Nuestra Historia 3: Unidad 5

Vocabulary List

Prompt Translation
1. a hug
un abrazo
2. advantages and disadvantages
las ventajas y desventajas
3. baskets to fill
canastos para llenar
4. cliff, precipice
precipicio
5. dear Mr./Mrs. (formal)
estimada Sra./estimado Sr.
6. education has been the key
la educación ha sido la clave
7. education is the key
la educación es la clave
8. education was the key
la educación era la clave
9. he applied for a job
solicitó empleo
10. he deserved more
se merecía más
11. he deserves more
se merece más
12. he had applied for the job
había solicitado el empleo
13. he had to fill two baskets
tenía que llenar dos canastos
14. he took advantage of the opportunity
aprovechó la oportunidad
15. he wanted to interview
quería entrevistar
16. he wanted to study law to be a lawyer
quería estudiar Derecho para ser abogado
17. he wants to study law
quiere estudiar Derecho
18. he was sick of
estaba harto de
19. he/she tried to
trató de
20. he/she tries to
trata de
21. her own
su propio
22. his job was to clean
su tarea era limpiar
23. his job was to organize and clean
su tarea era organizar y limpiar
24. his job was to wash dishes
su tarea era lavar los platos
25. his own shop
su propio taller
26. hugs and kisses
besos y abrazos
27. I couldn’t enroll
no podía matricularme
28. I have applied for this job
he solicitado este empleo
29. I was pleased
me alegraba
30. I wish I had
ojalá tuviera
31. interview
entrevista
32. it pleased him/her
le alegraba
33. it pleases me
me alegra
34. it won’t hurt me
no me hará daño
35. knitting needles
agujas de tejer
36. lies have short legs, the truth will come out
la mentira tiene patas cortas
37. little (white) lies do not hurt anyone
las mentirillas no hacen daño a nadie
38. little (white) lies would not hurt anyone
las mentirillas no harían daño a nadie
39. more disadvantages than advantages
más desventajas que ventajas
40. my job is to clean
mi tarea es limpiar
41. my own
mi propio
42. my own shop
mi propio taller
43. she became happy, she was pleased
alegraba/se alegró
44. she deserves it
se lo merece
45. she refused
no quiso
46. she sacrificed herself
se sacrificó
47. she was afraid that
temía que
48. she was pleased
se alegró
49. sincerely
atentamente
50. take advantage of this opportunity
aprovecha esta oportunidad
51. taking advantage of this opportunity
aprovechando esta oportunidad
52. the enrollment
la matrícula
53. the owner
el dueño
54. the sound
el sonido
55. there is no shortcut without work
no hay atajo sin trabajo
56. there were advantages and disadvantages
había ventajas y desventajas
57. they can enroll
pueden matricularse
58. they cannot enroll
no pueden matricularse
59. they fill the baskets
llenan los canastos
60. to apply for the job
solicitar el empleo
61. to be a lawyer
para ser abogado
62. to be the owner of
ser dueño de
63. to knit
tejer
64. to pull
tirar
65. to save oneself
salvarse
66. too, too much
demasiado
67. woolen yarn
lana
68. work, job
trabajo
69. you all deserve more
se merecen más
70. you all have to take advantage of this opportunity
tienen que aprovechar esta oportunidad
71. you deserve
te mereces
72. you need to study law to be a lawyer
necesitas estudiar Derecho para ser abogado

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