Capitulo Tres Part 1

Question 1

the pantry, larder (food storage)
the stock of food (provisions)

Answer 1

la despensa
la alecena

Question 2

to bribe, grease the palm of (to give a bribe)

to smear (to cover)

Answer 2

untar

untarse

Question 3

the pail, bucket (container)

Answer 3

el balde

Question 4

Adjective
transparent, clear (crystal clear)
translucent (translucent)
transparent (honest) (open)
clear, transparent (evident)

Answer 4

transparente

Question 5

the hanger, coat hanger, clothes hanger, coat hook (for hanging clothes)
the coat stand, coat rack (furniture)
the perch (for birds)

Answer 5

la percha

Question 6

the basket (woven container) (sports)

Answer 6

la cesta

Question 7

the cupboard, closet (furniture)
the pantry, larder

Answer 7

la alecena
la despensa

Question 8

the tablecloth (cover)

Answer 8

el mantel

Question 9

Adjective
worn out, threadbare (damaged due to age or use)

Answer 9

gastado/a

Question 10

to withstand, get through, take (to remain unharmed by)
to resist (to hold out against)
to stand, bear, withstand, take (to endure)
to resist (to refrain from)
to last, keep going (to continue in good condition)

Answer 10

resistir

Question 11

Adjective
appropriate, suitable (relevant)
sufficient (enough)

Answer 11

adecuado/a

Question 12

to spend (to expend) (to expend money)
to use, use up (to consume)
to wear out, wear down (to make deteriorate)
to waste (to squander)

to spend (to waste money)
to run out (to run down)
to wear out, wear down (to deteriorate from use)
to waste (to squander)

Answer 12

gastar

gastarse

Question 13

to jog, run (to run)
to trot (horseback riding)

Answer 13

trotar

Question 14

“nearby there”

Answer 14

por allí cerca

Question 15

to take (to spend time)
to take too long (to take too much time)
to be long (to be a while)

to be long, take a long time (to take too much time)

Answer 15

tardar

tardarse

Question 16

to jingle, tinkle, clink

Answer 16

tintinear

Question 17

Adverb
suddenly

Answer 17

de repente

de pronto

repentinamente

bruscamente

Question 18

to pull out, pull up, uproot, gouge out, tear out, rip out, tear down (to remove by force)
to start an engine, start up or boot a computer (to turn on)
to extract info, get out (to provoke)
to start, stem, spring from (to originate)
to set sail (nautical)

to pull out (hair, teeth), pull off (to remove)
to burst into, break into (to begin)

Answer 18

arrancar

arrancarse

Question 19

Adjective
faded (bleached by the sun)
pale (pallid)
discolored, colorless (changed in color or intensity)

Answer 19

descolorido/a

desteñido/a

Question 20

The garment, item of clothing, article of clothing (clothing)
the security, token, pledge (guarantee)
the darling, sweetheart (term of endearment)
the talent,gift (quality)

Answer 20

la prenda

Question 21

the wheat

Answer 21

el trigo

Question 22

the vegetable, vegetable garden (botany)

Answer 22

La hortaliza

Question 23

Adjective
amazing, astonishing (botany)

Answer 23

Asombrado/a

Question 24

the harvest, vintage (process)
the harvest, harvest season (season)
the crop (agriculture)

Answer 24

la cosecha

Question 25

Adverb in front of, ahead of (in a forward position) Preposition in front of, opposite, before (indicating position)

Answer 25

delante delante de

Question 26

Adverb affectionately, fondly

Answer 26

cariñosamente

Question 27

Conjunction then (indicating a solution) well (emphatic) since, because (indicating cause)

Answer 27

pues

Question 28

to celebrate (to party) to entertain, wine and dine (to honor) to laugh at (to flatter) to be celebrated (party, holiday, occasion)

Answer 28

festejar festejarse

Question 29

to smooth, smooth down, smooth out (to flatten) to straighten, smooth (to brush)

Answer 29

alisar

Question 30

to tire (to cause fatigue) to annoy (to bother) to exhaust (to deplete the soil) to be tiring (causing fatigue) to get tired (to fatigue) to get bored (to lose interest)

Answer 30

casar casarse

Question 31

to cuddle to curl up, snuggle

Answer 31

acurrucar acurrucarse

Question 32

the vegetable, vegetable garden (botany) vegetables, garden produce (crops)

Answer 32

la hortaliza las hortalizas el vegetal la verdura

Question 33

Phrase once in a while, occasionally, from time to time, now and again (indicating frequency)

Answer 33

de vez en cuando

Question 34

to tilt, lean (to slant) to bend, bow (to angle) to persuade, incline (to convince) to lean, bend, bow (to angle) to be inclined to, to tend to (to be disposed; used with "a") to lean (to slant) to lean, incline (to prefer; used with "por")

Answer 34

inclinar inclinarse

Question 35

Adjective weird, strange, odd (unusual) rare (scarce or exceptional) (physics)

