Spanish Vocabulary and Expressions

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Course Outline

  1. Political and Economic Vocabulary
  2. Positions, Time, and Movement
  3. Architecture and Heritage
  4. Business and Professional Life
  5. Actions, Opinions, and Relations
  6. Travel, Society, and Experience
  7. Politics, Labour, and Europe

1. Political and Economic Vocabulary

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Political vocabulary: Political and economic vocabulary includes tranquilizar = to reassure, arraigar = to take root, deuda = debt, aunque = even if, libre = free, anunciar = to announce, ministerio = ministry, ministro = minister, economía = economy, proyecto = project, rey = king, monarquía = monarchy, and mentira = lie.

2. Positions, Time, and Movement

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Spatial vocabulary: Spatial and temporal vocabulary includes antes = before, tras = after, desde = since, debajo = under or below, dentro = inside, después = afterwards, delante = in front of, detrás = behind, and abajo = underneath.
  • Movement vocabulary: Movement and position vocabulary includes apetecer = to feel like, ofrecer = to offer, tirar = to throw, entregar = to hand over, secuestrar = to kidnap, en vuelo = in flight, and girar = to turn.

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1. ¿Cuál de las siguientes correspondencias de vocabulario político y económico es correcta?

2. Regarding political and economic vocabulary, which correspondences are correct?

3. Which English meanings correctly match the Spanish movement and position vocabulary?

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What does the Spanish verb "tranquilizar" mean?

To reassure.

What is the Spanish word for "debt"?

Deuda.

¿Qué significa la palabra 'antes' en vocabulario espacial y temporal?

Antes significa 'before'.

¿Qué significa 'tirar' en vocabulario de movimiento y posición?

Tirar significa 'to throw'.

What does the Spanish word "lujo" mean in architectural vocabulary?

Luxury

How do you say "to build" in Spanish related to architecture?

Construir

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