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SPAN 3423
Spanish Comp. @ OU: Vocab Ch 1, 2, 6
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
02/17/2011

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el despacho
Definition
private office
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la dirección
Definition
administrative office of an institution or organization
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el bufete
Definition
law office
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la redacción
Definition
newspaper office
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el consultorio
Definition
medical office
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la consulta
Definition
doctor's offic
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volver a + infinitivo
Definition
to do something again
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volver/regresar
Definition
to return, to go (come) back
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clausurar
Definition
to close in a figurative or ceremonial sense
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la apertura
Definition
opening in a figurative or ceremonial sense
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la abertura
Definition
a physical opening or hole, an aperture
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acabar de + infinitivo
Definition
to have (had) just done something
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terminar de + infinitivo
Definition
to finish doing something
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la sala o el salón
Definition
living room, usually with some qualifier; sala de espera; salón de espectáculos
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el cuarto
Definition
room, private or personal
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la habitación
Definition
room, hotel, or more private rooms when talking about real estate
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el aula
Definition
classroom
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angosto
estrecho
Definition
narrow
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el huele
Definition
rubber, waterproof rubberized fabric
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la goma
Definition
rubber, rubber band, soft rubber
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el caucho
Definition
rubber, hard rubber
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palo
Definition
wood, pole, stick, something cylindrical
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la madera
Definition
wood, regular wood
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la leña
Definition
firewood
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matar
Definition
to kill
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asesinar
Definition
to assassinate
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rematar
Definition
to finish off
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eliminar
Definition
to wipe out, bump off, implies a criminal rubbing or wiping out of someone
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ejecutar
Definition
to execute, capital punishment
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el bloque
Definition
large piece of a hard substance, sometimes block of houses
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el establo
Definition
stable
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la cuadra
Definition
Spanish America: city block
Spain: stable
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manzana
Definition
apple
Spain: city block
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el ropero/el armario
Definition
clothes closet
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la alacena
Definition
cupboard, closet; locker
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el guardarropa
Definition
checkroom, cloakroom
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coger/tomar
Definition
to take
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agarrar
Definition
to take, to grasp as with claws or garras
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amanecer
Definition
to dawn
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anochecer
Definition
to grow dark
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atardecer
Definition
to draw towards evening; to happen late in the afternoon
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ordinario
Definition
coarse or vulgar
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común/corriente
Definition
common, ordinary
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ahorcar
Definition
to hang by the neck in order to execute someone
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colgar
Definition
to hang, to flunk or fail someone
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tender
Definition
to hang clothes
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pender
Definition
hang, as in when suspended and hangs freely from a higher position
Term
el colegio
Definition
school, primary or middle
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el liceo/el instituto
Definition
public high school
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la academia
Definition
academy
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caminar/andar
Definition
to walk
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pasear
Definition
to stroll, recreational
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callejear/deambular
Definition
to wander the streets
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la píldora
Definition
small round medicinal pill
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la pastilla
Definition
larger than a píldora
sometimes a cake or bar of soap
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la tableta/el comprimido
Definition
tablet, like a pastilla
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la gragea
Definition
small sugar coated pill or colored candy
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temblar
Definition
to shake from cold, an emotion, or because of some physical force
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sacudir
Definition
to shake back and forth
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estremecer(se)
Definition
to shake or shudder from horror or strong emotion
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tiritar
Definition
to shake from cold or fever
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responder/contestar
Definition
to answer, to respond, to reply
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replicar
Definition
to talk back
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objetar/contradecir/rebatir
Definition
to object, to contradict, to refute
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amar
Definition
to love, idealized or abstract
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querer
Definition
to love, more physical and possessive
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la cáscara
Definition
shell, thick skin of shrimp, nuts, eggs, etc.
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el caparazón
Definition
thick shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.
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la corteza
Definition
bark, rind, crust
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la mondadura/peladura
Definition
the peeled off skin of fruit or veggie
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descascarillar
Definition
to shell nuts
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cascar
Definition
cracking of eggs or nutshells
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pelar/mondar
Definition
peeling of a fruit, suggests the use of a knife
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reptar
Definition
to crawl, like a reptile
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arrastrarse
Definition
to crawl or creep
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gatear
Definition
to crawl on all fours
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serpentear
Definition
to crawl, to meander
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esperar
Definition
to wait, to expect, to hope
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aguardar
Definition
to wait (for), when waiting is very long
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hacer cola
Definition
to wait in line
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el cerro
Definition
hill, isolated, rocky or rough
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la colina
Definition
hill or knoll
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la loma
Definition
a low long hill
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la cuesta
Definition
slope or grade of a hill
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la ladera
Definition
hillside, slope
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el acantilado
Definition
cliff in a marine context
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soportar
Definition
to endure, to suffer though something
Term
mantener
Definition
to support, to maintain
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apoyar
Definition
to support, to back up someone
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aguantar, resistir
Definition
to endure
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sobrellevar
Definition
patient endurance of some burden
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viejo
Definition
old, disparaging attitude
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anciano
Definition
euphemism for viejo, old people
Term
vetusto
Definition
very old, suggests decaying
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rancio
Definition
rancid/well-aged,
old, related to tradition, customs, ancestry
Term
antiguo
Definition
former
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armar
Definition
to assemble, to put together, to put up
Term
montar
Definition
to assemble engines, motors, etc.
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la ira
Definition
wrath, anger, accompanied by some loss of self-control
Term
edificar
Definition
to build, to erect a building
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el enfado
Definition
annoyance
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la rabia
Definition
intense, explosive anger
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sacar de quicio
Definition
exasperate, to drive crazy, to unhinge
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la parada/el paradero
Definition
stop, as in public ground transportation
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la escala
Definition
stop, as in air or sea transportation
scale for measurement
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atravesar
Definition
to go though (an economic crisis), to pass through
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el cruze
Definition
crossroad
cross breeding
Term
la planta/el piso
Definition
story, floor
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el suelo
Definition
soil or inside floor of building
Term
arrojar
Definition
to throw indicating violence, emotion, or impulsiveness
Term
tirar/lanzar
Definition
to throw away something no longer wanted or useful
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echar
Definition
to throw out, more evicting or firing sense
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botar
Definition
to throw out, to fire
to bounce
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extranar
Definition
to miss something or someone
to surprise, sorprender
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echar de menos
anorar
Definition
to miss
to long for
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estar en cueros
Definition
to be stark naked
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sufrir un examen
Definition
to take an exam
dar un examen
examinarse de
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aprobar un examen
Definition
to pass an exam
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suspender
Definition
to fail
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marcharse
Definition
to go away, to leave
Term
asqueroso, chochino, inmundo, puerco, mugriento
Definition
dirty
Term
blando
Definition
soft, what is not hard and yields easily to pressure
Term
mullido
muelle
Definition
soft, physical
soft, circumstances
Term
romper a + infinitivo
Definition
to start + gerund
to break out (laughing)
Term
echar a + infinitive
echar(se) a
Definition
to begin with verbs of motion
to begin w/ emotion
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disfrutar a sus anchas
Definition
to enjoy freely
Term
disfrutar de
gozar de
Definition
to enjoy privileges, advantages, comforts
to enjoy pleasure or joy
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rezar
orar
Definition
to pray out loud
to pray, more literary
Term
la plegaria
Definition
prayer w/ special request or favor sought
Term
el bizcocho
el pastel
la tarta
Definition
cake
large cake
cake w/ layers or fruit pie
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