Spanish vocabulary Chapter 3 Flashcards

Vocabulary

1
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aceptar

A

to accept

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2
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asustar

A

to frighten

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3
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cumplir

A

to complete, fulfill

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4
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cumplir ___ años

A

to turn ____years old

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5
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disfrazarse (de)

A

to disguise oneself (as)

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6
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festejar

A

to celebrate (wine and dine)

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7
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gastar una broma

A

play a prank

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8
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hacer travesuras (a)

A

to play trickes (on)

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9
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morir (ue, u)

A

to die

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10
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rechazar

A

to reject

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11
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tener miedo

A

to be afraid

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12
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la bruja

A

witch

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13
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el Día de las Brujas

A

Halloween

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14
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el cementerio

A

cemetery

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15
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el cumpleaños

A

birthday

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16
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el Día de los Muertos (de los Difuntos)

A

All Souls’ Day

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17
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el Día de Todos los Santos

A

All Saints’ Day

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18
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el disfraz

A

costume, disguise

19
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los dulces

A

candy, sweets

20
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el esqueleto

A

skeleton

21
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el fantasma

A

ghost

22
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el más allá

A

the hereafter; life after death

23
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el miedo

A

fear

24
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el monstruo

A

monster

25
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la muerte

A

death

26
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el/la muerto/a

A

dead person

27
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la Semana Santa

A

Holy Week (week prior to Easter)

28
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la vela

A

candle

29
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travieso/a

A

mischievous

30
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lo sobrenatural

A

supernatural

31
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hora, vez, and tiempo How to use them

A

hora-specific time of day e.g. Qué hora es?
veces-time as an instance or ocurrence e.g. He estado en N>Y> muchas veces. I’ve been to N>Y> many times.
tiempo-time in the abstract sense e.g. No tengo tiempos para ayudarte. I don’t have time to help you.

32
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el cuento, la cuenta How to use them

A

Cuento means story, narrative or tale

Cuenta means bill

33
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pagar, prestar atención, hacer caso (de), hacer (una) visita

A

Pagar is to pay for something e.g. Tuvimos que pagar todos los gastos. We had to pay all the expenses.
Prestar atención is to pay attention and not let one’s mind wander. Algunos estudiantes nunca les pretan atención. Some students never pay attention.
Hacer caso is to pay attention in the sense of to heed or take into account. No le hagas caso; es tonto. Don’t pay attention to him; he is a fool.
To pay a visit is hacer (una) visita.

34
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To make a simple sentence complex

A

Use the word que.

e.g. David bought the costume. The costume was in the store. David compró el disfraz que estaba en la tienda.

35
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What does the word que represent in English

A

That, which, and who

36
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Usually who and whom is expressed as que, when is quien (es) used???

A
  1. When who or whom introduces a nonrestrictive clause, they are always set off by commas. If the replaced element is a person you can use que or quien(es). Que usually used in spoken language and quien in written.
  2. When whom follows a preposition or is an IO.
    e. g. No conozco al hombre de quien hablaba.
37
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conocer

A

preterite to meet….conocí

imperfect to know, ongoing state…conocía

38
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pensar

A

preterite suddenly it dawned on me e.g. pensé

imperfect is pensaba, I thought (ongoing opinion)

39
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poder

A

preterite pude I managed or was able

imperfect podía, I was able or had the ability to do it

40
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no querer

A

preterite no quise to refuse

imperfect no quería did not want to go

41
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querer

A

preterite quiso tried

imperfect quería wanted

42
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saber

A

preterite supo found out

imperfect sabía knew

43
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tener

A

preterite tuve I had (action took place)

imperfect Tenía I had on going situation

44
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tener que

A

preterite Tuve que I had to go and did
imperfect Tenía que I was supposed to go
if used with ir but no action is implied.