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verb
(quip)
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mantener
mantener
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kept
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kept
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kips
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kiping
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to have and retain possession of; to continue doing
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I keep my books on the shelf.
ai kip mai buks on de shelf
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Guardo mis libros en el estante.
Gwardo mis libros en el estante.
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retain, maintain, preserve, hold
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lose, discard, throw away, give up
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keep safe, keep quiet, keep calm, keep secret, keep in mind, keep track of, keep up with
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Keep sounds like 'mantener' — both mean to maintain or hold.
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/ˈsɪmpəθaɪz/
verb
(simpataiz)
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compadecer
kompadezer
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simpataizd
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simpataizd
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simpataizes
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simpataizing
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to feel sorry for someone; to understand and share someone's feelings
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I sympathize with your loss.
ai simpataiz uiz yur los.
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Siento compasión por tu pérdida.
Siento kompasion por tu perdida
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empathize, commiserate, understand, feel for
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ignore, dismiss, disregard
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sympathize with, deeply sympathize, sympathize completely, sympathize sincerely, sympathize wholeheartedly
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Sympathize and compadecer both mean to feel compassion – remember ‘com-passion’!
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/swiːp/
verb
(suíip)
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barrer
barrer
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suépt
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suépt
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suíips
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suíiping
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to clean by brushing; to move quickly and smoothly
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She sweeps the floor every morning.
shi suíips de flor evri mornin
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Ella barre el suelo todas las mañanas.
Eya barre el suelo todas las mananas
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brush, clean, move quickly, glide
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sweep away, sweep clean, sweep up, sweep aside, sweep through, sweep under
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Sweep sounds like ‘barrer’ — both mean to clean the floor.
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/baɪnd/
verb
(baind)
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atar
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baund
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baund
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bainds
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bainding
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to tie together; to make a legal agreement; to put a cover on a book
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The rope binds the packages together.
de roup bainds de pakejes together
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La cuerda ata los paquetes juntos.
la cuerda ata los paquetes juntos
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tie, fasten, secure, unite
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untie, release, free, separate
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bind together, bind tightly, bind securely, legally bind, bind up, bind with
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Bind sounds like 'atar'—both tie things together!
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/ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/
verb
(misbejeiv)
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portarse mal
portarse mal
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misbejeivd
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misbejeivd
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misbejeivs
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misbejeiving
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to behave badly or inappropriately; to act in an unacceptable way
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The children misbehaved during the school assembly.
de children misbejeivd during de skul asembli
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Los niños se portaron mal durante la asamblea escolar.
Los ninyos se portaron mal durante la asamblea escolar
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act up, misconduct, be naughty, disobey
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behave, obey, comply, follow rules
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misbehave badly, constantly misbehave, children misbehave, misbehave in school, misbehave at home
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Think 'mis' (mal) + 'behave' (comportarse): misbehave = portarse mal.
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/ˌoʊvərˈduː/
verb
(ouverdu)
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exagerar
exagerar
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ouverdid
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ouverdon
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ouverdas
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ouverduing
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to do something too much; to exaggerate or carry to excess
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Don't overdo the exercise on your first day at the gym.
Dont ouverdu di eksersaiz on yor ferst dei at de jim.
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No exageres con el ejercicio en tu primer día en el gimnasio.
no exageres kon el ekserisio en tu primer dia en el jimnasio
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exaggerate, overwork, exceed, overindulge
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underdo, moderate, restrain, limit
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overdo it, overdo exercise, overdo work, don't overdo, overdo things, overdo yourself
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Overdo = hacer demasiado; piensa 'over' + 'do' = hacerlo de más.
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/əˈblaɪdʒ/
verb
(oblaich)
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obligar
obligar
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oblaicht
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oblaicht
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oblaiches
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oblaiching
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to compel or require someone to do something; to help or do a favor
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I would be happy to oblige you with the information you need.
ai wud bi japi tu oblaich yu widh de informéishon yu nid.
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Estaría feliz de obligarte con la información que necesitas.
Estaria feliz de obligarte kon la informacion ke necesitas.
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compel, require, help, assist
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free, release, refuse, deny
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happily oblige, oblige someone, oblige with, willing to oblige, greatly oblige, kindly oblige
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To 'oblige' in English is like 'obligar' in Spanish — both mean to make someone do or help.
