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Spanish, English Share Many Word Beginnings
By Gerald Erichsen
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- "ante-" (before): antemano (beforehand), anteayer (day before yesterday), antebrazo (forearm), anteponer (to put something before something else)
- "anti-" (against): anticuerpo (antibody), antimateria (antimatter), anticoncepción (contraception)
- "auto-" (self): autodisciplina (self-discipline), autogestión (self-management), automóvil (automobile)
- "bi-", "bis-", "biz-" (two): bicicleta (bicycle), bilingüe (bilingual), bisemenal (twice a week)
- "cent-" (hundred): centímetro (centimeter), centenar (group of 100)
- "contra-" (against): contraataque (counterattack), contrapeso (counterweight), ir contrareloj (to work against the clock)
- "con-" (with): convivir (to live together), conjuntar (to coordinate), complot (conspiracy)
- "des-" (undo, diminish): desplegar (to unfold), desdecirse (to go back on one's word), descubrir (to discover or uncover)
- "entre-", (between, among): entremeter (to place among), entrecruzar (to interweave), entreabierto (half-open)
- "ex-" (former, outside): excombatiente (military veteran), exportar (to export), exprimiar (to squeeze or squeeze out)
- "homo-" (same): homónimo (homonym), homólogo (equivalent), homogeneizar (to homogenize)
- "im-", "in-" (opposite): incapaz (incapable), inaudible (inaudible), inconformista (nonconformist)
- "inter-" (between, among): interacción (interaction), interrumpir (to interrupt), interponer (to interpose)
- "mal-" (bad): maltratar (to abuse or mistreat), malpensado (malicious), malvivir (to live badly)
- "mono-" (one): monótono (monotonous), monopolio (monopoly), monocarril (monorail)
- "para-" (together, with, for): paramédico (paramedic), paraguas (umbrella), parachoques (vehicle bumper)
- "poli-" (many): poligloto (multilingual person), politeísta (polytheistic), poligamia (polygamy)
- "pre-" (before): prefijo (prefix), predestinación (predestination), prehistoria (prehistory)
- "pro-" (in favor of): proponer (to propose), pronombre (pronoun), prometer (to promise)
- "re-" (again, with intensity): repaso (review), renacer (to be reborn), renegar (to strongly deny)
- "semi-" (medium, half): semidifunto (half-dead), semifinalista (semifinalist), semicírculo (semicircle)
- "seudo-" (false): seudónimo (pseudonym), seudociencia (pseudoscience)
- "sobre-" (excessive, extraordinary): sobrevivir (to survive), sobredosis (overdose), sobrecargar (to overload)
- "sub-" (under): subsuelo (subsoil), subyacer (to underlie), subsector (subsection)
- "super-" (superior): supermercado (supermarket), superhombre (superman), supercarburante (high-grade fuel)
- "tele-" (at a distance): teléfono (telephone), telecontrol (remote control), telescopio (telescope)
- "uni-" (one): unificación (unification), unilateral (one-sided), unisexo (unisex)
Erstellt: 2015-02