Exam 3 Flashcards
1
Q
alcanzar
A
to be enough
2
Q
el changarro
A
stand, small store
3
Q
el/la chavo/a
A
young man/woman
4
Q
guey (u has dots)
A
pal; idiot
5
Q
invitar
A
to treat
6
Q
la jefa
A
mother
7
Q
el machote
A
template
8
Q
la maquina (de escribir)
A
typewriter
9
Q
la mercadotecnia
A
marketing
10
Q
ocultar
A
to hide
11
Q
el oficio
A
trade
12
Q
el rato(te)
A
a (long) while
13
Q
servir de
A
to work as
14
Q
toparse (con alguien)
A
to run into (someone)
15
Q
abandonar
A
to leave
16
Q
el alfabetizacion
A
literacy campaign
17
Q
el analfabetismo
A
iliteracy
18
Q
el consuelo
A
consolation
19
Q
dejar plantado/a
A
to stand someone up
20
Q
el desengano (amoroso)
A
hearbreak
21
Q
el desilusion
A
disappointment
22
Q
enamorado/a (de)
A
in love (with)
23
Q
el/la escribano/a
A
letter writer
24
Q
planear
A
to plan
25
resignarse
to resign oneself
26
la soledad
loneliness
27
la tristeza
sadness
28
el colmillo
canine (tooth)
29
dedicar
to dedicate
30
la dedicatoria
dedication
31
el/la encargado/a
supervisor
32
gritar
to shout
33
guinar
to wink
34
inquietante
disturbing
35
llevar razon
to be right
36
insultar
to insult
37
mimado/a
spolied
38
prevenir
to prevent
39
sospechar
to suspect
40
aconsejable
advisable
41
cobrar
to gain (importance, etc.)
42
la desconfianza
distrust
43
desvincular
to separate
44
durar
to last
45
la embestida
charge, onslaught
46
inmutable
unchanging
47
la jubilacion
retirement
48
el lapso
lapse (of time)
49
el punado
handful
50
renovar
to renew
51
sucumbir
to succumb
52
vencer
to expire
53
la burla
mockery, joke
54
la certidumbre
certainty
55
desechable
disposable
56
inseguro/a
uncertain
57
la justificacion
justification
58
el vinculo
link
59
la abeja
bee
60
adulatorio/a
flattering
61
agasajar
to receive (a guest)
62
aludir
to allude
63
el cargo
position
64
la cigarra
cicada
65
comprensivo/a
understanding
66
la debilidad
weakness
67
distraido/a
absent-minded
68
la gallina
hen
69
el gallo
rooster
70
inquieto/a
restless
71
laborioso/a
hard-working
72
mejorar
to improve
73
el/la mono/a
monkey
74
renunciar
to give up
75
la selva
jungle
76
la urraca
magpie
77
alocado/a
reckless
78
astuto/a
cunning
79
hablador(a)
talkative
80
presumido/a
conceited
81
el/la cabro/a
goat
82
el/la chivo/a
goat
83
enfriarse
to get cold
84
extranar a alguien o algo
to miss someone or something
85
hacer caso
to obey
86
hacerse tarde
to become late
87
la hembra
female
88
la hierba
grass
89
huerfano/a
orphan
90
largarse
to scram
91
la mata
plant
92
el patio trasero
backyard
93
la regla
rule
94
velar por alguien o algo
to look out for someone or something
95
afilar
to sharpen
96
jugar al escondite
to play hide and seek
97
la navaja
jackknife
98
piar
to chirp
99
tirar
to throw
100
la vela
candle
101
el aguinaldo
extra month's salary paid at Christmas
102
colgar (el telefono)
to hang up (the phone)
103
el compromiso
obligation
104
desembolsar
to spend (money)
105
enfriar
to chill
106
el/la masajista
massage therapist
107
Que barbaridad!
this is incredible!
108
el/la vigilante
security guard
109
el lujo
luxury
110
la marca
brand
111
valorar
to value
112
el comodin
joker
113
condenado/a
doomed
114
embarazarse
to get pregnant
115
la incapacidad
incompetence
116
insalvable
insurmountable
117
la inversion
reversal
118
invertir
to invert, to reverse
119
malbaratar
to squander
120
el manejo
management
121
menospreciado/a
underestimated
122
prevalecer
to prevail
123
sobreponerse
to overcome
124
la cartera
wallet; bag; briefcase
125
de repente
suddenly
126
las medias
stockings; panty-hose; socks
127
a la mera hora
when push comes to shove
128
parecido/a
alike
129
pegado/a
stuck
130
seguido
often
131
tratar
to care for, to treat
132
arraigarse
to take root
133
echar de menos
to miss (someone or something)
134
mudarse
to move
135
pasarla bien
to have a good time
136
transitoriamente
temporarily
137
alcanzar
to get, to bring
138
apagado/a
switched off
139
el brote
outbreak
140
la cobertura
coverage
141
el sindome de abstinencia
withdrawal symptoms
142
sonar
to ring
143
tender a
to tend to
144
el tercero
third party
145
dar rabia
infuriate
146
estar localizable
to be available
147
permitirse el lujo
to afford
148
prescindir
to do without
