Chapter 4 Flashcards
to take advantage of
aprovechar(se) (de)* (used to express making good use of time, talent, opportunity, weather, a situation, etc.
to increase
aumentar
to stay awake all night
desvelarse
to decrease
disminuir
to get up early
madrugar
to improve (make better)
mejorar
to catch up
ponerse al día
to postpone
posponer
to accomplish/ fulfill a goal
realizar
to keep doing something
seguir + verb -ndo ending (ex: sigue teniendo
to be successful
tener éxito
to work like a dog
trabajar como una mula
to try to
tratar de
overwhelmed
agobiado/a
exhausted
agotado/a
distressed
angustiado/a
in good spirits
animado/a
bummed
desanimado/a
rested
descansado/a
willing (to)
dispuesto/a (a)
enthusiastic
entusiasmado/a
stressed (out)
estresado/a
fed up
harto/a
fed up (to here)
hasta las narices
burned out
quemado/a
relaxed
relajado/a
renewed
renovado/a
satisfied
satisfecho/a
tense
tenso/a
lazy
vago/a (used with estar indicates a temp. condition, with ser a permanent
to relieve
aliviar
to recharge one’s batteries
cargar las pilas
to chat
charlar
to enjoy
disfrutar de
to entertain (oneself)
entretener(se)
to be in a good/bad mood
estar de buen/mal humor
to have a good/bad time
pasarlo bien/mal
to relax
relajarse
to get together (with)
reunirse (me reúno) (con)
to have a lively social scene
tener mucha marcha
to joke around
bromear
to lift the spirits
levantar el ánimo
to laugh out loud
reírse (i,i) (me río) a carcajadas
to smile
sonreír(se)
practical joke
La broma
joke
el chiste
laughter
la risa
funny
chistoso/a
hilarious
comiquísimo/a
entertaining
entretenido/a
in poor taste
de mal gusto
party pooper
el/la aguafiestas
well-being
el bienestar
gossip
el chisme
show, performance
el espectáculo
early morning
la madrugada
free time
los ratos libres
recreation
el recreo
hangover
la resaca
Have a good time! (2)
¡Que lo pase (pases/pasen) bien! ¡Que se divierta (te diviertas/se diviertan!)
How was it? Did you have a good time?
¿Cómo lo pasó (pasaste/pasaron?)
I had a great time / a blast / a terrible time.
Lo pasé muy bien/ de maravilla/ fatal
atmosphere
el ambiente
coexistence
la convivencia
custom
la costumbre
diversity
la diversidad
nostalgia
la nostalgia
ritual
el ritual
to become accustomed to
acostumbrarse
to comfort
consolar(ue)
to experience
experimentar
to miss (someone or something)
extrañar
to flee
huir
to immigrate
inmigrar
to beloong
pertenecer
to provide
proveer
to recreate
recrear
mixed grilled meats
el asado
steak
el bife
cuisine
la cocina
pastry turnovers
la empanada
taste
el gusto
a special herb tea
el mate
cake
la torta
bitter
amargo/a
culinary
culinario/a
exquisite
exquisito/a
renowned
renombrado/a
delicious
sabroso/a
cowboy
el gaucho
indigenous language of Paraguay
el guaraní
group of words in Argentine Spanish that come from other languages
el lunfardo
indigenous people of Chili
los mapuches
fellow country men
el/la paisano/a
of african decent
afrodescendiente
arab
árabe
Korean
coreano/a
Welsh
galés/galesa
Irish
irandés/irlandesa
Jewish
judío/a
Russian
ruso/a
neighborhood
el barrio
coast
la costa
desert
el desierto
space
el espacio
landscape
el paisaje
grassy plains
la pampa
teahouse
el salón de té
to assassinate
asesinar
to jail
encarcelar
to extradite
extraditar
to order (something to be done )
hacer + inf.
to protest
protestar (por)
to resort (to)
recurrir (a)
to torture
torturar
(political) right
la derecha
dictatorship
la dictadura
squad
el escuadrón
coup
el golpe de estado
(political) left
la izquierda
right winged
derechista
state (adj)
estatal
left wing
izquierdista
I feel like (2)
Me apetece(n) me da(n) ganas de
I really like (person or people)
Me cae(n) bien/fenomenal
It’s good (a good idea) for me to
me conviene(n)
I’m excited by
me emociona(n)
I love, really like
me encanta(n)
I’m fascinated by
me fascina(n)
I care about
me importa(n)
I’m interested in
me interesa(n)
I’m bored by
me aburre(n)
I don’t like (person or people)
me cae(n) mal/fatal
I’m disgusted by
me da(n) asco
I’m annoyed that
me disgusta(n)
I’m bothered by (2)
me fastidia(n) me molesta(n)
I’m worried about
me preocupa(n)
I don’t care, it’s all the same to me (3)
me da igual me da(n) lo mismo me es igual
I don’t care (about)
no me importa(n)
I’m not interested (in)
no me interesa(n)
detained
detenido/a
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aprovechar(se) (de)* (used to express making good use of time, talent, opportunity, weather, a situation, etc.
