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el/la egoista *i
egotist, selfish person
olvidar
forget
el aprendizaje
apprenticeship
el/la piloto/a
pilot
pagar en efectivo
to pay in cash
el/la hispano/a
hispanic, hispanic american
saludable
healthy
el/la vendedor(a)
salesperson
el comilon *o, la comilona
heavy eater
el/la busista
buddhist
acoger
to welcome
el/la accionista
shareholder
el/la desempleado/a
unemployed person
hacer dano *n
to harm, injure
el chantaje
blackmail
acostarse (ue)
to lie down, go to bed
solicitar
to apply for a job
despertarse (ie)
to wake up
el mercado
market
el/la dominicano/a
from Dominican rebublic
a condicion (de) que
provided that
con tal (de) que
provided that
prohibir
to outlaw,prohibit
mayor/menor
importance or degree/ greater than lessthan
el/la agnostico *middle o
agnostic
prohibido/a
forbidden, prohibited
tan pronto como
as soon as
el/la fiscal
prosecuting attorney
el/la estadounidense
American
trap
la trampa
el atraco
hold-up, mugging
el asesinato
murder
asaltar
to attack, assault
juzgar
to judge
escoger
to choose
quedar
left/forget
el/la testigo
witness
la carcel *a
prison, jail
la iglesia
church building
la bolsa
stock market
la Iglesia
church organization
aportar
to bring, contribute
contratar
to hire; to contract
el gimnasio
gym health club
el/la oficinista
office clerk
el ejercicio aerobico *o
aerobic exercise
casarse con
to get married to
asustarse (de)
to become frightened of
el contrabando
contraband, smuggling
pagar a plazos
to pay in installments
atrapar
to catch, capture
el habito *a
habit
el/la maestro/a
teacher
fumar
to smoke
valorar
to value/ appreciate
chantajear
to blackmail
bajar de peso
to lose weight
el/la conservador
conservative
prohibir
to forbid,prohibit
la sobredosis
overdose
la gerencia
management
las perdidas *e
losses
el terrorismo
terrorism
mayoritario/a
majority
borracho
drunk
castigar
to punish
el/la ciudadano/a
citizen
el/la reportero/a
reporter
la policia *i
police force
a fin de que
so that
jubilarse
to retire
sentarse
sit down
la television *o
television programming
el entrenamiento
sports training
la minoria *i
minority
a menos que
unless
el bombero, la mujer bombero
firefighter
la herencia
heritage
el/la basurero/a
garbage collector
violar
to rape
el prestamo *e
loan
el/la espia *i
spy
las acciones
stock, shares of stock
la ciudadania *i
citizenship
el/la judio/a *i
jew
peor
worse
plagiar
to plagiarize
el/la costarricense
Costa Rican
ingresar
to deposit (funds)
comportarse
to behave
la delincuencia
delinqunecy, criminal activity
aprobar (ue)
to approve
el aporte
contribution
motivar
to proved a reason for; to motivate
el empleo
work, employment
el/la uruguayo/a
uruguayan
el/la toxicomano *middle o
addict
renunciar
to quit a job
emigrar
to emigrate
perjudicial
damaging, harmful
estar a la venta
to be on/ for sale
tomar vacaciones
to take time off
la compania *n and i
company
los gastos
expenses
el televisor
television set
el/la socio/a
partner associate; member
sobornar
to bribe
el alcohol
alcohol
la estafa
graft, fraud
el/la altruista
altruist
el ladron *o, la ladrona
thief, robber
la especializacion *o
major
la venta
sale
el policia *i, la mujer policia *i
police officer
la toxicomania *i
drug addiction
el cigarillo
cigarette
el calmante
sedative
la oracion *o
prayer
el tobaco
tobacco, cigarettes
la creencia
belief
enfermarse
to get sick
tomar vacaciones
to take a vacation
la empresa
corporation
