Vocabulary from Exercises 8 Flashcards
1
Q
stable
adjective
A
estable
2
Q
the post office
A
la oficina de correos
3
Q
sweet
adjective
A
dulce
4
Q
bricklayers, masons
A
albañiles
5
Q
fishermen
A
pescadores
6
Q
a scaffolding
A
un andamio
7
Q
poor
A
pobre
8
Q
a poet
A
un/una poeta
9
Q
news
A
noticias
10
Q
newspaper
A
periódico
11
Q
seriously
A
en serio
12
Q
I´m serious.
A
Estoy en serio.
13
Q
to throw
A
echar
14
Q
a theme/ topic
A
una tema
15
Q
fascinating
A
fascinante
16
Q
to turn
A
girar
17
Q
records
A
registros
18
Q
to put away, to store
A
guardar
19
Q
to serve
A
servir
20
Q
a language
as in spanish, chinese, english etc
A
un idioma
21
Q
patience
A
paciencia
22
Q
a dead end
A
un callejón sin salida
salida: exit
callejón: alley
23
Q
a sign
A
una señal
24
Q
knife
A
cuchillo
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a secret
## Footnote
noun
un secreto
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seat
asiento
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vehicle
vehículo
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to require
requerir
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shoulder
hombro
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to flow
fluir
31
handkerchief, small scarf
pañuelo
## Footnote
pañuelo primarily refers to handkerchief, but can also refer to a small scarf for fashion.
32
silk
seda
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to take a photo
**hacer** una foto
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to surpass/ overcome
| overcoming difficulties, personal growth, or improving something.
superar
## Footnote
sobrepasar is about exceeding a specific limit, such as speed, expectations, or capacity.
35
April
Abril
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cloud
nube
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sky
cielo
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I'm glad that
## Footnote
not ¨Estoy contento de que¨ here
me alegre de que + subjunctive
39
(someone) doubt that
Dudar que
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to complain
quejarse
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to wake up
## Footnote
not levantarse
depertarse
## Footnote
levantarse means to get up.
42
to be used to/accustomed to
**estar** acostumbrado **a**
43
Hi, Hey etc.
## Footnote
Informal greeting
Buenas
44
tap (for water)
## Footnote
not llave
el grifo
## Footnote
llave and grifo can be used interchangeably.
45
face
## Footnote
not cara here.
rostro
## Footnote
cara is more general.
rostro is used for more formal and poetic contexts.
46
to splash
salpicar
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stones/ rocks
piedras
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sand
arena
49
handrail
pasamano
50
slide (playground)
resbaladilla
51
height
altura
52
stomach
estómago
53
to jump
saltar
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innkeeper
posadero/a
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beaming, glowing
radiante
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to raise
erguir
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Mother's Day
el Día de la Madre
58
anywhere
## Footnote
adverbial phrase, not cualquier lugar here
donde sea
59
wash
lavar
60
to reject
rechazar
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to deny, to refuse
negarse a
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dumbfounded
estupefacto
63
few
unos cuantos/as
64
sheet of paper
hoja
## Footnote
hoja also means leaf
65
up to the light
al trasluz
## Footnote
tras means through here, and luz is light, so trasluz means *throughlight* literally.
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inn
posada
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pond
estanque
68
shake
sacudir
69
to demonstrate
demostrar
70
choice
elección
71
to forget
olvidar
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floor, ground
| not terreno here. The ground we walk on
suelo
## Footnote
terreno is more general.
73
clean, scrub (dishes)
fregar
74
tone
tono
75
shade, shadow
sombra
76
here
aqui, acá
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there (close to speaker)
ahí
78
there (far from speaker)
allí, allá
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subject
| in academic terms
materia
## Footnote
materia also means material (physical substance)
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earphones
los auriculares
