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2011 Spanish Words
2011 Spanish Palabras Spring Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| esculpir | to sculpt |
| llamar la atención | to attract one's attention |
| la acuarela | watercolor |
| la arquitectura | architecture |
| las artes plásticas | plastic art |
| la cinematografía | cinematography |
| la escultura | sculpture |
| la estatua | statue |
| la exposición | exposition, exhibit |
| la fotografía | photography |
| la galería | gallery |
| la talla en madera | wood carving |
| la torre | tower |
| el dibujo | drawing |
| el puente | bridge |
| el retrato | portrait |
| el óleo | oil |
| antiguo | antique |
| clásico | classic |
| contemporáneo | contemporary |
| imaginativo | imaginative |
| impresionante | impressive |
| maravilloso | marvelous |
| moderno | modern |
| original | original |
| realista | realistic |
| crear | to create |
| desempeñar | to act out |
| presentar | to present |
| montar | to set up, assemble |
| las artes dramáticas | dramatic arts |
| el ballet | ballet |
| la comedia | comedy/play |
| el drama | stage/scene |
| la función | performance |
| la letra | lyrics |
| la melodía | melody |
| la obra de teatro | play |
| la orquesta | orchestra |
| el público | audience |
| la reseña | review |
| el ritmo | thythm |
| la tragedia | tragedy |
| los críticos | critics |
| el mural | mural |
| el estreno | opening/premiere |
| artístico | artistic |
| creativo | creative |
| entretenido | entertaining |
| estridente | shrill |
| formidable | formidable |
| hermoso | beautiful |
| incomprensible | incomprehensible |
| melodioso | melodic |
| pésimo | terrible |
| superficial | superficial |
| sinfónico | symphonic |
| considerarse | to consider oneself |
| estar al tanto | to be up-to-date |
| estar bien/mal informado | to be well/poorly informed |
| informar | to inform |
| inspirarle confianza | to inspire trust in |
| investigar | to research |
| pasar por alto | to overlook |
| reseñar | to review, critique |
| tratar un tema a fondo | to cover a topic in depth |
| navegar por Internet | to surf the Internet |
| el canal | channel |
| el concurso | game show |
| la crisís ambiental/económica/política | environmental/economic/political crisis |
| el documental | documentary |
| la emisora | radio/TV station |
| el locutor | announcer, newscaster |
| las noticias | news |
| el noticiero | newscast |
| la radio | radio |
| el reportaje | news report |
| el reportero | reporter |
| la telenovela | soap opera |
| controvertido | controversial |
| detallado | detailed |
| educativo | educational |
| (poco) fiable | (un)trustworthy |
| imparcial | unbiased, objective |
| informativo | informative |
| parcial | biased |
| entrevistar | to interview |
| opinar | to think/be of opinion |
| suscribirse a | to subscribe to |
| los anuncios clasificados | classified ads |
| el artículo | article |
| la censura | censorship |
| el comentario | commentary |
| los editoriales | editorial section |
| el enfoque local/nacional/mundial | local/national/world perspective |
| los obituarios | obituaries |
| el periodista | journalist |
| la prensa | the press |
| la primera plana | front page |
| la sección de cocina | cooking section |
| la sección deportiva | sports section |
| la sección financiera | financial section |
| la sección de moda | fasion section |
| la sección de ocio | entertainment section |
| la sección de sociedad | society section |
| las tiras cómicas | comic strips |
| los titulares | headlines |
| alcanzar | to reach |
| apoyar | to support |
| aprovechar | to take advantage of |
| asimilar | to assimilate |
| contribuir | to contribute |
| criarse | to grow up |
| discriminar | to discriminate |
| encajar | to fit in |
| estar agradecido por | to be thankful for |
| expresarse | to express oneself |
| mantener | to maintain |
| pertenecer a | to belong to |
| ser de ascendencia ____________ | to be of ____________ descent |
| tener éxito | to be successful |
| superar | to overcome, exceed |
| vender | to sell |
| mudarse | to move |
| los antepasados | ancestors |
| el aporte | contribution |
| el apoyo | support |
| el compromiso | commitment, obligation |
| las costumbres | customs |
| el estilo de vida | lifestyle |
| el grupo étnico | ethnic group |
| la herencia | heritage |
| el modo de ser | a way of being |
| el orgullo | pride |
| el origen | origin |
| las raíces | roots |
| el sacrificio | sacrifice |
| la tradición | tradition |
| el esfuerzo | effort |
| el obstáculo | obstacle |
| graduarse (de) | to graduate |
| preocuparse (por) | to worry |
| casarse (con) | to get married |
| comunicarse (con) | to communicate |
| acostumbrarse (a) | to get accustomed |
| esforzarse (para) | to strive, make an effort |
| quedarse (en) | to stay |
| mudarse (a) | to move |
| enojarse (con) | to get angry |
| quejarse (de) | to complain |
| burlarse (de) | to make fun of |
| darse por vencido | to give up |
| empeñarse en | to insist on/be determined to |
| enfocarse en | to focus on |
| esforzarse por | to make an effort to |
| establecerse (en) | to get established |
| llegar a ser | to become |
| lograr | to achieve/manage |
| luchar por | to fight for |
| perder de vista | to lose focus |
| realizar | to fulfill |
| registrarse para | to register for |
| seguir adelante | to move forward |
| soñar con | to dream of |
| tomar la iniciativa | to take the iniciative |
| triunfar | to triumph |
| las aspiraciones | aspirations |
| la meta | goal |
| el objetivo | objective |
| cambiar | to change |
| decidirse a | to decide to |
| empeorar | to become worse |
| facilitar | to facilitate |