la cruzada
crusade
el/la secretario/a
secretary
convenir
to be appropriate
la cuenta corriente
checking account
el azucar *u
sugar
ejercer una profesion *o
to practice a profession
el/la fumador(a)
smoker
bilingue *double dots over u
bilingual
el/la cubano/a
Cuban
el ejercito *second e
army
el/la artista
artist/ movie star
la salud
health
el musulman *a, la musulmana
muslim
fomentar
to promote, stir up
como
as, how
levantarse
rise, get up
la cuenta de ahorros
savings account
el vicio
bad habit, vice
el templo
temple
la dependencia
dependence
convertir (se)
to convert
divorsiarse
to get divorced
la comida chatarra
junk food
secuestrar
to kidnap, hijack
el sacerdote
priest
el/la delincuente
delinquent, criminal
el clero
clergy
la cafeina *i
caffiene
el contrato
contract
prestar
to lend
el/la periodista
journalist
el/la protestante
protestant
comprometerse
to make a commitment
el/la adicto/a
addict
mojarse
to get wet
competir
to compete
el/la paraguayo/a
paraguayan
el/la acusado/a
defendant
cambiar de opinion *o
to change one's mind
tomar una copa
to have a drink
quejarse de
to complain about
asesinar
to murder, assassinate
hacer horas extraordinarias
to work overtime
el/la nicaraguense *ddu
nicaraguan
violence
la violencia
retirar
to withdraw (funds)
el/la derechista
rightist (a member of the political right)
comprometido/a
committed
invertir
to invest
atracar
to hold up, mug
menor
younger
aunque
although, even if
relajarse
to relax
el plagio
plagiarism
dedicarse a
to dedicate oneself to
comprometerse
to make a commitment
el/la emigrante
emigrant
la mezquita
mosque
calentarse (ie)
to get warm. warm up
el descanso
rest, leisure
cobrar
to charge (to someone for something)
la cura
priest
la multa
fine
el orgullo
pride
caer
drop
las ganancias
earnings, profits
el/ala panameno/a *n
panamanian
las deudas
debts
el almacen *e
department store
el/ la misionero
missionary
el/la catolico/a *middle o
Catholic
oponerse a
to be opposed to
perder
to lose
las diversiones
amusements
encarcelar
to imprison
la solicitud
application form
la competencia
competition
el/la salvadoreno/a *n
salvadoran
consumir drogas
to take drugs
entrevistarse en
to have an interview with/ interviewed by
subir de peso
to gain weight
las inversiones
investments
el/ la inmigrante
immigrant
divertirse
to enjoy oneself
el/la venezolano
venezuelan
el soldado, la mujer soldado
soldier
estar de vacaciones
to be on vacation
el/ la pagano/a
pagan
el/la anglicano/a
anglican
el/la vaquero/a
cowboy, cowgirl
la tienda
store
el pasatiempo
pastime, hobby
el/la enfermero/a
nurse
el/la izquierdista
leftist
predicar con el ejemplo
to practrice what one preaches
el desempleo
unemployment
el/la ecuatoriano/a
ecuadoran
el bailarin *i, la bailarina
dancer
especializarse en
to specialize in, to major in
alegrarse (de)
get happy (about)
la nicotina
nicotine
el estres *e
stress
cooperar
to cooperate
en caso de que
in case
cargar
to charge (to one's account)
pedir prestado/a
to borrow
predicar
to preach
el/la mexicano/a
Mexican
ahorrar
to save
violar la ley
to break the law
el/la estafador(a)
person who commits graft
el jurado
jury
el/la beisbolista
baseball player
el asalto
attack, assault
sin que
without
el/la peruano
peruvian
el/la argentino/a
Argentine
el monje
monk
la cuenta
account bill
pedir un prestamo *e
to request (take out) loan
la emigracion *o
emigration
el hombre de negocios, la mujer de negocios
businessman, businesswoman
la cocaina *i
