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ADVANCED VOCABULARY – NO TRANSLATION

dirimir(1. -ere) tr. Disolver, anular: ~ el matrimonio. 2 Acabar o resolver (una dificultad, una controversia).

Chávez podría convocar a un referendum para dirimir situación con el Banco Central de Venezuela

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BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WITH TRANSLATION

encuesta s.f. 1 DER. inquiry, investigation. 2 poll, opinion poll, survey / DER. 3 – judicial, post-mortem, coroner’s inquest.

La encuesta reveló unos resultados asombrosos.
The poll showed some surprising results.

BASIC VOCABULARY – Thematic approach- Social Problems and Issues

• delito – crime
• genocidio – genocide
• los disturbios civiles – civil unrest
• el racismo – racism

Next week – Basic Vocabulary- Travel Terms

IDIOM

Tener telarañas en los ojos.

Spanish: To have cobwebs in one’s eyes.
English: To be blind.

BONUS WORD – TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.

Sinónimos- dirimir (resolve, settle, annul, desolve, void ) resolver, zanjar, decidir, solventar, ventilar.

MODISMO

(Bolivia) sepe – termites – termitas

Next week – modismos from Guatemala

PROVERB

• Sin noticias, buenas noticias.
• No news is good news.

BUSINESS VOCABULARY

• el/la gerente de ventas – sales manager
• el/la gerente general de ventas – general sales manager
• el/la cliente/a – customer
• fijar el precio – to price.

ADVANCED PHRASE – no translation

El arte de la vida, consiste en hacer de la vida una obra de arte.

SPANISH COGNATES

http://www.spanishstudies.com/spanish_cognates.htm