Spanish Ch. 2 Lexico
Terms
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- el colegio
- elementary or middle school
- la escuela
- generic term for school
- el instituto
- public high school (Spain) institute
- el liceo
- public high school (Sp. Am.)
- la academia
- academy, private institution about primary school
- caminar
- to walk
- andar
- to walk
- ir a pie
- to walk on foot
- pasear
- to stroll, walk
- callejear
- to wander (the streets)
- deambular
- to wander aimlessly
- la pildora
- pill
- la pastilla
- tablet, cake of soap
- la tableta
- tablet; pill
- el comprimido
- tablet
- la gragea
- small sugarcoated pill or colored candy pastille
- la capsula
- capsule
- temblar
- to shake, tremble, quake
- sacudir
- shake back and forth
- estremecer(se)
- to shake, shudder, quiver, from horror or other strong emotion
- tiritar
- to shake with cold or fever
- responder
- to answer, respond, reply
- contestar
- to answer, respond, reply (more common than responder)
- replicar
- to answer (back), talk back
- objetar
- to object
- contradecir
- to contradict
- rebatir
- to refute
- amar
- to love
- querer
- to want, love
- enamorarse de
- to fall in love with
- estar enamorado de
- to be in love with
- adorar
- to adore, worship
- encantar, fascinar, entusiasmar
- to love (an indirect object)
- la cascara
- shell, thick skin of nut, egg, shrimp, etc.
- el caparazon
- shell (of a crustacean)
- la corteza
- bark, rind, crust
- la piel
- skin of fruit or vegetable
- la mondadura
- peel(ing)
- peladura
- peel (after being removed from the fruit)
- descascarillar
- to hull, or shell most kinds of nuts
- cascar
- to crack, split eggshells or nutshells
- pelar
- to peel with your hands
- mondar
- to peel with a sharp instrument
- reptar
- to crawl (on your belly like a reptile)
- arrastarse
- to crawl, drag oneself
- gatear
- to creep, crawl on all fours like a child
- serpentear
- to crawl, meander, wind around
- esperar
- to wait, to expect, to hope
- aguardar
- to wait (for) used when waiting is for not very long
- hacer cola
- to wait in line
- el cerro
- rough isolated hill
- la colina
- hill, or knoll
- la loma
- low and long hill (Sp. Am.)
- cuesta
- slope or grade of a hill, street, road
- la ladera
- hillside, slope
- el acantilado
- cliff in a marine context and palisade in a river context
- soportar
- to endure, stand, suffer through something
- mantener
- to support, maintain
- apoyar
- to support, in the sense of propping up or backing (up) someone or something
- aguantar
- to endure, stand, put up with
- resistir
- to stand, withstand, bear used in positive manner
- sobrellevar
- to endure, bear a difficult situation or circumstance
- viejo
- old
- anciano
- old, elderly (indicates respect)
- mayor
- old (older, oldest)
- vetusto
- very old, near decay or crumbling
- rancio
- old, rancid
- antigou
- ancient, old, former positive, when used before a noun means former or ex-
- armar
- to assemble, put together, put up
- montar
- to assemble, put together, engines, motors, clocks, etc
- construir
- to build, construct
- edificar
- to build, erect something involving masonry
- la ira
- ire, wrath, anger; lose of self control
- el enojo
- anger
- el enfado
- anger, annoyance
- la rabia
- rage, madness
- enojar(se)
- to annoy, anger; (to become annoyed [angry])
- enfadar(se)
- to annoy, anger; (to become annoyed [angry])
- rabiar
- to rage, get angry (explosive)
- sacar de quicio
- to exasperate, drive crazy, unhinge