Capitulo 11 - Part 2

Question 1

Adjective
round, circular (shape)
perfect (excellent)
round (amount)
round-trip (travel) (Mexico)

the round of drinks (culinary)

Answer 1

redondo/a

el redondo

Question 2

to press, pull, squeeze, step on the accelerator (to apply pressure)
to squeeze, clench, clutch, grit, crush, grip (to compress)
to tighten (to adjust)
to quicken (to hurry)
to put pressure on, push (to pressure)
to bunch up (to squeeze together)
to get worse, intensify (to increase)
to be too tight, pinch one’s feet (to crush)
to put on the pressure (to pressure)
to make an effort (to exert oneself)

to squeeze together, press together (to squeeze together)

Answer 2

apretar

apretarse

Question 3

to remove the tiles from (to take away slabs from)
to leave unprotected (to leave without protection)

to tile (to cover with tiles)

the tile factory, brickworks (construction)

Answer 3

destejar

tejar

el tejar

Question 4

to lack, not have (to leave without protection)

Answer 4

carecer

Question 5

Adjective
gigantic, huge, giant (enormous)

the giant, huge person, outstanding person (supernatural being)

Answer 5

gigante

el gigante

Question 6

to amaze, astonish (to delight)

to be amazed, astonished (to be surprised)

Answer 6

maravillar

maravillarse

Question 7

to assemble, put together, put up, pitch a tent, piece together, roll a cigar (to put together)
to arm, supply with arms (to provide arms)
to load (military)
to fit out (nautical)
to stiffen (sewing)

to arm oneself (to equip oneself with arms) (to provide oneself with a tool)

Answer 7

armar

armarse

Question 8

the lateness, delay (tardiness)

Answer 8

la tardanza

Question 9

to blink, twitch (to bat one’s eyelashes)
to twinkle like a star, flicker like a light (to scintillate)

Answer 9

parpadear

Question 10

to turn, spin (to rotate)
to transfer, draw (finance)
to revolve around (to center on; used with “en torno a” or “alrededor de”)
to turn, spin, revolve, go around (to rotate)
to turn (to make a turn)
to turn around (to turn one’s body)

to turn around (to turn one’s body)

Answer 10

girar

girarse

Question 11

Adjective
helpless, destitute (defenseless)

the destitute person (defenseless person)

the destitute, helpless (defenseless people)

Answer 11

desvalido/a

el desvalido, la desvalida

los desvalidos, las desvalidas

Question 12

to intend, expect (to want)
to claim (to affirm)
(Latin America)
to woo (to court)

Answer 12

pretender

Question 13

Conjunction
Unless

in exchange

Answer 13

a menos que

a cambio

Question 14

Adjective
restlessly (unsettled)
anxious, worried (concerned)

Answer 14

inquieto

Question 15

Adjective
intentional, deliberate
calculated

Adverb
intentionally, on purpose

Answer 15

intencional
intencionado/a
calculado

intencionadamente

Question 16

to go with, come with, accompany, escort (to go or come along with)
to go with, accompany (to put together)
to stay with (to keep company)
to accompany (to happen at the same time) (to play or sing accompaniment)

Adjective
accompanying

Present Participle
accompanied

Answer 16

acompañar

acompáñando

adjunto, acompañado/a

Question 17

the gauze (medicine) (textile)

Answer 17

la gasa

Question 18

the curl, ringlet (coil)
the loop (computing)
the loop-the-loop, loop (aviation)

Answer 18

el bucle

Question 19

the crown (ornamental headgear) (anatomy)
the artificial crown (dentistry)
the crown, wreath, garland (flower arrangement)
the halo (religious)
the corona, halo (astronomy)
the Crown (monarchy)

Answer 19

la corona

Question 20

Adjective
eye-catching, flashy, bright and colorful

Answer 20

vistoso/a

Question 21

Adjective
fragile, breakable (easy to break)
frail, delicate health (weak)
fragile (unstable)

Answer 21

frágil

Question 22

Adjective
light (of little weight) (thin) (moderate)
frivolous (superficial)
fickle (inconstant)

Answer 22

liviano

Question 23

to rock in a chair or crib, to swing in a hammock or swing, to shake (to move back and forth)

to swing, rock, sway (to move back and forth)

to shake, make tremble (to make tremble)

to shake, shudder (to tremble)

Answer 23

mecer

mecerse

estremecer

estremecerse

Question 24

Adjective
sorrowful, sad, distressed

Adverb
sadly

to grieve, sadden (to make sad)

to get sad (to grow sad)

Answer 24

apesadumbrado

tristemente

apesadumbrar

apesadumbrarse

Question 25

to inform, notify (to communicate) to pay (to remit) to complete (to make up) (Chile) to find out (to discover) to hear, find out (to know) to notice (to perceive) to understand (to comprehend) (Spain)

