids protect your eyes while you sleep

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mi párpado

ej. Los párpados protegen tus ojos mientras duermes

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my eyesight

e.g. I have terrible eyesight

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mi vista

ej. Mi vista es terrible

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iris

e.g. The iris is the colored part of the eye

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el iris

ej. El iris es la parte del ojo con color

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a lens

e.g. each pair of eyeglasses has two lenses

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un lente

ej. 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

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

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parpadear / pestañear

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

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to squint

e.g. He squinted as he struggled to read the distant billboard

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torcer la vista

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

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to wink

e.g. She just winked at you. I think she likes you

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guiñar / hacer una guiñada

ej. Ella te acaba de guiñar. Creo que le gustas

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to keep an eye out for

e.g. Please keep an eye out for any suspicious behavior

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estar atento por / estar pendiente de

ej. Por favor estén atentos de cualquier comportamiento sospechoso

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to trickle down

e.g. A tiny bit of water trickled down the outside of the bottle

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chorrear / filtrarse

ej. Un poquito de agua chorreó por el exterior de la botella

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to cave in / to collapse / to fall apart

e.g. The old mine caved in, with several miners inside

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desplomarse / derrumbarse / colapsar

ej. La vieja mina se derrumbó, con varios mineros adentro

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to collapse / to fall down

e.g. He collapsed to the floor

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desplomarse / estamparse

ej. Él se desplomó en el suelo

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to fall off

e.g. The teddy bear’s nose fell off

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despegarse / desprenderse

ej. Se le desprendió la nariz al oso de peluche

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

e.g. This old building is slowly falling apart

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romperse / desbaratarse / hacerse pedazos

ej. Este viejo edificio se está haciendo pedazos

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to fall behind

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

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atrasarse

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

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to fall for / to believe

e.g. She fell for his lies

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creer / caer en / dejarse engañar por

ej. Ella se dejó engañar por sus mentiras

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to fall through / to fall apart

e.g. Our plans fell through

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venirse abajo / fracasar

ej. Nuestros planes se vinieron abajo

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to fall under

e.g. to fall under a spell, or an illness

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caer bajo

ej. 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

e.g. 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

ej. Tengo la impresión de que él llamará mañana

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numb / asleep

e.g. My gums are numb

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entumecido / dormido

ej. Mis encías estas adormecidas

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to grope / to feel

e.g. to grope around in the dark

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ir a tientas / andar a tientas

ej. ir a tientas en la oscuridad

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to feel up / to grope / to fondle

e.g. He was accused of groping women on the crowded bus

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manosear / meter mano / toquetear

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

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instinct

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

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el instinto

ej. Los perros nacen sabiendo cómo cazar. Es su instinto

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intuition

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

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la intuición

ej. Si no sabes cómo hacerlo, simplemente confía en tu intuición

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intuitive

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

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intuitivo

ej. Este software es tan intuitivo. Ni siquiera requerí instrucciones

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a reflex

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

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un reflejo

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

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Let’s get this over with

e.g. 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

ej. 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

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

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completar / llevar al término

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

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to administer / to apply / to give

e.g. The nurses administered the patient’s medicine every morning

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administrar / aplicar / dar

ej. 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

e.g. She’s so skinny. She must be anorexic

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anoréxico

ej. Ella está tan delgada. Debe ser anoréxica

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an asylum / a mental institution / a psychiatric hospital

e.g. 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

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

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asylum / refuge

e.g. The fleeing peasants were granted asylum by the neighboring government

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el asilo / el refugio

ej. El gobierno vecino otorgó asilo a los campesinos que huían

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a midwife

e.g. The midwife helped her through all three pregnancies

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una partera

ej. 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

e.g. That soap made me break out

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salirle granos / salirle acné

ej. Ese jabón me hizo salir granos

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a transplant

e.g. He needs a liver transplant

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un transplante

ej. 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

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

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la angina / el dolor en el pecho

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

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a pimple / a zit

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

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una espinilla / un grano / un barro

