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vocabulary word

Spanish translation: vocabulario

16:56 Mar 11, 2021
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / IEP
English term or phrase: vocabulary word
HI, people!
Is it possible to use just "vocabulario" as translation for "vocabulary words"? What do you suggest?
Thanks
Context:
When given "vocabulary words" based on a reading, XXX is able to use context clues to define the word.
Lorenzo Ferreyra
Argentina
Local time: 12:41
Spanish translation:vocabulario
Explanation:
Siempre se habla de actividad de vocabulario basada en una lectura, decir palabras de vocabulario sería redundante.
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Nelly Alejandra Alister
Chile
Local time: 11:41
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4vocabulario
Nelly Alejandra Alister
4 +2palabra del vocabulario
Edier Quintana


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
vocabulario


Explanation:
Siempre se habla de actividad de vocabulario basada en una lectura, decir palabras de vocabulario sería redundante.


    https://www.curriculumnacional.cl/portal/Educacion-General/Lenguaje-y-comunicacion-4-basico/LE04-OA-10/23581:Claves-contextuales-vocabulario
Nelly Alejandra Alister
Chile
Local time: 11:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rebecca Breekveldt
10 mins
agree  Orkoyen (X)
48 mins
agree  Marcelo Viera: Cuando se le proporciona " vocabulario" basado en una lectura, XXX es capaz de utilizar las pistas del contexto para definir la palabra.
1 hr
agree  Sofia Bengoa
1 hr
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
palabra del vocabulario


Explanation:
It probably refers, not to any word in the language, but strictly to the vocabulary studied in the subject. That's why it would no be altogether inappropriate to say: "Cuando se proporcionen palabras del vocabulario...

Edier Quintana
Cuba
Local time: 11:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jose Palomino-Perez
7 hrs
agree  Mariana Gutierrez
21 hrs
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