Cool Words
Words with connections
Creative translations
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Discover our ultimate list of cool words.
Discover interesting words and translations for your new vocabulary. In this list you will find sets of words that are related, English words that are related with their Spanish counterparts and cool translations. This list grows with your suggestions!
Notes:
- The words of this list are sorted by topic (by type of connection with their Spanish counterpart). This the Id number of the existing items will change as new words are inserted.
- The content between slashes // represents the pronunciation.
- /J/, /H/ represent the English sounds in, for example, the English words “jam” and “ham.” /a/,/e/, /i/, /o/, /u/ represent the Spanish sounds of those letters.
- /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/ are the Spanish sounds, close to those of the English words “banana,” “gas,” “extra,” “picnic,” and “colon.”
- CAPITALS are just emphasis *(It doesn’t represent either stress or the actual capitalization of the word).
- Lines in bold represent the first instance of a set of lines related to the same property.
| # | English | Spanish | Comment | |
| 1 | gas | gas | cognate with same spelling, stress, and pronunciation | |
| 2 | pasta | pasta | ||
| 3 | Africa | África | ||
| 4 | iota | iota | ||
| 5 | flora | flora | ||
| 6 | banana | banana | ||
| 7 | bar | bar | ||
| 8 | cafe | café | ||
| 9 | picnic | picnic | ||
| 10 | colon | colon | ||
| 11 | coma | coma | ||
| 12 | drama | drama | ||
| 13 | extra | extra | ||
| 14 | gala | gala | ||
| 15 | gas | gas | ||
| 16 | kilo | kilo | ||
| 17 | opera | opera | ||
| 18 | pasta | pasta | ||
| 19 | patio | patio | ||
| 20 | picnic | picnic | ||
| 21 | taxi | taxi | ||
| 22 | cable | cable | /kable/ cognated with same spelling, stress but different pronunciation | |
| 23 | Asia | Asia | /asia/ | |
| 24 | oasis | oasis | /oasis/ | |
| 25 | cadaver | cadáver | /kadaber/ | |
| 26 | radio | radio | /radio/ | |
| 27 | iris | iris | /iris/ | |
| 28 | virus | virus | /birus/ | |
| 29 | hotel | hotel | /otel/ | |
| 30 | gel | gel | /Hel/ | |
| 31 | euro | euro | /euro/ | |
| 32 | aurora | aurora | /aurora/ | |
| 33 | viceversa | vice versa | /biceversa/ | |
| 34 | Paula | Paula | /paula/ | |
| 35 | pseudo | pseudo | /seudo/ | |
| 36 | coyote | coyote | /coiote/ | |
| 37 | armadillo | armadillo | /armadiJo/ | |
| 38 | llama | call | /Jama/ | |
| 39 | fauna | fauna | /fauna/ | |
| 40 | Venus | Venus | /benus/ | |
| 41 | Jupiter | Júpiter | /Hupiter/ | |
| 42 | halo | halo | /alo/ | |
| 43 | algebra | álgebra | /alHebra/ | |
| 44 | neon | neón | /neon/ | |
| 45 | pus | pus | /pus/ | |
| 46 | primate | primate | /primate/ | |
| 47 | angel | ángel | /anHel/ | |
| 48 | bacteria | bacteria | /bakteria/ bacteria-bacterias | |
| 49 | silo | silo | /silo/ | |
| 50 | to plummet | DESplomarse | cognates with different prefix, suffix | |
| 51 | decorated | CONdecorado | e.g., decorated captain | |
| 52 | to UNDERmine | minar | e.g, undermine someone’s morale | |
| 53 | Amunition | munición | ||
| 54 | to placate | Aplacar | ||
| 55 | INtegumentary | tegumentario | ||
| 56 | aplomb | aplomo | ||
| 57 | to mainTAIN | manTENER | ||
| 58 | to conTAIN | conTENER | ||
| 59 | to deTAIN | deTENER | ||
| 60 | to absTAIN | absTENERse de | ||
| 61 | to enterTAIN | entreTENER | ||
| 62 | to obTAIN | obTENER | ||
| 63 | to reTAIN | reTENER | ||
| 64 | to susTAIN | sosTENER | ||
| 65 | to desdain | desdeñar | words with other connections Spanish-English | |
| 66 | to DESDain | DESDeñar | ||
| 67 | to stain | teñir | ||
| 68 | to perTAIN | pertenecer a | ||
| 69 | to OUTrun light | GANAR a la luz | ||
| 70 | to OUTnumber | GANAR en número | ||
| 71 | to brief | rendir cuentas, informar | ||
| 72 | to debrief | pedir cuentas, pedir info | ||
| 73 | ingenius | ingenioso | ||
| 74 | naive | ingenuo | ||
| 75 | gullable | crédulo | ||
| 76 | culprit | culpable | ||
| 77 | guilty | culpable | ||
| 78 | to suffice | ser suficiente | ||
| 79 | to abound | abundar | ||
| 80 | sour | ácido | ||
| 81 | acidic | ácido | ||
| 82 | to grade exams | corregir exámenes | ||
| 83 | to edit a text | corregir un texto | ||
| 84 | to come across something | toparse con algo | ||
| 85 | to counter | contrarestar | ||
| 86 | to second | secundar | ||
| 87 | to throw in the towel | tirar la toalla (boxing) | ||
| 88 | my two cents | mi granito de arena | ||
| 89 | arable land | tierra arable (arado=plow) | ||
| 90 | swamped | empantanado | very busy , swamp=pantano | |
| 91 | spit | SPuTo | more common is “saliva” | |
| 92 | to pick one’s curiosity | picar la curiosidad a uno | ||
| 93 | mole | topo | e.g, mole of the police | |
| 94 | to see red | dejar de pensar encolerizado | ||
| 95 | to be on the lookout. | estar pendiente. | ||
| 96 | to do control damage | hacer control de daños | minimizar las consecuencias que algo va a tener | |
| 97 | comprenhensive | completo | ||
| 98 | complete | completo | ||
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The 1960s saw the rise in the surf´s popularity nationwide, with Santa Cruz being the epicenter of attention. But Santa Cruz, around 40 minutes from San José and San Francisco, is more than a wonderful and curious (and mysterious) spot.
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Blanca Smith was born in Michoacán, Mexico. She studied Economics at the University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo in Morelia, Michoacán. She holds a B.A. in History from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a M.A. in Spanish from San José State University (SJSU). She speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese.. She is the CFO of the Mystery Spot, Inc. as she teaches Spanish at Santa Cruz Community College.
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