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

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flesh

e.g. flesh and bones

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la carne

ej. carne y hueso

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a mole

e.g. The dermatologist removed the mole from his back

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un lunar

ej. El dermatólogo le quitó el lunar de la espalda

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malnutrition

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

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la malnutrición / la desnutrición

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

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a painkiller / an analgesic

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

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un analgésico / un calmante

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

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powder / talcum powder

e.g. She put some powder on her baby’s butt

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el polvo / el talco

ej. Puso un poco de talco en las nalgas de su bebé

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a seizure / convulsions

e.g. an epileptic seizure

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un ataque / las convulsiones

ej. un ataque epiléptico

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an ovary

e.g. Eggs are produced in a woman’s ovaries

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un ovario

ej. Los óvulos se producen en los ovarios de las mujeres

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a sling

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

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un cabestrillo

ej. 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

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

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una tablilla

ej. 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

e.g. I sprained my ankle

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hacerse un esguince / hacerse una torcedura / torcerse

ej. Me hice un esguince en el tobillo

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terminal / fatal

e.g. a terminal illness

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terminal / mortal

ej. una enfermedad terminal

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acne

e.g. You can use this cream to combat your acne

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el acné

ej. Puedes usar esta crema para combatir el acné

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a relapse

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

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una recaída / una reincidencia

ej. 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

e.g. He coughed up a lot of mucus

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expectorar / escupir

ej. Escupió muchas flemas

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a prescription

e.g. a prescription for extra-strength painkillers

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una receta

ej. una receta para analgésicos de máxima potencia

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a tonic / a potion

e.g. The witch gave her a strange potion to cure her illness

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un tónico / una poción

ej. La bruja le dio una extraña poción para curar su enfermedad

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a stroke

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

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un derrame cerebral / una apoplejía

ej. 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

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

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anémico

ej. Si no consumes suficiente hierro, te puedes poner anémico

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an anaesthetic

e.g. The nurses gave him an anaesthetic before the surgery

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un anestésico

ej. Las enfermeras le dieron un anestésico antes de la cirugía

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anaesthesia

e.g. Before anaesthesia was invented, surgery was a horrible experience

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la anestesia

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

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an antibody

e.g. Your body will produce antibodies to fight the virus

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un anticuerpo

ej. Tu cuerpo producirá anticuerpos para luchar contra el virus

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an antidote

e.g. Do you have an antidote to this poison?

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un antídoto

ej. ¿Tienes un antídoto para este veneno?

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an antihistamine

e.g. Use this antihistamine to fight allergies and swelling

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un antihistamínico

ej. Usa este antihistamínico para combatir las alergias y la hinchazón

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antiseptic / antibacterial

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

A

antiséptico / antibacterial

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

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a blood vessel

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

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un vaso sanguíneo

ej. 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

e.g. My joints hurt. I think I have arthritis

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artritis

ej. Me duelen las articulaciones. Creo que tengo artritis

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bronchitis

i.e. the lung illness

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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

e.g. I’m claustrophobic, so elevators scare me

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claustrofóbico

ej. Soy claustrofóbico, así que los elevadores me asustan

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my tailbone / my coxis

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

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mi coxis / mi cóccix

ej. Me rompí el coxis, y ahora no me puedo sentar

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my collarbone

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

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mi clavícula

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

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my colon

e.g. colon cancer

A

mi colon

ej. cáncer de colon

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a cyst

e.g. They removed the cyst from her eyelid

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un quiste

ej. Le quitaron un quiste del párpado

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eczema

e.g. Use this cream to help clear up your eczema

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el eczema / el eccema

ej. Use esta crema para ayudar a quitarse el eczema

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to be epileptic / to have epilepsy

