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people
la gente
Imagine a big group of gents, gentlemen. Like: a few thousand very British fellows running the London marathon, all sporting black business suits, bowler hats and umbrellas.
Imagine the people waving with their hands.
Imagine encountering a hen party of thai women. The bride being so rich that she flew all her 200 best friends over to your city to celebrate.
Many people go to the beach in July.
Mucha gente va a la playa en julio.
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banana, plantain
el plátano
Imagine them presented on a platter.
There’s always money in the banana stand.
Siempre hay dinero en el puesto de plátanos.
Picture by torbakhopper on Flickr
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husband
el marido
A husband is married to his wife.
My husband doesn’t like shopping.
A mi marido no le gusta ir de compras.
Picture by Duncan Hull on Flickr
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bag
la bolsa
Imagine a super sturdy and strong ‘eco bag’ made of balsa wood. Lifetime warranty!
I need to buy a bag of potatoes.
Necesito comprar una bolsa de papas.
Picture by derriel street photography on Flickr
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bacon
el tocino
Imagine a pig carving a slice off itself and tossing it into a frying pan.
Like the scene in the ‘Restaurant at the end of the Universe’ by Douglas Adams.
Tom ate my bacon.
Tom se comió mi tocino.
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skin
la piel
Imagine having experienced too much Spanish (or Latin American) sun: your skin begins to peel.
We peel the skins of fruit.
Do not judge others by the color of their skin.
No juzgues a los otros por el color de su piel.
Picture by Ted Goldring on Flickr
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fountain pen, feather, plume
la pluma
People used to write with a ‘quill’ pen before the invention of the fountain pen, that’s why it’s still called a plume in Spanish.
Please give me that pen.
Por favor, dame esa pluma.
Picture by Ángel Raúl Ravelo Rodríguez on Flickr
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career, race
la carrera
Think about racing in a Porsche Carrera, or being able to buy one because of your successful career.
The scandal was fatal to his political career.
El escándalo fue fatal para su carrera política.
Picture by Alexandre Prévot on Flickr
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blood
la sangre
Ever tried sangria? It’s also red. “Sangria is a typical beverage from Portugal and Spain. It consists of wine, chopped fruit, a sweetener, and a small amount of added brandy.”
“Sanguine or red chalk is chalk of a reddish-brown color, so called because it resembles the color of dried blood.”
His blood is boiling.
Su sangre hierve.
Picture by TheCulinaryGeek on Flickr
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snake
la serpiente
Like those snake-like paper serpentines (streamers) that people throw at parties.
Is the snake alive or dead?
¿La serpiente está viva o muerta?
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watermelon
la sandía
Do you know somebody named Sandy or Sandra? Imagine her in a ‘sandía situation’, like with her head buried in a huge watermelon.
Or imagine watermelons being sandy: they have a surface that feels like sandpaper, and might come in handy for some work around the house.
I love the taste of watermelon.
Me gusta el sabor de la sandía.
Picture by Esteban Leon on Flickr
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car
el coche
(Spain)
Think about the car of your coach, or a famous sports coach.
Think of the car’s predecessor: a horse-drawn coach.
We got into the car.
Nos metimos en el coche.
Picture by JD Hancock on Flickr
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city block
la cuadra
Think of quadrangular city blocks, all having the same size.
My house is five blocks away.
Mi casa está a cinco cuadras.
Picture by Seattle Municipal Archives on Flickr
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neck
el cuello
Imagine the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho been bitten in the neck by an overly enthusiastic fan with vampire tendencies.
A collar goes around the neck.
Her neck is very long.
Su cuello es muy largo.
Picture by Blaues Sofa on Flickr
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candy, sweets
los dulces
Remember: to sweeten = to dulcify / something that is dulcet
Mussolini, Il Duce, used to eat candy continuously, but only in secret. Imagine him almost choking because he tries to swallow a lollipop when one of his ministers suddenly steps into his office.
I, on the other hand, prefer sweets.
Yo en cambio prefiero los dulces.
Picture by Nomadic Lass on Flickr
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stamp
el sello
Picture a stamp with seals.
Think of a stamp being an official seal. (‘seal’ in Spanish is also ‘sello’)
Think of how the postal worker will sell you the stamp.
Imagine the post office (or the place where you buy stamps) being in a cellar.
An envelope and a stamp, please.
Un sobre y un sello, por favor.
Picture by Vintageprintable1 on Flickr
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rabbit
el conejo
Think of a fake, con rabbit: like somebody in a costume in a theme park.
‘Cone echo’ : Imagine a rabbit having to wear plastic cones over his ears, because his doctor said they need time to heal from the injury. He hates them because he now hears echos all the time.
Rabbits like to eat carrots.
A los conejos les gusta comer zanahorias.
Picture by Eric Mueller on Flickr
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