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/wɜːrk/
verb
(guork)
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trabajar
trabajar
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guorkt
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guorkt
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guorks
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guorkin
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to perform tasks or duties to earn money or achieve goals
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He works as a teacher at the local school.
ji guorks as a ticher at de local eskul
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Él trabaja como maestro en la escuela local.
El trabaja como maestro en la escuela local
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labor, toil, function, operate
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work hard, work together, work from home, work late, work overtime, work efficiently
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‘Trabajar’ sounds like ‘to labor hard’ — both mean to work.
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/fiːd/
verb
(fid)
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alimentar
alimentar
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fed
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fed
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fids
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fiding
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to give food to a person or animal
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She feeds the birds every morning.
shi fids de berds evri morning
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Ella alimenta a los pájaros todas las mañanas.
eya alimentar a los paharos todas las mananas
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nourish, provide food, give food
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starve, deprive, withhold food
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feed the baby, feed animals, feed birds, feed hungry, properly feed, hand feed
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Feed sounds like 'food' — alimentar es dar comida.
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/ˈɒpəreɪt/
verb
(óperate)
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operar
operar
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óperated
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óperated
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óperates
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óperating
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to function; to control or manage; to perform surgery
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The surgeon will operate on the patient tomorrow.
The sárjon uíl óperate on the páshent tumórro.
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El cirujano operará al paciente mañana.
el siruhano operara al pasyente manana
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function, run, manage, control
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malfunction, stop, cease, halt
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operate smoothly, operate efficiently, operate machinery, operate business, operate successfully
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Operate sounds like 'operar' — both mean to function or perform surgery.
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/haɪd/
verb
(jaid)
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esconder
esconder
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jid
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jidn
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jaids
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jaiding
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to put or keep out of sight; to conceal from view
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Children like to hide during games.
chíldren laik tu jaid during geims.
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A los niños les gusta esconderse durante los juegos.
a los ninos les gusta esconderse durante los juegos
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conceal, cover, disguise, mask
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show, reveal, display, expose
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hide away, hide behind, hide from, hide under, hide inside, carefully hide
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Hide means 'esconder' — think of 'conceal' and 'esconder' both hiding things.
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/nɪp/
verb
(nip)
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pellizcar
pelizkar
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nipt
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nipt
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nips
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niping
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to pinch or bite lightly; to move quickly
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The cold wind nipped at my face.
ze cold wind nipt at mai feis
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El viento frío me pellizcó la cara.
El viento frio me pelizko la kara
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pinch, bite, squeeze, clip
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nip quickly, nip gently, nip at, cold nip, frost nip, nip in bud
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'Nip' sounds like 'pelizcar' — a small pinch in Spanish.
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/ˈdʒʌmbəl/
verb
(yambel)
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mezclar
mezclar
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yambeld
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yambeld
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yambels
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yambling
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to mix things together in a confused or untidy way
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Don't jumble all the papers together in one pile.
Dont yambel ol de papers tugeder in uan payl.
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No mezcles todos los papeles en una sola pila.
No mezcles todos los papeles en una sola pila
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mix up, muddle, confuse, scramble, tangle
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organize, arrange, sort, separate, order
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jumble together, jumble up, jumble words, jumble everything, completely jumble, randomly jumble
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Jumble sounds like 'jumbo mess' — mezclar todo sin orden.
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/ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/
verb
(compromáis)
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comprometerse
komprometerse
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compromáisd
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compromáisd
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compromáisiz
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compromáis-ing
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to accept standards that are lower than is desirable; to settle a dispute by mutual concession
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They had to compromise on the budget to reach an agreement.
dei jad tu compromáis on de bádjet tu rích an agríment.
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Tuvieron que comprometerse en el presupuesto para llegar a un acuerdo.
tuvieron ke komprometerse en el presupeuesto para yegar a un akuerdo
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negotiate, settle, concede, adjust
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insist, demand, refuse, resist
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compromise on, willing to compromise, compromise between, compromise with, reach compromise
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To ‘compromise’ is like ‘comprometerse’ — both mean to adjust for agreement.
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/iːt/
verb
(it)
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comer
komer
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eit
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iten
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its
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to put food in the mouth and chew and swallow it
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wi it diner at seven pi em
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Comemos la cena a las 7 p. m.
komemos la sena a las siete pe em
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consume, devour, munch, dine
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fast, starve, abstain, refuse
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eat breakfast, eat lunch, eat dinner, eat healthy, eat out, eat together
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When you ‘comer’, you enjoy your meal!
