GLOSS vocab 9 Flashcards
nutritious
nutritivo/a
from which
del que/ de la que
to process
procesar
thus
así
lime
limón verde/ lima
lemon
limón armarillo
to contain
contener
calories
calorías
that which, which
relative clause
lo cual
lo cual would be used to refer back to a specific previous clause. “lo” refers to entire first clause.
stem, stalk
tallo
solid
macizo
planting, sowing
siembra
to ground, to grind
molir
by means of
adverb
mediante
knowledge
conocimiento
mule
mula
a beast
una bestia
to drag
arrastrar
beam (a pillar)
viga
despite
not a pesar de here
pese a
source
fuente
fuente also means fountain
pounds
weight measurement
libras
to technify
tecnificar
to supply
abastecer
quantity
cantidad
texture
textura
prisoner
prisionero/a
Boardgames
Los juegos de mesa
county
condado
to stay active
mantenerse activa
Eastern
oriental
to deal with, to handle
encargarse
a pity, a shame
una lástima
to take (time)
tardar
to be down, under the weather
estar pachucho
to hug tightly
achuchar
hill, mountain
in between colinas and montañas
cerro
climbing
mountain
escalada
mountaineering, mountain climbing
montañista
a gust (of wind)
ráfaga
peak, summit
not cima here
the highest point of a mountain or a metaphorical high point, peak of someone´s career
una cumbre
cima refers more to a physical peak of a mountain and is used less in a metaphorical sense
discovery, finding
hallazgo
to find, to come across
not decubrir or encontrar here
hallar
rock climbing
escalada en roca
daring, adventurous, brave
atrevido
a proposal
una propuesta
undisputed
indiscutido/a
to bring yourself to do, to have the courage to do
animarse
to muster the courage to…
armarse de valor
a mountain range
una cordillera
celebrated, famous
célebre
a simple task
una tarea sencilla
indication, sign, clue
not señal here. Less tangible, more indirect, less clear
un indicio
indicio is less clear than señal, requires more interpretation
effort, sacrifice
esfuerzo
unique
única/o
in the presence of, in the face of
ante
to worship, to venerate
regard with great respect
venerar
a ledge
una cornisa
trophy, figurine
estatuilla
remains, traces
vestigios
to complete, to carry out
efectuar
feather
pluma
to be faced with
enfrentarse
while afrontar also means to face, it’s not commonly used reflexively
challenging
desafiante
beauty
belleza
to cross
not cruzar here
through a larger area or even more abstract concepts such as challenges or difficulties
atravesar
to weave together, to intertwine, to interlace
entrelazar
to find solutions and answers
not encontrar nor descubrir
used in moreacademic or intellectual contexts
hallar
to be found, to meet, to find yourself, to merge, to converge
encontrarse
a ravine
quebrada
time, era, period
época
to enter
adentrarse
half
(when something is divided into 2 equal parts)
noun
Cut the apple in half.
mitad
medio is more of an adjective to refer to size, position, quantity etc.
Corta la manzana por la mitad
populated with
poblada/o con
the testimonies
los testimonios
customs
traditional practices, habits, and norms of a society.
costumbres
Does not refer to immigration customs like in English.
pilgrimages
peregrinaciones
come out of, depart from
salir de
engineering
noun
ingeniería
August
agosto
september
septiembre
a queue
una cola
