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Espanol Conversacional II
Prueba 2
115
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
02/25/2008
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el / la antepasado / a
 Definition
ancestor
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el banco
 Definition
bench, bank
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contar con
 Definition
to be equipped with, have
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cumplir (con)
 Definition
to fulfill, carry out, do one´s duty
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los / las demás
 Definition
the others, the rest, everybody else
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destacar
 Definition
to point out, underline, emphasize, stand out
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en vigencia
 Definition
valid, in force, in effect
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la población
 Definition
population, city, town
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tomar / tener en cuenta
 Definition
to take into account
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el rincón
 Definition
corner of a room, an inside corner
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la esquina
 Definition
a street corner, an outside corner
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la actualidad
 Definition
the present time
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actualmente
 Definition
presently
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en realidad
 Definition
in reality, actually
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realmente
 Definition
truly, really, actually
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medio / a
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half (adj.)
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el medio
 Definition
middle; environment, surroundings; medium
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la mitad
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half (noun)
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atrevido
 Definition
daring
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lugar sagrado
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shrine
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brinda culto
 Definition
worship
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inacabada
 Definition
no terminada
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supeditación
 Definition
dependencia o subordinación
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trazado en damero
 Definition
checkerboard pattern
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Ortega y Gasset
 Definition
filósofo español (1883-1956)
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vigilan
 Definition
miran
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neoclásica
 Definition
estilo arquitectónico europeo del siglo XVIII
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romanticismo
 Definition
movimiento artístico / literario de principios del siglo XIX
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estanques
 Definition
ponds
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amueblar
 Definition
to furnish
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amenos
 Definition
agradables
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tinte
 Definition
aspecto
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abastecimiento
 Definition
suministro, provisión
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ornato
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ornamentación
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chorros
 Definition
streams
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fecunda
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fértil, prolífica
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brotaban
 Definition
salían
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cuatro puntos cardinales
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cuatro direcciones: norte, sur, este, y oeste
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alquilar
 Definition
to rent
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asequible
 Definition
affordable
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barato / a
 Definition
cheap
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el barrio
 Definition
neighborhood
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despreciar
 Definition
to look down on
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disponible
 Definition
available
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el / la dueño / a
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owner
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la mayoría
 Definition
majority; most
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nacer
 Definition
to be born
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la vivienda
 Definition
housing, home, dwelling
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mover(se) (ue)
 Definition
to move around (oneself or objects)
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mudar(se)
 Definition
to change houses, cities, countries
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trasladar(se)
 Definition
to transfer for reasons of work
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quedar(le) a uno/a
 Definition
to have left
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quedarse
 Definition
to stay, remain somewhere
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quedarse + adj.
 Definition
to turn, become suddenly or gradually
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sentir (ie, i)
 Definition
to be sorry, regret
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sentir + sust.
 Definition
to feel
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sentirse + adj, adv
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to feel
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debido a
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due to
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barrio residencial
 Definition
suburbs
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líder sindical
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labor union leader
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asistencia social
 Definition
welfare
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pandillas
 Definition
gangs
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moho
 Definition
mildew
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echar raíces
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establecerse
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cuna
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cradle
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a gusto
 Definition
at ease
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se cifraban en
 Definition
were pinned on
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Hope
 Definition
a not for profit developer in East Harlem
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fuera del alcance
 Definition
out of reach
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ello
 Definition
it
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negocio inmobilario
 Definition
real estate business
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sin ánimo de lucro
 Definition
nonprofit
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bienes raíces
 Definition
real estate
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inquilinos
 Definition
tenants
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puñado
 Definition
a fistful, a bundle
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sobrino
 Definition
nephew
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desempeñar
 Definition
to carry out, to work in
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estar a la altura
 Definition
to be up to the challenge or circumstances
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ganó de mano
 Definition
to win outright
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sordo
 Definition
no poder oír, deaf person
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sueldo
 Definition
salario, pay
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comerse las uñas
 Definition
to eat one´s nails
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corriente
 Definition
vulgar, current
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practicante
 Definition
hacer la práctica, medical instructor
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terno
 Definition
chaqueta de hombre
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convocatoria
 Definition
call, vocation
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chorrear
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no me provoca
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no tengo ganas
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da igual
 Definition
no me importa
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una beca
 Definition
a scholarship
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libro de cabecera
 Definition
un libro importante para ti, que consultas a menudo
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hacer tiempo
 Definition
hacer algo mientras esperas para hacer otra cosa que si quieres hacer
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pitucos (peruanismo)
 Definition
ricos
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trago
 Definition
drink
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botar
 Definition
ser despedido, echar a la basura
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apuntes
 Definition
written notes
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jardinero
 Definition
gardener
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ahorcarse
 Definition
to hang oneself
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atropellar
 Definition
to run over
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¨harto¨
 Definition
peruanismo; mucho, en español general quiere decir ¨fed up¨
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domicilio
 Definition
la direción en donde vives
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vendedor ambulante
 Definition
traveling salesman
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finado
 Definition
muerto
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balazo a quemarropa
 Definition
gunshots at close range
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rasguños
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scratches
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iracunda
 Definition
muy enojada
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rebanada
 Definition
a slice
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comudo
 Definition
un hombre a quien una mujer le ha sido infiel
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piso de baldosa
 Definition
tile floor
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manojo de nervios
 Definition
a bundle of nerves
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azotea
 Definition
roof top
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valer la pena
 Definition
to be worth it
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en lo que canta un gallo
 Definition
very quickly
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pandilla
 Definition
gang (not criminal)
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empresario
 Definition
businessman
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