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En la ciudad Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| las afueras | suburbs |
| los alrededores | the outskirts |
| el ayuntamiento | city hall |
| el barrio | neighborhood |
| el centro comercial | mall |
| el cine | move theater |
| la ciudad | city |
| la comisaría | police station |
| la discoteca | dance club |
| el edificio | building |
| la estación (de trenes/de autobuses) | (train/bus) station |
| la estación de bomberos | fire station |
| la estación de policía | police station |
| el estacionamiento | parking lot |
| el estadio | stadium |
| el metro | subway |
| el museo | museum |
| la parada (de metro/de autobús) | (subway/bus) stop |
| la plaza | square |
| el rascacielos | skyscraper |
| el suburbio | suburb |
| la vivienda | housing; home |
| la vida nocturna | nightlife |
| bajar | to go down; to get off (a bus) |
| construir | to build |
| conversar | to talk |
| convivir | to live together; to coexist |
| dar un paseo | to take a stroll |
| dar una vuelta | to take a walk/ride |
| dar una vuelta en bicicleta/carro/motocicleta | to take a bike/car/motorcycle ride |
| disfrutar (de) | to enjoy |
| doblar | to turn |
| hacer diligencias | to run errands |
| parar | to stop |
| pasarlo/la bien/mal | to have a good/bad time |
| poblar | to settle; to populate |
| quedar | to be located; to arrange to meet |
| quedarse | to stay |
| recorrer | to travel (around a city) |
| relajarse | to relax |
| residir | to reside |
| subir | to go up; to get on (a bus) |
| la acera | sidewalk |
| la avenida | avenue |
| la calle | street |
| la cuadra | city block |
| la dirección | address |
| la esquina | corner |
| el letrero | sign, billboard |
| el puente | bridge |
| el semáforo | traffic light |
| el tráfico | traffic |
| el transporte público | public transportation |
| cruzar | to cross |
| estar perdido/a | to be lost |
| indicar el camino | to give directions |
| preguntar el camino | to ask for directions |
| el/la alcade(sa) | mayor |
| el/la ciudadano/a | citizen |
| el/la conductor(a) | driver |
| la gente | people |
| el/la pasajero/a | passenger |
| el peatón/ la peatona | pedestrian |
| el policia/la (mujer) policia | policeman/women |
| el/la anciano/a | elderly person |
| el desamparo | helplessness |
| el dolor | pain |
| el entierro | burial |
| los escombros | rubble |
| la ilusión | dream |
| la soledad | loneliness |
| la ternura | tenderness |
| envejecer | to age |
| mendigar | to beg |
| perdonar | to forgive |
| subsistir | to survive |
| repleto/a | crowded |
| atrasado/a | late |
| cotidiano/a | everyday |
| inesperado/a | unexpected |
| lleno/a | full |
| ruidoso/a | noisy |
| vacío/a | empty |
| el/la cajero/a | cashier |
| el choque | crash |
| el/la desconocido/a | stranger |
| las facciones | features |
| la fila | line |
| afligirse | to get upset |
| parecerse (a) | to look like |
| valorar | to value |
| borracho/a | drunk |
| ingenuo/a | naïve |
| repentino/a | sudden |
| el bienestar | well-being |
| la característica | characteristic |
| la costumbre | custom; habit |
| el cuidado | care |
| el/la habitante | inhabitant |
| la influencia | influence |
| el matriarcado | matriarchy |
| el mito | myth |
| acostumbrar | to do as a custom/habit |
| conservar | to preserve |
| cooperar | to cooperate |
| difundir (noticias) | to spread (news) |
| permitir | to allow |
| significar | to mean |
| decido/a | determined |
| justo/a | just/fair |