Capitulo 12 - Part 1

Question 1

the padlock (lock)
the circle beard, goatee (beard) (Colombia) (Costa Rica) (Cuba) (Mexico) (Panama) (Puerto Rico) (Venezuela)
the chokehold (sports) (Mexico)

Answer 1

el candado

Question 2

to put away, put (to place)
to save, keep, hold, put aside (to reserve)
to keep, hang on to, preserve (to conserve)
to save (computing)
to keep, have, bear (to maintain)
to guard, protect (to watch over)
to observe (to comply)
to show (to demonstrate)

to put (to place)
to keep, save (to retain)
to be careful not to, make sure not to (to assure)
to protect oneself from (to watch out for)

Answer 2

guardar

guardarse

Question 3

to lead to (to take to: used with “a”)

Answer 3

llevar

Question 4

Phrase
as soon as (immediately after)
as (in the capacity of)

Answer 4

en cuanto

Question 5

the daisy (botany)
the margarita (beverage)
the daisy wheel (typewriter)(printing)

Answer 5

la marguerita

Question 6

Conjunction
as (time)

Answer 6

a medida que

Question 7

the land, soil, terrain, ground (geography)
the land, lot, plot of land, plot (parcel of land)
the field, sphere (figurative) (area)
the field, playing field, pitch (sports)
the squat (place occupied illegally)

Adjective
earthly (worldy)

Answer 7

el terreno

terreno/a

Question 8

to light, light up, illuminate (to give light to)
to shed light on (to clarify)
to enlighten (literary) (to inspire)
to give birth to (to deliver)
to conceive of (to invent)
to discover underground water (to discover)
to put under a spell, cast a spell (to bewitch) (Honduras)
Regionalism used in Venezuela
(Venezuela)
to give off light (to emit light)

to get lit up (colloquial) (to get drunk)

Answer 8

alumbrar

alumbrarse

Question 9

the dusk, nightfall (colloquial) (to get drunk)

to get dark (to become nighttime)

Answer 9

el anochecer

anochecer

Question 10

the herd of non hunting animals, pack of predators, pride of lions (group of animals)
the crowd, mob (colloquial) (group of people)

Answer 10

la manada

Question 11

to tear to shreds, rip to pieces, tear up (to tear apart)
to cut up (to cut into pieces)
to break (figurative) (figurative) (to hurt)
to rip apart (figurative) (to bring down)

to break to pieces (to break apart)

Answer 11

despedazar

despedazarse

Question 12

the rush, hurry, haste (urgency)

Phrase
very quickly, very fast, as quickly as possible, as fast as possible, on a hurry, in a rush, hurriedly (general)

Answer 12

la prisa

a toda prisa

Question 13

to grasp, take up weaponry (to grip)
to clench (to close) (Andes) (Nicaragua)

Answer 13

empuñar

Question 14

to swing, rock (to move to and fro)
to balance (to bring into equilibrium)

to swing, rock, roll, sway (to move to and fro)

Answer 14

balancear

balancearse

Question 15

to damage, smash, wreck, ruin (to damage)
to destroy, shatter, devestate, break, ruin (to defeat morally)

to be damaged, smashed, ruined, fall apart (to be damaged)
to ruin, damage (to harm’s one’s body)

Answer 15

destrozar

destrozarse

Question 16

Adjective
wiry, bristly (tough)
hairy (covered with wiry hair)
surly (gruff)

Answer 16

hirsuto/a

Question 17

to take out, get out, get off (to remove)
to remove (to expel)
to take a photo, make a copy (to produce)
to get (to receive)
to extract (to draw out)
to take out, stick out (to move)
to release (to publish)
to get, draw (to find the answer to)
to serve (sports)

to take off (to remove)
to take off, take out (to move)
to get out (to go away)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)

Answer 17

sacar

sacarse

Question 18

to twist (to wind) (to distort)
to wring out (to extract water from)
to wring (to squeeze)

to writhe (to contort)
to writhe in pain, to double up with laughter (to squirm)
to get tangled, get twisted (to get into knots)
to twirl, twiddle, wring hands

Answer 18

retorcer

retorcerse

Question 19

Phrase
to finsh off (to use up)
to break up (to split up)
to end, put an end to (to bring to an end)
to kill off (to do away with)

Answer 19

acabar con

Question 20

Adjective
compared

Phrase
compared with

Answer 20

comparado/a

comparado con

Question 21

Adjective
mechanical (relative to mechanics) (without thinking)

the mechanic, fitter, repairman, repairwoman (profession)

