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Spanish 3B Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| (en) peligro de extinción | (in) danger of extinction, endangered |
| a favor de | in favor of |
| a menos que | unless |
| a pesar de | in spite of |
| a tiempo completo | full time |
| a tiempo parcial | part time |
| aconsejar que | |
| además de | in addition to |
| afectado | affected |
| afectar | to affect |
| agotar(se) | to exhaust, to run out |
| agradable | pleasant |
| ahorrar | to save |
| al igual que | as, like |
| alguna vez | sometime / ever |
| ambicioso | ambitious |
| amenazar | to threaten |
| aparecer | to appear |
| arrojar(se) | to throw (oneself) |
| así que | therefore |
| asombroso | amazing |
| atender | to help, to assist |
| atrapar | to catch, to trap |
| aumentar | to increase |
| averiguar | to find out |
| beneficiar | to benefit |
| brillar | to shine |
| calcular | to calculate, to compute |
| capaz | able |
| casado | married |
| castigar | to punish |
| colocar | to put, to place |
| comunicarse | to communicate |
| conservar | to preserve |
| construir | to build |
| contaminado | polluted |
| contaminar | to pollute |
| contribuir | to contribute |
| convertirse (en) | to turn (into), to become |
| crecer | to grow |
| creer que | to believe that |
| cualquier | any |
| cubrir | to cover |
| cuidadoso | careful |
| cumplir con | to carry out, to perform |
| curar | to cure |
| dañar | to damage |
| de hoy en adelante | from now on |
| de rehabilitación | rehabilitation center |
| debido a | due to |
| dedicado, -a | dedicated |
| dedicarse a | to dedicate oneself to |
| defender | to defend |
| depender de | to depend on |
| derretir | to melt |
| desaparecer | to disappear |
| Descubrimientos | discoveries |
| descubrir | to discover |
| desempeñar un cargo | to hold a position |
| deshacerse de | to get rid of |
| desperdiciar | to waste |
| detener | to stop |
| diseñar | to design |
| disminuir | to decrease, to diminish |
| donar | to donate |
| dudar que | to doubt that |
| echar | to throw (away) |
| económico | economical |
| educar | to educate |
| eficiente | efficient |
| el / la abogado | lawyer |
| el / la arqueólogo | archaeologist |
| el / la arquitecto | architect |
| el / la astrónomo | astronomer |
| el / la banquero | banker |
| el / la carpintero | carpenter |
| el / la científico | scientist |
| el / la ciudadano | citizen |
| el / la cliente | client |
| el / la cocinero (a) | cook |
| el / la consejero | counselor |
| el / la contador | accountant |
| el / la dios | god / goddess |
| el / la diseñador | designer |
| el / la dueño | owner |
| el / la gerente | manager |
| el / la habitante | inhabitant |
| el / la ingeniero | engineer |
| el / la jefe | boss |
| el / la juez | judge |
| el / la mensajero | messenger |
| el / la modelo | model |
| el / la niñero | babysitter |
| el / la peluquero | hairstylist |
| el / la periodista | journalist |
| el / la programador | programmer |
| el / la recepcionista | receptionist |
| el / la repartidor | delivery person |
| el / la salvavida | lifeguard |
| el / la traductor | translator |
| el / la veterinario | veterinary |
| el águila calva, pl las águilas calvas | bald eagle |
| el agujero | hole |
| el alto | height |
| el ancho | width |
| el anuncio clasificado | classified ad |
| el aparato | gadget |
| el avance | advance |
| el ave | bird |
| el campamento de verano | summer camp |
| el campo | field |
| el cartón | carton |
| el centímetro | centimeter |
| el centro de la comunidad | community center |
| el círculo | circle |
| el clima | weather |
| el comedor de beneficencia | soup kitchen |
| el conocimiento | knowledge |
| el contenedor de reciclaje | recycling container |
| el currículum vítae | résumé |
| el derecho | right |
| el derrame de petróleo | oil spill |
| el desarrollo | development |
| el desperdicio | waste |
| el diámetro | diameter |
| el diseño | design |
| el eclipse | eclipse |
| el efecto invernadero | greenhouse effect |
| el extraterrestre | extraterrestrial |
| el gobierno | government |
| el habitante | inhabitant / resident |
| el hecho | fact |
| el hielo | ice |
| el hogar de ancianos | home for the elderly |
| el hombre de negocios | businessman |
| el invento | invention |
| el largo | length |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| el mono | monkey |
| el observatorio | observatory |
| el ocio | free time |
| el origen | origin |
| el oso | bear |
| el óvalo | oval |
| el pesticida | pesticide |
| el petróleo | oil |
| el planeta | planet |
| el pueblo | people / village |
| el puesto | position |
| el recalentamiento global | global warming |
| el recipiente | container |
| el rectángulo | rectangle |
| el requisito | requirement |
| el rescate | rescue |
| el salario / el sueldo | salary |
| el servicio social | social service |
| el símbolo | symbol |
| el triángulo | triangle |
| El universo | universe |
| el uso | use |
| el veneno | poison |
| el vidrio | glass |
| emprendedor | enterprising |
| en contra (de) | against |
