Unit 1: Natural Disasters Flashcards
hurricane
el huracan (accent on a), los huracanes
flood
la inundacion (accent on o), las inundaciones
to rain
llover (o-ue)
rain
la lluvia
to snow
nevar (e-ie)
earthquake
el terremoto
storm
la tormenta
article
el articulo (accent on i)
to investigate
investigar
announcer
el locutor, la locutora
newscast
el noticiero
reporter
el reportero, la reportera
to occur
ocurrir
to try to
tratar de
to put out (fire)
apagar
to go down
bajar
firefighter
el bombero, la bombera
to start
comenzar (e-ie
to destroy
destruir (i-y)
asleep
dormido, a
apartment building
el edificio de apartamentos
ladder
la escalera
to escape
escaparse
to hide (oneself)
esconder(se)
explosion
la explosion (accent on o), las explosiones
smoke
el humo
fire
el incendio
furniture
los muebles
dead
muerto, a
paramedic
el paramedico, la paramedica (accent on e)
to burn (oneself), to burn up
quemar (se)
they died
se murieron
to go up
subir
injured
herido, a
injured person
el herido, la herida
hero
el heroe (accent on 1st e)
heroine
la heroina (accent on i)
to rescue
rescatar
to save
salvar
brave
valiente
life
la vida
living, alive
vivo, a
because of
a causa de
fortunately
afortunadamente
frightened
asustado, a
cause
la causa
in a hurry
de prisa
suddenly
de repente
to scream
gritar
there was
hubo
to call (on the phone)
llamar (por telefono)
to hear
oir (accent on i)
without a doubt
sin duda
Help!
Socorro!
