Spanish Ch 2 & 3 Flashcards
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el colegio
grade school
la escuela
most general term for school (assoc. with younger students)
el instituto
high school (public), institute (professional school)
el liceo
high school
la academia
academy, private school above primary level specializing in particular skills, subjects, or courses
caminar
to walk
andar
to walk, broader usage
ir a pie
to walk, emphasis that mode of transportation is on foot
pasear
to stroll, to take a walk
callejar
to wander (to walk), less common
deambular
to wander, to stroll (literary term)
la píladora
sm round medicinal pill (birth control, small circular pill)
la pastilla
tablet (larger, broader meaning); cake of soap
la tableta
small, flat tablet (tums, crumbly/dissolvable pill)
el comprimido
round-shaped pill or tablet (aspirin)
la gargea
small sugar coated pill (harder on outside to make it easier to swallow); colored candy pastille (dot sprinkles)
la cápsula
capsule
temblar
to shake, tremble, quake (broader- to involuntarily tremble like chills, fear, etc.)
sacudir
to shake (to take an object and use force to shake it back and forth)
estremecer(se)
to shake, to shudder (emotional)
tiritar
to shiver, to shake (to shake with cold, fear, etc)
responder
to respond
contestar
to answer (more common)
replicar
to answer back, to talk back (with some sass)
objetar
to object
contradecir
to contradict
rebatir
to refute
amar
to love (deeper/romantic/sexual love [desire]); idealized version of love
querer
to want, to love (familiar love)
enamorarse de
to fall in love with
estar enamorado de
to be in love with
adorar
to adore, worship
encantar
fascinar
entusiasmar
to love (interests)
la cáscara
shell, thick skin (shell of nuts, eggs, etc.)
el caparazón
thick shell of certain crustaceans (crab, lobster)
la corteza
bark, rind, crust (thick outer covering of trees, cheese, bread)
la piel
skin (apples, peaches human)
la mondadura
la peladura
the natural skin of a fruit after it has been peeled (Ex-orange peel)
descascarillar
to hull, to shell (nuts and beans)
cascar
to crack, split (an egg)
pelar
to peel (with your hands)
mondar
to peel, pare (peeling with an instrument, like a knife or a peeler)
reptar
to crawl like a reptile (body touching ground); literary term
arrastrarse
to crawl, creep (to drag yourself, army crawl)
gatear
to crawl on all fours (commonly used with babies)
serpentear
to crawl, meander; highlights winding or meandering nature of the motion (Ex- streams, rivers, roads); literary term
esperar
to wait, hope, expect
aguardar
to wait (short periods of time)
hacer cola
to wait in line
el cerro
hill (rockier and less green)
la colina
hill (rolling hill with grass and not too big/tall)
la loma
hill (low and long hill); used more in Spanish America
la cuesta
slope, hill (asymmetrical ridge/sharp path, has a sharp front and a soft back)
la ladera
hillside, slope (refers to side of the hill rather than the hill itself)
el acantilado
cliff, palisade (river cliff)
soportar
to deal/put up with, to suffer through
mantener
to support (financially), to maintain
apoyar
to support physically (propping or backing up something or someone), to support figuratively (a political candidate)
aguantar
to endure, stand, put up with
resistir
to stand, withstand, bear (use when energetic opposition to something is stressed)
sobrellevar
patient endurance of a burden, difficult situation, or circumstance (for a longer period of time)
viejo
old (negative connotation)
anciano
old, elderly
mayor
old (older, oldest)
vetusto
very old (extremely old, antiquated); suggests decaying or crumbling to ruins; literary term
rancio
rancid (negative connotation); old (related to tradition, customs, ancestry); aged (cheese, wine, ham, etc)
antiguo
ancient (after noun- positive evaluation); former/ex- (before the noun- negative connotation)
armar
to assemble, to put together parts or pieces of something (like legos)
montar
to assemble mechanisms (Ex-engines, motors, clocks, etc.)
construir
to build, construct (anything)
edificar
to build a building (construction involving masonry)
la ira
ire, wrath, anger (very strong anger with some loss of self-control)
el enojo
anger (in general)
el enfado
the anger, annoyance, irritation (lesser degree of anger than enojo)
la rabia
rage, madness (intensive, and explosive anger)
enojar(se)
to anger, to become angry
enfadar(se)
to annoy, to become annoyed
rabiar
to rage, to get really angry (think: frothing at the mouth and red-faced angry)
sacar de quicio
to exasperate, drive crazy, unhinge (something that in addition to angering, also upsets, exasperates, or drives crazy)
el (la) comerciante
merchant, shopkeeper (at a small scale store)
el hombre de negocios
la mujer de negocios
businessman (positive connotation)
businesswoman
el (la) negociante
businessman (negative connotation); implication of greediness, overeagerness to earn money or a lack of integrity
el (la) empresario(a)
businessman at the ownership or managerial level of a substantial or important enterprise
el (la) mercader
merchant (old timey; peddler of inexpensive merchandise); seen primarily in written spanish
el (la) traficante
dealer, trader
el bandido
bandit, highwayman (works in groups)
el ládron
thief, robber (1 person; Think: catwoman)
el ratero
pickpocket
el crimen
crime, murder (grave crime, felonies-murder, rape)
el criminal
criminal
el delito
minor/petty crime, misdemeanors
el delincuente
delinquent
el atraco
robbery, holdup (robbery with guns)
atracar
to hold up, to rob (armed robbery)
el robo
robbery, burglary (taking another person’s property, directly or indirectly)
el asaltado
the attack, mugging, assault
asaltar
to attack, to mug, to assault
el hurto
robbery, theft (when done with stealth and objects taken are of little value)
hurtar
to steal, swipe, filch (to swipe something on a small-scale; Think: stealing a candy bar at gas station)
el anillo
ring on your finger (more simple)