| en cuanto | as soon as |
| encargarse (de) | to be in charge of |
| enterarse | to find out |
| estar a cargo de | to be in charge of |
| estar seguro de que to be sure that | |
| excavar | to excavate |
| excesivo | excessive |
| exigir que | to demand that |
| existir | to exist |
| explotar | to exploit, to overwork |
| extraño | strange |
| fenómenos inexplicables | inexplicable phenomena |
| flexible | flexible |
| fomentar | to encourage |
| garantizar | to guarantee |
| geométrico | geometric(al) |
| graduarse | to graduate |
| grave | serious |
| hacerse | to become |
| injusto, -a | unfair |
| insistir en que | to insist that |
| intentar | to attempt |
| inventar | to invent |
| investigar | to investigate |
| juntar fondos | to fundraise |
| justo, -a | fair |
| la amenaza | threat |
| la atmósfera | atmosphere |
| la ballena | whale |
| la campaña | campaign |
| la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
| la carta de recomendación | letter of recommendation |
| la caza | hunting |
| la ciudadanía | citizenship |
| la civilización | civilization |
| la compañía | firm / company |
| la contaminación | pollution/contamination |
| la creencia | belief |
| la distancia | distance |
| la electricidad | electricity |
| la empresa | business |
| la enfermedad | illness |
| la entrevista | interview |
| la entrevista | interview |
| la escasez | shortage |
| la escritura | writing |
| la esfera | sphere |
| la especie | species |
| la estrategia | strategy |
| la estructura | structure |
| la evidencia | proof, evidence |
| la experiencia | experience |
| la explicación científica | scientific explanation |
| la fábrica | factory |
| la falta | lack |
| la fecha de nacimiento | date of birth |
| la foca | seal |
| la fuente de energía | energy source |
| la función | function |
| la gente sin hogar | homeless people |
| la habilidad | skill |
| la industria | industry |
| la lata | can |
| la ley | law |
| la limpieza | cleaning |
| la luna | moon |
| la manifestación | demonstration |
| la máquina | machine |
| la marcha | march |
| la mayoría | majority |
| la mujer de negocios | businesswoman |
| la nave espacial | spaceship |
| la piel | skin |
| la pila | battery |
| la pirámide | pyramid |
| la pluma | feather |
| la preservación | conservation |
| la protección | protection |
| la rana | frog |
| la realidad virtual | virtual reality |
| la referencia | reference |
| la representación gráfica | graphic representation |
| la reserva natural | nature preserve |
| la responsabilidad | responsibility |
| la selva tropical | tropical forest |
| la sociedad | society |
| la solicitud de empleo | job application |
| la sombra | shadow |
| la teoría | theory |
| la Tierra / la tierra | Earth / land |
| la tonelada | ton |
| las ruinas | ruins |
| leyenda | legend |
| limitar | to limit |
| lograr | to achieve, to manage (to) |
| los beneficios | benefits |
| los medios de comunicación | media |
| los recursos naturales | natural resources |
| maduro | mature |
| mandar que | to order that |
| me encantaría | I would love to |
| me es imposible | it is impossible for me |
| me interesaría | I would be interested |
| medir | to measure |
| misterioso | mysterious |
| mito | myth |
| mudarse | to move to |
| negociar | to negotiate |
| no creer que | to not believe that |
| no estar seguro de que | to not be sure that |
| no pensar que | to not think that |
| o sea que | in other words |
| obtener un título | to get a degree |
| ordenar que | to order that |
| organizar | to organize |
| pensar que | |
| pesar | to weigh |
| ponerse (el sol) | to set (sun) |
| por lo tanto | therefore |
| presentarse | to show up / to apply for a job |
| preservar | to preserve |
| producir | to produce |
| programar | to program |
| prohibir que | to prohibit that |
| prolongar | to prolong, to extend |
| promover | to promote |
| proteger | to protect |
| proteger | to protect |
| próximo | next |
| puntual | puntual |
| químico | chemical |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| recoger | to pick up |
| recomendar que | to recommend that |
| recreativo | recreation center |
| redondo | round |
| reducir | to reduce |
| reemplazar | to replace |
| reparar | to repair |
| repartir | to distribute / to deliver |
| responsable | responsable |
| saber que to know that | |
| sagrado | sacred |
| salvaje | wild |
| seguir (+ gerund) | to keep on (doing) |
| seguir una carrera | to persue a career |
| sembrar | to sow (a seed) |
| separar | to separate |
| sino | but rather |
| soler | to usually do something |
| solicitar | to request |
| soltero | single |
| suficiente | enough |
| sugerir que | to suggest that |
| suponer que | to suppose that |
| tan pronto como | as soon as |
| tecnológico | technological |
| tener en cuenta | to take into account |
| tomar conciencia de | to become aware of |
| tomar decisiones | to made decisions |
| tomar medidas | to take steps (to) |
| traducir | to translate |
| trazar | to trace, to draw |
| vía satélite | via satellite |
| ya que | because, due to |