Answer 35

raro/a

Question 36

the dome, cupola (architecture) the turret (nautical) the leadership, leaders (leading group)

Answer 36

la cúpula

Question 37

fill to the brim, fill to the top (to overfill) to realize (to satisfy) to try one's patience (to exhaust) to shower, deluge, heap (to give in abundance)

Answer 37

colmar

Question 38

Adjective friendly (amicable) friendly, friendly match (sports)

Answer 38

amistoso/a

Question 39

the dance (fine arts) (piece)

Answer 39

la danza

Question 40

to cluck, crow (to make the sound of a fowl) to boast about (colloquial) (to brag about)

Answer 40

cacarear

Question 41

Adejective convenient (agreeable) advisable, a good idea (recommendable) proper (correct) approprate, suitable (opportune)

Answer 41

conveniente

Question 42

to move closer (to put nearer) to bring closer (to draw near) to take, bring (to draw near) to approach (to get close) to take an interest in (to become interested) to go (to travel)

Answer 42

acercar acercarse

Question 43

to trek across, traverse (to trek across) to cover, do (to travel) to look around (to inspect) to travel around (to trek across) to cover, do (to travel)

Answer 43

recorrer recorrerse

Question 44

Adjective bravely, courageously, valienty (to travel)

Answer 44

valientemente

Question 45

to climb, scale (to ascend something) to climb (to grow) to climb the social ladder (to move up socially) to climb (to ascend)

Answer 45

trepar

Question 46

the cornfield

Answer 46

el maizal

Question 47

the scarecrow

Answer 47

el espantapájaros

Question 48

Adjective placed (situated) employed (having a job) plastered, smashed (colloquial) (drunk)

Answer 48

colocado

Question 49

a stick, rod (pole) a branch, stick (botany) a staff (authority symbol) the yardstick (standard) the lance (bullfighting) the slide (of a trombone)

Answer 49

la vara el palo

Question 50

Adjective ripe (ready for harvest) fully developed (fully developed) mature, older (advanced in years) ready (fit) the plantain (fruit) Regionalism used in Latin America

Answer 50

maduro/a el maduro

Question 51

the chin, tip of one's chin (anatomy)

Answer 51

la barbilla

Question 52

Adjective thoughtful, pensive (reflective)

Answer 52

pensativo/a

Question 53

the straw, hay (dried grass) the straw (tube for drinking) the filler (padding) the junk (nonsense) (Central America) (Mexico)

Answer 53

la paja

Question 54

Adjective pointed, sharp

Answer 54

puntiagudo/a

Question 55

Adjective faded, discolored

Answer 55

desteñido/a descolorido/a

Question 56

the stem (botany) the brussel sprout (vegetable) Regionalism used in Colombia (Colombia)

Answer 56

el tallo

Question 57

to hammer, drive, thrust, pin, sink, stick (to force) to nail (to put up with nails) to fix (to stare) to rip off, rip off to the tune of (colloquial) (to charge excessively)

Answer 57

clavar

Question 58

to lift, raise, hoist (to move to a higher position) to erect (to put up) to clear away (to pick up) Regionalism used in Mexico (Mexico) to raise (to make stronger)

Answer 58

alzar

Question 59

to frighten, scare (to make afraid) to frighten away (to drive away) to apall (to horrify) to be scary (to make afraid) to get frightened (to be afraid) to be frightened away (to be driven away) to be appalled (to be horrified)

Answer 59

espantar espantarse

Question 60

to intrigue (to arouse interest in) to scheme, plot (to make secret plans) to be intrigued (to have curiosity)

Answer 60

intrigar intrigarse

Question 61

to yawn

Answer 61

bostezar

Question 62

Phrase truly, really, seriously (honestly)

Answer 62

de veras

Question 63

to wake up (to awake from sleep) to stretch (to flex oneself)

Answer 63

desperezar desperezarse

Question 64

to continue, proceed, go on (to carry on) (to carry on with; often used with "con")

Answer 64

proseguir

Question 65

to step on, step in, tread on (to put your foot on)

Answer 65

pisar

Question 66

Adjective stupid, dumb (not smart) silly, stupid (absurd) the idiot, fool (unintelligent person)

Answer 66

tonto el/la tonto

Question 67

ADJECTIVE sorry, sad (saddened) ashamed, embarrased (abashed) (Latin America)

Answer 67

apenado/a

Question 68

Phrase to go past, pass by, go, come (to pass in front of) to go via (to stop over in) to pass through, go through, flow through (to cross) to go through (figurative) (to suffer)

Answer 68

pasar por

Question 69

to sniff, smell, sniff (to nose) to pry into, stick one's nose into (to mouse into)

Answer 69

olfatear

Question 70

to house, accomodate, be home to (to shelter) to harbor (to hide) to lodge, stay (to accommodate) to shelter, take refuge (to take shelter)

Answer 70

albergar albergarse

Question 71

the nest

Answer 71

el nido

Question 72

the phosporus (chemistry) the match

Answer 72

el fósforo