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Advanced Conversation Test 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| note | la glosa |
| allergic | alérgico |
| pleasure | el placer |
| daring | aventado |
| earthly; on earth | terrenal |
| pride | el orgullo |
| they gave up | se rajó |
| a link | un eslabón |
| would be worthwhile | valdrían |
| brave | valiente |
| to live | radicar |
| sources of jobs | las fuentes de trabajo |
| (he) prints | imprime |
| (they) inculcate | inculcan |
| tenacity | la tenacidad |
| to battle | batallar |
| they are more prosperous | se levantan |
| to punish | castigar |
| trench | la trinchera |
| visa | la visa |
| social services | los servicios sociales |
| to contribute | contribuir |
| barriers | las barreras |
| permit | el permiso |
| documents | los documentos |
| to commit | cometer |
| labor | la mano de obra |
| right | el derecho |
| quota | la cuota |
| premise | la premisa |
| immigrant (noun) | el inmigrante |
| taxes | los impuestos |
| strike | la huelga |
| to take advantage of | aprovechar |
| forum | foro |
| fallacy | la falacia |
| at a glance | a la vista |
| make up; constitute | constituyen |
| uncertain | incierto |
| the border area | la zona fronteriza |
| security | la seguridad |
| residence; residency | la residencia |
| attack | el ataque |
| to legalize | legalizar |
| to control | controlar |
| to relieve | aliviar |
| enemies | los enemigos |
| jobs | los puestos |
| fall | la caída |
| growth | el crecimiento |
| increase | el aumento |
| Achilles' heel | el talón deAquiles |
| threats | las amenazas |
| tighten | apretar |
| report | el informe |
| to stimulate | estimular |
| immigrant (adjective) | migratorio; inmigratorio |
| legal | legal |
| to diminish | disminuir |
| illuminating | iluminante |
| illegal | ilegal; indocumentado |
| agreement | el acuerdo |
| shortage | la escasez |
| harrassment | el acoso |
| bosses | los patrones |
| worrisome | preocupantes |
| occurrence | la incidencia |
| shareholders | los accionistas |
| alienation | la enajenación |
| cerebral hemorrhage | el infarto cerebral |
| to counterattack | contraatacar |
| deadline | el plazo de entrega |
| welafer | el bienestar |
| to unchain; trigger | desencadenar |
| threatening | amenazantes |
| lungs | los pulmones |
| to judge | juzgar |
| to smoke | fumar |
| Euro (currency) | el euro |
| to watch | vigilar |
| neuroendocrinological | neuroendocrinas |
| sustainable | sustentable |
| achievement | el logro |
| loss | pérdida |
| weakness | la debilidad |
| sleep | el sueño |
| obligation | la obligación |
| income; earnings | el ingreso |
| manager | el gerente |
| sleepy | somnoliente |
| to rest | descansar |
| facet | la faceta |
| challenge | el desafío |
| to have an effect on | repercutir en |
| training | la capacitación |
| recharged | recargado |
| balance | el equilibrio |
| prolonged | prolongado |
| satisfaction | la satisfacción |
| rhythm | el ritmo |
| unhealthy | malsano |
| troop | la tropa |
| to recover | recuperarse |
| (business) partner | el socio |
| Boy Scouts | los niños exploradores |
| persecution | la persecución |
| to become obsessed with | obsesionarse con |
| balanced life | la vida equilibrada |
| covers (on windows) | las cubiertas (en las ventanas) |
| lethargic | letárgico |
| those surveyed | los encuestados |
| survey | la encuesta |
| escape valve | la válvula de escape |
| to lose control | perder control |
| to push | apretar |
| to ditsnce yourself | distanciarse |
| to enjoy | disfrutar de |
| prevalent | prevalente |
| sacrificing | a costa de |
| deserving | merecedor |
| to get away | alejarse |
| everyday life | la vida cotidiana |
| sigh | el respiro |
| correct | acertado |
| productivity | la productividad |
| pressure | la presión |
| nightmare | la pesadilla |
| carried out; conducted | efectuado |
| to promote | fomentar |
| to lobby | cabildear |
| underage | menores de edad |
| to violate | violar |
| compliance | el cumplimiento |
| (police) oficer | el agente (policial) |
| penalties; punishment | las penalidades |
| state of inebriation; drunkenness | el estado de ebriedad |
| launch | el lanzamiento |
| male | el varón |
| threat | la amenaza |
| to write; to draw up | redactar |
| to establish | establecer |
| campus | el recinto |
| board | la junta |
| regulation | el reglamento |
| user; consumer | el usuario |
| to run over | atropellar |
| to stop; put on the break | frenar |
| drunkenness | la ebriedad; la borrachera |
| fatalities | las fatalidades |
| to praise | elogiar |
| committed | comprometido |
| handcuffed | esposado |
| level | el nivel |
| to catch | agarrar |
| introduction; imposition | la imposición |
| state (adj.) | estatal |
| in one sitting | de una sentada |
| leadership | el liderazgo |
| fine | la multa |
| (university) employee | el funcionario universitario |
| said measure | dicha medida |
| harmful | nocivo |
| to diffuse; to transmit | difundir |
| sober | sobrio |
| a loved one | un ser querido |
| predict | predecir |
| (in)curable | (in)curable |
| to face | enfrentarse |
| drunk | embriagado |
| liver | el hígado |
| stigma | el estigma |
| revealing | revelador |
| to have a few drinks | tomar unas copas/ unos tragos |
| to crash | chocar |
| intoxication | la embraguez |
| to shoot pool | jugar billar |
| lampshade | la pantalla de la lámpara |
| denial | la negaci0243n |
| symptom | el síntoma |
