Synonyms (practice for beginners)

[Marianopolita]

(Synonym- one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses).

Find the synonym for each word below. Try not to use the dictionary

Batalla/ battle
Contento/ happy
Contestar/ to answer
Chiste/ joke
Cara/ face
Parecido/ similar
Poner/ to place/ put
Onda/ wave
Morir/ to die
Terminar/ finish
Miedo / fear
Rezar/ to pray
Perezoso/ lazy
Comprender/ to understand
Delgado/ thin
Mentira/ lie
Periódico/ newspaper
Anillo/ ring
Escoger- to choose/select
Tonto- foolish
Comenzar/ to begin
Premio/ prize

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colocar/ galardón / fallecer / rostro/ embuste / lucha / vago / flaco / necio /

semejante/ sortija / ola / empezar / responder / temor / diario / orar /

broma / seleccionar / entender/ acabar / feliz

[juancarlos]

That's good practice, even for us native speakers! Very good, Lesley.

[mofi]

Originally Posted by Lesley D

(Synonym- one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses).

Find the synonym for each word below. Try not to use the dictionary

Batalla/ battle-LUCHA
Contento/ happy-FELIZ
Contestar/ to answer-RESPONDER
Chiste/ joke-BROMA
Cara/ face-ROSTRO
Parecido/ similar-SEMEJANTE
Poner/ to place/ put-COLOCAR
Onda/ wave-OLA
Morir/ to die-FALLECER
Terminar/ finish-ACABAR
Miedo / fear-TEMOR
Rezar/ to pray- ORAR
Perezoso/ lazy-VAGO (this was a guess) the other word i know is FLOJO
Comprender/ to understand-ENTENDER
Delgado/ thin-FLACO
Mentira/ lie_EMBUSTE
Periódico/ newspaper- DIARIO
Anillo/ ring-SORTIJA
Escoger- to choose/select-SELECCIONAR
Tonto- foolish-NECIO
Comenzar/ to begin- EMPEZAR
Premio/ prize-GALARDON

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colocar/ galardón / fallecer / rostro/ embuste / lucha / vago / flaco / necio /

semejante/ sortija / ola / empezar / responder / temor / diario / orar /

broma / seleccionar / entender/ acabar / feliz

This one definitley required some thought. Actually Process of elimination and a few guesses so if i got some wrong thats why.

[Marianopolita]

Mofi- well done again! (If you have to guess that's okay too).

Regarding flojo I like the way you are thinking. The reason why I did not put flojo as an option is because it also means débil (weak) and is usually used to mean lazy in a figurative sense. It just depends on how the word is used by the speaker but you are right it could be an option as well. Another common synonym for perezoso that I was considering using was holgazán.

There will be Part II later on.


LDG.

[Chirimoya]

The word usually used in the DR for 'lazy' is haragán:

haragán, haragana

Aquel que no se interesa por su trabajo. Que lo rehuye.

¡Ponte a fregar, haragán!

Sinónimos: vago, perezoso

(from http://es.wiktionary.org)

[mofi]

Originally Posted by Lesley D

Mofi- well done again! (If you have to guess that's okay too).

Regarding flojo I like the way you are thinking. The reason why I did not put flojo as an option is because it also means débil (weak) and is usually used to mean lazy in a figurative sense. It just depends on how the word is used by the speaker but you are right it could be an option as well. Another common synonym for perezoso that I was considering using was holgazán.

There will be Part II later on.


LDG.

Ok well we say flojo, but i could understand it being misunderstood if it also can mean weak. We use debil for week and flojo for lazy.
Estoy floja
Soy flojera
but its good to know the other words as well.

[trina]

Thank you for your efforts, Lesley D. I am really enjoying these, even if I'm not responding to them.

[Marianopolita]

Trina thanks for your comments. I really appreciate it.

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(Synonym- one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses).

Find the synonym for each word below. Try not to use the dictionary


antiguo/ old
bastante/ enough
aún/ yet
acordarse/ to remember
enojarse/ to become angry
lengua/ language
ocurrir/ to happen
dueño/ owner
sufrir/ to suffer
sorprender/ to surprise
futuro/ future
frase/ phrase, sentence
cobija/ blanket
loco/ crazy
informar/ to notify
inicio/ beginning
carencia/ lack of, shortage
molestar/ to bother, to annoy
descanso/ rest
profesión/ career
cama/ bed
manejar/ to drive
afortunado/ lucky

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reposo/ escasez/ porvenir/ dichoso / conducir/ oración/ idioma/ viejo/

enfadarse/ lecho/ avisar/ fastidiar/ suficiente/ padecer/ comienzo/ suceder/

manta/ carrera/ todavía/ propietario/ chiflado/ asombrar/ recordar

[trina]

Originally Posted by Lesley D

Trina thanks for your comments. I really appreciate it.

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antiguo ->viejo
bastante -> suficiente
aún -> todavia
acordarse -> recordar
enojarse -> enfadarse
lengua -> idioma
ocurrir -> suceder
dueño -> propietario
sufrir -> padecer
sorprender -> asombrar
futuro -> porvenir
frase -> oración
cobija -> manta (we say sabana for blankets or sheets)
loco -> chiflado
informar -> avisar
inicio -> comienzo
carencia -> escasez
molestar -> fastidiar (we use another word for this one too )
descanso -> reposo
profesión -> carrera
cama -> lecho
manejar -> conducir
afortunado -> dichoso

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Well done, again, Lesley. I actually didn't know the other word for cama (lecho), but found it through process of elimination. Thanks again for your efforts.

[Marianopolita]

Regarding sábana and using it for blankets and sheets I never heard it used to refer to both. I would appreciate your comments. Also you indicated that for fastidiar/ molestar you use another word I am curious to know what it is. Gracias.


LDG.