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chapter 1- 12
Jack Child's Cognates
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
04/20/2013

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Term
abandonar
Definition
to leave tamporarily
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acta
Definition
formal written minutes
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actual
Definition
current, present
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adicto
Definition
addicted to a vice
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admitir
Definition
to admit that something is true
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advertencia
Definition
warning
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agonia
Definition
dying
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americano
Definition
american/latin american western hemisphere
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apertura
Definition
aperture in the sense of a hole or orifice
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aplicar
Definition
to put one thing to another
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apogeo
Definition
apogee in astronomy
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apreciar
Definition
to esteem
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aprobar
Definition
give approval
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argumento
Definition
legal or intellectual argument
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arsenal
Definition
shipyard
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artista
Definition
painter, movie or stage actor
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asistir
Definition
to help or aid, to attend
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atender
Definition
to take care of
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audiencia
Definition
hearing or meeting with an important person
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avisar
Definition
to warn or let someone know
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bases
Definition
foundations; also grass roots or rank and file
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beneficiencia
Definition
beneficiary; also public welfare department
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binomio
Definition
two names or mathematics
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bizarro
Definition
courageous, gallant
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calificar de
Definition
describe as, deem
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campo
Definition
countryside
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cancelar
Definition
to erase or eliminate
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canciller
Definition
foreign minister/ministry
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capable
Definition
DOES NOT EXIST, capaz
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carpeta
Definition
folder, file folder
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casualidad
Definition
coincidence, chance
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catedratico
Definition
tenured professor at a university
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charlatan
Definition
talkative; one who pretends to be ore than one really is
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colegio
Definition
secondary school, usually private
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collar
Definition
collar of a shirt; necklace
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colorado
Definition
red; ponerse colorado to blush
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compromiso
Definition
commitment, date obligation
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concentracion
Definition
concentration; mass meeting or rally, political
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confeccionador
Definition
maker or drafter in a general sense
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conferencia
Definition
conference (rarely); lecture or formal presentation
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conflicto
Definition
difficult situation, strain
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constipado
Definition
congested to have a cold
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contacto
Definition
physical
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conveniente
Definition
advisable, necessary
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conviccion
Definition
conviction as in beliefs
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copa
Definition
goblet or prize cup
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copia
Definition
reproduction or imitation of an original
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criatura
Definition
baby or infant
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correspondiente
Definition
corresponding in sense of parallel
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criollo
Definition
of spanish descent but born in Latin America, or "local"
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cuestion
Definition
question as in theme or subject
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curso
Definition
a series of events
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cinico
Definition
shameless, irresponsible
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decepcion
Definition
disappointment
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demandar
Definition
to sue in a court of law
Term
desgracia
Definition
disaster, tragedy, misfortune
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deshonesto
Definition
immodest, lewd, indecent
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discutir
Definition
to argue
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disgusto
Definition
displeasure, argument, dificulty
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dormitorio
Definition
dormitory of an institution, bedroom in a home
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drogeria
Definition
drug store, sells a number of items RiteAid
Term
editor
Definition
book editor is compilador; redactor is a newspaper editor; casa editorial= publishing house
Term
educado
Definition
well-mannered
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efectivo
Definition
in cash
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elemental
Definition
dealing with the elements
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elevador
Definition
elevator for few countries; acensor
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embarazada
Definition
pregnant
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emocionarse
Definition
to be deeply moved or touched
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entrenamiento
Definition
training mainly in the military sense
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entretener
Definition
to occupy one's attention or distract
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escolar
Definition
schoolboy or schoolgirl
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estampa
Definition
picture, especially a religious one
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exito
Definition
success
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experimentar
Definition
exeriment in the sense of a trying out
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fabrica
Definition
factory or plant
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facultad
Definition
school in a university
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fastidioso
Definition
boring or irritating
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feudo
Definition
fief in a medieval sense
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firma
Definition
signature
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fiscal
Definition
fiscal year; governmental; fiscalizar officially check supervise or investigate
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fisico
Definition
physicist
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forma
Definition
form in a sense of shape
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formal
Definition
reliable, trustworthy
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gabinete
Definition
cabinet only for a body of ministers or advisors
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gentilmente
Definition
charmingly, kindly
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gracia
Definition
grace, joke funny
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granada
Definition
explosive projectile and the autonomous region Granada
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gratificar
Definition
to tip or compensate
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groseria
Definition
coarse, boorish or crude act
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harmonizar
Definition
create harmony
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