Exam 3 Flashcards
alcanzar
to be enough
el changarro
stand, small store
el/la chavo/a
young man/woman
guey (u has dots)
pal; idiot
invitar
to treat
la jefa
mother
el machote
template
la maquina (de escribir)
typewriter
la mercadotecnia
marketing
ocultar
to hide
el oficio
trade
el rato(te)
a (long) while
servir de
to work as
toparse (con alguien)
to run into (someone)
abandonar
to leave
el alfabetizacion
literacy campaign
el analfabetismo
iliteracy
el consuelo
consolation
dejar plantado/a
to stand someone up
el desengano (amoroso)
hearbreak
el desilusion
disappointment
enamorado/a (de)
in love (with)
el/la escribano/a
letter writer
planear
to plan
resignarse
to resign oneself
la soledad
loneliness
la tristeza
sadness
el colmillo
canine (tooth)
dedicar
to dedicate
la dedicatoria
dedication
el/la encargado/a
supervisor
gritar
to shout
guinar
to wink
inquietante
disturbing
llevar razon
to be right
insultar
to insult
mimado/a
spolied
prevenir
to prevent
sospechar
to suspect
aconsejable
advisable
cobrar
to gain (importance, etc.)
la desconfianza
distrust
desvincular
to separate
durar
to last
la embestida
charge, onslaught
inmutable
unchanging
la jubilacion
retirement
el lapso
lapse (of time)
el punado
handful
renovar
to renew
sucumbir
to succumb
vencer
to expire
la burla
mockery, joke
la certidumbre
certainty
desechable
disposable
inseguro/a
uncertain
la justificacion
justification
el vinculo
link
la abeja
bee