Chapter 10 Flashcards
desastre natural (m.)
natural disaster
erupción de volcán (f.)
volcanic eruption
incendios forestales (m. pl.)
forest fires
huracán (m.)
hurricane
maremoto
tsunami
tornado
tornado
zona sísmica
earthquake zone
ambulancia
ambulance
ahogarse
to drown
ataque cardíaco (m.)
heart attack
caerse
to fall down
choque eléctrico (m.)
electric shock
emergencia
emergency
envenenamiento
poisoning
hemorragia
hemorrhage
lesión (f.)
injury
riesgo
hazzard
sofocar
to smother, to put out
herido(a)
wounded or injured person
inconsciente
unconscious
lastimado(a)
injured person
botiquín de primeros auxilios (m.)
first aid kit
dosis (f.)
dosage
masaje cardíaco (m.)
cardiac massage
medicina
medicine
autoridad (f.)
authority
Cruz Roja
Red Cross
cuerda
rope
extintor de incendios (m.)
fire extinguisher
mantener la calma
to stay calm
primeros auxilios (m. pl.)
first aid
reanimar
ro revive
respiración artificial (f.)
artificial respiration
respirar
to breathe
salvavidas (f. pl.)
life preserver
servicios de emergencia /urgencia (m. pl.)
emergency services
toxicología
toxicology
escalera
ladder; stairs, staircase
estufa de gas
gas stove
fósforos (m. pl.)
matches
paquete (m.)
package
pasillo
hall, hallway
suelo
floor
toalla
towel
vecino(a)
neighbor
aconsejable
advisable
alerto(a)
alert
alto(a)
high
amenaza
threat
bajo(a)
low
de sol a sol
from dawn to dusk
destructivo(a)
destructive
elevado(a)
elevated
en caso de
in case of
encendido(a)
lit up
excesivo(a)
excessive
lento(a)
slow
mediano(a)
medium
peligro
danger
reciente
recent
salvo
except
primer(o)
first
segundo
second
tercer(o)
third
cuarto
fourth
quinto
fifth
sexto
sixth
séptimo
seventh
octavo
eighth
noveno
ninth
décimo
tenth
aconsejar
to advise
cubrir
to cover
insistir (en)
to insist
lanzar
to throw, to hurl
morirse
to die
observar
to observe
proporcionar
to provide
quedarse
to stay, to remain
reunirse
to get together, to reunite
romperse
to break, to shatter
sugerir
to suggest
verificar
to verify
carro
car
chocar
to crash
chofer (m. f.)
chauffeur
conducir
to drive
culpa
fault
grúa
weaker, tow truck
oxígeno
oxygen
pegar
to hit
peligro
danger
tener la culpa
to be al fault, to be to blame
húmedo(a)
wet, humid
afueras
suburbs, outskirts
entero(a)
whole, entire
extraño(a)
strange
indicio
indication, sign
interior (m.)
interior
sospechoso(a)
suspicious
turístico(a)
tourist
destinación (f.)
destination
llegada
arrival
placer (m.)
pleasure
reservación (f.)
reservation
alguien
someone, anyone
alguna vez
sometime, ever
alguno
some, any
o… o
either… or
jamás
never
ni… ni
neither… nor
ninguno(a)
none, not any
andar
to walk
anticipar
to anticipate
anunciar
to announce
estar seguro(a)
to be sure
evitar
to avoid
haber (aux. verb)
to have
notar
to notice
producir
to produce
traducir
to translate
tratar de
to try
a tiempo
on time
actuación (f.)
performance
comunidad (f.)
community
guerra
war
incidente (m.)
incident
llaves de paso (f. pl.)
water valves
objeto
object
oportunidad (f.)
opportunity
por suerte
luckily
primitivista
primitive or naïve art, characterized by vivid colors and simple figures
si así es
if so
estrofa
verse
metáfora
metaphor
oración (f.)
sentence
pasión (f.)
passion
ritmo
rhythm
verso
line of a poem
billetera
wallet
documentos de identidad (m. pl.)
documents
miedo
fear
pistola
gun
a continuación
next, following
anochecer
dusk, nightfall
apenas
barely
con el pie izquierdo
on the wrong foot
en lugar de
in place of
enorme
enormous
extravagante
extravagant
intelectual
intelectual
consistir
to consist
definir
to define
despedirse
to take leave, to say good-bye
perseguir (i, i)
to pursue
prestar
to lend
caballo
horse
despertador (m.)
alarm clock
divergencia
divergence
estatua
statue
reconocimiento
recognition
respeto
respect
sandinistas
Nicaraguan revolutionary group