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La oficina |
Office
Clerical or business activities |
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El despacho |
Office, Study
Private office of a single person
Desde su despacho, la profesor ve las montanas. From her office, the professor can see the mountains |
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La direccion |
Office
Office of an institution/organization with a director.
El meastro lo mando a la direccion. The teacher sent him to the principal's office. |
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El bufete |
Lawyer's office
Isabel ha abierto su bufete y se dedica a los asuntos de sus clientes. Isabel has opened her law office and devotes herself to her clients' business. |
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La redaccion |
Newspaper office
El periodico tenia su redaccion en la Plaza de Armas. The newspaper had its office on the Plaza de Armas. |
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El consultorio |
Medical office
Where several doctors work
Mi madre era medica y directora de un consultorio de la sequridad social. My mother was a doctor and director of a social security medical office. |
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La consulta |
Doctor's office
physician's private office
Por las mananas Maria trabajan en el hospital y por los tardes en su consulta. Mornings Maria works in the hospital and afternoons in her office. |
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La clinica |
Clinic, hospital
may be independent medical facility, or part of a hospital dedicated to the treatment of specific diseases and medical problems.
En la clinica oncologica tratan diferentes tipos de cancer. In the oncology clinic, they treat different kinds of cancer. |
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La clinica dental |
Dentist's office |
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Volver a + infinitive |
to do something again
More accepted than otra ves or de nuevo + infinitive.
No vuelvas a hacerlo Don't do it again. |
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Volver |
to return, go (come) back
Common in Spain
Volvio (regreso) a su patria para enterrar a su padre. He returned to his country to bury his father. |
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Regresar |
to return, go (come) back
Popular in Spanish America
Esperame. Vuelvo (regreso) dentro de cinco minutos. Wait for me. I'll return (with)in five minutes. |
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Devolver |
To return (something), give back; to throw up return to its owner or rightful place, synonym for vomitar.
Julio ha devuelto todo el dinero. Julio has returned all the money.
El chico se puso enfermo y devolvio en plena clase. The boy became sick and threw up right in class. |
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Cerrar |
To close, shut; to lock
Cerraste la puerta? Did you close (lock) the door? |
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El cierre |
Closing, shutting
El ministro de Hacienda ha ordenado el cierre de 20 bancos. The Secretary of Treasury has ordered the closing of 20 banks. |
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Abrir |
To open
Despues de muchos meses, abrieron el museo. After many months, they opened the museum. |
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La abertura |
Opening, gap; aperture
physical opening or hole
Cerro la abertura de la tienda de campana para que no entrara la lluvia. He closed the opening of the tent so that the rain wouldn't get in.
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La apertura |
Opening
figurative, ceremonial sense.
Han anunciado la apertura de negociaciones para resolver la huelga. They have announced the opening of negotiations to settle the strike. |
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Clausurar |
to close, adjourn
figurative, ceremonial sense
Hoy se clausura el Congreso del Partido Conservador. Today the Convention of the Conservative Party is closing. |
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La clausura |
closing, adjournment
ceremonial closing or adjournment.
Manana se celebra la clausura de la sesion de verano. Tomorrow the closing of the summer session is being held. |
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Acabar de + infinitive |
to finish doing (something); to have (had) just done something.
Cuando acabo (termino) de vestirse, abrio la puerta del patio. When he finished getting dressed, he opened the patio door. |
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Terminar de + infinitive |
To finish doing something
Cuando termino (acabo) de vestirse, abrio la puerta del patio. When he finished getting dressed, he opened the patio door. |
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La sala |
living room, parlor
house or apartment
El piano es el mueble mas grande de la sala (del salon). The piano is the largest piece of furniture in the room. |
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El salon |
living room, large room, hall
house or apartment
El piano es el mueble mas grande del salon (de la sala). The piano is the largest piece of furniture in the room. |
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El cuarto |
room
most common, personal or private context
Candido esta layendo un libro en su cuarto. Candido is reading a book in his room. |
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La habitacion |
room
most common, hotel language
Nuestro piso (Spain) tiene tres habitaciones, salon-comedo, cocina y bano. Our apartment has three (bed)rooms, a living room-dining area, kitchen, and bathroom. |
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El aula |
(fem.) classroom
Always classroom or lecture room.
