Advanced Vocab Test

Question

I'm borrowing this great idea from Kiwi-Girl, since her post was so fun to respond to recently. I'll post a list of words in English and in Spanish that I've taken from a vocab list I've been making for myself, and all you have to do is translate them into the other language. Please don't use anything but your brain to come up with the words!

He sacado esta buenísima idea del hilo de Kiwi-Girl, ya que me divertí tanto al responder a su post recientemente. Pondré una lista de palabras tanto en inglés como en español que he sacado de una lista de vocabulario que me voy juntando actualmente. Lo que cada uno tiene que hacer es traducir cada palabra al idioma opuesto. ¡Favor de no usar otra ayuda además de tu cerebro para encontrar las palabras!

¡Buena Suerte!

1. libre albedrío

2. wingspan

3. enervante

4. energúmeno

5. estirpe

6. hostage

7. suertudo

8. lark (bird)

9. blackmail (noun)

10. drumroll

11. wheatfield

12. ornitorrinco

13. to shun

14. verdugo

15. capirote

16. harassment

17. pancarta

18. tutela

19. sinkhole

20. debris

21. a mansalva

22. jeers

23. scepter

24. esperpéntico

25. verter

26. ataviarse

27. tesitura

28. branch (like of a bank)

29. aforo

30. marriage proposal

31. washer (metal ring)

32. maneuver

33. sorteo

Thanks so much for posting this LaPiedreAlegra but this one is too hard for me. I need to develop more specific vocabulary!! - yo_la_tengo, Apr 24, 2013

WOW, good words. The only one I didn't know was "tesitura" - chileno, Apr 24, 2013

do we get a grade? - comunacho, Apr 24, 2013

Sorry, this would be a bit too hard to grade since the answers can vary quite a bit! Thanks for participating! - LaPiedraAlegre, Apr 24, 2013

Imitation is the highest form of flattery jeje, - it was much more fun doing someone elses lol - great thread, thanks for posting:) - Kiwi-Girl, Apr 24, 2013

Answer 1

Do you have a flashcard set for these...great vocab...I know less than half of your words.

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1. libre albedrío - Free will

2. wingspan - ?

3. enervante - bothers the nerves

4. energúmeno - ?

5. estirpe- origin

6. hostage - rehen

7. suertudo - very lucky

8. lark - a bird ?

9. blackmail - extorción

10. drumroll - ?

11. wheatfield - campo de trigo

12. ornitorrinco - ???

13. to shun - evitar

14. verdugo - ?

15. capirote - ?

16. harassment - acoso

17. pancarta - ?

18. tutela - ?

19. sinkhole - sumidero

20. debris - escombros

21. a mansalva - ?

22. jeers - burlas

23. scepter - ?

24. esperpéntico - ?

25. vertir - ?

26. ataviarse - ?

27. tesitura - ?

28. branch (like of a bank) - división

29. aforo - number of people in a place

30. marriage proposal - propuesta de matrimonio

31. maneuver - manejar

32. washer (metal ring) - ?

33. sorteo - lottery ?

I did mine without the dictionary...just memory. - --Mariana--, Apr 24, 2013

You're a legend mariana, I just couldn't stand not knowing, even for one minute more lol. - Kiwi-Girl, Apr 24, 2013

Here's the flashcards ;) http://www.memrise.com/course/89236/advanced-vocabulary-13/ - Kiwi-Girl, Apr 24, 2013

Very good! I'm finding it interesting the different ways people have translated "sinkhole"! Good job! - LaPiedraAlegre, Apr 25, 2013

Answer 2

libre albedrío / free will
wingspan / envergadura
enervante / ?
energúmeno / uncontrollably crazy
estirpe / kin
hostage / rehén
suertudo / lucky
lark / ?
blackmail (noun) / chantaje
drumroll / redoble de tambores (?)
wheatfield / campo de trigo
ornitorrinco / platipus
to shun / ?
verdugo / executioner
capirote / cape
harassment / acoso
pancarta / banner (billboard?)
tutela / custody
sinkhole / resumidero
debris / restos, desechos
a mansalva / in cold blood
jeers / ?
scepter / cetro
esperpéntico / ?
vertir / to pour
ataviarse / dress up
tesitura / ?
branch (like of a bank) / ?
aforo / capacity (of people attending)
marriage proposal / propuesta de matrimonio
washer (metal ring) /golilla
maneuver / maniobra
sorteo / raffle

Que bien! Acertaste! Incluso pusiste palabras que yo no habia pensado, pero pese a todo son muy buenas y validas! - LaPiedraAlegre, Apr 24, 2013

chilensis communis? :) - chileno, Apr 24, 2013

Answer 3

Just as an update I've added some mem aids to these flash cards. Great vocab Piedra!

