2.5.1 Vocab Enrichment Flashcards

In this deck you will learn a variety of social and time words. This roughly covers cards 2140-2230 of our 9000+ Spanish vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

1
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smoking

e.g. Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer

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el tabaquismo / el fumar

ej. El tabaquismo es la causa principal del cáncer de pulmón

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smoke

e.g. The smoke rose out of the burning building

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el humo

ej. El humo salía del edificio en llamas

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a smoker

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un fumador

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a pipe

e.g. a tobacco pipe

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una pipa

ej. una pipa para tabaco

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a cigarette butt

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una colilla / un pucho

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tobacco

e.g. Tobacco is one of Virginia’s biggest crops

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el tabaco

ej. El tabaco es una de las cosechas más importantes del estado de Virginia

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nicotine

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la nicotina

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an ashtray

e.g. We don’t have ashtrays in the house since my husband stopped smoking

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un cenicero

ej. No tenemos ceniceros en casa desde que mi esposo dejó de fumar

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society

e.g. He withdrew from society during his depression

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la sociedad

ej. Se alejó de la sociedad durante su depresión

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a community

e.g. We live in a small suburban community

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una comunidad

ej. Vivimos en una pequeña comunidad suburbana

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social

e.g. social welfare

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social

ej. el bienestar social

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social / personable / sociable

e.g. His mother is very social. Within 5 minutes, she knew everyone at the party

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sociable

ej. Su madre es muy sociable. En menos de 5 minutos, conocía a todos en la fiesta

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a class / a social class

e.g. Her parents do not approve of her boyfriend, since he is in a lower class

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una clase / una clase social

ej. Sus padres no aprueban a su novio, ya que es de clase baja

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popular

e.g. a popular brand of jeans

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popular

ej. una marca popular de vaqueros

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popularity

e.g. The president’s popularity has dropped 20% this month

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la popularidad

ej. La popularidad del presidente ha bajado 20% este mes

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unpopular

e.g. an unpopular politician

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poco popular / impopular

ej. un político poco popular

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to recommend / to suggest / to propose

e.g. I recommend that you get a lawyer

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sugerir / recomendar / aconsejar

ej. Te recomiendo que consigas un abogado

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a suggestion / a recommendation

e.g. Do you have any suggestions?

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una recomendación / una sugerencia

ej. ¿Tienes alguna recomendación?

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a proposal / an offer

e.g. She rejected his proposal

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una propuesta / una oferta

ej. Ella rechazó su propuesta

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to thank / to give thanks / to say thanks

e.g. We thanked him for his hard work

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agradecer / decir gracias / dar gracias

ej. Le agradecimos su arduo trabajo

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to appreciate / to be grateful for / to be appreciative of

e.g. I appreciate your help

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agradecer / estar agradecido por / apreciar

ej. Agradezco tu ayuda

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Thanks in advance

i.e. before the favor is actually provided

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Gracias de antemano

i.e. antes de que se haga el favor

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to have just __

e.g. I just did it

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acabar de __

ej. Acabo de hacerlo

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to happen / to occur / to take place

e.g. Nothing bad happened

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pasar / ocurrir / suceder

ej. Nada malo pasó

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to pass / to go by / to pass by

e.g. When I’m with her, time goes by so slowly

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pasar / transcurrir

ej. Cuando estoy con ella, el tiempo pasa muy lentamente

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to spend / to spend time

e.g. I spent every summer at my grandmother’s house

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pasar / pasar tiempo

ej. Pasé todos los veranos en casa de mi abuela

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to take time

e.g. That took a long time

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llevar tiempo / tardar

ej. Tardó mucho tiempo

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Take your time

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Tómate tu tiempo

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recent

e.g. a recent trip

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reciente

ej. un viaje reciente

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recently / lately

e.g. I’ve been drinking a lot of coffee recently

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últimamente / recientemente

ej. Últimamente estoy bebiendo mucho café

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recently

e.g. a recently purchased item

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recién

ej. un artículo recién comprado

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recently / not long ago

e.g. I recently bought a new car

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recientemente / hace poco

ej. Compré un auto nuevo recientemente

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length / duration

e.g. We can’t watch that movie because of its length. Do you have a shorter movie to watch?

