Vocabulary from Exercises 8 Flashcards
stable
adjective
estable
the post office
la oficina de correos
sweet
adjective
dulce
bricklayers, masons
albañiles
fishermen
pescadores
a scaffolding
un andamio
poor
pobre
a poet
un/una poeta
news
noticias
newspaper
periódico
seriously
en serio
I´m serious.
Estoy en serio.
to throw
echar
a theme/ topic
una tema
fascinating
fascinante
to turn
girar
records
registros
to put away, to store
guardar
to serve
servir
a language
as in spanish, chinese, english etc
un idioma
patience
paciencia
a dead end
un callejón sin salida
salida: exit
callejón: alley
a sign
una señal
knife
cuchillo
a secret
noun
un secreto
seat
asiento
vehicle
vehículo
to require
requerir
shoulder
hombro
to flow
fluir
handkerchief, small scarf
pañuelo
pañuelo primarily refers to handkerchief, but can also refer to a small scarf for fashion.
silk
seda
to take a photo
hacer una foto
to surpass/ overcome
overcoming difficulties, personal growth, or improving something.
superar
sobrepasar is about exceeding a specific limit, such as speed, expectations, or capacity.
April
Abril
cloud
nube
sky
cielo
I’m glad that
not ¨Estoy contento de que¨ here
me alegre de que + subjunctive
(someone) doubt that
Dudar que
to complain
quejarse
to wake up
not levantarse
depertarse
levantarse means to get up.
to be used to/accustomed to
estar acostumbrado a
Hi, Hey etc.
Informal greeting
Buenas
tap (for water)
not llave
el grifo
llave and grifo can be used interchangeably.
face
not cara here.
rostro
cara is more general.
rostro is used for more formal and poetic contexts.
to splash
salpicar
stones/ rocks
piedras
sand
arena
handrail
pasamano
slide (playground)
resbaladilla
height
altura
stomach
estómago
to jump
saltar
innkeeper
posadero/a
beaming, glowing
radiante
to raise
erguir
Mother’s Day
el Día de la Madre
anywhere
adverbial phrase, not cualquier lugar here
donde sea
wash
lavar
to reject
rechazar
to deny, to refuse
negarse a
dumbfounded
estupefacto
few
unos cuantos/as
sheet of paper
hoja
hoja also means leaf
up to the light
al trasluz
tras means through here, and luz is light, so trasluz means throughlight literally.
inn
posada
pond
estanque
shake
sacudir
to demonstrate
demostrar
choice
elección
to forget
olvidar
floor, ground
not terreno here. The ground we walk on
suelo
terreno is more general.
clean, scrub (dishes)
fregar
tone
tono
shade, shadow
sombra
here
aqui, acá
there (close to speaker)
ahí
there (far from speaker)
allí, allá
subject
in academic terms
materia
materia also means material (physical substance)
earphones
los auriculares