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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
01/25/2010
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Term
GRIFO
 Definition
faucet, tap.

agua del grifo (tapwater)
Term
MANTA
 Definition
blanket
Term
PERCHA
 Definition
clothes hanger
Term
CAJÓN
 Definition
drawer
Term
ENCENDADOR
 Definition
lighter
Term
DESTORNILLADOR
 Definition
screwdriver
Term
BANDEJA
 Definition
tray
Term
PASILLO
 Definition
corridor, hallway
Term
JARRÓN
 Definition
vase
Term
ALMOHADA
 Definition
pillow
Term
CONTESTADOR
 Definition
answering machine
Term
TRAPO
 Definition
rag
Term
EL ENCHUFE
 Definition
electrical socket
Term
COLORIDO, -A
 Definition
colorful
Term
ANFITRIÓN, -A
 Definition
host
Term
PRESENTARSE
 Definition
to introduce yourself, to present yourself
Term
AFÓNICO, -A
 Definition

to be without a voice,

due to sickness or hoarseness.
Term
EL COLEGIO
 Definition
elementary school
Term
EL INSTITUTO
 Definition
high school
Term
LA UNIVERSIDAD
 Definition
college, university
Term
LA FACULTAD
 Definition

School of ___,

as in a School of Business within a University.
Term
LOS DEBERES
 Definition
homework, tarea (Spain)
Term
AVERIGUAR
 Definition
to find out
Term
QUEDARSE DORMIDO, -A
 Definition
to stay asleep
Term
DECIR UN CUMPLIDO
 Definition
to give a compliment
Term
¡Que bien te sienta/n + ropa!
 Definition
That piece of clothing looks good on you!
Term
¿Para que te has molestado?
 Definition

You shouldn't have!

(when recieving a gift)
Term
Me he quedado.
 Definition
I am finished (eating).
Term
TOMAR UN TENTEMPIE
 Definition
To eat a snack
Term
PICAR ALGO
 Definition
to eat a snack
Term
DESBORDADO, -A
 Definition
overwhelmed
Term
LA ACERA
 Definition
sidewalk
Term
EL VENENO
 Definition
poison
Term
ENVENENADO, -A
 Definition

poisoned

 

la manzana envenenada
Term
DISFRAZADO, -A
 Definition
disguised
Term
EL HIERO
 Definition
iron, the metal
Term
Me mola/n
 Definition

I like it, it seems cool to me.

ser guay.
Term
COTILLEAR
 Definition
to gossip
Term
EL COTILLEO
 Definition
rumors, gossip
Term
LA BARRIGA
 Definition
stomach, as in the area of the torso
Term
CHASQUEAR LOS DEDOS
 Definition
to snap your fingers
Term
LA CICATRIZ
 Definition
scar
Term
PESO
 Definition
weight
Term
SALTONES
 Definition
bulging, as in bulging eyes.
Term
LA COMISARIA
 Definition
police station
Term
OJOS ESTRABICOS
 Definition
cross-eyed
Term
EL CIJIJUNTO
 Definition
unibrow
Term
LAS CEJAS
 Definition
eyebrows
Term
LA MARUJA
 Definition
a woman who stays at home and cleans, watches a lot of telenovelas, and wears make up all the time...
Term
CONSCIENCIAR A ALGUIEN
 Definition
to raise awareness in a person
Term
SER CONSCIENTE DE ___
 Definition
to be aware of ___
Term
EL REFRÁN
 Definition

a saying

 

ex: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Term
DAR UN TOQUE
 Definition

to call someone, let it ring once, and hang up.

 

common practice among los jovenes, to say hi or get someone to call you back.
Term
TECLEAR
 Definition
to text
Term
LAS RASTAS
 Definition
dreadlocks
Term
LAS TRENZAS
 Definition
braids
Term
LA PÚA
 Definition
guitar pick
Term
EL DEDAL
 Definition
thimble
Term
TRAVIESO, -A
 Definition
rambunctious
Term
HACER SENDERISMO
 Definition
to go hiking
Term
SER AGORERO, -A
 Definition
to be a bad-news bear
Term
EL CORTOMETRAJE
 Definition
a short film
Term
DECEPCIONADO, -A
 Definition
disappointed
Term
UNA PIROPA
 Definition
a physical compliment
Term
FINGER
 Definition
to pretend
Term
UN FLECHAZO
 Definition
the event of falling in love immediately with someone, as if struck by Cupid's arrow (flecha)
Term
UN PAJILLERO
 Definition

coward (vulgar)

 

literally: someone who masturbates too much.
Term
UN COBARDE
 Definition
coward
Term
UN PICADO
 Definition
a sin
Term
LA LUJURIA
 Definition
lust
Term
BARRANQUISMO
 Definition
to go canyoning (?)
Term
TENER RESACA
 Definition
to have a hangover
Term
EL GANCHO
 Definition
coat hook
Term
SENSATO, -A
 Definition
sensible, even-keeled
Term
EL BRASERO
 Definition
the heater beneath the table
Term
LA SÁBANA
 Definition
bedsheet
Term
SER FRIOLERO, -A
 Definition
to be cold-blooded, as in always cold
Term
SER CALUROSO, -A
 Definition
to run hot, to always be warm
Term
EL LADRÓN, EL MULTIPLE
 Definition
electrical splitter for the wall plug
Term
EL EDREDÓN NÓRDICO
 Definition
featherdown comforter
Term
LA CONTRASEÑA
 Definition
password
Term
DOBLADO, -A
 Definition
dubbed (as in movies)
Term

CONCENDER

 

ORTORGAR

 Definition
verbs for to give, as in an award.
Term
ECHAR UN OJO A ALGO
 Definition

to pay attention to something, to focus
Term
REFORMAR
 Definition
to renovate
Term
LA CUEVA
 Definition
cave
Term
LA CUNA
 Definition
cradle
Term
LOS VAQUEROS
 Definition
blue jeans
Term
LA MORCILLA
 Definition

blood sausage

 

WARNING: if offered to you by your host mother, DO NOT EAT.
Term
LA MATANZA
 Definition
the seasonal killing of a pig
Term
EL PULPO
 Definition
octopus
Term
EL CANGREJO
 Definition
crab
Term

SER CURIOSO, -A

 

vs.

 

TENER CURIOSIDAD

 Definition

to be an inquisitive person

 

vs.

 

to be curious about something
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