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la duración

ej. No podemos ver esa película por su duración. ¿Tienes una película más corta para que veamos?

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a moment / an instant

e.g. The doctor will be with you in a moment

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un momento / un instante

ej. El doctor estará con usted en un momento

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instant / immediate

e.g. an instant decision

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instantáneo / inmediato

ej. una decisión instantánea

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immediately / at once / instantly

e.g. She immediately regretted saying it

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inmediatamente / de inmediato / instantáneamente

ej. Ella se arrepintió inmediatamente de haberlo dicho

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at night

e.g. The owl only comes out at night

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en la noche / por la noche / de noche

el. El búho sólo sale de noche

38
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in the daytime / during the day

e.g. The owl never comes out in the daytime

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de día / durante el día

ej. El búho nunca sale durante el día

39
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sunrise

e.g. a beautiful sunrise

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el amanecer / la salida del sol

ej. un bello amanecer

40
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dawn / daybreak / sunrise

e.g. She gets up at dawn

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la madrugada / el alba / el amanecer

ej. Se levanta de madrugada

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sunset

e.g. Let’s watch the sunset

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el atardecer / la puesta del sol

ej. Vamos a mirar el atardecer

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dusk / nightfall

e.g. At dusk, you can begin to see the first stars on the horizon

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el crepúsculo / el anochecer

ej. Al anochecer, puedes empezar a ver las primeras estrellas en el horizonte

43
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sometimes / once in a while / occasionally

e.g. I do yoga once in a while

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a veces / de vez en cuando / ocasionalmente

ej. Hago yoga de vez en cuando

44
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eventually / in the long run

e.g. Eventually, we will all be dead

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a la larga / eventualmente

ej. A la larga, todos estaremos muertos

45
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from now on / from here on in

e.g. From now on, you can call me Bob

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de ahora en adelante

ej. De ahora en adelante, me puedes decir Bob

46
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so far / until now / thus far

e.g. So far, I’ve spent 3 months editing these foreign language vocab flashcards :)

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hasta ahora

ej. Hasta ahora, llevo tres meses editando estas tarjetas de vocabulario :)

47
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while

e.g. I do my homework while watching TV

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mientras

ej. Hago la tarea mientras miro la televisión

48
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meanwhile / in the meantime

e.g. You go to the store. Meanwhile, I’ll start cooking

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mientras tanto

ej. Vete al supermercado. Mientras tanto, yo voy a empezar a cocinar

49
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since

e.g. This building has been here since 1995

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desde

ej. Este edificio ha estado aquí desde 1995

50
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since then

e.g. … And since then, I still can’t eat lobster

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desde entonces

ej. …Y desde entonces, no puedo comer langosta

51
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every other day

e.g. I have Biology class every other day

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un día de por medio / un día sí y el otro no

ej. Tengo clase de biologia cada dos dias

52
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two days ago / the day before yesterday

e.g. I saw him the day before yesterday

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hace dos días / anteayer / antes de ayer

ej. Lo vi hace dos días

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the day after tomorrow / two days from now

e.g. The day after tomorrow is his birthday

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pasado mañana / en dos días

ej. Pasado mañana es su cumpleaños

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the week after next / two weeks from now / in a fortnight

e.g. I’ll be back the week after next

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en dos semanas / en una quincena

ej. Regresaré en dos semanas

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for two months

e.g. She’ll be in Canada for two months

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por dos meses

ej. Ella estará en Canada por dos meses

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hourly

e.g. an hourly wage

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por hora

ej. un salario por hora

57
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daily / everyday

e.g. my daily activities

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diario / cotidiano

ej. mis actividades diarias

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daily / every day

e.g. I exercise daily

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a diario / diariamente / todos los días

