Gramática de Irais VII

Question 1

huachicol

Answer 1

bootlegged, stolen gasoline, diesel

Question 2

desabasto

Answer 2

shortage

Question 3

abastecer

Answer 3

to provide, supply

(igual a proveer, surtir)

Question 4

acopio

Answer 4

stockpile, collection

Question 5

redujo

Answer 5

reduced

Question 6

franquicia

Answer 6

franchise

Question 7

especie

Answer 7

specie, type, kind

Question 8

pozo

Answer 8

well (oil, water), shaft

Question 9

cisterna

Answer 9

cistern, tank

Question 10

amparar

Answer 10

to protect, shelter

Question 11

zarpar

Answer 11

to set sail

Question 12

vincular

Answer 12

to bind

(more relation than physical)

Question 13

emprender

Answer 13

to undertake, to start up

Question 14

liviano

Answer 14

light

= “ligero”

Question 15

aburguesamiento

Answer 15

gentrification

(eg, neighborhoods)

Question 16

capo

Answer 16

mob boss

Question 17

juicio

(legal, mental)

Answer 17

court trial (legal)

sanity, judgment, good sense (mental)

Question 18

mellizas

Answer 18

identical twins

(note: “gemelos” can be fraternal or identical)

Question 19

alguacil

Answer 19

bailiff, marshal, court clerk

Question 20

nunca darse por vencido

(nunca se da por vencido)

Answer 20

to never give up

(he never gives up)

Question 21

embarque

(dos significados)

Answer 21

loading, shipment (cargo)

boarding (people)

Question 22

regenter

Answer 22

to manage, to lead

Question 23

fiscal

(financial and legal)

Answer 23

fiscal ($)

District Attorney (legal)

Question 24

impensable

Answer 24

unthinkable

Question 25

coacusado

Answer 25

co-defendant

Question 26

destitución

Answer 26

dismissal

Question 27

por incumplir su palabra

Answer 27

for breaking his word

Question 28

caudillo

Answer 28

leader

Question 29

una centena de razones

Answer 29

a hundred reasons

Question 30

ejidatario

Answer 30

shareholder in a comunal land

Question 31

despojo

Answer 31

loot, spoils, plunder

Question 32

atravesar

Answer 32

to cross ## Footnote *(eg, frontier)*

Question 33

despojar

Answer 33

to rob, disposess, divest

Question 34

concebir

Answer 34

to conceive, imagine

Question 35

trazar

Answer 35

to draw, delineate

Question 36

impulsar

Answer 36

to propel, drive, promote, boost

Question 37

campamento

Answer 37

camp, encampment

Question 38

batir

Answer 38

to surpass to beat, whip, churn *(cooking)*

Question 39

hito

Answer 39

milestone

Question 40

patrón ## Footnote *(dos opciones)*

Answer 40

boss pattern

Question 41

la fuerza de pandeo de una viga

Answer 41

the buckling force of a beam

Question 42

onda

Answer 42

ripple, wave

Question 43

franqueo

Answer 43

postage

Question 44

aportación

Answer 44

contribution

Question 45

hueco

Answer 45

hole, opening

Question 46

sponsor

Answer 46

patrocinador

Question 47

navaja

Answer 47

pocket knife

Question 48

to sharpen *(eg. pencil)*

Answer 48

sacar punto

Question 49

to sharpen *(eg. knife)*

Answer 49

sacar filo

Question 50

sharp *(adjetivo)*

Answer 50

filoso

Question 51

encabezar

Answer 51

To head, to lead

Question 52

llevar a cabo

Answer 52

to carry out to execute to perform

Question 53

abeja

Answer 53

bee

Question 54

dimisión

Answer 54

resignation

Question 55

estocada

Answer 55

stabbing, stab wound ## Footnote *(figurative or in an animal; _not_ a person)*

Question 56

proveniente de

Answer 56

from, coming from ## Footnote *(eg, visitors coming from NY)*

Question 57

tesoro

Answer 57

treasure, treasury

Question 58

sometida a

Answer 58

submitted to

Question 59

dimitir

Answer 59

to resign

Question 60

los problemas planteados

Answer 60

the raised problems ## Footnote *(eg, brought to the attention of)*

Question 61

precisar

Answer 61

to specify, to need ## Footnote *(eg, the plants need water)*

Question 62

marea

Answer 62

tide *(eg, sea, coastal)*

Question 63

centenares

Answer 63

hundreds

Question 64

arrasar

Answer 64

to obliterate, devastate, level

Question 65

inmediata ## Footnote *(inmediata reacción)*

Answer 65

immediate, adjoining ## Footnote *(immediate reaction)*

Question 66

aditamento

Answer 66

accessory ## Footnote *(eg, stuff you bring with you)*

Question 67

los hechos

Answer 67

the events

Question 68

anegada

Answer 68

flooded

Question 69

pernoctar

Answer 69

to stay overnight

Question 70

apacible *(adj)*

Answer 70

gentle, calm, mild ## Footnote *eg, apacible familia*

Question 71

alijo

Answer 71

contraband

Question 72

Easter Bunny

Answer 72

conejo de Pascua

Question 73

remontarse

Answer 73

to date back to go back

Question 74

diosa

Answer 74

goddess

Question 75

sepulcro

Answer 75

tomb

Question 76

meter

Answer 76

to put, to place, to fit

Question 77

Since then, ## Footnote *eg, "Since then, people have not celebrated . . .*

Answer 77

Desde entonces,

Question 78

letterhead ## Footnote *(stationary)*

Answer 78

el membrete

Question 79

avalar

Answer 79

to guarantee, to endorse

Question 80

abrogación

Answer 80

repeal ## Footnote *(as in repeal a law)*

Question 81

subasta

Answer 81

auction

Question 82

recaudación

Answer 82

takings ($), collection

Question 83

enajenación de bienes

Answer 83

disposal of goods

Question 84

puja

Answer 84

bid, bidding ## Footnote *(as in an auction)*

Question 85

incautar

Answer 85

to confiscate, to sieze

Question 86

camioneta blindada

Answer 86

armored truck

Question 87

juaría

Answer 87

pack of animals

Question 88

altiplano

Answer 88

high plateau

Question 89

escudo

Answer 89

coat of arms, shield

Question 90

apetecible

Answer 90

appetizing, tempting, appealing

Question 91

enseguida

Answer 91

immediately, at once, straight away

Question 92

atosigar

Answer 92

to pester, to harass, to hassle

Question 93

encajar *(deportes)*

Answer 93

to let in, to allow ## Footnote *(as in a goal, score)*

Question 94

arquero *(deportes)*

Answer 94

goal keeper

Question 95

unusual

Answer 95

inusual

Question 96

sepultar

Answer 96

to bury, to conceal ## Footnote *(used in burying the body)*

Question 97

below zero Celcius *(temperature)*

Answer 97

inferior a los cero grados centígrados

Question 98

aunar

Answer 98

to join, unite, combine

Question 99

tentar tentarse

Answer 99

to tempt to give into temptation

Question 100

estar tentado a hacer algo

Answer 100

to be tempted to do something ## Footnote *(can also: to be tempted to buy something)*