* = Cognate
Spanish (SP)
French (FR)
Portuguese (PT)
| Words and Phrases | Academic Language Meaning | Everyday Language Version | Other Forms of the Word or Phrase | Related Words or Phrases | Translation | Examples of word use with students |
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| Construct | To create new elements with previously measured or constructed elements. |
To build; to assemble. To put something together. |
Constructing Constructed Constructs |
Build Make Create Form To put together |
*Construir (SP) *Construire (FR) *Construir (PT) |
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| Congruent | Two geometric figures in the plane are congruent if one can be obtained from the other by some combination of rotations, reflections, and translations. | The same or equal in some way; same size and shape. | Congruently Congruence |
Congruous Same shape |
*Congruente (SP) *Congruent(e) (FR) Coincidente (PT) |
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| Oriented Differently | Orientation: Position in relation to a particular point. Oriented differently: in a different position relative to the same point. |
Location with respect to points on a compass. Positioned in a different direction or manner. |
Orienting Orientation |
Positioned Arranged |
*Orientado diferentemente (SP) *Orienté différemment (FR) *Orientado diferentemente (PT) |
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| Specified Area | Area: The space covered by a figure. Specified: the particular area that is indicated in the problem. |
A physical location.
A particular region/area/space. A stated region/area/space. |
Specific Specify Specifies |
Particular space
Stated region Given space or region |
*Area especificada (SP) *Aire/Superficie spécifiée (FR) *Área especificada (PT) |
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| A Quarter (1/4) |
One of four equal parts. A fourth. |
A fourth of a whole. Fifteen minutes of an hour (e.g., quarter past midnight). Twenty-five of one hundred percent. |
Fourth One-fourth |
*Cuarto (SP) *Quart (FR) *Quarto (PT) |
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Equal |
Having the same value or amount; unit of measurement. | Being the same same or identical in quantity, quality. | Equaled Equals |
Same Equates Tantamount Even Identical Matching |
*Igual *Égal(e) *Igual |
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| To Fold | To lay one part over another part. | Folded Folds |
Enclose Envelop Double Over |
Doblar (SP) Plier (FR) Dobrar (PT) |
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| A Half |
Either of two equal parts of a whole. Either of two equal parts, which together compose a value twice as large as either one of the halves. |
One of two equal parts; 50%; |
Halves Halved |
Split in two Split down the middle Bisected Divide equally in two |
Mitad (SP) Moitié (FR) Metade (PT) |