Chapter 1 Vocab
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La oficina
office (clerical)
El despacho
office, study (private, personal)
La dirección
administration office
El bufete
law office
La redacción
Newspaper office
el consultorio
medical office (several doctors)
la consulta
doctors office (physicians)
La clínica
clinic, hospital
la clínica dental
dental office
volver + a (infinitive)
to do something again
volver
to return, to go (come) back; more common in spain
regresar
to return, to go (come) back; more common in latin amer.
devolver
to return (something), to give back; to throw up
cerrar
to close, to shut; to lock
clausurar
to close, adjourn (figurative or ceremonial)
El cierre
closing, shutting (physical)
Abrir
to open
la arbertura
opening, gap (physical hole)
la apertura
opening (figurative or ceremonial)
acabar + de + infinitive
to finish doing (something); to have (had) just done something»present or imperfect indicative
terminar + de + infinitive
to finish doing something
la sala o el salón
living room, parlor, sitting room
el cuarto
room (general, personal or priv room like in a house)
el aula
classroom
la sala de espera
waiting room
el salón de espectáculos
auditorium
la habitación
room (general, pref in hotel language or priv rooms in a house-bedroom, study, playroom)
angosto
narrow (physical space or width; Ex- roads, paths or canyons)
estrecho
narrow (more versatile: physcal spaces, tightness (clothing), close/intimate relationships or bonds)
el hule
rubber; oilcloth (glossy, waterproof fabric)
la goma
rubber; rubber band (softer, more flexible)
el caucho
rubber (harder form of rubber)
de palo
wooden (cylindrical- pole, stick, etc; or made of wood)
la madera
wood (more processed)
el palo
(pole, stick
la leña
firewood
matar
to kill
asesinar
to assassinate
rematar
to finish off
eliminar
to wipe out, bump off (think: mob)
ejecutar
to execute
la cuadra
(city) block; horse stable (spain)
el establo
stable (animals other than horses)
la manzana
city block (spain); apple
el bloque
block of houses; lrg piece of a hard substance (Ex- wood, marble, stone)
El ropero
clothes closet, small room for storing clothes
La alacena
cupboard, closet (set into the wall, stores food); locker
El armario
closet (standard, any context)
El guardarropa
public checkroom, cloakroom
Agarrar
to grasp; to get (Ex- “to get me that thing”)
Tomar
To take (synonym for agarrar and coger)
Coger
to take (Sp. America)
Amanecer
to dawn; something happens in the morning
Anochecer
to grow dark
Atardecer
to draw towards evening; to happen late in the afternoon
ordinario
ordinary, common; course, vulgar, unexceptional
Común
common (shared among group, normal/regular for people)
corriente
common (standard; electrical current)
Colgar
to hang (to leave someone hanging; to fail someone)
Ahorcar
to hang by the neck (to execute or kill someone)
Tender
to hang clothes to dry
Pender
to hang (intr.)»to hang when something is suspended and hangs freely from a higher position