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Capitulo 2 Vocab
Spanish Composition Through Literature
80
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
09/16/2010

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Term
el colegio
Definition
elementary or middle school
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la escuela
Definition
general school
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el instituto
Definition
institute
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el liceo
Definition
high school (spain)
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la academia
Definition
academy, private school
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caminar
Definition
to walk
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andar
Definition
to walk
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ir a pie
Definition
to walk ON FOOT
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pasear
Definition
to stroll leisurely
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callejear
Definition
to wander the streets aimlessly
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deambular
Definition
to wander aimlessly
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la píldora
Definition
pill
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la pastilla
Definition
pill, cake, bar of soap
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la tableta
Definition
tablet
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el comprimido
Definition
tablet
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la gragea
Definition
small sugarcoated pill, or colored candy pastille
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la cápsula
Definition
capsule
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temblar
Definition
to shake, tremble, quake (general)
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sacudir
Definition
to shake (back and forth)
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estremecer
Definition
to shake, shudder (from horror or strong emotion)
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tiritar
Definition
to shake (fever or cold)
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responder
Definition
to respond, answer, reply
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contestar
Definition
to respond, answer, reply
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replicar
Definition
to talk back
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objetar
Definition
to object
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contradecir
Definition
to contradict
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rebatir
Definition
to refute
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amar
Definition
to love (abstract, also more sexual)
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querer
Definition
to love (more common definition of English to love)
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enamorarse de
Definition
to fall in love with
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estar enamorado de
Definition
to be in love with
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adorar
Definition
to adore, worship
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encantar, fascinar, entusiasmar
Definition
to have an intense liking for (use ind. obj, verbs like gustar)
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la cáscara
Definition
shell, thick skin of shrimp, nuts, eggs, thick rinds of melons, lemons, oranges
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el caparazón
Definition
shell (of crustacean)
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la corteza
Definition
bark, rind, crust (trees, cheese, bread)
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la piel
Definition
skin (natural skin of fruit or vegetable)
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la mondadura
Definition
skin of fruit or vegetable after it has been removed
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peladura
Definition
skin of fruit or vegetable after it has been removed
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descascarillar
Definition
to hull (nuts)
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cascar
Definition
to crack, split (eggshells, nutshells)
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pelar
Definition
to peel (fruit w/ hands)
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mondar
Definition
to peel (fruit w/ tool)
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reptar
Definition
to crawl like a reptile w/ body touching ground
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arrastrarse
Definition
synonym of reptar (to drag oneself)
Term
gatear
Definition
to creep, crawl (movement on all fours of children before they learn to walk)
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serpentear
Definition
to crawl, meander (streams, rivers, roads)
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esperar
Definition
to wait, to hope
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aguardar
Definition
to wait (not very long)
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hacer cola
Definition
to wait in line
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el cerro
Definition
hill (solated, rocky)
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la colina
Definition
hill, knoll
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la loma
Definition
low and long hill
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la cuesta
Definition
slope or grade of hill or street
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la ladera
Definition
hillside, slope (side of hill, rather than hill itself)
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el acantilado
Definition
cliff - marine context, paliside - river context
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soportar
Definition
to endure, stand, suffer through something
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mantener
Definition
to support, maintain - a family
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apoyar
Definition
to support (propping or backing up someone)
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aguantar
Definition
to endure, stand, put up with
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resistir
Definition
to stand, withstand, bear
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sobrellevar
Definition
patient endurance of a burden, difficult situation, or circumstance
Term
viejo
Definition
old
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anciano
Definition
old elderly person
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mayor
Definition
old (older, oldest)
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vetusto
Definition
very old (decaying, crumbling)
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rancio
Definition
old, rancid
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antiguo
Definition
ancient, old, former (positive)
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armar
Definition
to assemble, put together, put up
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montar
Definition
to assemble, put together, put up (mechanisms - engines, motors, clocks etc)
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construir
Definition
to build, construct
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edificar
Definition
to build, erect (masonry)
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la ira
Definition
ire, wrath, anger
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el enojo
Definition
anger
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el enfado
Definition
anger - less than enojo
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la rabia
Definition
rage, madness (intense, explosive!!)
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enojar(se)
Definition
to annoy, anger; (to become annoyed [angry])
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enfadar(se)
Definition
to annoy, anger; (to become annoyed [angry])
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rabiar
Definition
to rage, get angry
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sacar de quicio
Definition
to exasperate, drive crazy, unhinge
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