| mejorar | to imporve |
| sembrar | to plant |
| tratar de | to try to |
| utilizar | to utilize |
| los adelantos | advances |
| la agenda electrónica | electronic planner |
| el auxiliar administrativo | administrative assistant |
| el auxiliar médico | medical assistant |
| el auxiliar de laboratorio | laboratory assistant |
| el contestador automático | answering machine |
| la desventaja | disadvantage |
| la fotocopiadora | photocopier |
| el hombre de negocios | businessman |
| la mujer de negocios | businesswoman |
| el robot | robot |
| el talento | talent |
| la tecnología | technology |
| la ventaja | advantage |
| la vida diaria | daily life |
| el voluntario | volunteer |
| competente | competent |
| inmediatamente | immediately |
| calvo | bald |
| ciego | blind |
| sordo | deaf |
| actualizar | to update |
| conseguir | to obtain |
| dirigir | to direct |
| donar tiempo a una causa | to donate time to a cause |
| requerir | to require |
| solicitar | to apply, ask for |
| supervisar | to supervise |
| el ambiente de trabajo | work environment |
| los beneficios | benefits |
| la carrera | career |
| los compañeros de trabajo | colleagues |
| el currículum vitae | resumé |
| el empleado | employee |
| el empleo a tiempo completo | full-time job |
| el empleo a medio tiempo | part-time job |
| la empresa | company |
| la entrevista | interview |
| el gerente | manager |
| el horario | schedule |
| el jefe | boss |
| el puesto | position |
| los requisitos | requirements |
| el salario | salary |
| el seguro | insurance |
| la solicitud | application |
| castigar | to punish |
| desaparecer | to disappear |
| enamorarse (de) | to fall in love |
| traicionar | to betray |
| el castigo | punishment |
| la creación | creation |
| el cuento de hadas | fairytale |
| el dios | gods |
| el fantasma | ghost |
| el hechicero | wizard |
| el hcho | fact |
| la leyenda | legend |
| el mito | myth |
| el palacio | palace |
| los poderes | powers |
| la princesa | princess |
| el príncipe | prince |
| la reina | queen |
| el rey | kind |
| el sabio | wise man |
| el templo | temple |
| el traidor | traitor |
| desconocido | unknown |
| encantado | enchanted |
| mágico | magical |
| misterioso | mysterious |
| honrar | to honor |
| lamentar | to lament |
| liberar | to liberate |
| regocijarse | to rejoice |
| sufrir | to suffer |
| vencer | to defeat |
| la bandera | flag |
| la batalla | battle |
| el campo de batalla | battlefield |
| la derrota | defeat |
| el dictador | dictator |
| el enemigo | enemy |
| los exploradores | explorers |
| el héroe | hero |
| la heroína | heroine |
| el imperio | empire |
| la independencia | independece |
| la justicia | justice |
| la libertad | liberty |
| la mujer soldado | female soldier |
| la revolución | revolution |
| el soldado | soldier |
| la víctima | victim |
| la victoria | victory |
| cobarde | cowardly |
| valiente | brave |
| acordar la paz | to make peace |
| declarar la guerra | to declare war |
| el enfrentamiento | confrontation |
| descubrir | to discover |
| estallar | to explode |
| estrenar | to open/premiere |
| el accidente | accident |
| el acontecimiento | event |
| la bomba | bomb |
| el campeonato | championship |
| la compasión | compassion |
| la cooperación | cooperation |
| el desastre | disaster |
| el descubrimiento | discovery |
| la destrucción | destruction |
| las elecciones | elections |
| la erupción | eruption |
| el volcán | volcano |
| la indiferencia | indifference |
| los inmigrantes | immigrants |
| el invento | invention |
| la nave hundida | sunken ship |
| las manifestaciones | demonstrations |
| el pánico | panic |
| el planeta | planet |
| los refugiados | refugees |
| la solidaridad | solidarity |
| aterrador | terrifying |
| conmovedor | touching, moving |
| emocionante | exciting, moving |
| espantoso | terrible, frightening |
| trágico | tragic |
| aumentar | to increase |
| bajar | to decrease |
| cometer un crimen | to commit a crime |
| conservar | to conserve |
| crecer | to grow |
| desarrollar | to develop |
| desperdiciar | to waste |
| promover | to promote |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| sembrar | to plant |
| las alternativas | alternatives |
| el basurero | garbage can |
| la calidad del aire | quality of the air |
| el carro eléctrico/híbrido | electric/hybrid car |
| los combustibles | fuels |
| la contaminación | contamination/pollution |
| el crimen | crime |
| el desempleo | unemployment |
| la drogadicción | drug addiction |
| la energía solar | solar energy |
| la enfermedad | sickness, disease |
| las fuentas de energía | sources of energy |
| la fusión nuclear | nuclear fusion |
| el futuro | future |
| el hambre | hunger |
| la ley | law |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| los pesticidas | pesticides |
| los programas | programs |
| los recursos naturales | natural resources |
| la tasa | rate |
| biológico | organic |
| contaminado | contaminated/polluted |
| de cultivo (biológico) | organic (products) |
| innovador | innovative |
| renovable | renewable |
| primero | first |
| segundo | second |
| tercero | third |
| cuarto | fourth |
| quinto | fifth |
| sexto | sixth |
| séptimo | seventh |
| octavo | eighth |
| noveno | ninth |
| décimo | tenth |
| por consiguiente | consequently |
| por lo tanto | therefore |
| deberse a | due to |
| así que | so |
| el éxito | success |
| a la vez | at the same time |
| enseguida | right away |
| en un santiamén | instantly |
| hoy en día | these days |
| apartir de entonces | from then on |
| ahora bien | well, nevertheless |
| aunque | although |
| Hace... | ...years ago... |
| desde que | since |