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Vocabulary Chapter 8
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
03/15/2006

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(1) la fila
Definition
line, row; straight, or people lined up orderly, such as soldiers
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(1) la hilera
Definition
string, line, row; synonym of fila, common w/ reference to trees, shrubs, inanimate objects
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(1) la línea
Definition
line, most common equivalent of English line (printed líneas or rayas on a page)
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(1) alinear
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to line up, arrange in a line;
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(1) el renglón
Definition
(written) line;
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(1) la raya
Definition
stripe, line; sense of what establishes guidelines or limits
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(1) la cola
Definition
tail, line; people waiting behind one another
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(1) hacer cola
Definition
to stand (wait) in line
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(2) el timbre
Definition
bell, buzzer; spring or electronically operated (bicycle, doorbell)
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(2) el cascabel
Definition
bell; small, hollow, roundish device w/ metal ball inside
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(2) la campana
Definition
bell; larger, cup-shaped instrument made or bronze and found in churches, convents, etc.
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(2) el cencerro
Definition
(cow) bell; hung around the neck of farm animals for the purpose of locating them
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(2) la campanilla
Definition
bell, handbell; smaller bello of same shape as campana, such as a handbell
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(3) despierto
Definition
awake, wide awake, sharp; w/ verb estar is the opposite of estar dormido (to be asleep), used with ser as synonym of inteligente
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(3) (d)espabilado
Definition
wide awake, alert; used with ser as synonym of inteligente (different meaning w/estar)
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(3) listo
Definition
bright, clever, sly; used with ser as synonym of inteligente (different meaning w/estar), can have negative connotation - too clever, tricky, or untrustworthy
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(3) vivo
Definition
bright, sharp, clever, sly; used with ser as synonym of inteligente (different meaning w/estar), can have negative connotation – too clever, tricky, or untrustworthy
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(4) la calle
Definition
street; public thoroughfare of a city or town
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(4) la carretera
Definition
highway; or any major road
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(4) la autovía
Definition
freeway; newer term, synonym of autopista, especially when it is a newer freeway or more lanes than a carretera
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(4) el carril
Definition
lane; (Spain)
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(4) el peaje
Definition
toll
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(4) la autopista
Definition
freeway; or turnpike, meanin a highway without stoplights or stop signs intended for rapad, mostly long distance travel
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(4) la autopista de peaje
Definition
toll road
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(4) el camino
Definition
road, path
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(4) la vía
Definition
lane; (Spanish America)
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(5) el lugar
Definition
place, spot; synonym of sitio
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(5) el sitio
Definition
place, spot; synonym of lugar, preferred if a place that is the customary location where something is kept of found
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(5) el paraje
Definition
place, spot; sometimes used in plural w/ singular meaning, connotes a secluded, deserted, or remote location
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(5) el local
Definition
place, premises; a place indoors, usually premises of a business location
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(5) la localidad
Definition
place, town; commone synonym of lugar and sitio, often used in the sense of town
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(6) la punta
Definition
point, tip; sharp-pointed or projected end of something, also that which is comparable in shape
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(6) el punto
Definition
point, most common for English point, may indicate a moment in time, point in space, or in an argument, discussion, etc., used w/ variety of verbs to indicate punctuality
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(6) en punto
Definition
sharp; if a specific tour is indicated
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(6) a punto
Definition
on time
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(6) estar a punto de + infinitivo
Definition
to be about to do something
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(6) poner a punto
Definition
to tune up, adjust, get (something) ready
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(7) arrollar
Definition
to roll (over), crush; synonym of atropellar, most commonly roll over something with force, extension: crush or defeat an opponent
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(7) atropellar
Definition
to run over; to knock down; run into violently w/ an animal or vehicle
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(7) aplastar
Definition
to crush; synonym of arrollar, most common for crush or flatten
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(7) aniquillar
Definition
to annihilate; totally destroy something or someone
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(8) poner
Definition
to put; basic word, sometimes replaced by meter or colocar
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(8) meter
Definition
to put, insert: within or inside something else
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(8) colocar
Definition
to place, put; preffered over poner to indicate something is being placed in its appropriate location or order, often with special care
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(8) introducir
Definition
to put in, insert, introduce; can replace meter, especially in written Spanish, when something passes through or goes into a small narrow place (key/lock, coin/slot, letter/envelope)
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(9) acosar
Definition
to harass; persistent or continuous pursuing of a person or animal (acoso sexual renders sexual harassment)
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(9) perseguir
Definition
to pursue; high degree of intensity like acosar but may have people or goals as its direct object, lacks negative connotation, semantically neutral
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(9) importunar
Definition
to annoy; more common than English cognate to importune
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(9) molestar
Definition
to annoy, bother, pester; standard for its meaning
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(9) hostigar
Definition
to lash, harass; physical as in whip, but also used like acosar
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(10) la escapatoria
Definition
getaway; the act or route of escape
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(10) escaper(se)
Definition
to escape, flee
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(10) la fuga
Definition
flight, escape; used w/ indication of place escaped from
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(10) fugarse
Definition
to flee, escape, run away; like huir, stresses rapidity of escape
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(10) la huida
Definition
flight, escape
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(10) huir
Definition
to flee, escape
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(10) la evasion
Definition
escape, evasion; adds notion of avoidance or concealment of some action
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(10) evadirse
Definition
to escape, avoid; adds notion of avoidance or concealment of some action
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(11) poder
Definition
to be able, can;
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(11) el poder
Definition
power or ability to do something; used with a preceding masculine definite article, of a personal, social, or political nature, also has legal connotation (power of attourney)
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(11) la potencia
Definition
power; measureable mechanical or electrical energy, also when referring to a nation as a political, economic, or military force
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(11) la fuerza
Definition
power, force; strength, physical or otherwise to realize or accomplish something
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(12) darse cuenta de
Definition
to realice; become aware
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(12) caer en la cuenta
Definition
to realice; less common synonym, stresses suddenness of perception
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(12) realizar
Definition
to realize; only as accomplish or achieve
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(13) el dolor
Definition
pain, ache; dolor+de+noun usually used to indicate pain in a specific part of the body
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(13) doler
Definition
to ache, hurt; used similar to dolor with indirect objects
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(13) el sufrimiento
Definition
suffering; synonym to padecimiento, indicates physical or mental
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(13) sufrir
Definition
to suffer; synonymous w/ padecer like their corresponding nouns, but usually without complaint, with patience, or resignation
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(13) el padecimiento
Definition
suffering; synonym to sufrimiento, indicates physical or mental, used when pain is chronic, severe, or of long duration
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(13) padecer
Definition
to suffer; see corresponding noun (chronic, severe, etc.)
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(13) pasar + certain nouns
Definition
to suffer; to endure, such as pasar hambre, sed, dolor, calor
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(14) regalar
Definition
to give (as a gift or present); common, equivalent to hacer un regalo
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(14) hacer un regalo
Definition
to give a gift; common, equivalent to regalar
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(14) el regalo
Definition
gift, present; most common, includes meanings of other words
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(14) el don
Definition
gift; natural gift or talent
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(14) el presente
Definition
gift; uncommon, indicates a modest gift that is ceremonial or formal
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(14) el obsequio
Definition
gift; token gift or one meant to gain or keep favor with the recipient
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(14) el donativo
Definition
gift; private, to an institution, etc.
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(14) la dádiva
Definition
gift; implies something given disinterestedly and freely, especially for the benefit of someone of lesser social position
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