| myth | el mito |
| age | la edad |
| fruitful | fructífero |
| wrong | equivocado |
| to sng karaoke | cantar karaoke |
| to get involved | involucrarse |
| to avoid | evitar |
| to eradicate; to banish | errdicar |
| depressed | deprimido |
| statistisc | las estadísticas |
| disease | la enfermedad |
| sobriety | la sobriedad |
| refusal | el rechazo |
| to take full advantage | sacar el máximo provecho |
| emphasized | puntualizó |
| self-acceptance | el autoconvencimiento |
| same as teléfono celular and used in Spain | el teléfono móvil |
| purchasing power | el nivel adquisitivo |
| admittance to an institution (hospital) | el internamiento |
| abyss | el abismo |
| to demonize | demonizar |
| to free oneself | liberarse |
| key | la clave |
| outpatient treatment | el tratamiento ambulatorio |
| behavior | el comportamiento |
| counties | condados |
| spell | el hechizo |
| to ring | sonar |
| to ignore | hacer caso omiso |
| aforementioned | dicho; susodicha |
| essential | indispensable |
| to disturb | perturbar |
| to turn off; disconnect | desconectar |
| calm | apacible |
| scourge; calamity | el azote |
| excessive | desmedido |
| to stop | suprimir |
| to fine | multar |
| number; toll | saldo |
| smoking room | el fumaseiro |
| to distarct | distraer |
| to bother | molestar |
| to not consider | desconsiderar |
| to disconnect | desconectar |
| simultaneously | al unísono |
| determination | el tesón |
| to turn off | apagar |
| out of control | descontrolado |
| to notice | percatarse |
| clothing | la vestimenta |
| kissing | besuqueando |
| inconsiderate | desconsiderado |
| pony tail | el rabo de caballo |
| they clutch | se aferran |
| recklessness | las temeridades |
| place | el lugar |
| behavior | el comportamiento |
| irritating | irritante |
| scattered | dispersa |
| rules | las normas |
| horrible habit | l maldita costumbre |
| to ring | sonar |
| steering wheel | el timón |
| to be in a hurry | tener prisa |
| to risk; to put in jeopardy | poner en peligro |
| to slow down | moderar la velocidad |
| peak traffic hours | las horas de mayor tráfico |
| to multitask | hacer varias coasas a la vez |
| to run errands | hacer diligencias |
| to feed | darle de comer |
| at/during rush hour | en la hora punta/pico |
| sports utility vehicle | el carro de todo terreno |
| sport car | el carro deportivo |
| to pay attention | poner la atención |
| to put on make-up | maquillarse |
| to drive | manejar |
| to worsen | empeorar |
| to feel desperate | desperarse |
| to go fast; to run | confiar |
| to yield | ceder el paso |
| to move away (from) | apartarse (de) |
| to speed up | acelerar |
| speed | la velocidad |
| stoplight | el semáforo |
| passenger | el pasajero |
| traffic jam | el embotellamiento |
| convertible | el convertible |
| civic-mindedness | el civismo |
| seatbelt | el cinturón de seguridad |
| driver | el chófer |
| lane | el carril |
| highway | la carretera |
| pickup truck | la camioneta |
| motorist | el automovilista |
| road (adj) | vial |
| relaxed | relajado |
| dangerous | peligroso |
| slow | lento |
| immature | inmaduro |
| stressed | estresado |
| distracted | distraído |
| aggressive | agresivo |
| crach index | el índice de choques |
| government emplyees | los funciones del estado |
| cutaneous; related to the skin | cutánea |
| oral inhaler | el inhalador bucal |
| environmental | ambientales |
| to rule out | descartar |
| incites; provokes | incita |
| with severity | con rigor |
| fined | multado |
| siege | el cerco |
| rate | la tasa |
| makes narrow; strengthens | estrecha |
| measures | las medidas |
| not recommended | contraindicado |
| needles | las agujas |
| to have an effect | surtir en efecto |
| free of | libre de |
| effectiveness | la eficacia |
| individual; separate | sueltos |
| known | sabido |
| a start | la puesta en marcha |
| to contract | contraer |
| to inhale | inhalar |
| crusade | la cruzada |
| is inhaled | se trasga |
| to counteract | contrarrestar |
| dizzines | los mareos |
| available | disponibles |
| bloodstream | el torrente sanguíneo |
| cough | la tos |
| to allocate | destinar |
| resources | los recursos |
| tobacco store | el estanco |
| blood flow | el flujo sanguíneo |
| patches | los parches |
| risks | los riesgos |
| to abandon; stop | dejar de |
| cigarette holders | las boquillas |
| around | en torno a |
| will mean; will suppose | supondrá |
| watering; tearing | el lagrimeo |
| harmful | dañino |
| measure | la medida |
| to cough | toser |
| allergy | la alergia |
| to harm | dañar |
| crime; offense | el delito |
| to breathe | respirar |
| polluted | contaminado |
| enclosed space | el espacio cerrado |
| irritated | irritado |
| to respect | respetar |
| subway | el metro |
| the law | la ley |
| to relax | relajarse |
| smoking room | la sala de fumar |
| second-hand smoke | el humo de segunda mano |
| smoker | el fumador |
| stress | el estrés |
| harm | el daño |
| to damage | perjudicar |
| choking | ahogado |
| addiced | adicto |
| to control | controlar |
| to drive | conducir |
| to choke | ahogarse |
| smoking area | el área de fumar |
| the patient | el paciente |
| non-smoking | los no fumadores |
| to reduce | reducir |
| habit | el hábito |
| topic | el tema |
| to realize | darse cuenta |
| to produce | producir |
| prohibition | la prohibición |
| prevention | la prevención |
| to force | obligar |
| controversy | la polémica |