Crossword C - D: English "ity" endings to Spanish "dad" endings

Question

In English, words ending in "ity" and "ty" many times have the Spanish endings "idad" or "dad".

Flashcards: Crossword C - D: English "ity" endings to Spanish "idad" endings

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Word Bank

calamidad		calidad		cantidad		capacidad
caridad		celebridad		ciudad		civilidad
claridad		comodidades		compatibilidad		comunidad
conformidad		continuidad		creatividad		credibilidad
Cristiandad		crueldad		curiosidad		debilidad
deformidad		densidad		deshonestidad		dificultad
dignidad		disparidad		diversidad		divinidad
domesticidad		dualidad		duplicidad		durabilidad

Across		Down
1. Cruelty to animals for pleasure is an atrocity.		1. convincing and believable
3. inquisitive		2. computed or estimated
5. Copper and coffee are commodities.		4. deformed, disfigured, misshapen
6. compliance, agreement, accord		7. The disparity in their ages did not hinder their lives.
8. a famous person		9. without stop or interruption
12. Do you like the durability of the Energizer Bunny?		10. To strive for an atmosphere of domesticity in home and family, is a part of live.
13. Her dishonesty became an embarrassment for her parents.		11. The quality of the fruit is at risk due to the climate.
14. help or money that is given away to those in need		15. Spanishdict.com is a learning community.
16. It is a very old religion.		16. courtesy or politeness in speech or behavior
18. The creativity of the child was evident at a very early age.		17. variety, a range of difference
21. physical weakness due to illness or old age		19. general excellence of standard or level
22. Due to asthma, he has difficulty breathing.		20. His noble position requires him to show dignity to his countryman.
24. double-dealing, deceitfulness		23. The auditorium was filled to capacity.
26. Older women may not have good bone density.		25. town, burg, borough
27. An event causing great and often sudden damage, distress or a disaster.
28. it´s state is two
29. The curriculum of a divinity school is for ministerial candidates.
30. clear, coherent

Please let me know about typos in the post or flashcards. Muchas gracias! - bandit51jd, Aug 7, 2013

Keep them coming Bandit - a lot of work goes into these threads. Bien hecho :) - ian-hill, Aug 7, 2013

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Answer 1

1. down credibilidad/ credibility

convincing and believable

Very nice - 0080b918, Aug 7, 2013

Thank you, Tickl3r. - 0083f5dc, Aug 7, 2013

Something like the glass is half empty or it is half full! - bandit51jd, Aug 7, 2013

:-) - pmikan-pam, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 2

8. celebridad/ celebrity

a famous person

Angelina Jolie in "Hackers"

Answer 3

28 across - dualidad - duality

La dualidad de espíritu no conoce color.

Duality of spirit knows no colour.

Bien hecho! - bandit51jd, Aug 9, 2013

Great pic too, Margherite! - rac1, Aug 9, 2013

Answer 4

4. down - deformidad = deformed, disfigured, misshapen

My first thought is, bunny rabbit! - bandit51jd, Aug 8, 2013

Mine was genetically modified :=) - 0095ca4c, Aug 8, 2013

Oh no! - rac1, Aug 9, 2013

Answer 5

3. Across. Curiosidad -- Curiosity killed the cat is a proverb warning the dangers of unnecessary investigation.

I hope this one is okay. At first I thought the boy had a pea shooter. Then I read the caption and realized the cat came back for the musical flute. - bandit51jd, Aug 8, 2013

Very good bandita, I love it - pmikan-pam, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 6

1. across - cruelty = crueldad

Bien hecho, Maria! - bandit51jd, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 7

25 down – city=ciudad

Excelente! Thanks again for joining in! - bandit51jd, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 8

16. across - Cristiandad = Christianity

Good one - pmikan-pam, Aug 8, 2013

Answer 9

30. Across. clear, coherent -Claro, coherente

Nice Tick! - rac1, Aug 7, 2013

Along with "claro" and "coherente", "claridad" is a word that means clear and coherent. Muchas gracias, Tickl. - bandit51jd, Aug 7, 2013

Answer 10

27 across – calamidad=calamity

The flood was a terrible tragedy for the homeowners. El diluvio fue una terrible calamidad para los propietarios.

I wrote the sentence in Spanish with the adjective "terrible" after the noun. Then I checked it with the translator, which gave it to me with the adjective before the noun. Can someone explain to me why it would come before the noun in this sentence?

In some cases, in Spanish, the adjective can come before the noun, just like in English. An another example is "great city", "gran ciudad". Ill try to do so more recearch as to 'why the Spanish do it this way, for now just realize that they do! - bandit51jd, Aug 9, 2013

I don't know very much Spanish, but I think I read somewhere that sometimes the adjective comes before if it is an opinion. - 0083f5dc, Aug 9, 2013

Answer 11

15. Down. Comunidad - Community

Welcome to the crossword games! A world traveler! May all your hopes come true! - bandit51jd, Aug 9, 2013

Answer 12

17. Down. Diversidad - Diversity

Hola, Sasha! Welcome to Spanishdict.com and to the crossword games. I wish you the best as you brush up on your Spanish for your upcoming class. - bandit51jd, Aug 9, 2013

Answer 13

-- 23. The auditorium was filled to capacity = capacidad

Heh, heh - rac1, Aug 8, 2013

I love the "auditorium" of fish! - bandit51jd, Aug 9, 2013

Answer 14

5.across comodidades/ commodities

Copper and coffee are commodities.

Answer 15

14. across - caridad = charity

We all need it - pmikan-pam, Aug 8, 2013