Spanish 3 class vocabulary
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- castigar
- to punish
- brújula
- compass
- tomar venganza
- to avenge
- monasterio (el)
- monastery
- golondrina
- swallow (bird)
- trigo
- wheat
- fuera de onda
- spacing out', 'in outer space'
- citar
- to cite
- alejarse de
- to separate, move away from
- sonido (el)
- sound
- apartarse
- to separate, go away from something
- sí
- yes
- alma gemela (el)
- soul mate
- mosca (la)
- fly
- molinero/a (el/la)
- miller
- empollón (el)
- geek
- sonámbulo (el)
- sleep walker
- enterarse de
- to find out about
- tirando
- with estar, tired/ slang 'dragging'
- garabato (el)
- scribble, doodle, very rough sketch
- cante jondo
- gypsy music
- radio (el)
- the radio machine
- sólo
- only
- trenza (la)
- braid
- baúl
- trunk ( of a car or for a long trip)
- discutir
- to discuss, to argue
- rotulador (el)
- marker
- Don Juan
- women chaser
- palabrotas (las)
- swear words
- sombrilla
- sun umbrella
- llave
- tap, key
- murciélagos (los)
- bats
- sobras (las)
- leftovers
- azulejos (los)
- ceramic tiles
- preso/a (el)
- arrested/jailed person
- después
- after, afterword
- gozar de
- to have a good time, to enjoy
- travesura (la)
- prank
- bostoniense
- Bostonians
- intelectual
- intellectual
- fraile (el)/ monje (el)
- monk
- echar un vistazo
- to take a look
- aya (el), las ayas
- nanny, subsitute mom
- líder
- leader
- indocumentado/a
- undocumented (illegal immigrants)
- sordo
- deaf
- camello/camelo
- camel
- espejo
- mirror
- pulgada
- inch
- apodo
- nickname
- por si acaso
- just in case
- luna de miel
- honeymoon
- rompecabezas
- puzzle, brain teaser
- rizado
- curly
- atreverse a
- to dare
- culebra (la)
- snake
- dañar
- to hurt, damage
- porcentaje (el)
- percentage
- izquierdista (la)
- radical
- mujeriego (el)
- womanizer
- poema (el)
- poem
- cuadra (la)
- stable, city block LA, (Spain city block: manzana)
- cuadro
- picture (general)
- mi
- my
- pedir
- to ask for, request, order
- miel (la)
- honey
- buzón
- mail box
- con antelación
- with extra time (early before it was due)
- marco
- frame
- decidirse a
- to decide to
- jalar
- to pull
- zumo (el)
- juice
- golosina (la)
- candy, treat
- encima
- on top (adverb)
- bosquejo (el)
- sketch/plan for painting/outline
- vínculo (el)
- connection
- si
- if
- pistas (las)
- clues
- América
- any of the Americas
- príncipe (el)
- prince
- Islam (el)
- Islam
- gesto
- gesture
- mesón (el)
- inn
- relleno (el)
- stuffing
- hallar
- to find
- mas
- but
- repetición (la)
- repetition
- OTAN (la)
- NATO north Atlantic treaty organization
- humor
- mood
- títere
- puppet
- poesía (la)
- poetry
- cochinillo
- roast suckling pig
- vinculado/a
- connected
- solicitar
- to apply, fill out an application
- aprender
- to learn
- apetecer
- to appeal to ( like gustar)
- asunto
- matter/thing (of some importance)
- hacha (el)
- axe
- hacer falta
- to not have, to need (like gustar)
- pared
- wall
- musicalidad (la)
- sing-songness in a poem
- concordancia
- agreement
- coco
- coconut or bogeyman
- para siempre
- forever
- ciego (el)
- blind man
- almendra
- almond
- guagua (la)
- bus
- aceituna
- olive
- huérfano/a
- orphan
- renacimiento (el)
- rebirth, renasance
- leña (la)
- firewood
- naturaleza (la)
- nature
- pulgar
- thumb
- dictador (la)
- dictator
- hoguera
- bonfire
- moro/a
- dark skinned, Arabic, south of Spain, Moor
- regiones (las)
- regions
- abanico (el)
- hand fan
- pavo (el)
- turkey
- orfanato (el)
- orphanage
- llovizna (la)
- drizzle
- lágrimas
- tears
- formulario (el)
- form (to fill out)
- preguntar
- to ask questions
- regresar
- to return
- andaluz
- from Andalusia
- aparcamiento (el)
- parking
- gafas (las)
- glasses
- parrillada
- b-b-q
- personificación (la)
