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101 False Friends
Span 301 Quiz 3
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
09/26/2011
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Term

 

copa

 Definition
stemmed glass or goblet (used colloquially for any alcoholic drink)
Term

 

taza

 Definition

cup

(hot drinks with tazas)
Term

 

vaso

 Definition

glass tumbler

(water, milik, & softdrinks)
Term

 

cuestíon

 Definition
question in the sense of "matter" or "problem"
Term

pregunta

 Definition
"question" in the interrogatory sense
Term

culto

 Definition
well educated
Term

damnificado

 Definition

injured

(in the context of natural disasters and major accidents)
Term

condenado

 Definition
damned
Term

Decepción, decepcionar

 Definition
dissapointment or to dissappoint
Term

engañar a alguién

 Definition
to decieve someone
Term

delito

 Definition
minor crime
Term

crimen

 Definition
major crime
Term

un deleite

 Definition
feeling of delight
Term

un encanto

 Definition
object that causes feeling of delight
Term

delicioso

 Definition
delightful
Term

disución or argumento

 Definition

argue

(or discussion with alot of disagreement)
Term

conversar

 Definition
discuss
Term

disgusto

 Definition
unpleasant experience
Term

asco or repugnación

 Definition
disgust
Term

asqueroso or repugnante

 Definition
something disgusting
Term

educado

 Definition
well mannered or polite
Term

con estudios or culto

 Definition
how much one has studied
Term

 

efectivo

 Definition

cash

(as in money)

check = cheques
Term

eficiente or eficaz

 Definition
effective
Term

la estufa

 Definition
oil heat stove (Toyo)
Term

estufa de leña

 Definition
wood heat stove
Term

calefacción

 Definition
furnace
Term

cocina eléctrica

 Definition

electric stove

(in the kitchen)
Term

silvestre

 Definition
wild plants
Term

salvaje

 Definition
wild animals
Term

el bicho

 Definition
bug
Term

el musgo

 Definition
moss
Term

 

aprobar

 

 Definition
to pass a test
Term

suspender

 Definition
to fail a test
Term

soler

 Definition

to usually do

(suelo comer muy tarde = I usually eat quite late)
Term

la cabaña de troncos

 Definition
log cabin
Term

la masa

 Definition
dough/crust
Term

hacer regimen

 Definition
to diet
Term

pasarse de la raya

 Definition

to over do it

(literally: to cross the line)
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