No cabian todos los estudiantes en el aula. There wasn't room for all the students in the classroom. |
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Angosto |
narrow
Spanish America
En el Sierra de Cobre en Mexico hay muchos caminos angostos. In Sierra del Cobres in Mexico there are many narrow roads. |
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Estrecho |
Narrow
Spain
El pasillo de la casa era largo y estrecho. The hallway in the house was long and narrow. |
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El hule |
Rubber; oilcloth
glossy, rubberized, waterproof fabric
Como llovia tanto, los obreros de la carretera llevaban impermeables de hule. As it was raining so hard, the highway workers wore rubber raincoats. |
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La goma |
rubber; rubber band (Rubber band also = tira elastica)
softer, more flexible forms.
Mis zapatos tienen suelas de goma. My shoes have rubber soles. |
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El caucho |
rubber
Harder forms
En el aeropuerto hay una acera movil de caucho para el transporte de los pasajeros. In the airport there's a moving sidewalk made of rubber for transporting passengers. |
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De palo |
Wooden cylindrical piece of wood, also adjective when item in cylindrical
El pirate Long John Silver era conocido por tener una pata de palo. The pirate Long John Silver was known for his wooden leg. |
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La madera |
Wood
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El palo |
Pole, stick; a blow with a stick
Le dieron unos palos por ser ladron. They beat him with a stick for being a thief. |
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La lena |
(fire) wood
Anadio mas lena al fuego en el chimenea. He added more wood to the fire in the fireplace. |
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Matar |
to kill
Mato a su amigo en un accidente de caza. He killed his friend in a hunting accident. |
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Asesinar |
to kill
More equivalent to murder or assassination
Asesinaron al periodista cuando salia de su coche. They murdered the journalist while he was getting out of his car. |
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Rematar |
to finish off
to conclude or finish killing a seriously injured person or animal.
Los soldados enemigo remataban a los heridos. The enemy soldiers finished off the wounded. |
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Eliminar |
to wipe out, bump off
criminal, mob killings
Al Capone elimino a muchos rivales a golpes de bate de beisbol. Al Capone eliminated many rivals by hitting them with a baseball bat. |
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Ejecutar |
to execute
Capital punishment after trial or judgment
Lo ejecutaron en la silla electrica y no en la camara de gas. He was executed in the electric chair and not the gas chamber. |
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La cuadra |
block (Sp. Am.); Horse stable (Sp.)
El trabajo de Andres es mantener limpia la cuadra. Andres' job is to keep the horse stable clean. |
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El establo |
Stable
Stable for other animals, not horses
En invierno, el establo esta lleno de vacas. In winter the stable is full of cows. |
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La manzana |
block (Sp.); Apple
Viven en la proxima manzana (cuadra). They live in the next block. |
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El bloque |
block Sometimes block of houses, other times large piece of hard substance.
El David de Michelangelo fue construido de un gran bloque de marmol. Machelangelo's David was created from a large piece of marble. |
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El ropero |
closet
Storing clothes. More common in Spanish America than Spain. |
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La alacena |
Cupboard, closet; locker
set in a wall, used for food and cooking utensils.
Guardamos conservas de frutas en esta alacena. We keep canned fruit in this cupboard. |
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El armario |
Closet
Standard for closet in any context.
Abrio el armario para sacar un sueter. He opened the closet to take out (get) a sweater. |
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El guardarropa |
checkroom, cloakroom; clothes closet.
Antes de ir a sentarse. dejaron los abrigos en el guardarropa. Before going to sit down, they left their overcoats in the cloakroom. |
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Agarrar |
to take (Sp. Am.); to grasp (Sp.)
grasp with claws (Garras?)
replacement for coger which is common in Spain but taboo in many Sp. Am. places (sexual implications) |
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Tomar |
to take
El Nino tomo el dinero que le ofrecia su abuelo. The child took the money his grandfather offered him. |
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Coger |
To take
Yolanda cogio (Agarro) los paperless que estaban sobre la mesa. Yolanda took the papers that were on the table. |
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Amanecer |
to dawn
Beatriz prepare la partida para el amanecer del tercer dia. Beatriz prepared her departure for dawn on the third day.
