Nuestra Historia 3: Unidad 5

Vocabulary List

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

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