Name directory test 2 – InterpreMed

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There are currently 52 symbols in this directory beginning with the letter S.

Sad

MEANING

ENGLISH: Sad, depressed, depression, sadness, pain, hurt, sick, disease, sickness, suffer, bad, poor

SPANISH: Triste, deprimido, depresión, tristeza, dolor, doler, enfermo, enfermedad, sufrir, malo

Families: Emotions, Medicine

EXPLANATION

Typical sad face. Notice how this is a very wide umbrella of meaning that goes from sad, to sickness, and suffering. But all the words are closely related.

Salt

MEANING

ENGLISH: Salt, salty

SPANISH: Sal, salado

Families: Foods, Letters

EXPLANATION

Abbreviation + visual cue. The phonetic spelling of the word ‘’salt’’ is ‘’ˈsɔlt’’ (with an ‘’o’’).

Scratch

MEANING

ENGLISH: Scratch, itchy, itch, scrape, rash

SPANISH: Rascar, picazón, picar, raspar, sarpullido

Families: Image abstractions, Medicine

EXPLANATION

This is the abstraction of a cat paw scratching something.

Scream

MEANING

ENGLISH: Scream, yell, shout

SPANISH: Gritar, vocear

Families: Emotions

EXPLANATION

This is the abstraction of a face with the eyes closed very tightly and the mouth open (yelling).

See

MEANING

ENGLISH: See, watch, view, outlook, perspective, notice, observe

SPANISH: Ver, mirar, perspectiva, notar, observar, fijarse

Families: Circles, Medicine, Image abstractions

EXPLANATION

This is an eye and a pupil. However, it only means the verb ‘’see’’, ‘’watch’’, for the anatomical eye we use a different symbol.

Serious

MEANING

ENGLISH: Serious, severe

SPANISH: Serio, grave

Families: Lines, Image abstractions, Emotions

EXPLANATION

This is the abstraction of a straight, serious face.

Session

MEANING

ENGLISH: Session

SPANISH: Sesión

Families: Letters

EXPLANATION

This is the ‘’S’’ for ‘’session’’. I use the little line on top to make it stand out so I can remember.

Sex

MEANING

ENGLISH: Sex, intercourse, coitus

SPANISH: Sexo, relaciones sexuales, coito

Families: Medicine, Circles

EXPLANATION

I will let you think about this one.

Share

MEANING

ENGLISH: Trade, exchange, deal, share

SPANISH: Intercambiar, intercambio, trato, compartir

Families: Image abstractions, Compound symbols

EXPLANATION

This is a combination of symbols.

She

MEANING

ENGLISH: Woman, women, female, she, girl, miss, lady, feminine

SPANISH: Mujer, mujeres, femenino, ella, niña, señora, señorita

Families: Image abstractions, Medicine

EXPLANATION

Should

MEANING

ENGLISH: Should, obligation, mandatory, must

SPANISH: Debería, debe, obligación, obligatorio, tiene que

Families: Letters, Punctuation marks, Image abstractions

EXPLANATION

The ‘’S’’ and ‘’H’’ for ‘’Should’’. The other option is an abstraction of a paper plus the exclamation mark (an obligation).

Sibling

MEANING

ENGLISH: Siblings

SPANISH: Hermanos (y hermanas)

Families: Letters, Family members

EXPLANATION

This is another way of representing females and males. I add the repetition of the letters because a family is ‘’a repetition of genes’’, reproduction (produce again, repeat).

Side

MEANING

ENGLISH: Side

SPANISH: Lado

Families: Letters

EXPLANATION

This is the ‘’s’’ as in ‘’side’’. I add the vertical bar to differentiate it from any other kind of ‘’s’’ (the same logic we use with slashes).

Signature

MEANING

ENGLISH: Sign, signature

SPANISH: Signo, firma, firma

Families: Letters

EXPLANATION

This is an ‘’S’’ with a special tweak to make it stand out.

Similar

MEANING

ENGLISH: Like, similar, about, approximately

SPANISH: Como, similar, aproximadamente

Families: Math

EXPLANATION

The wobbly lines represent some insecurity. Some it’s something like something else, but not quite (not for sure). This symbol is often used for comparisons.

Since

MEANING

ENGLISH: Surface, superficial

SPANISH: Superficie, superficial

Families: Letters

EXPLANATION

This is the ‘’S’’ as in ‘’surface’’ accompanied by a flat line (which is the surface itself). This is what we call a visual cue. It’s like creating a new letter based on a letter of the alphabet.

