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Chapter 1B Flashcards

1
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Phrase

sharp, on the dot (exact time)

A

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)
A

El depósito

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25
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The plank (board)
The beam (timber)
The plot  (agriculture) (Latin America)
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El tablone

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Adjective
coarse, rough (not smooth)
crude, coarse (vulgar)

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basto/a

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The zinc (metal, chemistry)

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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)

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Velar

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The turkey vulture, turkey buzzard (to envy) (Latin America)

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El gallinazo

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Adjective

obliging, helpful, attentive (accommodating)

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servicial

31
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The barge, lighter (accommodating)

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La barcaza

32
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To risk, stake (to chance)

To venture, speculate (to put forward)

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Aventurar

33
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To take a risk, venture, dare (to take a chance)

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Aventurarse

34
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The swamp, marsh, bog (wetland)

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La ciénga

35
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The estuary (body of water)

A

El estuario

36
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The move (change of domicile)
The change (modification)
The fickleness (character change)
A

La mudanza

37
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The disuse

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El desuso

38
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The country estate, farm (rural property)

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El fundo

39
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The stable (horse barn)

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La Caballeriza

40
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The stench, stink (foul smell)

The pestilence, plague (disease)

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La pestilencia

41
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To rescue, save, free (to save from(to regain) danger)

To recover, reclaim, get back

A

Rescatar

42
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The shipwreck (sinking)
The failure, collapse (foundering)
A

El naufragio

43
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The customs (border office)
The duty (tax)
A

La aduana

44
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The cabin (nautical)

A

El camarote

45
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To console, comfort (to relieve)

A

Consolar

46
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To console oneself, comfort oneself, find consolation (to feel relief)

A

Consolarse

47
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The facade, front (architecture)
The facade, appearance (look)
The front (of illegal business)

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La fachada

48
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To maintain, preserve, retain, keep (to conserve)
To keep, store  (to put away)
To preserve (culinary)
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Conservar

49
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To keep, survive (to last)

To keep oneself (to maintain)

A

Conservarse

50
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The body, corpse (anatomy)
The group, squad (assembly)
The object (thing)
The section, part (segment)

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El cuerpo

51
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The bobbin  (sewing)
The bread roll (culinary)
A

El bolillo

52
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Adjective

shapely, nicely shaped, delicately curved (gently curved)

A

torneado/a

53
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Phrase

just that, only that

A

solo que

54
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The height (of a horse)
The appeal (legal)
A

La alzada

55
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The jetty, quay, wharf, dock (jetty)
The loading bay (loading dock)
The spring (coil)
A

El muelle

56
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comfortable (soft)

easy, comfortable (free from worry)

A

muelle

57
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The manger

A

La presebrera

58
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The bar (barrier)
The cudgel, club (weaponry)
A

La tranca

59
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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)
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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)

A

dar una vuelta

61
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Phrase

despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that, even though

A

“a pesar de que”

62
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Adjective

ill-fated, fatal, fateful (ill-omened)

A

funesta

63
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The instructor, teacher (education)
The coach (sports)
A

El instructor

La instructora

64
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Adjective
teaching (education)
examining (education)
training (education)

A

instructor

65
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To dare (to have the courage) (to be insolent)

A

Atreverse

66
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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)
A

Admirtir

67
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Conjunction
then (indicating a solution)
well (emphatic)
since, because (indicating cause)

A

pues

68
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The newspaper serial (journalism)
The melodramatic novel (literature)
The soap opera (television)

A

El folletín

69
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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)
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Registrar

70
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To register, check in a hotel (to sign up)

To be recorded, be reported, be registered (to happen)

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Registrarse

71
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Adjective

categorical, final, conclusive, strict

A

terminante

72
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Conjunction

however, nevertheless (general)

A

no obstante

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