Spanish 4 Honors Vocabulary Semester I

resolver/decidirse a

to solve or decide

no por nada

for no reason

estar harta/cansado

to be tired of something

infeliz/triste

the unhappy person

bromear/hacer chistes

to joke

justamente/exactamente

exactly

un asunto

an issue, some business to be taken care of

aflojar/soltar

to loosen up

una pieza

a piece

rodar/dar vueltas

to roll

aprovechar/tomar ventaja

to take advantage of something

aplastar/destruir

to crush

candelabro

candlestick

plata/metal precioso

silver

fallecer/morir

to die

perder el sueño

to lose sleep

piadoso/religioso

religious

librar

to free

esposo/marido

husband

esposa/mujer

wife

cuento/historia

story

Londres

London

quizas/tal vez

maybe

reirse

to laugh

seguir riendo

to continue laughing

enfermarse

to get or become sick

pasar/ocurrir

to happen

arsenico

arsenic

escaleras

stairs

bañera

bathtub

cable electrico

electric cable

cabeza

head

corazon

heart

sistema nerviosa

nervous system

matar

to kill

sangre

blood

desechos

waste

cuerpo humano

the human body

luchar

to fight

apresurarse

to rush, hurry, or pressure

mezcla

a mix

otorgar

to give or grant

gota

a drop (of liquid)

parecer que

to appear or seem to

oprimir

to squeeze

los pulmones

lungs

alrededor

around

perseguir

to pursue

herida

a wound

coagular

to clot

costra

a scab

hebra

a strand or thread

impedir

to prevent

suave

smooth

grasa

grease or fat

darse cuenta

to realize

curar

to cure

sano

healthy

peso

weight

mitad

the middle or half

hierro

iron

guardias de seguridad

security guards

corte

a cut

suciedad

dirt

medula osea

bone marrow

huesos

bones

celulas madre

mother or stem cells

mantener

to keep

estanciero

a rancher

llanuras/pampas

prairies

pasear/caminar (sin rumbo)

to stroll (without a path)

torre

a tower

sacar/remover

to take out

sacarse/quitarse

to take off

meter/poner adentro

to put inside

millonario

millionaire

severidad

something very serious

sombria/oscura

gloomy

descartar/botar

to throw out or throw away

atravesar/cruzar

to cross

rapida

very quickly

trineo

a sled

diario/periodico

newspaper

robar

to steal

pan

bread

asaltar

to attack and steal

temblorosa

something that is trembling

golpear

to hit

noticias

the news

banco

the bank

naves/barcos

ships

pecados

sins

tristezas/penas

sadness

hundirse

to sink

sumar/añadir

to add

dividir

to divide

multiplicar

to multiply

me parece que/en mi opinion

in my opinion

riqueza

wealth

impregnar

to fill