cocaine
animar
to encourage, to enliven
la bendicion *o
blessing
el/la criminal
criminal
hacer cumplir
to enforce
seguro/a
safe secure
el ocio
leisure time , relaxation
el/la canadiense
canadien
goloso/a
sweettooth/ greedy about food
las autoridades
authorities
el/la liberal
liberal
el/la exiliado/a
exile
el/la militar
career military person
el/la rabino (a)
rabbi
poner una multa
to (give a) fine
robar
to rob, steal
dormirse (ie)
to fall asleep
la fe
faith
ir de vacaciones
to go on vacation
el prestigio
prestige
enfadarse con
to get angry with
la cadena perpetua
life imprisonment
hacer cola
to be, to wait in line
gastar
to spend
el soborno
bribery
la mayoria *i
majority
los derechos
rights
la falsificacion *o
forgery
el/la tramposo/a
cheater
de manera que/ de modo que
in such a way that
la pena de muerte
death penalty
orgulloso/a
proud
entrevistar
to interview
desaprobar (ue)
to disapprove
el valor
value
secarse
dry off
el/la evangelizador (a)
evangelist
negociar
to negociate
el/la abogado/a defensor(a)
defense attorney
el/la puertorriqueno/a *n
puerto rican
volar
to blow up
preocuparse por
to worry about
el crimen
crime
el delito
crime, criminal act
el/la ateo
atheist
el/la materialista
materialist
el/la boliviano/a
Bolivian
el/la chileno/a
Chilean
minoritario/a
minority
la tarjeta de credito *e
credit card
ocurrir
come to mind/ think of
hacer trampa (s)
to cheat
cometer un crimen (una infraccion*o)
to commit a crime
el/la gerente
manager
romper
split/ tear
la conversion *o
conversion
falsificar
to forge, falsify
el cafe *e
coffee
el/la hondureno/a *n
honduran
la borrachera
drunkenness,drinkingspree,binge
el/la musico *u
musician
el proposito *middle o
purpose, end, goal
el/la chicano/a
mexican american
la monja
nun
rezar
to pray
el castigo
punishment
el/la empleado/a
worker, employee
el/la torero/a
bullfighter
cobrar un cheque
to cash a check
el tiempo libre
free time
hasta que
until
el/la (no) creyente
(non believer
el cajero automatico *last a
ATM
acostumbrarse (a)
to become accustomed to
el regimen *first e
special diet, regimen
los alucinogenos *middleo
hallucinogens
defender
to defend
la heroina *i
heroin
el anglosajon, la anglosajona
Anglo-saxon
hacer ejercicio
to exercise
acogedor(a)
welcoming
la oficina
office (general term)
la inmigracion *o
immigration
el/la asesino/a
murderer
inmigrar
to immigrate
espiar
to spy
el crisol
melting pot
el sindicato
labor union
las pastillas
pills
acabar
run out of
mayor
older
establecerse
to get setttled, established
la preparacion *o
preparation, job training
el/la hipocrita *middle o
hypocrite
despedir
to fire
el/la abogado/a
lawyer
emborracharse
to get drunk
el/la refugiado/a
refugee
mejor
better
enojarse con
to get angry with
enamorarse de
to fall in love with
enfriarse
to get cold
el/la cajero/a
teller
adaptarse (a)
to adapt to
el/la espanol (a)
Spaniard
el robo
theft robbery
el despacho
office (specific room)
la sinagoga
synagogue
en cuanto
as soon as
la identidad
identitiy
la marihuana
marijuana
el/la colombiano/a
colombian
la receta medica *e
perscription
la violacion *o
rape
el secuestro
kidnapping hijacking
asimilarse
to become assimilated
el/la guatemalteco/a
Guatemalan
el entretenimiento
entertainment
el/la latino/a
latino latin american
las vacaciones
vacation
el/la juez
judge
para que
so that, in order that
el espionaje
spying, espionage
la tarjeta de cajero
ATM card
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