Sister

MEANING

ENGLISH: Sister

SPANISH: Hermana

Families: Family members, Letters

EXPLANATION

Sister in law

MEANING

ENGLISH: Sister in law

SPANISH: Cuñada

Families: Compound symbols, Family members

EXPLANATION

This is another way of representing females and males. I add the repetition of the letters because a family is ‘’a repetition of genes’’, reproduction (produce again, repeat).

A combination of symbols.

Skin

MEANING

ENGLISH: Skin, flesh, meat, leather, tissue

SPANISH: Piel, cuero, carne, tejido

Families: Image abstractions, Body parts, medicine

EXPLANATION

This is the abstraction of a cut of meat.

Slow

MEANING

ENGLISH:

Slow, delay, behind

SPANISH:

Lento, retraso, retrasado

Families: Arrows, Image abstractions

EXPLANATION

This a visual abstraction. Think about the buttons on a T.V. remote that you use to speed up or slow down the video/audio. This is also the ‘’visual’’ opposite of the ‘’fast’’ symbol, so the two of them work as a pair of antonyms.

Small

MEANING

ENGLISH: Small, tiny, little, few, some

SPANISH: Pequeño, diminuto, poco, algunos

Families: Punctuation marks, Lines

EXPLANATION

This is an abstraction. The horizontal line is very small in comparison to the previous line. These two symbols work as antonyms

Smoke

MEANING

ENGLISH: Smoke, cigarette, cigar

SPANISH: Fumar, cigarrillo, cigarro

Families: Image abstraction, Medicine

EXPLANATION

This is the abstraction of a cigarette and its smoke.

MEANING

ENGLISH: So, then, therefore

SPANISH: Entonces, por consiguiente, así que

Families: Math, Connectors

EXPLANATION

These three dots mean ‘’therefore’’ in math. It’s a logical symbol.

Soft

MEANING

ENGLISH: Bland, soft, smooth, flexible, elastic

SPANISH: Suave, blando, flexible, elástico

Families: Lines

EXPLANATION

The drawing of this line is very smooth. Continuous strokes, no harsh corners. In a way, this is an arbitrary symbol.

Solid

MEANING

ENGLISH: Solid, solidify

SPANISH: Sólido, solidificar

Families: Food, Medicine, Letters

EXPLANATION

Abbreviation + visual cue.

Solution

MEANING

ENGLISH: Solution, solve, fix, tool

SPANISH: Solución, solucionar, arreglar, herramienta

Families: Image abstractions

EXPLANATION

This is the abstraction of a tool. You use tools to solve or fix problems.

Someone

MEANING

ENGLISH: Someone

SPANISH: Alguien

Families: Slashes, Letters

EXPLANATION

The ‘’s’’ and ‘’o’’ from ‘’someone’’. The purpose of the slash is twofold: 1) to let me know there is an idea coming and 2) to differentiate the letters ‘’s’ and ‘’o’’ to make them stand out as a unique type of ‘’s and o with a slash’’

Something

MEANING

ENGLISH: Something

SPANISH: Algo

Families: Letters, Compound symbols

EXPLANATION

This is an abbreviation of the word ‘’something’’. The incomplete square around it is the same square we use for ‘’thing’’, ‘’object’’. We use this ‘’incomplete square’’ because we want to differentiate it from the ‘’ST’’ of ‘’sometimes’’.

Sometimes

MEANING

ENGLISH: Sometimes

SPANISH: A veces

Families: Circles, Letters, Compound symbols

EXPLANATION

This is an abbreviation of the word ‘’sometimes’’. The circle drawn around it is the same circle we use for ‘’time’’. We draw this circle because we want to differentiate it from the ‘’ST’’ of ‘’sometimes’’.

Somewhere

MEANING

ENGLISH: Somewhere

SPANISH: En algún lugar

Families: Slashes, Letters

EXPLANATION

This is a slash symbol. ‘’S’’ and ‘’W’’ from ‘’somewhere’’. Remember that I use the slash to make this symbol stand out, instead of a simple SW.

Son

MEANING

ENGLISH: Son

SPANISH: Hijo

Families: Family members

EXPLANATION

The two angled brackets mean repetition. As a family member, you are part of the same, you are a copy of your grandparents or your parents, the bottom angle bracket is the offspring of the first angle bracket. I use an angle bracket to differentiate it from the parentheses I use for parents and grandparents.

This is the symbol for man.

