Story 4 & 5 vocabulary

Question 1

contact or attempt to contact (a person or number) by phone.

Answer 1

llamar por teléfono ( to phone/ to call)

Question 2

a suite of rooms forming one residence; a flat

Answer 2

apartmento (apartment)

Question 3

having a great deal to do, occupied with work

Answer 3

ocupado (busy)

adjective

Question 4

a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work.

Answer 4

oficina (office)

Question 5

reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey.

Answer 5

llegar (to arive)

Question 6

referring to 7 o’clock in the morning

Answer 6

son las siete de la mañana

Question 7

a period of thirty minutes.

Answer 7

media hora (half an hour)

Question 8

the second meal of the day, typically around noon

Answer 8

el almuerzo (lunch)

noun

Question 9

to lie down on one’s bed to sleep

Answer 9

ir a la cama (to go to bed)

Question 10

give one’s attention to a sound.

Answer 10

esuchar (listen)

Question 11

A setup that consists of both hardware and software components organised to perform complex operations. It inputs, outputs, processes, and stores data and information

Answer 11

una sistema de computadoras (a computer system)

de is used to add information to the ‘system’ (a system of computers)

Question 12

to input information or data into a digital device

Answer 12

entrar (to enter)

Question 13

when the day is over

Answer 13

Al final del día (at the end of the day)

This is a literal translation, not the idiom in English.

Question 14

a brief statement or account of the main points of something.

Answer 14

un resumen (a summary)

Question 15

be given, presented with, or paid (something).

Answer 15

recibir (to receive)

Question 16

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Answer 16

un informe (a report)

Question 17

a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.

Answer 17

la queja (complaint)

Question 18

a holiday period

Answer 18

unas vacaciones (a vacation)

Question 19

the end of the week

Answer 19

el fin de semana (weekend)

Question 20

not within the boundaries or confines of a place.

Answer 20

afuera (outside)

adverb

Question 21

stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something.

Answer 21

alcanzar (to reach)

Question 22

a small bag sewn into or on clothing so as to form part of it, used for carrying small articles.

Answer 22

bolsillo (pocket)

Question 23

to remove something from somewhere

Answer 23

sacar (to take out)

Question 24

a small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, which is inserted into a lock and turned to open or close it.

Answer 24

llave (key)

Question 25

move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Answer 25

voltear (to turn)

Question 26

a mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key.

Answer 26

cerradura (lock)

Question 27

the room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing in and entertaining guests

Answer 27

salón (living room)

Question 28

to go through a place in order to see what is there: to explore a place.

Answer 28

mirar alrededor (to look around)

Question 29

a coloured liquid that is put on a surface such as a wall to decorate it

Answer 29

la pintura (paint) ## Footnote noun

Question 30

to come off in thin strips or pieces

Answer 30

desprender (to peel off, detach)

Question 31

a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land.

Answer 31

la pared (the wall)

Question 32

the movable articles that are used to make a room or building suitable for living or working in, such as tables, chairs, or desks.

Answer 32

muebles (furniture)

Question 33

covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Answer 33

sucio (dirty)

Question 34

make an attempt or effort to do something.

Answer 34

tratar (to try) ## Footnote Intentar carries the connotation of trying to achieve something with a goal in mind.

Question 35

Something being physically or visibly broken, torn, or damaged.

Answer 35

roto (broken)

Question 36

something that is broken in a more general or abstract sense. It can refer to a fracture, a disruption, or a state of being broken, both physically and metaphorically.

Answer 36

quebrado (broken)

Question 37

a room where food is kept, prepared, and cooked and where the dishes are washed:

Answer 37

cocina (kitchen)

Question 38

a room where the bed is, usually used for sleeping

Answer 38

dormitorio (bedroom)

Question 39

an electric oven that uses waves of energy to cook or heat food quickly

Answer 39

microondas (microwave)

Question 40

To refer to the floor of a building or a specific level within a building; It can also refer to an apartment or flat; the floor of a room indoors

Answer 40

piso (floor)

Question 41

used to refer to a particular side or part of somehting

Answer 41

un lado de (one side/ part of)

Question 42

desire to know something; feel curious; feel doubt

Answer 42

preguntar (to wonder) ## Footnote verb

Question 43

(of a machine or system) function, especially properly or effectively.

Answer 43

funcionar (to work) ## Footnote if something will work or not

Question 44

very unpleasant or serious or of low quality

Answer 44

terrible (terrible)

Question 45

to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time

Answer 45

permitir (afford)

Question 46

to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Answer 46

cubrir (to cover)

Question 47

the body part used to breath and smell

Answer 47

la nariz (nose)

Question 48

the opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and the space between them, or the space behind containing the teeth and the tongue

Answer 48

la boca (mouth)

Question 49

a room with a bath and/or shower and often a toilet:

Answer 49

baño (bathroom)

Question 50

the particular state that something or someone is in

Answer 50

la condición (condition) ## Footnote noun