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Chapter 1B Flashcards

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Phrase

sharp, on the dot (exact time)

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en punto

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The repellent (product)

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El repelente

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Adjective
repulsive, repellent (disgusting)
obnoxious, impertinent (insolent)

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repelente

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The barbarian (history)
The lout, animal (brute)
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El bárbaro

La bárbara

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Adjective
barbarian, cruel, savage
tremendous, fantastic (incredible)

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bárbaro/a

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Interjection

Ok, Cool (used to express approval)

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¡Bábaro!

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Adjective
unarmed (without arms)
defenseless (helpless)

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inerme

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To express, phrase, voice, set forth, state (to communicate)
To show (to demonstrate)
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Espresar

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To express oneself (to communicate oneself)

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Espresarse

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Adjective
similar (alike)
such (of such a degree)
similar (mathematics)

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semejante

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The fellow being (fellow human)

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El semejante

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The horror, dread (fear)

The ghastly, awful, dreadful (atrocious)

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El horror

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To frighten, scare (to cause fear)
To startle (to alarm)
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Asustar

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To get frightened, be frightened (to experience fear)

To get worried (to experience concern)

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Asustarse

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“so that”

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“de modo que”

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The anger, rage, fury (wrath)

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La rabia

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Adjective
late, behind, behind schedule (not on time)
overdue, outstanding, in arrears (not on time)
backwards, behind the times (antiquated)
slow (losing time)
backward, slow (underdeveloped)

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atrasado/a

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To fatten up, fatten (to feed up)
To bait (angling or hunting)
To feed, stoke up
To prime (weapon or machine), charge (a cannon) (to prepare)

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Cebar

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To take one’s anger out on, vent one’s anger on (to treat badly; used with “con”, “en” or “contra”)
To strike, hit (to affect; used with “con” or “en”)
To apply oneself to (to make an effort; used with “en”)

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Cebarse

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To make bitter, sour (to give a bitter taste to)

To spoil, sour, embitter (to ruin)

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Amargar

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The bellow, bellowing, roar, roaring (to ruin)
The roar (shout of anger)
The howling, roaring (sound forces of nature make)

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El bramido

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Adjective

terrifying, hair-raising, shocking (frightening)

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estremecedor

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The steamship, steamboat, steamer (nautical)

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El buque de vapor

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The warehouse, storage facility, storage, storage unit, dump (storage facility) 
The deposit (finance)
The depot, dump (finance)
The tank (vessel)
The deposit, sediment (vessel)
The deposit (guarantee)
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El depósito

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``` The plank (board) The beam (timber) The plot (agriculture) (Latin America) ```
El tablone
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Adjective coarse, rough (not smooth) crude, coarse (vulgar)
basto/a
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The zinc (metal, chemistry)
El cinc | El zinc
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To keep vigil over, have a wake for (to observe the deceased overnight) To sit up with (to care for a sick person overnight) To mask, veil (to partially conceal) To expose, fog (photography) To eye with envy (to envy) (Latin America)
Velar
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The turkey vulture, turkey buzzard (to envy) (Latin America)
El gallinazo
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Adjective | obliging, helpful, attentive (accommodating)
servicial
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The barge, lighter (accommodating)
La barcaza
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To risk, stake (to chance) | To venture, speculate (to put forward)
Aventurar
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To take a risk, venture, dare (to take a chance)
Aventurarse
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The swamp, marsh, bog (wetland)
La ciénga
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The estuary (body of water)
El estuario
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``` The move (change of domicile) The change (modification) The fickleness (character change) ```
La mudanza
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The disuse
El desuso
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The country estate, farm (rural property)
El fundo
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The stable (horse barn)
La Caballeriza
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The stench, stink (foul smell) | The pestilence, plague (disease)
La pestilencia
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To rescue, save, free (to save from(to regain) danger) | To recover, reclaim, get back
Rescatar
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``` The shipwreck (sinking) The failure, collapse (foundering) ```
El naufragio
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``` The customs (border office) The duty (tax) ```
La aduana
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The cabin (nautical)
El camarote
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To console, comfort (to relieve)
Consolar
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To console oneself, comfort oneself, find consolation (to feel relief)
Consolarse
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The facade, front (architecture) The facade, appearance (look) The front (of illegal business)
La fachada
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``` To maintain, preserve, retain, keep (to conserve) To keep, store (to put away) To preserve (culinary) ```
Conservar
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To keep, survive (to last) | To keep oneself (to maintain)
Conservarse
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The body, corpse (anatomy) The group, squad (assembly) The object (thing) The section, part (segment)
El cuerpo
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``` The bobbin (sewing) The bread roll (culinary) ```
El bolillo
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Adjective | shapely, nicely shaped, delicately curved (gently curved)
torneado/a
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Phrase | just that, only that
solo que
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``` The height (of a horse) The appeal (legal) ```
La alzada
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``` The jetty, quay, wharf, dock (jetty) The loading bay (loading dock) The spring (coil) ```
El muelle
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comfortable (soft) | easy, comfortable (free from worry)
muelle
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The manger
La presebrera
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``` The bar (barrier) The cudgel, club (weaponry) ```
La tranca
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``` The turn, revolution (rotation) The back, other side (reverse) The return (act of returning) The stroll, walk, ride (short excursion) The bend (on a road) The lap, round (sports) The change (coins) The round (drinks) The round (politics) ```
La vuelta
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Phrase | To go for a walk, go for a bicycle ride, go for a car ride (to move around)
dar una vuelta
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Phrase | despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that, even though
"a pesar de que"
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Adjective | ill-fated, fatal, fateful (ill-omened)
funesta
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``` The instructor, teacher (education) The coach (sports) ```
El instructor | La instructora
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Adjective teaching (education) examining (education) training (education)
instructor
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To dare (to have the courage) (to be insolent)
Atreverse
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``` To admit, accept, allow (to be insolent) To accept, take (to consider valid) To admit, admit to (to concede) To allow, take (to tolerate) To permit, allow (to authorize) ```
Admirtir
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Conjunction then (indicating a solution) well (emphatic) since, because (indicating cause)
pues
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The newspaper serial (journalism) The melodramatic novel (literature) The soap opera (television)
El folletín
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``` To search (to check out) To register, record (to make an official record of) To record (to make a recording of) To register, record (to mark) To include, put down, note down, to give (to write down) ```
Registrar
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To register, check in a hotel (to sign up) | To be recorded, be reported, be registered (to happen)
Registrarse
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Adjective | categorical, final, conclusive, strict
terminante
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Conjunction | however, nevertheless (general)
no obstante

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