2.3.1

Los móviles - Vocab Spanish to English

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Los móviles inteligentes

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Nouns

  • las amenazas - the threats
  • las aplicaciones de salud - the health apps
  • las aplicaciones educativas - the educational apps
  • el aislamiento - the isolation
  • el alcance - the reach
  • el altavoz para móvil - the speaker for a mobile
  • el aparato - the device
  • el auge - the boom
  • el avance tecnológico - the technological advance
  • el buzón de voz - the voicemail
  • el cargador - the charger
  • el celular - the mobile phone
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Nouns 2

  • el delito - the crime
  • el dispositivo - the device
  • el dispositivo manos libres - the hands-free device
  • el fracaso escolar - the failure at school
  • el libro electrónico - the e-book
  • el mensaje de texto - the text message
  • el móvil - the mobile phone
  • el móvil inteligente - the smart phone
  • el presupuesto - the budget
  • el reproductor de MP3 - the MP3 player
  • el selfi - the selfie
  • el sistema operativo - the operating system
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Nouns 3

  • el teléfono fijo - the landline phone
  • el tono de marcar - the dial tone
  • la alerta de batería baja - the low battery alert
  • la amistad - the friendship
  • la aplicación - the app
  • la autofoto - the selfie
  • la batería agotada - the dead battery
  • la búsqueda de música - the music search
  • la dependencia al móvil - the dependency on the mobile
  • las imágenes de alta resolución - the high-resolution images
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Verbs

  • acceder a correo electrónico - to access the email
  • acceder a Internet - to access the internet
  • aislar (a alguien) socialmente - to isolate (someone) socially
  • almacenar - to store
  • chantajear - to blackmail
  • charlar - to chat
  • colgar fotos - to upload photos
  • comprar juegos - to buy games
  • comunicarse por medios virtuales - to communicate via virtual means
  • conectarse con la red - to connect to the network
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Verbs 2

  • convertirse en adicto al móvil - to become a mobile addict
  • descargar música - to download music
  • desenchufar - to unplug
  • desplazarse - to scroll (through an app)
  • enviar - to send
  • estar roto/rota - to be broken
  • funcionar - to work
  • hacer llamadas - to make calls
  • hacer videollamadas - to make video calls
  • hallar su camino a través del GPS - to find your way using a sat nav
  • iniciar una relación - to start a relationship
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Other

  • a largo plazo - in the long term
  • de prepago - prepaid
  • a medida que - as, so that
  • por lo tanto - therefore
  • sin embargo - however
  • con respeto a - relating to
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Adjectives

  • gratuito/a - free
  • ligero/a - light
  • pesado/a - heavy
  • peligroso/a - dangerous
  • comprometido/a - compromised

Los móviles inteligentes Vocab

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Nouns

  • la extorsión - the extortion
  • la llamada perdida - the missed call
  • la mensajería instantánea - the instant messaging
  • la pantalla táctil - the touch screen
  • la tarjeta SIM - the SIM card
  • la ventaja - the advantage
  • las aplicaciones de pago - the paid apps
  • las noticias de última hora - the breaking news
  • las novedades tecnológicas - the new technologies
  • las radiaciones emitidas por los móviles - the radiation emitted by mobiles
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Nouns 2

  • los auriculares - the headphones
  • los riesgos - the risks
  • los síntomas nocivos - the harmful symptoms
  • menores de edad - underage people
  • mensajería - messaging
  • mucho espacio de almacenamiento - lots of storage space
  • pantallas táctiles - touch screens
  • toda la información centrada en un lugar - all the information in one place
  • una herramienta de comunicación - a communication tool
  • unas fotos comprometidas - compromising photos
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Verbs

  • instalar una aplicación - to install an app
  • llamar - to call
  • localizar eventos de interés - to find events of interest
  • localizar lugares de interés - to find places of interest
  • mandar un mensaje de texto - to send a text message
  • medir la actividad física - to measure physical activity
  • organizar una agenda - to organise a diary
  • perder tiempo - to waste time
  • ponerse en contacto - to get in touch
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Verbs 2

  • preocuparse - to worry
  • provocar ciertos trastornos mentales - to cause certain mental disorders
  • provocar contracturas en el cuello - to cause stiffening of the neck muscles
  • provocar daños oculares - to damage the eyes
  • recargar una batería - to charge a battery
  • redactar documentos - to draft documents
  • reproducir música - to play music
  • revisar el correo - to check email
  • sacar fotografías - to take photos
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Verbs 3

  • sobrevivir - to survive
  • telefonear - to telephone
  • tomar fotografías - to take photos
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Other

  • mientras que - whilst
  • aunque - although
  • dado que - given that
  • puesto que - since
  • siempre que - always, as long as
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Adjectives

  • táctil - touch, tactile
  • dependiente de - dependent on
  • nocivo/a - harmful
  • arriesgado/a - dangerous, risky
  • ilícito - illicit, illegal

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11Nouns

12Articles

12.1Definite & Indefinite

12.2El with Feminine Nouns

12.3Lo + Adjective

13Adjectives

13.1Agreement

13.2Position

13.3Apocopation

13.4Comparative & Superlative

13.5Use of Adjectives as Nouns

13.6Demonstrative

13.7Indefinite

13.8Possessive

13.9Interrogative & Exclamative

13.10Relative

14Numerals & Quantifiers

15Pronouns

15.1Subject

15.2Object: Direct & Indirect

15.3Reflexive

15.4Unstressed & Stressed Forms

15.5Position & Order

15.6Relative

15.7Demonstrative

15.8Indefinite

15.9Possessive

15.10Interrogative

16Verbs

16.1Regular Conjugations

16.2Regular & Irregular Verbs

16.3Agreement of Verb & Subject

16.4Use of Hay Que in All Tenses

16.5Present Tense

16.6Preterite Tense

16.7Imperfect Tense

16.8Future Tense

16.9Conditional Tense

16.10Perfect Tense

16.11Future Perfect Tense

16.12Conditional Perfect Tense

16.13Pluperfect Tense

16.14Infinitive, Gerund & Past Participle

16.15Verbal Paraphrases

16.16Use of the Subjunctive

16.17Commands

16.18Conditional Sentences

16.19After Conjunctions of Time

16.20After Para Que, Sin Que

16.21In Relative Clauses

16.22After Other Subordinating Conjunctions

16.23With Verbs of Wishing & Commanding

16.24Sequence of Tense in Indirect Speech

16.25Voice

16.26Use of the Reflexives as a Passive

16.27Use of the Reflexive to Express an Impersonal

16.28Use of Ser + Past Participle

16.29Use of Estar + Past Participle

16.30'Nuance' Reflexive Verbs

16.31Modes of Address

16.32Constructions with Verbs

16.33Verbs Followed by an Infinitive

17Prepositions & Conjunctions

17.1All Prepositions

17.2'Personal' a

17.3Discrimination of Por and Para

17.4Coordinating Conjunctions

17.5Subordinating Conjunctions

17.6Use of Que to Introduce a Clause

18Negation, Questions & Commands

18.1Negation

19Word Order, Other Constructions & Discourse Marker

19.1Subject Following Verb

19.2Focalisation

19.3Time Expressions with Hace/Hacía

19.4Cleft Sentences

19.5Comparative Constructions

19.6Indirect Speech

19.7Discourse Markers

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