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Spanish Quiz 1/13/11
Vocab from: Derechos Humanos, "La historia oficial" movie, and Expresiones con ser y estar
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Language - Spanish
11th Grade
01/12/2011
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Term
secuestrar
 Definition
to kidnap
Term
sospechar
 Definition
to suspect
Term
la búsqueda
 Definition
search
Term
el guión
 Definition
script
Term
cumplir X años
 Definition
to turn X years old
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denunciar
 Definition
to inform on, denounce, report (to the police)
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armar un escándalo
 Definition
to cause a commotion
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no haber más remedio que + inf.
 Definition
to be no other choice but to...
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sobrevivir
 Definition
to survive
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amigo solidario
 Definition
steadfast friend
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solitario
 Definition
solitary, lonely
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el golpe
 Definition
blow, hit, strike
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la violación, violar
 Definition
rape, to rape
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la broma
 Definition
joke
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el cobarde
 Definition
coward
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el perdedor
 Definition
loser
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rechazar
 Definition
to reject
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la nena
 Definition
small girl
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quitar
 Definition
to take away (us IO pronoun for from s.o)
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adoptado, adoptivo
 Definition
adopted
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anticuado
 Definition
antiquated
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la disciplina
 Definition
discipline
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imbécil (el o la)
 Definition
imbecile
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subversivo
 Definition
subversive
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la picana
 Definition
electric shock treatment
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el submarino
 Definition
torture that involves holding victim´s head under water
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la mucama
 Definition
maid
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el pibe (la piba)
 Definition
child
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el subte
 Definition
subway in Buenos Aires
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el viejo
 Definition
father
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asegurar
 Definition
to assure
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desarollar
 Definition
to develop
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difundir
 Definition
to disseminate, spread information
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emboscar
 Definition
to ambush
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escoger
 Definition
to choose
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esforzarse (ue)
 Definition
to exert oneself, to make an effort
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promover
 Definition
to promote
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el bienestar
 Definition
well-being
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el deber
 Definition
duty
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el delito
 Definition
crime
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el desprecio
 Definition
contempt
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el disfrute
 Definition
enjoyment
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el emboscada
 Definition
ambush
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la esclavitud, el esclavo
 Definition
slavery, slave
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la exigencia
 Definition
demand
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la honra
 Definition
honor
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la ingerencia
 Definition
interference
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el juicio
 Definition
trial
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la medida
 Definition
measurement
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el nivel de vida
 Definition
standard of living
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el seguro
 Definition
insurance
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el ser
 Definition
being
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la servidumbre
 Definition
servitude
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la trata de esclavos
 Definition
slave trade
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el trato
 Definition
treatment
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el vejez
 Definition
old age
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la viudez
 Definition
widowhood
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colocado/a
 Definition
placed
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desterrado/a
 Definition
exiled
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detenido/a
 Definition
detained
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dotado/a
 Definition
endowed, granted
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preso/a
 Definition
imprisoned (when a noun, means "prisoner")
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asimismo
 Definition
likewise
Term
dar por sentado
 Definition
to take for granted
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mediante, por medio de
 Definition
through, by means of
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plenamente
 Definition
fully
Term
puesto que
 Definition
as, since
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ser un arma de doble filo
 Definition
to be a double-edged sword
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ser un cero a la izquierda
 Definition
to be a useless person
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es más
 Definition
moreover
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a no ser que
 Definition
unless
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de no ser por
 Definition
if it wasn´t for...
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es que
 Definition
it´s that...
Term
o sea
 Definition
in other words
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sea como sea
 Definition
be that as it may, whatever happens
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por si fuera poco/ por si no fuera bastante
 Definition
as if it weren´t enough
Term
no ser para tanto
 Definition
it´s nothing
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ser el colmo
 Definition
to be the last straw
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ser un coser y cantar
 Definition
to be an extremely easy task
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ser de risa
 Definition
to be laughable
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estar de buen/mal humor
 Definition
to be in a good/bad mood
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estar de moda
 Definition
to be in style
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estar entre la espada y la pared
 Definition
to be between a rock and a hard place, to be in a difficult situation
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estar hasta la coronilla / hasta las narices / hasta el moño
 Definition
to have had enough, to have it "up to here"
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estar (todo) patas arriba
 Definition
to be very disorganized (i.e. a room)
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estar a oscuras
 Definition
to be dark
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estar de luto
 Definition
to be mourning
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estar de más
 Definition
to be extra
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estar en la luna / en las nubes / en Babia
 Definition
to be distracted, daydreaming
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estar por las nubes
 Definition
to be very expensive
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estar hecho una sopa
 Definition
to be soaked
Term
estar de juerga / de fiesta
 Definition
to go partying
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estar a punto de
 Definition
to be about to...
Term
estar bien/mal visto
 Definition
to be smiled/frowned upon
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estar a dos velas
 Definition
to be poor
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estar a régimen/ a dieta
 Definition
to be on a diet
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estar en los huesos
 Definition
to be very skinny
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no estar para bromas
 Definition
to not be in the mood for jokes
Term
¿Estamos?
 Definition
Are we together (indicates a certain power of the speaker over the listener)
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