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Expresiones lexicas particulares
n/a
49
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
11/18/2009

Additional Language - Spanish Flashcards

 


 

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Term
el guía
Definition
The guide (a person)
Term
la guía
Definition

the guide book

OR

a female guide person

Term
conocer
Definition
to meet someone for the first time
Term
conocer
Definition
to be familiar with (something)
Term
saber + infinitive
Definition
to know how (to do something)
Term
saber que
Definition
to know that (it is hot out)
Term
saber qué
Definition
to know what (to do)
Term
saber si
Definition
to know if (he called)
Term
saber cuando
Definition
to know when (it happened)
Term
aprender
Definition
to acquire knowledge (by study or intentionally)
Term
enterarse de
Definition
to find out, discover something (accidentally or intentionally)
Term
averiguar
Definition
to find out (to get information by investigating)
Term
saber (preterite)
Definition

to find out, learn about something by chance

(I never knew (heard) that you were sick)

Term
encontrarse con
Definition
to meet (by appointment, by chance)
Term

toparse con

 

Definition
to meet (run into, meet by chance)
Term
tropezar con
Definition
to meet (run into, run across, stumble upon)
Term
el orden
Definition

order, organization, neatness

(alphabetical order)

Term
la orden
Definition
order, request
Term
pensar en
Definition
to think about (someone or something)
Term
pensar de
Definition

to think (an opinion) about (someone or something)

- direct or indirect interrogatives

What do you think about...?

He told me what he thought about her

Term
pensar + infinitivo
Definition

to think about, plan on (doing something)

 

Term

correr (human)

andar / funcionar (machine)

Definition
to run (human vs. machine)
Term

trabajar (human)

andar / funcionar (machine)

Definition
to function (human vs. machine)
Term

comenzar / empezar (people and events)

poner en marcha / arrancar (motors)

Definition
to start (people/events vs. motors)
Term

salir corriendo (human)

acabársele a uno (things)

Definition
to run out (human vs. thing)
Term

salir (human)

apagarse, irse (lights)

Definition
to go out (human vs. lights)
Term
hacer ejercicio
Definition
to work out (exercise)
Term
resolver un problema
Definition
to work out a problem
Term

dar con (something / someone)

atravesar corriendo (a room, a place)

 

 

Definition

to run across someone / something

to run across (a room, a patio)

Term

escurrir, gotear (liquid down a surface)

descargarse (batteries)

acabarse la cuerda (watches)

bajar corriendo (the stairs)

Definition
to run down (liquid running down a surface, batteries, watches, to run down the stairs)
Term
chocar con
Definition
to run into
Term

apagar (the light)

las cosas salen bien, mal (things)

Definition
to turn out (the lights, things)
Term

jugar (a game)

tocar (an instrument)

Definition
to play (a game, an instrument)
Term

una obra de teatro (theater)

una jugada (game play)

Definition
a play (theater play, single play in a game)
Term

jugar un juego

un partido

una partida

Definition

to play (any game)

a sports game

a board game, cards

Term
poner
Definition
to put, to set (a table)
Term

guardar (the plates)

ahorrar (money)

Definition
to put away (plates, money)
Term
meter
Definition
to put in (the car in the garage, your finger in your mouth)
Term
ponerse
Definition
to put on (a coat) , to become (+ adj.)
Term
aguantar, soportar
Definition
to put up with, stand
Term

apoyar (morally)

mantener (financially)

Definition
to support (morally, financially)
Term
realizar
Definition
to come true (a dream), to carry out (your duties)
Term

servirle

servirlo, servirla, servir algo

Definition

to serve (a person, or help them)

(something, a meal)

Term

gastar

pasar

desperdiciar

Definition

to spend money

time

to waste time

Term

tomar

llevar

llevarse

 

Definition

to take (the bus, the keys, time)

to take away in a direction (take towels to the beach)

to take away in no direction (took my fork away)

to drink

"Take this" when you hand to someone

Term

apuntar

bajar

subir

admitir/ alojar

sacar

quitarse

tener lugar

Definition

to take down (a message)

  luggage

to take up luggage

to take in

to take out

to take off (clothes)

to take place

Term

tiempo

vez

hora

rato

divertirse

Definition

time (to have time)

weather

time (this time)

time (what time is it?)

time, while (i've been waiting for some time)

to have a good time

Term

a tiempo

a la vez / al mismo tiempo

en esa época

en ese momento

de vez en cuando

al rato

en vez de

Definition

on time

at the same time

at the time (general)

at the time (specific)

once in a while

after a while

instead of

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