capítulo 1 Flashcards

1
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la oficina

A

office (a place where clerical or business activites are conducted)

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2
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el despacho

A

private office, study (of a single person at home or away from home)

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3
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la dirección

A

administrative office (of an institution or organization w/ a director)

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4
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el bufete

A

law office

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5
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la redacción

A

newspaper office

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6
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el consultorio

A

medical office (where several doctors work)

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7
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la consulta

A

private physician’s office

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8
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la clínica

A

independent medical facility/specialized hospital unit

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9
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la clínica dental

A

dental office

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10
Q

volver a + infinitivo

A

to do something again

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11
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volver

A

to return, go (come) back

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12
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regresar

A

to return, go (come) back

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13
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devolver

A

to return (something), give back; to throw up

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14
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cerrar

A

to close, shut

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15
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el ciere

A

closing, shutting

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16
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cerrar con llave

A

to lock

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17
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abrir

A

to open

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18
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la abertura

A

(physical) opening, gap; aperture

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19
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clausurar

A

to close, adjourn

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20
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la clausura

A

closing, adjournment

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21
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la apertura

A

opening (figurative or ceremonial)

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22
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acabar de + infinitivo

A

to finish doing (something); to have (had) just done something

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23
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terminar de + infinitivo

A

to finish doing something

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24
Q

la sala

A

living room, parlor

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25
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el salón

A

living room; large room, hall

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26
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el cuarto

A

room (private)

27
Q

el aula

A

classroom

28
Q

la habitación

A

room (hotel)

29
Q

angosto

A

narrow (Latin America)

30
Q

estrecho

A

narrow (Spain)

31
Q

el hule

A

rubber, waterproof fabric

32
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la goma

A

rubber (soft); rubber band

33
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el caucho

A

rubber (hard)

34
Q

de palo

A

wooden

35
Q

la madera

A

wood

36
Q

el palo

A

cylindrical piece of wood; pole, stick;

37
Q

la leña

A

firewood

38
Q

matar

A

to kill

39
Q

asesinar

A

to murder, assassinate; to kill

40
Q

rematar

A

to finish off

41
Q

eliminar

A

to wipe out, bump off

42
Q

ejecutar

A

to execute

43
Q

la cuadra

A

block (Latin America); horse stable (Spain)

44
Q

el establo

A

stable (not for horses)

45
Q

la manzana

A

apple; block (Spain)

46
Q

el bloque

A

block; block of a hard substance (stone, marble, etc)

47
Q

el ropero

A

clothes closet

48
Q

el armario

A

closet

49
Q

la alacena

A

cupboard, closet; locker

50
Q

el guardarropa

A

coatroom

51
Q

agarrar

A

to take (Latin America); to grasp (with claws) (Spain)

52
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tomar

A

to take

53
Q

coger

A

to take

54
Q

amanecer

A

to dawn

55
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anochecer

A

to grow dark

56
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atardecer

A

to draw towards evening; to happen late in the afternoon

57
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orinario

A

ordinary, common; coarse, vulgar

58
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común

A

common

59
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corriente

A

common

60
Q

colgar

A

to hang; to flunk, fail someone

61
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ahorcar

A

to hang (by the neck)

62
Q

tender

A

to hang (clothes)

63
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pender

A

to hang (intransitive) (i.e. something hangs)