- personification
- todavía
- still
- brujas (las)
- witches
- justo
- fair/just or right/exact
- leyenda (la)
- legend, caption
- imagen (la)
- image
- alcoba
- bedroom
- asilo bilingüe
- bilingual homeless shelter
- alas (las) ala (el)
- wings
- chocar con
- to crash
- compositor/a (el/la)
- composer
- fr./fray
- brither, monk (title)
- olas (las)
- waves
- magdalena (la)
- muffin
- culebrón (el)
- soap opera
- cuantoantes
- as soon as possible
- tocar madera
- to knock on wood
- ONU (la)
- the UN
- paro
- unemployment
- en paro, parado
- unemployed
- ataúd (el)
- shroud
- autopista (la)
- highway
- carecer
- to lack something
- arándano agrio (el)
- cranberry
- mercado (el)
- market
- a quien le corresponda
- to whom it may concern
- plegable
- folding, collapsible
- relacionar
- to relate
- aparcar
- to park
- jubilado
- retired
- jugo (el)
- juice
- hacer juego
- to match
- vete/lárgate
- leave, get lost (commands)
- quejico/a (el/la)
- complainer
- calentamiento global (el)
- global warming
- reventar
- to blow up, to blow out (tire)
- oso (el)
- bear
- estacionar
- to park
- apreciar
- to appreciate
- enamorarse de
- to fall in love
- calabaza (la)
- pumpkin, squash
- averiguar
- To find out, to check out, to verify
- andar por las nubes
- to be daydreaming, not paying attention
- contemporáneo/a
- contemporary
- más
- more
- balde
- bucket ( en balde=in vain)
- esclavo
- slave
- esposas (las)
- handcuffs, wives
- abrelatas (el)
- canopener
- gordo (el)
- jackpot
- desaparecer
- to disappear
- tomo (el)
- a big heavy book
- dibujo (el)
- sketch
- radio (la)
- radio program
- esposo/a (el/la)
- husband/wife
- brincar
- to jump,leap
- farol
- headlight, street light
- parrilla (la)
- grill
- productos enlatados (los)
- canned goods
- sesos (los)
- brains
- mesero
- waiter
- esquema (el)
- outline, plan
- de luto *doesn't change gender
- in mourning
- hipoteca (la)
- mortgage
- cita
- date (noun) appointment
- agudo
- sharp
- lecho (el)
- bed/poetic
- materia (la)
- subject
- terrateniente (el/la)
- land owner
- rematar
- to finish off (literally or figuratively)
- orquesta (la)
- orchestra
- reto (el)
- a challenge
- turrón (el)
- candy made with honey and nuts
- caos (el)
- chaos
- oler
- to smell
- tomar una decisión
- make a decision
- actitud (la)
- attitude
- culto/a
- educated, cultured
- vanidad
- vanity
- empezar e-ei
- to begin
- chuleta (la)
- cheat sheet/meat chop
- llenar
- to complete, to fill out
- nuez, nueces (el/los)
- nut,(usually means walnut but can mean pecan)
- mucho gusto
- pleasure to meet you
- éxito
- succes
- amplio/a
- ample/ extensive
- USA (la)
- USA
- pan de molde
- soft 'American' bread
- mudo/a
- mute
- madera (la)
- wood (to build things)
- campus (el)
- campus
- conquistar
- to conquer
- cárcel (la)
- jail
- fijarse en
- to pay attention to
- grieta
- crack
- selva tropical
- rain forrest, tropical forrest
- crear
- to create
- islámico/a
- Islamic
- pretendiente
- suitor
- batidora
- mixer
- en boca cerrada no entran moscas
- keep your mouth closed and no problems
- solo
- alone
- arbusto (el)
- bush
- ser dormilón/a
- to be sleepy head
- FIFA (la)
- professional soccer
- encantado de conocerle
- pleased to meet you
- alguacil
- court officer
- tirar
- to pull(Spain), to throw, to throw away
- hallazgo
- discovery, find(noun), finding
- calvo
- bald
- cuenta (la)
- check, bill, account
- vengarse (stronger than vengar
- to take revenge on
- conejo (el)
- bunny, rabbit
- salir aprobado
- approved, pass
- esponja (la)
- sponge
- monja (la)
- nun
- esperar
- to wait/to hope for/expect
- a causa de
- because of (prep) Don't use 'porque de'
- hormigas (las)
- ants
- inmigración (la)
- immigration
- delfín
- dolphin
- cultura (la)
- culture
- teléfono (el)
