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Spanish Ch. 3 Lexico

Terms

undefined, object
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el (la) comercieante
merchant, shopkeeper
el hombre de negocios
businessman
el negociante
businessman; may be negative and imply greediness or lack of integrity
el empresario (a)
businessman at the ownership of managerial level of a substantial or important enterprise
el mercader
sellers or peddlers of inexpensive merchandise
el traficante
dealer, trader of shady goods
tendero
shopkeeper
fábrica
factory
el bandido
bandit
el ladron
thief, robber
el ratero, carterista
pickpocket, stealer of carteras (wallets)
el crimen
heavy handed crime; murder
el delito
crime of a less serious nature
el delincuente
criminal, delinquent
el atraco
armed robbery, holdup
atracar
to hold up, rob
el robo
robbery, theft
robar
to burglarize
el asalto
mugging, attack
asaltar
to mug, attack, assualt
el hurto
theft, thievery of less valuable goods usually stealthily
hurtar
to steal, swipe, filch
vecino
neighbor
el anillo
ring
el anillA
ring of larger size with practical function
la sortija
ring of more elaborate design
el aro
large metal ring or hoop
la argolla
ring which things or animals are tied down to with rope
el discipulo
disciple, pupil, student
el condiscipulo
fellow student
el alumno
pupil (at a school) student (at at university)
el (la) escolar
schoolboy (schoolgirl)
el colegial
schoolboy (middle or high school)
asolar
to devastate, destroy, level
arrasar
to demolish, destroy, raze
aniquilar
to annihilate, destroy
destruir
to destroy
destrozar
to destroy, into small useless pieces
la silla de ruedas
wheelchair
la silla
chair, saddle
el sillín
seat (of a bicycle)
la butaca
chair with arms and soft seat: armchair, easy chair, seat (in theatre, etc.)
el sillon
easy chair, armchair
el asiento
specific part of chair or bench where you rest your buns
gobernar
to run, manage; to govern
regir
to rule, govern, manage, control
dirigir
to direct, manage, run (more specific things)
administrar
to administrate, manage, run
el acto
act, action
el hecho
deed, or act
la accion
act, deed, action (preferred when ethical judgment used)
el acta(s)
(official) report; proceedings, minutes
pasar
to spend, to pass, go by
transcurrir
to pass, go by
mediar
to elapse; to pass; to intervene (time between to specific events)
correr
to run; to go by (quickly)
la cualidad
quality, trait
la caracteristica
characteristic, quality
el atributo
attribute, characteristic, trait
el rasgo
physical feature, trait
la calidad
quality
la cantidad
quantity
carecer de
to lack
faltar
to lack, not to have
necesitar
to need
no tener
not to have, to lack
escasear
to be scarce, be in meager supply
puntual
punctual; precise; detailed, reliable
puntualizar
to specify; to detail
informal
unreliable, untrustworthy; imprecise
renunciar (a)
to resign, quit (something specified)
la renuncia
resignation
dimitir
to resign a formal job
la dimision
resignation
dejar (abandonar)
to quit, leave
resignarse
to resign oneself to
la mordida
bribe
el soborno
bribe(ry)
el cohecho
bribe(ry) to public official or judge
tapar la boca
buy someone's silence by covering their mouth with money
sobornar
to bribe
cohechar
to bribe

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