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Shape forma

more
Conical conical
The most cónico/a
(geometry) conical
than

more most torcido/a

Crooked crooked crooked
fraudulento/a
deshonesto/a

more most
Cubical cubical cubical
cúbico/a

more most curvo/a

Curved curved curved
curvilinear
curvado

more most
Cylindrical cilíndrico/a
cylindrical cylindrical

Oval more oval most oval ovalado

more most
Rectangular rectangular
rectangular rectangular

Solid more
most solid sólido/a
(Solid shape) solid firme

more most
Spherical spherical spherical
esférico/a
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more most
Triangular triangular triangular
triangular

Age/Time Edad/Tiempo
more
modern The most
moderno/a
modern
Modern than
The
de hoy en día
actual
moderner modernest
than

more most antiguo/a

Ancient ancient ancient viejo/a,
anciano/a
ancienter ancientest

Old more old- most old- anticuado/a

pasado de
fashioned fashioned fashioned moda

more most
Updated updated updated
actualizado

pasado de moda,
more most fuera de moda
Outdated outdated outdated anticuado/a
obsoleto/a

Alto, de rango
superior
more most experimentado/a
Senior senior senior mayor,
anciano/a
último año

-de primaria
-(estudiante de
more most tercer año)
Junior junior junior
- Juvenil
- de menor
antigüedad
- hijo
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more most
Current current current actual
currenter currentest
Anteriores
precedente
Past more past most past del pasado
último/a, atrás
tiempo pasado

more most futuro/a

Future future future próximo/a

Tiempo
Weather (clima)

more
The most nublado/a
Overcast overcast
overcast cubierto/a
than
Temperature Temperatura

more most helado/a

Freezing freezing freezing congelado/a

more most tibio/a

Lukewarm lukewarm lukewarm
templado/a
indiferente

more most sofocante

Boiling boiling boiling asfixiante

Texture/Touch Textura/Tacto
sólido/a, firme
Solid de buena
calidad
de fiar,
more most macizo/a
seguido/a
solid solid estable,
espacial
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more most
Liquid liquid liquid
líquido/a

desnivelado/a
more most desigual
Uneven uneven uneven inconsistente
desigual

plano/a,
parejo/a
uniforme,
regular, en
partes iguales
empatado, par,
more even The most a la misma
Even than even altura
liso/a, igual
exacto/a,
cerrado/a
libre de deudas,
a mano,
tranquilo/a
Materials Materiales
n. as adj.

Iron more iron most iron de hierro

de acero
Steel more steel most steel acerado/a

more most
Rubber rubber rubber
de goma

more most
Paper paper paper
de papel
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more most
Woolen woolen woolen
de lana

more most
Plastic plastic plastic
de plástico/a

more most
Stone stone stone
de piedra

more
The most de madera
Wooden wooden
wooden rígido/a, tieso/a
than

de vidrio
Glass more glass most glass de cristal

more most
Leather leather leather
de cuero

more most de plata

Silver silver silver plateado/a

de oro
Gold more gold most gold dorado/a

Tin more tin most tin de lata

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more most
Cotton cotton cotton
de algodón

Sound Sonido

more most audible

Audible audible audible oíble

more most
Inaudible inaudible inaudible
inaudible

more most silencioso/a

callado/a
Silent silent silent mudo/a
silenter silentest secreto/a

more
The most ensordecedor/a
Deafening deafening
deafening atronador/a
than

more most melódico/a

Melodic melodic melodic melodioso/a

Taste Sabor

amargo/a
more most amargado/a,
Bitter bitter bitter resentido/a
cortante

more most delicioso/a

Delicious delicious delicious excitante

insípido/a
more most desabrido/a
Tasteless tasteless tasteless soso/a
de mal gusto
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podrido/a
more (pasado/a)
Rotten rotten
most rotten descompuesto/a
corrupto/a

