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Advanced Composition
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
10/10/2011
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Term
el despacho
 Definition
private office
Term
la dirección
 Definition
administration office
Term
el bufete
 Definition
law office
Term
la redacción
 Definition
newspaper office
Term
el consultorio
 Definition
medical office
Term
la consulta
 Definition
doctor's office
Term
la clínica
 Definition
clinic, hospital
Term
la clínica dental
 Definition
dental office
Term
volver a + inifinitivo
 Definition
to do something again
Term
volver
 Definition
to return, go (come) back
Term
regresar
 Definition
to return, go (come) back
Term
devolver
 Definition
to return (something), give back; to throw up
Term
cerrar
 Definition
to close, shut; to lock
Term
el cierre
 Definition
closing, shutting
Term
abrir
 Definition
to open
Term
la abertura
 Definition
opening, gap; aperture
Term
clausurar
 Definition
to close, adjourn
Term
la clausura
 Definition
closing, adjourn
Term
la apertura
 Definition
opening (figurative)
Term
acabar de + infinitivo
 Definition
to finish doing something, to have had just done something
Term
terminar de + infinitivo
 Definition
to finish doing something
Term
la sala
 Definition
living room, parlor
Term
el cuarto
 Definition
room
Term
el aula
 Definition
classroom (lecture room)
Term
la habitación
 Definition
room
Term
el salón
 Definition
living room, large room, hall
Term
angosto
 Definition
narrow
Term
estrecho
 Definition
narrow
Term
el hule
 Definition
rubber, oilcloth
Term
la goma
 Definition
rubber, rubber band
Term
el caucho
 Definition
(harder) rubber
Term
de palo
 Definition
wooden
Term
la madera
 Definition
wood
Term
el palo
 Definition
pole, stick, a blow with a stick
Term
la leña
 Definition
firewood
Term
matar
 Definition
to kill
Term
asesinar
 Definition
to murder, assasinate
Term
rematar
 Definition
to finish off (mercy kill an animal)
Term
eliminar
 Definition
to wipe out, bump off
Term
ejecutar
 Definition
to execute
Term
la cuadra
 Definition
block, horse stable
Term
el establo
 Definition
animal stable
Term
la manzana
 Definition
block, apple
Term
el bloque
 Definition
block
Term
el ropero
 Definition
closet
Term
la alacena
 Definition
cupboard, closet; locker
Term
el armario
 Definition
closet
Term
el guardarropa
 Definition
checkroom, cloakroom; clothes closet
Term
agarrar
 Definition
to take, to grasp
Term
tomar
 Definition
to take
Term
coger
 Definition
to take
Term
amanecer
 Definition
to dawn (arrive, got up), dawn
Term
anochecer
 Definition
to grow dark (go to bed), nightfall
Term
atardecer
 Definition
to draw toward evening, to happen late in the afternoon, to arrive
Term
ordinario
 Definition
ordinary, common, coarse, vulgar
Term
común
 Definition
common, ordinary
Term
corriente
 Definition
common, ordinary
Term
colgar
 Definition
to hang, to flunk
Term
ahorcar
 Definition
to hang by the neck
Term
tender
 Definition
to hang clothes
Term
pender
 Definition
to hang (something is suspended and hangs freely)
Term
el colegio
 Definition
primary school, middle school
Term
la escuela
 Definition
school
Term
el liceo
 Definition
high school
Term
el instituto
 Definition
high school, institute
Term
la academia
 Definition
academy, school
Term
caminar
 Definition
to walk
Term
andar
 Definition
to walk
Term
ir a pie
 Definition
to walk (focus on moving)
Term
pasear
 Definition
to stroll, walk recreationally
Term
callejear
 Definition
to wander the streets
Term
deambular
 Definition
to wander, stroll
Term
el píldora
 Definition
small, round medicinal pill
Term
la pastilla
 Definition
tablet, bar of soap
Term
la tableta
 Definition
small and flat pill
Term
el comprimido
 Definition
round-shaped pill
Term
la gragea
 Definition
small sugarcoated pill
Term
la cápsula
 Definition
capsule
Term
temblar
 Definition
to shake, tremble, quake (physical, cold or emotion)
Term
sacudir
 Definition
to move something back and forth, to shake out
Term
estremecer(se)
 Definition
to shake, shudder from horror or emotion
Term
tiritar
 Definition
to shiver, shake with cold or fever
Term
responder
 Definition
to answer, respond, reply
Term
contestar
 Definition
to answer, respond, reply
Term
replicar
 Definition
to talk back
Term
objetar
 Definition
to object
Term
contradecir
 Definition
to contradict
Term
rebatir
 Definition
to refute
Term
amar
 Definition
to love
Term
querer
 Definition
to want, love
Term
enamorarse
 Definition
to fall in love with
Term
estar enamorado de
 Definition
to be in love with
Term
adorar
 Definition
to adore, worship
Term
encantar, fascinar, entusiasmar
 Definition
to love (an object)
Term
la cáscara
 Definition
shell, thick skin, rind
Term
el caparazón
 Definition
shell (of a crustcean)
Term
la corteza
 Definition
bark, rind, crust
Term
la piel
 Definition
skin (of veggie or fruit)
Term
la mondadura
 Definition
peeling
Term
peladura
 Definition
peel
Term
descascarillar
 Definition
to hull
Term
cascar
 Definition
to crack, split
Term
pelar
 Definition
to peel
Term
mondar
 Definition
to peel, pare
Term
reptar
 Definition
to crawl
Term
arrastrarse
 Definition
to crawl, creep, drag oneself
Term
gatear
 Definition
to crawl on all fours, like a baby
Term
serpentear
 Definition
to crawl, meander (rivers, roads, etc.)
