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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
04/08/2008

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Term

abusar

 

to abuse someone 

Definition

to take advantage

 

maltratar

Term

acomodar

 

to accommodate 

Definition

to place, to arrange

 

complacer 

Term

actual

 

actual 

Definition

present

 

verdadero 

Term

aplicar

 

to apply for (e.g. a job) 

Definition

to apply (an ointment)

 

solicitar 

Term

apreciar

 

to appreciate 

Definition

to augment in value

 

agradecer 

Term

arena

 

arena 

Definition

sand

 

estadio 

Term

asistir

 

to assist 

Definition

to attend

 

ayudar 

Term

asumir

 

to assume 

Definition

to take on

 

suponer 

Term

atender

 

to attend 

Definition

to take care of

 

asistir 

Term

campo

 

camp 

Definition

country

 

campamento 

Term

carácter

 

character (literary) 

Definition

personality

 

personaje 

Term

carta

 

card 

Definition

letter

 

tarjeta 

Term

colegio

 

college 

Definition

private high school

 

universidad, facultad 

Term

collar

 

collar 

Definition

necklace

 

cuello 

Term

conferencia

 

conference 

Definition

lecture

 

consulta 

Term

constipado

 

constipated 

Definition

congested with a cold

 

estreñido 

Term

coraje

 

courage 

Definition

anger, rage

 

valor, valentía 

Term

cuestión

 

question 

Definition

matter

 

pregunta 

Term

danza

 

dance 

Definition

ritual or folkloric dance

 

baile 

Term

decepción

 

deception 

Definition

disappointment

 

engaño 

Term

demandar

 

to demand 

Definition

to sue

 

exigir 

Term

distinto

 

distinct 

Definition

different

 

eficaz 

Term

efectivo

 

effective 

Definition

actual

 

eficaz 

Term

embarazada

 

embarrassed 

Definition

pregnant

 

avergonzado 

Term

escuela

 

school (as in Law) 

Definition

elementary school

 

facultad 

Term

éxito

 

exit 

Definition

success

 

salida 

Term

frase

 

phrase 

Definition

sentence

 

expresión 

Term

gol

 

goal 

Definition

soccer goal, scored point

 

meta, objectivo, fin 

Term

gracioso

 

gracious 

Definition

funny

 

cortés, amable 

Term

grado

 

grade 

Definition

degree, stage

 

nota 

Term

ignorar

 

to ignore 

Definition

not to know

 

no hacer caso 

Term

ingenuidad

 

ingenuity 

Definition

innocence

 

ingeniosidad 

Term

inhabitable

 

inhabitable 

Definition

uninhabitable

 

habitable 

Term

largo

 

large 

Definition

long

 

grande 

Term

lectura

 

lecture 

Definition

reading

 

conferencia 

Term

librería

 

library 

Definition

bookstore

 

biblioteca 

Term

material

 

cloth 

Definition

material (but not cloth)

 

tela 

Term

nombre

 

number 

Definition

name

 

número 

Term

papel

 

paper (term paper) 

Definition

piece of paper, role

 

trabajo escrito 

Term

parientes

 

parents 

Definition

relatives

 

padres 

Term

pena

 

pain 

Definition

sorrow, grief

 

dolor 

Term

policía

 

policy 

Definition

police

 

política 

Term

política

 

politician 

Definition

politics, policy

 

político 

Term

procurar

 

to procure 

Definition

to try

 

obtener, conseguir 

Term

pueblo

 

people 

Definition

nation, common people

 

gente 

Term

quieto

 

quiet 

Definition

calm, still

 

silencioso 

Term

quitar

 

to quit 

Definition

to remove

 

dejar de, dimitir 

Term

raza

 

race (for speed) 

Definition

ethnicity, race

 

carrera 

Term

realizar

 

to realize 

Definition

to come true

 

darse cuenta 

Term

recordar

 

to record 

Definition

to remember

 

grabar 

Term

resorte

 

resort 

Definition

spring

 

balneario 

Term

rudo

 

rude 

Definition

rough, coarse

 

maleducado, grosero 

Term

sano

 

sane 

Definition

healthy

 

cuerdo 

Term

sensible

 

sensible 

Definition

sensitive

 

sensato 

Term

sentencia

 

sentence 

Definition

verdict

 

frase 

Term

sentir

 

to sense 

Definition

to feel

 

tener la impresión 

Term

simpatía

 

sympathy

Definition

charm, friendliness

 

compasión, pésame, etc. 

Term

simpático

 

sympathetic 

Definition

nice, friendly

 

compasivo, comprensivo 

Term

soportar

 

to support 

Definition

to tolerate

 

mantener, apoyar 

Term

suceder

 

to succeed 

Definition

to happen

 

tener éxito 

Term

suceso

 

success 

Definition

event

 

éxito 

Term

sujeto (a person)

 

subject (of an article) 

Definition

individual, guy, character

 

tema 

Term

tenso

 

tense (of a verb) 

Definition

tense (adj.)

 

tiempo (verbal) 

Term

tormenta

 

torment 

Definition

storm

 

tormento 

Term

trampa

 

tramp 

Definition

trick

 

vagabundo 

Term

trasladar

 

to translate 

Definition

to move, to transfer

 

traducir 

Term

últimamente

 

ultimately 

Definition

lately

 

en fin de cuentas 

Term

último

 

ultimate 

Definition

last

 

fundamental 

Term

violar

 

to violate 

Definition

to violate, but also to rape

 

violar 

Term

vulgar

 

vulgar 

Definition

common, ordinary

 

grosero, de mal gusto 

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