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Paso a Paso 3: Ch 10
Paso a Paso 3, Chapter 10 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| para describir un hecho de violencia | to describe an act of violence |
| a mano armada | armed robbery |
| el arma, pl. las armas | the weapon(s) |
| el asesinato | the murder |
| el asesino, la asesina | the murderer, the killer |
| el ataque | the attack |
| el atentado | the assault/ attempted murder |
| el / la delincuente | the delinquent |
| la droga | the drug |
| la explosión, pl. las explosiones | the explosion(s) |
| herir (e → ie) | to injure |
| luchar | to struggle, to fight |
| el lugar de los hechos | the scene of the crime |
| el narcotráfico | the drug trafficking |
| el rehén, pl. los rehenes | the hostage(s) |
| el rescate | the ransome |
| secuestrar | to kidnap |
| el secuestro | the kidnapping / hijacking |
| el terrorismo | the terrorism |
| el tiroteo | the shooting |
| para hablar sobre el control de la violencia | to discuss the control of violence |
| la alarma | the alarm |
| castigar (g → gu) | to punish |
| el castigo | the punishment |
| contratar | to hire |
| corporal | corporal (body) |
| el / la guardia | the security guard |
| la seguridad | the security |
| vigilar | to guard/ to watch |
| para describir los efectos de la violencia | to describe the effects of violence |
| arriesgar (g → gu) | to risk |
| asombrar | to astonish |
| la inseguridad | insecurity |
| la muerte | the death |
| preocupar(se) | to worry about |
| sorprender(se) | to surprise |
| temer (a) | to fear/ to be afraid of |
| el temor | the fear |
| tener la culpa (de) | to be guilty (of), to be at fault (for) |
| tener miedo (de) | to be afraid (of) |
| para hablar de soluciones a la violencia | to discuss solutions to violence |
| acabar (con) | to put an end to |
| el acusado, la acusada | the accused (person) |
| la autodefensa | the self defense |
| la cárcel | the jail |
| culpable | guilty |
| defender(se) (e → ie) | to defend (oneself) |
| evitar | to avoid |
| imponer | to impose |
| inocente | innocent |
| el jurado | the jury |
| la medida | the measure |
| meter en (la cárcel) | to put in (jail) |
| la pena | the penalty |
| poner en libertad | to set free |
| recurrir (a) | to resort (to) |
| la sentencia | the sentence |
| severo, -a | severe |
| el sospechoso, la sospechosa | the suspect |
| el / la testigo | the witness |
| arrestar | to arrest |
| el crimen | the crime |
| el/la criminal | the criminal |
| la escena | the scene |
| el hecho | the fact |
| investigar | to investigate |
| el ladrón, la ladrona, pl. los ladrones | the robber(s) |
| matar | to murder, to kill |
| ocurrir | to occur |
| la policía | the police |
| robar | to rob |
| la víctima | the victim |
| la violencia | the violence |
| violento, -a | violent |