capítulo 2 Flashcards
(74 cards)
1
Q
el colegio
A
school (elementary or middle)
2
Q
la escuela
A
school
3
Q
el instituto
A
high school, institute
4
Q
el liceo
A
high school
5
Q
la academia
A
academy, school
6
Q
caminar
A
to walk
7
Q
andar
A
to walk
8
Q
ir a pie
A
to walk
9
Q
pasear
A
to stroll, walk
10
Q
callejear
A
to wander the streets
11
Q
deambular
A
to wander, stroll
12
Q
la píldora
A
small, round pill
13
Q
la pastilla
A
round, triangular, or square pill; bar of soap
14
Q
la tableta
A
small, flat pill
15
Q
el comprimido
A
round-shaped pill
16
Q
la gragea
A
small, colored candy pastille; small pill
17
Q
la cápsula
A
capsule
18
Q
temblar
A
to shake (intransitive)
19
Q
sacudir
A
to shake (transitive)
20
Q
estremecer(se)
A
to shake (from some strong emotion (horror, etc.))
21
Q
tiritar
A
to shake (with cold or fever)
22
Q
responder
A
to answer, respond, reply
23
Q
contestar
A
to answer, respond, reply
24
Q
replicar
A
to answer (back to someone)
25
objetar
to object
26
contradecir
to contradict
27
rebatir
to refute
28
amar
to love
29
querer
to want, love
30
enamorarse de
to fall in love with
31
adorar
to adore, worship
32
encantar, fascinar, entusiasmar
to love (used like gustar)
33
la cáscara
shell (shrimp, nuts, eggs, etc.); thick skin (oranges, lemons, melons, etc.)
34
el caparazón
shell (crustacean)
35
la corteza
thick outer covering (of trees, cheese, bread, etc.)
36
la piel
skin (of a fruit or veggie)
37
la mondadura, peladura
peel(ing) (removed from fruit/veggie)
38
descascarillar
to shell (a nut)
39
pelar
to peel (with hands or knife)
40
mondar
to peel (with sharp instrument)
41
reptar
to crawl (like a reptile)
42
arrastrarse
to crawl, creep ("to drag oneself")
43
gatear
to creep, crawl (on all fours)
44
serpentear
to crawl, meander (winding motion)
45
esperar
to wait, expect, hope
46
aguardar
to wait (for)
47
hacer cola
to wait in line
48
el cerro
hill (isolated, rocky)
49
la colina
hill, knoll
50
la loma
hill (low, long)
51
la cuesta
slope, grade (of a hill)
52
la ladera
side of a hill, hillside
53
el acantilado
cliff, palisade
54
soportar
to endure, stand (something)
55
mantener
to support, maintain
56
apoyar
to support, back up (something, someone)
57
aguantar
to endure, stand, put up with
58
resistir
to withstand, bear; energetic opposition
59
sobrellevar
to endure, bear (with patience)
60
viejo
old; long-standing
61
anciano
old, elderly (respectful/euphemism)
62
mayor
old (older, oldest)
63
vetusto
extremely old, antiquated; decaying, crumbling
64
rancio
rancid; old (tradition, customs, ancestry, etc.); positive connotation w/ wine, ham, bacon, etc.
65
antiguo
old (positive connotation); former, ex-
66
armar
to put together, assemble
67
montar
to assemble (mechanisms: engines, motors, clocks, etc.)
68
construir
to build, construct
69
edificar
to build, construct (involves masonry)
70
la ira
strong anger, wrath (w/ loss of self control)
71
el enojo
anger
72
el enfado
anger, annoyance
73
la rabia
rage, madness
74
sacar de quicio
to exasperate, drive crazy ("to remove from the door jamb, unhinge")
