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Spanish 313 Midterm
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
03/05/2018

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Term
la oficina
Definition
place where clerical or business activities are conducted by one or more persons, where secretarial work is done
Term
el despacho
Definition
private office of a single person at home or away from home
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la dirección
Definition
administrative office of an institution or organization with a director
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bufete
Definition
law office/lawyer's office
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consulta
Definition
physician's private office
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consultorio
Definition
place where several doctors work
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clínica
Definition
independent medical facility, or part of a hospital dedicated to the treatment of specific diseases or medical problems.
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la redacción
Definition
newspaper office
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volver a + infinitive
Definition
to do something again
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volver
Definition
to return, go (come) back
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regresar
Definition
to return, go (come) back
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devolver
Definition
to return (something), give back; to throw up-- to return it to its owner or rightful place. synonym of vomiter.
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la oficina
Definition
place where clerical or business activities are conducted by one or more persons, where secretarial work is done
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cerrar
Definition
to close, to shut, to lock (con llave)
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el cierre
Definition
closing, shutting
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clausurar
Definition
to close in a figurative or ceremonial sense, to adjourn
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abrir
Definition
to open
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la abertura
Definition
opening, gap; aperture (physical)
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la apertura
Definition
opening in a figurative or ceremonial sense
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la clausura
Definition
adjournment, closing
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acabar de + infinitive
Definition
to finish doing (something); to have (had) just done something
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terminar de + infinitive
Definition
to finish doing something
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el cuarto
Definition
room
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el aula
Definition
classroom
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la habitación
Definition
room (usually hotel room)
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el salón
Definition
living room; large room, hall
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angosto
Definition
narrow, common in Spanish America
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estrecho
Definition
narrow, common in Spain
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el hule
Definition
rubber; oilcloth, usually in reference to fabric, material
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la goma
Definition
rubber; rubber band, sometimes used for rubber in its softer, more flexible forms
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el caucho
Definition
rubber, harder forms of rubber
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de palo
Definition
wooden
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la madera
Definition
wood
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el palo
Definition
pole, stick; a blow with a stick (i.e. a mast on a ship)
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la leña
Definition
firewood
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matar
Definition
to kill
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asesinar
Definition
to murder, assassinate; to kill (to kill someone intentionally and with malice)
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rematar
Definition
to finish off (i.e. an injured person or animal)
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eliminar
Definition
to wipe out, bump off (criminals)
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ejecutar
Definition
to execute (suggests capital punishment)
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la cuadra
Definition
block (Sp. America)
horse stable (Spain)
Term
establo
Definition
stable for animals other than horses
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la manzana
Definition
apple, block (Spain)
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el bloque
Definition
block; sometimes used for block of houses, sometimes used for large piece of a hard substance such as wood, marble, stone, etc.
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el ropero
Definition
clothes closet or a small room for storing clothes (more common in Sp. America)
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armario
Definition
closet (spain)
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la alacena
Definition
cupboard, closet; locker (i.e. pantry also)
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guardarropa
Definition
public checkroom and less frequently a personal wardrobe; i.e. a coatroom
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agarrar
Definition
to take (Sp. Am), replacement of cover; to grasp (Spain) like with claws (gars)
Term
tomar; coger
Definition
to take, synonyms
Term
amanecer
Definition
to dawn
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anochecer
Definition
to grow dark
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atardecer
Definition
to draw towards evening; to happen late in the afternoon
Term
ordinario
Definition
ordinary, common; coarse, vulgar
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común/corriente
Definition
common
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colgar
Definition
to hang (coll. to flunk or fail someone)
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ahorcar
Definition
to hang (by the neck) i.e. execution (colgar too)
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tender
Definition
to hang (clothes)
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pender
Definition
to hang (suspended and hangs freely from a higher position)
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