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

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ser epiléptico / tener epilepsia

ej. Es epiléptica. Las luces intermitentes le pueden causar un ataque

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geriatric

e.g. a geriatric nursing home

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geriátrico

ej. un asilo geriátrico

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a gland

e.g. the pituitary gland

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una glándula

ej. la glándula pituitaria

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hemorrhoids

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

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las hemorroides / las almorranas

ej. Mis hemorroides están tan mal que no puedo ni sentarme

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hepatitis

e.g. a hepatitis vaccine

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la hepatitis

ej. una vacuna contra la hepatitis

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a hormone

e.g. Testosterone and estrogen are common hormones

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una hormona

ej. La testosterona y el estrógeno son hormonas comunes

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adrenaline

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

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la adrenalina

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

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insomnia

e.g. Insomnia is often caused by stress

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el insomnio

ej. El insomnio a menudo es causado por el estrés

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insulin

e.g. The pancreas produces insulin to help the body metabolize glucose

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la insulina

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

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my kneecap

e.g. her right kneecap

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mi rótula

ej. su rótula derecha

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a laxative

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

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un laxante

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

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malaria

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

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la malaria

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

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malignant

e.g. a malignant tumor

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maligno

ej. un tumor maligno

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benign / not malignant

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

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benigno / no maligno

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

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bone marrow / marrow

e.g. a bone marrow transplant

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la médula ósea / la médula / el tuétano

ej. un transplante de médula ósea

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menopause

e.g. My mother is going through menopause

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la menopausia

ej. Mi madre está atravesando la menopausia

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an ointment / a balm / a salve

e.g. a traditional Chinese ointment to reduce joint pain

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un ungüento / una pomada

ej. un ungüento tradicional chino para aliviar el dolor en las articulaciones

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a pacemaker

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

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un marcapasos

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

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a paramedic / an EMT

e.g. The paramedics loaded the patient into the ambulance

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un paramédico

ej. Los paramédicos subieron al paciente en la ambulancia

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my pelvis

e.g. He broke his pelvis

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mi pelvis

ej. Se rompió la pelvis

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pneumonia

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

A

la neumonía / la pulmonía

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

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my pulse

e.g. You should check your pulse while exercising

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mi pulso

ej. Deberías revisar tu pulso mientras te ejercitas

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pus

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

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la pus / el pus

ej. Guácala, hay pus saliendo del vendaje

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rabies

e.g. Be careful. That dog might have rabies

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la rabia

ej. Ten cuidado, ese perro puede tener rabia

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radiation

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

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la radiación

ej. La radiación de la planta nuclear causó muchos casos de cáncer

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radioactive

e.g. a radioactive molecule

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radiactivo

ej. una molécula radiactiva

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chemotherapy

e.g. The doctors gave her chemotherapy to fight her cancer

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la quimioterapia

ej. Los doctores le dieron quimioterapia para combatir el cáncer

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a spasm / a convulsion

e.g. a muscle spasm

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un espasmo / una convulsión

ej. un espasmo muscular

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a stretcher

e.g. The injured player was wheeled off the field on a stretcher

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una camilla

ej. El jugador lesionado fue sacado del campo en una camilla

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a supplement

e.g. a dietary supplement

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un suplemento

ej. un suplemento dietético

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a syringe / a needle / a hypodermic needle

e.g. She pulled out the syringe and gave him an injection

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una jeringa / una aguja

ej. Sacó la jeringa y le puso una inyección

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a ligament

e.g. He tore a ligament in his shoulder

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un ligamento

ej. Se rompió un ligamento del hombro

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cartilage

e.g. He’s missing cartilage in his right knee

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el cartílago

ej. Él no tiene cartílago en la rodilla derecha

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a tendon

e.g. Tendons are the fibers that connect your muscles to bones

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un tendón

ej. Los tendones son fibras que conectan los músculos con los huesos

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tetanus

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

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el tétanos

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

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to prescribe

e.g. The doctor prescribed me this medicine

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recetar

ej. El médico me recetó este medicamento

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to dislocate

e.g. I dislocated my shoulder

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dislocar

ej. Me disloqué el hombro

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an x-ray

e.g. to get an x-ray

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una radiografía

ej. hacerse una radiografía

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to x-ray / to take an x-ray

e.g. They x-rayed my arm

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hacer una radiografía / tomar una radiografía

ej. Me hicieron una radiografía del brazo

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a blood transfusion / a transfusion