Thanks! - LaPiedraAlegre, Apr 29, 2013

Answer 4

Hi Piedra, I hope you don't mind but I've put together a quick flashcard set to match your list, I'll post it here in case anyone else finds it helpful.

Please let me know if anyone spots any errors.

Thanks! Those were fun to practice with and I'm sure others will be helped by them too! - LaPiedraAlegre, Apr 25, 2013

:) - Kiwi-Girl, Apr 25, 2013

Answer 5

Here is my two cents:

1. libre albedrío - Free will

2. wingspan - envergadura

3. enervante - nerve-racking / annoying

4. energúmeno - Possessed or agitated person

5. estirpe- lineage

6. hostage - rehén - secuestrado

7. suertudo - lucky bastard

8. lark - relajo o diversión

9. blackmail (noun) - chantaje

10. drumroll - tamborileo

11. wheatfield - trigal o sembradío de trigo

12. ornitorrinco - duck-billed platypus

13. to shun - apartarse, huir

14. verdugo - executioner

15. capirote - dunce or hood

16. harassment - acoso

17. pancarta - banner

18. tutela - guardianship

19. sinkhole - sumidero

20. debris - escombros

21. a mansalva - at close range

22. jeers - burlas

23. scepter - cetro

24. esperpéntico - absurd, exaggerated

25. vertir - Does not exist. Verter means to pour

26. ataviarse - to dress up

27. tesitura - music (tessitura or range)

28. branch (like of a bank) - sucursal o agencia

29. aforo - maximum capacity of a place

30. marriage proposal - propuesta de matrimonio

31. maneuver - maniobra

32. washer (metal ring) - arandela

33. sorteo - raffle

Very good! I especially like your answers for 8 (I was looking for the bird, alondra, but that works too!), 19 (everyone seems to have a different word for this!), and 27 (I was thinking "frame of mind" and had never thought of the other meaning!) Good! - LaPiedraAlegre, Apr 24, 2013

Answer 6

libre albedrío: free will

wingspan: * envergadura

enervante: unnerving

energúmeno: * possessed

estirpe: lineage

hostage: rehén

suertudo: lucky

lark: do you mean like diversión or broma? (or the bird)

blackmail (noun): chantaje

drumroll: redoble de tambor

wheatfield: trigal

ornitorrinco: jaja a good one for the Aussies duck-billed platypus

to shun: depends, do you mean to shun a person? rechazar

verdugo: * executioner

capirote: pointy hat (could be a dunces hat)

harassment: tormento, persecución

pancarta: placard

tutela: tutelage

sinkhole: hundimiento

(I since checked and socavón also seems a good word for sinkhole)

debris: desechos

a mansalva: liberally

jeers: * abucheo

scepter: cetro

esperpéntico: * grotesque

vertir: are you sure it's not verter - to pour?

ataviarse: * to adorn oneself

tesitura: * frame of mind

branch (like of a bank): surcursal

aforo: (maximum) capacity

marriage proposal: propuesta de matrimonio.

washer (metal ring): * arandela

maneuver (manouevre) maniobra

sorteo: a raffle

Wow, those were good ones! I'm afraid I didn't know a few, but I had to know jaja so the ones with an * I looked up. Thanks for the help expanding my vocab!

Awesome! These are all good translations of the words--I'm finding it interesting to see the different ways people have translated them! - LaPiedraAlegre, Apr 25, 2013

:) - Kiwi-Girl, Apr 25, 2013

Answer 7

¡Buen Trabajo!

Sigamos con el hilo tras este breve intermedio...

Aquí os dejo un dato interesante, ya que me parece que todo el mundo ha escrito cada vez algo distinto en cuanto a esta palabra:

Socavón

Ya que una foto vale mil palabras, simplemente os dejo una foto de lo que es un socavón, y así podéis ver exactamente a qué se refiere. Es decir, se trata de un sinkhole en inglés.

Aprende más aquí: Acerca de los socavones