{"id":165,"date":"2009-05-14T13:58:23","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T17:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=165"},"modified":"2009-05-14T13:58:23","modified_gmt":"2009-05-14T17:58:23","slug":"more-meanings-of-common-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/more-meanings-of-common-words\/","title":{"rendered":"More meanings of common words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aqui est\u00e1n algunas palabras muy comunes en espa\u00f1ol con sus significados adicionales.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abandonar <\/strong>\u2013 to abandon.<br \/>\n<strong>Abandonado <\/strong>= scruffy, sloppy (said of a person)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abusar <\/strong>\u2013 to abuse<br \/>\n<strong>Abusar de la comida<\/strong> = to eat too much<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acusar <\/strong>\u2013 to accuse<br \/>\n<strong>\u00c9l acusaba cansancio<\/strong>. = He showed signs of tiredness.<br \/>\n<strong>Tiene un acusado sentido del humor.<\/strong> = He has a pronounced sense of humor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alterar <\/strong>\u2013 to alter, to change<br \/>\n<strong>Este ni\u00f1o me altera los nervios.<\/strong> = This kid gets on my nerves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amasar <\/strong>\u2013 to amass<br \/>\n<strong>El panadero amas\u00f3 la masa.<\/strong> = The baker kneaded the dough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apostar <\/strong>\u2013 to bet<br \/>\n<strong>Aposto al mayordomo en la puerta.<\/strong> = I am positioning the butler at the door.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colonia <\/strong>\u2013 colony (of settlers)<br \/>\n<strong>Se ech\u00f3 colonia.<\/strong> = She put on some cologne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competencia <\/strong>\u2013 competency<br \/>\n<strong>Hubo competencia por el primer puesto. <\/strong>= There was competition for the first place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compromiso <\/strong>\u2013 commitment<br \/>\n<strong>Llegar a un compromiso<\/strong> = to reach an agreement<br \/>\n<strong>No puedo ir esta noche, tengo otro compromiso.<\/strong> = I can\u2019t go tonight. I have another engagement.<br \/>\n<strong>Se puso en un compromiso.<\/strong> = He put himself in an awkward position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Concentraci\u00f3n <\/strong>\u2013 concentration<br \/>\n<strong>La selecci\u00f3n francesa ha iniciado su concentraci\u00f3n.<\/strong> = The French national squad has set up its training camp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copia <\/strong>&#8211; copy (of paper, etc.)<br \/>\n<strong>Copy <\/strong>(of a book) = ejemplar<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dependencia <\/strong>\u2013 dependence<br \/>\n<strong>Una dependencia de la granja <\/strong>= a farm outbuilding<\/p>\n<p><strong>Descubrir <\/strong>= to discover<br \/>\n<strong>Descubrirse <\/strong>= to take one\u2019s hat off. (Se descubri\u00f3 al entrar en la iglesia.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diligencia <\/strong>= diligence<br \/>\n<strong>Hizo el trabajo con mucha diligencia.<\/strong> (He did the work very diligently)<br \/>\n<strong>El juez instruy\u00f3 las diligencias para \u2026<\/strong> = The judge started the proceedings for \u2026<br \/>\n<strong>Los bandidos atacaron la diligencia. <\/strong>= The bandits attacked the stagecoach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discutir <\/strong>\u2013 to discuss<br \/>\n<strong>Se les oy\u00f3 discutiendo en el patio.<\/strong> = You could hear them arguing in the yard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facilitar <\/strong>\u2013 to facilitate<br \/>\n<strong>Esta empresa facilita ropa al ej\u00e9rcito.<\/strong> = This company provides clothing for the army.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fallo <\/strong>\u2013 failure, weakness<br \/>\n<strong>El juez emiti\u00f3 su fallo.<\/strong> = The judge passed sentence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ignorar <\/strong>\u2013 to ignore<br \/>\n<strong>Ignoraban su paradero<\/strong>. = They did not know his whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ilustraci\u00f3n <\/strong>\u2013 illustration<br \/>\n<strong>La Ilustraci\u00f3n<\/strong> = the Enlightenment<\/p>\n<p>Nos vemos prontito!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aqui est\u00e1n algunas palabras muy comunes en espa\u00f1ol con sus significados adicionales. 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