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Capitulo 2 Vocab
Spanish Composition Through Literature
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
09/16/2010
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Term
el colegio
 Definition
elementary or middle school
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la escuela
 Definition
general school
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el instituto
 Definition
institute
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el liceo
 Definition
high school (spain)
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la academia
 Definition
academy, private school
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caminar
 Definition
to walk
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andar
 Definition
to walk
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ir a pie
 Definition
to walk ON FOOT
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pasear
 Definition
to stroll leisurely
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callejear
 Definition
to wander the streets aimlessly
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deambular
 Definition
to wander aimlessly
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la píldora
 Definition
pill
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la pastilla
 Definition
pill, cake, bar of soap
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la tableta
 Definition
tablet
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el comprimido
 Definition
tablet
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la gragea
 Definition
small sugarcoated pill, or colored candy pastille
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la cápsula
 Definition
capsule
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temblar
 Definition
to shake, tremble, quake (general)
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sacudir
 Definition
to shake (back and forth)
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estremecer
 Definition
to shake, shudder (from horror or strong emotion)
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tiritar
 Definition
to shake (fever or cold)
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responder
 Definition
to respond, answer, reply
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contestar
 Definition
to respond, answer, reply
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replicar
 Definition
to talk back
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objetar
 Definition
to object
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contradecir
 Definition
to contradict
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rebatir
 Definition
to refute
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amar
 Definition
to love (abstract, also more sexual)
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querer
 Definition
to love (more common definition of English to love)
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enamorarse de
 Definition
to fall in love with
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estar enamorado de
 Definition
to be in love with
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adorar
 Definition
to adore, worship
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encantar, fascinar, entusiasmar
 Definition
to have an intense liking for (use ind. obj, verbs like gustar)
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la cáscara
 Definition
shell, thick skin of shrimp, nuts, eggs, thick rinds of melons, lemons, oranges
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el caparazón
 Definition
shell (of crustacean)
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la corteza
 Definition
bark, rind, crust (trees, cheese, bread)
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la piel
 Definition
skin (natural skin of fruit or vegetable)
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la mondadura
 Definition
skin of fruit or vegetable after it has been removed
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peladura
 Definition
skin of fruit or vegetable after it has been removed
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descascarillar
 Definition
to hull (nuts)
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cascar
 Definition
to crack, split (eggshells, nutshells)
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pelar
 Definition
to peel (fruit w/ hands)
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mondar
 Definition
to peel (fruit w/ tool)
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reptar
 Definition
to crawl like a reptile w/ body touching ground
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arrastrarse
 Definition
synonym of reptar (to drag oneself)
Term
gatear
 Definition
to creep, crawl (movement on all fours of children before they learn to walk)
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serpentear
 Definition
to crawl, meander (streams, rivers, roads)
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esperar
 Definition
to wait, to hope
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aguardar
 Definition
to wait (not very long)
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hacer cola
 Definition
to wait in line
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el cerro
 Definition
hill (solated, rocky)
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la colina
 Definition
hill, knoll
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la loma
 Definition
low and long hill
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la cuesta
 Definition
slope or grade of hill or street
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la ladera
 Definition
hillside, slope (side of hill, rather than hill itself)
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el acantilado
 Definition
cliff - marine context, paliside - river context
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soportar
 Definition
to endure, stand, suffer through something
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mantener
 Definition
to support, maintain - a family
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apoyar
 Definition
to support (propping or backing up someone)
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aguantar
 Definition
to endure, stand, put up with
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resistir
 Definition
to stand, withstand, bear
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sobrellevar
 Definition
patient endurance of a burden, difficult situation, or circumstance
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viejo
 Definition
old
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anciano
 Definition
old elderly person
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mayor
 Definition
old (older, oldest)
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vetusto
 Definition
very old (decaying, crumbling)
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rancio
 Definition
old, rancid
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antiguo
 Definition
ancient, old, former (positive)
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armar
 Definition
to assemble, put together, put up
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montar
 Definition
to assemble, put together, put up (mechanisms - engines, motors, clocks etc)
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construir
 Definition
to build, construct
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edificar
 Definition
to build, erect (masonry)
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la ira
 Definition
ire, wrath, anger
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el enojo
 Definition
anger
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el enfado
 Definition
anger - less than enojo
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la rabia
 Definition
rage, madness (intense, explosive!!)
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enojar(se)
 Definition
to annoy, anger; (to become annoyed [angry])
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enfadar(se)
 Definition
to annoy, anger; (to become annoyed [angry])
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rabiar
 Definition
to rage, get angry
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sacar de quicio
 Definition
to exasperate, drive crazy, unhinge
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