Vocabulary from Exercises 7 Flashcards
forever
para siempre
“I mean” (when you correct yourself mid-sentence)
Quiero ser
to be quiet
callarse
shut up
cállate
imperative form of callarse
single, unmarried (without a partner)
soltera/o
to run
correr
guitar
guitarra
prison
prisión
to escape
escapar
embassy
embajada
to get in touch with/ contact (with a phone call)
llamar
llamar primarily means to call. It also means to knock.
motorcycle
moto
objective (goals)
objetivo
objetivos are more concrete and short term. They usually contribute to larger goals (metas).
See you then
Hasta entonces
madness
noun
I know that it is crazy.
una locura
Sé que es una locura.
affection, care
noun
cariño
cariño also means dear, honey etc.
anyway, nonetheless
adverb
no obstante
sin embargo also means nonetheless, but more commonly used as however.
just like, same as
I want to be just like you.
igual que
Quiero ser igual que tú.
just as, in the same way as
así como
agreement (formal, more deliberate)
Not arreglo in this case.
acuerdo
arreglo is less formal and used in a more general context.
to undertake
emprender
partners (formal, business/legal)
not compañeros
socios
Refers to individuals who have entered into a formal partnership or business arrangement together, most likely involving a legal partnership.
links (online/digital)
enlaces
bed sheets, linen
sábanas
to pass
a test, an exam, requirements for a module
aprobar
aprobar can also mean to approve, to endorse
to tie
atar
atar can also mean to bind, to knot, to attach
shoelaces
los cordones
to turn (age)
cumplir
a hill
una colina
steep
empinado/a
wrong
not erróneo here
equivocado/a
erróneo refers to wrong in data, logic; in more formal and techincal contexts.
equivocado is used more commonly in everyday speech.
dramatic
dramático/a
concern
noun
la preocupación
upside down
de cabeza
on the house
when the establishment gifts free food/ drink.
por cortesía de la casa
three out of four
tres de cada cuatro
double
doble
unusual
inusual
to notice
notar
also means to note
an issue
el asunto
advice
consejo
bear
joe rogan
oso
polar bear
oso polar
to take off (clothing, accessories etc.)
quitar(se)
candies
not dulzuras here
los dulces
to bite
morder
conch/ seashell
caracola
fossil
fósil
news
noticias
older
mayor
to function (work)
andar
can also refer to how something is performing or how things are going
andar more commonly means to walk.
single (of one person)
adjective
a single room
individual
una habitación individual
occupancy
ocupación
per night
por noche
to contact
not llamar here
contactar
to challenge
desafiar
a game/ match
una partida
partida can also mean departure.
donation
donación
charity
caridad
to cross
cruzar
intersection
intersección
to rub
frotar
lotion
loción
to behave well
hint: opposite of portarse mal
portarse bien/ muy bien
a vote
un voto
election
elección
stable
estable
pen
bolígrafo
learning
noun
aprendizaje
to create
crear
stock market
mercado de valores
technical
técnico/a
event
evento
chemistry
química
The post office
La oficina de correos
an achievement
un logro
wallet
cartera
the rules
las reglas
to decrease
disminuir