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/pəˈluːt/
verb
(polut)
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contaminar
kontaminar
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poluted
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poluted
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poluts
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poluting
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to make air, water, or land dirty and harmful to people, animals, and plants
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Factories pollute the environment with toxic chemicals.
fáctoris polut de envaíronment uid tóxic kémiquels
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Las fábricas contaminan el medio ambiente con productos químicos tóxicos.
Las fabricas kontaminan el medio ambiente kon productos kimikos toksikos
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contaminate, dirty, taint, poison
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pollute environment, pollute air, pollute water, heavily pollute, pollute atmosphere
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Pollute → contaminar — sounds like 'contaminated' in English.
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/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt/
verb
(partisipeit)
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participar
participar
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partisipeited
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partisipeited
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partisipeits
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partisipeiting
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to take part in or become involved in an activity
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Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities.
Students ar encourachd tu partisipeit in extracurricular activitiz.
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Se anima a los estudiantes a participar en actividades extracurriculares.
se anima a los estudiantes a participar en actividades extracurriculares.
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join, engage, contribute, take part
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abstain, withdraw, avoid, exclude
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participate in, actively participate, participate fully, participate together, participate willingly
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Participate and 'participar' look almost the same — easy to remember!
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/prɪˈpɛər/
verb
(prepear)
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preparar
preparar
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prepeard
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prepeard
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prepears
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prepearing
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to make ready; to get something ready for use
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She needs to prepare dinner for her family.
shi nids tu prepear diner for jer famili.
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Ella necesita preparar la cena para su familia.
Eya nesesita preparar la sena para su familia
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ready, arrange, organize, plan
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neglect, ignore, abandon, destroy
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prepare for, prepare carefully, prepare dinner, prepare ahead, well prepared, prepare thoroughly
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Prepare and preparar look similar – both mean to make ready!
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/əˈreɪndʒ/
verb
(arréinj)
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organizar
organizar
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arréinjd
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arréinjd
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arréinjis
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arréinjing
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to organize or put in order; to plan or prepare
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She arranged the flowers in a vase.
shi arréinjd de fláwers in a véis
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Ella organizó las flores en un jarrón.
eya organizo las flores en un jarron
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organize, order, plan, prepare
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disorganize, scatter, mess up, disorder
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arrange carefully, arrange properly, arrange meeting, arrange flowers, arrange in order
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Arrange sounds like 'organizar' — both mean putting things in order.
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/ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/
verb
(émfasais)
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enfatizar
enfatizar
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émfasaisd
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émfasaisd
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émfasaises
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émfasaising
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to give special importance or attention to something
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The teacher emphasized the importance of homework.
de ticher émfasaisd de importans of jomwark.
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El maestro enfatizó la importancia de la tarea.
El maestro enfatizo la importancia de la tarea
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stress, highlight, underline, accentuate
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downplay, minimize, ignore
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emphasize importance, strongly emphasize, emphasize point, emphasize need, clearly emphasize
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To emphasize something in Spanish, you 'enfatizar' it — sounds powerful like 'emphasize'!
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/kwɪt/
verb
(cuít)
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dejar
dejar
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cuít/cuíted
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cuíts
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cuíting
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to stop doing something; to leave a job or position
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She decided to quit her job and start her own business.
Shi desaidid tu cuít jer yob and estart jer oun bisnes.
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Ella decidió dejar su trabajo y empezar su propio negocio.
Eya decidio dejar su trabajo y empezar su propio negocio.
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stop, cease, leave, resign
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start, begin, continue, persist
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quit job, quit smoking, quit school, quit trying, quit suddenly, quit forever
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Quit sounds like ‘dejar’—both mean to stop or leave.
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/səbˈmɪt/
verb
(səbˈmɪt)
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entregar
entregar
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səbˈmɪtəd
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səbˈmɪts
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səbˈmɪtɪŋ
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to present for consideration; to surrender; to yield
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Please submit your assignment by Friday.
Por favor, entregue su tarea antes del viernes.
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Por favor, entregue su tarea antes del viernes.
Por favor, entregue su tarea antes del viernes.
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present, hand in, surrender, yield
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withdraw, resist, refuse, reject
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submit application, submit report, submit assignment, submit proposal, submit documents
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¡Entregar tu tarea es rendirse a la fecha límite!