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

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una transfusión de sangre / una transfusión

ej. Perdió tanta sangre en el accidente que necesitó una transfusión

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a tumor

e.g. He has a large tumor on his liver

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un tumor

ej. Tiene un gran trumor en el hígado

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an ulcer

e.g. a stomach ulcer

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úlcera

e.g. una úlcera en el estómago

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an ultrasound

e.g. The doctors did an ultrasound to see the fetus

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ultrasonido

ej. Los doctores le hicieron un ultrasonido para ver al feto

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a wart

e.g. He had two warts removed from his foot

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una verruga

ej. Le quitaron dos verrugas del pie

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acupuncture

e.g. I am skeptical about whether acupuncture actually works

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la acupuntura

ej. Tengo dudas sobre la acupuntura, no sé si realmente funciona

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a clinic

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

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una clínica

ej. Elegí ir a una clínica pequeña en lugar del enorme hospital

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a sauna

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

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un sauna

ej. Es peligroso estar sentado en un sauna más de 20 minutos

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a spa

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

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un spa

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

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a capsule

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

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una cápsula

ej. ¿Quiere el medicamento en forma de píldora o cápsula?

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to hold up / to endure

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

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sobrellevar / aguantar / resistir

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

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to hold back / to fight back / to suppress

e.g. to hold back tears

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contener / reprimir

ej. contener las lágrimas

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to hold out / to extend

e.g. She held out her hand

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tender / extender / alargar

ej. Ella tendió la mano

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to inhibit

e.g. That drug inhibits your judgment and coordination

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inhibir

ej. Esa droga te inhibe el juicio y la coordinación

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to restrain / to repress / to hold back

e.g. The police are trying to hold back the protesters’ agression

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reprimir / limitar / restringir

ej. La policía está intentando restringir la agresión de los manifestantes

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a restraint / a limitation

e.g. A true entrepreneur ignores her limitations and shoots for the stars

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una restricción / una limitación

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

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inhibition / self-restraint

e.g. Alcohol can lower your inhibitions

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la inhibición / la cohibición

ej. El alcohol puede bajar tus inhibiciones

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to impede / to hinder

e.g. The new regulations impeded the progress of our project

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impedir

ej. Las nuevas regulaciones impidieron el progreso de nuestro proyecto

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to juggle

e.g. The acrobat juggled five knives with his eyes closed

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malabarear / hacer malabares

ej. El acróbata malabareó cinco cuchillos con los ojos cerrados

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a juggler

e.g. I was impressed by the juggler’s coordination skills

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un malabarista

ej. Me impresionaron las habilidades de coordinación del malabarista

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juggling

e.g. Juggling is my favorite circus event

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el malabarismo

ej. El malabarismo es mi evento preferido del circo

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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

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a knockout / a bombshell / a fox

i.e. a strikingly beautiful woman

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un cuero / un bombón / una mamacita

i.e. una mujer impresionantemente hermosa

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to laugh off / to shrug off / to shake off

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

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

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

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to snicker

e.g. My sister snickered as my mother scolded me

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reirse disimuladamente

ej. Mi hermana se reía disimuladamente mientras mi madre me reprendía

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optimal / most favorable / best

e.g. the optimal solution to a problem

A

óptimo / más favorable / mejor

ej. la solución óptima al problema

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to optimize

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

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optimizar

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

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stark / extremely plain / austere

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

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austero

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

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dull / drab

e.g. a dull color

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apagado

ej. un color apagado

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a racecourse / a racetrack / a hippodrome

e.g. We went to the racetrack to watch the horse race

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un hipódromo

ej. Fuimos al hipódromo a ver las carreras de caballo

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a racetrack

e.g. We went to the racetrack to watch F-1 racecars

A

una pista de carreras / un circuito de carreras

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

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a racehorse

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un caballo de carrera

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to be grounded / to have your feet on the ground

e.g. 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

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

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levelheaded / down-to-earth

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

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racional / con los pies en la tierra / centrado

