Ojo Chapters One-Six

Front 1

trabajar

Back 1

to work meaning to do physical or mental labor

Front 2

funcionar

Back 2

to work meaning to run or to function

Front 3

bajo

Back 3

shortness of height

Front 4

corto

Back 4

shortness of length

Front 5

breve

Back 5

short in the sense of concise or brief

Front 6

mirar

Back 6

to look at or to watch

Front 7

buscar

Back 7

to look for

Front 8

parecer

Back 8

to look like, to seem, to appear

Front 9

pensar

Back 9

to think referring to mental processes

Front 10

pensar en

Back 10

to have general thoughts (about something or someone)

Front 11

pensar de

Back 11

indicates an opinion or point of view, usually used in questions

Front 12

pensar que

Back 12

answers pensar de

Front 13

consistir en

Back 13

to consist of

Front 14

depender de

Back 14

to depend on

Front 15

enamorarse de

Back 15

to fall in love with

Front 16

casarse con

Back 16

to marry

Front 17

sonar con

Back 17

to dream about (of)

Front 18

hora

Back 18

specific time of day or specific amount of time

Front 19

vez

Back 19

time as an instance or occurrence, usually used with a number or other indicator of quantity

Front 20

tiempo

Back 20

time in a general or abstract sense
on time is a tiempo

Front 21

el cuento

Back 21

story, narrative, tale

Front 22

la cuenta

Back 22

bill (money owed), calculation, or account

Front 23

pagar

Back 23

to pay for (something)

Front 24

prestar atencion

Back 24

to pay attention (and not let one's mind wander)

Front 25

hacer caso (de)

Back 25

to pay attention in the sense of to heed or to take into account

Front 26

hacer una visita

Back 26

to pay a visit

Front 27

soportar

Back 27

to tolerate or put up with

Front 28

mantener

Back 28

to support financially

Front 29

apoyar

Back 29

to support in the sense of to back or to favor

Front 30

sostener

Back 30

to support in the physical sense of hold or hold up

Front 31

cerca

Back 31

when close refers to the physical proximity of people or objects

Front 32

cercano/a

Back 32

describe the degree of blood relationship between relatives

Front 33

intimo/a

Back 33

when close describes friendship or emotional ties

Front 34

unido/a

Back 34

expresses the closeness of family ties (but not blood relationships)

Front 35

volver

Back 35

to return to a place

Front 36

regresar

Back 36

to return to a place (synonym with volver)

Front 37

devolver

Back 37

to return something (to a someone or to a place)

Front 38

mudarse

Back 38

move as in to change residence

Front 39

trasladar(se)

Back 39

to move or to be moved from place to place (from city to city or office to office for example)

Front 40

mover(se)

Back 40

to move an object or a part of the body

Front 41

sentir, sentirse

Back 41

to feel
sentir followed by nouns
sentirse followed by adjectives

Front 42

sentir

Back 42

to regret

Front 43

tener exito

Back 43

to be successful (emphasizes condition of being successful)

Front 44

lograr

Back 44

to succeed (emphasizes the action of succeeding)

Front 45

suceder

Back 45

to occur, happen, or to follow in succession

Front 46

asistir a

Back 46

to attend, to be present at

Front 47

atender

Back 47

to take into account, to take care of, or to wait on

Front 48

ayudar

Back 48

to assist

Front 49

ponerse, volverse

Back 49

to become (change in physical or emotional state)
ponerse followed by adjectives only
volverse signals dramatic, often irreversible, change

Front 50

llegar a ser, hacerse

Back 50

to become meaning to get to be- gradual change over time
hacerse implies conscious effort
llegar a ser may describe effortless change