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CHS-S4-Album 1-6
Repaso para examen final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| UNA CARTA A DIOS | Gregorio López y Fuentes |
| el único cartero | the only mailman |
| el sueldo | the salary |
| se afligía | tormented himself |
| firmar | to sign your name |
| una moneda chica | a small coin |
| el correo | the mail |
| prometió | promised |
| la cosecha | the harvest |
| la fe | the faith |
| una esperanza | a hope (for something) |
| la tempestad | the storm |
| soplaba | was blowing |
| el granizo | the hail |
| las gotas | the drops |
| metió | put in |
| el sobre | the envelope |
| sin embargo | however, nevertheless |
| recogió | picked up |
| parecía | appeared |
| había sido destruído por | had been destroyed by |
| se equivocó | made a mistake |
| ojalá + subjuntivo | Hopefully (+ subjunctive) |
| cuyo(a) | whose |
| SALA DE ESPERA | Enrique Anderson Imbert |
| charlar | to chat |
| platicar | to chat |
| pasar la aspiradora | to vacuum clean |
| el asiento | seat |
| las joyas | jewels |
| está fastidiado(a) | is annoyed |
| la asignatura | school subject |
| ganarse la vida | to earn a living |
| quedarse con | to keep hold on / to remain with |
| la sala de espera | waiting room |
| fingir + infinitivo | to fake doing something |
| un bostezo | a yawn |
| EL TIEMPO BORRA | Javier de Viana |
| el ruido | noise |
| el cielo | sky, heaven |
| la lucha | the fight |
| estaba bien seguro | was very sure |
| reconocer | to recognize |
| dudar | to doubt |
| a pesar de | despite |
| cuidar | to take care of |
| el bosque | the forest |
| borrar | to erase |
| la ausencia | the absence |
| los chiquillos | little kids |
| el pañuelo | handkerchief |
| calmarse | to calm down |
| hacía rato que | it had been awhile since |
| interrumpir | to interrupt |
| los soldados | soldiers |
| un suspiro | a sigh |
| suspirar | to sigh |
| tener lugar | to take place |
| LA LEYENDA | Jorge Luis Borges |
| de alguna manera | in some way |
| dejó caer | s/he let it fall |
| había habido | had been |
| hay que ir | one must go |
| asomaron | they appeared |
| tener la culpa | to have the guilt (to be guilty) |
| guardaba silencio | s/he remained silent |
| está por | about to |
| perdonaron | they forgave |
| remordimiento | remorse |
| UNO OSO Y UN AMOR | Sabine Ulibarrí |
| la sierra | the mountain |
| la carpa | the tent |
| el pasto | the grass |
| lozano | lush |
| la armonía | the harmony |
| el alarido | the shout, cry |
| la broma | the joke, jest |
| las golosinas | the treats, candies |
| idílico | idyllic |
| cargar con | to carry |
| la carrera | the race |
| la paloma | the dove |
| posarse | to perch on |
| fugaz | fleeting |
| el coqueteo | the flirtation |
| el arbusto | the bush |
| derribar | to knock down, to pull down |
| las entrañas | the entrails |
| atrevido | daring |
| enfurecerse | to enfuriate |
| gruñir | to growl |
| topar con | to bump into |
| depender de | to depend upon |
| alzar | to raise, lift |
| apuntar | to aim, to jot down |
| disparar | to fire |
| el balazo | the bullet, ball |
| la nuca | the nape of the neck |
| juntar | to join |
| compartir con | to share |
| NACIMIENTO DE LA COL | Rubén Darío |
| acaba de (+ inf) | has just … |
| acercarse | to approach |
| alimento | food |
| dar alimento | to feed |
| de tal modo | in such a way, so much so |
| detenerse | to stop |
| el alba | daybreak, dawn |
| el muchedumbre | masses, multitudes |
| el paraíso terrenal | Garden of Eden |
| frondoso | leafy |
| la caricia | the caress |
| la col | cabbage |
| la utilidad | usefulness |
| labios | lips |
| las bellotas | the acorns |
| las ramas | branches |
| luminoso | clear |
| maligno | evil |
| púrpura | purple |
| sobre todo | especially, above all |
| temblar | to tremble |
| tender | to unfold, spread |
| tentar | to tempt |
| terrenal | earthly |
| útil | useful |