to take advantage of
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aumentar
to increase
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desvelarse
to stay awake all night
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disminuir
to decrease
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madrugar
to get up early
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mejorar
to improve (make better)
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ponerse al día
to catch up
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posponer
to postpone
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realizar
to accomplish/ fulfill a goal
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seguir + verb -ndo ending (ex: sigue teniendo
to keep doing something
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tener éxito
to be successful
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trabajar como una mula
to work like a dog
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tratar de
to try to
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agobiado/a
overwhelmed
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agotado/a
exhausted
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angustiado/a
distressed
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animado/a
in good spirits
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desanimado/a
bummed
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descansado/a
rested
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dispuesto/a (a)
willing (to)
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entusiasmado/a
enthusiastic
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estresado/a
stressed (out)
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harto/a
fed up
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hasta las narices
fed up (to here)
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quemado/a
burned out
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relajado/a
relaxed
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renovado/a
renewed
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satisfecho/a
satisfied
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tenso/a
tense
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vago/a (used with estar indicates a temp. condition, with ser a permanent
lazy
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aliviar
to relieve
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cargar las pilas
to recharge one’s batteries
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charlar
to chat
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disfrutar de
to enjoy
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entretener(se)
to entertain (oneself)
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estar de buen/mal humor
to be in a good/bad mood
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pasarlo bien/mal
to have a good/bad time
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relajarse
to relax
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reunirse (me reúno) (con)
to get together (with)
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tener mucha marcha
to have a lively social scene
Chapter 4 Reversed
bromear
to joke around
Chapter 4 Reversed
levantar el ánimo
to lift the spirits
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reírse (i,i) (me río) a carcajadas
to laugh out loud
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sonreír(se)
to smile
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La broma
practical joke
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el chiste
joke
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la risa
laughter
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chistoso/a
funny
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comiquísimo/a
hilarious
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entretenido/a
entertaining
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de mal gusto
in poor taste
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el/la aguafiestas
party pooper
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el bienestar
well-being
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el chisme
gossip
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el espectáculo
show, performance
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la madrugada
early morning
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los ratos libres
free time
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el recreo
recreation
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la resaca
hangover
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¡Que lo pase (pases/pasen) bien! ¡Que se divierta (te diviertas/se diviertan!)
Have a good time! (2)
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¿Cómo lo pasó (pasaste/pasaron?)
How was it? Did you have a good time?
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Lo pasé muy bien/ de maravilla/ fatal
I had a great time / a blast / a terrible time.
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el ambiente
atmosphere
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la convivencia
coexistence
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la costumbre
custom
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la diversidad
diversity
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la nostalgia
nostalgia
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el ritual
ritual
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acostumbrarse
to become accustomed to
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consolar(ue)
to comfort
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experimentar
to experience
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extrañar
to miss (someone or something)
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huir
to flee
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inmigrar
to immigrate
Chapter 4 Reversed
pertenecer
to beloong
Chapter 4 Reversed
proveer
to provide
Chapter 4 Reversed
recrear
to recreate
Chapter 4 Reversed
el asado
mixed grilled meats
Chapter 4 Reversed
el bife
steak
Chapter 4 Reversed
la cocina
cuisine
Chapter 4 Reversed
la empanada
pastry turnovers
Chapter 4 Reversed
el gusto
taste
Chapter 4 Reversed
el mate
a special herb tea
Chapter 4 Reversed
la torta
cake
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amargo/a
bitter
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culinario/a
culinary
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exquisito/a
exquisite
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renombrado/a
renowned
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sabroso/a
delicious
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el gaucho
cowboy
Chapter 4 Reversed
el guaraní
indigenous language of Paraguay
Chapter 4 Reversed
el lunfardo
group of words in Argentine Spanish that come from other languages
Chapter 4 Reversed
los mapuches
indigenous people of Chili
Chapter 4 Reversed
el/la paisano/a
fellow country men
Chapter 4 Reversed
afrodescendiente
of african decent
Chapter 4 Reversed
árabe
arab
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coreano/a
Korean
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galés/galesa
Welsh
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irandés/irlandesa
Irish
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judío/a
Jewish
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ruso/a
Russian
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el barrio
neighborhood
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la costa
coast
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el desierto
desert
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el espacio
space
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el paisaje
landscape
Chapter 4 Reversed
la pampa
grassy plains
Chapter 4 Reversed
el salón de té
teahouse
Chapter 4 Reversed
asesinar
to assassinate
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encarcelar
to jail
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extraditar
to extradite
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hacer + inf.
to order (something to be done )
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protestar (por)
to protest
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recurrir (a)
to resort (to)
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torturar
to torture
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la derecha
(political) right
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la dictadura
dictatorship
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el escuadrón
squad
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el golpe de estado
coup
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la izquierda
(political) left
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derechista
right winged
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estatal
state (adj)
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izquierdista
left wing
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Me apetece(n) me da(n) ganas de
I feel like (2)
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Me cae(n) bien/fenomenal
I really like (person or people)
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me conviene(n)
It’s good (a good idea) for me to
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me emociona(n)
I’m excited by
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me encanta(n)
I love, really like
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me fascina(n)
I’m fascinated by
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me importa(n)
I care about
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me interesa(n)
I’m interested in
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me aburre(n)
I’m bored by
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me cae(n) mal/fatal
I don’t like (person or people)
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me da(n) asco
I’m disgusted by
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me disgusta(n)
I’m annoyed that
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me fastidia(n) me molesta(n)
I’m bothered by (2)
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me preocupa(n)
I’m worried about
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me da igual me da(n) lo mismo me es igual
I don’t care, it’s all the same to me (3)
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no me importa(n)
I don’t care (about)
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no me interesa(n)
I’m not interested (in)
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detenido/a
detained
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detenido/a
detained
