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Spanish Vocab
from various readings
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
03/29/2009
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Term
sumamente
 Definition
highly
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intercalar
 Definition
to insert
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la harina
 Definition
flour
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el yunque
 Definition
anvil
Term
un procedimiento
 Definition
process, procedure
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ensimismarse
 Definition
to become engrossed, lost in thought
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encarar
 Definition
to confront
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bromear
 Definition
to joke
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la trucha
 Definition
trout
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la hortaliza
 Definition
vegetable
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el sarampión
 Definition
measles
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la vejez
 Definition
old age
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demas
 Definition
other
"...más inteligentes que los demas primates..."
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un reto
 Definition
a challenge
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al azar
 Definition
at random
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descarter
 Definition
1. (ayuda) to refuse, reject
2. to rule out (possibility)
descartarse: to discard
Term
maldito/a
 Definition
cursed, wicked; naughty
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granizar
 Definition
to hail
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aun
 Definition
even (even so, not even, etc.)
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la palabrota
 Definition
swear word
decir palabrotas: to swear
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atenerse a
 Definition
to abide by
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una proeza
 Definition
exploit, deed
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una propiedad
 Definition
a property (of something)
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tampoco
 Definition
neither
-> ...no es perfecto en español tampoco.
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aislar
 Definition
to isolate
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un rechazo
 Definition
rejection
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fiable
 Definition
reliable, trustworthy
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idéneo/a
 Definition
suitable, fit
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tronar
 Definition
to thunder
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amanecer
 Definition
to dawn, break day
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sobresaliente
 Definition
outstanding, excellent
Term
un murciélago
 Definition
a bat (animal)
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mediante
 Definition
by means of
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un rompecabezas
 Definition
jigsaw puzzle
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un giro
 Definition
turn
-> Un giro crucial en el desarollo de...
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jactarse
 Definition
to brag, boast
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desempeñar
 Definition
to play, perform
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a partir de
 Definition
starting from
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equiparable
 Definition
comparable
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comprobar
 Definition
to check, prove
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un rasgo
 Definition
trait, characteristic
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sencillo/a
 Definition
simple
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colgar(se)
 Definition
to hang
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juicio
 Definition
judgment
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una ballena
 Definition
whale
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de por sí
 Definition
in itself
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debido a
 Definition
due to
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aducir
 Definition
to adduce; allege
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en cierta medida
 Definition
to a certain extent
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apetecerse
 Definition
to feel like
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la cátedra
 Definition
professorship; chair; head of department
Term
el planteamiento
 Definition
approach
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fijarse
 Definition
to pay attention, notice
Term
el comportamiento
 Definition
behavior
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apartarse de
 Definition
to get away from
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cuyo/a(s)
 Definition
whose
-> ...entre lenguas próximas o remotas cuyos objetivos eran...
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un parentesco
 Definition
relationship
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sin embargo
 Definition
however
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vitorear
 Definition
to cheer
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suplicar
 Definition
to beg
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un loro
 Definition
parrot
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a pesar de
 Definition
in spite of
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alcanzar
 Definition
to reach, to catch up with
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la medida
 Definition
measure
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entre sí
 Definition
each other
-> ...de sonidos que contrastan claramente entre sí.
Term
conferir
 Definition
to lend, confer
->... las leyes conferían a la lingüística un carácter científico...
Term
poseer
 Definition
to have, possess
Term
una paloma
 Definition
dove, pigeon
Term
un empuje
 Definition
pressure; energy, drive
Term
impedir
 Definition
to prevent
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rogar
 Definition
to beg
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sin dejar rastro
 Definition
without a trace
Term
percatarse
 Definition
to notice (something)
Term
deshacer
 Definition
1. to undo, unpack, to destroy
2. to melt, dissolve
3. to tear up, cut up
4. to cancel, break, foil
5. to ruin
6. fig. to devastate
Term
deshacerse
 Definition
1. to disappear
2. to be devastated
3. fig. ~ de: to get rid of
4. fig. ~ en algo (con O hacia alguien): to lavish something on someone
5. ~ por alguien: to bend over backwords for sb; to be madly in love with sb
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un retroceso
 Definition
a backward movement
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por (lo) tanto
 Definition
therefore, so
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un declive
 Definition
slope
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una grabación
 Definition
recording
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la aparición
 Definition
appearance
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el aflojamiento
 Definition
loosening
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escarbar
 Definition
to scratch, scrape; to dig
Term
constar de
 Definition
to consist of
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cifrar
 Definition
to encrypt, encode
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descifrar
 Definition
to decrypt, decode
Term
mero/a(s)
 Definition
mere
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fructífero/a
 Definition
fruitful
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una abeja
 Definition
bee
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puesto que
 Definition
since, as
Term
conllevar
 Definition
to involve, entail; to bear
Term
a menudo
 Definition
often
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el entorno
 Definition
environment
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remontarse a
 Definition
to amount to
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transmisible
 Definition
transmittable, transferrable
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desprenderse
 Definition
to take away meaning
Term
un renglón
 Definition
line
-> 1...
2...
3...
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las glosas
 Definition
marginal notes
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un repliegue
 Definition
1. withdrawal, retreat
2. fold
Term
carente(s) de
 Definition
lacking in
Term
descomponer
 Definition
1. to rot, decompose
2. to break down (dividir)
3. to mess up (desordenar)
4. to damage, break
5. to annoy
Term
señalar
 Definition
to indicate
Term
limitarse a
 Definition
to limit oneself to
Term
cotillear
 Definition
to gossip
Term
un soplo
 Definition
1. blow, puff
2. fig. breath, moment
3. murmur (MED)
4. fam. tip-off
dar el soplo: to squeal
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