Answer 21

mecánico

el mecánico
la mecánica

Question 22

the buzz or, buzzing of an insect, hum/ humming/ whirring (of a machine), ringing in one’s ear (sound)
the punch (colloquial) (hit)

Answer 22

el zumbido

Question 23

to fall, drop, come down, go down (to decrease)
to descend, go down, come down (to move downward)
to get off, disembark, get out of (to alight)
to be downgraded, go down, be relegated (to be demoted)
to be descended from, descend from (to be related to; used with “de”)

Answer 23

descender

Question 24

the swarm (large number of insects) (large group)

Answer 24

el enjambre

Question 25

to sting (to hurt with the sting or stinger) to prick, prod, goad, spur (to hurt or hit with something sharp to prod, spur on, urge on (to incite) to needle (to bother by provoking)

Answer 25

aguijonear

Question 26

the stinger, sting (animal anatomy) the thorn, spine, prickle (botany) the stimulus, stab, sting (botany)

Answer 26

el aguijón

Question 26

to support, back (to uphold) to lean, rest, put (to lay) to base (to ground) to support (to confirm) to lean (to rest on or against) to rely on, depend on (to seek support; used with "en") to be based on (to be grounded in; used with "en")

Answer 26

apoyar apoyarse

Question 27

to scatter, spread, strew (to disperse) to spread, disseminate (to divulge) to amuse (to entertain) to spread. be scattered, spread out (to be dispersed) (to be disseminated) to amuse oneself, relax (to entertain oneself)

Answer 27

esparcir esparcirse

Question 28

the thickness (measurement) the main body (main part) the twelve dozen, gross (twelve groups of twelve) Adjective thick (not thin) (substantial) thickset, stout, fat (corpulent) coarse (rough) complicated (difficult) (Latin America)

Answer 28

el grueso la gruesa grueso

Question 29

the layer (covering) the sector (class) the cape, cloak (sleeveless garment)

Answer 29

la capa

Question 30

the coal (mineral) (carbon paper) the charcoal (culinary)(drawing implement)

Answer 30

el carbón

Question 31

to throw (to propel) to throw away (to get rid of) to waste. squander (to use inefficiently) to knock down, knock over (to pull down) to fire, drop, shoot, launch (to discharge) to take (photography) to print, run off (printing) to pull (to draw nearer) to be tight (to be taut) to throw oneself (to propel oneself) to spend (to pass time) to screw, lay (vulgar) (to have sexual intercourse)

Answer 31

tirar tirarse

Question 32

to creak, screech, clank, grate (to squeak) to grind, gnash (to grit one's teeth) to grumble (to complain) to rage, fume (to get angry) (Latin America) to burn, overcook (to char) (Central America) (Mexico)

Answer 32

rechinar

Question 33

the battery (electronics) the sink, water basin, public fountain (receptacle for water) the font (religious) the pile, stack (heap) the stack (computing)

Answer 33

la pila

Question 34

the lance, spear (weaponry) the shaft (cart's pole) the nozzle (spout) the buddy, mate (friend) (Colombia) the thief, pickpocket (robber) (Chile)

Answer 34

la lanza el lanza, la lanza

Question 35

to fail, be unsuccessful, fal through (to not succeed) the failure, loser (not successful person) Adjective failed, unsuccessful (thwarted)

Answer 35

fracasar el fracasado la fracasada fracasado/a

Question 36

the diamonds (suit of cards) the diamond (jewel) (sports) (card) the ruby (gem) the jewel (watchmaking)

Answer 36

los diamantes el diamante el rubí

Question 37

the spell, charm (enchantment) the fascination (that captivates) Adjective handmade (made by hand) (El Salvador) (Honduras) makeshift (improvised) false (false) (Latin America)

Answer 37

el hechizo hechizo/a

Question 38

to authorize, empower, grant power of attorney (legal) to seize, take possession of, take control of (to appropriate; used with "de") to overcome, grip (to overpower; used with "de")

Answer 38

apoderar apoderarse de

Question 39

to exhaust, wear out, tire out (to fatigue) to use up, run out of, exhaust, run down (to use completely) to be exhausting (to be tiring) to tire oneself out, get exhausted, wear oneself out (to become tired) to run out, sell out, use up (to use up a resource)

Answer 39

agotar agotarse