- telephone
- jamás
- never
- magia (la)
- magic
- buey (el)
- ox
- búsqueda (la)
- hunt, word search, scavenger hunt
- caserón
- very big house
- de antemano
- beforehand
- vengar
- to avenge
- cofre (el)
- chest (usually treasure)
- príncipe azul
- prince charming
- musulmán/a
- Muslim
- matafuegos
- fire extinguisher, fireman
- palacio (el)
- palace
- madrugador/a (el/la)
- early riser
- parecerse a
- to look like
- catarata
- waterfall
- migas (las)
- crumbs
- marido (el)
- husband NO MARIDA
- próximo
- future, next (in future)
- género (el)
- genre, gender
- casarse CON
- to marry
- pintura
- painting
- tiburón (el)
- shark
- África
- Africa
- dictadura (la)
- dictatorship
- prejuicio (el)
- prejudice
- gallina (la)
- hen
- cielo (el)
- heaven, sky, ceiling
- alegría
- happiness
- metáfora (la)
- metaphor
- gitanos (los)
- gypsies
- rabí (el)
- rabbi
- por si las moscas
- just in case
- sor
- sister (nun)
- cazar
- to hunt
- hurtar
- to steal something little
- cadáver
- cadaver/dead body
- aparecer
- to appear
- flamenco
- gypsy dance, flemish (nation)
- tutear
- to address as tú
- tripas (las)
- guts/stomach lining
- exitoso/a
- successful
- aire libre (al)
- open air / outside
- ojalá
- I hope so
- gemelo/a
- twin
- manía
- mania, craze, complex
- caza
- hunt (noun)
- almohada
- pillow
- clave (la)
- key (to a mystery/puzzle)noun, also ajjective
- venganza
- revenge
- descuidado/a
- careless, messy
- efecto invernadero (el)
- greenhouse effect
- gallo (el)
- rooster
- televisión
- television program
- le suspendieron
- failed
- molino (el)
- mill
- palomitas
- popcorn
- payaso (el)
- clown
- dar gracias
- give thanks
- cuento (el)
- story, account of something happening
- abejas (las)
- bees
- jardín
- garden
- televisor (el)
- the TV itself
- matón/a (el/la)
- bully
- prejuiciado/a
- prejudiced
- rastro (el)
- flea market or track, trail, trace, vestige
- agradecer
- give thanks
- faltar
- to lack, to be missing (like gustar)
- fusilamiento (el)
- shooting
- tratado (el)
- agreement, treaty
- madrugada (la)
- early morning
- CV.
- resume
- pinchazo
- flat tire
- comunidades (las)
- communities
- morder (o-ue)
- to bite
- deuda (la)
- debt
- merienda
- snack
- niebla (la)
- fog
- lata, dar la lata
- can, to give someone a hard time, yell at
- policía (la)/ (el/la)
- police/ police woman/man
- mujeriego
- fond of chasing woman
- huelga
- strike/work stoppage
- disfrutar de
- to have a good time
- tacos (los)
- swear words
- quizás (quizá)
- perhaps, maybe
- por eso
- for that reason, therefore
- estrofa (la)
- stanza
- colina
- hill
- atasco
- jam, blockage (traffic jam)
- matricularse
- to enter into school, pay and go, enroll
- selva (la)
- jungle
- coquetear
- to flirt
- ladrón/ona (el/la)
- robber
- manco/a
- one armed, one badly damaged armed
- compote (el)
- fruit sauce
- abrenueces
- nut cracker
- desdén (el)
- disdain
- encima de
- on top of
- grifo
- faucet
- nacer
- to be born
- princesa (la)
- princess
- robar
- steal something big
- embotellamiento
- traffic jam, 'bottleneck', blockage
- salir bien
- to do well, to turn out well
- sauce
- willow tree
- encuesta
- survey
- laberinto
- labyrinth
- ritmo (el)
- rhythm
- aceptarse
- to be accepted (into a school)
- tecla
- key (on a keyboard)
- clérigo (el)
- priest
- preguntar por
- to inquire about the health of someone
- siguiente
- next (in the past)
- mí
- me (object of prep) i.e.. Para mí
- debido a
- because of
- osado
- bold, daring
- simbolismo (el)
- symbolism
- canela (la)
- cinnamon
- difícil
- hard
- anteojos (los)
- glasses
- reflejo (el)
- reflection
- amplitud (la)
- depth, length
- elementos (los)
- elements
- luchar por
- to fight for
- pisar
- to stomp on, step on
- águila (el)
- eagle
- rebanada
- slice (bread)