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

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a scrap / a shred / a cutout

e.g. There were little scraps of paper all over the floor

A

un pedacito / un trozo / un recorte

ej. Había pequeños trozos de papel por todo el piso

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a scrapbook

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

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un álbum de recortes

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

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to scrap / to discard

e.g. We should scrap this plan and design a new one

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descartar / desechar

ej. Deberíamos desechar su plan y diseñar uno nuevo

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a screen / a filter / a grating

e.g. the screen on a fire place

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una rejilla / un filtro

ej. la rejilla en una chimenea

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a screen / a divider / a partition

e.g. A screen separates the puppeteer from the puppets

A

un biombo / una división

ej. Un biombo separa al marionetista de los títeres

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self-deprecating

e.g. The comedian used a lot of self-deprecating humor

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autodespectivo

ej. El comediante usaba mucho humor autodespectivo

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to be self-employed

e.g. He is self-employed

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ser trabajador independiente

ej. Él es un trabajador independiente

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self-service

e.g. This is a self-service buffet

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autoservicio

ej. Éste es un bufé de autoservicio

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a sled / a sleigh

e.g. We rode down the snowy hill on a sled

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un trineo

ej. Bajamos por la colina nevada montados en un trineo

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to go sledding

e.g. Let’s go sledding!

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montar en trineo / deslizar en la nieve en trineo

ej. ¡Vamos a deslizar en la nieve en trineo!

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to get soft / to soften / to soften up

e.g. Boil the potatoes until they start to get soft

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ablandarse

ej. Hierve las patatas hasta que empiecen a ablandarse

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to harden / to get hard

e.g. After leaving them out for the afternoon the cookies hardened

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endurecer / endurecerse / ponerse duro

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

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tactful / courteous / discreet

e.g. a tactful request for a raise

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con tacto / discreto

ej. una solicitud discreta de un aumento de sueldo

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tactless / insensitive

e.g. He made a tactless comment at the dinner table

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sin tacto / insensible

ej. Hizo un comentario sin tacto durante la cena

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touchy / sensitive

e.g. My touchy sister is easily offended

A

susceptible / delicado / sensible

ej. Mi hermana es susceptible, se ofende fácilmente

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to prick / to stab / to puncture

e.g. He pricked his skin with a needle

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pinchar / punzar / picar

ej. Pinchó su piel con una aguja

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to rub

e.g. He rubbed his hands together and got ready to jump

A

frotar

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

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to rub in

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

A

aplicar frotando

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

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to rub off on

e.g. His laziness is rubbing off on me

A

pegarse

ej. Su pereza se me está pegando

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friction

e.g. The constant friction caused a tear in the rope

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la fricción

ej. La constante fricción rasgó la cuerda

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near-sighted / short-sighted / miopic

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

A

miope / corto de vista

ej. Soy miope. No puedo ver las cosas que están lejos

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far-sighted

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

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hipermétrope

ej. Ella es hipermétrope. No puede ver las cosas cercanas

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out of sight

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

A

fuera de vista

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

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blurry / fuzzy / hazy

e.g. a blurry picture

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borroso

ej. una foto borrosa

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a blur

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

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un borrón

ej. No recuerdo nada. Todo es un borrón

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to wear away / to erode

e.g. The rocks near the river are wearing away

A

erosionar

ej. Las piedras cerca del río se están erosionando

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to wear out

e.g. He wore out his new shoes after just 2 weeks

A

deteriorarse / desgastarse

ej. Desgastó sus zapatos nuevos después de sólo 2 semanas

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to wear off

e.g. The effects of the drug wear off after an hour

A

quitarse / pasarse

ej. Los efectos de la droga se pasan después de una hora

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worn out / ragged

e.g. My old shoes are worn out

A

gastado / desgastado

ej. Mis zapatos viejos están gastados

202
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wrapping paper / giftwrap

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el papel de regalo / el papel de envolver

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to keep under wraps / to keep a secret

e.g. She keeps her grandmother’s special recipe under wraps

A

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

ej. Ella guarda la receta especial de su abuela bajo siete llaves

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to be wrapped up in / to get mixed up in

e.g. I’m wrapped up in too many lawsuits

A

estar envuelto en

ej. Estoy envuelto en demasiadas demandas