Capitulo 13 - Part 1

Question 1

to scrape, scrape off, sand with sandpaper (to abrade)
to graze, scrape, scratch (to chafe)
to scold, tell off (to chide) (Bolivia)
(Mexico)
to kill (to murder) (Venezuela)
to be rough, to be scratchy, to scratch (to be coarse)
to feel rough (to hurt)

to scratch, scrape (to graze yourself)

Answer 1

raspar

rasparse

Question 2

Adjective
festive, merry (joyful)
witty (humorous)
holiday (non-working)

Answer 2

festivo/a

Question 3

to rescue, save, free (to save from danger)
to recover, reclaim, get back (to regain)

Answer 3

rescatar

Question 4

Adjective
rocky

Answer 4

rocoso/a

Question 5

the plain (geography)

Answer 5

la planicie

Question 6

to lie (to be buried) (literary) (to be lying) (to reside)

Answer 6

yacer

Question 7

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, double up with laughter (to squirm)
to get tangled, get twisted (to get into knots)

Adjective
twisted (contorted)
devious, twisted, warped (sick)
involved, convoluted (complicated)

Answer 7

retorcer

retorcerse

retorcido/a

Question 8

to be left, remain, be leftover, have left, have
(to be available)
to be (to be located)
to meet, arrange to meet, agree to meet (to arrange to see)
to fit in size, suit (to look)
to stay (to wait)
to come in, finish (sports or competition)
to look (to appear)

Answer 8

quedar

Question 9

to stay (to remain in a place)
to keep (to retain)
to remember (to recall)
to go (to become; used with adjectives)
to kid (colloquial) (to trick) (Spain)

Answer 9

quedarse

Question 10

to wound, injure (to harm physically)
to hurt (to offend) (to damage)
to hit, strike (to beat)

to hurt, injure oneself (to harm oneself physically)

Answer 10

herir

herirse

Question 11

to carry out, do, perform, materialize, fulfil, make the trip or visit (to execute)
to produce (cinema)
to make (to sell goods)

to come, be fulfilled, to be realized (to become real)
to find fulfillment (to be satisfied)

Answer 11

realizar

realizarse

Question 12

the route, way (itinerary)
the journey (trip)
the distance (stretch)
the trajectory (path)

Answer 12

el trayecto

Question 13

to contront, face up to, face (to deal with)
to bring face to face (to place opposite one another)
to aim, point (to hold up to a target)
to fit together (to join)

to confront, stand up to (to accost: used with “con”)

Answer 13

encarar

encararse

Question 14

to be scarce, be in short supply (to be lacking)
to skimp on (to be sparing with)

Answer 14

escasear

Question 15

the shoulder, berm, hard shoulder (general)
(Paraguay) (River Plate)

Answer 15

la banquina

Question 16

to clarify, explain, make clear, clear up (to make clear)
to thin (to dilute)
to decrease the density of (to decrease the density of)
to rinse (to wash) (Spain)
to lighten, make lighter
(to bleach)
to clear, clear up (to dissipate)
to get light, dawn (to grow light)

to get oneself straight, wrap one´s head around it, get the hang of it (to understand)
to lighten, (to bleach)
to clear up (to clarify)
to clear one´s throat (to make one’s voice more intelligible)

Answer 16

aclarar

aclararse

Question 17

to spill (to knock from its container)
to shed (to emit)
to spread (to disseminate)

to spill (from its container)

Answer 17

derremar

derremarse

Question 18

Adjective
sorry, sad (saddened)
ashamed, embarrased (abashed) (Latin America)

Answer 18

apenado/a

Question 19

Adjective
sorry, sad, distressed

Answer 19

apesadumbrado/a

Question 20

the tinsmith (tin maker or seller)
the auto body mechanic (tin maker or seller)

Answer 20

el hojalatero
la hojalatera

Question 21

No puede venir a las 5 pm. - Entonces que venga más tarde. No hay ningún problema. He can’t come at 5 pm. - He can come later then. There’s no problem with that.

Dice que no le gusta su trabajo. - Entonces que lo deje. She says she doesn’t like her job. - Then she should leave it.

