Contribute to this site!  (no login required)...      or  
Capitulo 1B

Directions (hide this section)

1. Click (memorize) in a memorizable table below, to begin a flashcard-like process
Try clicking (memorize) in both columns (to decide which side to start with)
2. Guess the answer in your head
3. Click the buttons and follow the directions at the bottom of the table
See Help for more detailed directions

Capítulo 1B La relación entre la historia y el arte

Vocabuario del tema p.44

Para hablar de los lugares

Spanish (memorize) English (memorize)
la arena sand
la cabaña cabin
el castillo castle
el edificio building
el mar sea
la montaña mountain
la ola wave
la orilla shore
el palacio palace
la playa beach
el rascacielos skyscrapper
el ruido noise

Pare describir los lugares

Spanish (memorize) English (memorize)
apreciar to appreciate
caracterizar to characterize
gozar de to enjoy
pasear to stroll
reflejar to relect
relajarse to relax
reunirse to get together, meet
tener lugar to take place
antiquo/a old
arenoso/a sandy
claro/a clear
divertido/a enjoyable
espléndido/a splendid
frívolo/a frivolous
hermoso/a lovely
luminoso/a bright, luminous
moderno/a modern
montañoso/a mountainous
oscuro/a dark
ruidoso/a noisy
sagrado/a sacred
soleado/a sunny
sombrío/a gloomy, somber
tranquilo/a peaceful
único/a unique
vivo/a lively

Para conversar mejor

Spanish (memorize) English (memorize)
Desde mi punto de vista ... From my point of view ...
En mi opinión ... In my opinion ...
Yo creo que ... I think, (believe that) ...
Estoy completamente de acuerdo. I agree completely ...
Me sorprende que creas eso. I’m surprised you believe that.
No estoy de acuerdo en absoluto. I don’t agree at all.
Pero, ¿qué dices? But, what do you mean?
¡Qué barbaridad! How awful!
al contrario ... on the contrary ...

Vocabulario útil

Spanish (memorize) English (memorize)
apoyar to support
aprovechar to take advantage
la brigada brigade
la burguesía bourgeoisie
el entrenamiento training
la fuerza force
la libertad freedom
el poder power
el/la sequidor(a) follower
derechista right-wing
fascista fascist
izquierdista left-wing
terrateniente landowning

 

Question (memorize) Answer (memorize)
deprimirse to get depressed
revelar to show, to reveal
la amargura bitterness
la locura craziness
el optimismo optimism
horripilante horrifying

Otro vocabulario

Spanish English (memorize)
los/las demás others
el fusilamiento shooting, execution
el retrato portrait
el tapice tapesty
la desesperanza despair
sangriento/a bloody
la corrida run (n); bullfight
corrida (de toros) bullfight
torear to bullfight
la vela sail
presenciar to witness, watch
tibio mild
la pesca fishing
encarcelado jailed
más adelante further on
la reseña review, quick account, summary
el teniente lieutenant
el rincón nook, corner
trasladarse to move
la gallina hen
la lascivia lasciviousness, lewdness
el/la cartonista cartoonist
retratar to paint a portrait of, to portray, to take a photo of; to describe
pertenecer (zc) to belong to
la sinrazón craziness [ la locura ]
el brochazo brushstroke
Burdeos Bordeaux (city in France)
el/la gitano/a gypsy
subir to raise, climb, to go up
la vivienda living quarters
adjunto a next to, beside
apuesto handsome, good-looking [guapo, hermoso]
insólito unusual
el estilo de arreglarse style of make up (grooming)
frondoso/a leafy, overgrown
el hazmerreír laughing stock
acogido welcome, well-received
la tertulia literary gathering, gathering, get-together
rugir to roar, bellow
la gomina hair gel, hair styling liquid
disponer to arrange, set-out, prepare
el ojal lapel, buttonhole
de pronto suddenly

 

 

Add a section to this page!

- Click this button to contribute to this page (by adding a section here).
♦  Feel free to experiment. Your edits won't immediately show up to everyone.

Memorize all (on this page)

Combines all tables on this page into one large table, and begins the memorization process:
 
the flashcard wiki anyone can edit!
the flashcard wiki anyone can edit!
working...
Terms of Use      Copyright memorizable.com 2007