Term
esperar
 Definition
to wait, to expect, to hope
Term
aguardar
 Definition
to wait for (not long)
Term
hacer cola
 Definition
to wait in line
Term
el cerro
 Definition
isolated, rocky hill
Term
la colina
 Definition
country hill, knoll
Term
la loma
 Definition
low, long hill
Term
la cuesta
 Definition
slope, hill
Term
la ladera
 Definition
hillside
Term
el acantilado
 Definition
cliff, palisade
Term
soportar
 Definition
to endure, stand, to suffer through
Term
mantener
 Definition
to support, maitain
Term
apoyar
 Definition
to support, to prop up or back up something or someone
Term
aguantar
 Definition
to endure, stand, put up with
Term
resistir
 Definition
to resist, to withstand
Term
sobrellevar
 Definition
to endure, bear with patience
Term
viejo
 Definition
old, long-standing
Term
anciano
 Definition
old, elderly
Term
mayor
 Definition
old (older, oldest)
Term
vetusto
 Definition
very old, decaying, crumbling
Term
rancio
 Definition
old, rancid
Term
antiguo
 Definition
ancient, former
Term
armar
 Definition
to assemble, put together, put up
Term
montar
 Definition
to assemble, put together mechanisms (motors, engines)
Term
construir
 Definition
to build, construct
Term
edificar
 Definition
to build, erect (masonry)
Term
la ira
 Definition
ire, wrath, anger (loss of self-control)
Term
el enojo
 Definition
anger
Term
el enfado
 Definition
anger, annoyance
Term
la rabia
 Definition
rage, madness
Term
enojar(se)
 Definition
to annoy, anger, to become annoyed
Term
enfadar(se)
 Definition
to annoy, anger (to become annoyed, angry)
Term
rabiar
 Definition
to rage, get angry
Term
sacar de quicio
 Definition
to exasperate, drive crazy, unhinge
Term
el (la) comerciante
 Definition
merchant, shopkeeper
Term
el hombre de negocios
 Definition
businessman
Term
el (la) negociante
 Definition
businessman
Term
el (la) empresario (a)
 Definition
businessman (manager)
Term
el mercader
 Definition
merchant, peddler
Term
el traficante
 Definition
dealer, trader
Term
el bandido
 Definition
bandit
Term
el ladrón
 Definition
thief, robber (stealthy)
Term
el ratero, carterista
 Definition
pickpocket
Term
el crimen
 Definition
grave crime or crime in general
Term
el criminal
 Definition
criminal
Term
el delito
 Definition
small crimes, felonies
Term
el delincuente
 Definition
criminal, delinquent
Term
el atraco
 Definition
armed robbery, holdup
Term
atracar
 Definition
to hold up, rob
Term
el robo
 Definition
burglary, theft
Term
el asalto
 Definition
mugging, assault
Term
asaltar
 Definition
to mug, attack, assault
Term
el hurto
 Definition
theft, thievery
Term
hurtar
 Definition
to steal, swipe
Term
el anillo
 Definition
simple ring
Term
la anilla
 Definition
a large ring, practical purpose
Term
la sortija
 Definition
elaborate ring
Term
el aro
 Definition
metal ring or hoop for games or barrels
Term
la argolla
 Definition
heavy metal ring for tying down animals
Term
el discípulo
 Definition
disciple, student
Term
el condiscípulo
 Definition
fellow student
Term
el estudiante
 Definition
student
Term
el alumno
 Definition
pupil (at a school), student at a university
Term
el escolar
 Definition
schoolboy/girl
Term
el colegial
 Definition
schoolboy (elementary, middle school)
Term
asolar
 Definition
to devastate, destroy, level
Term
arrasar
 Definition
to demolish, destroy
Term
aniquilar
 Definition
to annihilate, destroy
Term
destruir
 Definition
to destroy
Term
destrozar
 Definition
to destroy, to smash, to break
Term
la silla de ruedas
 Definition
wheelchair
Term
la silla
 Definition
chair; saddle
Term
el sillín
 Definition
seat (of a bike)
Term
la butaca
 Definition
armchair, easy chair
Term
el sillón
 Definition
armchair
Term
el asiento
 Definition
seat, bench
Term
gobernar
 Definition
to run, manage, govern (house and government)
Term
regir
 Definition
to rule, govern, manage, control
Term
dirigir
 Definition
to direct, manage, run (project, a business)
Term
administrar
 Definition
to administrate, manage, run
Term
el acto
 Definition
act, action
Term
la acción
 Definition
act, deed, action (ethical judgement)
Term
la acta, las actas
 Definition
official records, minutes
Term
pasar
 Definition
to spend, to pass, to go by
Term
transcurrir
 Definition
to pass, go by
Term
mediar
 Definition
to elapse, to pass, to intervene
Term
correr
 Definition
