Spanish Cognates
Spanish Cognates Cont.
A Word Within A Word
A Word Within A Word Cont.
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What is the Spanish cognate for bilingual?
bilingue
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What is the Spanish cognate for immense?
inmenso
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What does the words linguini and vermicelli mean?
linquini:tongues vermicelli:little worms
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What does the word obviate mean?
To look ahead for problems, spot them, and take the road away from them before you reach them.
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What is the Spanish cognate for promote?
promover
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What is the Spanish cognate for helicopter?
helicoptero
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Break down the anatomical meaning for polyglot.
poly (many) glot (tongued) Someone who is many tongued.
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In the ancient times where would trivial conversations typically come up?
When people stopped to talk at intersections.
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What is the Spanish cognate for reflection?
reflexion
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What is the Spanish cognate for symbiosis?
simbiosis
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Why is a helicopter called a helicopter?
Because as a helicopter goes up or down, it's rotating wings (pter) describe a helix (helico) in the air.
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What is the Spanish cognate for irrational?
irracional
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Why might you say the word commensurate?
ex. If you were asking if the rewards of a job are commensurate with the responsibilities.
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What is the Spanish cognate for compare?
comparar
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What does the word phenonmenon mean?
It is something that one observes and (usually) regards as remarkable.
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