Answer 21

entonces que

Question 22

the basket, hamper (lightweight container)
the basketball rim or hoop (sports)
the canasta (card game)
the roof rack (for luggage)

Answer 22

la canasta

Question 23

to straighten a wire or nail (to untwist)
to straighten (to make straight)
to put upright (to put vertical)
to straighten out, put right, sort out (to resolve)
to straighten out a person (to reform)

to stand up straight, sit up straight, straighten up (to become straight)
to sort itself out (to get resolved)
to sort oneself out (to mend one’s ways)

Answer 23

enderezar

enderezarse

Question 24

the dent

Answer 24

la abolladura

Question 25

to join, weld (to join) to patch up, put right (figurative) (to mend) to weld together, knit, knit together (to be joined)

Answer 25

soldar soldarse

Question 26

to hammer (to hit with a hammer) to torment (to worry)

Answer 26

martillar

Question 27

to fold, bend (to crease) to double (to increase by two times) to dub (cinema) to turn (to change direction) to toll (to ring a bell) to bend (to give in) (to collapse) to double (to increase by two times)

Answer 27

doblar doblarse

Question 28

to polish (to shine) to sand with sandpaper, polish (to smooth) to polish, improve, polish up (to perfect) to become more refined, improve (to better oneself) to go through, blow, get through (colloquial) (to spend) to polish off (colloquial) (to consume)

Answer 28

pulir pulirse

Question 29

the mend, patch, dam (repair) the makeshift repair (colloquial) (stopgap repair)

Answer 29

el remiendo

Question 30

Adjective conceited, boastful (full of oneself) vain (concerned about one's appearance) arrogant (haughty) Masc or fem noun the show-off, conceited one (person full of themselves) the vain one (person concerned about their appearance) the arrogant one (haughty person)

Answer 30

presumido/a el presumido la presumida

Question 31

the rust (oxidation) (botany) the iron taste (metallic taste)

Answer 31

la herrumbre

Question 32

to wipe away tears, wipe off, dry (to clear) to wipe out a debt (to pay off) to wipe away, mop, wipe (to remove moisture)

Answer 32

enjugar enjugarse

Question 33

to soak (to coat) to drench, soak, saturate (to get completely wet) to soak up (to absorb) to get soaked, get drenched (to get completely wet) to get steeped in (to acquire knowledge)

Answer 33

empapar empaparse

Question 34

Adjective whose, of which by inanimate objects 1. (masculine) (relative; used to express possession) (masculine) (relative; used to express relation)

Answer 34

cuyo/a cuyos, cuyas

Question 35

to throw, hurl (to fling) to produce (to generate) to spew out lava or ash, to belch out smoke (to emit) to vomit, throw up (to puke) to fling oneself, hurl oneself, jump (to fling oneself)

Answer 35

arrojar arrojarse

Question 36

to climb, scale (to ascend something) to climb (to grow) to climb the social ladder (to move up socially)

Question 37

the silversmith, goldsmith (profession)

Answer 37

el orfebre, la orfebre

Question 38

the mango, mango tree (fruit) (flavor) the handle (object to grip) the hunk, stunner

Answer 38

el mango el mango, la manga

Question 39

Adjective solid (firm) strudy, well built, burley (robust) hunky, hot, gorgeous (colloquial) (attractive) (Spain)

Answer 39

macizo

Question 39

Adjective burnished, polished (gleaming) Noun the burnishing, polishing (act of polishing) the shine, gloss

Answer 39

bruñido/a el bruñido

Question 40

the ax blow, hack (cutting blow)

Answer 40

el hachazo

Question 41

the bang, boom, crash

Answer 41

el estampido

Question 42

to roll, go around, turn (to spin) to shoot, film (film)

Answer 42

rodar

Question 43

to beat, whip, whisk, cream, churn (to mix) to beat against, beat on, beat down on, batter, pound (to hit) to beat, flap (to move forcefully) to beat, defeat (to conquer) to comb, search (to explore) to bear (to hammer) to mint (to stamp) to brush (to comb) to fight (to combat)

Answer 43

batier batierse

Question 44

the handle, sword hilt (handhold)

Question 45

to win over, inspire fondness (to inspire affection) to grow fond of, get attached to (to become attached; often used with "con" or "de")

Answer 45

encariñar encariñarse

Question 46

to emboss

Answer 46

repujar