Lexico Ch. 5
Terms
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- el rincon
- inside corner or angle, or a remote out-of-the-way place
- la esquina
- external or outside corner of a something, such as a box or table; street corner
- el angulo
- mathematical angle
- comisura
- corner of lips or mouth
- rabillo del ojo
- corner of the eye
- el ambiente
- environment
- atmosfera
- atmosphere of planets
- el medio ambiente
- total environment
- el cuero
- leather
- piel
- skin
- tez
- complexion
- cutis
- skin of face or epidermis
- estar en cueros
- to be stark-naked
- salvar el pellejo
- to save one's own hide
- delatar
- to reveal naturally, give away; inform on (betray)
- denunciar
- to denounce, report (a crime)
- traicionar
- to betray
- revelar
- to reveal, give away
- suela
- sole of a shoe
- la planta (del pie)
- sole of a foot
- el lenguado
- sole (fish)
- el alma (fem.)
- soul
- a costa de
- at the expense of
- a toda costa
- at any cost
- el coste
- cost (more common)
- el costo
- cost (when talking in large amounts)
- precio
- price
- la costa
- cost
- costear
- to pay for, pay the cost of
- advertir
- to warn, notify, alert
- avisar
- to inform, let know, notify (synonym of informar)
- aconsejar
- to advise, give advice
- el consejero
- advisor
- asesorar
- to advise (legal, economic, or political matters)
- el asesor
- advisor
- pillar
- to catch (someone or something doing something they shouldn't)
- coger
- to catch (taboo in Sp. Am.)
- asir
- to catch, grasp (something with a handle)
- agarrar
- to catch; grasp, grab
- atrapar
- to catch, trap
- comprender
- to understand, comprehend (something deeper, profound); to compromise
- entender
- to understand something being communicated (more common than comprender)
- suelto
- loose, free (not confined)
- soltar
- to let loose, let go of; to free
- apretado
- tight
- flojo
- loose, slack (not tight); lazy
- aflojar
- to loosen, slacken
- apretar
- to tighten
- el barrio chino
- the red-light district; Chinatown
- el barrio
- district, quarter, neighborhood, section (of a city)
- el distrito
- district
- la zona
- zone, district, area (designates commercial, industrial, or residential use)
- suburbio
- suburb; outlying slum
- afueras
- suburbs (in the American sense)
- acercarse(se)
- to bring near; to approach
- aproximar(se)
- to bring near; to approach, draw near
- arrimar(se)
- to bring close(r); to draw up to
- alejar(se)
- to move away
- la tempestad
- rain storm with strong winds, thunder, and lightning (used figuratively)
- temporal
- storm (longer in duration)
- la lluvia
- rain
- la llovizna
- drizzle
- la tormenta
- storm (with or without rain)
- el aguacero
- brief heavy shower, storm
- el chaparron
- shower, downpour
- el chubasco
- squall, shower, storm (at sea with very strong winds)
- conseguir
- to get, obtain; to succeed in + gerund
- lograr
- to get, obtain, achieve; to succeed in + gerund
- alcanzar
- to reach, overtake, obtain; to manage to + gerund
- obtener
- to obtain, get (through effort)
- respaldar
- to back; to endorse (offer personal guarantee of support)
- apoyar
- to support, back; to lean (lesser degree of support than respaldar)
- amparar
- to shelter, protect (in a physical or spiritual sense from danger)
- protegar
- to protect
- ayudar
- to help
- socorrer
- to help, aid (urgency)
- auxiliar
- to help, aid, assist (very broad verb)