Chapter 7--Repaso y Ampliación Flashcards
That’s how we are and that’s how we live
Así somos y así vivimos
the boredom
el aburrimiento
to stroke, to caress
acariciar
a building worker, a bricklayer
un/una albañil
the mayor
el alcalde, la alcaldesa
an elderly person
un/una anciano/a
the scaffolding
el andamio
an advertisement
un anuncio
the pots and pans
los cacharros
to clear one’s throat
carraspear
a wheelbarrow
una carretilla
the confidence
la confianza
the Law
el Derecho
to entwine, to interlock
entrelazar
brief
fugaz
the catering
la hostelería
an average (age)
una media (de edad)
the unemployment
el paro
the postwar period
la posguerra
booming, thriving
pujante
What else can you do? (exclamation)
¡Qué remedio!
the reason
la razón
an earthquake
un terremoto
a (carpenter’s) lathe
un torno
your future and your past
tu futuro y tu pasado
exhausting
agotador(a)
to achieve, to obtain
alcanzar
the protection, shelter
un amparo
the ageing
un envejecimiento
an expectation
una expectativa
a home
un hogar
to survive
sobrevivir
with regard to/ as far as … is concerned
en cuanto a
to hold, to occupy
desempeñar
long-term
largo plazo
a poor person, dropout
un marginado
a role
un papel
to think about
plantearse
to be afraid, to fear
temerse
That’s how it was
Así fue
a miscarriage
un aborto
to exhibit
exponer
a wounded/ injured person
un/a herido/a
That’s how we were and that’s how we lived
Así éramos y así vivíamos
a female
una hembra
a male
un varón
spoilt, pampered
consentido/a
to hang
colgar
to put make-up on
maquillarse
a contract
un contrato
a receipt, an invoice
una factura
a guarantee
una garantía
a budget, an estimate
un presupuesto
a claim, a complaint
una reclamación
a receipt
un resguardo
despite
a pesar de
even though, although
aunque
to disappoint, to defraud
defrauder
to disappoint
decepcionar
the dawn
el alba
the host
la anfitriona
astonished, surprised
atónito/a
generous, welcoming
bondadoso/a
the road, the way
el camino
to invite
convidar
the harvest
la cosecha
to inherit
heredar
mourning
luto
to cover
resguardar
to whisper
susurrar
the threshing
la trilla
Uses of ser and estar
Ser–DOCTOR
Estar–CLIFT
Ser: Description Occupation Character Time Origin Relationship
Estar: Condition Location Ing (Verbing) Feeling Taste
a squirrel (red)
una ardilla (roja)
the hummingbird
el colibri
a moose
un alce
the loon
el somorgujo
a nutcase, loony
un bobo, loco
spoiled
consentido (from consentir–to consent)
mimado, malcriado (badly raised)
It disgusts me
me da asco
It frightens me
me da miedo
by chance
por casualidad
an aneurism
el/la aneurismo