Cooking Cocina

more most
Cooked cooked cooked
cocinado

horneado
Baked more baked most baked al horno

Fried more fried most fried frito

more
The most hervido
Boiled boiled
boiled cocido/a
than

more most
Peeled peeled peeled
pelado

rebanado
Sliced more sliced most sliced en rodajas

more most
Stewed stewed stewed
guisado

more most
Steamed steamed steamed
al vapor
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asado/a al
Roast more roast most roast horno

more most asado a la

Broiled broiled broiled parrilla

more most
Grated grated grated
rallado/a

Condition Condición

roto/a,
more most quebrado/a
Broken broken broken
estropeado/a
frágil
destrozado/a

vivo/a
Alive more alive most alive animado/a
de todos

more
The most dormido/a
Asleep asleep
asleep inactivo/a
than

more most
Awake awake awake
despierto/a

abierto/a
desatascado
Open more open most open transparente
libre

soltero/a
uno solo
more most individual
Single single single simple, de ida
de solteros
para uno
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more most comprometido/a

Engaged engaged engaged ocupado/a

more most
Separated separated separated
separado/a

more most
Divorced divorced divorced
divorciado/a

Opinion Opinión

Difficult
more most difícil
difficult difficult

more most cuidadoso/a,

Careful careful careful
cauto/a
minucioso/a

more
The most descuidado/a
careless careles
careless por descuido
than

more most
Important important important
importante

more most equivocado/a

Wrong wrong wrong
malo/a
falso/a

more most
Useful useful useful Útil
usefuller usefullest
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more most
Useless useless useless inútil
uselesser uselessest

more most
Expensive expensive expensive
caro/a

Interesting
more most interesante
interesting interesting

more most
Famous famous famous
famoso/a

more most
Unknown unknown unknown
desconocido/a

Religion Religión

more most
Catholic Catholic Catholic
católico

more
The most
Protestant protestant
protestant
protestante
than

more most
Anglican anglican anglican
anglicano/a

more most
Baptist baptist baptist
bautista

more most
Christian christian christian
cristiano/a
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more most hindú

Hindu hindu hindu hinduista

more most
Buddhist buddhist buddhist
budista

more most
Muslim muslim muslim
musulmán

more most
Jewish jewish jewish
judío/a

more most
Lutheran lutheran lutheran
luterano

Personality Personalidad

more most
honesto/a,
Honest honest honest honrado/a
honester honestest

more
The most
Dishonest dishonest
dishonest
deshonesto/a
than

more most
optimistic optimistic optimistic
optimista

more most
pessimistic pessimistic pessimistic
pesimista
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more most
Generous generous generous
generoso/a

more most miserable

Miserly miserly miserly tacaño/a

avaro/a
Greedy greedier greediest codicioso/a

more most
Ambitious ambitious ambitious ambicioso/a
ambitiouser ambitiousest

more most
Selfish selfish selfish egoísta
selfisher selfishest

more most
Envious envious envious
envidioso/a

more most
courageous valiente
courageous courageous

more
The most
coward coward
coward
cobarde
than

more most
Intelligent intelligent intelligent inteligente
intelligenter intelligentest
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more most
Gullible gullible gullible
crédulo/a

more most
Ignorant ignorant ignorant ignorante
ignoranter ignorantest

more most
sincere sincere sincere sincere/a
sincerer sincerest

more most
insincere insincere insincere
insincero/a

more most
Modest modest modest modesto/a
modester modestest

more most
Arrogant arrogant arrogant
arrogante

more most
conceited conceited conceited
engreído/a

more most
humble humble humble humilde
humbler humblest

more
The most
Sensible sensible
sensible
sensato/a
than
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more most
Negligent negligent negligent
negligente

perezoso
Lazy lazier laziest haragán

friendlier friendliest
amable
friendly more most amigable
friendly friendly

fussy fussier fussiest quisquilloso/a

more most
Practical practical practical
práctico/a

more most
Useless useless useless inútil
uselesser uselessest

more most
considerate considerate considerate
considerado/a

more most
impolite impolite impolite
descortés

more most
Tolerant tolerant tolerant
tolerante
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more
The most Comprensivo
Sympathetic sympathetic ¿?
sympathetic
than

