Mega Vocab Exercise
As we all know, adding vocabulary to our language knowledge is important and it allows us to express ourselves well. So here's another vocabulary exercise.
Not for the faint hearted, this week's mega vocab exercise includes fairly advanced vocab and a few phrases.
I'll leave it up for a week and then add the answers if anyone would like the challenge of trying their hand at translating the list.
If you don't know too many of the words and would like instead to learn them I have created a flashcard list that may help you to commit these words to memory and to add them to your vocab.
Of course in some cases there will be more than one correct translation but here goes ....
stumbling block
dwelling place
race
prize
inherited
to hinder
even for
(as in; That's bad, even for her!)
to come to know
to take steps
maturity
surrounded by
secure
dotted, interspersed
to get around in, travel in
runner
to give up
fall
in top shape
whatever the cost
calmly, serenely
essential
to be victorious
the finish line
goal, objective, finish line
true
to stagger, to wobble
to lose momentum
we may even fall
when it comes (time) to
to use interchangeably
those who
to slip up
quoted
on the other hand
to get over, to recover
to get up, to stand up
even, including
the approval
they continue to get up
a good pace
let's consider
to label (as)
to hurry (to)
racetrack
to try to please
he was able to recover his balance
(they) might be able to do to him
as if they weren't as good as
Peter was wrong
he applied it
he kept on in the race
to worry about (another option instead of preocuparse por)
to brake, to slow down
to become weak
welcome, reception
to be moved to tears
to fit in, to belong
he didn't fit in anywhere
be victorious
there's no doubt
to become bitter
they were understanding
to be focused on
a misunderstanding
3 Answers
I think I'm up for the challenge...Here it goes!
stumbling block-- tropezón
dwelling place -- morada
race -- raza (people), carrera (competition)
prize -- premio
inherited --- heredado
to hinder -- estorbar
even for -- incluso siendo (?)
(as in; That's bad, even for her!)
to come to know -- llegar a saber/conocer
to take steps -- dar pasos
maturity -- madurez
surrounded by -- rodeado por
secure -- seguro
dotted, interspersed -- acribillado
to get around in, travel in -- viajar en
runner -- corredor (?)
to give up -- darse por vencido/ rendirse
fall -- caída/otoño
in top shape -- en la forma ideal (?)
whatever the cost -- sin importar el precio
calmly, serenely -- calmamente
essential -- esencial
to be victorious -- ser victorioso
the finish line -- la meta
goal, objective, finish line -- la meta
true -- verdad
to stagger, to wobble -- tambalearse
to lose momentum -- decelerar
we may even fall -- puede que nos caigamos
when it comes (time) to --cuando llegue la hora de
to use interchangeably -- intercambiar
those who -- los que
to slip up -- equivocarse
quoted -- citado
on the other hand -- de otro lado
to get over, to recover -- recuperar
to get up, to stand up -- levantarse
even, including -- incluso
the approval -- la aprobación
they continue to get up -- siguen levantándose
a good pace -- a buena velocidad (?)
let's consider -- consideremos
to label (as) -- marcar (como)
to hurry (to) -- apresurarse (a)
racetrack -- la pista
to try to please -- tratar de agradar
he was able to recover his balance -- se pudo recuperar el equilibrio
(they) might be able to do to him -- que pudieran hacerle
as if they weren't as good as -- si no fueran tan buenos como
Peter was wrong -- Pedro no tenía/tuvo razón
he applied it -- lo aplicó
he kept on in the race -- siguió en la carrera
to worry about (another option instead of preocuparse por) apurarse (?)
to brake, to slow down -- frenar
to become weak -- debilitarse
welcome, reception -- acogimiento
to be moved to tears -- ser conmovido hasta llorar
to fit in, to belong -- encajarse
he didn't fit in anywhere -- no se encajaba por ningún lado
be victorious -- ser victorioso
there's no doubt -- no hay/cabe duda
to become bitter -- amargarse
they were understanding -- eran comprensivos
to be focused on -- estar enfocado en
a misunderstanding -- un malentendimiento
stumbling block-tropiezo
dwelling place-morada
race-carrera
prize-premio
inherited-heredado
to hinder-impedir
even for-hasta para
to come to know-llegar a conocer
to take steps-dar pasos
maturity-madurez
surrounded by-rodeado de
secure- seguro
dotted, interspersed-salpicado
to get around in, travel in- desplazar en
runner- corredor
to give up-rendirse
fall- caida
in top shape- en plena forma
whatever the cost- cueste lo que cueste
calmly, serenely- tranquilamente
essential- imprecindible
to be victorious-triunfar
the finish line- la linea de llegada
goal, objective, finish line-la meta
true-cierto
to stagger, to wobble- tambalearse
to lose momentum- perder impulso
we may even fall- tal vez hasta nos caigamos
when it comes (time) to- a la hora de
to use interchangeably- usar indistintamente
those who- quines
quoted- citado
on the other hand- en cambio
to get over, to recover- recuperarse
to get up, to stand up- ponerse de pie
even, including- incluso
the approval- la aprobacion
they continue to get up- se vuelvan a levantar
a good pace-un buen ritmo
let's consider-analicemos
to label (as)- calficar
to hurry (to)- apresurarse
racetrack- el trayecto
to try to please- enforzarse por agradar
he was able to recover his balance-
(they) might be able to do to him- pudieran hacerle
he applied it- lo puso en práctica
to worry about- inquietarse por
to brake, to slow down- frentar
to become weak- debiltarse
welcome, reception- recibimiento
to be moved to tears- emocionarse
to fit in, to belong- encajar
be victorious- vencer
there's no doubt- no cabe duda
to become bitter- amargarse
they were understanding- fueron comprensivos
to be focused on- fijarse de
a misunderstanding-un malentendido
Just giving this a little bump in case anyone else out there would like to have a go.
