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Vocabulary terms and key grammar concepts covering relationships, communication, celebrations, reactions, and irregular preterite patterns for Spanish 3, Unit 3: Los chismes.
la (des)confianza
(mis)trust
confiar en
to trust
desconfiar de
to mistrust
estar celoso/a
to be jealous
engañar
to trick, to deceive
coquetear/ligar
to flirt
salir/andar con
to go out with/date
romper (con)
to break up (with)
casarse (con)
to get married (to)
estar casado/a
to be married
estar divorciado/a
to be divorced
estar soltero/a
to be single
dar (buenos/malos) consejos
to give good/bad advice
chismear
to spread gossip
enterarse de
to find out about
darse cuenta de
to realize
quejarse (de)
to complain (about)
contar rumores
to spread/tell rumors
guardar un secreto
to keep a secret
pedir(le) perdón
to apologize (ask forgiveness)
perdonar
to forgive
traicionar
to betray
humillar
to humiliate
lastimar
to hurt
acusar
to accuse, tell on
criticar
to criticize
odiar
to hate
recibir una beca
to receive a scholarship
sacar (mi/tu/su) licencia de conducir
to get (one’s) driver’s license
inscribirse/matricularse (en)
to sign up for
realizar (un sueño)
to make a dream come true
lograr (una meta)
to achieve (a goal)
graduarse
to graduate
superar
to overcome
según
according to
alguien me dijo que
someone told me that
se supone que
supposedly
¡No puede ser!
No way!
¡No me digas!
No way!/You don’t say!
No pasa nada.
No big deal./ Nothing’s going on.
No se lo creo.
I don’t believe him/her.
Es de ellos/as.
That’s between them.
No es mi problema.
It’s not my problem.
el chantaje
blackmail
la acusación
accusation
la crítica
critique
el drama
drama
el caos
chaos
todo el mundo
everyone
la pareja
couple
chismoso/a
gossipy
tramposo/a
sneaky
dramático/a
dramatic
Los gemelos idénticos
The preterite conjugations shared identically by 'ir' and 'ser': fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron
Los gemelos fraternos
The preterite conjugations of 'dar' (di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron) and 'ver' (vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron)
Los verbos de -car / -gar / -zar
Verbs with spelling changes in the 'yo' form of the preterite: -car → -qué, -gar → -gué, -zar → -cé