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Exam 4 Spanish
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| la fila | line, row of people or items |
| la hilera | row of trees or plants |
| la línea | line of music or words |
| alinear | to line up, arrange in a line |
| el renglón | written line |
| la raya | stripe; guidelines |
| la cola | tail; line |
| hacer cola | to stand (wait) in line |
| el timbre | doorbell |
| el cascabel | jingle bell |
| la campana | church bell |
| el cencerro | cow bell |
| la campanilla | handbell |
| despierto | awake, sharp |
| (d)espabilado | wide awake, alert (literary) |
| listo | bright, clever |
| vivio | bright, sharp |
| la calle | neighborhood/city street |
| la carretera | highway |
| la autovía | freeway |
| el carril | lane |
| el peaje | toll |
| la autopista | interstate |
| la autopista de peaje | toll road |
| el camino | dirt road, path |
| la vía | lane or a way |
| el lugar | place, spot |
| el sitio | place, spot |
| el paraje | remote place |
| el local | property; indoor place |
| la localidad | place or town |
| la punta | point, tip of an object |
| el punto | point in time/argument/dot... |
| en punto | on the dot, sharp |
| a punto | on time |
| estar a punto de + infinitive | to be about to do something |
| poner a punto | to tune up, adjust, get (something) ready |
| acosar | to harass |
| perseguir | to pursue; relentless |
| importunar | to annoy, pester |
| molestar | to bother, annoy, pester |
| hostigar | to lash, harass, crack a whip |
| arrollar | to roll (over), crush |
| atropellar | to run over; to knock down (w/ car) |
| aplastar | to crush, squish |
| aniquilar | to annihilate |
| la escapatoria | escape route |
| escapar (se) | to escape, flee |
| la fuga | rapid escape, flight |
| fugarse | to flee rapidly from something |
| la huida | flight, escape |
| huir | to flee |
| la evasión | evasion |
| evadirse | to narrowly avoid |
| poder | to be able |
| el poder | power |
| la potencia | measurable power |
| la fuerza | power, force (emotional or physical) |
| poner | to put |
| meter | to put inside something |
| colocar | to place precisely |
| introducir | to put in, insert (clinical) |
| darse cuenta de | to realize, become aware |
| caer en la cuenta | to realize suddenly |
| realizar | to realize, accomplish, achieve |
| el dolor | pain, ache |
| doler | to ache, hurt |
| el sufrimiento | suffering |
| sufrir | to suffer without complaint |
| el padecimiento | suffering chronically |
| padecer | to suffer chronically |
| pasar + noun | to suffer extreme conditions |
| regalar | to give (a gift) |
| hacer un regalo | to give a gift |
| el regalo | present |
| el don | talent |
| el presente | gift (time) |
| el obsequio | a suck-up gift |
| el donativo | donation |
| la dádiva | handouts, gift for reputation |