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SPAN 305 Test 2

Terms for Spanish Exam 2

TermDefinition
el comerciante small scale shop keeper
el hombre de negocios businessman
la mujer de negocios businesswoman
la negociante business(wo)man (negative connotations)
el empresario owner, manager
la mercader street seller merchant
el traficante shady dealer
el bandido roaming gang of bandits
el ladrón stealthy thief
el ratero, carterista pickpocket
el crimen felonies
el criminal felon
el delito misdemenor
el delincuente deliquent
el atraco armed robbery
atracar to rob
el robo taking property
el asalto mugging, attacking someone
asaltar to mug, assault, attack
el hurto petty theft
hurtar to steal or swipe
el anillo generic jewelry ring
la anilla keyring or useable ring
la sortija precious ring
el aro barrel hoop
la argolla heavy ring to tie animals up
el discípulo disciple, pupil, student
la condiscípula fellow student
el estudiante generic student
la alumna university student
el escolar elementary school boy (girl)
la colegia middle-school boy (girl)
asolar to devastate, level
arrasar to demolish, raze, level
aniquilar to completely destroy (nothing left)
destruir to destory
destrozar break into pieces
la silla (de ruedas) (wheel)chair
la silla chair, saddle
el sillín small seat (bike seat)
la butaca armchair, theater seat
el sillón large armchair
el asiento assigned seating
gobernar to run, manage; to govern
regir to rule/govern (abstract, "laws of physics")
dirigir to manage a business or building
administrar to administrate/run office responsibilites
el acto act in a play; to do the action
la acción act, deed (ethical, meaningful)
el acta record; proceedings, minutes
pasar to spend time, to send
transcurrir to pass (the manner it occurs)
mediar to elapse; to pass, to interviene
correr to run; go by quickly "time flies"
la cualidad quality, trait
la característica general term for characteristic/quality
el atributo positive attributes
el rasgo physical features (usually face)
la calidad quality ("quality product")
la cantidad quantity
carecer de to lack, to be scarce
faltar to lack
necesitar to need
no tener not to have
escasear to be in meager supply
puntual precise; detailed, reliable
puntualizar to specify;detail
informal unreliable flake
renunciar (a) to resign (general)
la renuncia resignation
dimitir (de) to resign from a job
la dimisión resignation
dejar (abandonar) to quit, leave
resignarse (a) to resign oneself to fate, give up
la mordida bribe (to bite)
el soborno bribe(ry); legal term
el cohecho bride(ry); government officials
tapar la boca to bride with hush money
sobornar to bribe
cohechar to bribe
Future Tense é, emos ás, éis á, án
Conditional Tense ía íamos ías íais ía ían
Subjunctive -AR e emos es éis e en
Subjunctive -ER/-IR a amos as áis a an
Created by: bearcatjade
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