ESPANOL EXAMEN 2

actual/actualmente

current/currently

americano

from americas

afeccion medica

medical attention

discusion/argumento

argument/plot

asistir/atender

to attend; to assist

publico

audience

en balde

en vain

deuda/billiones

debt/ trillion (billions = mil de millones)

cargo/carpeta

job position/folder

chocar/chocante; pared

to crash/shocking; wall

complexion; cutis

build; skin (complexion)

acabar

To run out = acabarsele

To finish off = acabar con

I’m out of it - Se (me) acabo

Agotar - to exhaust

To have just done something - acabar de + infinitivo

To wind updoing something - acabar + gerundio (ando/iendo)

amanecer

to dawn/wake up

andar

to go around (vague movement)

They are doing - andan + gerundo

To hang out with - andar

antojar/apetecer

to sound appealing

apetecer = functions like gustar

That seems appealing to me - Antojarsele; ex. se me antoja un helado

bajar

to lower (downward movement)

caber

to fit into

copa/taza

alcoholic drink; cup

compromiso

commitment

corriente; comun y corriente

current; run down

decepcionado

disaapointed

dar asco; disgustarse

to disgust; to cause one displeasure

en absoluto; emocionada

absolutely not; exccited

fabrica; tela

factory; fabric

enfrente; exito

across the street from; succcess

injurias; informal

insults; unreliable

introducir; intoxicar

to insert; food poisoning

caer

to fall/drop by

The whole family showed up unexpectedly. Toda la familia me cayó.

cambiar

to change

coger

to take/grab/get

conocer

to have direct experience with

creer

to believe (but use for “I think” phrases)

Cuidar

to take care of (word includes preposition)

parientes; ordinario

relatives; rude

darse lata

to give pain

primer piso; Me quitaron la llave.

first floor after ground floor; they took my key

dejar un trabajo; darse cuenta de

to quit a job; to realize

receta; recibo; sano; sensata; sensible

prescription; recipe; healthy; sensible; sensitive

soportar; resumir; suplir

to tolerate; to summarize; to fill in

ultimamente; a fin de cuentes

recently; ultimately

vago; impreciso

bum; vague

dar, decir, dejar, disfrutar, dormir, y durar

to give, to say/tell, to leave/permit, to enjoy (que disfrutes), to sleep, to last

let me see

dejame ver

Luego llegó la policía vs Entonces llegó la policía.

then the police…. vs at that moment….

a proposito; tener ganas; tener prisa

by the way; to feel like (doing smth)l; to be in a hurry

puede que si; suspender; no puedo con

maybe so; to fail (a test); i cant stand

fijarse + indicativo/subjuntivo

fijarse + indicativo = look, …

fijarse + subjuntivo = make sure

echar, encargar, equivocarse, esperar, estar, y estrenar

to expel (te echo de menos - i miss ypu), to put in charge of, to be wrong, to wait/hope/expect, to be, to debut

haz de cuenta; pretender

imagine (pretend); to intend

A ver si; ni modo

lets hope; no way

ha sido un placer charlar contigo; de todos modos

its been a pleasure chatting with you; anyway

guardar, haber, hablar, hacer, ir, y lograr

to keep, hold onto, store away

to exist (modifies other verbs)

to speak

to do/make

to go

to acheive

con razon/total que

that makes sense/ in short

llevar, mandar, meter, notar, parar, y parecer

to carry; be somewhere so long (How long have y’all been here? -¿Cuánto tiempo llevan aquí?)

to send, order, have smth done (Mande? = what)

to put in/get involved (meterse)

to notice

to stop

to seem/resemble

pasar, pedir, pensar, poder y prestar

to pass (te pasas de dulce)

to ask for

to think

to be able

to lend (Prestarse a - to lend oneself to smth)

quedar, querrer, repetir, romper, saber

to remain

to want/love

to repeat/burp

to break

to know (information)/taste

seguir, sentir, ser, servir, soler, y sonar

to follow, continue, still be (doing smth)

to feel

to be

to serve

to usually

to sound/be familiar (sonarse)

soñar, subir, tardar, tener, tirar, y tocar

to dream (sonar con = dream about)

to go up

to take an amount of time

to have - tienes razon, no tiene sentido, tienes cuidado

to throw/knock over

to interact (general); A quien le toca? - whose turn is it

traer, tratar, valer, venir, ver, y volver

to bring

to treat/try

to be worth (mas vale preguntar = better to ask)

to come (no viene al caso = besides the point); que viene = next week

to see ( se ve = looks good); no tiene que verr = thats orerelvant

to return/do again (vuelvo a llamar - i call back again)