ej. Hago ejercicio diariamente

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weekly

e.g. a weekly newspaper

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semanal

ej. un periódico semanal

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weekly / every week

e.g. I visit him every week

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todas las semanas / cada semana

ej. Lo visito todas las semanas

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___ times a week / ___ times per week / ___ times weekly

e.g. I work out twice a week

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___ veces por semana

ej. Hago ejercicio dos veces por semana

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monthly

e.g. monthly payments

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mensual

ej. pagos mensuales

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monthly / every month

e.g. We meet monthly

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todos los meses / cada mes / mensualmente

ej. Nos reunimos todos los meses

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___ times a month / ___ times per month / ___ times monthly

e.g. I clean my fridge once a month

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___ veces por mes / ___ veces al mes

ej. Limpio mi nevera una vez al mes

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yearly / annual

e.g. our annual family reunion

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anual

ej. nuestra reunión familiar anual

66
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every year / annually

e.g. We visit our grandmother annually

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cada año / anualmente / todos los años

ej. Visitamos a nuestra abuela cada año

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a decade

e.g. The ’90s were my favorite decade

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una década

ej. Los noventa fueron mi década preferida

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a century

e.g. This castle has been here for seven centuries

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un siglo

ej. El castillo ha estado aquí siete siglos

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a millennium

e.g. The new millennium started in the year 2000

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un milenio

ej. El nuevo milenio comenzó en el año 2000

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nowadays / these days

e.g. Everyone has a cell phone nowadays

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hoy en día / actualmente / en la actualidad

ej. Hoy en día todo el mundo tiene celular

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overnight / for a night

e.g. I stayed overnight at my parent’s house

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por una noche

ej. Me quedé por una noche en la casa de mis padres

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overnight / by tomorrow

e.g. overnight delivery

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en una noche / para el día siguiente / a la mañana siguiente

ej. entrega a la mañana siguiente

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part-time

e.g. a part-time job

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medio tiempo

ej. un trabajo de medio tiempo

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full-time

e.g. a full-time job

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de tiempo completo

ej. un trabajo de tiempo completo

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contemporary

e.g. a contemporary author

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contemporáneo

ej. un autor contemporáneo

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modern / up-to-date

e.g. modern technology

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moderno / actualizado

ej. tecnología moderna

77
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the anniversary of

e.g. the anniversary of his death

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el aniversario de

ej. el aniversario de su muerte

78
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our anniversary / our wedding anniversary

e.g. our 15th wedding anniversary

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nuestro aniversario

ej. nuestro decimoquinto aniversario de boda

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Thanksgiving Day / Thanksgiving

e.g. In the United States, they celebrate Thanksgiving every November

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el Día de Acción de Gracias

ej. En los Estados Unidos, el Día de Acción de Gracias se celebra cada noviembre

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to be on time

e.g. The train is never on time

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llegar a tiempo / estar a tiempo

ej. El tren nunca está a tiempo

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to be early / to arrive early

e.g. I’m sorry, I’m early. I can wait in the lobby if you’re not ready yet

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llegar temprano / estar temprano

ej. Me disculpo por llegar temprano. Puedo esperar en el vestíbulo si no estás lista aún

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to be late / to be running late

e.g. Sorry, I’m running late

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estar atrasado / estar retrasado / ir tarde

ej. Lo siento, estoy retrasado

83
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sharp / on the dot

e.g. 10 o’clock sharp

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en punto

e.g. las diez en punto

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a time zone

e.g. Change the time on your watch. We’re entering a new time zone

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un huso horario

ej. Cambia la hora en tu reloj. Estamos entrando a un nuevo huso horario

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an appointment

e.g. a doctor’s appointment

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una cita

ej. una cita médica

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a session

e.g. I purchased 5 sessions with my personal trainer

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una sesión

ej. Pagué 5 sesiones con mi entrenador personal