Answer 25

enterar enterarse

Question 26

Phrase for being dumb therefore

Answer 26

por lo tonto

Question 27

Adverb really, truly (in truth) Phrase really

Answer 27

verdaderamente de veras

Question 28

to cause to crumble, cause to collapse (to knock down) to crumble, collapse (to come down) to go to pieces (to have a breakdown) to collapse (to decline)

Answer 28

desmoronar desmoronarse

Question 29

to sprout, bud, come out (to emerge) to flow, spring up, rise, well up (to pour out) to arise (to develop) to break out, spring up (to erupt) to appear, break out (to materialize) to break out in a rash (to erupt) (Latin America)

Answer 29

brotar brotarse

Question 30

Adjective wooly (made of wool) long-haired (hairy) well off (colloquial) (rich) (Central America) (Mexico)

Answer 30

lanudo

Question 31

the roar (cry of an animal) the roar, roaring, howling (loud noise)

Answer 31

el rugido

Question 32

the roughness, uneveness (irregularity) the abruptness, surliness (figurative) (brusqueness) the harshness, sourness, sharpness (unpleasantness)

Answer 32

la aspereza

Question 33

to simulate (to imitate) to feign, pretend, fake (death, accident) (to make believe)

Answer 33

simular

Question 34

to throw, hurl (to propel) to rush, surge, spring (to run forward) to leap upon (to fall upon)

Answer 34

abalanzar abalanzarse

Question 35

the mercy (formal) (control) thanks to (formal) (because of; used with "a") Worship, Honor (formal) (old-fashioned) (form of address)

Answer 35

la merced

Question 36

Phrase in flames, burning the flame (fire) (passion)

Answer 36

en llamas la llama

Question 37

to scorch, singe, burn (to damage) to get scorched (skin, cloth), burned (food)(hair, feathers), singed (to suffer heat damage) to singe (hair, feathers), burn (less superficially) (to hurt or damage)

Answer 37

chamuscar chamuscarse

Question 38

to back up, reverse, move backward (to move in reverse) to back down (to give up) to pull back (to retreat) to recoil (firearms) to transfer, hand over, cede, assign, give up (to relinquish) to pass (sports) to give up (to lose) to give in, yield (to surrender) to ease up, drop, abate, go down, lessen, ease (to become less)

Answer 38

retroceder ceder

Question 39

to burn (to be on fire) to be boiling (to be at high temperature) to sting, burn, smart (to feel stinging) to burn, seeth (emotion) to burn up (to be burned)

Answer 39

arder arderse

Question 40

to make sad, sadden (to distress to grow sad (to become sad) Adverb sadly, sorrowfully (unfortunately)

Answer 40

entristecer entristecerse tristemente

Question 41

the bomb (explosive) the pump (mechanics) the bombshell (big news) the US gas station (service station) (Latin America) the fire station, fire department (fire service)(Chile) the fire truck (vehicle) (Chile) the bomb, hit (colloquial) (great success)

Answer 41

la bomba

Question 42

Adjective downcast, crestfallen, dejected (glum)

Answer 42

cabizbajo/a

Question 43

Adjective bitter (not sweet) bitter, dark, unsweetened (related to chocolate) tart (sour) bitter, painful (distressing) bitter, embittered (cynical)

Answer 43

amargo/a

Question 44

to grind, mill, crush (to pulverize) to crush, press olives (to squash) to grind, mince meat (to chop up) to wear out (colloquial) (to exhaust) to annoy (to bother) (Guatemala)(Mexico)

Answer 44

moler

Question 45

to postpone, delay (to defer) to put off (to procrastinate) to set back (US), to put back (UK) (to move a clock back) to be slow (of a clock) to be running late (to arrive late) to be delayed, be held up (to run late) to fall behind (to withhold, like to fall behind in the rent) (in studies) to be slow (of a clock)

Answer 45

retrasar retrasarse

Question 46

the oncologist

Answer 46

el oncólogo, la oncóloga

Question 47

the lover, mistress (romantic partner) Adjective loving (fond)

Answer 47

el amante, la amante amante

Question 48

the singing, song, chant, hymn (music) the act of singing (music) the songbird's song, crow of a rooster, chirp of a cricket (vocal signal) the edge (side)

Answer 48

el canto

Question 49

the rooster, cock (bird) the wrong note in singing, the squeak in speaking (strange pitch) the tough guy (colloquial) (strong man) the serenade (ballad)(Mexico)

Answer 49

el gallo

Question 50

the clucking of hens, crowing of a rooster (sound of a fowl) the boasting (colloquial) (bragging)

Answer 50

el cacareo