Exam 3 stuff Flashcards
adosado a
pegado
armazón
frame (of glasses?)
confundido
confused
conocido
known
daba a
conducía a
de sorba
extra
de todas maneras
all ways
desvestí
quitar ropa
se encogio de hombros
?
incomoda
uneasiness
llanto
crying
mareado
dizzy
pieza
habitacion
porteria
entrada
sala de recepcion
lobby
sereno
serene
sombrío
shaded, obscure
tablero telefonico
switch board
testigo
witness
amparar
protect
apoyo
support
dolencia
ailment
empeoró
to worsen
entorno
enjoyment
esforzarse
to strain
facultivo
doctor
fin
end
incapacitada
incapacitated
inversion
flip, switch
minusvaía
disabled
promocionar
promote
regimen
system
sanación
hearling
verdugo
exocutioner
a
to, at, in, for, upon, by
ante
before
bajo
under
con
with
contra
against
de
of, from, to, about, in
desde
since, from
en
in, into, at, on
entre
between, among
hacia
toward
hasta
until, as far as, up to
para
for, to, on, by
por
for, by, in, through, becaue of, around, along
según
according to
sin
without
sobre
on, about over
tras
after, behind
a ciegas
blindly
a escondidas
behind someone’s back, secretly
a la fuerza
against one’s will, by force
a lo loco
in a crazy way
a oscuras
in the dark
a propósito
on purpose
a sabiendas
knowingly
a tontas y a locas
without thinking
gota a gota
drop by drop
paso a paso
step by step
uno a uno, uno por uno
one by one
abusar de
to abuse, misuse; to impose on
acordarse de
to remember–usually with an infinitive or with a noun
agarrarse de (a)
to sieze, clutch
burlarse de
to make fun of
cambiar de
to change
carecer de
to lack
cesar de
to cease to
componerse de
to consist of
darse cuenta de
to realize
dejar de
to cease to, stop
depender de
to depend on
despedirse de
to say good-bye to
disfrutar de
to enjoy
encargarse de
to take charge (care) of
enterarse de
to hear, to find out (about)
jactarse de
to boast about
llenar de
to fill with
ne dehar de
not to fail to
olvidarse de
to forget
protestar de
to protest
quejarse de
to complain about
servir de
to serve as
sospechar de
to suspect
vestirse de
to be (get) dressed as, dressed in
apoyarse en
to lean on, upon
confiar en
to trust, confide in
convertirse en
to turn into
empeñarse en, insistir en
to insist on
fijarse en
to notice
influir en
to influence
ingresear en (una sociedad, etc.)
to join (an association)
molestarse en
to take the trouble to
pensar en
to think of
quedar en
to agree to, decide on
tardar + period of time + en
to take (person or vehicle_ + period of time + to
vacilar en
to hesitate to
acusar
to tell on (doesn’t need preposition)
aprobar
to approve of (doesn’t need preposition)
buscar
to look for (doesn’t need preposition)
conseguir
to succeed in (doesn’t need preposition)
espearar
to wait for (doesn’t need preposition)
impedir
to prevent from (doesn’t need preposition)
logar
to succeed in (doesn’t need preposition)
pagar
to pay for (doesn’t need preposition)
presidir
to preside over (doesn’t need preposition)
querer
to care for, feel affection for (doesn’t need preposition)
al por mayor
wholesale
al por menor
retail
por adelantado
in advance
por adelanttado
in advance
por ahora
for the time being
por casualidad
by accident
por completo
completely
por consiguiente
therefore
por completo
completely
por decirlo así
so to speak
por desgracia
unfortunately
por Dios
for heaven’s sake
por encima
hastily, cursorily
por entero
entirely
por escrito
in writing
por eso
for that reason
por gusto
unneccessarily, for the fun of it
por las nubes
sky-high (price or praise)
por lo general
as a general rule
por lo menos
at least
por lo tanto
consequently, therefore
por lo visto
apparently
por otra parte
on the other hand
por regla general
as a (general) rule
por suerte
luckily
por supuesto
of course
por…vez
for the… time
acabar por
to end up by
brindar por
to drink to
esforzarse por
to strive to, for
interesarse por
to be interested in, to inquire about
luchar por
to struggle to, for
morirse por
to be dying to
optar por
to choose to
preguntar por
to inquire about, to ask for
preocuparse por
to worry about
trepar por
to climb up
votar por
to vote for
tomar
to take (in one’s hand; to take notes [tomar apuntes], a medicnine; to drink a beverage)
coger
to take or grab an object; to take a behicle
llevar
to take (to carry, transport, accompany someone or something; to lead [said of a road])
llevarse
to take (to steal)
quitar
to take (remove from); to take away
quitarse
take off (what one is wearing)
despegar
to take off (said of a plane
hacer un viaje
to take a trip
dar un paseo
to take a walk, a stroll; to go for a ride
sacar
to take out
dormir (echar) una siesta
to take a nap
Motivation, reasons, compulsion (because of, out of, for, on behalf of, on account of)
por
Feelings or attitudes of the subject toward a person or thing; also to be for, to be in favor of
por
the object of an errand, usually with verbs like ir, venir, mandar, enviar
por
approximate location or time; place of transit (around, in, by, through, throughout, along)
por
duration of an action.
por
substitution, exchange, price
por
percentage, rate, miltiplication; per, by
por
means, manner, instrument, agent
por
incompleteness (yet to be done, yet to be finished)
por
Purpose, aim (order to)
para
Motion toward a specific destination
para
Use or suitability. Also for whom of for what something is meant
para
deadlines or a definite point in time
para
“Compared with, considering (that)”
para
“To be about to, to be on the verge of”
para
