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Spanish 2 Capit. 5A
Spanish 2 - Vocabulary of desastres
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el huracán, los huracanes | the hurricane, hurricanes |
| la inundación, las inundaciones | flood, the floods |
| llover (o-->ue) | to rain |
| la lluvia | the rain |
| nevar | to snow |
| la nieve | the snow |
| el terremoto | the earthquake |
| la tormenta | the storm |
| el tornado | the tornado |
| el artículo | the article |
| investigar | to investigate |
| el/la locutor/a | the announcer |
| el noticiero | the newscast, the news program |
| ocurrir | to occur |
| el reportero, la reportera | the reporter |
| El titular | the headline |
| tratar de | to try to |
| apagar | to put out (fire), to turn off (light) |
| bajar | to go down |
| el bombero, la bombera | the firefighter |
| comenzar | to start |
| el daño | the damage/hurt/harm |
| destruir | to destroy |
| dormido, dormida | asleep |
| el edificio de apartamentos | the apartment building |
| la escalera | the ladder |
| escaparse | to escape |
| esconder(se) | to hide (oneself) |
| la explosión, las explosiones | the explosion |
| el humo | the smoke |
| el incendio | the fire |
| los muebles | the furniture |
| muerto | |
| el paramédico, la paramédica | the paramedic (m & f) |
| quemar(se) | to burn (oneself) |
| se murieron | they died |
| subir | to go up |
| herido | injured |
| el héroe | the hero |
| la heroína | the heroine |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| salvar | to save |
| valiente | brave |
| la vida | (the) life |
| vivo, viva | living, alive |
| a causa de | because of |
| desafortunadamente | unfortunately |
| afortunadamente | fortunately |
| asustado, asustada | frightened |
| la causa | the cause |
| de prisa | in a hurry |
| de repente | suddenly |
| gritar | to scream |
| hubo | there was/were |
| llamar (por teléfono) | to call (on the phone) |
| oír | to hear |
| sin duda | without a doubt |
| ¡Socorro! | Help! |
| el herido, la herida | the wounded person (m./f.) |
| la herida | the wound, injury, cut |