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73 Cards in this Set
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El abogado / la abogada |
The lawyer |
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El accidente |
The accident
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el acusado / la acusada
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The accused/defendant
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el asalto |
The assault (sometimes robbery too)
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el barrio
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the neighborhood
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la bomba
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1) bomb (explosive)
2) pump (but not in this chapter) |
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el bombero
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the firefighter (this word is related to "bomba" as in water pump -- not explosive bomb)
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el cajero / la cajera
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the cashier
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la cárcel
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the jail
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la catástrofe
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the catastrophe
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la contaminación
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the contamination / pollution
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el crimen |
the crime |
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el desastre
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the disaster
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el edificio
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the building / edifice
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la guerra
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the war
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la huelga
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the strike (protest)
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el huracán
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the hurricane
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el incendio
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the fire (disasterous, unwanted)
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la inundación
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the flood
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el juicio
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the trial
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el jurado
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the jury
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el ladrón
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the thief
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las noticias
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the news
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el pronóstico
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the forecast
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la sentencia
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the sentence (as in legal consequence)
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el temblor
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the tremor / earthquake (another Spanish word for this is "terremoto")
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la tormenta
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the storm
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el vecino / la vecina
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the neighbor (people in your vicinity)
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anunciar
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to announce
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arrestar
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to arrest
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asaltar
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1) to assault; to use deadly force
2) to rob |
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causar
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to cause
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*comenzar |
to comence / start
(irregular yo form -cé in preterite) |
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*creer
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to believe
(irregular 3rd person forms -yó and -yeron in preterite) |
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declarar
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1) to declare
2) in court, to enter a plea (guilty/not guilty) or to state the verdict (guilty/not guilty) |
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*despedirse
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to say good bye (reflexive)
(stem-change e --> i in 3rd person forms in preterite) |
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elegir
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to choose / elect
(irregular yo form -cé in preterite) |
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encontrar
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to encounter / find
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enojarse
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to get angry
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enterarse
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to find out information (reflexive)
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escapar(se) |
to escape |
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esconder(se)
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to hide (oneself, if reflexive)
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esperar
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1) to wait
2) to expect or hope for |
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*estar de acuerdo
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to agree (be in accord)
(irregular estuv- stems and special endings in preterite) |
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explotar
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1) to explode
2) to exploit |
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gritar
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to scream
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*haber
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to "there be" use only as hay, hubo, había, or habrá
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*juzgar |
to judge (irregular yo form -gué in preterite) |
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llevar |
1) to bring/take 2) to wear |
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lograr
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to achieve or reach
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matar
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to kill
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merecer
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to deserve |
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*pedir
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to request / ask for
(stem-change e --> i 3rd person forms in preterite) |
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*sacar
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to take
(irregular yo form -cé in preterite) |
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salvar
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to save
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*seguir
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to follow / continue (stem-change e --> i 3rd person forms in preterite) |
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suceder
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to happen / occur
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terminar
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to end
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tratar
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to try / attempt (alternate meaning: to treat)
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*venir
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to come / arrive
(irregular vin- stem and special preterite endings) |
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*ǂver
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to see (completely irregular preterite vi, viste, vio, vimos, vieron)(completely irregular imperfect veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían)
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culpable
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guilty/culpable |
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inocente |
innocent; not guilty |
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seguro, -a |
1) sure 2) safe |
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conocer
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preterite: to meet imperfect: to have known (person) |
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saber
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preterite: to find out imperfect: to have known (info) |
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poder
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preterite: to manage to imperfect: to have had the ability to |
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querer
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preterite: to have attempted imperfect: to have wanted |
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no querer
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preterite: to have refused imperfect: to have not wanted |
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el robo |
the robbery |
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el juez / la jueza |
the judge |
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la época |
the time period (epoch) |
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la gente |
people (treat as singular like "team/family") |