to run; to go by quickly
Term
la cualidad
 Definition
quality, trait
Term
la característica
 Definition
characteristic, quality
Term
el atributo
 Definition
ascribed traits, characteristic, attributes
Term
el rasgo
 Definition
feature, trait
Term
la calidad
 Definition
quality (indicated comparison)
Term
la cantidad
 Definition
quantity
Term
carecer de
 Definition
to lack
Term
faltar
 Definition
to lack, not to have
Term
necesitar
 Definition
to lead
Term
escasear
 Definition
to be scarce, be in meager supply
Term
puntual
 Definition
punctual, precise, detailed, reliable
Term
puntualizar
 Definition
to specify, to detail
Term
informal
 Definition
unreliable, untrustworthy, imprecise
Term
renunciar (a)
 Definition
to resign, quit, give up voluntarily
Term
la renuncia
 Definition
resignation
Term
dimitir (de)
 Definition
to resign or quit a job
Term
la dimisión
 Definition
resignation
Term
dejar (abandonar)
 Definition
to quit, leave
Term
resignarse a
 Definition
to resign oneself to
Term
la mordida
 Definition
bribe, money bribe
Term
el soborno
 Definition
bribery
Term
el cohecho
 Definition
bribery (for a public official, like a judge)
Term
tapar la boca
 Definition
to bribe, buy someone's silence
Term
sobornar, cohechar
 Definition
to bribe
Term
el calco
 Definition
loan translation, copy
Term
calcar
 Definition
to copy, trace
Term
la copia
 Definition
copy
Term
copiar
 Definition
to copy
Term
el ejemplar
 Definition
copy (of a book)
Term
el número
 Definition
copy, issue
Term
la imitación, imitar
 Definition
imitation, copy, to imitate
Term
el vocablo
 Definition
word (not plural)
Term
la palabrota, taco
 Definition
swear words
Term
el término
 Definition
term, expression, word
Term
la letra
 Definition
words, lyrics
Term
la voz
 Definition
voice, word
Term
el jardín
 Definition
garden with flowers, trees, shrubs
Term
el huerto
 Definition
garden, orchard
Term
la huerta
 Definition
extensive, well-irrigated farm
Term
el vergel
 Definition
garden, eden-like garden
Term
el jardinero
 Definition
gardener
Term
el hortelano
 Definition
(vegetable) gardener
Term
el idioma
 Definition
language
Term
la lengua
 Definition
tongue, language
Term
el lenguaje
 Definition
language, jargon
Term
el modismo
 Definition
idiom
Term
el habla
 Definition
speech
Term
detener(se)
 Definition
to stop, arrest
Term
arrestar
 Definition
to arrest
Term
parar(se)
 Definition
to come to a stop
Term
dejar de + inf
 Definition
to stop + gerund (it stopped doing)
Term
cesar de + inf.
 Definition
to stop + gerund
Term
el cartel
 Definition
poster, announcement
Term
el póster
 Definition
poster, sign
Term
la pancarta
 Definition
placard, sign, poster
Term
el pasquín
 Definition
printed notice, handbill
Term
la(s) pintada(s)
 Definition
(a piece of) grafitti
Term
ensanchar
 Definition
to widen
Term
estrechar
 Definition
to narrow
Term
alargar
 Definition
to lengthen
Term
acortar
 Definition
to shorten
Term
agrandar
 Definition
to enlarge
Term
empequeñecer
 Definition
to make small(er), to belittle
Term
el cauce
 Definition
channel, riverbed
Term
el lecho
 Definition
bed, riverbed, bed of a sick or dying person
Term
la cama
 Definition
bed
Term
la madre
 Definition
main channel, bed
Term
salirse de madre
 Definition
to exceed what is normal, overflow its banks
Term
sacar de madre a alguien
 Definition
to exasperate, to make one lose patience
Term
extender(se)
 Definition
to spread, to extend, to stretch
Term
difundir
 Definition
to spread, to transmit (information)
Term
cundir
 Definition
to spread, increase (knowledge)
Term
propagar(se)
 Definition
to spread, grow (disease, ideas, plants that spread quickly)
Term
untar
 Definition
to spread, smear
Term
el frasco
 Definition
flask, bottle (ink, alcohol)
Term
la botella
 Definition
bottle
Term
el tarro
 Definition
jar
Term
el jarro
 Definition
pitcher
Term
el jarrón
 Definition
vase
Term
menudo
 Definition
small, insignificant
Term
diminuto
 Definition
small, minute
Term
apretar
 Definition
to squeeze, to press (like clothes)
Term
oprimir
 Definition
to squeeze, to press, to oppress (politically)
Term
presionar
 Definition
to press, pressure (someone to do something)
Term
pulsar
 Definition
to press, to pulse (computer keys, doorbells)
Term
exprimir
 Definition
to squeeze juice
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