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Polisemia
Polisemic Words
29
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
10/22/2011

Additional Language - Spanish Flashcards

 


 

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Term
Back - reverse side
Definition
dorso
Term
back of an animal
Definition
lomo
Term
back of chair
Definition
respaldo
Term
a close friend
Definition
un amigo íntimo
Term
a close family
Definition
una familia unida
Term
a proven fact, deed
Definition
hecho
Term
fact -findings, data
Definition
datos
Term

right -appropriate, correct

 

I didnt bring the right suit for the ceremony.

Definition

apropiado

, correcto

 

No llevé el traje apropiado para la ceremonia. 

Term

right - time

 

I arrived at the right time.

Definition

oportuno 

 

Llegué en el momento oportuno.

Term

sign - gesture

 

Makes signs so that he stops himself. 

Definition

seña, señal

 

Hazle señas para que se detenga.

Term

sign - indication

 

This is a sign of progress. 

Definition

señal

 

Eso es señal de progreso.

Term

sign  (road)

 

Respect the traffic signs. 

Definition

señal

 

Respecta las señales del tráfico.

Term
sign - billboard, poster
Definition
letrero
Term

time 

 

I arrived on time

Definition
Llegué a tiempo.
Term

to become (physical or emotional)

 

He became angry. 

Definition

ponerse

 

Se puso furioso. 

Term

become (radical change)

 

He became crazy.

Definition

volverse 

 

Se volvió loco. 

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become - gradual change

 

He became the most famous artists of his time.

Definition

llegar a ser

 

Llegó a ser el artista más famoso de su tiempo. 

Term

become (turn into something else)

 

He turned into a frog. 

Definition

convertirse en

 

Se convirtió en rana. 

Term

become - (change through personal effort)

(changes in general)

 

He got rich working a lot. 

 

The situation got tense. 

Definition

hacerse 

 

Se hizo rico trabajando mucho. 

 

La situación se hizo tensa. 

Term

fail (at doing something)

 

The project failed. 

Definition

fracasar

 

El proyecto fracasó

Term

fail (stop doing something)

 

Dont fail to come to the party. 

Definition

dejar de

 

No dejes de venir a la fiesta. 

Term

fail (a mechanism, organ)

 

His heart failed. 

Definition

fallar, dejar de funcionar

 

Le falló el corazón. 

Term

miss (an event)

 

I never miss class. 

Definition

faltar

 

No falto a clases nunca. 

Term

miss (because of poor timing)

 

I missed the plane. 

Definition

perder

 

Perdí el avión. 

Term

move (job transfer)

 

They moved me to Chicago. 

Definition

transladar

 

Me transladaron a Chicago. 

Term

move (emotionally)

 

moving (adj.)

Definition

conmover

 

conmovedor

Term

realize (goal, task)

 

You must realize your plan. 

Definition

realizar 

 

Debes realizar tu plan. 

Term

save (set aside)

 

Set aside this paper for me. 

Definition

guardar

 

Guárdame este papel. 

Term

support financially

 

He supports his whole family.

Definition

mantener

 

Mantiene a toda su familia. 

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