Vocabulary from Exercises 5 Flashcards
participate
participar
the Olympic Games
los Juegos Olímpicos
specialist
especialista
marathons
maratones
coach
as in a person who trains atheletes
entrenador
training
noun
entrenamiento
medals
medallas
gold
oro
to begin/start doing something
empezar/ comenzar a + infinitive
to express: to stop doing something
parar/dejar de + infinitive
detener or terminar also works.
older
mayor que
younger
menor que
bigger
mayor que
smaller than, younger than
size, age, rank
menor que
assemble
ensamblar
thankful
agradecida
from now on
en adelante
answer
respuesta
to learn how to…
to learn how to cook.
aprender a + infinitive
aprender a cocinar.
owner
dueña/o
There is no/ There isn’t any
No hay ningún
to take place
tener lugar
century
siglo
sixteenth century
el siglo XVI
centuries are indicated by roman numerals in Spanish.
a piece
una pieza
as a couple
en pareja
If you remember, pareja means partner. En pareja therefore means as a couple.
rhythm
ritmo
easy to learn
fácil de aprender
face to face
cara a cara
dancers
bailarines
slightly
ligeramente
to tilt
inclinar
towards
hacia
left (direction)
izquierda
fork
el tendor
brother in law
cuñado
bridge
puente
bay
bahía
connect
connectar
county
condado
medium/mean
medio
describe
describir
to so something again
NOT to return for this card
volver
To do something again: Volver a hacer algo
To start again: Volver a empezar
To be reborn: Volver a nacer
To turn the page (idiom): Volver la página (same idiomatic meaning)
an intersection
road
el cruce
a track
la pista
pista has multiple meanings, including clue, hint, ice rink, trail
the ocean
el océano
at sunrise, at dawn
al amanecer
It is supposed to
It is supposed to rain tomorrow.
Se supone que
Se supone que lloverá mañana.
miles
millas
language
not idioma here
lenguaje
lenguaje refers to the broader concept of language.
Idioma is specifically Chinese, English, Spanish etc.
Linguistics
la lingüística
except
menos
menos can also mean minus.
whenever, as long as
siempre que
with whom (I can do something with)
I want someone whom I can talk with.
con quien
Quiero alguien con quien hablar.
to enjoy something
answer with preposition
disfrutar de
in order to
not para here
con tal de
naiveté
the state of being naive, or a naive remark
ingenuidad
a couple of, or a pair of
un par de
certain
cierta/o
can also mean true, or some
distrust, suspicion
desconfianza
reasonable
razonable
to lose, to lower
bajar
to be weary, to distrust
desconfiar
sensitive
sensible
self-esteem
autoestima
increasing, growing
creciente
absurd
absurdo/a
importance
importancia
disproportionate
desproporcionada/o
aesthetic
estético/a
person
persona
therefore
not por eso here
por lo tanto
ourselves
nosotros mismos
to spy
espiar
alien, strange, foreign, not one’s own
ajena/o
to captivate
cautivar
to share
compartir
content
noun
contenido
spontaneous
espontáneo
to emphasize, to highlight
destacar
a collective (of people)
a group that is united by a common cause or goal
colectivo
