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Spanish Language (Capitúlo Seis - Vocabulario)
WashU Spanish 201
49
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
10/25/2010
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Term
aspirar a
 Definition
to aspire to
Term
desempeñar un papel
 Definition
to play (fulfill) a role
Term
educar
 Definition
to rear, bring up (children)

carries a denotation of both physical fcare as well as the process of educating them with respect to the values and rules of the society in which they live
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socializar
 Definition
to socialize
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el amo/ama de casa
 Definition
homemaker
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la aspiración
 Definition
aspiration, goal
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el cambio
 Definition
change
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la carrera
 Definition
career, profession; university specialty (major)
Term
la carrera
 Definition
career, profession; university specialty (major)
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la custodia
 Definition
custody
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la educación
 Definition
upbringing; education
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la expectativa
 Definition
expectation
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la/el feminista
 Definition
feminist
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la igualidad
 Definition
equality
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la infancia
 Definition
infancy
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el juguete
 Definition
toy
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la juventud
 Definition
childhood; youth
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el/la machista
 Definition
male chauvinist
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la meta
 Definition
goal, aim
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la muñeca
 Definition
doll (also wrist)
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el papel
 Definition
role
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la pelota
 Definition
ball
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el prejuicio
 Definition
prejudice
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el puesto
 Definition
job; position
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los quehaceres domésticos
 Definition
household chores
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la responsabilidad
 Definition
the responsabliity
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la sensibilidad
 Definition
the (emotional) sensitivity
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la socialización
 Definition
socialization
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el sueldo
 Definition
salary
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la vejez
 Definition
old age
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femenino/femenina
 Definition
feminine
Term
feminista
 Definition
feminist
Term
machista
 Definition
male-chauvinistic
Term
masculino/masculina
 Definition
masculine
Term
alguna vez
 Definition
ever (used in a question with present perfect tense)
Term
en cuanto a...
 Definition
as far as .... is concerned
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en estos días
 Definition
these days
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recientemente
 Definition
recently
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últimamente
 Definition
likely
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tener éxito
[¡Ojo!]
 Definition
to be successful in a particular field of activity
Term
lograr
[¡Ojo!]
 Definition
to succeed in doing something (like to take over the crown)
to manage to do something
to obtain or acheive a goal
Term
suceder
[¡Ojo!]
 Definition
to occur, to happen, or to follow in succession
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asistir (a)
[¡Ojo!]
 Definition
to attend (a function)
to be present (at a meeting, in class, a play, etc.)
Term
atender
[¡Ojo!]
 Definition
cuidar
prestar atención
to take into account
to wait on
Term
ayudar
[¡Ojo!]
 Definition
to assist
Term
poner(se)
[¡Ojo!]
 Definition
a change in physical or emotional state
can only be followed by an adjective
Term
volverse
[¡Ojo!]
 Definition
a change in physical and emotional state
signals a dramatic, often irreversible, change
Term
hacerse
[¡Ojo!]
 Definition
to become/to get to be
a gradual change over a period of change
a conscious effort on the part of the subject

[ex. she became a doctor after much sacrifice]
Term
llegar a ser
[¡Ojo!]
 Definition
to become / to get to be
a gradual change over a period of change
an effortless change
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