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Spanish3vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cruzar los dedos | To cross you fingers |
| Traer | To bring |
| el conejo | rabbit |
| el espejo | mirror |
| la espoleta | wishbone |
| La herradura | horse shoe |
| La madera | wood |
| el paraguas | umbrella |
| la pata | foot (of an animal) |
| la suerte | luck |
| el trébol | clover |
| contar | to count |
| evitar | to avoid |
| matar | to kill |
| mentir | to lie |
| regalar | to give |
| regresar | to return |
| temer | to fear |
| la certeza | certainty |
| el comportamiento | behavior |
| el cuento | story |
| la desgracia | misfortune |
| la maldición | curse |
| el mundo occidental | western world |
| la sabiduría | wisdom |
| maléfico/a | cursed, dangerous |
| sabio/a | wise |
| además | besides |
| sin embargo | however |
| enfrentarse | to confront |
| parecerse | to look like |
| deordenado/a | disorganized |
| incrédulo/a | incredulous, suspicious |
| intuitivo/a | intuitive |
| metódico/a | methodical |
| objetivo/a | objective |
| prejuicioso/a | prejudice |
| razonable | reasonable |
| seguro/a de sí | certainty of oneself |
| subjetivo/a | subjective |
| aclarar | to clarify |
| alcanzar | to reach |
| asustar | to frighten |
| castigar | to punish |
| inculcar | to implant (ideas) |
| influir | to influence |
| lograr | to achieve |
| mantener | to maintain |
| proteger | to protect |
| la aspiración | aspiration |
| el ateo (la atea) | the atheist |
| el campo | specialization of study |
| el daño | damage |
| la duda | doubt |
| el escape | escape |
| el peligro | danger |
| el presagio | omen |
| el propósito | purpose |
| el riesgo | risk |
| realizado/a | carried out/accomplished |
| ahorrar | to save |
| almacenar | to store |
| consumir | to consume |
| derrochar | to waste |
| descomponerse | to waste |
| rechazar | to reject |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| reducir | to reduce |
| tirar en basura | to throw away |
| el aerosol | aerosol |
| la energía | energy |
| el envase de aluminio | aluminum package |
| el envase de espuma plástica | bubble wrap |
| el envase de vidrio | glass package |
| el envoltorio | wrapper |
| la lata | can |
| el producto envasado | canned goods |
| el químico | chemical |
| el recipiente | container |
| convencer | to convince |
| encantar | to enchant/delight |
| gustar | to like |
| importar | to be important |
| impresionar | to impress |
| molestar | to bother |
| preocupar | to worry |
| sorprender | to surprise |
| las acciones concienzudas | conscientious actions |
| las acciones nocivas | harmful actions |
| los detergentes | detergents |
| desechable | disposable |
| perfumado/a | perfumed |
| acumular | to accumulate |
| atrapar | to trap |
| calentar | to warm |
| crecer | to grow |
| extinguirse | to extinguish |
| ocasionar | to cause |
| talar | to cut down (trees) |
| el agujero en la capa de ozono | hole in the ozone layer |
| los clorofluorocarbonos | CFCs |
| el combustible fósil | fossil fuel |
| la deforestación | deforestation |
| el efecto invernadero | greenhouse effect |
| el/la habitante | habitant |
| la lluvia ácida | acid rain |
| la sobrepoblación | overpopulation |
| aumentar | to increase |
| circular | to circulate (traffic) |
| construir | to construct |
| demoler | to demolish |
| disminuir | to decrease |
| emitir vapores tóxicos | to emit toxic gases |
| estacionar | to park |
| transitar | to transit |
| la circulación | traffic circulation |
| el embotellamiento | bottleneck (traffic jam) |
| las horas picos | rush hours |
| el tráfico | traffic |
| el transporte público | public transportation |
| el urbanismo | urbanism |
| enterarse | to find out about |
| entretenerse | to amuse oneself |
| mandar | to send mail/to order/command |
| meter | to insert/put in |
| navegar | to navigate |
| recibir | to receive |
| sonar | to ring/sound |
| transmitir | to transmit |
| la agenda electrónica | electronic agenda |
| el cajero automaticó | ATM |
| el celular (el móvil) | cell phone |
| la computadora (el ordenador) | computer |
| el contestador automático | answering machine |
| el correo electrónico | |
| el fax | fax |
| Internet (la red) | internet |
| el mensaje | message |
| las noticias | the news |
| la pantalla | screen |
| la red de comunicación | communication network |
| la señal | signal |
| el teléfono inalámbrico | cordless phone |
| eficaz | efficient |
| portátil | portable |
| adelgazar | to become thin |
| animar | to encourage |
| apagar | to turn off |
| dañar | to damage/harm |
| distraer | to distract |
| educar | to educate/instruct |
| encender | to light/turn on |
| estimular | to stimulate |
| impedir | to prevent |
| inspirar | ton inspire |
| relajar | to relax |
| lo anuncios publicitarios | public announcements |
| el avance tecnológico | techincal advance |
| la avaricia | greed |
| los concursos televisivos | game shows |
| los dibujos animados | cartoons |
| el mando a distancia | remote control |
| los programas de entrevistas | talk shows |
| las telenovelas | soap operas |
| el vicio | vice |
| la videocasetera | VCR |
| el videojuego | video game |
| la vista | vision |
| dirigir | to direct/address |
| favorecer | to favor |
| fomentar | to promote |
| premiar | to award |
| ridiculizar | to ridicule |
| satirizar | to satirize |
| la actitud | attitude |
| la apariencia física | physical appearance |
| el nivel económico | economic status |
| el nivel social | social status |
| el producto | product |
| el servicio | service |
| desagradable | disagreeable |
| realista | realistic |
| sexista | sexist |
| colocar | to assign something to someone or something |
| crear | to create |
| diseñar | to design |
| empeñarse | to persist |
| remplazar | to replace |
| la cibernética | cybernetics-science that studies los systems of communications |
| el cursor | cursor |
| la interfaz | interface |
| los periféricos | peripherals electronics. i.e. mouse, printer, scanner |
| el reto | challenge |
| cotidiano/a | daily |
| llamativo/a | showy |