more most
Intransigent intransigente
intransigent intransigent

more most
responsible responsable
responsible responsible

more most
irresponsible irresponsable
irresponsible irresponsible

more most
Patient patient patient
paciente

more most
Impatient impatient impatient
impaciente

more most
disciplined disciplined disciplined
disciplinado/a

undisciplined
more most indisciplinado/a
undisciplined undisciplined

more most
Humorous humorístico
humorous humorous
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more most
Boring boring boring
aburrido/a

more
The most
resentful resentful
resentful
resentido/a
than

more most
jealous jealous jealous celoso/a
jealouser jealousest

more most
possessive possessive possessive
posesivo/a

stubborn stubborner stubbornest terco/a

Appearance Apariencia

more most
Complex complex complex
complejo/a

more most
Difficul difficult difficult Difícil
difficulter difficultest

more most
Dangerous dangerous dangerous
peligroso/a

more the most the el mismo, la

The same same same
misma
igual
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more most
Different different different
diferente

Feelings & Moods Sentimientos & Estados de ánimo

more most
Amused amused amused
entretenido/a

more
Bored bored
most bored aburrido/a

calmer calmest calmado

Calm more calm most calm apacible

more most emocionado/a

Excited excited excited
entusiasmado/a
excitado

more most alegre

cheerful cheerful cheerful animado

more most
depressed depressed depressed
deprimido/a

more most
Confident confident confident
confiado/a

more
Afraid afraid
most afraid tener miedo
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more most
content content content
contento/a

more most
satisfied satisfied satisfied
satisfecho/a

more most
dissatisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied
insatisfecho/a

more most
disappointed decepcionado
disappointed disappointed

more most eufórico/a

Ecstatic ecstatic ecstatic muy contento

more most
Distraught consternado
distraught distraught

more most
enthusiastic entusiasta
enthusiastic enthusiastic

unenthusiastic more most sin entusiasmo

unenthusiastic unenthusiastic

more most
Inspired inspired inspired
inspirado/a
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more most poco/nada

Uninspired uninspired uninspired inspirado

more exultante
elated elated
most elated entusiasmado/a

sorrowful
more most triste
sorrowful sorrowful abatido/a

more most energético/a,

Energetic energetic energetic enérgico/a

more most
Inactive inactive inactive
inactivo/a

more tired most tired

Tired tireder tiredest
cansado/a

more most
pleased pleased pleased
complacido/a

more most
displeased disgustado/a
displeased displeased

more most
annoyed annoyed annoyed
molesto/a
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more most
Grateful grateful grateful
agradecido/a

more most desagradecido/a

Ungrateful ungrateful ungrateful
malagradecido/a
ingrato/a

more most
hopeful hopeful hopeful
optimista

more most
pessimistic pesimista
pessimistic pessimistic

more most
Ashamed ashamed ashamed
avergonzado/a

more most
Embarrassed avergonzado/a
embarrassed embarrassed

more most desvergonzado

Shameless shameless shameless descarado/a

more most
confused confused confused
confundido

more most
ordered ordered ordered
ordenado/a
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Lonely lonelier loneliest solitario/a

more most
Sociable sociable sociable
sociable

more most
upset upset upset
molesto/a

calmer calmest
calm more calm
calmado

more most
Distressed distressed distressed
angustiado/a

more most
Untroubled despreocupado/a
untroubled untroubled

more most
frightened frightened frightened
asustado/a

brave braver bravest valiente

more
most
Jealous jealous
jealous
celoso/a
jealouser
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more most
Trusting trusting trusting
confiado/a

more most
worried worried worried
preocupado/a

more most
unworried unworried unworried
despreocupado/a

more most
Frustrated frustrated frustrated
frustrado/a

more most
Thrilled thrilled thrilled
emocionado/a

Colours/ Colors
Colores
n. as adj.
 

Beige     beige

Black     negro

Blue     azul

Brown     marrón

Green     verde
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Grey/     gris
Gray
 

Orange     naranja

Pink     rosa

Purple     púrpura

Red     rojo

Sky blue     celeste

Turquoise turquesa

Violet violeta

White blanco

Yellow amarillo

Golden dorado