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7.12: Vocabulario: Adjetivos descriptivos

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    Objetivos

    Describe people using physical and mental adjectives

    Vocabulario

    Adjetivos descriptivos

    El aspecto físico

    Photo of a tall dog
    alto/a
    A short dachshund on a leash
    bajo/a
    Image of a yorkshire terrier dog with a pink flower in its hair
    bonito/a
    Image of a skinny greyhound dog
    delgado/a
    A picture of a poodle looking ugly
    feo/a
    A photo of an overweight beagle
    gordo/a
    Photo of a large dog
    grande
    Photo of a dog looking handsome in soft focus
    guapo/a
    Photo of a young puppy
    joven
    A picture of a black lab dog
    moreno/a (dark-haired or dark-skinned)
    A picture of a red-haired irish setter
    pelirrojo (red-haired)
    Photo of a small puppy in a cup
    pequeño/a
    A picture of a blond yellow lab
    rubio (blond-haired)
    Photo of an elderly dog
    viejo/a

    La personalidad

    An image of a bored cat
    aburrido/a (boring [w. ser])
    A human holding a contented cat
    amable
    An angry cat hissing
    antipático/a
    A cheetah running
    atlético/a
    a cat behind curtains with painted wings and a halo
    bueno/a
    A cat grooming a kitten
    cariñoso/a
    funny
    cómico/a
    selfish
    egoísta
    famous
    famoso/a
    Ningún gato nunca. No cat ever.
    generoso/a
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    honesto/a (honest)
    impatient
    impaciente
    intelligent
    inteligente
    Interesting
    interesante
    bad
    malo/a
    patient
    paciente
    lazy
    perezoso/a
    poor
    pobre (poor)
    rich
    rico/a
    serious
    serio/a
    nice
    simpático/a (nice)
    sociable
    sociable
    timid
    tímido/a
    foolish
    tonto/a (foolish, silly)
    hard-working
    trabajador/a

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    El aspecto físico

    • alto/a (tall)
    • bajo/a (short)
    • bonito/a (pretty)
    • delgado/a (thin, skinny)
    • feo/a (ugly)
    • gordo/a (fat)
    • grande (large)
    • guapo/a (handsome)
    • joven (young)
    • moreno/a (dark-haired or dark-skinned)
    • pelirrojo (red-haired)
    • pequeño/a (small)
    • rubio (blond-haired)
    • viejo/a (old)

    La personalidad

    • aburrido/a (boring [w. ser])
    • amable/a (nice, amiable)
    • antipático/a (unfriendly)
    • atlético/a (athletic)
    • bueno/a (good)
    • cariñoso/a (caring)
    • cómico/a (funny)
    • egoísta (selfish)
    • famoso/a (famous)
    • generoso/a (generous)
    • honesto/a (honest)
    • impaciente (impatient)
    • inteligente (intelligent)
    • interesante (interesting)
    • malo/a (bad)
    • paciente (patient)
    • perezoso/a (lazy)
    • pobre (poor)
    • rico/a (rich)
    • serio/a (serious)
    • simpático/a (nice)
    • sociable (sociable)
    • tímido/a (timid)
    • tonto/a (foolish, silly)
    • trabajador/a (hard-working)

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