capítulo 1 Flashcards

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la oficina

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

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el despacho

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

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la dirección

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

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4
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el bufete

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law office

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5
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la redacción

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newspaper office

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6
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el consultorio

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medical office (where several doctors work)

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7
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la consulta

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private physician’s office

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8
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la clínica

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independent medical facility/specialized hospital unit

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9
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la clínica dental

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dental office

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10
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volver a + infinitivo

A

to do something again

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volver

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to return, go (come) back

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regresar

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to return, go (come) back

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13
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devolver

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

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14
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cerrar

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to close, shut

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15
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el ciere

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closing, shutting

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16
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cerrar con llave

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to lock

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17
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abrir

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to open

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18
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la abertura

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(physical) opening, gap; aperture

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19
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clausurar

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to close, adjourn

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20
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la clausura

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closing, adjournment

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21
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la apertura

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opening (figurative or ceremonial)

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22
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acabar de + infinitivo

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

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23
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terminar de + infinitivo

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to finish doing something

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24
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la sala

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living room, parlor

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el salón
living room; large room, hall
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el cuarto
room (private)
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el aula
classroom
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la habitación
room (hotel)
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angosto
narrow (Latin America)
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estrecho
narrow (Spain)
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el hule
rubber, waterproof fabric
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la goma
rubber (soft); rubber band
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el caucho
rubber (hard)
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de palo
wooden
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la madera
wood
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el palo
cylindrical piece of wood; pole, stick;
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la leña
firewood
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matar
to kill
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asesinar
to murder, assassinate; to kill
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rematar
to finish off
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eliminar
to wipe out, bump off
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ejecutar
to execute
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la cuadra
block (Latin America); horse stable (Spain)
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el establo
stable (not for horses)
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la manzana
apple; block (Spain)
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el bloque
block; block of a hard substance (stone, marble, etc)
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el ropero
clothes closet
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el armario
closet
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la alacena
cupboard, closet; locker
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el guardarropa
coatroom
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agarrar
to take (Latin America); to grasp (with claws) (Spain)
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tomar
to take
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coger
to take
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amanecer
to dawn
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anochecer
to grow dark
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atardecer
to draw towards evening; to happen late in the afternoon
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orinario
ordinary, common; coarse, vulgar
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común
common
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corriente
common
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colgar
to hang; to flunk, fail someone
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ahorcar
to hang (by the neck)
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tender
to hang (clothes)
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pender
to hang (intransitive) (i.e. something hangs)