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Vocabulary Chapter 4
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
02/08/2006

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Term
(1) fresco
Definition
cool, coolish, chilled, fresh; temperature- cool, not excessively cold. Beverages – in addition to temperatre, may connote the quality of being refreshing. Food – the idea of fresh as in recently made, picked, or caught (this last meaning is synonymous with “natural”), like the English “fresh,” can also denote impudent, disrespectful, sassy
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(1) natural
Definition
natural, fresh; (synonym: fresco)
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(1) el agua dulce
Definition
fresh water
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(2) el mar
Definition
sea, ocean; Standard form, must be used for specific bodies of water
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(2) la mar
Definition
sea; term used by seafaring people, poetic or artistic
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(2) el océano
Definition
ocean, sea; used only to refer to a specifically named ocean, otherwise “mar”
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(2) la mar de
Definition
a great deal of, lots of; colloquial substitute for mucho/muy
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(2) un mar de
Definition
a great deal of, lots of; colloquial substitute for mucho/muy
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(3) velludo
Definition
hairy; The adjective ending –udo combines with certain noun steams to indicate an abundant or excessive degree of some trait or quality, often have a negative connotation.
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(3) narigudo
Definition
large-nosed; The adjective ending –udo combines with certain noun steams to indicate an abundant or excessive degree of some trait or quality, often have a negative connotation.
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(3) concienzudo
Definition
conscientious; The adjective ending –udo combines with certain noun steams to indicate an abundant or excessive degree of some trait or quality, often have a negative connotation.
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(3) peludo
Definition
hairy (with reference to the head); The adjective ending –udo combines with certain noun steams to indicate an abundant or excessive degree of some trait or quality, often have a negative connotation.
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(3) sesudo
Definition
brainy; The adjective ending –udo combines with certain noun steams to indicate an abundant or excessive degree of some trait or quality, often have a negative connotation.
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(4) destapar
Definition
to remove the lid from, uncover; The prefix des- functions to invert or negate the meaning of many verbs (as with English dis- or un-).
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(4) deshacer
Definition
to undo, unmake; The prefix des- functions to invert or negate the meaning of many verbs (as with English dis- or un-).
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(4) desobedecer
Definition
to disobey; The prefix des- functions to invert or negate the meaning of many verbs (as with English dis- or un-).
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(4) desatar
Definition
to untie; The prefix des- functions to invert or negate the meaning of many verbs (as with English dis- or un-).
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(5) el pelo
Definition
hair; used for most contexts, animal or human
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(5) el cabello
Definition
hair; sometimes used in plural for singular meaning), more elevated in tone and refers to hair on the head, used in literary Spanish and for advertising purposes
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(5) el vello
Definition
hair; used only for certain kinds of body hair
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(5) las canas
Definition
gray or white hair
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(5) rubio
Definition
blond
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(5) pelirrojo
Definition
redhead
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(5) castaño
Definition
brown, auburn
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(5) calvo
Definition
bald
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(6) el pan
Definition
bread, loaf of bread; used instead of hogaza (word for loaf)
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(6) el mueble
Definition
piece of furniture
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(6) la lechuga
Definition
lettuce, head of lettuce
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(6) el rayo
Definition
bolt of lighting
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(7) la lata
Definition
can, annoyance, bother; flat, low in height, or rectangular in shape
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(7) el bote
Definition
can; round or cylindrical in shape or taller than it is wide
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(7) el tarro
Definition
jar
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(7) el envase
Definition
package, container
Term
(8) bizco
Definition
cross-eyed
Term
(8) miope
Definition
nearsighted, myopic; common
Term
(8) présbita
Definition
farsighted; not common, usually replaced by the expression “tener la vista cansada”
Term
(8) ciego
Definition
blind
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(8) tuerto
Definition
one-eyed
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(8) daltónico
Definition
color-blind; from English physicist Dalton, who scientifically described the condition
Term
(9) despedirse (de)
Definition
tos ay good-bye (farewell) to, to take leave of; more common equivalent of “decir adiós”
Term
(9) despedir a
Definition
to send (see) someone off, to fire; (synonym: echar, more common)
Term
(9) la despedida
Definition
good-bye, farewell, send off
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(10) la merienda
Definition
snack; normally afternoon (to stay the appetite until dinner, which is late in Spain by our standards)
Term
(10) la comida
Definition
meal, main meal, food; from 2p.m. onward
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(10) el almuerzo
Definition
lunch; much lighter, may replace comida in rural areas or among industrial workers who do not return home to eat, however, can be the main, midday meal in some Spanish-American countries
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(10) la cena
Definition
supper, dinner
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(10) el desayuno
Definition
breakfast
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(10) merendar
Definition
to have a snack, snack
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(10) comer
Definition
to eat
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(10) almorzar
Definition
to lunch, have (a light) lunch
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(10) cenar
Definition
to have supper or dinner, to dine
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(10) desayunar(se)
Definition
to have breakfast; originally reflexive, but now usually used like cenar and almorzar…note: tomar, used with the name of a specific meal, can replace the verb
Term
(11) Borde
Definition
edge, border, rim, brim; edge of physical things
Term
(11) la frontera
Definition
border, frontier; line that separates two countries
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(11) el límite
Definition
limit, edge; broader range of meaning – that which separates what is immaterial or immaterial from other things in its class
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(11) la linde
Definition
limit, boundary; (more common in feminine form), common for property lines
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(11) lindar
Definition
to border, adjoin (especially common for real estate)
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(11) limitar
Definition
to limit, border (common in geographical designations)
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(12) a pleno sol
Definition
in the full sun;
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(12) a la sombra
Definition
in the shade;
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(12) pleno
Definition
full; in the sense of complete or total
Term
(12) lleno
Definition
full; more common, used in material or physical sense
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(12) el pleno + noun
Definition
in the heart (middle) of + noun; in the midst, at the height of, or in broad + noun
Term
(13) el olivar
Definition
olive grove (p92)
Term
(13) el manzanar
Definition
apple orchard (p92)
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(13) el olivo
Definition
olive tree (p92)
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(13) el manzano
Definition
apple tree (p92)
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(13) la oliva
Definition
olive (p92)
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(13) la aceituna
Definition
olive (p92)
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(13) la manzana
Definition
apple (p92)
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(14) silvestre
Definition
wild; said of plants, jeans uncultivated or growing in a natural state, also applied to animals in the wild but that are of no danger to humans
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(14) salvaje
Definition
wild (not undomesticated), savage, uncivilized; used for people, animals, and land
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(14) fiero
Definition
fuerce, ferocious, wild;
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(14) la fiera
Definition
wild animal (beast); special meaning for animals that, in a wild state, are dangerous to humans
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(15) crecer
Definition
to grow; intransitive - natural increase in size of plants, animals, or people
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(15) cultivar
Definition
to grow, raise; transitive – to grow up or raise plants
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(15) crier
Definition
to bring up, raise (animals), to rear or raise (children); transitive
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