Capítulo 1 Flashcards
el hule
rubber; oilcloth
la oficina
office
acabar de + inf.
to finish doing (something); to have just done something
angosto
narrow
de palo
wooden
la cuadra
city block (Sp. Am); horse stable (Sp.)
el ropero
closet
agarrar
to take; to grasp
amanecer
to dawn
la sala/salón
living room, parlor
ordinario
ordinary, common; coarse, vulgar
colgar
to hang
el bufete
law office
el despacho
private office, study
la redacción
newspaper office
la clínica
clinic, hospital
volver a + inf.
to do something again
regresar
to return, go (come) back
el cuarto
room (general)
vomitar
to throw up
la consulta
doctor’s office
cerrar
to close, shut’ to lock
el cierre
closing, shutting
abrir
to open
la abertura
(physical) opening, gap; aperture
clausurar
to close (figural, ceremonial), adjourn
devolver
to return (something), give back; to throw up
la clausura
closing, adjourment
terminar de + inf.
to finish doing something
la habitación
room (general)
ahorcar
to hang (by the neck)
la dirección
administrative office
la clínica dental
dental office
el aula (fem.)
classroom / lecture room
estrecho
narrow
la madera
wood
el caucho
rubber
el palo
pole, stick; blow with a stick
la leña
(fire) wood
matar
to kill
eliminar
to wipe out, bump off
rematar
to finish off
la apertura
(figurative, ceremonial) opening
ejecutar
to execute
el consultorio
medical office (many doctors)
el establo
stable
la manzana
city block (Sp.); apple
el bloque
block of houses; large piece of a hard substance
armario
closet
la alacena
cupboard, closet; locker
pender
to hang (intransitively)
el guardarropa
checkroom, cloakroom; clothes closet
tomar
to take
coger
to take
anochecer
to grow dark
volver
to return, go (come) back
atardecer
to draw towards evening; to happen late in the afternnon
la goma
rubber; rubber band
común
common
tender
to hang (clothes)
asesinar
to murder, assassinate; to kill
corriente
common