Sorry

MEANING

ENGLISH: Sorry

SPANISH: Perdón, disculpe, lo lamento, lo siento

Families: Letters

EXPLANATION

This is the abbreviation of the word ‘’sorry’’.

Sound

MEANING

ENGLISH: Sound, noise, wave

SPANISH: Sonido, ruido, onda

Family: Image abstractions

EXPLANATION

This is the abstraction of a sound wave.

Speak

MEANING

ENGLISH: Talk, say, speak, chat, conversation, tell

SPANISH: Hablar, decir, conversación, conversar

Families: Punctuation marks

EXPLANATION

These are the quotation marks that you use to repeat what somebody else has said.

Spoon

MEANING

ENGLISH: Spoon, scoop, tablespoon

SPANISH: Cuchara, cucharada

Families: Foods, Image abstractions

EXPLANATION

This is the abstraction of a spoon. I add the horizontal line so I don’t confuse this symbol with the one for ‘’woman’’.

Spray

MEANING

ENGLISH: Spray, sprinkle, spritz, sprinkle

SPANISH: Espray, atomizador, rocear

Families: Image abstractions

EXPLANATION

This is the abstraction of a spray bottle. The little, short lines you see are supposed to be the water spreading out.

Stairs

MEANING

ENGLISH: Step, stairs

SPANISH: Escalón, escalera

Families: Image abstractions

EXPLANATION

This is an abstraction of real stairs.

Start

MEANING

ENGLISH: Start, begin, initiate, initial, beginning

SPANISH: Comenzar, empezar, iniciar, inicial, comienzo

Families: Arrows, Lines

EXPLANATION

The line goes starts left to right. The vertical line to the left marks the ‘’departure point’’

Sticky

MEANING

ENGLISH: Glue, sticky, stick, mucus, slime, slippery, slip

SPANISH: Pegamento, pegajoso, pegar, moco, baba, resbaloso, resbalar

Families: Image abstractions, Medicine

EXPLANATION

This is the abstraction of something slimy dripping from a surface.

Stop

MEANING

ENGLISH: End, finish, final, terminate, stop

SPANISH: Final, terminar, finalizar, parar

Families: Arrows, Lines

EXPLANATION

The line goes from left to right until a vertical line stops it. That’s why it’s not moving further. You can add abbreviations to make it mean different things:

Street

MEANING

ENGLISH: Street, road

SPANISH: Calle, carretera

Families: Image abstractions, Letters

EXPLANATION

This is the standard abbreviation used in addresses. Click here to see more common address abbreviations. When people use the word ‘’street’’ not as part of an address, but as a generic noun, it’s drawn as a symbol.

Stress

MEANING

ENGLISH: Stress, stressful

SPANISH: Estrés, estresante

Families: Emotions, medicine

EXPLANATION

Combination of symbols.

Strong

MEANING

ENGLISH: Hard, strong, strength, rigid, tense

SPANISH: Duro, fuerte, fuerza, rígido, tenso

Families: Medicine, Compound symbols, Lines

EXPLANATION

This symbol derives from another symbol. The ‘’stable’’ symbol. If you have ‘’two stable symbols’’ together, you have more than stability, you have strength. Why is the symbol for stable the ‘’upside-down T’’?, because the horizontal line represents the surface, and the vertical line is a ‘’pole’’ or ‘’stick’’ strong enough to stand upright on its own, it’s stable (perfectly vertical), not inclined sideways.

Study

MEANING

ENGLISH: School, academy, college, university, learn, classroom, teach, study

SPANISH: Escuela, academia, universidad, instituto, aprender, salón de clases, enseñar, estudiar

Families: Image abstractions

EXPLANATION

This is an abstraction of a book. You learn by reading books.

Such

MEANING

ENGLISH: Such

SPANISH: Tal

Families: Slashes, Letters

EXPLANATION

The ’s’’ from ‘’such’’. The purpose of the slash is twofold: 1) to let me know there is an idea coming and 2) to differentiate the letter ‘’s’’ to make it stand out as a unique type of ‘’ s with a slash’’

Such as

MEANING

ENGLISH: Such as

SPANISH: Tal como

Families: Letters, Slashes, Connectors

EXPLANATION

The ‘’s’’ and ‘’a’’ from ‘’such as’’. The purpose of the slash is twofold: 1) to let me know there is an idea coming and 2) to differentiate the letters ‘’s’’ ‘’a’ to make them stand out as a unique type of ‘’ s and a with a slash’’

Sue