Amanecimos pobres, nos toco la loteria y anochecimos muy ricos. We got up poor, won the lottery, and went to bed very rich. |
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Anochecer |
To grow dark
El frescor del anochecer penetraba en el cuarto. The coolness of the evening came into the room.
Amanecimos pobres, nos toco la loteria y anochecimos muy ricos. We got up poor, won the lottery, and went to bed very rich. |
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Atardecer |
to draw towards evening; to happen late in the afternoon
Estaba lloviendo cuando atardecimos an Malaga. It was raining when we arrived in Malaga in the late afternoon. |
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Ordinario |
Ordinary, common; coarse, vulgar
Es un dia ordinario como los demas. It's an ordinary day like the others. Siempre habla con la boca llena; es muy ordinario. He always talks with his mouth full; he's so vulgar. |
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Comun |
Common Can be used to avoid confusion when referring to people.
En esta epoca del ano la gripe es una enfermedad comun (corriente). At this time of year, the flu is a common illness.
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Corriente |
Common Can be used to avoid confusion when referring to people.
Es un estudiante tan corriente que pasa despercibido. He's such an ordinary student that he goes unnoticed. |
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Colgar |
To hang (coll. to flunk or fail someone) Also hang up phone (Nico)
Donde vamos a colgat el nuevo cuadro? Where are we going to hang the new painting? Al oir mi voz, colgo el telefono. On hearing my voice, he hung up the telephone. |
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Ahorcar |
To hang (by the neck) In order to execute or kill someone.
Decidieron ahorcar al mensajero de las malas noticias. They decided to hang the messenger who brought the bad news. |
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Tender |
To hang (clothes) To spread or stretch something out, hang clothes to dry.
Yo prefiero tender la ropa al sol para secarla. I prefer to hang the clothes in the sun to dry them. |
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Pender |
To hang (intr.) When something is suspended or hangs freely from a higher position.
La lampara que pendia del techo oscilo mucho durante e; terremoto. The light that was hanging from the ceiling swayed a great deal during the earthquake. |
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Adjectives that modify in number only |
Pobre- poor Grande- large Feliz- happy Gris- grey Cortes- courteous
Ex- Un (a) estudiante cortes Unos (as) estudiantes corteses |
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Limiting adjectives |
Tell, point out, or ask which, how many, or whose- they do not describe. They precede the noun they modify.
Possessive, demonstrative, and ordinals can follow the noun they modify for emphasis. Require a preceding article when they follow (el, un, la, etc.) |
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Descriptive adjectives |
Shape, size, color, condition, or affiliation. Flexible to the position (preceding/following) but preceding often implies poetic effect while following the noun avoids the possibility of confusion of what you're referring to. |
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Antiguo
Following and preceding meanings |
FOLLOWING Old, ancient
PRECEDING Former, ancient |
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Bajo
Following and preceding meanings |
FOLLOWING Short, low
PRECEDING Low, common, vile |
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Gran(de)
Following and preceding meanings |
FOLLOWING Large, big, adult (col.)
PRECEDING great |
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Medio
Following and preceding meanings |
FOLLOWING Average
PRECEDING half |
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Mismo
Following and preceding meanings |
FOLLOWING (one) self, itself
PRECEDING same, very (empathetic) |
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Nuevo
Following and preceding meanings |
FOLLOWING (brand) new
PRECEDING new (different, another) |
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Pobre
Following and preceding meanings |
FOLLOWING poor (without money)
PRECEDING poor (unfortunate, wretched) |
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Puro
Following and preceding meanings |
FOLLOWING pure (clean, unadulterated)
PRECEDING sheer, total, absolute |
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Unico
Following and preceding meanings |
FOLLOWING unique (one of a kind)
PRECEDING only |
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Viejo
Following and preceding meanings |
FOLLOWING Old (age in years)
PRECEDING old (relatively, affectionately) |