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/fərˈɡɪv/
verb
(forgiv)
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perdonar
perdonar
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forgeiv
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forgiven
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forgivs
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forgiving
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to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense
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I forgive you for your mistake.
ai forgiv yu for yor mistake
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Te perdono por tu error.
Te perdono por tu error.
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forgive completely, forgive mistake, forgive someone, please forgive, forgive and forget
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If you ‘perdonar’, you let go — just like ‘forgive’ means to release anger.
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/ˌoʊvərˈruːl/
verb
(ouvarrul)
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anular
anular
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ouvarruld
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ouvarruld
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ouvarruls
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ouvarruling
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to reject or disallow by exercising one's superior authority; to override a decision
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The judge overruled the objection from the defense attorney.
El yach ouvarruld di obyekshon from di difens atorni.
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El juez anuló la objeción del abogado defensor.
El huez anulo la obheksion del abogado defensor.
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override, reject, veto, dismiss
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approve, accept, uphold, sustain
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overrule decision, overrule objection, overrule vote, judge overrule, overrule authority
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Overrule sounds like 'anular' — to nullify or cancel a rule.
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/səˈspɛkt/
verb
(saspéct)
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sospechar
sospechar
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saspékted
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saspékted
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saspékts
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saspéktin
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to believe that someone has done something wrong; to doubt or mistrust
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I suspect he is lying about his whereabouts.
ai saspékt ji is laing abaut jis guérabauts.
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Sospecho que está mintiendo sobre su paradero.
sospecho ke esta mintiendo sobre su paradero
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doubt, mistrust, believe, think
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suspect someone, strongly suspect, suspect of, suspect crime, suspect wrongdoing
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To 'suspect' in Spanish is 'sospechar'—both start with 'sos'.
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(sei)
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decir
desir
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seid
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seis
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seing
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to speak words; to express something in words
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shi seid jelo tu mi.
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Ella me dijo hola.
Eya me dijo ola.
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speak, tell, express, utter
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listen, hear, remain silent
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say hello, say goodbye, say something, say yes, say no, say please
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Say and 'decir' both start with a 'd' sound—think of 'decir' as 'to say' in Spanish.
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/lænd/
verb
(land)
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aterrizar
aterrizar
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landed
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landed
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to come down or bring down to the ground; to arrive at a place
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The plane will land at the airport in ten minutes.
El avión aterrizará en el aeropuerto en diez minutos.
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El avión aterrizará en el aeropuerto en diez minutos.
El avion aterrizara en el aeropuerto en diez minutos
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arrive, touch down, alight, descend
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take off, depart, ascend, launch
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land safely, plane land, land on, soft land, emergency land, land at airport
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When you ‘land’, think of ‘aterrizar’ — like touching the ‘tierra’ (earth).
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/ˈkriːmeɪt/
verb
(krimeit)
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cremar
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krimeiting
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to burn a dead body to ashes as a funeral rite
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According to his wishes, they cremated his body after the funeral.
According to his wishes, they cremated his body after the funeral.
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Según sus deseos, cremaron su cuerpo después del funeral.
Segun sus deseos, cremaron su cuerpo despues del funeral.
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incinerate, burn, reduce to ashes
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cremate body, cremate remains, cremate after death, decision to cremate, cremation ceremony
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cremar ≈ cremate — piensa 'cremar' para recordar 'to cremate'
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(yok)
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to say something funny or amusing; to make fun
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He likes to joke around with his friends.
ji laiks tu yok araund uiz jis frends
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Le gusta bromear con sus amigos.
Le gusta bromear kon sus amigos.
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jest, kid, tease, amuse, fool around
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serious, formal, stern, grave, solemn
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joke around, make joke, funny joke, tell joke, practical joke, joke about
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In Spanish 'bromear' sounds like 'bro, me laugh!' — easy to remember it means to joke.
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anunciar
anunsiar
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ádvertáist
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to promote or publicize a product or service
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They advertise their products on television.
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Ellos anuncian sus productos en la televisión.
Eyos anunsian sus productos en la television.
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promote, publicize, market, announce
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hide, conceal, suppress, withhold
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advertise product, advertise service, advertise online, advertise widely, advertise business
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Advertise sounds like 'anunciar'—both mean to make something known!
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