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A1 · Communication & media (1)

A1 · Comunicación y medios (1)

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    address(noun)

    /əˈdres/

    dirección, domicilio

    details of where somebody lives or works and where letters, etc. can be sent

    Please write your name and address on the form.

    Por favor, escriba su nombre y dirección en el formulario.

    Sinónimostacklehandledeal withattend toresolvecoverspeak tofocus on
    Antónimosignoreneglectavoidevade
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    detail(noun)

    /ˈdiːteɪl/

    detalle, pormenor

    a small individual fact or item; a less important fact or item

    Please read every detail of the report carefully.

    Por favor, lee cada detalle del informe con atención.

    Sinónimosspecifyelaborateitemizeexplaindescribeparticularize
    Antónimossummarizeomitgeneralizeoverview
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    description(noun)

    /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

    descripción

    a piece of writing or speech that says what somebody/something is like; the act of writing or saying in words what somebody/something is like

    The description of the film did not match what we saw on screen

    La descripción de la película no coincidía con lo que vimos en la pantalla.

    The critic's description of the film made it sound very appealing

    Sinónimosaccountdepictionportrayalrepresentationnarrativeexplanation
    Antónimosconcealmentdistortionmisrepresentationambiguity
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    dialogue(noun)

    /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/

    diálogo

    a conversation in a book, play or film or in language teaching materials

    The actors performed the dialogue without using scripts

    Los actores interpretaron el diálogo sin usar guiones.

    The written dialogue seemed great, but was hard to perform

    Sinónimosconversationcommunicationexchangediscoursetalkinterview
    Antónimosmonologuesoliloquysilence
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    article(noun)

    /ˈɑːrtɪkl/

    artículo

    a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, on a website, etc.

    I read an interesting article about climate change in the newspaper.

    Leí un artículo interesante sobre el cambio climático en el periódico.

    Sinónimosessaypieceitemreportstory
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    describe(verb)

    /dɪˈskraɪb/

    describir

    to say what somebody/something is like

    Can you describe your house?

    ¿Puedes describir tu casa?

    Jim was described by his colleagues as ‘unusual’.

    Sinónimosportraydepictdetailexplainoutlinecharacterizeillustraterepresent
    Antónimosconcealhideobscuremisrepresentdistortconfuse
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    discuss(verb)

    /dɪˈskʌs/

    discutir

    to talk about something with somebody, especially in order to decide something

    They met to discuss the possibility of working together.

    Se reunieron para discutir la posibilidad de trabajar juntos.

    Have you discussed the problem with anyone?

    Sinónimostalk aboutdebateconsiderexamineanalyzearguedeliberate
    Antónimosignoreneglectdismissavoidconceal
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    CD(noun)

    /ˌsiː ˈdiː/

    CD

    a small disc on which sound or information is recorded. CDs can be played or read on various types of machines, including CD players and computers. (the abbreviation for ‘ compact disc’ )

    His albums are available on CD and online.

    Sus álbumes están disponibles en CD y en línea.

    Sinónimoscompact discdiscalbum
    Antónimosvinyltapedigital downloadstreaming
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    dear(adjective)

    /dɪr/

    Estimado/a

    used at the beginning of a letter before the name or title of the person that you are writing to

    Dear Sir or Madam,

    Estimado Señor/Señora:

    They lost everything that was dear to them.

    Sinónimosbelovedpreciousvaluedesteemedrespectedexpensive
    Antónimoshateddespisedworthlessunvalueddetested
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    email(noun)

    /ˈiːmeɪl/

    correo electrónico, email

    a way of sending messages and data to other people by means of computers connected together in a network

    I sent her an email about the meeting this morning.

    Le envié un correo electrónico sobre la reunión esta mañana.

    Sinónimossend a messagesend electronicallymessage
    Antónimoscallwrite (a letter)fax
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    call(verb)

    /kɔːl/

    llamar (por teléfono), telefonear

    to telephone somebody

    I will call you tomorrow.

    Te llamaré mañana.

    a long-distance call

    Sinónimosphoneringcontactnamevisitsummoncryyell
    Antónimosignoredisregardanswerhang upunsubscribe
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    Internet(noun)

    /ˈɪntərnet/

    Internet

    an international computer network connecting other networks and computers that allows people to share information around the world

    It is popular to use the internet nowadays.

    Es popular usar Internet hoy en día.

    You can buy our goods over the Internet.

    SinónimosWebWorld Wide WebNetCyberspace
    AntónimosOfflineDisconnected
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    explain(verb)

    /ɪkˈspleɪn/

    explicar

    to tell somebody about something in a way that makes it easy to understand

    It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners.

    Fue difícil explicar el problema a los principiantes.

    It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners.

    Sinónimosclarifyelucidateinterpretdefinedescribe
    Antónimosconfuseobscuremisleadcomplicatemuddle
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    information(noun)

    /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃn/

    información

    facts or details about somebody/something

    The police asked him for more information.

    La policía le pidió más información.

    to provide/give/pass on information

    Sinónimosdatadetailsfactsknowledgeintelligencenews
    Antónimosignorancesecrecymisinformationconcealment
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    hear(verb)

    /hɪr/

    oír

    to be aware of sounds with your ears

    Didn't you hear what I said?

    ¿No oíste lo que dije?

    I can't hear very well.

    Sinónimoslistenperceiveoverhearcatchget
    Antónimosignoredisregardoverlookmiss
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    answer(noun)

    /ˈænsər/

    respuesta, contestación

    something that you say, write or do to react to a question or situation

    I asked him a question, but he didn't give me an answer.

    Le hice una pregunta, pero no me dio una respuesta.

    Sinónimosreplyresponserejoinderacknowledgeexplainsolution
    Antónimosquestionqueryaskignoreevade
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    DVD(noun)

    /ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/

    DVD

    a disk on which large amounts of information, especially films, photographs and video, can be stored, for use on a DVD player or computer (the abbreviation for ‘ digital versatile disc’ or ‘ digital videodisc’ )

    a DVD-ROM drive

    una unidad de DVD-ROM

    Is it available on DVD yet?

    Sinónimosdigital video discdigital versatile disc
    Antónimos(archaic) VHS tape(archaic) cassette tape
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    ask(verb)

    /æsk/

    preguntar

    to say or write something in the form of a question, in order to get information

    Can I ask you a question about the homework?

    ¿Puedo hacerte una pregunta sobre la tarea?

    Sinónimosinquirerequestqueryquestionseek
    Antónimosanswerreplyrespondstatetell
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    introduce(verb)

    /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/

    presentar

    to tell two or more people who have not met before what each other’s names are; to tell somebody what your name is

    Can I introduce my wife?

    ¿Puedo presentar a mi esposa?

    Sinónimospresentacquaintfamiliarizeannounceproposesubmit
    Antónimoswithdrawremovehideconceal
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    conversation(noun)

    /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn/

    conversación

    an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two; the activity of talking in this way

    We had a long conversation about politics.

    Tuvimos una larga conversación sobre política.

    Sinónimosdialoguediscussiontalkchatexchange
    Antónimossilencequietmonologue
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    blog(noun)

    /blɑːɡ/

    blog

    a website where an individual person, or people representing an organization, write regularly about recent events or topics that interest them, usually with photos and links to other websites that they find interesting

    I read her blog every day.

    Leo su blog todos los días.

    Sinónimosweblogonline journalpersonal website
    Antónimosprinted publication